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author | editor | engineer (she/any) 📚 science fiction & fantasy 🧠 board member of Ansyme 🎙️ former editor at Escape Pod 💻 machine learning & DSP 🦼 Long COVID / MECFS sbdivya.com

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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 12h
"Researchers reviewed a broad body of evidence on how reading narrative fiction ... can benefit us psychologically, socially and cognitively" I support funding more research like this! 😇 phys.org/news/2026-09...
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The novel on your nightstand may be doing more for your empathy and cognitive health than you think
A popular narrative across Instagram Reels, business podcasts and magazine covers is that people who are smart and serious about growth read nonfiction. Nonfiction directly provides factual informatio...
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The ability to directly control symptoms is what first got me excited about the potential impact of the ANS on challenging medical disorders like mine.
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The ability to directly control symptoms is what first got me excited about the potential impact of the ANS on challenging medical disorders like mine.
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felicia martínez @feliciafm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Well would you look at that -- Preorders of These Bright and Perilous Designs are live!! It will slowly roll out to *all the places* over the next few days, but it's currently available in paperback and ebook on the @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social website ⭐ 🥹 www.thinkinginkpress.com/product/thes...
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These Bright and Perilous Designs | Thinking Ink Press
By Felicia Martínez, coming in October 2026! Sci-fi / mythological retelling. Latine characters, asexuality, neurodivergence.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The NetGalley listing for THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS is live! This month only. Don’t miss it! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... @starsandsabers.bsky.social
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The Astronaut Among the Flowers
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Find me at Worldcon in Anaheim, CA, in just a few weeks! I have an autographing session on Sunday, 3-4pm, and I’ll have a few copies of MACHINEHOOD to give away. #Worldcon #LAconV #sciencefiction
Light blue backdrop with LAconV logo and author’s photo. Text in black reads: 
Where to find me at World Con. 

Robots in Science Fiction: Who’s Writing What in Robotics? [Carmel, Hilton] Thursday, 4:30PM.
Autographing (Free copies of Machinehood while supplies last), Sunday, 3:00PM. Non-Traditional Pronouns in SF and Fantasy [Room 251C], Monday, 12:00PM

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch in on Sunday. It'll be amazing, and I'm excited for a lot of what it will do... Including *not* looking at stars I can explain: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🧪🔭
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To see exoplanets, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will throw shade on stars
NASA’s newest major observatory will include the most advanced planet-imaging tech ever flown in space. Here’s how it works
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Hey pals, come follow my next BackerKit campaign and help me bring a TIME LOOP ANTHOLOGY to life next month!! (It will have an open submission period for writers in October.) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
<alt>opportunity window: a time loop anthology, with artwork by Mildred McMillen edited to be framed within multiple smaller frames; it shows a person in a painting studio by an attic window</alt>
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Ansyme ~ Advanced Neuroscience for Systemic Medicine @ansyme.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Our monthly articles will resume in the Fall, but #autonomic #neuroscience with medical potential has not slowed down in the Summer! We began posting regular short notes about recent research, which are recapped here: ansyme.substack.com/p/summer-of-... #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Summer of Autonomic Neuroscience
Notes about recent autonomic neuroscience research with medical potential
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This sounds SO GOOD. Congrats, Marissa!!!
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is just over a week away! see you in Toronto. 😊
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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We're having an End of Summer #Sale! From August 10th-16th, if you buy two physical books direct from our website, you'll get a free signed chapbook of @samtasticbooks award-winning short story "Rabbit Test" while supplies last! tachyonpublications.com
add promoting Tachyon sale
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
There should be no buts. The trans community deserves safety and dignity and respect. That's it. No exceptions, no contradictions. No buts.
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Find me at Worldcon in Anaheim, CA, in just a few weeks! I have an autographing session on Sunday, 3-4pm, and I’ll have a few copies of MACHINEHOOD to give away. #Worldcon #LAconV #sciencefiction
Light blue backdrop with LAconV logo and author’s photo. Text in black reads: 
Where to find me at World Con. 

Robots in Science Fiction: Who’s Writing What in Robotics? [Carmel, Hilton] Thursday, 4:30PM.
Autographing (Free copies of Machinehood while supplies last), Sunday, 3:00PM. Non-Traditional Pronouns in SF and Fantasy [Room 251C], Monday, 12:00PM

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Marc Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Divya writes exciting, engaging, thoughtful novels and short stories. (She's one of my instant pre-order writers.) Don't miss her if you're at WorldCon!
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Excited to be attending this year's WorldCon!
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This week on Planetside… Our series Writing by Other Means continues with “Reclaiming Your Focus with a Writer Deck” by @jamesaaron.net, read by @mishagw.bsky.social: sfwa.org/2026/08/04/r...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo.
Featured article: “Reclaiming Your Focus with a Writer Deck” by James Stegall
Teaser: Here’s how writer decks support focused writing and accessibility in a noisy digital world.
Series name: Writing by Other Means
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Congratulations finalists! Public voting is now open thru August 16: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/ We encourage you to read or otherwise engage with the nominated works/folks between now and then. Thanks for tuning in!
2026 Ignyte Awards: Public Voting Now Open June 8-Aug 16
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
When we were all collectively holding our breaths during the Artemis mission, I was thinking about this story.
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Lavanya Lakshminarayan | INTERGALACTIC FEAST out now! @lavanya.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
After travelling the world with my books, I’m finally heading to the US… and to my first WorldCon! I’m delighted to be joining LAcon V @laworldcon.bsky.social for five very packed days of conversation. Here’s where you can find me at WorldCon: guide.lacon.org/people/5b0db...
Poster showing my schedule at LAcon on Thursday, featuring the LAcon logo, an author pic, and book covers of my novels—The Ten Percent Thief, Interstellar MegaChef and Intergalactic Feast.Poster showing my schedule at LAcon on Friday and Saturday, featuring the LAcon logo, an author pic, and book covers of my novels—The Ten Percent Thief, Interstellar MegaChef and Intergalactic Feast.Poster showing my schedule at LAcon on Sunday, featuring the LAcon logo, an author pic, and book covers of my novels—The Ten Percent Thief, Interstellar MegaChef and Intergalactic Feast.Poster showing my schedule at LAcon on Monday, featuring the LAcon logo, an author pic, and book covers of my novels—The Ten Percent Thief, Interstellar MegaChef and Intergalactic Feast.
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thank you, Risa!
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I will never stop being amazed and delighted to see one of my books on a library shelf 📖
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The Salam Award team is putting on their third workshop with @saadzhossain.bsky.social and @matociquala.bsky.social as instructors. Support their fundraiser and help provide scholarships to up and coming unpublished spec fic writers in Pakistan: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
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Transform Lives for 12 Young Writers - Salam Writing Workshop by Salam Award - Indiegogo
Your contribution will be used to provide scholarships to participants and fund logistics of The Salam Workshop 2027 including travel costs for the instructors. Since 2023, we have hosted two biannual...
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...
Cover for THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES by P.A. Cornell. Image shows an astronaut in a white spacesuit lying in purple flowers under and pink and purple sky. The title appears at the top in white text. At the bottom, also in white text, is the author’s name under which it reads: Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora Award Finalist.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
That’s my book smack dab in the middle! And Reactor says it’s a “Can’t Miss” so who are we to argue? 😉 Thank you for the lovely write-up @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @reactorsff.bsky.social! This book is available for pre-order (linked in the article)
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Reposting this in honor of International Non-binary People Day!
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Congrats and happy book birthday!!
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Now that the cover has been revealed, I'd like to take a moment to thank @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social for writing an introduction to my collection that made me tear up. I can't tell you what this means to me. Read Jonathan's introduction here: www.pacornell.com/astronaut-in...
Image shows the cover of P.A. Cornell's THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES (an astronaut in a white spacesuit lying among purple flowers under a purple and pink sky) and next to this the back cover blurb for the book which reads:
This debut collection by Nebula-nominated author P.A. Cornell brings together twenty-one tales of fantasy and science fiction that run the gamut from lighthearted to dark. The stories examine our connections to each other, to technology, to the world that surrounds us, and even to ourselves.

Journey through circumstances that defy explanation, and explore events yet to come, that have come before, or that exist outside of time altogether. Included are Cornell’s acclaimed story “Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont,” as well as the award-winning “Splits,” and two brand new works published here for the first time. *With an introduction by New York Times Bestselling Author, Jonathan Maberry.
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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Wole Talabi is the next featured Program Participant for LAcon V! @wtalabi.com is an engineer, writer and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of THE FIST OF MEMORY (2026) and SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (2023).
Featured Guest Wole Talabi
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
July is #disability pride month! ♿ #Ansyme is raising funds to workshop science for unsolved medical conditions that involve the #autonomic nervous system. Many of these cause disability, including for myself. 🙏for donations of any size! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... #neurosky #neuroscience
Graphic with 5 color bands: black, blue, green, yellow, and red. White text on the black band reads: 2026 Disability Pride Month: The World Works Better With Us. Blue band has white text that reads: “Disability: a condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's participation in daily life,” and “Disability: a mismatch between a person’s abilities and environmental or social barriers.” Green band shows 6 stick figures, one in white. White text beside it reads: 1.3 billion people (1 in 6) worldwide are disabled according to the WHO. Yellow band shows a person in a wheelchair and a person in a chair with a low battery. Black text between them reads: At least you look good! Black text next to the images reads: Of 61 million Americans with a disability, 10% have no visible indication (CDC). White text on the red band reads: “We are ... only as strong as our community, only as strong as the resources and privileges we have.” - Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project. A small pink logo on the bottom right says ANSYME in dark grey.
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Happy Disability Pride Month! Here are some disabled SFF writers and writers who write SFF about disability to follow: @wiswell.bsky.social @jordankurella.com @mariness.bsky.social @atgreenblatt.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @andiwrites.bsky.social 1/
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 29/06/2026
We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
A bouquet of flowers next to a stack of books that includes:

Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press)
Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin)
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books)
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books)
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 29/06/2026
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. IT'S REAL. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW!!!! amzn.to/4b2iESb
Killing eve meets die hard, in space. More lesbians! more space! now available for pre-order!
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Such good times! Too bad about the painting 😭
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Elsa Sjunneson, Order of the Bat @snarkbat.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Coming on October 6th 2026 is my new nonfiction title DEAR BLIND LADY from @sasquatchbooks.bsky.social I’m so excited to share this snarky but helpful guide to how to be better humans to one another. Preorder anywhere you buy books, and check out snarkbat.com for more!
A teal book cover, with a graphic. Dear Blind Lady is the title with a pair of sunglasses as the B and a white cane as the I. The author name Elsa Sjunneson is printed inside the cane. a post it reads “but not like Helen Keller” with the subtitle of “disability advice you didn’t know you needed” at the bottom
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I learned a lot while writing this article! Turns out there's significant interaction between neurons and cancer cells. I hope you find it illuminating, and I really hope that more funding goes toward understanding the role of the ANS in a variety of medical conditions.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My next newsletter will include the fun bonus scene from the Bookish Box edition of Wooing the Witch Queen! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox July 1: stephanieburgis.com/newsletter Or subscribe to my Patreon at the Dragon Ruler level to read it now: patreon.com/stephanieburgis #romancelandia
This ebook cover is very plain, with text on a dark blue background and some gold foiling as a frame. The text reads: An Encounter with the Queens of Villainy, by Stephanie Burgis.
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K. Tempest Bradford @ktempestbradford.com · 18/06/2026
Every year I tell the socials to Give Black People Money for Juneteenth. 2026 ain't about to be different. Give a little, give a lot, give directly, give widely. Black fam: you are invited to reply to this with your info/links! Also: 🧵 👇🏾 #Juneteenth #GBPMforJuneteenth
black text, white background, red, yellow, and green banner in the corner. Give Black People Money for Juneteenth
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
WE DID IT!!!!!! Thank you all!! Our first stretch goal (at 2k) is BUYING MORE STORIES!! 👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
$1,005 🎉 of $1,000
49 backers
12 days left
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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Strange Horizons annual fund-drive is now live! Support us to continue publishing free, weekly, online SFFH fiction, poetry, art, and non-fiction for our 27th year! www.backerkit.com/c/users/3516... For new supporters - welcome aboard. For the regulars - you’ll notice something different. 🧵
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Strange Horizons - BackerKit
Back projects you want to see in the world.
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Vanessa Teckentrup @glassybrain.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Call for papers /w @nbkroemer.bsky.social 📢 Cutting-edge work on neuromodulation of vagal afferents in humans or animals using neurostimulation or pharmacological approaches. Robust null results very welcome! Submit by 31.10.2026 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #neuroskyence #interoception
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CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics Call for Papers Neuromodulation of Body-Brain Interactions Via Vagal Afferent Projections
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics focuses on the central nervous system, clinical pharmacology, drug development and novel methodologies for drug evaluation.
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I've got BOOK TOUR NEWS! Yes, my dragon is taking flight. Join me this July for shenanigans in NYC, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC, and Baltimore! Where exactly can you see me? I’m glad you asked!
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Book Tour Dates for The Dragon Has Some Complaints!
Thank you all for being patient with me. You’re probably aware how profoundly sick I was for several months there, and the road to recovery ...
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Good thing I like math and strategy, because I'm doing both nonstop. Additional Qs I ask: - Will it be crowded? - Will it be loud / haveflashing lights? - How far do I have to drive? - Is there parking nearby? - Do I have anything happening in the surrounding days? - How much will I have to speak?
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This was such a fun first contact story! Nice and short, and perfect for a warm summer day to transport your mind somewhere cool.
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Congratulations, Ash!
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I made a button at the local pride event! (I’m pronoun agnostic, but zie/zir is my favorite) #pride #pridemonth 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
photo of a smiling, brown-skinned person with short, wavy black hair, wearing sunglasses and a purple t-shirt, with a button that says “Hello, my pronouns are zie / zir,” and a pin with yellow, white, purple, and black stripes. In the backdrop is a rainbow banner, some trees, and a light fixture.
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Shreya Ila Anasuya - THE POISON PALACE @thresholdrose.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🐍 Cover Reveal 🐍 THE POISON PALACE retells the story of Alexander the Great's invasion of India from the point of view of a courtesan sent to assassinate him. Out with Dutton Books in Jan 2027, will link to pre-orders below. #booksky #amwriting #debutnovel #books
A book cover with a green background (and against a green background) and the image of a femme person with her back to the viewer. She is wearing a red upper garment and gold tone jewellery in her hair, ears, neck, and arms, and a five-headed snake is wrapped around her neck. On both sides of her are two crumbling ornate pillars, wrapped all over with oleander and datura flowers. The text says THE POISON PALACE: A NOVEL by Shreya Ila Anasuya
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card
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Books Unbanned - Get a Card
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy #PrideMonth! 💙📚🌈 June is my birthday month! It is Triscuit and Crouton's gotcha month! And my found media anthology #RECORDED crowdfunding campaign is officially live!!! Come help make this an unforgettable (& super queer) anthology—you know you want it! 🎥👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!
Alt: From The Office a clip of Michael Scott saying "Oh My God, it's happening!" as everyone runs around the room
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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
If you read LIGHTHOUSE and loved Gurty, the real-life Gurty needs help right now. Something is causing him to be very sick, and we need to figure out what it is so we can heal him. I know things are very tight rn, and anything you can spare is deeply deeply appreciated. gofund.me/7ebc8c84d
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Donate to Help Gurty Get the Care He Needs, organized by Jennifer Dawson
Paddington has run into some scary health situations in the last couple of months, in… Jennifer Dawson needs your support for Help Gurty Get the Care He Needs
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