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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I can't believe the French Tennis Federation actually pulled out the paying with exposure argument to justify why it gives such a low share of revenue to the athletes at Roland Garros.

Snippet from the AP: "Beyond the prize money, a Grand Slam tournament like Roland Garros offers players exceptional exposure, generating indirect income through sponsorships, partnerships, exhibitions and appearance fees," the FFT said.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Delivered by carrier pigeon!?

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales has been out for a week now. For anyone who has enjoyed reading it, please consider leaving a review. Reviews can make a big difference for all books, but especially for independently published books.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I haven't heard anything like that. Pretty sure the "coming soon" sections (which are buried and hard to find on both already) is all about preorders.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Curious to see which stories from My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales emerge as people's favorites. The Duck Who Could Not Fly appears to be an early frontrunner. #booksky #fairytale

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Excited to share that the audiobook version of My Lady Witch and other Wondrous tales is narrated by the super talented @amandatroop.bsky.social and is available now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZ8KNSJK/

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My Lady Witch and Other Wondrous Tales

Amazon.com: My Lady Witch and Other Wondrous Tales (Audible Audio Edition): R. Max Gibson, Amanda Troop, Golden Set Press: Books

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales is out now!

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales is out tomorrow! It includes 20 short stories that I would say are pretty similar to Grimms' fairy tales stylistically, though not quite as dark on average. books2read.com/myladywitch

books2read.com

Available now at your favorite digital store!

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales by R. Max Gibson

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Kelly Jarvis @kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Gearing up for our Prose & Poetry Contest 2026, theme: SIRENS. Open for entries May 15-31st. $5USD per each entry. See our Submissions Guidelines for more details: www.fairytalemagazine.com/submissions #fairytalemagazine #writingcontest #fairytaleretellings #sirens

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David Mattingly @davidmattingly.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I just wrote a long piece on how I did The Animorphs covers. Please check it out, and subscribe to my Substack, “My Adventures as an Illustrator.” myadventuresasanillustrator.substack.com/p/how-i-did-...

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How I Did the Animorphs Covers

Photoshop and Elastic Reality

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

(20/20) Dragon Tower—A young woman uses advice from a magical elevator in order to climb the corporate ladder.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

(19/20) The Magical Fruit Tree—Two brothers come across a strange fruit tree on the way to the royal ball. One keeps the fruit for himself while the other offers the fruit as a gift for the princess.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

(18/20) The Princess Who Held the Sun—A princess meets a sprite who boasts of being able to pluck the sun from the sky.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

(17/20) The Majestic Forest—A man enters the forest to find the most majestic animal in hopes of impressing a princess.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

(16/20) Halharrod the Great—A young squire decides to abandon his father’s path of becoming a knight to instead become a singer.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

(15/20) The Little Boy with Wicked Eyes—Nobody believes a young boy when he claims to have been adopted by a prince.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

(14/20) Unlucky Wolfgang—After Wolfgang’s string of bad luck continues with being accused of stealing, he is forced to prove his innocence by completing three seemingly impossible tasks.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

(13/20) A Kingdom for Each—A kingdom is split in half at the whim of a king with twin sons. When one of those sons has twins himself, he tries to take a different approach from his father.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I may delete my post, especially if it seems like it starts misinforming people about Last Flag. I guess a shift I'd like to see is for multiplayer games to list an offline mode as a feature to be proud of. No Internet, no problem. But that would likely be perceived as giving up from the start.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

(12/20) The Hill of Golden Fleece—A shepherd is tasked with taking a flock of sheep through The Wolf’s Pass. As the shepherd gets closer to a strange, shining hill, sheep begin to disappear from the flock.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

(11/20) The Princess and the Plow—A princess asks an unreliable wizard for help in improving the kingdom’s harvest.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

(10/20) The Rival Apprentices—Two apprentices compete not just in smithing, but also in financial planning when they are given the entirety of their pay up front.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

(9/20) The Iron Knight and the Boiling Sea—A knight goes out to sea in full armor to face a dragon that has been sinking any ship that tries to pass.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

(8/20) Little Bertina—A small girl makes a big friend with a magic well when she goes to collect water for her family.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

(7/20) The Pirate’s Wish—After rescuing a mermaid, a band of pirates are rewarded with a wish, though there is some disagreement on how to best make use of the wish.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

(6/20) The Foolproof Arrow—A young archer looks to prove himself in an archery tournament but, in his desire to impress the princess, is tempted into cheating.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

(5/20) The Princesses’ Gardens—Three princesses work to restore the palace gardens but, when two of the princesses fall sick, they suspect treachery from the jealous former gardener.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

(4/20) The Duck Who Could Not Fly—When an unusually cold winter forces a group of ducks to migrate south, a duck that has never flown must learn to fly or get left behind.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

(3/20) The Monster Man—A young knight reluctantly teams up with a witch to track down a dangerous creature that can disguise itself as a man.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

(2/20) The Lumberjack Who Came to Live in a Tree—A lumberjack befriends some birds who are not fond of the idea that he might chop down their tree.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

(1/20) My Lady Witch—When a witch’s scheme goes wrong, she is caught by an overprotective knight who mistakes her for a damsel in distress.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales is a collection of 20 original fairy tales. I'm going to add descriptions for each of the stories in the run up to the book's release on May 1st to this thread.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Prototyping a strategy game in @godotengine.org using @kenney.nl assets. These assets may be too good for prototyping, though. They mainly make me want to boot up and play Advance Wars.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The worst part is that, now, because Spencer invested so much into giving Xbox a chance to compete, a lot of industry talent is at the mercy of a Microsoft that seems unlikely to know how to make use of all that talent

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Phil Spencer knew that the only way Xbox could compete with Playstation again was to have first party studios making great games. Unfortunately, either he or someone higher up got cold feet just before studios started to show results and Sony started struggling with their own first party output

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

As a Jets fan who adopted the Seahawks as my NFC team when I lived there, I am very happy that Sam Darnold took advantage of second chances, found himself in Seattle, and got a Super Bowl win.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The first independent bookstore I've spotted with an online listing for My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales is Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis. Support Independent bookstores www.magersandquinn.com/product/MY-L...

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales is available for pre-order in hardcover format or as an eBook! You can check with your local bookstore if you can pre-order through them, or you can pick from some of the bigger retailers with this link: books2read.com/myladywitch

books2read.com

Available now at your favorite digital store!

My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales by R. Max Gibson

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

There's a point in Code Name STEAM where Abraham Lincoln is like, "we need to go protect the dark occult tome we've been using to make weapons", and I guess we're supposed to just be okay with that because it's Lincoln

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

To be clear, I am mostly calling myself out. As someone who likes Nintendo at its weirdest and Intelligent Systems games, I should have played Codename STEAM way before 2026.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I'm trying to fully retire my 3DS before getting a Switch 2 which means I've finally put time into Codename STEAM. I was not prepared for how weird it is. Where were all the people who claim to want more weird Nintendo when this came out?

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

It's wild to me how confidently people are dismissing it. Keighley isn't giving that slot to a game unless he's convinced it will be a big deal. He could absolutely be wrong, but his track record on identifying noteworthy games is actually reasonably good

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Full cover of the hardcover proof of My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales.

Picture of a proof copy of My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales held open so that the entire cover is displayed. The front cover features a witch wearing an ornate tiara atop a traditional witch's hat. The back cover has a castle on a seaside cliff beneath the blurb.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The hardcover proof arrived today!

Picture of a proof copy of My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales. The cover features a witch wearing an ornate tiara atop a traditional witch's hat.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My fairy tale collection My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales is coming out this year! Here's the front cover by Robert Gibson (not me).

Cover for My Lady Witch and other Wondrous Tales by R. Max Gibson. The cover features a witch wearing an ornate tiara atop a traditional witch's hat.

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Max Gibson @rmaxgibson.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I watched The Princess Bride for the first time in several years, and I still find it to be a special movie. What stands out to me is that it takes pretty much every opportunity it can to be silly, and yet it not only manages to avoid undermining the story but somehow comes off as incredibly earnest

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