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Jason
@jasonlowrey.bsky.social
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(He/they Pan/queer) Herein lies writing, reading, and fountain pens. Pretty much in that order. With a splash of tea.

I make jewelry: hootowlcreations.com
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djangowexler.bsky.social
Alternate idea: Bond is literally the incarnation of Cold War excess and paranoia, a kind of god a la @maxgladstone.bsky.social 's LAST EXIT. Movie is from someone else's POV as an immortal, flickery Bond turns ordinary situations into international conspiracy by his very presence
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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gailsimone.bsky.social
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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riengray.bsky.social
Convincing you to read The Scales of Seduction by the first sentence:
A screencap of the first page of The Scales of Seduction by Rien Gray.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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othersidespec.bsky.social
Reminder, we open to nonfiction and reprint submissions in two weeks! For reprints, we're specifically looking for stories currently unavailable to read online for free! For nonfiction, we're looking for completed pieces, not pitches.

📝Our full guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Atop a purple illustrated background, white text reads "Nonfiction: We are looking for personal essays, literary/media criticism, creative nonfiction, and more by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. At this time, we are only considering full pieces (up to 4,000 words) and cannot consider pitches. Open November 24, 2025. Find all the details at othersidespec.com/guidelines." Atop a purple illustrated background, white text reads "Reprints: We are looking for previously published speculative short fiction (up to 17,500 words by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. At this time, we are only looking for stories that cannot currently be read online for free. Open November 24, 2025. Find all the details at othersidespec.com/guidelines."
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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kmenright.bsky.social
Give Elias your reccs!!!
eliaseells.bsky.social Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 2h
Hey, if you have an MM (especially SF, fantasy, and horror) book out in 2026, let me know!
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
jasonlowrey.bsky.social
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things you like:

1. Nighttime walks
2. Mountains
3. Black tea
4. Film noir
5. Gelato
6. Orbit peppermint gum
7. Chocolate chip cookies
8. Black and white photography
9. Foreign (to the USA) films
10. Mecha anime

(I leaned into random this time.)
diebooth.bsky.social Die Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 1h
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things you like:

1 sunny day walks
2 beachcombing for sea glass
3 daft horror films
4 handwritten letters
5 cookie dough ice cream
6 making things, any things
7 goth clubs/gigs
8 instant film photos
9 watching bats in flight
10 jack russell terriers
haloveir.bsky.social Haloveir @haloveir.bsky.social · 2h
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things you like:

1. Dark chocolate covered figs
2. Possums
3. Hinge head charms
4. Quilts
5. Isekai
6. ASMR
7. Bsky posts like this
8. Letters in the mail
9. Mixed tapes/CDs
10. Rewilding
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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ayshaufarah.bsky.social
One of the constant refrains I repeated when I was a lead was yes, my team can pivot, yes, we are happy to rework an idea. But it’s going to take time. Changing any element in a story has knock-on effects.
baroness.bsky.social Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social · 1h
It has occurred to me that a lot of things genAI is supposed to magically fix is really all down to bad planning and budgeting

And seeing how often bad project management comes down to directors thinking they should just be able to pivot by snapping their fingers, I don't think I'm entirely wrong >
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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cyborgnachte.bsky.social
A little late on my Happy Birthday for Amuro, but happy birthday Amuro!

[ #AmuroRay #CharAznable #Charmuro #gundam #シャアム ]
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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daisydaid2.bsky.social
😇 #gundam #ガンダム #fanart #drawing #fuwafuwagundam
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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docseuss.bsky.social
i do not love people more than life itself because people are life itself, and life itself is worth loving far too much to sacrifice at the altar of a machine I can easily tell is fake

I'm trying to give you human feelings; how can an unfeeling machine ACHIEVE that?
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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cknightwrites.bsky.social
I'm doing this no matter what happens with SNAP. Food is a basic human right, and no one should have to worry about their next meal. Help me make a difference AND get a very queer romantasy about adventure with your found family 💜
cknightwrites.bsky.social Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 10d
No way am I gonna sit by quietly while people starve.

I grew up unhoused more often than not. I went hungry a lot, and when we did have food, it was thanks to programs like SNAP and foodbanks. I know what it is to be hungry, and I know how that trauma sticks your entire life.

Let's try to help.
Large text over a background picture of a shark swimming through kelp. Black lettering at the top says: “Because everyone deserves to eat”. Below that in green text: “how you and I can help each other aid our local communities during the upcoming SNAP crisis”. A large green arrow points to the right.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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transgenderhistory.bsky.social
Can anyone recommend a queer zine distro? Asking for a me
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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littlekuriboh.bsky.social
Even on projects that don’t feature AI, it’s often difficult to justify how little voice actors get paid for work on projects that sell in the millions

So it’s fascinating to see folks say “they were compensated fairly” repeatedly on this occasion where we don’t even have the voice actors credited.
apehawk.bsky.social Ape Turkey @apehawk.bsky.social · 3h
The argument I'm hearing about it is "the voice actors got paid for it so it's all good"

We don't know how much they got paid, or if they get royalties every time those lines get used.

It's a slippery slope being brushed off because "game good"

if Arc Raiders had plagiarized art, would it matter?
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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earlronove.bsky.social
anyway don't forget i have a book coming out in december! if you like silent hill (esp the older games) and sorry we're closed, you might like BE NOT AFRAID, my fast-paced horror novella feat. some very deadly angels.

itchio: earlronove.itch.io/benotafraid
amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLYH2ZSS
An ad for Be Not Afraid by S. Jean. To the right is the cover featuring Seth, an angel with pink wings, white hair, and bright eyes leaping across the cover in profile while pink smears the blue background and eyes stare at him. To the right of it is the description for the work in question, which is: "Deadbeat Trent Cain can't catch a break. Life's been one disaster after another, rent's always due, and he's always late. Even his band doesn't want anything to do with him anymore and playing the guitar was the one joy he had left in life. When he takes a shortcut home through the park at 3AM, he walks right into another disaster: five angels waiting to greet him. Unfortunately, despite their proclamations of be not afraid, they mean him harm. His only hope is another angel wielding a lead pipe, but there’s something familiar about this one..." Below it is a list of what you'll find in the work. They read: decaying seraphs, a deadbeat guitarist, a coy angel with a lead pipe, an otherworld parallel to ours, and blood & viscera everywhere. On the right side below the cover there is a call to action for preorders, the Dec 6th release date, and a URL where you can find a copy, which reads: books.earlronove.com/benotafraid
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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thevenusbunch.bsky.social
My #KoFi shop was already discounted by 50%, but they're running a #KoFiDiscountChallenge, so I added an add'l 15% off #discountcode --- Use CHAOSMAG1C on ANY item in the shop thru 12/3 #tarotsky #tarotreadings #birthcharts
thevenusbunch.bsky.social ⚧️ Re-Inventing Venus ♀️ @thevenusbunch.bsky.social · 2d
32 days left before #topsurgery --- 21 days left of unlocking #content --- 24 days before I close the goals & assume hermit status. If NOTHING else gets fully funded, I'd love to see this one be FULL by then. throne.com/theloveshack... getting a head start on next year's business goals would be 👌
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November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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kevin-mack.bsky.social
I could go on, but I'll end with this. Any soldier worth his salt should be anti-war, but I'm asking you "what are we fighting for?" The best thing you can do for disabled veterans is tell your reps and the president to stop making so many of us. /end
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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kevin-mack.bsky.social
Veteran's day thread follows. When I was at the AF Academy, I was made to memorize this quote from Schwartzkopf: " “Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar; and still there are things worth fighting for.” #veteransday #veteran #armisticeday 1/x
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
jasonlowrey.bsky.social
Friends in the UK, you need this book in your life! It’s so good, so weird, and so unsettling. I love it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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kerstinhall.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my ~preceding~ novel, because I need the sales in order to get this one contracted. 😬

Share yours if you want!
Text: Chapter One Karys Eska did not like the dark.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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therisingtithes.bsky.social
Don't miss this awesome poetry event on Wednesday evening!
electricsheepsf.bsky.social Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 15h
Did you know WorldCon had its first-ever poet laureate this year? Now you know -- it's Brandon O'Brien and you can hear him read his work at our event Wednesday night! Register now!
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electricsheepsf.bsky.social Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 7d
The event is free to all but space is limited!
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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evanpalmercomics.com
Now that the con is over, all my new products are up on my shop! Brand new stickers and nice big prints of my USAGS artwork. www.evanpalmercomics.com/new-products
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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samthielman.com
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Tweet by Joyce Carol Oates: "wherever he goes, he wants to leave"--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation. QT of @avidreader1000 Wherever he goes, he wants to leave: SA, Canada, ultimately the U.S. in the long run, based on his behavior. This also includes Earth. A continuous disavowal of your home is odd, to say the least. He seems to have no c...
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
finish him, jco
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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failnaut.bsky.social
also if you notice you're complimenting someone when they're not around, tell them the compliment directly, it might be the only way they ever find out people are saying nice things about 'em
caseyexplosion.bsky.social Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 1d
Hey, say something nice to your internet pals today, okay? We're all overwhelmed all the time with so much negativity, it can be nice to consciously break that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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miribaker.bsky.social
get Cash to draw your little guy! if you don't have practice working with art commissioners, she'll ask you great questions like "what color is their hair" and "do they have hair"
carriecmoney.bsky.social 🌸 money from the sky 🌸 @carriecmoney.bsky.social · 15h
I'm opening commissions for my chibi sticker style!! if you want your little guy(s) cute and stick-able, hit me up for more ;)

#art #commissions
a graphic advertising for carriecmoney's chibi sticker commissions, with several examples of the art style for sale. Pair stickers start at $40, while solo stickers are $30. There is a $5 discount if I can put the art on my redbubble store. Direct message me or email me at carriecmoney (at) gmail dot com for more information or if you'd like one!
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM