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Blackbird
@blackbirb.bsky.social
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Web serial author and half of The Shadows Crew. Host of #LateNightWrite. She/her, demiromantic asexual.

Shadows Rise: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/24665/shadows-rise

Solo projects on: http://ko-fi.com/blackbirb

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Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · Oct 11
Hey there, Bluesky! I'm Blackbird, a Brazilian ace/demiromantic web serial author and translator. I ramble about my characters, meme, bitch about life and occasionally have opinions™️. I also co-host #LateNightWrite every other Monday night! You can learn a bit more about my work in the replies.👇
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
Stole this, as one does.

I'm not huge on talking about myself but these are harmless enough and I'm bored today.
1 like = 1 answer meme thing
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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joebruehler.bsky.social
One of our local bookstores is in need of support: donate if you can or share this around!

I know the folks here at this store and they're all kind and passionate members of the Denton community.

Help out an indie bookstore and pillar of our community!
Support Patchouli Joe's in Denton, organized by Patchouli Joes
We are Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences and we are hoping to fundraise … Patchouli Joes braucht deine Unterstützung für Support Patchouli Joe's in Denton
www.gofundme.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
I love Urthemiel's goofy little face though. Look at him!
Screenshot from the archdemon Urthemiel from the final boss battle in Dragon Age Origin. He is a big corrupted high dragon with a goofy lil face. Different shot of Urthemiel with his big goofy maw wide open.
January 16, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
I am NEVER doing this again. lmao

#DragonAge #DAO #DragonAgeOrigins
Achievement unlocked screen from Dragon Age Origins showing the achievement "I'm kind of a big deal" for completing the entire game without the main character ever falling in battle. Unlocked January 16 2026
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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blackbirb.bsky.social
'Tis #WIPWednesday my dudes. And I'm rereading my forever-in-progress work today.

I think my favorite feedback I've gotten for Shadows Rise is how people wanted to hate the Wolves but can't. I wanna say it takes some skill to make the assassin clan lovable, so I'm definitely glad to hear it. lol
Dani shrugged. “Just not in the mood for it this year.” She dug around for another pebble. “You ever think it’s weird how Creation Day is right at the start of winter? When everything’s dead?” Lena shook her head. “That’s kind of the point. It’s an endless cycle. One year ends and another begins. Death leads to new life, destruction leads to creation, so on so forth. That’s what the passing of time is, in a nutshell. The essence of what it means to be human. But at the same time, no. Nothing’s dead, Dani. Death is final, eternal. Winter isn’t. Spring always comes right after, doesn’t it?” “I guess it does.” Dani wiped the snow from the pebble and stared at it. “I don’t know why this is all hitting me so hard right now. I should be out there. I should want to be out there, but...” She shook her head and threw the pebble at the lake. It sunk instead of skipping across. “Sarah’s mad at me now. And I don’t know how to explain this stuff to her, my head’s just not in it. Or in pretty much anything lately.” Lena watched as the pebble broke the water’s surface and sunk into the depths of the lake. “Do you want to talk about what happened with your first contract?” “I’m not supposed t—” Realization hit and Dani chuckled. “You already know how it went down, don’t you?” “Mom let me look at the report after you turned it in, but even if she hadn’t...” “Right, no secrets with telepaths around.” Dani shook her head and turned to face Lena at last. “I did everything right. Exactly how I was supposed to. It was a perfect assassination and then I decided I wanted to calm down the horses. If I’d just gone instead of lingering I wouldn’t have been seen at all. I was stupid.” “You did exactly what the contract demanded. There were no added casualties and you came out of it unscathed. For a first assassination, it was near flawless. I mean, you have no idea what some of us have done our first time. Eldric threw up, his dad was furious.” “How did your first time go, then?” Dani asked with the look of morbid curiosity plastered across her face. “As flawless as an assassination can go.” When Dani rolled her eyes, she chuckled. “But... I did cry when I got home and mom had to comfort me. It happens more often than you’d think. We play an ugly part in the world, kiddo. It’s necessary, but it’s also a lot easier to rationalize when it isn’t right in front of you.” Dani nodded, turning away and digging out another pebble. “I just wish his son hadn’t seen me, that’s all.” “Are you upset because he saw you, or because you saw him?” Dani hesitated, dedicating extra attention into the act of brushing snow from her newly acquired pebble. “Both.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 PM
blackbirb.bsky.social
Hey-o! If anyone is wondering about #LateNightWrite returning... It will soon! I'm waiting for the worst of the heat to die down some as I have been very very sleepless these past couple weeks. But I do intend to bring it back as soon as I'm feeling a bit more normal!
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
blackbirb.bsky.social
Like don't get me wrong... The Wolfpack is not a morally sound faction... But Shadows Rise is not a story about morally sound people. It's a story about people who do horrible things and people who retaliate by doing even worse. And my job is to make them fucking likable anyway. 😆
blackbirb.bsky.social Blackbird @blackbirb.bsky.social · 6d
'Tis #WIPWednesday my dudes. And I'm rereading my forever-in-progress work today.

