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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 6h

every JCO take is the kind of thing your meanest, least-sober great aunt might announce at thanksgiving dinner. sometimes you're like yeah, let em have it!! and then very shortly you're like uh oh aunt joyce time for bed

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 15h

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 14h

This thread ⬇️ is essential (albeit alarming) reading. I don't know how we can counter these well funded far-right operations but we must #nzpol

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socalbookish.bsky.social @socalbookish.bsky.social · 15h

This👇👇👇👇👇👇

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 16h

I’m honestly kind of sad that the Mario Kart app is officially dead. It was my emotional support video game as someone who doesn’t play a lot of video games.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

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DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hello. I am widening my submissions categories to include: - Epic Fantasy - Space Opera - Near Future/High Concept SF - Horror Details here: www.dongwonsong.com/submission-g...

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Submission Guidelines — DongWon Song

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok. So. Obviously I applaud and deeply respect the students at Cornell Sun who worked on this. But the “the kids are alright” framing that I often see on social media bothers me because it was also “kids” who raped this girl. Yes, there are amazing young ppl doing amazing work, but there are also

Screenshot of NYT article with title “Students are Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years” and a comment that reads “The kids are alright.”

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????

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Brandon O’Brien @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was mostly just doing self-promo when I said that this remains worth reading. The Thélyson Orélien story makes at least four high-profile cases in a year of Black storytelling being distrusted and AI being the excuse. There are many other cases, and other excuses too. They're just excuses.

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An Essay: 'beyond the margin-frame' | Brandon O'Brien

As I've been working on the other essay about LLMs in fiction, I've found myself considering the last few months of AI-related literary scan

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey so uhhhhh that Boston Globe story about the lesbian bar relaxing its covid rules is an *absolute fucking hit piece* targeting the disabled, chronically ill, and covid-conscious and it would be great if folks sharing and joking about it could recognize that framing.

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Kelly Caldwell @kkc212.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Look, writers, we're all procrastinators, but maybe start early for this scholarship. Winners get five classes, AND a mentorship, in any kind of writing you want. This is a no-experience-necessary opportunity for writers of color! v2.writingclasses.com/scholarships... #writingcommunity

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Finally read The Shamshine Blind by @pazsays.bsky.social and it's honestly one of the best novels I've read in a while. The conceit is so weird and irresistible, and the author has a masterful way of talking about the complexities of emotion. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sh...

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The Shamshine Blind

A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel, “this fiercely intellig...

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just want to say, whenever we finally get someone in the WH who'll tear down this cursed ballroom, that person won't even need to pay money to a demolition crew. People will be lining up with sledgehammers to perform the service for free.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The thing I love about this is that if I were in Germany and needed birth control pills, I would probably go to a doctor/pharmacist and be like "Ein anti baby pill," and they would immediately know what I was talking about

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 23/09/2026

This is otherworldly

Screenshot of google translate, showing the translation of the English term "birth control pill" into German is "antibabypille"

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I keep seeing this baffling ad on YT. It's about a zodiac-themed jewelry collection, and the ad says, "Don't think they have Virgo? They have Virgo." And ... what? It's a zodiac collection. Who makes zodiac collections missing certain signs? Are we now letting genAI write ad copy?

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 22/09/2026

I have a very close friend in Gaza, a mother of three children, who has lost everything and is in need of donations to take care of her family. Like the many thousands of displaced Gazans.  Please give if you can. No amount of donation is too small. And help others 🙏 ❤️ chuffed.org/project/1981...

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TIL: The word "novel" is actually derived from "novella," which was used by Boccaccio to mean "new little stories." English took the term later and applied it to longer fictional narratives as "novels."

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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The very first entry in my commonplace book.

“One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.” —Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Okay but seriously who likes Ed Sheeran's music? I never understood what made him popular. His songs have as much appeal to me as a leaky faucet except a leaky faucet sometimes has rhythm.

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Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you work for a book publisher that has introduced AI at any point in the publishing process, I'm working on a story and would like you speak with you, on-record or off-. Same goes if you're an author and you've witnessed your publisher using AI at any point in the publishing process.

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 05/09/2026

I would like to report on the literary agents who are claiming a percentage of their clients' Anthropic settlement. But I need some authors willing to share info about who these agents are (privately - no need to go on the record). Reach out: hello@janefriedman.com

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A Japanese improvement (a really good one) on Paxlovid. I am so grateful for non-US research right now.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

So while authors and publishers are arguing about divvying up the settlement money, Anthropic have got away with mass theft. Whatever they pay out is simply a cost of business. The shit machine they built with that theft still exists despite a complete lack of consent and blatant law-breaking.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 05/09/2026

And writers, this is what y'all have to do & how you have to be about yourselves. Don't leave it all in the hands of a publisher who may care about your book or not. You're the author with personal pride in it. So get it out there yourself to share it. @shanders.bsky.social @rchetypes.bsky.social

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I too am very sad that Gloria Steinem is dead, but I am seeing a number of people post "Rest in Power," and I just want to give a gentle reminder that that phrase has very specific connotations for/in Black culture and is probably not the right one for this situation.

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I am sad for all the talented students who assured me it was a clear path to a better life for them as they discarded study plans they loved and studied coding instead.

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem has died

IG announcement from gloria steinem foundation

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 02/09/2026

This is not yet Officially Announced (the artist is hard at work on the cover!) but looks like it's already up for ebook/hardcover preorder in the US, so—this is a secret not-announcement that you totally did not hear from me! Out next July, my third novel. I was never here

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026

The COVID pandemic is ongoing, it is still here impacting & mass disabling Americans because it was never contained as it should have been, America chose to handle it with denial. And Biden is to be blamed for a lot, he's responsible for Trump as king from not prosecuting him for the insurrection.

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Episode 3 of AstroTextual is now up! In this ep, I talk to @eshanisurya.bsky.social, author of Ravishing (out now from Roxane Gay Books), about her sharp debut novel and how its themes of chronic illness and tech overreach (eerily) show up in her natal chart. Check it out! youtu.be/p8AePjBmXpA

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AstroTextual Ep3 - Eshani Surya, author of Ravishing

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 31/08/2026

Every once in a while I feel like it's important to remind folks that Brianna Wu is not Asian.

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Vita Ayala @definitelyvita.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I genuinely am begging people not to watch the new HP show. Like, also don't buy any branded stuff - she makes money off all that. But especially don't watch the damn show.

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NPR @npr.org · 30/08/2026

While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive. n.pr/4x1UvDj

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Are you sure that Kimmel clip was real? Late-night AI deepfakes are spreading online

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My biggest wish for my writing has always been to publish my story collection. I was told I had to write a novel first, so I did. Then I was told that bc my novel underperformed, I won’t get my collection published unless a future novel does well. I feel further from my dream than when I started.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I have the soul of a poet. It's buried in my backyard.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 28/08/2026

Thanks to Trump mass deporting immigrants, my mother has to wait until 2027 to see her new rheumatologist. A reminder that rheumatology is a medical specialties where HALF OF ALL RHEUMATOLOGISTS HERE are foreign born.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!

Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black.

Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Agents of Bluesky, Chantal is a serious talent, and if you're currently accepting new clients, here's your chance.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fact check: Pfizer has been approved as well as novovax. Looks like they’ll all be shipping “within days” Up to 60% of Americans will likely qualify Here is the HELLA LONG list of “preexisting conditions” which includes stuff like depression or simply being physically inactive.

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Underlying Conditions and the Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

Learn risk factors for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and actions to take.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 28/08/2026

Secret I have to why I still viably sell books despite having almost no publicity for my books other than what I drive myself by being who I am & talking about them in the world? My books are selling on the grapevine. They sell through word of mouth. @shanders.bsky.social @rchetypes.bsky.social

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Those of you posting videos of Nepali being swept up and dying in those terrifying waters, I know you're trying to make a point about climate change, but you can make it without forcing upon everyone the horrors of those images.

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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 27/08/2026

ATTN TEXANS: check your voter registration ASAP, even if you don’t think you were impacted. 1.2 million is a lot of people! www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...

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More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended

Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter

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Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they) @rchetypes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

There's a lot I could say abt Dolly Parton's chart (using the Hellenistic syst), but main thing I'll say is this is a woman for whom nothing came easy. 5 of her 7 personal planets are in tense T-square. Yes, Jupiter is in 2nd house of $, but with that pressure on it, she had to work her butt off 1/

Dolly Parton's natal chart, a circle with the twelve signs equally divided, and three red lines that form an exact isosceles triangle

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