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VMcClain

@vmcclain.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈 Author, lover of books, general outdoor enthusiast, #SPFBO5 finalist, and Supreme Overlord of @quarancon2020. She/her #ADHD bi/pan linktr.ee/vmcclain

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Eira Brand @eirabrand.com · 12/03/2026
Aw Lizzie, thanks so much! ❤️ Here are 5 more women in SFFH well worth celebrating! @booksbyintisar.bsky.social @willowtalksbooks.bsky.social @vmcclain.bsky.social @nicovincenty.bsky.social @writerwoodruff.bsky.social
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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Happy Friday! Let's love on our creators today. Who is a Black SFF author you wish more people were screaming about? Bonus if they have new work coming out this year 🔥🔥🔥
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Tao Wong @taowong.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Immortal Connections Kickstarter is in full swing! We've already hit the funding goal and are well on our way to hitting more stretch goals. If you wanna support the campaign, you can check it out in my bio!
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
New poly goal unlocked! Now I need another UK convention to go to in order to start my evil plan...(Which I just copied from y'all.)
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Why is Duolingo coming after me like this? 😆😭
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Intisar Khanani 🍉 @booksbyintisar.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Heyo! I am co-teaching a two-night course on intuitive writing. This one goes out to all my fellow writers for whom plotting doesn’t work/kills your story/makes you want to scream. Plotters have every craft book on the planet. This one’s for you. www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/emb...
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Embrace Your Inner Intuitive Writer to Fuel Your Writing - Highlights Foundation
Learn approaches to honing your inner intuitive writer in this short-form novel plotting workshop. Explore how to use intuitive writing techniques in your work.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Yes! And I loved it! Chaotic bisexuals all over the place with their intense personal arcs and amazing world building.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Oh dear! Well, hmmm... Be the peril you wish to see in the world?
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Potatoes are delicious and nutritious!
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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
New year, new pinned post! Here are all my published books so far. Check them out. patricksamphire.com/books
Covers of books by Patrick Samphire. The Mennik Thorn series (Epic fantasy mystery). The Secrets of the Dragon Tomb series (Middle Grade adventures). The Casebook of Harriet George series (Murder mysteries on Mars). And my short story collection, At the Gates and Other Stories.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I'll take it!
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 28/12/2025
Anyway here is the most successful promo I've ever done for a book. YOU DO NOT NEED AI.
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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 06/12/2025
✨Happy book birthday to me! ✨ Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume II ebook is out now wherever you can buy or borrow (Kobo Plus, Everand, Overdrive, Hoopla) ebooks! Retailers: books2read.com/talesv2 Itch: narratess.itch.io/tales-of-lun... #booksky 💙📚
Ebook out now!

A mockup of Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto as ebook and paperback.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
It feels unfair of you to mention "yet another skeleton" and not link back to the original skeleton story. (I'm making quite a few assumptions here, but still...)
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
You're doing great!
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
😂 nice save, Connor!
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
.... is that friend me? 😂
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Everything bagel, toasted, with jalapeño cheddar cream cheese
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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 18/11/2025
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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Eira Brand @eirabrand.com · 20/11/2025
Thinking about today. Feeling the weight of it. The lives needlessly cut short. Knowing that I could have been among them. It's a lot, and it's easy to get numb to it. While we ought to honor the siblings we lost, we should also remember... #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance
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John Bierce @johnbierce.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
My ex and I adopted our cats from here, they do wonderful work- please share, or even donate if you can!
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 06/11/2025
It's very recognizable, in part because the scams don't change much--I suspect it's really only one or two people generating all of them--but how weirdly specific and yet bizarrely generic they manage to be when talking about my book. It's like eating ice cream with no flavor.
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Tim (Hello Future Me) @hellofutureme.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Aaaaaaaand how STUNNING is this cover design? 🔥🔥🔥 Stoked to finally reveal what Labyrinth is actually going to look like! I said let's aim for 1000 people on the kickstarter early—and we have SCREAMED past in just a couple of days to ✨🎉 1200 ✨🎉Let's go for 1500! 2000! Sign up at link following.
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Wraithmarked Creative @wraithmarked.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We have a LOT of cool art coming in @hellofutureme.bsky.social's LABYRINTH, including this incredible piece by the amazing @hookieduke.bsky.social! Erica has also been kind enough to offer a breakdown of her process for educational purposes, also be included in the book! Link in our bio and below!
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The above post is the opening line to my short story in Labyrinth Vol. 0, in case anyone is wondering… So yeah, check out that Kickstarter if you want to grab a copy of a fabulous collection of short stories from M.L. Wang, Christopher Paolini, Ai Jang, Rogba Payne, Davis Ashura, and more!
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
“I really, truly, am grateful for every day that I still get to be here, especially knowing how many folks aren’t with us after the Seal cracked, but sometimes it’s hard to be grateful when you’re elbow deep in a vampire’s chest cavity trying to grab their heart while they’re still fighting you.”
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Hey y’all! Excited to finally be able to announce that I’ve got a story in Labyrinth Volume 0 (the dragon vs angel fight that shows up in the trailer is inspired by a scene from my story)! So delighted to have been invited alongside so many amazing authors! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...
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LABYRINTH, Vol. 0
A new fantasy/sci-fi collection helmed by HelloFutureMe!
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Unrelated, but this cat has no shadow and is clearly a Fae. Glad they're getting out to vote though.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Ah well, no cookies for you then! Time for your nap, sir.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
You might have a mention on the SPFBO entry though... I think we all might.
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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
and don't forget to yell at the govt about AI. they're probably getting a bunch of normies responding who think this shit is fine. and while you're at it, contact your MP and let them know what you think too #CanPoli www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/s...
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Current Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
Current Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
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Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
gofund.me/509c6746c I really despise doing this but I'm also panicking a bit.
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Donate to Bagheera - Feral Cat Fund, organized by Brittany Hay
Hello, this is Bagheera and she is part of the feral cat colony outside. So far, I've tam… Brittany Hay needs your support for Bagheera - Feral Cat Fund
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Hey Ontario. Please pay attention to this. It's fucking terrifying. As a renter I rely on rent control in order to, you know, LIVE, and this threatens to take it away from me and most people I know. Write to your MPP. Call Ford's office. I don't even know what to think right now. Fuck Ford, man.
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The ceasefire in Gaza means that many assume Palestinians are fine now. But the peace is precarious and so many people had their land taken for a security buffer zone. My friend and brother Mohamed is one of them, $76 gets him to the next milestone. chuffed.org/project/help...
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Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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Dave Cook @davecook.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Kickstarter staff have been on strike for 21 days, in a bid to protect their working week and win a minimum salary. These are small, reasonable asks for an outstanding team that have helped to bring countless new pieces of independent art into the world. How you can support: kickstarterunited.org
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Kickstarter United
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Therapy for the win!! I hate that it is sometimes the hardest to schedule appointments when we are struggling the worst! Glad you were able to go. I'm back on weekly appointments myself these days.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
This photo is a surprisingly accurate summary of my personality.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 15/10/2025
So apparently not everyone knew that some ADHD generics do not appear to function identically? Just in case it’s helpful, here is a list of things that work for me. This list is SPECIFIC to Vyvanse only.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 13/10/2025
objective quality is fake and most people are really just judging how much they enjoyed something instead of how well it accomplished the thing it was setting out to do, because answering that question requires being curious about what it was trying to do
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Oh, hello
"2025 Winners Announcement" with Ignyte Awards logo overlayed on artwork by Nilah Magruder featuring a young Black knight in profile, kneeling with gloved hands on the hilt of a sword surrounded by orange flames. An eclipsing sun is in the background, giving the character a purple halo.
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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Hey fam, the translator for this excellent project was one of the folks kidnapped off the flotilla trying to aid Gaza earlier this month. She's finally safe and on her way home, let's give her some good news to return to and get the project funded ko-fi.com/africantrans...
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Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3370, 66%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...
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AK Faulkner 🔜 NYCC @ravenswordpress.com · 04/10/2025
It's a lovely morning on the internet and you are a horrible queer! Drop your links to queer books! Yours, someone else's, tradpub, indie, share ALL THE QUEER BOOKS to make a fash shit themselves. Go!!!
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Fell Hound @fellhound.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Its been a hot minute (like, a week) since I talked about my GL motorcycle fight club drama S.I.R.!! So just a reminder that thats a thing!! For fans of sports anime, shojo, and angsty but heartfelt girls love 🏍️⚔️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803164...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
BREAKING: The First Circuit rejects Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. In the New Jersey-led multistate case, the appeals court, in a 100-page ruling, keeps the nationwide scope of the injunction blocking the EO in place. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Government now asks us to reverse the preliminary
injunctions in these cases. We see no reason to do so. The
Government is right that the Framers of the Citizenship Clause
sought to remove the stain of Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 119
How.) 393 (1857), which shamefully denied United States
citizenship to "descendants of Africans who were imported into
this country, and sold as slaves," even when the descendants were born here. Id. at 403. But the Framers chose to accomplish that
just purpose in broad terms, as both the supreme Court in United
States . Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), and Congress in
passing § 1401(a) have recognized. The Government is therefore
wrong to argue that the plaintiffs are not likely to succeed in
showing that the children that the EO covers are citizens of this
country at birth, just as the Government is wrong to argue that
various limits on our remedial power independently require us to
reverse the preliminary injunctions.?The analysis that follows is necessarily lengthy, as we
must address the parties' numerous arguments in each of the cases
involved. But the length of our analysis should not be mistaken
for a sign that the fundamental question that these cases raise
about the scope of birthright citizenship is a difficult one.
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is not, which may explain why it has been more than a century since a branch of our government has made as concerted an effort as the
Executive Branch now makes to deny Americans their birthright.Thus, it is no surprise that, when presented with even
more uncontroverted evidence by the State-Plaintiffs about the
need for an injunction of the current breadth, the District Court
again found that a narrower injunction would leave unremedied
"administrative and financial harms." We therefore decline to
conclude that the District Court has abused its discretion in
fashioning relief. See Philip Morris, Inc. v. Harshbarger, 159
F. 3d 670, 680 (1st Cir. 1998) (explaining that "[als a general
rule, a disappointed litigant cannot surface an objection to a preliminary injunction for the first time in an appellate venue"
because doing so deprives the district court of the opportunity to
"consider [the objection] and correct the injunction if necessary,
without the need for appeal" (quoting Zenon, 711 F.2d at 478)).The "lessons of history" thus give us every reason to be
wary of now blessing this most recent effort to break with our
established tradition of recognizing birthright citizenship and to
make citizenship depend on the actions of one's parents rather
than -- in all but the rarest of circumstances -- the simple fact
of being born in the United States. United States v. Di Re, 332
U.S. 581, 595 (1948). Nor does the text of the Fourteenth
Amendment, which countermanded our most infamous attempt to break
with that tradition, permit us to bless this effort, any more than
does the Supreme Court's interpretation of that amendment in Wong
Kim Ark, the many related precedents that have followed it, or
Congress's 1952 statute writing that amendment's words in the U.S.
Code.
The District Court's order for entry of the preliminary
injunctions is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded for
further consideration consistent with this decision.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
As soon as I posted this my kid borrowed my headphones so they could sing off key at the top of their lungs so... That backfired. 😂
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Also, thanks autocorrect for turning stimming into stemming.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Cause I never want my kid to feel like they can't stim around me. But sometimes their latest stim makes me want to scream (thanks, misphonia, you're a gem), and these fancy headphones mean they can stim all they want and I can just chill in my little soundproof box.
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VMcClain @vmcclain.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Being a neurospicy parent with misphonia to a neurospicy kid who loves verbal stemming means that investing in fancy-ass noise cancelling headphones has been a life changer. Holy shit these things are worth every overpriced penny.
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