I think my favorite feedback I've gotten for Shadows Rise is how people wanted to hate the Wolves but can't. I wanna say it takes some skill to make the assassin clan lovable, so I'm definitely glad to hear it. lol
Dani shrugged. “Just not in the mood for it this year.” She dug around for another pebble. “You ever think it’s weird how Creation Day is right at the start of winter? When everything’s dead?” Lena shook her head. “That’s kind of the point. It’s an endless cycle. One year ends and another begins. Death leads to new life, destruction leads to creation, so on so forth. That’s what the passing of time is, in a nutshell. The essence of what it means to be human. But at the same time, no. Nothing’s dead, Dani. Death is final, eternal. Winter isn’t. Spring always comes right after, doesn’t it?” “I guess it does.” Dani wiped the snow from the pebble and stared at it. “I don’t know why this is all hitting me so hard right now. I should be out there. I should want to be out there, but...” She shook her head and threw the pebble at the lake. It sunk instead of skipping across. “Sarah’s mad at me now. And I don’t know how to explain this stuff to her, my head’s just not in it. Or in pretty much anything lately.” Lena watched as the pebble broke the water’s surface and sunk into the depths of the lake. “Do you want to talk about what happened with your first contract?” “I’m not supposed t—” Realization hit and Dani chuckled. “You already know how it went down, don’t you?” “Mom let me look at the report after you turned it in, but even if she hadn’t...” “Right, no secrets with telepaths around.” Dani shook her head and turned to face Lena at last. “I did everything right. Exactly how I was supposed to. It was a perfect assassination and then I decided I wanted to calm down the horses. If I’d just gone instead of lingering I wouldn’t have been seen at all. I was stupid.” “You did exactly what the contract demanded. There were no added casualties and you came out of it unscathed. For a first assassination, it was near flawless. I mean, you have no idea what some of us have done our first time. Eldric threw up, his dad was furious.” “How did your first time go, then?” Dani asked with the look of morbid curiosity plastered across her face. “As flawless as an assassination can go.” When Dani rolled her eyes, she chuckled. “But... I did cry when I got home and mom had to comfort me. It happens more often than you’d think. We play an ugly part in the world, kiddo. It’s necessary, but it’s also a lot easier to rationalize when it isn’t right in front of you.” Dani nodded, turning away and digging out another pebble. “I just wish his son hadn’t seen me, that’s all.” “Are you upset because he saw you, or because you saw him?” Dani hesitated, dedicating extra attention into the act of brushing snow from her newly acquired pebble. “Both.”
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
blackbirb.bsky.social
'Tis #WIPWednesday my dudes. And I'm rereading my forever-in-progress work today.

I think my favorite feedback I've gotten for Shadows Rise is how people wanted to hate the Wolves but can't. I wanna say it takes some skill to make the assassin clan lovable, so I'm definitely glad to hear it. lol
Dani shrugged. “Just not in the mood for it this year.” She dug around for another pebble. “You ever think it’s weird how Creation Day is right at the start of winter? When everything’s dead?” Lena shook her head. “That’s kind of the point. It’s an endless cycle. One year ends and another begins. Death leads to new life, destruction leads to creation, so on so forth. That’s what the passing of time is, in a nutshell. The essence of what it means to be human. But at the same time, no. Nothing’s dead, Dani. Death is final, eternal. Winter isn’t. Spring always comes right after, doesn’t it?” “I guess it does.” Dani wiped the snow from the pebble and stared at it. “I don’t know why this is all hitting me so hard right now. I should be out there. I should want to be out there, but...” She shook her head and threw the pebble at the lake. It sunk instead of skipping across. “Sarah’s mad at me now. And I don’t know how to explain this stuff to her, my head’s just not in it. Or in pretty much anything lately.” Lena watched as the pebble broke the water’s surface and sunk into the depths of the lake. “Do you want to talk about what happened with your first contract?” “I’m not supposed t—” Realization hit and Dani chuckled. “You already know how it went down, don’t you?” “Mom let me look at the report after you turned it in, but even if she hadn’t...” “Right, no secrets with telepaths around.” Dani shook her head and turned to face Lena at last. “I did everything right. Exactly how I was supposed to. It was a perfect assassination and then I decided I wanted to calm down the horses. If I’d just gone instead of lingering I wouldn’t have been seen at all. I was stupid.” “You did exactly what the contract demanded. There were no added casualties and you came out of it unscathed. For a first assassination, it was near flawless. I mean, you have no idea what some of us have done our first time. Eldric threw up, his dad was furious.” “How did your first time go, then?” Dani asked with the look of morbid curiosity plastered across her face. “As flawless as an assassination can go.” When Dani rolled her eyes, she chuckled. “But... I did cry when I got home and mom had to comfort me. It happens more often than you’d think. We play an ugly part in the world, kiddo. It’s necessary, but it’s also a lot easier to rationalize when it isn’t right in front of you.” Dani nodded, turning away and digging out another pebble. “I just wish his son hadn’t seen me, that’s all.” “Are you upset because he saw you, or because you saw him?” Dani hesitated, dedicating extra attention into the act of brushing snow from her newly acquired pebble. “Both.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
18 hours left. Roughly $2,700 to go to goal.

LET'S GO LESBIANS, LET'S GO! 👏👏

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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eveyjacob.bsky.social
Guys we're *so close* please keep sharing and funding!!

And if you want me to shut up about it...all the more reason to help get this funded!! :D

But seriously thank you everyone who's helped promote this, we're in sight of the finish line and maybe, just maybe, we can pull this off.
plottwiststudios.bsky.social Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 8d
Only 164 backers and THE SEQUEL IS ON. (Less if we get more people into the upper tiers). I might have to reevaluate my disappointment. Lol

Might.

Women of Xal II, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
HOLD ON.

WOMEN OF XAL II IS DOWN TO $3,500 TO HIT GOAL!??!?!??!

THERE'S ONLY 23 HOURS LEFT BUT THIS IS DOABLE! IT'S COME DOWN $6K IN ONE DAY

GO SUPPORT @plottwiststudios.bsky.social's game

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
The cool kids are doing it.

Ask Alyss' top 5 anything.
January 11, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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plottwiststudios.bsky.social
The amount of reposts is as insane as it is inspiring! <3 That said, we still need 510 backers of the lowest tier ($20) in less than 65 hours, or the campaign WILL fail! And we will receive not a cent of that money! Thoughts and prayers are appreciated, but backers are how we fund real artists!
plottwiststudios.bsky.social Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14d
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...

#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
What is the prize here exactly? All there is to gain by subjecting yourself to this is...*checks notes* being on fucking Xitter.
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
blackbirb.bsky.social
This. Fucking... This.
Tumblr post by annabelle-cane dated Jun 8, 2024, that reads: the asexual double edged sword is that a lot of people, particularly queer discoursers(tm) online, are really really rancid about ace people who have sex, I mean like stunningly awful, so naturally sex favorable/indifferent asexuals will be very keen on making sure that they aren't erased within their own community and that people at large know they exist. at the same time, people are also Very Bad about ace people who don't have sex, and sex averse/repulsed asexuals face a lot of pressure both on societal and interpersonal scales to submit to sex that they don't want, and so naturally it'll really rub them the wrong way to constantly have "but don't worry, ace people can still conform to the societal expectation!" appended to their PSAs about their experiences of asexuality. and so everyone's just kinda upset and annoyed all the time when instead it should be peace and love on planet ace.
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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errezurera.bsky.social
Delete. Your. Account.
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 13d
Grok is producing ~6,700 sexually suggestive or nudified images per hour

• Twitter (X) is now the top deepfaking site in the world

• Women who speak out become targets by users

(via business)
January 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
The council will decide your fate
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
Folks I hate google as much as the next person but this is a fucking parody account, holy fuck.
soren.bsky.social Soren Iverson @soren.bsky.social · 15d
Google Docs show words left until AI replaces you
January 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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joebruehler.bsky.social
The birds taunt her.
A white and brown cat crouched on a windowsill, peering through a raised window.
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
blackbirb.bsky.social
Hi, I'm... me. :/
Post by Funkaar @Sabeenahmad1Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.Hi, I'm swimming pool.
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
Happy new year from Alyss and the gang! (they're doing a heist)
January 1, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
Alright, let's try to talk about my person's favorite child too for a change.

I'll eventually answer all of them, but for now 1 like =1 answer like usual.
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
Andrew Kadel @DrewKadel@social.coop My daughter, who's had a degree in computer science for 25 years, posted this about ChatGPT on Facebook. It's the best description I've seen. Something that seems fundamental to me about ChatGPT, which gets lost over and over again: When you enter text into it, you're asking "What would a response to this sound like?" If you put in a scientific question, and it comes back with a response citing a non-existent paper with a plausible title, using a real journal name and an author name who's written things related to your question, it's not being tricky or telling lies or doing anything at all surprising! This is what a response to that question would sound like! It did the thing! But people keep wanting the "say something that sounds like an answer" machine to be doing something else, and believing it *is* doing something else. It's good at generating things that sound like responses to being told it was wrong, so people think that it's engaging in introspection or looking up more information or something, but it's not, it's only, ever, saying something that sounds like the next bit of the conversation.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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fereldanstew.bsky.social
Once again I must raccoon post.

1 like 1 answer :)
December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
blackbirb.bsky.social
I'm not one for resolutions or goals and shit is still very very messy, but for fucks sake I want 2026 to be the year I finally have at least a completed Prologue for Chosen?. It's long overdue and I need to buckle down and get back into it.
cknightwrites.bsky.social Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 25d
Hey, #writingcommunity...

What's one big writing goal you want to accomplish in 2026??

I'd like to start cheering you on immediately, please and thanks 💜
December 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM