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Issy Waldrom
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She/her. Trans woman author of queer fantasy and supernatural stories (usually sapphic).

Latest release: Heart's Whispers

(universal link) https://books2read.com/ap/n7L2B2/Issy-Waldrom
(itch) https://issy-waldrom.itch.io/
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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · Jun 22
I have a new book out!

*makes excited noises*

Wolf-shifter x Witch, featuring Candace (leader of the Toanengaro DMA) and newcomer Myla. Slow burn coming out romance with plenty of magic and a dash of dragons as well.

issy-waldrom.itch.io/hearts-whisp...
Heart's Whispers by Issy Waldrom
A sapphic urban fantasy shifter romance
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iwaldrom.bsky.social
Happy #lesficfri ^^

Legs, you say. Along with being expressive, alluring, and downright useful, they can also be used rather offensively. And for Rachael, well, that's just part of her style.

(From Soul Flames vol 3, the 4th book of the Soul Flames series)

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Cover of Soul Flames vol 3 with the following excerpt: Power flared around her as she called the array into being, the circles and runes glowing like the rays of the morning sun as they spread out from her, encompassing the entire area. Seymor and both of the shamblers screamed as their flesh started to smoke, the tendrils stopping dead in their tracks and collapsing in a shower of blood. The blood on the wall sloughed off, splattering onto the ground and spraying everywhere as it flowed in a rush towards them. “Eww, that’s gross,” Crystal complained as she lifted herself off the ground with her wings, and by the sound of it Catlin was also hurriedly picking herself up behind her, as fast as she could manage anyway. Rachael zipped around Crystal, her leg slamming into Seymor, smashing him into and right through the wooden wall behind him like it was a piece of paper. “There is always a choice,” she stated
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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clericofthevoid.bsky.social
3 HOURS LEFT 💖💖💖
eliseswritings.bsky.social Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 14d
I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors

Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!

🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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olivia.science
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
As one Massachusetts school administrator recently said; this moment with AI is remarkably like the moment when we were introduced to asbestos. Yes, it had some remarkably promising characteristics – fireproofing! – and had some real utility in science, research, and industrial applications. But a profit-driven industry bullied us into inserting it everywhere; into our homes and schools and public spaces, before we really understood the risks. This resulted in decades, if not centuries, of illness, injuries, deaths, and the astronomical financial burden of trying to remove the stuff. As you, the leaders and policymakers in our schools, craft an AI policy for our district, we the undersigned call on you to: 1. Ban AI tools into the classroom, protect our students and teachers from de-skilling and allow them the space and time to engage in assignments themselves. 2. Resist any direct financial relationship or contracts with AI providers, as well as the “training” they might offer. 3. Provide a digital literacy curriculum to help students navigate the current digital landscape, and promote critical engagement with technology. 4. Guarantee that anywhere generative AI has already entered our classrooms or curriculum, an opt-out will allow students and teachers to refuse the use of these products at no risk to their grades, progress or employment.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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beedokfern.bsky.social
We've broken our goal with 8 hours to spare!!

You can still jump on the bundle, though. Maybe we can hit 100 sales before we're done?

itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Trans People Take on the World 32 trans stories for $35. 89 sales and $3532.89 sold. 8 hours remaining.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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victoriastrauss.com
New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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mishacak3s.bsky.social
Eldritch Puzzle 2 👁✨🧩
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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samandfuzzy.com
Zzzz
A six panel comic of Poppy. In the top right corner of the panels is a thought bubble showing what she's dreaming of. In her dream, we see a tiny version of herself happily running around. The dream version eventually gets tired and goes to sleep as well. In the last panel, the tiny dream poppy starts snoring very loudly, which wakes up the main Poppy.
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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shrekromancer.gay
normalize name changes for anyone tbh. even if you're not trans, you should be able to just choose a name you feel good about and not have it be a big deal
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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oceanwrites.bsky.social
My contribution this week for #lesficfri is a few sample lines from my WIP ~ Ninjas Don't Cry ~
🦵🏽🥷🏽🌈
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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mrivera81author.bsky.social
Need a break from how terrible the news is? Don't have a date for the upcoming weekend (like me)? In the mood for some witty banter? I got you! Check out my latest sapphic romance book! a.co/d/bm8jKrH
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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chlowski.bsky.social
it's 🏳️‍⚧️ transgender awareness week 🏳️‍⚧️, so : donate to trans support organizations if you can, hire trans people, defend them in public & private spaces when necessary, & just don't be an asshole in general
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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caminukai.bsky.social
Mel and Frinos 🐸🧡

#hades2
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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caradelaney.bsky.social
AGAIN?!

Okay, time to roll up my sleeves and yell at politicians some more. Fuck's sake, they're like roaches in there...
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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oceanwrites.bsky.social
Happy Thur #lesficfri Friends!
🤗
Tomorrow's theme is ****LEG****

LEGS can do some interesting things in a story, would you agree?

Let's share the LEG activity we're writing about!
🍗🦵🏽
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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aebrossbooks.bsky.social
Time is running out to get your hands on this bundle. Trans People Take on the World is 32 books of transgender rep for only $35.00! Snatch it up before it's gone! 📢 📚

itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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mrivera81author.bsky.social
My 15th sapphic romance book is now available!
amzn.to/47VX4fP
The Best Revenge
The Best Revenge - Kindle edition by Rivera, Michele L.. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
amzn.to
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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alepresser.com
It's dangerous to go alone, take this.
a lineart, unfinished art of Babs in her human form, smiling, with wind in her hair.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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monstermonger.bsky.social
All that is mine I carry with me
A white dragon glides across a stark blue sky. Strands of clouds follow its path.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
A drawing of a little cow standing in a grassy field. The caption reads, "you are worthy of care, especially on your lowest days"
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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freyafaust.bsky.social
A peek behind the curtain, and because people love data: Burkes #2 received 9 preorders. Burkes #3 got a big ol' 10.

RABID DOGS, Burkes #4, has been up for preorder for 1 day and has received 1 preorder (you da real MVP).

The goal is obvious. Set a new high-water mark. 11 or bust, bay-bee.
A screenshot of preorders. Book 2: 9. Book 3: 10. Book 4: 1 (so far)
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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clericofthevoid.bsky.social
This bundle is still going strong 💖🫶🏻💖

Only four days left!

itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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karrahe.bsky.social
A more modern #dnd commission this time, Felicity :D
Painterly bust portrait of a pale woman in her thirties, arms crossed and expression fierce as she looks to the viewer. She has blue-black hair cut in a shoulder-length bob. She wears a leather jacket over a tank top and has deep red lipstick. The scene is dark, lit by a cool overhead light with a fainter orange glow off in the background.
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.

We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.

Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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chlowski.bsky.social
some princess on vampire girl action

(felt like reposting this one, I'm in a retrospective mood I guess)
fanart of Bubblegum and Marceline from Adventure Time, wearing modern clothes, on top of each other on a bed both with long hair, Bubblegum wearing dark jean shorts, a pink shirt, necklace with a bat on it, flower tattoos on right arm and thigh ; Marceline with grey jeans, red shirt, crown-shaped earring, snake & "fuck terfs" tattoo on the left forearm Bubblegum : "You were saying, smart ass ?" Marceline : "Nevermind, Princess, please go on"
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
I don't buy every bundle I enter my books in, but having read the blurbs of these fantasy, romance and other books... I bought this one 😉.
eliseswritings.bsky.social Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 14d
I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors

Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!

🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM