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I think if you’re not local to DC it’s difficult to comprehend how fucking sad it is to watch all this happening to this beautiful city. I’m barely local, as a transplant to northern Virginia, and I’m very sad

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 1h

this is a HUGE DEAL. the grift is ON.

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Kythryne Aisling/Wyrding Studios @wyrdingstudios.com · 1h

IT IS SPARKLY LEAF JEWELRY SEASON Y’ALL

A photo of four necklaces, five pendants, and three pairs of earrings on a wooden workbench. They are all made with colorful glass beads shaped like maple leaves and swirly silver wire.

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City OUT NOW @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 7h

OUT NOW: SHATTERED CITY, the sequel to SILVER BLOOD! 🖤 Get the ebook: books2read.com/cos-shattered-city Get the paperback from Bookshop: tinyurl.com/5czuhmyk Or the hardcover: tinyurl.com/5fcnd3mu

They made it out. Now can they make it work? Shattered City (City of Silver, book 2) is available now from Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, itch.io, Ko-Fi, and more.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5h

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Banned Books Week AND Anti-Prime Day! We've spent this week fighting with Amazon, who blocked Issue 3... because a stylized illustration of a statue = porn, at least if you're a queer publication. The best way to support us is directly. Code ANTIPRIME gets you 15% off subscriptions this week.

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OTHERSIDE — a magazine of the queer fantastic.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3h

OMG soooo many young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels are releasing October 6! Got a big list of titles (and affiliate links) in the thread for you to check out. >>>

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Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 4h

Curious to see if they'll offer more ebook promotions like this in the future

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Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 4h

If you're interested in Sarah J. Maas and have been wanting to try Kobo ereaders, they have an offer through October 30 where you get an ebook bundle of the first five A Court of Thorns and Roses books with purchase of an ereader/case/page turning remote bundle

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Kobo eReader bundles & ACOTAR eBook set

Your ACOTAR catch-up starts here. Gear up for your return to Prythian with a limited-time eReader bundle that includes the five book series set for FREE.

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 5h

RELEASE DAY! YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, featuring New Weird Cosmic Horror from 30+ trans & gender nonconforming creators, is OUT NOW WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. Direct from us: store.tenebrouspress.com Prcoeeds benefit the Trans Doe Task Force & Trans Legal Services Network. Hail the Weird🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️

Cover art by Mx Morgan G Robles, a swan alights on a cosmic sea, flanked by the colors of the trans flag.

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Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · 5h

It's October 6, 2026, and Chace Verity is back. It's October 6, 1946, and Ike Irving is back. Radio Silence, a full length standalone 1940s historical m/m romance about two radio stars reuniting after five years apart, is available now. chaceverity.itch.io/radio-silence payhip.com/b/ZoVOE

Cover for Chace Verity's Radio Silence done in black and white typography with blood splatter along the title. At top, it reads: How far will they go to protect each other?

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🎃 Decorative Gourd Mikell 🎃 @mikell.bsky.social · 5h

Today is International Women in Robotics Day. Instead of just wishing a woman robotics a happy day, consider paying her more, ensuring she’s set up for promotion, or inviting her to speak on a technical topic rather than her experience as a woman in a male dominated field!

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The 12th(!) Gender Reveal grant cycle is now open for applications! As always, these funds are for organizing / community projects led by trans people of color. We are particularly interested in funding existing projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, immigrants, etc.

Are you a trans person of color doing rad art or community organizing work? we want to give you $1000! applications for the gender reveal podcast's 2026 grant program are open now through October 31. apply and learn more at genderpodcast.com/grant.

We are specifically looking for projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, and/or other marginalized communities, as well as projects that foster exploration and celebration of gender diversity and trans lives.

We accept applications from anywhere in the world. Collectives/groups are welcome to apply.

Grant recipients are chosen by a paid panel of trans judges of color. Winners will be announced by December 31, 2026.

AI-written applications will be deleted.

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 05/10/2026

Definitely NOT a badge of honor, as Meg notes below. As a brown midlist author, it's hard enough to get the word out about my books--so if they get banned, that's it. You can't buy or borrow what you don't know exists. (And the author gets blamed for poor sales numbers and can't sell future books.)

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Mixeduppainter @mixeduppainter.bsky.social · 17h

Sorry it took so long to pop in with the links, y'all. I was at work But the important thing is that I'm here now. And so is my book *jazz hands* Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLYYQ24Q Everywhere else: books2read.com/u/b59BQG

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Stay Awhile

Amazon.com: Stay Awhile eBook : Emery, J.: Kindle Store

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Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 18h

Having reread the trilogy and read Provenance and Translation State for the first time last year, I found my feelings complicated about how the one society that doesn't categorize by gender is a conquering empire while the other human societies we see have more of a men/women/nonbinary trinary model

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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 18h

Down to needing just $350 more on October rent arrears! Almost there. And I deeply want to get this handled before it drags on much longer. :/ So. Have freelance editing I can take on? Rates, partial CV, etc. at: mathesonfreelancing.com If not, feel free to pass the word along.

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Matheson Freelancing

Post by @sekisetsu.

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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 23h

ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...

Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.

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Ordinary Shena @originalshena2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tom Tenney is dying and has a very modest GoFundMe up to try to pay for oxygen and his medication and to try to keep his family housed when he's gone. He's comics people. Please donate, share, anything helps. www.gofundme.com/f/help-marve...?

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Donate to Help Marvel Artist Tom Tenney Thru His Final Chapter, organized by Christina Durbin

Imagine spending more than 30 years bringing heroes to life on… Christina Durbin needs your support for Help Marvel Artist Tom Tenney Thru His Final Chapter

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Roseanna Pendlebury @chloroformtea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Another conversation I could have spent even longer having; it was great fun to talk about May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry but honestly even more fun to listen to Ryan being absolutely fascinating about The End of Everything and M. John Harrison, and Dan linking all sorts of things together.

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 23h

Got a very lovely reader email today about my least-known work, HAVE YOU EATEN -- a novella told in recipes, about how we nurture each other through impossible times. I love this project so much and I'm touched that folks are still finding it.

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Have You Eaten? (The Full Series) - Reactor

The complete serialized novella from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey, in which a fractured group of undesirables work together to nurture and nourish each other while navigating a dangerous wor...

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This Must-Have Monday I have FORTY-EIGHT 😱 new books to ft - a new record! Incl 🎭️ @nghivo.bsky.social gives us demons + 1980s decadence! 🦉friends, ghosts, & the son of Big Owl from @littlebadger.bsky.social! 🍆cosy fantasy done RIGHT by @alexandrarowland.bsky.social! buff.ly/BXuWnWu

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Must-Have Monday #308

Filipino shamans, trans cosmic horror, and gay lizard people!

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Wm Henry Morris @wmhenrymorris.com · 05/10/2026

This is an excellent discussion. One thing I’ve always found notable is how literary SF&F that comes from the literary side tends not to publish/promote (and also ignores) secondary world fantasy. it seems to privilege alt/secret history, portal (but usually intrusion), near future SF, cyberpunk.

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Moth Mouth @placecalledbliss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Starry choker ✨️ placecalledbliss.bigcartel.com/product/starry-choker

17" necklace with iridescent glass star beads, stainless steel jump rings and a silver-coloured lobster clasp.

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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In an effort to force myself to replay all of Kingdom Hearts before IV, Kotaku is launching Guiding Key, a year-long book club going through every Kingdom Hearts game. Join me! It'll be fun, I swear. If you're a critic or dev who wants to chat about a specific game for the series, get in touch!

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Let’s Play Through Kingdom Hearts Together (No, Seriously) - Kotaku

Kingdom Hearts IV is around a year away, so what if we all played through the series again?

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hi folks: Today's the deadline for public comments on the proposed removal of federal protection for nat'l forests Hundreds of endangered species will be affected Here's info from the American Bird Conservancy, & the link for comments: abcbirds.org/news/roadles... www.fs.usda.gov/managing-lan...

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Roadless Areas | US Forest Service

What's NewOn Aug. 18, 2026, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brook L. Rollins announced that the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement that recommends removing the 2001 Roadle...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ooh, very much looking forward to the Cherryh series! 😯

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Jake Casella Brookins @casella.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Super fun list, very good to talk it over with @chloroformtea.bsky.social. Also! Finally revealing this publicly—next year, @mealofthorns.bsky.social is having a C.J. Cherryh series, reading 12+ of her books. Starting w/ @guynes.bsky.social, more guests as we go. Very excited about it!

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Val Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Something I mentioned during my @octocon.bsky.social panel yesterday is my current project for @lunapress.bsky.social titled *Space Opera: The First Hundred Years*, scheduled for release in 2028! Here's the press release with the full details: www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/introdu... 🚀

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When There Are Wolves Again is on the UK Kindle Daily Deal today (5 October) for 99p. Bargainous! 😊🐺 amzn.eu/d/0en8hTOd

Cover of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift displayed on a kindle, with a 0.99 price tag

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 05/10/2026

Sonic R's another one that always feels authentically itself (even, to its detriment, to the point of Sonic/Super Sonic being far and away the superior choice), and you can read my guest article about it here on @marcnormandin.bsky.social's excellent site! retroxp.beehiiv.com/p/guest-feat...

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Guest Feature: Sonic R

Super Sonic racing... on foot!

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

YES I’m so sad that more people haven’t seen this one, it is so so so good. I’ve been thinking about the way they animated the big monster for a week solid

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May Barros 🇧🇷🏳️‍⚧️ 📚💙 @ Commissions open! @maybarros.com.br · 05/10/2026

If you are USian and have the means to, maybe consider supporting Brazilian artists with your patronage. If yiu don't have the means, just follow us and share our work, it truly goes a long way go.bsky.app/DBfBSxJ

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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How Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay bar

At least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Heads-up on PPSSPP. Info in the thread on the last versions that don't contain it. The dev has gone off the deep end into Claude is my best friend territory.

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Mixeduppainter @mixeduppainter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Please enjoy this weird ass book of mine (once it's up for purchasing) about the relationship between an agoraphobic vampire and his grocery delivery driver. In the meantime, a perfectly normal snippet for you:

The idea of having mice again is almost exciting. A little something to break the monotony.
The knob on the back door rattles and my hope shatters.
Not a mouse.
No mouse on earth can turn a door knob.

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Anita 🧜🏽‍♀️🏴‍☠️🪐 @mythopoetica.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Apropos of current discourse, I offer this blog post written in 2024 about why Watermyth (and most of my writing, really) can be a hard sell. I refuse to write trauma porn to satiate the needs of firstworlders. mythopoetica.com/2024/07/29/s...

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Syncretic Storytelling; or Why Watermyth is a Hard Sell – through wildwood, through water

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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"

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Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge

Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.

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forestofglory.bsky.social @forestofglory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New Media Roundup! forestofglory.dreamwidth.org/380154.html I read an actual novel (Translation State) and a somewhat eccentric collection of comics and graphic novels

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Since I wrote this comic, the Senate introduced their own version of HR 7661, also called the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” with nearly identical text. Please add NO ON S 4925 to your calls to reps about these federal book ban bills www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... #bannedbooksweek

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Artists! Post your sketch vs final! 🔥 ----- "Golden" a watercolor piece from my sketchbook, all directly sketched. "Remnants: Tranquility" Thumbnail planning done in my sketchbook before resketched on the final paper. #dragons #watercolor