Marianne Kirby
@therotund.bsky.social
Writer, editor, semi-professional fat person.
SFF/spec/soft horror/whatever. Here for the weird stuff.
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SFF/spec/soft horror/whatever. Here for the weird stuff.
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Marianne Kirby
@therotund.bsky.social
· May 2
My partner does not find this nearly as funny as I do so I had to come here and share it. Bi-cycles! They go both ways!
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If you can, please donate to help one of our regular contributors in this time of need.
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
If you can, please donate to help one of our regular contributors in this time of need.
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I love when you ask an autistic person for something and they're like STAND BY and you know you're about to get the absolute best resources available.
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I love when you ask an autistic person for something and they're like STAND BY and you know you're about to get the absolute best resources available.
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I enjoyed this in much the same way I enjoy elaborate fan theories attempting to reconcile incompatible episodes of Doctor Who, but also in the way I enjoy old investigative reports about shady banks in Miami.
Thousands Of Words About The Bearer Bonds In DIE HARD
You will learn things from this blog post!
www.calmdownben.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I enjoyed this in much the same way I enjoy elaborate fan theories attempting to reconcile incompatible episodes of Doctor Who, but also in the way I enjoy old investigative reports about shady banks in Miami.
Also, the Lebanon Hanover show was EXCELLENT.
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Also, the Lebanon Hanover show was EXCELLENT.
Back in my early 20s I thought I never got approached in clubs because I was fat. Sometimes i snap a selfie that even now reminds me of the actual reason: man, in a club I straight up just look like a bitch most of the time. 😆😆😆
October 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Back in my early 20s I thought I never got approached in clubs because I was fat. Sometimes i snap a selfie that even now reminds me of the actual reason: man, in a club I straight up just look like a bitch most of the time. 😆😆😆
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I guess it's Prime Day(s) again, so here are some options if you'd rather not help Jeff Bezos grow even richer. 🧵
First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.)
go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm
First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.)
go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I guess it's Prime Day(s) again, so here are some options if you'd rather not help Jeff Bezos grow even richer. 🧵
First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.)
go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm
First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.)
go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm
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BEE FORTRESS
September 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
BEE FORTRESS
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Chotiner interviews Janeway
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Chotiner interviews Janeway
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Just a reminder. Hat tip to @bornmiserable.bsky.social for the excellent shirt.
August 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just a reminder. Hat tip to @bornmiserable.bsky.social for the excellent shirt.
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Lessons from the recent past, can give us inspiration for the battles to come.
“The neo-Nazis just kept coming in groups over and over. We were far outnumbered, but I watched countless antifa youth risk their lives, one by one, to fight back.” itsgoingdown.org/antifa-saved...
“The neo-Nazis just kept coming in groups over and over. We were far outnumbered, but I watched countless antifa youth risk their lives, one by one, to fight back.” itsgoingdown.org/antifa-saved...
“Antifa Saved Their Lives”: Report from Clergy at Charlottesville
"But I could not say a word. It nearly took my breath away when they chanted, "Black Lives Don't Matter" and "Fuck You Faggots" over and over again. It felt like they just kept coming one by one." A f...
itsgoingdown.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Lessons from the recent past, can give us inspiration for the battles to come.
“The neo-Nazis just kept coming in groups over and over. We were far outnumbered, but I watched countless antifa youth risk their lives, one by one, to fight back.” itsgoingdown.org/antifa-saved...
“The neo-Nazis just kept coming in groups over and over. We were far outnumbered, but I watched countless antifa youth risk their lives, one by one, to fight back.” itsgoingdown.org/antifa-saved...
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All my coworkers live in Virginia and ask me the most ridiculous questions about living in DC
“Is it bad in your neighborhood?”
“Is it weird on the metro?”
“Can you even go out at night?”
The number of nights I have staggered half cockeyed across this city
the misinformation is very real
“Is it bad in your neighborhood?”
“Is it weird on the metro?”
“Can you even go out at night?”
The number of nights I have staggered half cockeyed across this city
the misinformation is very real
August 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
All my coworkers live in Virginia and ask me the most ridiculous questions about living in DC
“Is it bad in your neighborhood?”
“Is it weird on the metro?”
“Can you even go out at night?”
The number of nights I have staggered half cockeyed across this city
the misinformation is very real
“Is it bad in your neighborhood?”
“Is it weird on the metro?”
“Can you even go out at night?”
The number of nights I have staggered half cockeyed across this city
the misinformation is very real
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YESSSS!! DO THE THING, FRIENDS AND COMRADES!!! Such an awesome opportunity.
🚨SPECIAL ISSUE alert!🚨
SINNERS, SAINTS, AND HAINTS will open from August 20th to August 31st, for *reprints only!* Guest editors: @edenroyce.bsky.social and Shakeema Smalls. The movie Sinners elevated a genre Black creators have anchored for decades, and we want to show those stories some love!
SINNERS, SAINTS, AND HAINTS will open from August 20th to August 31st, for *reprints only!* Guest editors: @edenroyce.bsky.social and Shakeema Smalls. The movie Sinners elevated a genre Black creators have anchored for decades, and we want to show those stories some love!
August 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
YESSSS!! DO THE THING, FRIENDS AND COMRADES!!! Such an awesome opportunity.
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Your friendly neighbourhood author, after turning in the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy:
July 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Your friendly neighbourhood author, after turning in the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy:
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I am always such a sucker for mycelial networks, as in this @clarkesworldmagazine.com story by @lchanwrites.bsky.social : clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_08_25/
And The Planet Loved Him by L Chan
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I am always such a sucker for mycelial networks, as in this @clarkesworldmagazine.com story by @lchanwrites.bsky.social : clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_08_25/
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Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
August 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
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remember to be kind to yourself fuckface
August 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
remember to be kind to yourself fuckface
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you know you're fucked when the entire internet is putting their differences aside to work together for a common goal. when you got bluesky, reddit, twitter and 4chan all working together you have no shot at this ending well unless you back down completely
SITREP from 4Chan /v/ Re: Collective Shout.
Visa and Mastercard are taking on substantial damage to their sales quots and support times for this. Don't stop calling.
#SaveSpeech
Visa and Mastercard are taking on substantial damage to their sales quots and support times for this. Don't stop calling.
#SaveSpeech
July 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
you know you're fucked when the entire internet is putting their differences aside to work together for a common goal. when you got bluesky, reddit, twitter and 4chan all working together you have no shot at this ending well unless you back down completely
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190 mss, over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes, 42000 new images, 7700+ texts, new cataloguing, imaging and conservation treatments - oh my!
We're so pleased to have been part of Curious Cures
Congrats to @theul.bsky.social and everyone who worked on it 🎉👏👏
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...
We're so pleased to have been part of Curious Cures
Congrats to @theul.bsky.social and everyone who worked on it 🎉👏👏
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...
Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible
Over the course of the last three years, and thanks to the generous support of the Wellcome Trust, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval m...
www.lib.cam.ac.uk
July 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
190 mss, over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes, 42000 new images, 7700+ texts, new cataloguing, imaging and conservation treatments - oh my!
We're so pleased to have been part of Curious Cures
Congrats to @theul.bsky.social and everyone who worked on it 🎉👏👏
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...
We're so pleased to have been part of Curious Cures
Congrats to @theul.bsky.social and everyone who worked on it 🎉👏👏
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...
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go read the original thread +
as I told a friend recently while discussing this:
as I told a friend recently while discussing this:
July 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
go read the original thread +
as I told a friend recently while discussing this:
as I told a friend recently while discussing this:
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"...child-welfare workers are effectively punishing families, particularly Black families, because they are poor. The problem intensified after Clinton-era welfare reform... There are now major U.S. cities where 60% of Black children have had some form of contact with child-welfare officials."
One in Ten Black Children in America Are Separated From Their Parents by the Child-Welfare System. A New Book Argues That’s No Accident
"By blaming the parents you're diverting attention away from the structural reasons," argues scholar Dorothy Roberts
time.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"...child-welfare workers are effectively punishing families, particularly Black families, because they are poor. The problem intensified after Clinton-era welfare reform... There are now major U.S. cities where 60% of Black children have had some form of contact with child-welfare officials."
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after a very frustrating call with Visa (US+CAN), I was told that Visa would like inquiries relating to using their bargaining power to destroy adult media to be sent, via email, to
askvisa@visa.com
they asked. to be sent. emails. you know what to do.
askvisa@visa.com
they asked. to be sent. emails. you know what to do.
Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
after a very frustrating call with Visa (US+CAN), I was told that Visa would like inquiries relating to using their bargaining power to destroy adult media to be sent, via email, to
askvisa@visa.com
they asked. to be sent. emails. you know what to do.
askvisa@visa.com
they asked. to be sent. emails. you know what to do.