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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've published sword-and-sorcery tales in recent years, but I was thinking about this little modern fantasy from two decades ago. A meditation on despair, history, memory, hope. tags: Ecclesiastes; the Wandering Jew; Waffle House

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Chasing the Wind by Robert Rhodes – MYTHOLOG

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Swords Against! Magazine @swordsagainst.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hey ya'll -- general submissions are now open! Check out the site for details. Look forward to seeing some great fiction. We're also still accepting 500 word sword & sorcery stories for the newsletter. And you can submit for both! www.swordsagainst.com/blank

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SUBMISSIONS | Swords Against | Sword & Sorcery Fiction

Do you have what it takes to write unshackled sword & sorcery fiction. Check out our submission guidelines.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly, last name unnecessary, was a great, American original. Talented yet humble and genuinely good. Don’t know that I ever read a bad word about her. A loss.💖

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Let’s talk about Medicare for All. What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇ The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Back to school. ❤️

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

And another! At the venerable BLACK GATE, Cynthia Ward also names “The Fury’s Blade” her favorite tale in Battleborn #1 and notes Gabriela de Quetar is the first female protagonist therein. Honored. ⚔️ Gabriela returns in #3!

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Half the Sky: A Meditation on Battleborn Magazine #1 – Black Gate

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Chris Ward @chrisward.de · 16/08/2026

The reason I've gone more left in recent years is that I previously accepted that we simply couldn't afford decent cheap housing, heavily subsidised transport, a universal basic income, etc. Then in 20 years in politics I saw what we actually could afford. And it's a lot. It's just never for you.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Wouldn't it be easier & far less time consuming to just report when he actually tells the truth?

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It’s no easy task in 2026 to make, on its surface, a tale of (D&D-like) adventurers infiltrating a dragon’s wealthy lair into a compelling must-read. But @scottlynch78.bsky.social has done that with “The Smoke of Gold Is Glory.” Bravo! www.amazon.com/Smoke-Gold-G...

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Amazon.com: The Smoke of Gold is Glory eBook : Lynch, Scott, Äijälä, Mosu: Kindle Store

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A piece of advice for new writers: read the magazines you're submitting stories to. Not only will it help you understand their tastes, but you'll probably find some cool writers who will broaden your horizons.

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Swords & Sorcery Magazine @curtissandsm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Issue 171, July 2026, is now live for your reading pleasure with 4 new stories and 2 reviews for your reading pleasure. swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

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Swords & Sorcery Magazine

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Scott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last but not least, my sword-and-sorcery novelette THE SMOKE OF GOLD IS GLORY is now available at Amazon as well as at my own store: Grab it at Amazon: www.amazon.com/Smoke-Gold-G... Grab it at my place: www.scottlynchstore.com/product-page...

The cover for THE SMOKE OF GOLD IS GLORY, illustrated by the famous Mosu Aijala of Finland; a party of four heroic adventurers poses in front of a smoldering, magma-lined mountain atop which the shadow of a dragon crouches.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The answer is whichever one is more convenient in the moment.

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Good grief, this hits home.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Adam Douglas Thompson instagram.com/adamdthompson

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Unfortunately, the new RED SONJA film is just bad. A couple cool moments but lifeless. Not even a rewatchable B-movie. The surest way to signal the creators don’t believe in their vision is to have that kind of low-budget, LARP feel.

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Ichor Magazine @ichormagazine.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Announcing Ichor Magazine, an amateur magazine of sword and sorcery touched by the sublime. A home for new authors dipping their pen into the violet ink of unknown horror. Not ready for a NESS submission yet? We may be your perfect intro market. Opening for subs September 1st 2026

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

THE ODYSSEY was good, not great. Maybe 7.5/10. Some intriguing choices with mixed results.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Imagine if a woman president spent most her time raving and crying about an election she lost 6 years ago. Emotional. Unstable. Hysterical. Unfit to lead.

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

“It loads AI into its phone, or else it gets a killer drone.”

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"I have spoken with Mitch McConnell." Bela Lugosi

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 250th birthday, America. You're both beautiful and broken. As Counting Crows sang, "Change, change, change!" 🇺🇸

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Delighted the USA beat Bosnia-H. to reach the round of 16. That was the minimum required for their run not to be a complete failure. Can we beat Belgium ... with Balogun suspended due to a bogus red card? "I believe that we will win!"

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Powerful and critically important read from the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It's good to be the king and deal with nonsense.

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Loot that drops after defeating me: 1) Travel cup with black coffee 2) Guy Gavriel Kay novel or Sword & Sorcery antho 3) Airpods 4) Creed Silver Mountain Water 5) Protein or chocolate bar

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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

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Tom Wilson @feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

British PM: Vacant James Bond: Vacant Doctor Who: Vacant If the King disappears in the next couple of weeks I think we may sink into the ocean.

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Delighted to announce my (very) short S&S story “By the Fountainside” is now available in Old Moon Quarterly 10. I’m grateful to EM Morrissey and Greg Mele for helping polish this one. @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social @lizardskinshoujo.bsky.social

Black and white magazine page with a medieval fountain under a crescent moon; opening page of By the Fountainside by Robert Rhodes

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

12 June 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Anne Frank, was born in Frankfurt. In 1942, on her 13th birthday, she received an empty diary. She perished in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. 'Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character & goodness.' (A.Frank)

Anne Frank seated at a desk with an open book and a pen, looking directly at the camera, with a bottle of ink by her side.

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

AT LAST! At last, I’m thrilled to share a sneak preview of my story “The Fury’s Blade” from Battleborn Magazine #1. Copies are going out to the backers and being distributed at Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains. What an honor. There are *four* more tales of Gabriela in the queue. Enjoy!⚔️

2 black and white magazine pages: page on left is a drawing of a young woman with a rapier in a dueling stance facing a cloaked man; page on right is opening of a story

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Look for my story “By the Fountainside” therein!

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Old Moon Quarterly @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The ebooks of Old Moon Quarterly Volumes 9 and 10 have been sent to our backers on BackerKit! This means they will go live to the general public in one month's time. Extraordinarily excited to see these stories out in the world!

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The contents of the first three issues of Battleborn Magazine, courtesy of Black Gate! My first two FURY tales are in 1 and 3!⚔️

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Dark Muse News: Battleborn Magazine Issues 2 and 3 – Black Gate

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Pleased to present the artwork for my story, "Huntress of the High Trails," which is live at Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #68 and recommended by Tangent Online. This piece was created by Karolína Wellartová, whose bio is at the story's end.

A watercolor-type painting of a woman in forest colors, including a green hooded cloak, holding a bow and looking down from a rocky overlook

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The serendipity of library browsing was a vivid part of my childhood, and then of my university years. Actually, applies to good indie bookstores too.

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Nice! My “Huntress of the High Trails” and all of HFQ #68 are RECOMMENDED at Tangent! tangentonline.com/e-market-qua...

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tuomaspirinen.bsky.social @tuomaspirinen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

"The underlying purpose of Al is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth."

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Robert Rhodes ⚔️ @rrhodeswriter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

And if you are using AI to chase a dime … what do think will happen when thousands of self-proclaimed writers crank out 50 books per year? You think infinite supply will mean high demand for your little drop in the ocean—especially when it’s noted you’re not a real writer? 💩

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