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Katherine Villyard
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Award-Winning author, DBA, geek. President of Broad Universe. She/her.

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Nicola Griffith and Lois McMaster Bujold? Sign me up! events.sfwa.org/quasar-progr...

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Quasar: Fall Online Nebula Event, November 15-16. Panels, workshops, seminars, and more! Quasar schedule. I apologize for how badly I’m going to render this is text, but it starts November 15 at 1pm with opening poet Brandon O’Brien and ends around 4:30 on November 16. The Lois McMaster Bujold and Nicola Griffith event is Sunday, November 16, at 1pm. Presumably Pacific time?
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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I wrote about why far-right influencers like Tucker have been working to rehabilitate Hitler here:
The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler
A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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sometimes I wish I was capable of holding grudges because I would like to track down every man who has ever explained to me that the economy is fine because Of The Data and gently do nothing at all that would get me moderated or suspended from bluesky.

I just can't remember who they were.
lukesteuber.com Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · Aug 1
Fuck the stock market reports, this is what real life is like
More than four out of five Americans, 83%, said they were concerned about the cost of groceries, with 46% saying they were very concerned. Some 47% said they were worried about being able to pay their rent or mortgage, 64% said they were worried about affording an unexpected medical expense. About 48% said they believed they would have trouble affording an unexpected $500 bill without borrowing. One in four said it would be "very difficult" A quarter of those surveyed said they spent at least three hours a day worrying about their finances and ability to afford basic necessities. Another 25% of respondents said they or someone in their household had skipped meals in the past year in order to make ends meet, and 26% said they had fallen behind on their monthly bills over the past year.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Wanted: reviewers! I'm assembling a team of readers who will commit to reviewing my BDSM-themed paranormal / urban fantasy in January 2026 on Amazon, GR, social media, and other platforms!

Sign up here: forms.gle/4WEARDmHRf...
Dark magic threatens New York City's leather scene. Time to lace up your corset and sharpen your knives.
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
Illustration of a slender, light skinned woman lying on her side in bed with one arm outstretched. In the curve of that arm there is a white, translucent image of a cat as if it is a snuggling ghost.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
The cover letter to my first submission: August 12, 1971 1381 East 72nd Street Brooklyn NY 11234 Edward L. Ferman The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fistion 347 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Ferman, I am submitting for possible publication the enclosed story, "Gem of the Gods". Too long has Sword and sorcery been dead. I hope this may help revive it. A stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed in case of rejection. Sincerely yours, Scott Edelman
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I’m so confident that you’re going to like my book that you can read the first four chapters for free.

dl.katherinevillyard.com/immortalgift...

This includes an audio link! youtu.be/RmDtm6koQCY

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He lied about his identity. Two hundred years later, he’s still paying the price…
Do you prefer audio? Listen here. Prussia, 1841. Abraham only ever wanted to play violin. Hiding his Jewish status so he can study at the prestigious Berlin Academy of Music, the eager young man is d...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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My books are also in Kobo Plus. I really appreciate a subscription that doesn’t require authors to be exclusive!
mariebilodeau.bsky.social Marie Bilodeau @mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 3d
Many of my books are in Kobo Plus. Check out a lovely non-exclusive reading sub! 💖
quartzen.bsky.social Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 4d
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Achievement unlocked: ribbon bookmark for the special edition hardcover!

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Immortal Gifts: Special Edition Hardcover and Audiobook
A friendly neighborhood vampire novel with 18th through 20th century historical settings, queer characters, and a no-spice love story.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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The first page of Immortal Gifts (ebook). First line: “The thing about Destiny is that she’s a bleeding heart.”

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The Thing About… Abraham, December 16, 2018. The thing about Destiny is that she’s a bleeding heart. Oh, you thought I meant destiny, as in fate? No, Destiny is my wife. Blame her mothers for your confusion. Hippies. Well. What do you call a couple of turn-of-the-century lesbian Wiccans, if not hippies? Perhaps I’m not up on the latest terminology, but in my experience, everything old becomes new again.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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This is a good time to remind people that the similarly overused less lethal weapon tear gas is super dangerous for pregnant people. Every politician that is antiabortion or proclaims wanting to protect children should be vehemently against use of these weapons as crowd control.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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These threats are grim, disgusting and unacceptable.

They’re really common among anti-trans obsessives.

Which is why they were banned so often from social networks. It wasn’t censorship, it was standards.

Removing those rules has only emboldened hate:

metro.co.uk/2025/11/08/d...
David Tennant’s wife Georgia issues plea to police after receiving death threats
The actress has been targeted by trolls several times before.
metro.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The weekend the movie opened, I went to a STAR TREK convention where the general consensus was "Let's do everything we can to make sure this is one STAR TREK story that never comes true!"
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 5d
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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FREE SHORT STORY: “Underworld,” a Greek-mythology-inspired Urban Fantasy

youtu.be/WZlqJYddebA?...

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Underworld, a short story by Katherine Villyard
YouTube video by Katherine Villyard
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November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Something is coming! Stay tuned! 🎧

P.S. did you know I have a Kickstarter running? www.kickstarter.com/projects/vil...

#booksky 💙📚🪐📚🩸
Immortal Gifts: Special Edition Hardcover and Audiobook
A friendly neighborhood vampire novel with 18th through 20th century historical settings, queer characters, and a no-spice love story.
www.kickstarter.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Already run into kids who, when seeing my wildlife photos, exclaim 'that's AI'
susannashore.bsky.social Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 11d
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social): As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead." But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that" Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We’re SO CLOSE to the ribbon bookmark that I can taste it!

Do you want a special edition, signed, and numbered hardcover with a ribbon bookmark? You can get it here:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/vil...

#booksky #vampirebooks 💙📚🩸📚🪐
Immortal Gifts: Special Edition Hardcover and Audiobook
A friendly neighborhood vampire novel with 18th through 20th century historical settings, queer characters, and a no-spice love story.
www.kickstarter.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Did you ever want a Jewish Gilda Stories?

If you don't know The Gilda Stories, run! don't walk! to your favorite bookseller and grab a copy of this story of sympathetic and ethical sapphic vampires of color!

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November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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FREE SHORT STORY! youtu.be/SWfiY4wkEIU?...

(Whole body transplants.)

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Transplant, a short story by Katherine Villyard
YouTube video by Katherine Villyard
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November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Do you love multi-narrator audiobooks? I have one of those! Artistic Whispers Productions did an AMAZING job with Immortal Gifts!

You can, of course, wait three months (or more) for this audiobook to show up on your favorite retailer...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/vil...

#booksky 💙📚🪐📚🩸
Immortal Gifts: Special Edition Hardcover and Audiobook
A friendly neighborhood vampire novel with 18th through 20th century historical settings, queer characters, and a no-spice love story.
www.kickstarter.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Neville says, “Back my Meowmie’s Kickstarter!”

www.kickstarter.com/projects/vil...

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A cute black, white, and gray cat gazes up at the camera ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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If you’ve been holding off on backing to see if we get the ribbon bookmark…

We’re $31 away. So if you back for the hardcover, it’ll have the ribbon bookmark!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/vil...

#booksky #vampirebooks 💙📚🪐📚🩸
Immortal Gifts: Special Edition Hardcover and Audiobook
A friendly neighborhood vampire novel with 18th through 20th century historical settings, queer characters, and a no-spice love story.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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My CONjuration Panels! let me show you them!
Vampires: Everyone’s Favorite Monsters? – CONjuration Are vampires making a comeback with the popularity of the AMC+ TV show? What are the “rules” of being a vampire in various books...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Thank you for the reskeets! 🫶
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Do you love Anne Rice's vampire chronicles? I do! I've loved vampires ever since I read Interview with the Vampire in High School. I particularly loved the vampire protagonists, how they existed in a space that was very human and relatable.

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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM