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Sarah Loch (she/her)

@sloch.bsky.social
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Gemini Bisexual with ADHD, all over the place. Writer, reader, maker of thingies, recovering librarian. Associate editor at Escape Pod. Writing romance as Ariel Bishop. Book cover design: purpledragondesign.carrd.co

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PlanetPlay @planetplay.com · 19h
PlayForEveryChild is live: 10 PC games for $24.99 from PlanetPlay. 100% of PlanetPlay’s net profits from the bundle will be donated to support UNICEF’s work for children around the world. Ends midnight PT at the end of 22 Oct, while stocks last. link.planetplay.com/playforevery... @unicef.org
PlanetPlay’s PlayForEveryChild Charity Bundle promotional graphic on a bright blue background. Two rows of game covers show Blue Prince, Vampire Crawlers, PEAK, Everything Is Crab, Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Riders Republic, Train Sim World 6, and Room Battle. Text reads: “Get 10 PC games for just $24.99. (RRP $230)” and “Save 89%”. Below is the UNICEF logo with “In support of UNICEF” and the disclaimer: “UNICEF does not endorse any brand, company, product or service.”
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Wooot! My cozy-spooky romantasy novella A Waltz of Sinister Import is out today in ebook and paperback, and The Supernatural Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven are (for now, at least!) complete. Snap it up now: books2read.com/waltzSinister #romancelandia
In the center of this image is the cover of A Waltz of Sinister Import, by Stephanie Burgis, which shows a pair of late nineteenth-century dancing slippers hanging over the title and a bat with outstretched wings underneath the author's name. Framing the cover's text are branches with golden leaves. All around this cover are snippets of text connected to it by arrows. They read: Sinister magic in a Viennese ballroom; He may be a vampire, but he’s still a gentleman - unless someone threatens his wife; Sneaking around a forbidden archive of the supernatural; so much delicious cake… Out now: A Waltz of Sinister Import.
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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Good morning Monday! Still pretty ill, 1 week left to come up with £650 to make rent. Looking for a little magic? Got plenty of pendants here: oishiny.etsy.com Or brighten up your desktop with a tiny adventure - 150+ wallpapers to choose from: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm... #💕💸 #Handmade
Green bead and silver wirework spiral pendant with dangling green bead, sitting in black and white gift box.Collage of small green stone turtle exploring various flowers in the rain.
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Rev Abuelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] believes in you @mexicanity.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thanks to @alexsteed.bsky.social foe inviting me again to the podcast. I continue my @realgdt.bsky.social residency talking about Blade 2 while I sing for a bit and talk about what creative work means to me. Thank you for listening!
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Kelly Robson @kellyrobson.com · 12/10/2026
Officially official! My first novel RICOCHET will be published by @tachyonpub.bsky.social and edited by @jhameia.bsky.social. All thanks to agent @hannahnpbowman.com
Publishers Marketplace Deal Report screen capture says:

RICOCHET
by Kelly Robson

Imprint: Tachyon Publications, Recorded Books

Nebula award-winning author Kelly Robson‘s RICOCHET following the reverberations across the solar system when a utopian asteroid settlement prepares for the “big bounce“ that will accelerate it into deep space, as militaristic capitalist forces attempt a takeover to oppose the settlement’s peaceful way of life, to Jacob Weisman at Tachyon Publications, with Jaymee Goh editing, by Hannah Bowman, at Liza Dawson Associates (world).

Audio rights to Recorded Books

Fiction: sci-fi/fantasy, October 10, 2026
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Ada Hoffmann @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Finally saw the PM announcement so I can announce this to people!!
Publishers Market Place Deal Report: The Priest of Crawling Things by Ad Hoffmann. Imprint: Wolsak & Wynn, Recorded Books. Author of Ignore All Previous Instructions Ad Hoffmann's The Priest of Crawling Things, a coming-of-age story set in a world where humans and dragons live side by side, in which a young nonbinary adult, transported to the spirit world, must prevent a war by bargaining with a trickster spirit, to Wolsak & Wynn, for publication in May 2027, by Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associats (NA). Audio rights to Recorded Books. International rights: Canada Fiction. September 15, 2026
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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My new Genre Grapevine covers the continuing issues with Must Read Magazines, the new owner of Asimov's, Analog and F&SF. Must Read Magazines has pushed the patience of the science fiction and fantasy genre with secrecy, silence, bad contracts, and bad statements. www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...
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Genre Grapevine: Must Read Magazines MUST Change or They’ll Destroy Asimov’s, Analog and F&SF | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
Reminder: If you like my journalism or my fiction writing, please consider becoming a paid Patreon supporter.  I deeply love the so-called “
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Emma Osborne 🍉 @redscribe.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Very excited to have “The Three Paths You Take Upon the Death of Your Beloved Sister” out today at SMT!! 🖤🖤🖤
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Shivani T’gai Seth @shivaniswriting.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.adornedbyshivani.com/product/when... All right spooky folks! Its time to get this friday night fight going! First on the agenda, some spooky moon and skulls! #Fridaynightfight #bsnm
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Skulls and moons and spooks unite! Its time for a fright!
I guess I'm finally getting into the spooky vibes. But I had never thought of using white for skulls which tells you how much I live in a world of teal.
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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette told @adamm0rgan.bsky.social AI is infiltrating their workplaces, from generating cover art and back cover copy, to publicity materials, to rejection emails, as execs tell junior staff to "champion" the tech. www.wired.com/story/book-p...
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Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.
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V. Astor Solomon @howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So, an update on moving: I may get the chance to stay in Seattle in the next 3 months or so. I've talked to people and they think they can get me settled to move by the time I go back to FL in December. So, if you'd like to give me an early birthday gift and help me stay out there, here you go:
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Donate to Help Vale get glasses and a safe place to live, organized by Vale Solomon
Hi there, my name is Vale and I’m a disabled, trans, neurodivergent person… Vale Solomon needs your support for Help Vale get glasses and a safe place to live
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Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We're excited to share this discussion about how publishers are handling the question of human authorship, the different solutions on offer, and mythbusting for writers anxious about submissions!
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New extra unhinged interview up at JMWW this morning. Thanks @swethaamit.bsky.social :) jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Cause for Hope: An Interview with T. K. Rex by Swetha Amit
as I built this world, I wanted to explore the possibility of a better future than the one we’re currently facing.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 05/10/2026
For those of you with day jobs where you're forced to use LLMs or be fired, good tip I gleaned this weekend, which is to tell the LLM to stop referring to itself using "I" pronouns and to eliminate the praise and other attempts to humanize itself. You get a much cleaner interaction w/o the marketing
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Sarah Loch (she/her) @sloch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Omg I am CACKLING
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New Story Day: "Congratulations on your Magic Sword™" is now out in Lightspeed Magazine! Magic weapons keep turning against their owners over "improper usage." This story is a list of tips to keep you on your magic sword's good side! Legendary weapons, man. They're a real double-edged sword.
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Congratulations on your Magic Sword™ - Lightspeed Magazine
Congratulations on your Magic Sword"! For all inquiries as to its powers and perils, please consult the Virtue Exercises Manual". However, we know new users sometimes get in over their heads. That’s w...
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Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On Wednesday, the Protopian Prize announces our inaugural winners! We're excited to finally share these new voices. Join us for readings and interviews about imagining reachable, liberatory futures! luma.com/7dsq7uh2
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Protopian Prize - Online Winners Showcase! 🎉🎉 · Zoom · Luma
What if the future isn't doomed nor perfect, but it's genuinely better? Join us for a live reading and conversation celebrating the inaugural winners of the…
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Hailey Kaas - Cancer Fund ($285/$650) @transqueerfem.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brazilian elections are tomorrow. So, I'll continue this thread to keep talking about the political scenario here. As usual, I ask for your help to boost/contribute to my mom's cancer fund if you can ♥️ #mutualaid #helpsky #politics #Brazil #transcrowdfund ko-fi.com/haileykaas
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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a new novella out in the 20th Anniversary edition of Clarkesworld this month! "The Job" is about a woman with serious self-image issues who takes a contract to survey an alien ocean for corporate exploitation, wearing the body of a bioengineered whale. clarkesworldmagazine.com/bear_10_26/
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The Job by Elizabeth Bear
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
If the whites were to get rid of the rest of us it would be nothing but peace, quiet, and harmony until 45 minutes later when they start the hair color killings
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Sarah Loch (she/her) @sloch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I think @tkingfisher.com specifically needs to see this friend-shaped little guy I saw today at At Home
A garden statue of a winged frog sitting on a mushroom
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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My somewhat belated blog post about accessibility issues at the Los Angeles Worldcon is up: marikness.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/w...
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Worldcon 2026: Yes. Again.
Worldcon San Antonio 2013: I am on the floor, on a panel about poetry and fiction, unable to join my fellow panelists up on stage, because I am using a wheelchair, and the stage does not have a ram…
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Phoenix Alexander @dracopoullos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My article on Pokopia and the climate crisis is out in LARB today! @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social What do Bill, fictional inventor of the Pokémon storage system, and Joanna Russ, sf legend, have in common? lareviewofbooks.org/article/poke...
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Emma Osborne 🍉 @redscribe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey pals! My wonderful, talented gf’s freelance work has dried up, and in fabulous timing, we’ve just bought a house 😫 Please check out her new Patreon and consider signing up if you can! Thanks loves!! www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaMro...
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Olivia Mròz — Photographs and art
Get more from Olivia Mròz on Patreon. Photographs and art. Support Olivia Mròz and get exclusive access to their work.
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Rem Wigmore - Wolfpack out now! @remedy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a book coming out! When cowboy Kit Claybank is wronged by the sheriff's son, he seeks dark magic to enact revenge – but along the way he's forced to work with an enemy, and the magic has a higher price than either of them expect. books2read.com/servitor Out October 27th🤠
Servitor's Rest, Rem Wigmore. A figure on a horseback before a large statue and floating rocks, against a landscape of reds and browns.
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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have a story in this one! Not, alas, about astronaut cats! But it IS about fairies, and bargains!
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Halloween surprise for UK readers! My UK publisher has made THE DRAGON HAS COME COMPLAINTS only 99p for a limited time. Do you need a cantankerous dragon in your life?
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The Dragon Has Some Complaints: A Cozy Novel Of Friendship, Found Family and Dragons By The Award-Winning Author
The Dragon Has Some Complaints: A Cozy Novel Of Friendship, Found Family and Dragons By The Award-Winning Author eBook : Wiswell, John: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I wrote a book-full of words on dyspraxia in adults, full of ideas, tips and tricks, and rants about transport. Now I'm serialising it on Patreon. You can read and support here: patreon.com/untanglingli...
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Untangling Life by Andi C. Buchanan — words!
Get more from Untangling Life by Andi C. Buchanan on Patreon. words!. Support Untangling Life by Andi C. Buchanan and get exclusive access to their work.
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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's the last day of #SapphicSeptember, - reminder that if you want sapphics that bang in hot AND plot-relevant ways, get revenge on their enemies, and flourish after transformation (and transition), I have a full backlist for you! details on the books down below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ (or just go to riengray.shop)!
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series of gj tubes @ozarkhowling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
only 90 MINUTES LEFT and still at $270 to go to stay housed after fees - everything helps 💞 ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
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Nino Cipri @ninocipri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By 40, you should have a shirt you can’t bear to throw out, an animal you over-identify with, a bad 90s movie that makes you weep due to unresolved issues with a parent, an apotropaic charm to ward off The Curse, inexplicable memory lapses, blood on your hands, so much blood, & shoes w/ arch support
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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 25/09/2026
Is it time for another round of "y'all might not know this but JD Robb/Nora Roberts has spent more weeks on the NYT Bestseller list for her sci-fi mysteries than some of you have been alive?" BECAUSE SHE HAS
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 27/09/2026
I can not imagine having the resources these fuckers have and being this useless. I had to hold a fundraiser so I could buy myself glasses I could see through and I've still been fighting the end of the world harder than these motherfuckers. This loser energy is the real cringe.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 29/09/2026
Honestly the sex cults and the claims that AI is gonna download itself onyo our apple watch and destroy humanity has really distracted from the fact that the math has not been mathing from the beginning.
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Shivani T’gai Seth @shivaniswriting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Random midweek sale, because I'm tired of being afraid of promoting these pieces with the world the way it is. I'm here, I'm queer and I refuse to live in fear. www.adornedbyshivani.com/product/fk-i... #bsnm
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F**K I*E Pendant
Yes I know that's a lot of bleeping but I'm doing my best. However, you won't have to bleep yourselves when you wear these in public. Rock your 2026 solidarity swag and strut your stuff. Image descrip...
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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 29/09/2026
hey all!!! this Wednesday, which is tomorrow, i'll be at @storyhour.bsky.social with @megelison.bsky.social !!!! holy carps!!! you know you wanna attend this one. free author readings online, to refill the creative well! 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern youtube.com/@storyhour2020
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Story Hour
Every week, an hour of speculative fiction short stories, narrated by the authors. From horror to weird to hard SF and everything in between; from newly published authors to seasoned pros and multiple...
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Hailey Kaas - Cancer Fund ($285/$650) @transqueerfem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's been 2 weeks and we're still stuck at $90/$650 :( So, I'm doing this🧵 explaining a little about the political turmoil in Brazil that took place in the last month or so to boost this crowdfund! Keep in mind that this is a short version of a (much) wider political context! ko-fi.com/haileykaas
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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Time to ask for a little help. My partner has been looking for a job in his field for over a year now and the incomes we’ve cobbled together without it aren’t quite adding up. It looks like I will have to start looking for copywriting/content design work again as well gofund.me/6755c4d8b
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Donate to Help Gary and Thea keep our home while looking for work, organized by TK Rex
Like so many others right now, my best friend and life partner Gary B… TK Rex needs your support for Help Gary and Thea keep our home while looking for work
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Shivani T’gai Seth @shivaniswriting.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
captainawkward.com/2019/03/22/1... Honestly, this is exactly how I feel about any attempt at bipartisanism right now. Thanks Cap for saying it so well.
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#1189: “Fox News, Immigrant Family, and the F******* Wedding Invite List”
Dear Captain Awkward, I’ve met somebody lovely and we’re getting married in the summer. (My pronouns: she/her, my fiancee’s: they/them) I’m thrilled to celebrate with all my…
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I hope that young woman bankrupts Cornell University.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is our most slept-on anthology. Featuring stories by Abby Howard (Slay the Princess), Evan Dahm (Rice Boy, 3rd Voice, Island Book, Vattu) and KC Green ("This is Fine" Dog, Greatures), it's one of my favorite things we've ever put out. You should get it.
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Jill S @outseide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One more Deep Dive from @clarionwest.bsky.social on Oct 15 in Seattle. I expect this to be incredibly stimulating. There is an option to attend virtually as well! www.clarionwest.org/event/deep-d...
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A.I. In Medicine: A Deep Dive Conversation
Author Justin C. Key (The Hospital at the End of the World) and Lakshmi Krishnan join Clarion West’s Deep Dives conversation series on A.I. in Medicine, discussing data privacy…
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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 27/09/2026
hey all!!! got my contributor copy of "Your Body is a Fever Dream" from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social !!!! you can pre-order this amazing book of trans body horror too! click the link: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
the book "Your Body is a Fever Dream" on a table full of stickersmy story "All Her Rows of Teeth" in the book "Your Body is a Fever Dream" on a table full of stickers
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
PSO: Public Service Otterncement
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