boneturtle
@boneturtle.bsky.social
i write and edit queer fiction, mostly for @duckprintspress. follow for updates on my writing and boosts of fellow indie and small-press authors! 100% human-created art, always.
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boneturtle
@boneturtle.bsky.social
· Aug 12
i'm cautiously trying out the social media thing again. if you're a reader or writer of queer sci-fi, fantasy, or romance:
editing requests: www.editingturtle.com
my writing samples: www.boneturtle.me
tips and support on your writing journey (newsletter): editingturtle.eo.page
editing requests: www.editingturtle.com
my writing samples: www.boneturtle.me
tips and support on your writing journey (newsletter): editingturtle.eo.page
hot take: inanimate objects should not be gendered, what are we doing
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
hot take: inanimate objects should not be gendered, what are we doing
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Thread but also just don't tell Paypal anything. No "what is this for" you both know what it's for. If you send a friend some money for dinner or something and you say "for friday night", even odds they get banned as a sex worker.
PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Thread but also just don't tell Paypal anything. No "what is this for" you both know what it's for. If you send a friend some money for dinner or something and you say "for friday night", even odds they get banned as a sex worker.
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
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this meeting could have been a blessed silence
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
this meeting could have been a blessed silence
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I'm using Lingodeer, they're actively anti AI.
I even paid the full $400AUD for the lifetime licence based on that.
I even paid the full $400AUD for the lifetime licence based on that.
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm using Lingodeer, they're actively anti AI.
I even paid the full $400AUD for the lifetime licence based on that.
I even paid the full $400AUD for the lifetime licence based on that.
it's really beyond time.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
it's really beyond time.
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#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Another old painting of a habitable moon entering the shadow of its parent planet.
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Another old painting of a habitable moon entering the shadow of its parent planet.
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
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The campaign for MONSTEROTICA: TALES OF UNUSUAL COURTSHIP AND COUPLING is 5 days old and 74% funded! Today, we're sharing the first of 8 posts introducing the authors and their works. Visit our campaign update to read excerpts from Kitty Lee and MJ Kiwiana! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The campaign for MONSTEROTICA: TALES OF UNUSUAL COURTSHIP AND COUPLING is 5 days old and 74% funded! Today, we're sharing the first of 8 posts introducing the authors and their works. Visit our campaign update to read excerpts from Kitty Lee and MJ Kiwiana! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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I saw the most bonkers conversation on tiktok where people were arguing that Romance doesn’t need an HEA and authors were fighting for their lives in the comments trying to explain what a genre convention is. Again, trying to sell me a mystery with no crime and see what happens.
God we need more craft discussions and less fights about which tropes are good or bad that play out in a way that makes it clear no one even understands what a trope is anymore.
Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I saw the most bonkers conversation on tiktok where people were arguing that Romance doesn’t need an HEA and authors were fighting for their lives in the comments trying to explain what a genre convention is. Again, trying to sell me a mystery with no crime and see what happens.
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I know many of us are tired, scared & angry. When you can, if you can, channel that into doing what you can to help. Every day it's more clear the only ones who are going to save us ... are us.
Whenever you start to say "people should do x," it's you. You're "people." We're "people." It's just us.
Whenever you start to say "people should do x," it's you. You're "people." We're "people." It's just us.
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I know many of us are tired, scared & angry. When you can, if you can, channel that into doing what you can to help. Every day it's more clear the only ones who are going to save us ... are us.
Whenever you start to say "people should do x," it's you. You're "people." We're "people." It's just us.
Whenever you start to say "people should do x," it's you. You're "people." We're "people." It's just us.
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I had the pleasure of an arc - it was funny, sad, hopeful, terrifying and everything in between.
also: BEST TITLE EVER!
also: BEST TITLE EVER!
🎉🖤RELEASE DAY🖤🎉
@rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out now everywhere!
Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror & Queer Romance meld effortlessly in this tale of a deep space mission thought lost forever & the bonds that keep us human at the edge of the universe.
Get it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
@rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out now everywhere!
Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror & Queer Romance meld effortlessly in this tale of a deep space mission thought lost forever & the bonds that keep us human at the edge of the universe.
Get it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I had the pleasure of an arc - it was funny, sad, hopeful, terrifying and everything in between.
also: BEST TITLE EVER!
also: BEST TITLE EVER!
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Book post is the best post. The last @tenebrouspress.bsky.social release for 2025 ends with 'Dear Stupid Penpal' by @rascalhartley.bsky.social
Definitely on my Christmas break reading list.
Definitely on my Christmas break reading list.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Book post is the best post. The last @tenebrouspress.bsky.social release for 2025 ends with 'Dear Stupid Penpal' by @rascalhartley.bsky.social
Definitely on my Christmas break reading list.
Definitely on my Christmas break reading list.
i would be happy to let people use my worlds, but only if they solemnly swear to not abide by any of my rules or ask me for permission for any changes they make. some of my least favorite fiction comes out of so-called "sandbox worlds" and i would never want to inflict that on readers.
Okay. #WritingCommunity, would you every let others write in your settings/worlds?
Why/why not?
Under what circumstances/rules?
Why/why not?
Under what circumstances/rules?
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
i would be happy to let people use my worlds, but only if they solemnly swear to not abide by any of my rules or ask me for permission for any changes they make. some of my least favorite fiction comes out of so-called "sandbox worlds" and i would never want to inflict that on readers.
a blow for genAI is a win for humanity!
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
a blow for genAI is a win for humanity!
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A little late, but here are the book releases from transfem authors from September - October 2025. medium.com/@soverybee/s... A good spread of genres and mix of big trade publishers, small presses, and selfpub.
September — Oct 2025 releases by Transfeminine Authors
I Saw the Pink Light Glow by D. Moses and Josephine Riesman. Essays.
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A little late, but here are the book releases from transfem authors from September - October 2025. medium.com/@soverybee/s... A good spread of genres and mix of big trade publishers, small presses, and selfpub.
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Inprnt is having a free shipping event for orders over $30.
A wonderful time to check out my print gallery there 😊
👉 www.inprnt.com/gallery/tamv...
#sciart #natureart #moths #crabs #inverts
A wonderful time to check out my print gallery there 😊
👉 www.inprnt.com/gallery/tamv...
#sciart #natureart #moths #crabs #inverts
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Inprnt is having a free shipping event for orders over $30.
A wonderful time to check out my print gallery there 😊
👉 www.inprnt.com/gallery/tamv...
#sciart #natureart #moths #crabs #inverts
A wonderful time to check out my print gallery there 😊
👉 www.inprnt.com/gallery/tamv...
#sciart #natureart #moths #crabs #inverts
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I'll shout this out til the day it closes but seriously! If you love monsters and you love mating rituals, come back this project. We all worked really hard and I just KNOW there's gonna be something for everyone in it. #monsters #matingrituals
www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling
A collection of 16 erotica tales about monsters and the partner(s) of their choice engaging in courtship and then getting together!
www.kickstarter.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I'll shout this out til the day it closes but seriously! If you love monsters and you love mating rituals, come back this project. We all worked really hard and I just KNOW there's gonna be something for everyone in it. #monsters #matingrituals
www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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AT LONG LAST!
MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO "MONSTEROTICA: UNUSUAL TALES OF COURTSHIP AND COUPLING" IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED INTO THE WORLD!
I WROTE UNDER A NEW PSEUDONYM AND EVERYTHING, IT'S THAT WILD!
GET YOURSELF A COPY ⬇️
MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO "MONSTEROTICA: UNUSUAL TALES OF COURTSHIP AND COUPLING" IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED INTO THE WORLD!
I WROTE UNDER A NEW PSEUDONYM AND EVERYTHING, IT'S THAT WILD!
GET YOURSELF A COPY ⬇️
Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AT LONG LAST!
MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO "MONSTEROTICA: UNUSUAL TALES OF COURTSHIP AND COUPLING" IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED INTO THE WORLD!
I WROTE UNDER A NEW PSEUDONYM AND EVERYTHING, IT'S THAT WILD!
GET YOURSELF A COPY ⬇️
MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO "MONSTEROTICA: UNUSUAL TALES OF COURTSHIP AND COUPLING" IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED INTO THE WORLD!
I WROTE UNDER A NEW PSEUDONYM AND EVERYTHING, IT'S THAT WILD!
GET YOURSELF A COPY ⬇️
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An authors we work with, ilgaksu, has been dealing with major cascading health issues. A couple of their friends have organized a gofundme; the deets on are there. I usually don't post or share fundraising stuff, but. Boosts and help much appreciated for a great writer + friend. gofund.me/1e8d51e30
Donate to Help ilgaksu Access Essential Treatments, organized by Allie Drain
We have a friend, a very dear friend, who we have watched slowly be more and more… Allie Drain needs your support for Help ilgaksu Access Essential Treatments
gofund.me
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
An authors we work with, ilgaksu, has been dealing with major cascading health issues. A couple of their friends have organized a gofundme; the deets on are there. I usually don't post or share fundraising stuff, but. Boosts and help much appreciated for a great writer + friend. gofund.me/1e8d51e30
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🎉🖤RELEASE DAY🖤🎉
@rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out now everywhere!
Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror & Queer Romance meld effortlessly in this tale of a deep space mission thought lost forever & the bonds that keep us human at the edge of the universe.
Get it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
@rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out now everywhere!
Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror & Queer Romance meld effortlessly in this tale of a deep space mission thought lost forever & the bonds that keep us human at the edge of the universe.
Get it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🎉🖤RELEASE DAY🖤🎉
@rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out now everywhere!
Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror & Queer Romance meld effortlessly in this tale of a deep space mission thought lost forever & the bonds that keep us human at the edge of the universe.
Get it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
@rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out now everywhere!
Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror & Queer Romance meld effortlessly in this tale of a deep space mission thought lost forever & the bonds that keep us human at the edge of the universe.
Get it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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It's been less than 24 hours and we're already 50% of the way to our base goal! Help spread the word so we can reach our funding minimum and work toward our stretch goals!
Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
🌈📚
🌈📚
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's been less than 24 hours and we're already 50% of the way to our base goal! Help spread the word so we can reach our funding minimum and work toward our stretch goals!