Julia L
@calenmir.bsky.social
SFF/horror #TTRPG + #WritingCommunity (see #AgentGuide). Wants #FriendPromotionFriday to be a thing
Writing site: https://jklafondwriter.wordpress.com/
GM profile: https://startplaying.games/gm/julia_lafond
Calenmir's RPGs: https://www.calenmirsrpgs.com/
Writing site: https://jklafondwriter.wordpress.com/
GM profile: https://startplaying.games/gm/julia_lafond
Calenmir's RPGs: https://www.calenmirsrpgs.com/
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Julia L
@calenmir.bsky.social
· Dec 31
![A newspaper-style layout in which the central image is a group photo on a city street corner. On the left someone wearing a long, black, hooded cloak and red mask. To the right is a Black woman in sleek purple and gray powered armor who is giving this person bunny ears. She is being supported by floating water, which appears to be controlled by the person clinging to the side of a window above her: a stone-gray-skinned person with a tail and claws who has shoulder-length black hair and is wearing a red sweater with yellow chevrons over blue pants. In the center of the group is a muscular woman with light tan skin who is wearing hoplite-style armor and holding aloft a translucent glowy-gold spear that matches her round shield. Next in line is a fat, muscular man in a dark blue hoodie and gray camo pants and a black N95, plus face paint. He is clutching his forehead with his right hand. Holding on to his left arm is a person with pink skin and pink hair peeking out from beneath their blue onesie, which also has a beak, feathers, and space for their horns. In front of them is a St. Bernard dog who appears to be smiling and waving at the camera. A sign on a lamppost in the background says "Please no pictures with giant monsters".
Under the picture is the caption: Left to right: Chiropter, Water Weaver, Hex Wrench, Light Skirmisher, Anymorph, Captain Facepuncher, Blue Jay
Beneath is the beginning of a newspaper story:
Noctopolis, NERZ — After robots swarmed the business district, six Project Paragon heroes and one vigilante arrived on scene [cuts off]
To the right in an add slot: Calenmir’s RPGs [accompanied by the yellow knight logo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a37vzkeigxyiyhp5h6uc3lnh/bafkreib2ovpy7qjdkz63mxvyigatjgjcmtirxeqey24bpgazuxjwjwo25e@jpeg)
Breaking News: I've just released "Noctopolis", a Mystery module for Apocalypse Keys (a #TTRPG from @evilhat.bsky.social and @temporalhiccup.bsky.social )!
My site: www.calenmirsrpgs.com/shop/p/nocto...
Itch: calenmirs-rpgs.itch.io/noctopolis
DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
My site: www.calenmirsrpgs.com/shop/p/nocto...
Itch: calenmirs-rpgs.itch.io/noctopolis
DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Today's thread highlighting people who have reached out for help via Bluesky. 25 today, no bonus posts
1. J. Skyler: bsky.app/profile/jsky...
1. J. Skyler: bsky.app/profile/jsky...
[JAN UPDATE] DISABLED BLK TRANS ENBY ✊🏿🏳️⚧️
JAN GOAL: $2000
Phone/internet. Storage fees. Bills. Medicated cat food. Rent assist.
That’s:
20 ppl giving $100
40 ppl giving $50
80 ppl giving $25
DEADLINE 1/15
linktr.ee/jskylerinc
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #HelpSky #BlackSky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
JAN GOAL: $2000
Phone/internet. Storage fees. Bills. Medicated cat food. Rent assist.
That’s:
20 ppl giving $100
40 ppl giving $50
80 ppl giving $25
DEADLINE 1/15
linktr.ee/jskylerinc
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #HelpSky #BlackSky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Today's thread highlighting people who have reached out for help via Bluesky. 25 today, no bonus posts
1. J. Skyler: bsky.app/profile/jsky...
1. J. Skyler: bsky.app/profile/jsky...
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Hey #WritingCommunity, if you like romantic fantasy but hate ICE, consider picking up Kelsey Epler's "The Monsters We Keep" and "The Sins We Reap", because she's donating this month's proceeds to mutual aid in Minnesota!
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Kelsey Epler
Author of The Monsters We Keep and The Sins We Reap
www.goodreads.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hey #WritingCommunity, if you like romantic fantasy but hate ICE, consider picking up Kelsey Epler's "The Monsters We Keep" and "The Sins We Reap", because she's donating this month's proceeds to mutual aid in Minnesota!
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
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Want to see a cryptid you've never heard of before? Check this out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/whe...
#ttrpg #cryptid #horror #campyhorror #zimo
#ttrpg #cryptid #horror #campyhorror #zimo
Update 8: Here, Have A Cryptid · The Crypt Has Opened
One of my favorite things to do is come up with new and weird cryptids for my one-shots. Using the 10 question prompts it often times feels like cheating. For instance, a group set their game in Atlan...
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Want to see a cryptid you've never heard of before? Check this out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/whe...
#ttrpg #cryptid #horror #campyhorror #zimo
#ttrpg #cryptid #horror #campyhorror #zimo
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If you think I am in ANY WAY exaggerating about women thinking they're expendable because of the paucity of men: people in skating who have talked openly about their abuse have spoken about this. About being openly told that they have to take whatever happens because they're the expendable party.
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
If you think I am in ANY WAY exaggerating about women thinking they're expendable because of the paucity of men: people in skating who have talked openly about their abuse have spoken about this. About being openly told that they have to take whatever happens because they're the expendable party.
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someone is outside in Donnie's parking lot !!
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
someone is outside in Donnie's parking lot !!
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I have poems eligible! Post with links; contact for packet for those that aren't online bsky.app/profile/pope...
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I have poems eligible! Post with links; contact for packet for those that aren't online bsky.app/profile/pope...
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An individual with measles visited 3 Durham locations on February 6. Learn more here: dconc.gov/DurhamCo-New.... If you were in one of these locations during the affected time frames, get vaccinated if you are unvaccinated, monitor your symptoms for 21 days, & call your doctor symptoms develop.
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
An individual with measles visited 3 Durham locations on February 6. Learn more here: dconc.gov/DurhamCo-New.... If you were in one of these locations during the affected time frames, get vaccinated if you are unvaccinated, monitor your symptoms for 21 days, & call your doctor symptoms develop.
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“Medical professionals have repeatedly documented how ANY amount of detention has long-term negative consequences for children.”
--Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/chi...
--Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/chi...
Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s Massive Jail in Texas
The number of people held at the notorious Dilley immigration jail has nearly tripled since October.
truthout.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“Medical professionals have repeatedly documented how ANY amount of detention has long-term negative consequences for children.”
--Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/chi...
--Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/chi...
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so so so thrilled that my deeply Canadian horror story about maternal love and old secrets hidden in the Quebec woods is coming out in the next issue of Haven Spec Magazine
Our ✨February 2026 issue✨ is ready!
Subscribers will get it February 16th (maybe sooner!), and everyone else can read it February 23rd!
Five brand new stories and five brand new poems to delight and amaze!
Subscribers will get it February 16th (maybe sooner!), and everyone else can read it February 23rd!
Five brand new stories and five brand new poems to delight and amaze!
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM
so so so thrilled that my deeply Canadian horror story about maternal love and old secrets hidden in the Quebec woods is coming out in the next issue of Haven Spec Magazine
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
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Land Back is not just a possibility. It is happening. Much more than people realize.
A California tribe has acquired over 10,000 acres of ancestral land in the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe.
One of California’s largest ‘land-back’ deals hands huge area near Tahoe to tribe
A California tribe has acquired over 10,000 acres of ancestral land in the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Land Back is not just a possibility. It is happening. Much more than people realize.
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One more tip, if you are wondering if compression supports might help or if it’s time for that help, guess what? It is. I wish I would have used them sooner. You deserve to have the help you need!
Happy Black History Month!
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
These compression gloves are great quality and have helped so many people reduce their hand pain and swelling. It allows them to do things longer!
Store: Bibipins.com
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
These compression gloves are great quality and have helped so many people reduce their hand pain and swelling. It allows them to do things longer!
Store: Bibipins.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
One more tip, if you are wondering if compression supports might help or if it’s time for that help, guess what? It is. I wish I would have used them sooner. You deserve to have the help you need!
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Fascination Kickstarter update: The colouring sheets by author Alena Van Arendonk will unlock at 100 backers. We're so close with 94!
Become a backer : www.kickstarter.com/...
Become a backer : www.kickstarter.com/...
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Fascination Kickstarter update: The colouring sheets by author Alena Van Arendonk will unlock at 100 backers. We're so close with 94!
Become a backer : www.kickstarter.com/...
Become a backer : www.kickstarter.com/...
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Applies really well to writing short stories.
Put people in a situation they really care about. See how it plays out. Don't overcook. Take a look at what's best about the story and add some more of that thing. A lot more if you're feeling it.
Not much more to it than that. Easy 7/10 or better.
Put people in a situation they really care about. See how it plays out. Don't overcook. Take a look at what's best about the story and add some more of that thing. A lot more if you're feeling it.
Not much more to it than that. Easy 7/10 or better.
His notes are incredibly useful to everything:
1) You can get 7, 8, or 9 out of 10 by just doing the basics right
2) Keep things simple and don't overdue things that be messed up by fussing with them too much
3) When something is good and important, make sure there's plenty of it or more on tap.
1) You can get 7, 8, or 9 out of 10 by just doing the basics right
2) Keep things simple and don't overdue things that be messed up by fussing with them too much
3) When something is good and important, make sure there's plenty of it or more on tap.
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Applies really well to writing short stories.
Put people in a situation they really care about. See how it plays out. Don't overcook. Take a look at what's best about the story and add some more of that thing. A lot more if you're feeling it.
Not much more to it than that. Easy 7/10 or better.
