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#booksky for #NobelPrize #womenwriters #AnneCarson #poetrylovers 📚💙 Where to start with Anne Carson, the Canadian multi-award-winning poet and now the 2026 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature? If you’ve never read any of her work, here’s a guide. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/b...

Poet Anne Carson in 2015. Photo credit: Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via Associated Press.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 07/10/2026

There’s a term for Trump’s bullying, often racist sneers and attacks, accompanied by indirect (always indirect) calls to violence: stochastic terrorism, defined as hostile rhetoric that raises the statistical risk of ideological violence. Here’s how it works:

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Don’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’

No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them.

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#Writesky Would any #gaywriters like to join a Zoom writing group? We meet Wednesdays from 7:30pm Eastern for about 2 hours. Each person can read up to 2K words and the others give feedback. It's for MM writers (not just romance) but we give priority to actual gay men authors. #LGBT #OwnVoices

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Personality and backstory, because their experiences mold who they become. Then their family structure. Also their job or interests and hobbies.

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When it's hot, sweet iced tea; cold, chai latte. Chocolate chip cookies for sweet, Cheetos or Doritos for salt. Grapes and cherries are also good. Finger food! But use chopsticks for the chips.🧋🍵🍪🍇🍒

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When you breeze through a book, look up the author, and find out they’ve written other books. #booksky

Two cakes meme. When you go to a party, you don’t complain there are two cakes.

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Also available through some libraries! (Libby)

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trump rescinded prior guidance on Title IX during his first year in office, then put out a new regulation that experts warned would retraumatize survivors and offer perpetrators impunity. It literally had provisions designed to allow confessed perpetrators to get away with rape.

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A New Title IX Rule Essentially Allows Accused Sexual Assailants to Hide Evidence Against Them

A mere three months after its release, the DeVos administration’s new Title IX rule goes into effect on Friday, August 14. With the rushed timeline...

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Story after story right now about OpenAI models failing on safety, but it’s all been in the context of cybersecurity. What about ChatGPT fueling school shooters? We just published a major investigation exposing that further and the details are beyond disturbing www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

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Exclusive | OpenAI Scraps Release of New AI Model Over Safety Concerns

The model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, was due to debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October.

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Confucius said, "Sit down, open a book, and learn something." Twenty-five hundred (and five) years later - still true. 📚💙 More: Confucius, Chinese philosopher, writer, and politician of the Spring and Autumn period - plato.stanford.edu/entries/conf... #Confucius #quotes on #reading

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Monta @md-reeves.com · 28/09/2026

Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be tired. Be confused. Be depressed. Be annoyed. Don’t hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident. WILLIAM ZINSSER

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Good Writing Is Lean and Confident — ADVICE TO WRITERS

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Winter Ives @winterives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A diamond black envelope arrives An invitation to dream gently drifts by careful darkness embraces the sky Come morn we must say goodbye Sunlit blue upon blue stirred white and gold purifies our souls #vss365 #poetrysky #poetsofbluesky #writesky #photography #wck #BlueSkyMonday 💙📷 me

Blue upon Blue, Invitation to Dream.
Photograph by Winter Ives.
©️2026, All rights reserved.

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Amy B @abbarsha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Polls shouldn't even be close but it's still a tight race (mainstream media is saying). Well, it is Texas!

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My friend's memoire is out now! It's about his experience in the 1980s as a gay man (who also traveled a lot). "Ten Years: A Journal of a Heart" by Michael Halfhill is available at most major booksellers. #Booksky💙📚 #Writesky #gaywriter #LGBT

A photo of a young man in a white sweater and blue jeans, posing for the camera in a narrow passageway of a medieval stone-built castle. The photo looks old. The title reads, "Ten Years: A Journal of a Heart" and the author name is Michael Halfhill.

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zoiteki |⚡😈 VTuber @zoiteki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm frankly offended that you don't think I'm a hag @discord.com I've had this account for over ten years. Had Nitro which requires a credit/debit card for half of those until recently. I gave several connected accounts hooked up to you that require a minimum age. Your age estimation model sucks.

Sorry you're not old enough to view this age restricted channel.

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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disable gambling ads:

Discord Settings. "Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Sponsored Content settings. "Manage Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Manage Sponsored Content settings. "Real Money Gambling" radio switch is "off" (disables gambling content)

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OpenAI hacks the Australian Government this time. I don’t quite understand why these hacks don’t result in criminal charges every time. Hacking is illegal, and these systems are owned and run by companies with responsibility for their tools. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare

Follow the day’s news live

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Margery Bayne is querying @margerybayne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is a series of unrelated microfiction short stories that I wrote to each fit the length of a bluesky post that I've been posting for the last several weeks, now in one place. #ShortStories #MicroFiction #FlashFicion #WriteSky #BookSky #SFF medium.com/intangibleth...

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“Once Upon A Time” Is A Magic Spell

A microfiction compilation

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Writesky Would any #gaywriters like to join my Zoom writing group? We meet every Wednesday from 7:30pm Eastern for about two hours. We each read up to 2K words (more if there are few of us) and the others give feedback. It's a small group right now but I have gotten a ton of helpful feedback! #LGBT

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Beca Dreadful 🖤🌙 @becadreads.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hello old friend ❤️ I bought this brand new. Its pages are incredibly yellowed and its spine is worn down but its going to get me through another adventure through the Old Kingdom. 💙📚 #booksky

A photo of an old paperback copy of Sabriel by Garth Nix. The background of the photo is blurred out.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

MARGE: “The war in Iran has got to stop. This should not be this high. This is Trump’s fault. Ridiculous.” ⛽️ 🤷🏼

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026

other photos show that this placard was carried off the plane by Bill Pulte. I expect Trump will post this image on Truth Social sometime soon. Watch this space.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll even let you borrow their hardcovers

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Wendy Pellinore @wendypellinore.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This 10000x

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It was great to watch Stephen Colbert and his Late Show team win an Emmy last night. I had the privilege of being a guest during the final stretch of the show. He is certainly missed.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good

The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction. The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name. If the ruling is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place. The attorneys from the DOJ will ask for an expedited appeal. In the meantime, 17 Million Dollars, raised by President Trump, has been put into The Kennedy Center account to keep it afloat. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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JP Spalding - SciFi 🪐🚀 Writer @jpspalding.com · 12/09/2026

I’m listening to a novel right now, a trad published novel mind you, where a shiver has rode up someone’s spine SEVEN TIMES within a SINGLE chapter. Several different spines in fact. Don’t do this. #WriteSky #AmReading 💙📚

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A Rudy Giuliani aide (lifelong Republican) dispels the clip of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social at a 9/11 ceremony currently blowing up in right wing fever swamps online👇🏽

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Kristin Jensen Dodge @kristinjensendodge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

@sarahweeks.bsky.social & Gita Varadarajan wrote a beautiful #KidLit #book. SAVE ME A SEAT has an important message for all of us, but #middlegraders in particular will recognize themselves and their classmates and their hearts will expand as Joe and Ravi learn important lessons.

Cover of the book showing two school lunch trays, one with typical American food with Sara Weeks‘s name and one with traditional Indian food with Gita Varadarajan‘s name.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 11/09/2026

A tribute thousands of miles from New York that gave me CHILLS. New Zealand firefighters performed a haka honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9/11. ♥️ #SheShed

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That true love perseveres -- it forgives, it waits, and it does the hard work.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“I will read the seeds a story,” said Toad. “Then they will not be afraid.” Toad read a long story to his seeds.

Toad sits in the dark by his garden, reading a story to his seeds by candlelight.

From "The Garden"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“You do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate…I've had to grow up and spend the past 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers and sisters, to hate on people who don't look like them."

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I published before with an indie publisher, but they hardly even advertise your book anymore. A writer friend recommended self-pubbing on IngramSpark, and although their website is confusing, once you figure it out, it's not too complicated. Total control over my product is wonderful!

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just read an article about how half of American adults are "functionally illiterate," meaning they can't comprehend medical and other documents that they need to know. Then I was reading a book where the author used "shown" when they obviously meant "shone." It's distressing. #booksky #writesky

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is from my M/M romance novel, "Heart Evidence." BQ: Devon's birthday is June 8 so he's a Gemini, although I didn't consider that before writing him. Matthew's birthday isn't set yet, but I get Taurus vibes from him.

Matthew tilted his head. “Why do you always do that?”
“Do what?”
“Downplay your accomplishments. It’s like you don’t know how to accept a compliment.”
“I…. Well, I don’t want to be an arrogant ass.”
“Okay. But you don’t have to give reasons why it’s easy for you to do. Or run yourself down, either.”
“I don’t! When have I done that?”
“The first time I met you, at the hearing.”

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Gina Rae Mitchell @ginamitchell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New Friday Finds! 📚💙 Dragons, devils & free fantasy reads, Featured Author Clive Fleury, Maple Pecan Snack Mix, a fun find for bookmark lovers + this week's Reader Question. 🔗 ginaraemitchell.com/friday-finds...

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Gina Rae Mitchell | Indie Book Reviews & Literary Discoveries

Championing indie authors and stories worth discovering through thoughtful book reviews, indie spotlights, and reader-friendly recommendations.

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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

For particularly tough writer's block... #writingCommunity #bookSky #amwriting #writer #fiction #art

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Thea Nishimori @theanishimori.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Conventional wisdom says don't write in 1st Person POV, but sometimes a story MUST be told by an unreliable narrator. Writing any of it from another character's POV will also spoil the plot by revealing what the MC doesn't see or realize. Let your story tell itself in the best way for IT. #writesky

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