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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Updated my name at social security today! Get to update my license on Friday and then I will be officially me on all of my legal stuff. Up next: months and months of updating everywhere else 😅

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

After months of waiting, I finally got all of the Captive Prince series from my library. Kings Rising is one of the few books to make me cry. I really love C.S. Pacat’s writing. Of course, now that I’ve finished these, I’m more impatient than ever for the final book of Dark Rise to come out!

The cover for Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat. A dark haired man in Greek armor holds the wrist of a blond haired man in blue and gold European style court clothing as they gaze into each other’s eyes.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Finally decided to give Morning Glory Milking Farm a shot. Thus far, I’ve found it very wholesome. And surprisingly queer for a book not featuring any queer characters. 1/2

Screenshot from Spotify showing the cover of the audiobook Morning Glory Milking Farm which is in a “bodice ripper” style with a shirtless, heavily muscled Minotaur and a human woman in a pink dress with her shoulders and cleavage exposed leaning against his chest. He is holding a milk jar that is spilling white fluid. The screenshot shows progress at chapter 14.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

without downloading any new pics, describe your gender:

A bright blue alien with hot pink eyes and a spots squats on the ground. It had four arms, two of them are crossed across its chest and making peace signs. The other two are in the air with middle fingers out. They have no clothing and their genitals are covered by a yellow emoji with a shocked expression and 3 x’s for the eyes.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Did I decide to abandon my other books to read all of Rogue Protocol tonight? Yes I did. Was it worth it? Absolutely Do I know what to do with myself while I wait *NINETEEN WEEKS* for the next murder or book to be available from the library? No. No, I do not. My favorite Murderbot story yet.

The cover or Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells. A perspective figures standing on a metal deck overlooking some kind of large ship or space station. The station and the deck are under a transparent dome.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

TFW multiple library books become available and you don’t want to have them delivered later because you’ve already waited *months* for them, but also you are hooked on two other books that you are smack dab in the middle of.

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a cartoon of a boy reading a book surrounded by books .

Alt: a cartoon of a Linus from Peanuts surrounded by piles of books. He is picking up different books to read them and moving them to other piles as he does so.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Getting home late from a party and my kitchen still smells like the red beans and rice I cooked for it. It’s a nice feeling, knowing you have friends feed.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The Gilda Stories has a chapter set in 2020 and it’s kind of fun seeing what someone in the 90s thought this time period would look like.

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Trans Rights Readathon @trreadathon.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Since January of this year, US government websites have been removing any reference to trans and nonbinary identities---including the website for the Stonewall National Monument. Yes, that Stonewall. But we’re still here, and we’re not going anywhere.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

For Valentines, my partner and I took the trek up to Wonderbook in Frederick. We got a little worried when it started snowing halfway there, but it was worth the weather to see how excited they got picking out their presents 😊

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m about halfway through The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez and am continually wondering how I hadn’t heard of it until recently. Provided things continue at this level of excellence for the second half, this may become my favorite vampire novel of all time.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The Gilda Stories is off to an incredibly strong start. I’m enjoying the take on vampires so far.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I needed some good news today. Remember that it’s still early days, and while a lot of irrevocable damage is being done, people are fighting it. statuskuo.substack.com/p/is-somebod...

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Is Somebody Doing Something?!

Yes. Let me break it down for you.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Today, I finally managed to find a way to wear a binder that hides my chest instead of emphasizing it. I’ve tried binder after binder for years with no luck, and have worried I’d be have nothing until top surgery. With how things have been in the US, that has been a scary thought. But not anymore!

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Fromthemixedupdesk @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

go.bsky.app/EfsPBsj If you’re looking for great diverse horror recs, this is your list! Follow and share. #booksky #diversebooks

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Sk8 was the vines I needed tonight. Colorful, queer, and super goofy. Glad I got the chance to introduce a friend to one of my favorite comfort watches.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Everything I read in January. Still working on putting up reviews in StoryGraph. Also started but not yet finished: *I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram *One Hundred Years if Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Graphic says “January Reads” in upper left corner and shows 8 book covers with their ratings underneath.
Left to right
Top row: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 4.5 stars, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 4.5 stars
Middle row: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 4 stars, Bride by Ali Hazelwood 4 stars, sunshine by Robin McKinley 4 stars
Bottom Row: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson 4.75 stars, You Had me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky 4 stars, Muscles and Monsters by Ashley Bennett 2 stars

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

It was good to get out and be with queer community tonight, to be collectively visible and share joy. It was also the first time I’d been around anyone other than my partner and my neighbor since shaving my head on new years. I forgot it was a thing people didn’t know about 😂

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Had a Barnes and Noble gift card from Christmas + rewards to spend, so I finally went out for some retail therapy. Most excited to read The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez. Black, sapphic vampire novel, originally published in the 90s, written by a founding member of GLAAD? Yes please 🙌🏻

A stack of books. Bottom to top: The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin, Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Chain Gang All Stars by Nan Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/01/2025

So Trump's shutting down of the entire government's funding system for American projects is literally so he can go line by line and target transgender people and other minorities. When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.

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Black Walnut Books @blackwalnutbooks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Hi I’m Hillary and I own Black Walnut Books. I’m Southern Pomo and Coastal Miwok and am a member of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians. I created Black Walnut Books to lift up the voices of Indigenous, BIPOC & queer authors.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

My listening hours are up on Spotify, so I guess I’m not finishing I’ll Have What He’s Having this month. Only 2hrs left too! 😭😭😭

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Time for an intro 🎂Cian, late 30’s 🏳️‍⚧️transmasc He/They 🌈bi/demi, polyamorous ✨AuDHD 🥄hypermobile 🥄chronic illness 🇨🇳learning Mandarin 📚MM romance, trans MCs, genre fiction, diverse authors 🎮BG3, Fortnite, cozy games 🧱ACAB, punch nazis, fuck genocide, support sex work Have a picture of my cat:

A fluffy white cat lays on top of a pile of blankets on a chair. A dinosaur stuffy peeks out from under the blankets. A small table is next to the chair with a pile of books on it

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I picked up compression gloves last week and they have been a lifesaver during the long hours I’ve been working lately. I can still move my fingers at the end of the day. They aren’t exactly helping with my reynauds, but they sure are trying. My fingers are looking splotchy af 😂

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I will probably write an intro post when things are much less chaotic, but in the meantime hi to new followers! Having things explode like this was unexpected 😅. And for IRL friends who have followed me in recent days, please reach out through DMs or comment so I can add you!

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Spent the last 4.5hrs updating my resume and cover letter and submitting an application for a job that could potentially be life changing. Keep your fingers crossed for me! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

The problem with reading before bed is that, sometimes, you stay up until 3am because Iron Widow has you hooked…At least it’s the weekend 😅

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Did you know that cleaning and organizing bookshelves is a very itchy task when you are allergic to dust? Also, how on earth do the bedroom shelves get so much dustier than the ones in my office and living room?

In the foreground is a recliner with an orange blanket with ghosts saying “boo” draped over the back of it. A dinosaur stuffy is on the seat of the chair. Next to the recliner is a small table with several books on books on it. Behind it is a lamp and two tall bookshelves filled with books and Halloween themed knickknacks.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Listening to I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram while cleaning and organizing my bookshelves. Very much enjoying the voice actors for this one!

Cover of the book I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram. It shows a Black man and an Iranian man sitting and holding glasses of red wine while looking into each others eyes. The silhouette of a city is in the background.

Books are spread across a bed. Two bookshelves are in the background, one is half empty. There is a step stool in front of them. On the shelves are various Halloween knickknacks. In the foreground are a recliner with cleaning towels draped over the back and a dinosaur stuffy on the seat. Next to it is a small table with several books on it, and behind it is a lamp.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Tickets to camp acquired! Looking forward to 9 days reading books in the woods with little to no clothes!

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Divination Hollow Reviews @divinationhollow.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It's time! Come visit us today and grab some free queer books during Queer Your eReader! divinationhollow.com/queer-your-e...

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Queer Your eReader — Divination Hollow Reviews

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

My hold for Artificial condition came in a month earlier than expected and just in time for me to have finished You Had Me at Happy Hour. Time to find out what the incredibly endearing Murderbot is getting up to now!

A hand holds up a Kobo Libra Color e-reader displaying a picture of the cover of the book Artificial Condition by Martha Wells. In the background is a bookshelf full of comic books with Halloween decorations on top.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Apparently one of my favorite short, goofy podcasts released a Harry Potter episode. On the 20th of all days. Time to find a new “doing the dishes” podcast.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Made the switch to kobo recently and have been enjoying it so far. Especially the part where transferring books from Libby feels a lot like burning CDs off limewire used to. I did not expect to feel this level of nostalgia from a new piece of technology.

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It’s National Library Shelfie Day to here to remind you: You cannot ban books to stop book banning. You cannot buy books to end book banning. The only way to stop book censorship is doing the beauracratic work. Here are some tangible steps you can take to be proactive: bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

As a local, can confirm. Also adding: Curious Iguana in Frederick Wonder Book in Frederick

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Needed some fluff tonight and picked up You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky. Definitely the break I needed, and I’m enjoying the neurodiversity rep.

Cover of the book You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky. It depicts two men leaning casually against a wine glass. One is shaking a cocktail shaker and the other is holding a serving tray with a bottle of wine and a glass of wine on it. They are giving each other flirty looks.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

12 books that define my taste. Mostly queer stories. Lots of fantasy and horror with the occasional sci-fi, romantic fluff, or cozy mystery thrown in.

12 book covers arranged in a grid. Top row: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Mariellier, Coffee Boy by Austin Chant, Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi Second Row: Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Can Alst Jr., Annihilation by Jeff Vandmeer, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novok, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
Third Row: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Magical Boy by The Kao, The Bone Mother by David Demchuk

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Feels fitting to get an emergency tooth extraction today. The root canal from four years ago never fully healed. Turns out, when you cover up rot, it just festers and finds its way to the surface. Time to rest. It’s going to be a long four years.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Right as the shutter clicks, Pretzel decides some adjustments are needed.

A fluffy white cat chewing on the end of a partially assembled Lego plant.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

It’s wild to think about how big of an impact TikTok had for me. It gave me a new way to explore myself and my hobbies, helped me stay connected to current events, and gave me new ways to interact with friends I hadn’t spoken to in years. I’m going to miss it. I hope it comes back.

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 10/07/2023

Check out this fully adult cat

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 08/07/2023

Realest with your favorite meme you’ve ever made

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Cian @rubegoldbergskele.bsky.social · 08/07/2023

Just got here and can already tell that my something awful tattoo circa 2008 terrible life choices is going to come in handy.

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