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Elle Cordova@ellecordova.bsky.social · 10h ago

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

I know we are all currently very tired of the Hugo Awards--they just happened, we don't want to plan for next year--but time is a linear thing, and it keeps moving forward. With this in mind, please consider TOMBQUEST, by Starkid Productions, for your 2027 ballot.

Most people's cats cosplay as Donut, but mine chose to impersonate the Nightmare Express #DCC #DungeonCrawlerCarl

he's mad that I'm getting ready for work but he wants me to know that he's mad so he's sitting 2 feet away from me with his back to me angrily

"Dont drink my Gatorade!!" and other sentences I didn't expect to say to my cat

I may just be reading too much Dungeon Crawler Carl lately, but this feels like a picture Donut would make Carl take with her

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Dolly Parton and Arnold Schwarzenegger pose for Annie Leibovitz and Rolling Stone in 1977:

My child found "matching" beanie babies for the cats

I am not being hyperbolic when I say that TOMBQUEST may be #Starkid's best work since TWISTED. It's sweet, touching, intimate, exciting, and REAL in a way that only works with small theater. I know that's a weird thing to say about a show like this, but it's true.

Who’s your favorite movie or TV character that shares your first name? Off the top of my head, Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams

ALT: Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams

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Alethea Kontis 알리티아@aletheakontis.com · 2w ago

Who’s your favorite movie or TV character that shares your first name? LOL it would have to be the one I'm named after! (Yes, that's Jodie Foster. Can anyone guess the role?)

the Mario Galaxy planet off in the distance with a boss waiting on it

Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

He's back in the ICU with "low blood pressure" now, and frankly, this is looking like it might be it. Please, friends, if you or someone you know has a safe, comfortable, loving landing zone for his two cats, please please *please* speak up ASAP.

Shecky@shecky.bsky.social · 3w ago

FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris,

Damn Grovyle that hits deep

GOOD NEWS MORE SOLAR FARMS MORE FOXES

I did this 3 times and it doesn't paint a great picture "perilous, bed-rotting, out of pocket" ... Not saying it's wrong, but thats quite the year

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 8mo ago

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go.

Really enjoying watching their tails come in (Apollo left, Mocha right)

We've been blown away by the enthusiasm (and, dare we suggest, accuracy?) of your guesses for our Season 1 lineup. Round one goes to you, but we're working on our poker faces for round two! I'm a Fan! First season launching December 2026 at Dragonsteel Nexus and online in 2027.

We hope you ENJOY YOUR BOOK! 🖤👻📚👻🖤 (We are with you in spirit!)

Doing a fun little guessing game for our fan line up for our first season. If you ever enjoyed shouting at the TV during "who's that pokemon???" your time has come. There will be one guessing post for each of the six authors in our first season of fans.

I'm a Fan!@imafan-of-fans.bsky.social · last mo.

We've got an exciting lineup for our first season. Are you a fan of guessing games? Sign up for our mailing list at imafan.net and be the first to know what's coming. I'm a Fan! First season launching December 2026 at Dragonsteel Nexus and online in 2027.

Only sign up for this if you want to hear from us so infrequently you’ll probably forgot you signed up for the list. (But then when you get an email from us? Delight.)

I'm a Fan!@imafan-of-fans.bsky.social · last mo.

When you sign up for Fan Mail, you'll hear from us when we release new products, when we're going to a con, and when we have stock available online. Sign up at Imafan.net. No spam; just fans.

It me!

I'm a Fan!@imafan-of-fans.bsky.social · last mo.

Meet the team! We’re a group of creators, fans, and friends with backgrounds in promotional merchandising, website development, business operations, art direction, and writing books. And we’re excited to bring our combined experience and nerdiness together to make cool stuff to keep you cool.

The full story of how we got started last year at world con, and mine and @soless.bsky.social 's failed attempt to revisit the convention center to take pictures despite trying to check online first to see if a conference was going on

I'm a Fan!@imafan-of-fans.bsky.social · last mo.

On the final day of WorldCon Seattle, we accidentally started a business.

Guess who stopped by to visit the store? ⚽️ Why, none other than Sammy the Sounder! Starstruck? So are we! #booksky

Been working on this with a really cool team for the past year. Kicking off our socials now. We've been connecting authors and artists to get high quality art custom made for the unique canvas shape of hand fans. I am SO excited about what we have lined up to release at Dragonsteel Nexus 2026

I'm a Fan!@imafan-of-fans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development

The Kraken has been released! The Eye of Leviathan is out in the world today! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/m-a-c...

The Eye of Leviathan

From the author of The Mask of Mirrors comes a sweeping adventure set in a world where fae secretly walk amongst those who seek to persecute them. ★ "An ...

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"Antagonist" is a strong word, but for people who like morally gray men with only the most tenuous grasp on their sanity or the "I can fix him, wait maybe I can't" variant of the trope, Iris is absolutely your guy. #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #F #ND #LGBT

Christina Boekeloo@christina-boekeloo.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Garden of the Grinng Beast Antagonist's POV: The world forgot music the moment Iris bound his soul to a spirit. As Iris' sanity wanes, his control falters, freeing the Grinning Beast. The meddling stranger in the spirit world could be his salvation or his downfall #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #F #ND #LGBT

#BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #F #ND #LGBT That feeling when you're trying to have a cozy, slice-of-life, fantasy romcom but your best friend uncovers a cascading imbalance between the symbiotically linked human & spirit worlds that could destroy the home you've always known

Christina Boekeloo@christina-boekeloo.bsky.social · 8mo ago

POV 2: Arum's partner dumping him for his twin is the least of his problems. His best friend Peony is trapped in the spirit world, a mutual friend will burn the world to get Peony back & he's falling hard for the handsome nerd whose help he needs to set things right #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #F #ND #LGBT

Garden of the Grinning Beast A pacifist born into a warrior society gets trapped in a Ghibli-esque spirit world where she must right the balance between humans and spirits while weighing the value of one life against the many its loss might save. #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #F #ND #LGBT

#BluePit #Q #YA #F #LGBT #📖 THE SIGIL AND THE SERPENT BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x SERAPHINA When the failed son of a dragonslayer undergoes a monstrous change, his already brittle self-esteem takes a nosedive, and he ends up needing the support of a fellow drake almost as much as he resents it.