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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Spooky season music, anyone? Sheet music here: linktr.ee/theharplibra... Book to pair with music here: books2read.com/u/bxKnlJ

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Inktober 2026, Day 2: Relic. This 1800s bridge was (intentionally, mean-spiritedly) built into a rock significant to ancient indigenous cultures near where I live. Ironically, though, the bridge is now being demolished. #artsky #penandink #watercolor #watercolour #sketch

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Inktober 2026, Day 1: Apple. Two attempts, because I did the first in pencil without considering that INKtober meant, well, "ink." #artsky #penandink #watercolor #watercolour #sketch

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Vanessa Perry @vanessaperrywrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can't describe how much I love this anthology. <3

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 01/10/2026

Happy release day! A forward by @vanessaperrywrites.bsky.social And stories from me, as well as @aldbera.bsky.social @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social @tinapickles.bsky.social @jeremyiswriting.bsky.social and more! Check it out! www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKKGBXCF/ books2read.com/u/bxKnlJ #AQpromo

A book cover that shows death on the front stair looking up at the roof of a goth mansion, where a dragon is breathing fire and a spaceship is crashed into the roof

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Uncanny and Uncouth
A speculative fiction anthology
7 authors
10 stories
multiple genres
gothic elements
forward by Vanessa Perry

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Increasingly annoyed, as I age, that one of the digits on my left hand has somehow always belonged to a man I will likely never meet and more and more so don't want to.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In case anyone was wondering why it's so freaking hard to get anything done around here. In other news, Buckeyes, bring your damn passports to the polls, even if you've triple checked that you're already registered (and, if you haven't, do that now!).

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today is National Voter Registration Day! Click off of Bluesky NOW and go verify that you are registered to vote. Yes, right now, before you forget.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This sounds incredible. I would read the shit out of this.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I wish working in academic libraries were more about books, research, & helping patrons, & less about serving on committees that form subcommittees that nominate people to serve on committees that form taskforces to document procedures on how a different committee should draft committee charges.

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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I PLACED 5TH IN ODD EMBERS LITERAL CONTEST! It's my first win in ANY contest. So proud my shotgun riding time witch⏳🧙🏻 landed among all the other FANTASTIC winning stories: oddembers.com/home/literal... Extra excited for the Halloween challenge 🦇🎃🔥 Who else is in? #flashfiction #writingcontest

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A Literal Contest: Results

A Literal Contest: Results 6 days 59 entries 12 long-listed stories 6 winners “Cruel Obsessions” (First Place) by Daniel Clark-Mudge It all star...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/09/2026

I'm personally encouraging people to vote early and in person. Krissy and I are going to vote early at our county elections office on the first day early voting is available, and then we are going to get lunch. It's a voting date!

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's here! @vampireantihero.com created the most gorgeous cover for our anthology, curated by @vanessaperrywrites.bsky.social. I'm so excited for all of you to read these stories. Release date is October 1st

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just wanted to share, for those who don't believe boycotts work. I can't confirm the screenshot; I deleted Google's app in favor of MapQuest, because, insofar as my survival in my current location permits it, I don't give money or platform to bullies, liars, or their yes men.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I will try to keep up with these! They sound fun. I'm Rachael, and I think suspense requires a sense of danger or urgency. Like, it's not enough to have an unanswered question in your narrative. There also has to be a pressing need to get it answered, or else. #Sustember

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

1. Hi! I'm Rachael. My WIP is a cozy dystopian fantasy in which the mc has to go on a treasure hunt to find the true source of a magic that's been commodified for profit by a corrupt techno-dystopian surveillance government. I'm sure that doesn't sound familiar AT ALL... #FantasyIndiesSeptember

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Well, over the course of the story, I hope. The protagonist of my gothic fairytale might acquire a few VERY unsettling physiological "gifts" along the way. But I don't want to give spoilers. Well, maybe one. One "gift" forces her to verbalize unspoken truths. #QueerWritersChat

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ahh, I forgot this was tonight. I'm Rachael. I'm currently panic-editing my story for this incredibly cool spec fiction indie anthology called Uncanny & Uncouth that my co-authors and I be publishing in October. I'm also working on the first draft of a cozy fantasy novel! #QueerWritersChat

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My very first small #harp lever arrangement, "Amas Veritas" the theme music for #PracticalMagic, is now available for purchase as #SheetMusic! Link here: linktr.ee/theharplibra... #musicsky #harpsky #witchy

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Runs on fossil fuels 🦖 IG: @ fuckjerry Minneapolis, MN

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Osaka, we 🐇 @osaka.zone · 26/08/2026

remember: its not a data center its a surveillance data processing complex

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Noon, not "leftover." Kitty is a limited special edition.

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I genuinely only want to put good things out into the world. I'm not perfect at it. But this is what I'm aiming for.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My co-authors and I are looking for ARC readers for a gothic-themed, multi-genre (fantasy, scifi, & horror) spec fic anthology called Uncanny & Uncouth coming out in October. My own story in it is a dark fairytale with Pan's Labyrinth vibes! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WriterShareWednesday

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The Uncanny & Uncouth ARC Request

ARC Reader Application – The Uncanny & The Uncouth Thank you for your interest in becoming an ARC (Advance Review Copy) reader for The Uncanny & The Uncouth. This anthology features speculative fictio...

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Shoutout to all of us who have weird ‘80s/’90s spellings of common names. Shoutout to autocorrect working overtime on our behalf. Shoutout to all the personalized gas station keychains that would have been ours if not for that ONE out-of-place letter.

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Friends, is there a term for when you did something (hobby/skill) as a kid, but then didn't do it for two+ decades, and then recently picked it up again? Like, you're not technically an adult beginner, right? But you're also re-learning a lot. What is a term for this? #writesky #artsky #musicsky

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

So, this is what I get up to on the weekends, in between drafting my novel. Disney princess stuff. Oh, and the harp music (sound on) is a recording of me playing this cover I arranged. #deer #wildlife #disneyprincess #ghibli #writesky #writersky #cozyfantasy #hiking #harp #musicsky #hobbies #magical

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh, good question. Sometimes a story where themes speak to or resonate with a larger or more universal experience. Sometimes particularly clever or layered prose that accomplish something similar with close reading. I think there are several kinds of depth. #queerwriterschat #writesky

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/08/2026

Why wait

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Look, all I'm saying is that you should be able to order a chocolate chip cookie medium rare.

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Ali @alisouthhams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Courtesy of Hats on Cats 🤣 #solareclipse

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 12/08/2026

#FantasyIndiesAugust 12 I haven't read much that's published this year. Most of my time has gone to drawing, drafting, or beta reading. That being said, @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social 's "Creature" or @jeremyiswriting.bsky.social's "Out With The Tide" in our upcoming anthology Uncanny and Uncouth.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For those of you who won't be lucky enough to see this once in a generation experience tonight, here instead, is a total eclipse of my noodles.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Typing on a refurbished 1890s Odell model 3. Made in Chicago. IG: @typewriter_chicago_

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Honestly, no. Most of my work is pretty cozy, atm. But, when I do write moody, most of the moodiness comes from my characters' trauma. And, if they do morally grey things, there's usually a clear motive, and something extreme had to drive them there. #QueerWritersChat #QueerWriters #writesky

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Rachael Raine Rivers @rachaelrainerivers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hi! I'm Rachael. Currently working on a cozy fantasy novel, too many short stories, and looking for ARC readers for a gothic indie spec fic anthology I'm in (my story is a dark fairytale with Pan's Labyrinth vibes, a plus-sized FMC, and a gender-queer love interest). #QueerWritersChat #QueerWriters

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