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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is literally the first I've heard of this song. No idea what it is. And I even listen to the radio.

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh my God, I agree with WSJ opinion Oh my God, shoot me in the face

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
OPINION COMMENTARY (U.S.)
The Hidden Agenda Behind the Al Panic
A mathematical model doesn't rebel.
Anthropomorphizing it helps obscure human errors and accountability.
By Gabriele Mazzini
September 21, 2026, 5:43 pm EDT

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026

We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:

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Centenary event planning

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sabsristin is the capital, so they make laws (lol). They also quarry limestone, used in building. There's not enough farmland in the province to support its population, so they import food, although most of it comes from other provinces in the realm, not foreign lands. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Education is handled individually. The wealthy hire tutors to teach their children. Poorer parents teach their children themselves. Apprenticeships are common, with those who complete their training being registered with their trade's guild. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sabsristin uses aqueducts, rainwater collection, and wells--basically every method possible to obtain water. Magic provides electricity-like functions like light and cooling. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Within the city, people walk or ride horses or in carriages. Same goes for beyond the city, but there's also travel by boat on the river. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Doclarians understand cement, so the nicer buildings in Sabsristin are made of it, including lavish decorations made by pouring the cement into molds. Buildings get cheaper and rougher as you move away from the palace. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I have 2 worst offenders: Cheerios and Fruity Pebbles. Cheerios just taste like cardboard to me. Fruity Pebbles leave a horrible film on the roof of my mouth. Both are gross. Lots of folks in the thread saying Grape Nuts but I guess I'm weird bc I love them.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Farralikeep Games are a celebration of the victory of Cabarros and their army over Nikennis. The games mimic the sorts of accomplishments of the soldiers, such as rock climbing and archery. Importantly, they're all played in the rain. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Most people wear a kedara, a sleeveless coat, either over a blouse or just over skin. Their trousers are called sestins and have drawstrings on the sides to make them shorter or longer. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A very common food is a cheese bun, which is a soft bread roll filled with fresh soft cheese, usually goat cheese. They range from cheap street versions that are very basic to gourmet versions that have spices baked into the bread and mixed into the cheese. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The people of Sabsristin worship the gods of stone and rain. They fear and hate the sun god. The palace really goes all out for holidays, including the Reunionalia feast that marks the end of the rainy season. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is horrific. How much power and water is being used for nothing but the self propagation of these things? Why are we farming algorithms on an industrial scale? When the world is a burning dry husk we'll wish we'd done more to stop this.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The people of Sabsristin have glowstones that provide light and cooling stones that keep buildings cool, so in many ways the city is a lot like a modern city in our world. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Not a group, but a person is trying to bring down the monarchy and aristocracy. Who and why are major spoilers. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Xero Reynolds 41/100 on Patreon @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Austin SFFH writers and readers! Come see me at @armadillocon.bsky.social this weekend! Say hi!

Screenshot beginning with Elizabeth Rubio, then: Elizabeth lives in a house with more cats, snails, and spiders than people. If you ask, they might tell you a story. Elizabeth's stories have appeared in publications such as Analog and Little Blue Marble.

A header reads Saturday, September 12. At 12pm is a reading by Elizabeth Rubio in magnolia. At 7 pm is Alternative Creative Processes in cedar. At 9 pm is Queering Family Structures in sycamore.

A second header reads Sunday, September 13. At 10 am is Why We Write In A World Hostile To Writers in Hill country B.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sabsristin remains enamored of the ancient battle in the Farrali Desert. It hosts the Farralikeep Games which pit athletes against each other in sports that demonstrate skills the ancient soldiers needed. Most noble families claim to trace their lineage to Cabarros's generals. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Got to see Coyote vs ACME yesterday and it was fantastic. Here's my Etch-a-Sketch tribute!

Etch-a-Sketch drawing of Wile E. coyote, frowning, holding up a sign, which is a pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing that says "It's a limited number of signs"

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

Authors who are members of the class in the Anthropic Settlement, please be aware that if you have a work in the settlement which has multiple authors but is self-published (or the rights have reverted), the settlement allocation is buggy. Explanation below

The Anthropic settlement allocation is buggy for self publishers with multiple authors

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The main language in Sabsristin is Doclarian, the language of the realm. However, since there are people there from other realms, you can also hear Hallatian, Litran, Farralian dialects, and many others. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As the capital, Sabsristin is pretty diverse. Aside from Doclarians, there are desert dwellers, people from across the mountains, and people from across the sea. It's a queernorm world, so there are plenty of third gender and a gender people as well as men and women. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I really think we should negotiate some safewords first, Desi Brothers 😂

A sign in a Desi Brothers grocery store that reads NOTICE, Do Not Touch Yourself, Ask The Staff For Assistance

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sabsristin means "town on the Sabril River," which flows through the city's north side. Sabril, in turn, means something like "sun's edge" because it's the last river before the desert. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My gorgeous and cuddly Sophie and my little idiot Fisher 😂 #Caturday

A gray kitten cuddled in the crook of the photographer's arm looking up at the camera. She looks very snug.

A tabby kitten with at least half his tongue sticking out of his mouth, sitting on a rug. There's a ton of cat toys blurry in the background.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

According to religious myth, Sabsristin was originally the camp for the god Cabarros and his army from which they launched their attack on the god Nikennis's desert fortress. In reality, it probably arose because it's at the intersection of several trade routes. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

There are no plants or animals unique to Sabsristin. There are live oaks and cedars around the city, but those are found elsewhere too. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Extremely disappointing to see that @hoopladigital.bsky.social has jumped on the Nazi bandwagon. I used to use them preferentially. No more.

A screenshot of the Hoopla app showing a whole page of Harry Potter books that the service is offering as bonus borrows, meaning they don't count against your total borrows for the month.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Extremely disappointing to see that @hoopladigital.bsky.social has jumped on the Nazi bandwagon. I used to use them preferentially. No more.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 03/09/2026

Murderbot event next week on the TAMU campus in College Station TX.

Poster for the Murderbot event sponsored by TAMU Libraries and the Cushing SF/F collection. Thursday September 10 at 7pm
A q and a with Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, and Martha Wells, episode screening and book signing. Admission is free.

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sabsristin is in a chaparral biome just south of a desert, on the Sabril River (hence the name). They quarry limestone there, which is used in construction. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This gets at the core of one thing I find so heartbreaking about people who skip straight to the end with genAI. That moment when you absolutely nail something and you know it is genuinely so euphoric and they're robbing themselves of that. Why bother making anything if you can't revel in it?

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have the world's cutest kittens

Photo of a gray kitten and a tabby kitten sleeping with their heads snuggled together

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'll be discussing Sabsristin, the capital city of Doclaria. It's where my MCs live and where about half the story takes place. #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hi! I'm Elizabeth and I write SFF. My WIP is a second world romantasy. I've done a fair amount of worldbuilding but sometimes get a bit too broad scope without enough detail for a specific city. I hope to learn and grow, including from other participants this month! #Septopolis #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thanks so much to @ellieyellu.bsky.social for hosting! This was a fun month of prompts. I don't have anything to promote yet so just give me a follow if you're interested in finding out more when it's ready. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The religion is mostly just window dressing. Belief factors into one plot point, and when the tension gets really high my characters wrestle with the lack of divine intervention. But without the religion, most of the story would still exist. #MythAugust #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I really don't know. The WIP I've been discussing has a ways to go before it's finished. It's my debut novel, and I don't know if I'm going to try to query it or self pub. I'll figure it out eventually. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My main inspiration was my setting. My setting is a chaparral biome just south of a desert, so the gods took the form of sun and rain. #MythAugust #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

How do you feel about the third act breakup? Do you use it in your own work? #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We recently got accused of using AI for music in our game and, while it's disheartening, it encouraged me to make a thread about making music for games, what it takes, and why it can be heartbreaking to be accused or even suspected of something we detest. 🧵Long thread follows:

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I love using the gods in swear words! Some are "Altreyan's tears," "sands take you," and "luck of the Bastard." Some people also use tokens or amulets. Warriors might wear a stone amulet of a spear for Cabarros's blessing, and most homes have a set of antlers for Altreyan's. #MythAugust #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In romance, HEA is a genre requirement. I know I'd be miffed if I read a book shelved as romance and it didn't have one. I definitely use them. That said, they can vary significantly. The world can burn down around the couple, so long as they're together. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The gods are invoked and asked for their favor. People make sacrifices to help gain that favor. Many rituals involve stones or flowers to signify Cabarros and Altreyan. But the gods never show up. Are they even real? #MythAugust #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The story follows a pretty typical plot structure, with the action leading up to a peak. But there's also a journey out to the coast and back, so that rise to a peak is kind of a loop. #SumLuv #WriteSky

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This moment happens just after Lir has told Faris to take his family and run away to keep them safe. #SumLuv #WriteSky

"Lirian." Faris took Lir's head in his hands. "You're my family."

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Elizabeth Rubio @rubiowrites.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Becoming a worshiper is no more complicated than showing up to services and making a small sacrifice. As for priests, I haven't actually given it much thought. I'll have to figure that out. #MythAugust #WriteSky

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