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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In this episode of Writer Larry Unplugged, I pay tribute to my beloved Aunt Sandra who recently passed, and share my thoughts on death and how my thoughts have changed as I've gotten older. #Gaylife #CelebrationOfLife youtu.be/fNA02vO7chA

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Writer Larry Unplugged: October 5, 2026

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I create a playlist for each of my books, which includes giving each main character his own theme song. I've decided that if I had a theme song it would be RAYE's "Joy." #ideclaretherewillbejoy www.youtube.com/watch?v=invZ...

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RAYE, Amma, Absolutely - 'Joy.' (Official Video)

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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RAYE, Amma, Absolutely - 'Joy.' (Official Video)

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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Iraq One Iraq Two Afghanistan Iran All Wars Started By RapepubLieKKKlans. Four Strikes, You're Out Motherfuckers.

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sitting in my doctor's waiting room today was the perfect place to catch up on my reading. Each story in this book is more surprising and brilliant than the last @kandersonwriter.bsky.social #booksky

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You have to listen to this. Been there, done that. Ain't doing that again. They are channeling us old gays. Also sharing #GayJoy

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is Gatsby. We are at the vet for his brother Atticus's check up. Gatsby is here doing his best not be noticed hoping to avoid his own exam.

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Can fierce, out femboy, Lincoln, build a relationship with the closed love of his life, Jose Calderon? Find out. Read "Unbroken," now: bit.ly/4vlXk1l #Queerreads #booksky #mmromance Photo by Honey Fangs on Unsplash

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Strange Worlds of Jason Kilgore - Author @worldskilgore.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Join me and other Oregon authors at the Lane County Fair in Eugene this week. You'll find us in the Performance Hall. Come by and get a great book to read! #lanecountyfair

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Queerty @queerty.com · 19/07/2026

From the Philippines to NYC, gays name their favorite gay bars - buff.ly/TR4QIq1

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It'll take generations to undo the damage of this administration

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Outsports @outsports.com · 19/07/2026

World Cup finalists Spain and Argentina rank high in worldwide LGBTQ equality - www.outsports.com/2026/7/19/24...

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It's one thing when your own brother threatens to revoke your "Black card," but something else entirely when a white guy dumps you because you're not "Black enough." WATCH: bit.ly/3Tnt6xB #Blacksky

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Writer Larry Unplugged: The Identity Issue

It's one thing when your own brother threatens to revoke your "Blac...

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Why? Because it was he, because it was I. HE by Larry Benjamin takes its title from this quote by Michel de Montaigne. More than informing the book’s title, it becomes the novel’s leitmotif. Add HE to your reading list now: bit.ly/44YreOh #HEthenovel #Queerlit #blacksky #LGBTnovels #gayromance

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C. J. Magus @cjmagus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“When we are all our honest selves and love one another for it, the world is a better place.” — Zac Brown #queer #gay #lesbian #bi #trans #lgbtq #lgbt #lgbqt #lgbtqia🏳️‍🌈 #lgbtqia🌈 #pride #visibility #quotes #hopecore #queerhope

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Sun, The Earth & the Moon, is an interracial gay love story that plays out against the backdrop of the onset of the AIDS crisis and is also an unlikely homage to “The Great Gatsby,” and Fitzgerald’s Golden Age. Start reading today: bit.ly/4te3GPU #QueerLit #blacksky Photo by Gabriel Jimenez

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Grampy Eddie's death plunges Oren into a world of darkness until the love of a preacher's kid leads him to find his light. Follow their journey with the summer's read: bit.ly/44YreOh #blacksky #booksky #Queerlit

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Lindsey Graham was single and purportedly lived alone. So, who called for an ambulance in the middle of the night? #ReleaseTheTapes

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

You can't help groveling and embarrassing yourself, can you?

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Good for him speaking truth to power.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/07/2026

you don’t have to say nice things about lindsey graham we are past that cultural moment, largely thanks to the man he knew was one of the worst people alive and deliberately enabled at every turn he was a bad person and did awful things and you can just be honest about it

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

One down. Two if you count Mitch "Weekend at Bernie's" McConnell

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

He never deleted it.

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The second point in the Nazir story is that ALL ai you use in your writing can be identified as being ai. Defending your writing from ai associations is now serious and immediate. Write clean (ai free) and document your writing with registered copyrights. #writingcommunity #booksky #ai #slop

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

1970s #Philly: 17 yo Thomas-Edward arrives for his freshman year @upenn.edu, thinking he is ready for anything. Anything arrives quickly in the form of Dondi Whyte. Dondi is handsome, glamorous, and rich—everything Thomas is not. Is Thomas really ready for anything? READ NOW: bit.ly/4te3GPU #gaylit

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I have never outlined a book. I'm seven books in. In HS/College when an outline was required, I'd write the paper first, then create the outline from the finished paper.

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A.C. Harper (he/him) @harperac.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

My book is officially out! And there’s still time to enter the giveaway 👉 echopressbooks.com/ac-harper-gi... #Booksky #BookGiveaway #FreeBooks #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #BookCommunity #BookLovers #AmReading #ReadersWanted

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hi...thank you. It was sometimes hard revisiting my young self but I am so glad I wrote this book.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A list of #BannedBooks to buy, with handy purchase links!

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Part autobiography, part romantic fantasy, “Unbroken” invites you to step into this writer’s gay boots and walk his walk step-by sometimes joyful, sometimes painful-step, but always walking in truth and light. Discover your next great read: bit.ly/4vlXk1l #QueerLit #LGBTQ #QueerWriters #Booksky

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I once flew from #Philly to Ohio in a storm; flight was delayed, getting a cab was a hastle. Meeting last 43 minutes.

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“I like you—like I’m supposed to like girls.” That confession launches two teenagers on an epic journey of love lasting 40 years as they try to answer the question: what happens when you are each other’s everything and you lose it all? GRAB your 2026 Summer read now: bit.ly/44YreOh #booksky #gaylit

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I always wondered about that, too. I think it was meant as a decorative flourish. You know so your place didn't look so much like a maximum security prison

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Anybody remember the movie "Soylent Green?" Well I say forget taxing the rich; let's EAT the rich instead!

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

“I would paint myself, a child, scarlet-red, an accidental spill of unexpected brightness, brilliant and sad.” –UNBROKEN Follow one gay boy’s fierce journey from bullied outcast to married to the boy he loved at 12. bit.ly/46eHg8u #PrideMonth #Pridereads Photo by David Garry on Unsplash

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It’s the middle of #Pridemonth and it’s occurred to me that this month is about more than just us; it’s about our allies, too. So, in the video, I talk about my two strongest allies—my aunt and my dad—and how their support made my life so much better. youtu.be/tAbwYAD7cHQ #Blacksky #Queerjoy

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Writer Larry Unplugged PRIDE Edition, Episode 2: June 11, 2026

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

In this special PRIDE edition of Writer Larry Unplugged, I share why as a bullied Gay youth I never wished to change, and how a first kiss at 14 confirmed that I wasn’t becoming; I already was. bit.ly/43XRwjc #pridemonth #writingcommunity #blacksky

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Writer Larry Unplugged: PRIDE Edition June 9, 2026 #love #lgbtcommunity #pridemonth

In this special PRIDE edition of Writer Larry Unplugged, I share wh...

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thanks. And thank you for sharing your story. Everytime I read someone else's story I imagine we are creating a giant quilt of words that will celebrate and warm us and generations to come.

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Author Larry Benjamin @writerlarry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Just read @noahmichelson.bsky.social 's article on navigating high school as a gay teen made me revisit my own high school experiences. In this post, I compare our experiences and am left wondering if being Black was my superpower making it easier to embrace my identity as a gay kid. bit.ly/4ujsvKl

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Memories of Navigating High School as a Black Gay Teen

I read this article, “ We Didn't Say 'Gay' At My High School. It Almost Cost Me My Life ,” by HuffPost’s Noah Michelson and it took me back ...

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Noah Michelson @noahmichelson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

happy pride month, queers and people who love queers let's make some good trouble and remind this nation who we are and what we're capable of

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