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May Barros 🇧🇷🏳️‍⚧️ 📚💙 @ Commissions open!
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Demiaroace e genderqueer. Escritora, ilustradora e game designer. 🇧🇷 Writer, artist and game dev 🇺🇸

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May Barros 🇧🇷🏳️‍⚧️ 📚💙 @ Commissions open! @maybarros.com.br · Jan 14
New year, new #PortfolioDay!

I'm May, a queer Brazilian artist, writer and game dev! I focus on fantasy stories with queer characters!

My commissions are open!

✨ patreon.com/naiveheart
✨ ko-fi.com/maybarros
✨ vgen.co/maybarros
✨ catarse.me/maybarros
✨ naiveheart.itch.io
✨ naive-star.itch.io
Illustration of Marcela, a goth necromancer gótica with white skin, black short hair wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt with a skull print; Solis, a pink haired, white skinned fairy, with pink transluscent wings, wearing simple green pants tied with rope and a simple one-shoulder shirt; and Talita, a black princess with dark curly hair, in a green dress with shimmering jewelry; the three are walking in the woods holding hands. Art of a woman with dark skin and green hair, wearing a floaty blue dress, flying among the clouds with two eastern dragons, one red the other purple. Atop the clouds, a castle with white walls and blue roofs. Illustration of a girl with white skin in a sailor scout outfit with golden small gloves with green trim, golden bodysuit, green collar and a green bow, green miniskirt, dark green shorts and green boots. She has short green hair and green eyes. She is wearing a dark green mask Illustration of the Greek Goddess Selene as a fat black woman with silver hair, eyes and dress, wearing a silver crown with moon motifs and holding magic moon symbols that glow with a blueish tint. The background is a starry sky.
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anatxt.bsky.social
Lembrando que nas listas de recomendações da VAL a gente *fala sobre os livros*, não é só uma lista de quinhentos títulos: a gente só recomenda livros que REALMENTE LEMOS, e fala um pouco da trama e tema do livro, além dos motivos pelos quais gostamos.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Convincing you to read my zine by sharing all of the stories’ first sentences

kaleidotrope.net
He spun many stories in his youth, not all of them true, but the truth mattered less than the flash of coins and the believing eyes in his audience. The part of us that is me lies in bed beside the king, and feels the little deaths of his cells, each of them a small but terrible thrill. Hilla crash-landed on an asteroid on the second lap of her first solar run. All Beekeepers know that when something important takes place you should tell the bees. First, I want you to imagine my hands all over your new body—piercing through your skin; reaching for your face. Jak woke in the transfer pod, and finding himself alone, cracked open the lid, slid to his feet, slipped off his robe, and stood naked in the center of the full-length mirrors which lined the small room. Stop! The silent servants come and go. When discussions arise of the great collections, as they do at the dinners I must attend, I lose my appetite. I don’t mean to sound disloyal, because I love my grandmother. I hear him before I lay eyes on him, champagne sparkling on my tongue as the band strikes up to play some tired tune that will serve as the backdrop to this overwrought affair. Listen.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Repost with an iconic fictional band
Art of a woman with a keyboard guitar and purple hair with the words Magica Riot
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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benjanun.bsky.social
Oh is this why white Americans have terrible life expectancy? As a polyglot, I simply cannot relate. :)
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7h
'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.'

Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Want a younger brain? Learn another language
A vast study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive ageing.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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fringon.bsky.social
E quem estiver em São Paulo na quinta-feira e puder ajudar a lotar a assembleia, vai mostrar que nosso barulho não se limita à internet. Então, sem mais delongas:

Audiência Pública: Comissão Especial sobre IA (PL 2338/23)

13/11/25
Quinta-feira 18h
Praça da República, 282 - auditório da APEOESP
A imagem mostra a ilustração de uma mão humana de pele negra tocando, com o indicador, uma mão robótica, em referência à pintura "A Criação de Adão", de Michelangelo. Na imagem, estão os dizeres "Audiência Pública: 'O Impacto da Inteligência Artificial nos Setores Criativos, Jornalísticos e Culturais." Logo abaixo: "Comissão Especial sobre Inteligência Artificial (PL 2338/23) - Deputado Orlando Silva e Deputada Luisa Canziani. 13/11/25 Quinta-feira 18h Praça da República, 282 - auditório da APEOESP
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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raposabranca.bsky.social
Hi chat, a stunning woman has been kissing me, do you think she might be into me?

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#nevegallus #neverook #dragonage #dav #datv #veilguard
A brightly colorful digital art of chibi/cartoony Neve from Dragon Age and Jael, my femm qunari, kissing and blushing. Neve is in her casual clothes (loose hair, loose necktie, without her coat) with her back to the viewer. She has her eyes closed and is reaching up to kiss Jael, with a hand under their chin and the other intertwined with theirs. Jael looks surprised staring right at Neve, their loose hand hovering over Neve's waist. They have long green wavy hair partially pulled back in a bow. They have horns with golden rings and white tips, and is wearing a sleeveless red top. Their skirt seems to be a kind of petticoat, and it, alongside their gloves and hair bow, are white lace. There's a little heart floating beside them, with a ?! beside it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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nyatche.bsky.social
Pessoal q estiver livre e quiser me ajudar, essa loja aqui da shopee tá vendendo produtos com artes roubadas minhas, quem puder denunciar!!Tentei contato várias vezes antes e me ignoravam. Hoje uma apoiadora foi falar com eles e responderam que ñ tem problema roubar por ser fanart

br.shp.ee/vKz1vaU
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
Raise your hand if you are in urgent need of a holiday 😮‍💨😅
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
JUST TWO AWAY!!! I'm so, so close to selling 100 KDP copies of my dragon short story this year! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOO ;)

If you fancy a short story with dragons, knights and revenge, check it out! Only 99c!

Any reposts to help me get there would also be most fabulousssss.
98 units processed on KDP of The Knight Saves the Dragon
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
This is what I don't get about people who use AI. The whole point of writing is writing. Like ... what are you even doing here if you don't like writing? Go cook. Go hiking. Go ride a bike. Go play a video game. If you don't like writing ... then don't? But you can't claim a title you did not earn.
theferocity.bsky.social Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 22d
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.

The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
theferocity.bsky.social Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 22d
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Hey all, Ana has been a wonderful supporter of our project and is exactly the kind of creator Conjured is intended to support. We don't have something ready quite yet that can help now, but YOU can support her directly on SubscribeStar and help her out of a bad pinch. Every bit helps!!
acvalens.net Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.net · 19h
Please consider supporting me on SubscribeStar, this obviously is a major income loss and I am not sure if I will be able to recover from it if things do not go smoothly

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November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Reminder that Ana helped break the paypro censorship story and now she’s getting censored herself by Patreon.

Support her in any way you can.
acvalens.net Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.net · 19h
Please consider supporting me on SubscribeStar, this obviously is a major income loss and I am not sure if I will be able to recover from it if things do not go smoothly

subscribestar.adult/acvalens
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November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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inglee.bsky.social
pra quem quiser saber mais sobre como detectar uma capa criada por IA, fiz um vídeo em colaboração com o @unidad.bsky.social recentemente. assistam aqui www.instagram.com/p/DPzfIsdAV_I/ ou no tiktok do UNIDAD :)
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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thescreambean.bsky.social
100% FUNDED!!!! IT HAS OFFICIALLY HAPPENED!

thank you to EVERYBODY who has made it so this audiobook is officially going to happen!

come party with @siennatristen.bsky.social and I for the next 18 days of victory laps and chaos!!!

WAHOOOOOOOOOOO

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
Brendan May, Avi Silver, and Sienna Tristen smile over a table of books from the Shale Project. On top of the image is a green badge that says "Just Funded Kickstarter". A musical bar swirls over their heads. The bottom of the image has a blue shimmery background with the words "Kickstarter 100% funded in six days!" and an image of The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming with headphones on.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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devanbarlow.bsky.social
TOMORROW!

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November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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quartzen.bsky.social
Somehow it does not surprise me that people who self-identify themselves as "thought leadership writers" are the heaviest users of the flattery, sycophancy, and plagiarism software?
clpolk.com C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 1d
“The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).”

How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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conjured.ink
Thank you for helping us reach a funding goal! To show we put creators first, we're doing a 5 emote comm for our Discord for $100!

To apply, reply to this post with by Nov 20:

1️⃣ Your emote portfolio
2️⃣ A bit about your art background

We'll pick by the 24th!

!NO AI!🚫🤖
An image with a deep purple heading which cuts to a purple-to-teal gradient. It says "Calling all emote artists! Conjured Ink is hosting a giveaway to celebrate hitting our subscription financing goal! The winner will earn $100 to make 5 emotes which will be used in our community Discord server! Read post for eligibility details". Conjured Ink's OpenCollective page which shows both how we spend money and how much we currently have in donations. Under Recurring is the number $700, which is more than our goal number. We have currently collected a total of $1371.89.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
maybarros.com.br
Talita é a princesa e vai até o reino feérico em missão real, Marcela é a necromante extrovertida que vai junto e Solis é a fada que guia elas. No fim, as três acabam mais próximas do que imaginavam.

maybarros.com.br/esmc

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚
Banner com a capa de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais, de May Barros, e uma lista do que pode ser encontrado no livro, com setas que apontam para a capa. A capa mostra as personagens principais: uma fada de cabelo curto rosas e pele branca, uma princesa negra humana com cabelo afro, que usa uma coroa perolada e um vestido de gala amarelo, enquanto flutua cristais entre suas mãos, e uma humana de pele branca e cabelo preto com corte chanel que tem um gato esqueleto em seu ombro. A lista lê: muita magia; relacionamento poliamoroso e queerplatônico; uma gata-esqueleto; fadas agênero; todo mundo é neurodivergente; viagem de carruagem; só uma cama, mas elas pediram; representatividade demiace, alloaro e aroace
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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hianna.bsky.social
[Vaga - Home Office - PJ]
Algum analista de marketing de influência procurando trampo? Dá um alô aqui
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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thehomebakery.bsky.social
You can get the Skeleton Closet as part of this amazing bundle! 💕
jesthehuman.itch.io Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 1d
Games against Genocide Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.

Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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birdjay.bsky.social
we just hit 100 members!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
birdjay.bsky.social birdjay reads a lot. @birdjay.bsky.social · 1d
we don't have an algorithm. no bad news to shove down your throat. we're just a bunch of book lovers who want to talk about books.

freeliteracy.jcink.net

#currentlyreading #booksky #books #kindle #libraries #bookhaul
big black background says FREEDOM & LITERACY IS OPEN TO EVERYONE* except for nazis bigots and fascists.
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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ericnovello.bsky.social
Pedro Augusto Baía liberou gratuito um conto manifesto pela COP30. Quem não conhece o trabalho dele, aproveita que o cara é bom demais
Apocalipse Açaí: Um conto manifesto na COP30
Compre o eBook Apocalipse Açaí: Um conto manifesto na COP30, de Baía, Pedro Augusto, na loja eBooks Kindle. Encontre ofertas, os livros mais vendidos e dicas de leitura na Amazon Brasil
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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bataporta.bsky.social
"ain pq texto com travessão é coisa de chatgpt, nunca vi alguém escrever de verdade usando isso" meu amor, ninguém tem culpa de você ser ILETRADO
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Today's my birthday 🎉 If you'd like to celebrate too (esp w/ Ripple releasing in just 4 days now!), there's a 24 hour birthday sale going on right now-- get both Riyati books out for $3.20 through itch or direct!

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November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

💚 polyam and queerplatonic relationships
🧡 sapphic
🚗 magical roadtrip
🐱 skeleton cat

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚

maybarros.com.br/a-study-on-m...
Promo image with a story quote from A Study on Magic and Crystals, available on most ebook distributors for US$ 7.99, showing part of the cover: a fairy with white skin, pink hair, eyes and wings; a black human princess with afro hair and crystaline crown and earrings; and a white human woman with chanel black hair with a skeleton cat on her shoulder. The quote reads: "It was then that Talita understood her part in this: she had demonstrated magical aptitude from an early age and her father believed that she would be the solution for their problem. The responsibility made her stomach turn."
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM