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Ruby Jones

@rubyjones.bsky.social
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I write weird fiction. Sexy weird fiction. SF/F/H erotic romance 🤖 Robots 🤯 Mind control 🐙 Tentacles 🔞 NB with ME/CFS. tumblr.com/rubyjones @rubyjones@smutlandia.com www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Ruby-Jones/… Not keen on DMs

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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
How to create a social media presence, part 1: choose your platforms www.patreon.com/rubyjones/po... This is part of a series of posts I'm writing to help indie authors. I've worked for years in the publishing and marketing industries, and am attempting to use what I've learnt for good! #writing
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How to create a social media presence, part 1: choose your platforms | Ruby Jones
It's an unfortunate fact of modern publishing that, if you want readers to find your books, you need a social media presence - whether you w
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Sin the #smut peddler 🔞 @sinmademanifest.me · 12/08/2026
UPDATE: Had to rush Baby to the animal hospital at 4am. She's in an incredible amount of pain and it's just... a nightmare. I don't know what to do or how I'm going to afford any of this. Any help would be appreciated 💗 #swmutualaid #mutualaid
A photo of a black dog
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Have I reached my sales goal yet? Nope. Am I going to stop posting about it until I do? Also nope. 🤣 ✨ every time you boost my novella, my necromancer mc raises another dead immortal ✨
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Energizer Bunny: Still Going Strong!
Alt: Energizer Bunny: Still Going Strong!
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“America's two largest private prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, are reporting a combined $1.4 billion in quarterly revenue over the spring as immigration detention closes in on record levels.” Trump’s brokers have made 29 trades of private prison stocks since he returned to office.
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mart • commissions open @martapreliy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
⛅ Another redraw of the old pic
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Kym Deyn @kymdeyn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I laid out very clearly to a doctor that I'd been diagnosed with "chronic fatigue-like symptoms" from age 6, that I was working an objectively chill 3 day a week office job and was too exhausted to do *anything else* and rapidly deteriorating and she said "everyone's tired".
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is fun: 1 like = 1 completely dull mundane fact about me
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I've finished my Golden Robot Dude artwork and you can now buy it on Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1827... Patrons can also learn more about my inspiration and my process for creating it over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/rubyjones/po... Note: The full image contains nudity. #art #robots
The top half of a drawing of a naked golden man in acrylic markers. The image cuts off at the top of the hips.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I've finished my Golden Robot Dude artwork and you can now buy it on Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1827... Patrons can also learn more about my inspiration and my process for creating it over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/rubyjones/po... Note: The full image contains nudity. #art #robots
The top half of a drawing of a naked golden man in acrylic markers. The image cuts off at the top of the hips.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Gutted to hear that Hank Green has been using LLMs. I always respected him.
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ergopraxis @ergopraxis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Amnesty's capitulation is unacceptable, because a human rights NGO is not simply a discount think tank (viz. a double discounted research university). It's part of its job description to specifically leverage its resources to stand its ground against actual and threatened SLAPPs from bad actors!
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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If the pothole filling sigil creates the desired outcome, it should be used.
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🦇 Hexavier 🎃 @xavierck.com · 01/08/2026
just saw a post on tumblr that was like "when are people going to address the sexual violence in so much vampire media????" and I just
this has been talked about extensively you're just 21
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What the US government is doing to Dr. Fauci is the embodiment of what they are doing to scientific infrastructure overall.
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OTB-Blaze @otbblaze.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If they implement this it is gonna result in a massive community backlash, a community forum post has already been started. let them know how you feel twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
As someone who spent the better part of a decade getting a MA and PhD, seeing so many people say they use gen AI for 'research' makes me want to eat my bookshelf. THAT IS NOT RESEARCH AND YOU WOULD FAIL MY CLASS.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This looks really hot. Incredible cast, too. Monster-fuckers assemble! youtu.be/j1t_yHoypks #Wicker #MonsterFucking #OliviaColeman #AlexanderSkasgard #PeterDinklage #romance
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Wicker | Official Trailer (Olivia Colman & Alexander Skarsgård, 2026)
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Yo, it's the last day of the Smashwords Sale! Get all my novellas half price!
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Only a few days left to get my novellas at a bargain price!!
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Ruinous Attraction: On an expedition to the ruins of Mt Sussuran, Ferdinand accidentally locks himself and Arthur in an ancient enchanted sex dungeon. Will they be able to resist their growing desires? Could passion break down the walls of prejudice and distrust? www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
The cover of Ruinous Attraction, by Ruby Jones, surrounded by tropes. The cover features two naked men embracing while lying down, partially obscured by runes. The tropes are: enemies to lovers, aphrodisiac, ancient ruined sex dungeon, enchantment, fantasy archaeology, hurt/comfort, bad decisions.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Too Hot to Handle is a hot and angsty fuck-or-die story with a lot of carefully negotiated consent. Trapped in a snowstorm, Evan is infected with a virus that will kill him if they can't find a cure... Unless Carter helps him to satisfy the virus's demands... www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
The cover of Too Hot to Handle, by Ruby Jones, surrounded by tropes. The cover features a muscular shirtless man removing his jeans against a dark background with a fiery pattern of circuitry. The tropes are: android, angst, enemies to lovers, fuck or die, first time, soft dom, hurt/comfort, dealing with consequences.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
An Unexpected Attachment is a sweet and spicy story of an android asking his hot coworker to help him install his new genital attachment. Full of banter and bickering and idiots falling in love. 🌶️🤖🍆💕 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #romance #Smashwords #SmashwordsSale
The cover of An Unexpected Attachment, by Ruby Jones, surrounded by tropes. The cover features the shirtless, muscular torso of a man undoing his belt against a pale blue background with a faint pattern on circuitry. The tropes are: android, first time, arsehole with a heart of gold, explicit sexual consent, angst, enemies to lovers,body modification, soft boys falling in love.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A little thread about my books that are currently 50% off in the Smashwords Sale! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... Hi, I'm Ruby Jones, and I write steamy SF&F romance with a healthy dose of angst! #Smashwords #books #romance #erotica#SmashwordsSale
Three book covers under a banner that says 'All novellas 50% off in the Smashwords Sale!' The covers are for Too Hot to Handle, An Unexpected Attachment, and Ruinous Attraction, all by Ruby Jones. Too Hot to Handle and An Unexpected Attachment both feature a shirtless man undressing against a background of circuitry. Ruinous Attraction has a drawing of two naked men embracing while lying down, partially obscured by runes.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The final chapter of Synthetic Agency is here at last! www.patreon.com/rubyjones/po... 🎉🎉🎉🎈 🎊 🥂 If you want to start from the beginning, you can read the first chapter for free: www.patreon.com/posts/119290... Boosts very much appreciated! #robots #fiction #romance #lgbtq+ #writing
Black and white image of a man in a suit with his shirt open to reveal his abs, adjusting his cuffs, against a background of circuitry. To his right is the text: Synthetic Agency, Ruby Jones.
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Dr Ro Smith @rhube.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I have made a Tripthulhu, a trippy Cthulhu! You can buy it on things! 🎉 www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1825... #art #Cthulhu #retro
A framed print of my Tripthulhu artwork, which is a drawing of Cthulhu in trippy teal, orange, purple, and pink colours.Four coasters with my Tripthulhu design on them, which is a drawing of Cthulhu in trippy teal, orange, purple, and pink colours against a white background.Two mugs with my Tripthulhu design on them, positioned to display how the design wraps around the mug, with the face on one side and the tentacles on the other. The design is a drawing of Cthulhu in trippy teal, orange, purple, and pink colours.A model wearing a dress with my Tripthulhu design on it, which is a drawing of Cthulhu in trippy teal, orange, purple, and pink colours.
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Magpie Is Learning @magpielaughs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We still have a family parrot (he’s about 25 years old now) who loudly exclaims “need to go potty!” because he would prefer to be carried to a trash bin to do his business. He’s perfectly capable of flying. Sometimes he just wants to go on a little walk.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
On Mastodon everyone is talking about how Doctorow has written a confused rant in which he defends AI. On here, everything is all praise for him critiquing AI, with no mention that he actually uses it anyway. Everything is so exhausting.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#WIPSnips 26 July: lobby The closest thing I had to this was 'foyer'. I tried, 'campaign' and 'petition' first, thinking there would be something on the political interpretation, but no 😅 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Blake felt exposed. “Everyone can see me,” he whispered, and Solo squeezed his shoulder as he guided him through the desks.
“Not for long,” Solo said. “Don’t worry about it. It’s not important.”
It’s important to me, Blake thought, but he couldn’t say it out loud. He was still shaking and tears were choking his throat closed.
They must have taken the elevator down, but Blake didn’t register it. He felt the temperature shift as Solo walked him through the scanners and out into the foyer. Then they were outside, in the parking lot.
“I’ll put the car in self-drive,” Solo said. “It’ll be quiet in there. I’ll tint the windows. No one will see.”
Blake nodded. He’d opened his eyes, but his vision was blurred by tears and he didn’t even want to focus on anything.
Solo led him over to the vehicle and guided him in, slipping beside him and pulling him into his arms.
“I won’t let them hurt you,” Solo said, fiercely. “I promise.”
“What if you can’t stop them?” Blake whispered.
“I’ll stop them,” Solo insisted.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The final chapter of Synthetic Agency is here at last! www.patreon.com/rubyjones/po... 🎉🎉🎉🎈 🎊 🥂 If you want to start from the beginning, you can read the first chapter for free: www.patreon.com/posts/119290... Boosts very much appreciated! #robots #fiction #romance #lgbtq+ #writing
Black and white image of a man in a suit with his shirt open to reveal his abs, adjusting his cuffs, against a background of circuitry. To his right is the text: Synthetic Agency, Ruby Jones.
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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Guy in my blog comments: I'm not playing devil's advocate, I'm just being philosophical! Me, blowing the dust off my Philosophy degree: No you're not.
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ScARRRRGHy Gorgon @scarygorgon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Visit for the grave of Robert the Bruce, stick around for the
A screen grab of a picture labelled “Giant Buttresses” from the website for the church.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I actually find this hilarious. Got my first person accusing me of making 'AI' slop - for no obvious reason I can see. I don't usually encourage dogpiles, but this deserves a name and shame.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A little thread about my books that are currently 50% off in the Smashwords Sale! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... Hi, I'm Ruby Jones, and I write steamy SF&F romance with a healthy dose of angst! #Smashwords #books #romance #erotica#SmashwordsSale
Three book covers under a banner that says 'All novellas 50% off in the Smashwords Sale!' The covers are for Too Hot to Handle, An Unexpected Attachment, and Ruinous Attraction, all by Ruby Jones. Too Hot to Handle and An Unexpected Attachment both feature a shirtless man undressing against a background of circuitry. Ruinous Attraction has a drawing of two naked men embracing while lying down, partially obscured by runes.
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Steve Jeffery, but Spooky 🍸💀📚 @zincstoat.uk · 24/07/2026
Oh my! youtu.be/cB2XaRj6sv4?...
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Tomorrow's World Christmas Quiz 1987
YouTube video by VHS Video vault
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 24/07/2026
Good, do it everywhere. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Meta glasses banned by Comic-Con promoter after 'secret filming'
A number of guests said they would be reluctant to appear at conventions again after cases of recordings taking place without their knowledge.
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70s Sci-Fi Art @70sscifiart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I collect my favorite taglines every once in a while
"The year is 2016, and President Kennedy is being murdered-- again and again and again..." "Interstellar distances are God's quarantine regulations..." For 'Bedlam Planet,' by John Brunner, 1968."How much longer could man retain his mastery of the universe in a world dominated by machines and invaded by alien creatures?""What would happen if all children were the size of adults?" From the 1967 edition of Jessamyn West's 'The Chilekings.'
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I find this SO upsetting.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
your random fact of the day is that George Takei turned up on a Tomorrow's World Christmas Special in character as Sulu. Complete woth beaming down from the Enterprise. This means that Rod Hull and Emu, who were on the same episode, are technically Star Trek canon.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 23/07/2026
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
All my novellas are 50% off in the Smashwords Sale! Get your angsty, spicy, SF&F, M/M romance for a bargain price! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #SmashwordsSale #Smashwords #Sale #romance #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #booksky #books #robots #GayRomance #LGBTQ+
Three book covers under a banner that says 'All novellas 50% off in the Smashwords Sale!' The covers are for Too Hot to Handle, An Unexpected Attachment, and Ruinous Attraction, all by Ruby Jones. Too Hot to Handle and An Unexpected Attachment both feature a shirtless man undressing against a background of circuitry. Ruinous Attraction has a drawing of two naked men embracing while lying down, partially obscured by runes.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Begging people not to put their WIPSnips over artwork. It just makes it so much harder to read.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#WIPSnips 24 July: cacophony I went with 'big damn noise' as being the closest 😅 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
“OK.” That was Ruth. “I think we’re done here. I’m not gonna talk for Hall – maybe he’ll think on it and change his mind – but it sure sounds to me like this isn’t his preferred choice. So we’re gonna take a step away. And Innis, I would suggest that you go back to the negotiating table, because, for the life of me, I can’t see what they have to bargain with. That fucking exception doesn’t apply to Hall. The CIA don’t make the laws, and it’s the courts that decide how to apply them. If I were Rudyard, this would be about the time that I start talking to the papers and making a big damn noise.”
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#WIPSnips 23 July: dash No 'dash' in Synthetic Agency, so I went with 'run'. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The memory broke down under the tsunami of Solo’s guilt. Screams intercut with figures running in the dark and gunfire and the fall of android bodies. A flicker of a face Blake recognised from the news – Rudyard – his expression full of mistrust. Glimpses of Solo running, hiding, surviving, full of self-loathing.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Hello friendos, it's my birthday 🎉 It sure would mean a lot to me if some folks were to buy my books or some of my art. All my novellas are 50% off in the Smashwords Sale: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... And my Redbubble is full of artistic butts: www.redbubble.com/people/RubyJ...
Three book covers under a banner that says 'All novellas 50% off in the Smashwords Sale!' The covers are for Too Hot to Handle, An Unexpected Attachment, and Ruinous Attraction, all by Ruby Jones. Too Hot to Handle and An Unexpected Attachment both feature a shirtless man undressing against a background of circuitry. Ruinous Attraction has a drawing of two naked men embracing while lying down, partially obscured by runes.A white mug with line drawings of cavorting butts in rainbow colours.A white cushion with line art of a butt that's made out of stars.A card with the word BUTTS on it in a Bauhaus font, coloured so the letters form the Progressive Pride Flag.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's great that people are moving away from Amazon. It's a bummer that this has not resulted in a corresponding uptick in sales through other venues. But! #Smashwords currently has a sale on, and you can use it to get all my novellas at half price! www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #books #romance
Three book covers under a banner that says 'All novellas 50% off in the Smashwords Sale!' The covers are for Too Hot to Handle, An Unexpected Attachment, and Ruinous Attraction, all by Ruby Jones. Too Hot to Handle and An Unexpected Attachment both feature a shirtless man undressing against a background of circuitry. Ruinous Attraction has a drawing of two naked men embracing while lying down, partially obscured by runes.
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#WIPSnips 22 July: grand I didn't have 'grand' so I went for 'great'. Content note: non-graphic allusion to wire-play (weird android sex stuff). #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
“You know,” he said, withdrawing his finger. “I can’t help but feel like we’re missing the main game, though.”
Solo twisted round, his pained look asking why Blake had stopped.
“Like, this seems pretty safe and not that improper. I think if we had something to poke into these little holes here…” he brushed his thumb across the port again, pleased when it made Solo melt against him like a cat.
“This is fine,” Solo said, looking a bit dazed.
“I’m gonna text Sam, see if she’s got any skewers,” he said.
Solo’s eyes widened. “Don’t you dare!”
Blake grinned. “You gave me great power,” he said. “But no fuckin’ responsibility.”
Solo scrabbled round to face him. “Blake!”
Sam, you got any skewers? Preferably metal ones? 
“Did you really just…?”
“Yeah, you want to try poking things in there or not?”
Solo looked at him, his mouth open, his expression torn between curiosity and disbelief. “I…”
Sam didn’t reply by text; she came to the door, giving a cursory knock before opening it.
“The fuck you want with metal skewers, Hall?” she asked.
Solo looked at him, wide-eyed.
“Weird android sex stuff,” Blake said, sitting up and grinning.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains."
From a Reddit forum, a photo of a can of coconut milk with a blue label, papyrus text and a flip-top, on a sidewalk.  It seems to hover because there's no visible shadow.  The pavement is sort of unevenly colored, with bright spots, and the grass along it is green and lush.
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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Apparently, it's self-published authors appreciation week! That's what I am! I love writing anything under the SFFH umbrella & I adore character driven work. Definitely check out my work if you haven't yet! I have a new one coming July 28th! 🌻 sjean.earlronove.com#books
A graphic detailing S. Jean's, queer sci & fantasy author, books. The covers are lined up and are: when yesterday ends, be not afraid, the devil in the woods, born of scourge, wherever the stars call, errant wings, and hymn of memory. Below them is a description of all of them and it reads: An herbalist running out of time to fix a curse, a deadbeat guitarist on the run from angelic horrors, a lost punk with angel wings, an urban legend that's real, space runaways and their vampire, a fallen star's journey for revenge, & a young man's memories eaten away by divinity... read these stories and more at sjean.earlronove.com
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Ruby Jones @rubyjones.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Perfection.
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Project LETS @projectlets.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
'“I didn’t have anyone close to me who cared enough to help me when I wasn’t being happy & friendly,” Mari said. This is common among people who develop severe ME, who often experience widespread abandonment as their condition worsens.' Help Mari escape caregiver abuse: www.gofundme.com/f/marigfm
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Donate to Help a Severe ME patient safely escape her abuser, organized by Mutual Aid Saves Lives Julissa C
TW: caregiver abuse, s*icidal ideation Mari has … Mutual Aid Saves Lives Julissa C needs your support for Help a Severe ME patient safely escape her abuser
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