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April Yates 🏳️‍🌈💀
@aprilyates.bsky.social
Author of Sapphic Horror & Dark Romance
https://linktr.ee/aprilyates

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Flood defence is woke now. I can only imagine that they heard that "dykes" are sometimes involved and panicked.
🚨New - Reform UK’s first move on Lincolnshire County Council is abolishing the Flood Risk and Water Management Scrutiny Committee - an odd priority in a county frequently impacted by flooding. #ukpolitics
May 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Ceramic necklaces ready to go in the kiln.
February 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You shall not pass!!!
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The barriers without a ticket.
October 15, 2023 at 9:35 PM
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Another installment of "Dogs I've Seen On The Train"
October 5, 2023 at 6:06 PM
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NEXT ISSUE: An Extended Double Feature! "THE END," parts one and two, will each be full-length issues. Available in digital format for FREE on October 26 and December 1, respectively.
September 20, 2023 at 2:05 AM
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TC Parker is on (and is obsessed with) Substack! Check out her thoughts here.
Both funny and insightful, as always.
open.substack.com/pub/tcparker...
(My) September In Review
Yours may have been different
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September 22, 2023 at 11:57 AM
2 things.

1.
On the 9th of September I sent my first short story submission in over a year.
2.
I just got a very pleasing email.

Related???
September 25, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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The autumn equinox has passed and as the nights draw in, why not spend the darker evenings curled up by the fire with a good book…

This one maybe…

mybook.to/bleakwaters

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September 24, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Is Face Friday a thing here?
Regardless here is my face and happy weekend everyone. 🖤
September 22, 2023 at 5:43 PM
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We are one week into NECROPOLIS submissions! I have read so many brilliant stories already, but, like some voracious, sentient, people-eating city... I want MORE.
Iggy Pop - The Passenger (Official Video)
Directed by Simon Taylor / Tomato StudioVery special thanks to:Esther FriedmanPPContemporary, Frankfurt / Hubertushöhe Art, Berlin andPaul McAlpinehttps://ww...
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September 22, 2023 at 8:09 AM
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Don’t miss out on this deal frens 👀🔥🤍
Last day for @shortwavebooks.bsky.social's end of Summer reading bundle! It includes HYDOYQ and other excellent reads by @aijiang.bsky.social, @alexebenstein.bsky.social, Adam Godfrey and Nicole Dieker ✨️ Check it out! ✨️ shop.shortwavepublishing.com/collections/...
September 22, 2023 at 9:33 AM
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Guess who got to read this?!

Me, I got to read it. Pre-order now. #lgbtq #horror #bookrecommendation
My novella
𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔
is up for pre-order!!!!

A fading Hollywood star will see how far a young waitress is willing to go to win her affection.
Coming November 21st

mybook.to/CityOfSnares
September 21, 2023 at 1:23 PM
My novella
𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔
is up for pre-order!!!!

A fading Hollywood star will see how far a young waitress is willing to go to win her affection.
Coming November 21st

mybook.to/CityOfSnares
September 21, 2023 at 1:04 PM
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Awake in the Night is my debut novel, it came out November 2023 and is a sapphic haunted house set in Ireland. Check it out here, also available on KU until the end of the year.
www.amazon.com/Awake-Night-...
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
September 21, 2023 at 12:40 PM
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"Dark Woods, Deep Water" is out today!
A huge thank you to my publisher @ghostorchidpress.bsky.social, to the amazing cover artist Liiga Klavina, to reviewers and everyone who supported me on my journey.
❤️
September 19, 2023 at 7:02 AM
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Dark Woods, Deep Water is out today!

A dark fantasy tale inspired by Slavic folklore, Dark Woods, Deep Water is the debut novel by Croatian author Jelena Dunato.
September 19, 2023 at 3:04 PM
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Just over 2 weeks until my #darkfantasy novel set in Wales launches, so I'd like to share a little info about what inspired me to write it. If you have 30 seconds to spare, please read it...
goodreads.com/review/show/... @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
#Downsyndrome
September 19, 2023 at 1:05 PM
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Happy release day to Richard Leise’s Being Dead!

mybook.to/BeingDead
September 19, 2023 at 9:24 PM
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Looking for a queer Halloween season read?

🏳️‍🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality

Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:

a.co/d/bufFU4f
September 11, 2023 at 8:23 PM
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Love book boxes!?
Check out our exclusive book box shipping to USA & Canada!
Featuring @holleycornetto.bsky.social "They Are Cursed Like You", signed bookplate, candle, stickers and more.

Supporting indie authors and publishers has never been easier.

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BLACK FRIDAY SALE ON NOW! Cursed Like You - Sept Pre-Order |
The paperback of "They are Cursed Like You" - by Holley Cornetto and Simone GreenShipping will begin the first week of September! This specialty book box includes curated luxury items and author swag!...
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September 14, 2023 at 8:57 PM
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Friends, I got permanently suspended from Twitter for being mean to rich people and the place is dying anyway. I'm trying hard to rebuild something here, because this place is cool. Please help spread the word that I'm around. I write dark books and I think you'll like them. www.alanbaxter.com.au
September 17, 2023 at 11:31 AM
My novella
𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔
is up for pre-order!!!!

A fading Hollywood star will see how far a young waitress is willing to go to win her affection.
Coming November 21st

mybook.to/CityOfSnares
mybook.to
September 14, 2023 at 4:30 PM