EmmaSkies
@emmaskies.bsky.social
To Bargain With Mortals by R.A. Basu is out today and I’m really emotional about it 😭
16 months ago this manuscript hit my inbox and it has been the honor of a lifetime to help bring it out to the world and for it to be the first release from my publishing imprint.
16 months ago this manuscript hit my inbox and it has been the honor of a lifetime to help bring it out to the world and for it to be the first release from my publishing imprint.
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To Bargain With Mortals by R.A. Basu is out today and I’m really emotional about it 😭
16 months ago this manuscript hit my inbox and it has been the honor of a lifetime to help bring it out to the world and for it to be the first release from my publishing imprint.
16 months ago this manuscript hit my inbox and it has been the honor of a lifetime to help bring it out to the world and for it to be the first release from my publishing imprint.
Heads up Instagram decided to add a Live Location Sharing feature without telling you 😐
Make sure you find this setting and set who can see your location to NO ONE if you’re not trying to broadcast exactly where you are at all times. Mine was default off, a friend’s was default on, so go check.
Make sure you find this setting and set who can see your location to NO ONE if you’re not trying to broadcast exactly where you are at all times. Mine was default off, a friend’s was default on, so go check.
August 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Heads up Instagram decided to add a Live Location Sharing feature without telling you 😐
Make sure you find this setting and set who can see your location to NO ONE if you’re not trying to broadcast exactly where you are at all times. Mine was default off, a friend’s was default on, so go check.
Make sure you find this setting and set who can see your location to NO ONE if you’re not trying to broadcast exactly where you are at all times. Mine was default off, a friend’s was default on, so go check.
Did you look at the rest of what I have to say in this thread? Yes, I’ve seen the father’s follow up video.
“Thanks to AI we can bring him back”
“Joaquin has a lot of things to say”
Those are not the words of someone rooted in reality about the death of their child & Acosta exploited that for clicks
“Thanks to AI we can bring him back”
“Joaquin has a lot of things to say”
Those are not the words of someone rooted in reality about the death of their child & Acosta exploited that for clicks
August 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Did you look at the rest of what I have to say in this thread? Yes, I’ve seen the father’s follow up video.
“Thanks to AI we can bring him back”
“Joaquin has a lot of things to say”
Those are not the words of someone rooted in reality about the death of their child & Acosta exploited that for clicks
“Thanks to AI we can bring him back”
“Joaquin has a lot of things to say”
Those are not the words of someone rooted in reality about the death of their child & Acosta exploited that for clicks
And none of that to even touch on how astoundingly disrespectful it is to pretend this AI chatbot is worth speaking to about gun violence instead of the REAL VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE. Who gives a fuck what this thing spits out? How about the real human thoughts of the real human people affected?
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
And none of that to even touch on how astoundingly disrespectful it is to pretend this AI chatbot is worth speaking to about gun violence instead of the REAL VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE. Who gives a fuck what this thing spits out? How about the real human thoughts of the real human people affected?
The boy’s father insists that he’s aware he’s not reviving his son, but he sure doesn’t talk about it like he realizes this thing isn’t a person, isn’t talking to them, and certainly isn’t their son’s real thoughts and words.
This is not a healthy way to cope with grief or anything rooted in reality
This is not a healthy way to cope with grief or anything rooted in reality
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The boy’s father insists that he’s aware he’s not reviving his son, but he sure doesn’t talk about it like he realizes this thing isn’t a person, isn’t talking to them, and certainly isn’t their son’s real thoughts and words.
This is not a healthy way to cope with grief or anything rooted in reality
This is not a healthy way to cope with grief or anything rooted in reality
These are parents in the depths of grief who need help processing the sudden violent death of their child, not to have their delusions about “talking” to their “son” encouraged and enabled by journalists pretending it’s a person and having a conversation with it.
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These are parents in the depths of grief who need help processing the sudden violent death of their child, not to have their delusions about “talking” to their “son” encouraged and enabled by journalists pretending it’s a person and having a conversation with it.
The AI bot was created by his parents on what would have been his 25th birthday. They talk to it “for hours” and his mother uses it to hear her son’s voice say “I love you, mommy.”
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The AI bot was created by his parents on what would have been his 25th birthday. They talk to it “for hours” and his mother uses it to hear her son’s voice say “I love you, mommy.”
I saw this article in @variety.com first thing this morning and I haven’t stopped feeling sick about it all day. This is beyond disgusting. A complete abandonment of any sense of journalistic integrity by @jimacosta.bsky.social and a truly horrific thing to do to a dead kid.
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I saw this article in @variety.com first thing this morning and I haven’t stopped feeling sick about it all day. This is beyond disgusting. A complete abandonment of any sense of journalistic integrity by @jimacosta.bsky.social and a truly horrific thing to do to a dead kid.
Hey pspsps today is the LAST DAY of the @bookshop.org sale where you can get TO BARGAIN WITH MORTALS by R.A. Basu (my publishing imprint's first acquisition) for 15% off! TBWM is out October 28 ❤️
Code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS
Link: bookshop.org/a/102032/978...
Code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS
Link: bookshop.org/a/102032/978...
April 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hey pspsps today is the LAST DAY of the @bookshop.org sale where you can get TO BARGAIN WITH MORTALS by R.A. Basu (my publishing imprint's first acquisition) for 15% off! TBWM is out October 28 ❤️
Code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS
Link: bookshop.org/a/102032/978...
Code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS
Link: bookshop.org/a/102032/978...
As a strict “one book at a time” reader, this is stressing me tf out 😭
March 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
As a strict “one book at a time” reader, this is stressing me tf out 😭
I was on live when the ban hit the U.S. last night and managed to stay live for another hour like this as more and more American viewers got kicked off and it was just me and everyone checking in from other countries
January 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I was on live when the ban hit the U.S. last night and managed to stay live for another hour like this as more and more American viewers got kicked off and it was just me and everyone checking in from other countries
Hey #BookSky, do you like tracking your reading and fun data and graphs? 👀 I just dropped my 2025 Reading Tracker spreadsheet: bit.ly/2025ReadingT...
January 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Hey #BookSky, do you like tracking your reading and fun data and graphs? 👀 I just dropped my 2025 Reading Tracker spreadsheet: bit.ly/2025ReadingT...
Going to the B&N hardcover sale when it’s 1/3 instead of 1/2 off again AND they got rid of the extra $20 member rewards
December 26, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Going to the B&N hardcover sale when it’s 1/3 instead of 1/2 off again AND they got rid of the extra $20 member rewards
The absolutely sociopathic msgs from the Crisis PR woman Justin Baldoni hired should be making every Johnny Depp supporter rethink how the public conversation was manipulated in the same way, but it won’t.
Amber Heard is owed a long overdue apology for this.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
Amber Heard is owed a long overdue apology for this.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
December 22, 2024 at 2:31 AM
The absolutely sociopathic msgs from the Crisis PR woman Justin Baldoni hired should be making every Johnny Depp supporter rethink how the public conversation was manipulated in the same way, but it won’t.
Amber Heard is owed a long overdue apology for this.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
Amber Heard is owed a long overdue apology for this.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
I KNEW my Spotify Wrapped felt wrong! It seems to match my listening for the last 6 months, not the last year.
December 6, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I KNEW my Spotify Wrapped felt wrong! It seems to match my listening for the last 6 months, not the last year.
If there’s one thing I’m gonna do, it’s start a monthly book club book just days before the meeting. The meeting that *I* host 😅
#booksky
#booksky
December 3, 2024 at 2:23 AM
If there’s one thing I’m gonna do, it’s start a monthly book club book just days before the meeting. The meeting that *I* host 😅
#booksky
#booksky
100% BABYYYY!
God of War Ragnarok is the best game I’ve played in years
God of War Ragnarok is the best game I’ve played in years
November 23, 2024 at 6:05 AM
100% BABYYYY!
God of War Ragnarok is the best game I’ve played in years
God of War Ragnarok is the best game I’ve played in years
The first book from my publishing imprint releases next fall!
To Bargain With Mortals by R.A. Basu is a dual POV political fantasy that takes place in a colonized nation - inspired by India - on the brink of revolution. #booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
To Bargain With Mortals by R.A. Basu is a dual POV political fantasy that takes place in a colonized nation - inspired by India - on the brink of revolution. #booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
November 22, 2024 at 2:10 AM
The first book from my publishing imprint releases next fall!
To Bargain With Mortals by R.A. Basu is a dual POV political fantasy that takes place in a colonized nation - inspired by India - on the brink of revolution. #booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
To Bargain With Mortals by R.A. Basu is a dual POV political fantasy that takes place in a colonized nation - inspired by India - on the brink of revolution. #booksky
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Introduce yourself with four video games:
November 18, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Introduce yourself with four video games:
Me and my on repeat
(I keep forgetting that the ~lofi beats~ ambience I’ve been using is connected to my Spotify)
(I keep forgetting that the ~lofi beats~ ambience I’ve been using is connected to my Spotify)
November 18, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Me and my on repeat
(I keep forgetting that the ~lofi beats~ ambience I’ve been using is connected to my Spotify)
(I keep forgetting that the ~lofi beats~ ambience I’ve been using is connected to my Spotify)
I finished* God of War: Ragnarok the other day and can say with no exaggeration that this is the best game I’ve played in YEARS.
*finished the main story and got the end credits after just under 50 hours of playtime. I still have hours of collectibles and side stuff I’m working through
*finished the main story and got the end credits after just under 50 hours of playtime. I still have hours of collectibles and side stuff I’m working through
November 17, 2024 at 9:01 PM
I finished* God of War: Ragnarok the other day and can say with no exaggeration that this is the best game I’ve played in YEARS.
*finished the main story and got the end credits after just under 50 hours of playtime. I still have hours of collectibles and side stuff I’m working through
*finished the main story and got the end credits after just under 50 hours of playtime. I still have hours of collectibles and side stuff I’m working through
I see we’re posting our bookshelves 👀
November 17, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I see we’re posting our bookshelves 👀