Put people in a situation they really care about. See how it plays out. Don't overcook. Take a look at what's best about the story and add some more of that thing. A lot more if you're feeling it.
Not much more to it than that. Easy 7/10 or better.
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The mainstream media are slowly picking up. Very slowly and very cagily. But it's not a bloody secret, whatever the level of denial or indifference in the population. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The mainstream media are slowly picking up. Very slowly and very cagily. But it's not a bloody secret, whatever the level of denial or indifference in the population. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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We only present a project for crowdfunding when the game design/text is 95% complete and we don't like to introduce roadblocks that will impede our ability to deliver as quickly as we can while maintaining our high standard of quality. This is the best way we've found to also offer stretch goals.
I REALLY like this policy, from the latest @evilhat.bsky.social Blades '68 update:
"(And remember: We produce stretch goals on their own separate timeline. They will not slow down our ability to turn the book over to the printer and they will not extend our delivery date in any way.)"
"(And remember: We produce stretch goals on their own separate timeline. They will not slow down our ability to turn the book over to the printer and they will not extend our delivery date in any way.)"
February 12, 2026 at 2:27 AM
We only present a project for crowdfunding when the game design/text is 95% complete and we don't like to introduce roadblocks that will impede our ability to deliver as quickly as we can while maintaining our high standard of quality. This is the best way we've found to also offer stretch goals.
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I'm honored to help raise hardship funds for this groundbreaking event, so those low on funds can participate in conversations to define an equitable future. We can't have one without these voices. Please consider giving a little to Kia Tika, Kia Pono. Includes food!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre...
www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre...
Donations and fundraising | Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Donations and support of the Stout Research Centre's conferences and events.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I'm honored to help raise hardship funds for this groundbreaking event, so those low on funds can participate in conversations to define an equitable future. We can't have one without these voices. Please consider giving a little to Kia Tika, Kia Pono. Includes food!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre...
www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre...
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It is 8:30 p.m. in Minnesota & I don't know about you, but I am tired.
Did you get enough food today? Are you drinking enough water? If you take meds, have you taken them?
Maybe it's time to take a break (even from this place) & relax if you can. Watch or read or listen to something fun. 💜
Did you get enough food today? Are you drinking enough water? If you take meds, have you taken them?
Maybe it's time to take a break (even from this place) & relax if you can. Watch or read or listen to something fun. 💜
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It is 8:30 p.m. in Minnesota & I don't know about you, but I am tired.
Did you get enough food today? Are you drinking enough water? If you take meds, have you taken them?
Maybe it's time to take a break (even from this place) & relax if you can. Watch or read or listen to something fun. 💜
Did you get enough food today? Are you drinking enough water? If you take meds, have you taken them?
Maybe it's time to take a break (even from this place) & relax if you can. Watch or read or listen to something fun. 💜
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Deduction by The Homebakery
A competitive storytelling game
thehomebakery.itch.io
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Now available!
Rosemary says Fuck ICE!
All proceeds will go to a group in my state that helps immigrants. This sticker will also be included for free with every order!
Stickers are buy 3 get 1 free and international shipping is available!
Get it here: mcapriglione.art
Rosemary says Fuck ICE!
All proceeds will go to a group in my state that helps immigrants. This sticker will also be included for free with every order!
Stickers are buy 3 get 1 free and international shipping is available!
Get it here: mcapriglione.art
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Now available!
Rosemary says Fuck ICE!
All proceeds will go to a group in my state that helps immigrants. This sticker will also be included for free with every order!
Stickers are buy 3 get 1 free and international shipping is available!
Get it here: mcapriglione.art
Rosemary says Fuck ICE!
All proceeds will go to a group in my state that helps immigrants. This sticker will also be included for free with every order!
Stickers are buy 3 get 1 free and international shipping is available!
Get it here: mcapriglione.art
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And the story they’re putting out already doesn’t make sense
I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
1 person shot and killed by U.S. marshal in Northeast DC
A U.S. marshal shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C. This shooting happened on Hay Street right in front of the Cesar Chavez Middle Public Charter School and not far from the ...
www.nbcwashington.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
And the story they’re putting out already doesn’t make sense
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White throated sparrow hiding in a bush acrobatically 🪶
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
White throated sparrow hiding in a bush acrobatically 🪶
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There was ANOTHER SPILL after they stopped the one from the video and only local news is covering it. This might be one of the worst environmental disasters in US history and everyone is ignoring it???
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
There was ANOTHER SPILL after they stopped the one from the video and only local news is covering it. This might be one of the worst environmental disasters in US history and everyone is ignoring it???
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Five Tiers of RPG Publishing
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only…
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only…
Five Tiers of RPG Publishing
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only one that turned a profit in the entire company. Not only that, but Wizards is responsible for roughly 47% of the entire company’s revenue and over 90% of all revenue growth over the last year.
cannibalhalflinggaming.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Five Tiers of RPG Publishing
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only…
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only…
Reposted by Julia L
February 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM