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Vico Whitmore
@vwwhitmore.bsky.social
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Trans man, memoirist, and mental health unfluencer who will absolutely make you worse. My writing aims to make people uncomfortable in their own heads, the way the good lord intended. https://lnk.bio/vicowhitmore
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Vico Whitmore @vwwhitmore.bsky.social · Dec 1
As we enter the holiday season, I'd like to remind everyone with a terrible family that I have a shadow work book available with you in mind, especially if you're a burned out neurodivergent who likes to emotionally suffer.
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Shadow Work Prompts for the Present Apocalypse - Vico Whitmore's Ko-fi Shop
A list of shadow work prompts for traumatized, neurodivergent, burnt out gifted kids. If you've ever cussed at a shadow work prompt for insisting you ...
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aimeecozza.com
6 days and this baby goes live :D If you were a backer, you should already have gotten your ebook! I'm still packing all the physical orders but most of them are shipped already!
aimeecozza.com Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 5d
Guess what? The Lucky Machine is set for release Jan 11th, 2026! 🤖 Follow a plucky robot who helps a depressed cyborg friend & develops a special interest for fashion in this novella! Cozy, w/a hint of dystopia. Pre-order now: TheLuckyMachine.com

TYSM for your support!! 🥰

#Booksky #IndieAuthor 🪐📚💙
Majority purple graphic with multiple mockups of a hardcover, ebook, and paperback book titled "The Lucky Machine" featuring a robot walking through a dark scaffolding-like city. The graphic reads "pre-order now!" and "thank you yet again!"
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
SCREENSHOT SAYS: heilsbergdvm 1d Hubs and I don't have any children, and the Breeding Season Intern hasn't moved in yet. Two of us. There are TWO adults in this house. I have a service set for twelve people. WHY ARE WE ALWAYS OUT OF BOWLS?!?! heilsbergdvm 1d I AM HORSE VET PEOPLE OF THREADS I AM A HORSE VET
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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mikestabile.bsky.social
Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
Normal Rockwell I believe man
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
vwwhitmore.bsky.social
Trauma recovery is so fucking weird. I had to learn to use the stove basically as soon as I could reach the knobs if I wanted to eat but no one ever really taught me to cook. So I'm teaching myself and I'm getting pretty good at making pizza from scratch!
A pizza on a baking sheet with pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and stuffed crust that has bubbled over.
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
2026 is going to be my year and that is a threat

(I listened to Hopes and Dreams on repeat making this)
Panel 1: A collage of a sketchbook, an ink bottle, ruler, eraser, pencil, nib pen and iPad with an pencil Caption: You have what it takes Panel 2: Character holds a spark to their chest, bursting with pink purple and light blue smaller sparkles Caption: your fear of failure can not stop you
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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rmd1023.bsky.social
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
Screencap of post from tumblr user nitewrighter Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
vwwhitmore.bsky.social
I'm gonna get offline and rage clean my house. I love you all. Be good to each other. Please god don't post about any crimes, thought crimes or otherwise, you may or may not be committing.
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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cheriepriest.com
just gonna break this out again, no reason
A post from user Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social “If a politician isn't laying down in front of a tank at this point they shouldn't be asking for money.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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wolf.observer
1. try not to post things that will get you arrested
2. try not to post things that will make your friends want to off themselves
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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prettypinkpansy.bsky.social
friendly reminder to not post anything that will get feds knocking on your door and putting you on no-fly lists, no matter how upset you are about injustices. it doesn't matter that you're not serious and it doesn't matter if you append "in Minecraft". be careful with what you say, here or anywhere
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
OF THE EMPIRE We will be known as a culture that feared death and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity for the few and cared little for the penury of the many. We will be known as a culture that taught and rewarded the amassing of things, that spoke little if at all about the quality of life for people (other people), for dogs, for rivers. All the world, in our eyes, they will say, was a commodity. And they will say that this structure was held together politically, which it was, and they will say also that our politics was no more than an apparatus to accommodate the feelings of the heart, and that the heart, in those days, was small, and hard, and full of meanness.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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gatorpond.bsky.social
from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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anotherindiewriter.com
​To celebrate International Science Fiction Day (January 2) and the second anniversary of Woodpusher's release, have a flash sale where you can get Kotov Syndrome and Woodpusher individually for 50% off or together for just $4.

The sale is for 24 hours only. #sff

itch.io/s/178023/int...
International Science Fiction Day Sale by S. Morgan Burbank
A bundle by S. Morgan Burbank, $4.00 for Kotov Syndrome, Woodpusher
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January 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
vwwhitmore.bsky.social
Happy New Year! Here's my list of resolutions. It should also be yours. That is a threat.
vico-whitmore.medium.com/new-years-re...
New Year’s Resolutions for 2026
· Don’t die.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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sambestock.bsky.social
It's here! The 2025 bundle stock pack--house interiors, sailing, water, autumn trees, snow, and more! 989 photos to get you inspired & creative 🎨

✨ ko-fi.com/s/4d62706395

#kofishop #artresources #drawingreference #artref #stockphotos
A set of various photos sampled from the stock photo pack (an office, snowy tree, cloudy sunset) with text overlaying them reading: Sambeawesome's Stock Photos, Year 2025
January 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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miski.bsky.social
happy new year 🎇
two starcats snuggle over a starry cloudy pool, the phases of the moon are displayed above them
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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artologica.net
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
14th century painting of St. Margaret of Antioch attacking a devil woman in a virid dress hitting a demon with a hammer
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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emoria.bsky.social
Happy new year. And to the next and the next and the next. You have to live and love yourself.
Emoria, about to drive home
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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metacosmchronicles.com
last day to vote!!!
metacosmchronicles.com N.A. Soleil | Metacosm Chronicles @metacosmchronicles.com · 17d
Yes hello I am vibrating to announce The Fractured Balance was nominated for the Indie Ink Awards!! Really looking to nab that ND award since I really threw my whole autistic ass into Pheonix and his (literal) Justice complex.

To vote: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

#BookSky #ReadSky #Autistic
A graphic showing an Indie Ink Award nomination for N.A. Soleil's The Fractured Balance for Best Cover and Best Neurodivergent Rep by Neurodivergent Author.
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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aimeecozza.com
heck. I just noticed I'm 3 ratings away from 50 on Goodreads for The Warm Machine. Have you rated yet? 🤖 You have no idea how much I appreciate it!!
Goodreads
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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backwardsknight.com
Let's celebrate the end of 2025 with some awesome books that you need to read!

27 books in all, only $15 to snag. #Bluesky, you can't pass this up, can you? Nope, didn't think so. Go check it out right meow!

itch.io/b/3455/the-b...
Promo image for an itch sale. The Best of 2025. 27 books for only $15. January 2026 1st to 15th. Features book covers for: Memories of Sorcery and Sand, Remnants of Relics, Scars of the Raven, Impostor, Love Tales from the Borun-Ma, No Love in LA, Refilling The Well, Mermaid's Blood, Fimbulvinter's Fires, The Blood Divide, Rotten Roots, Hunted by the Undead, A Demon to Save Me, Child of the Sun, Memento Moreau, Heirs of Hyarch Book Two: The Elefae Champion, Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder, Dirt You Shall Become, Clipped, Into the Forest, Walking the Knife's Edge, Tales of Yamato, The Princess: Tales of Pern Coen, Reborn in Ash, The Backwards Knight, Moth Woods, Set in Stone.
January 1, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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queermedieval.bsky.social
if you’re reading this: we made it through this year and it didn’t kill us 🫡 and as always thank you mr @themountaingoats.bsky.social for the perennial motto
queermedieval.bsky.social Miles, knitting screaming agony werewolf @queermedieval.bsky.social · Jan 1
new year new mountain goats mantra
a digital drawing in a woodcut style with text in the center in a rainbow gothic script reading “I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me.” the initial I is gold over a pink background, surrounded by some gold leaves and vines. the border is gold with rainbow scrollwork.
January 1, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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aimeecozza.com
Guess what? The Lucky Machine is set for release Jan 11th, 2026! 🤖 Follow a plucky robot who helps a depressed cyborg friend & develops a special interest for fashion in this novella! Cozy, w/a hint of dystopia. Pre-order now: TheLuckyMachine.com

TYSM for your support!! 🥰

#Booksky #IndieAuthor 🪐📚💙
Majority purple graphic with multiple mockups of a hardcover, ebook, and paperback book titled "The Lucky Machine" featuring a robot walking through a dark scaffolding-like city. The graphic reads "pre-order now!" and "thank you yet again!"
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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travishedgecoke.bsky.social
#booksky Getcherself some free books praised, celebrated or social media reacted in a good way by folks like Gail Simone, Phil Jimenez, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Charles Gaines, Leah Moore, Cornelius Eady, Chris Burnham, Jane Smiley, Lloyd Kaufman, Geoff Klock, Liberty DeVitto & Paul Cornell!
travishedgecoke.bsky.social Travis Hedge Coke @travishedgecoke.bsky.social · 13d
FREE! FREE! PAY WHAT YOU WANT!

Everything is free/pay what you want until the new year! If you're late getting a bunch of presents how about free/cheap books!?!

ko-fi.com/travishedgecoke/shop
Surely you have some friends who love good books! Why not recommend Travis Hedge Coke's very affordable and very good nonfiction books and novels!
January 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM