T. Thorn Coyle they/them
@thorncoyle.bsky.social
Professional writer, amateur photographer, committed tea drinker, expert perambulator, witch. Magic is real, justice is worth fighting for. Love always wins. www.thorncoyle.com #booksky #WritingCommunity
Oregon: This post is from late July, but Warm Springs still needs help.
Johnnie Jae@johnniejae.bsky.social · last wk.The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are asking the community to support wildfire response efforts as the Bench Fire continues to threaten the reservation. redpopnews.com/confederated...
When you thought you'd escaped from Underhill, but the Queen of Elfland isn't done with you... The Rhymer of Ash Grove Deluxe Special Edition ends soon on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #fantasy #booksky #lgbtq
Pause a moment… . . I snapped this photo two days ago while masked up, walking to the bus in smoky air. Even under harsh conditions, there is beauty to be found. #photography
TIL: some younger-than-me people didn’t know one of the great storytelling songs of all time (and likely the greatest title)—Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos—was by Public Enemy.
SNAP has an outstanding ROI: every dollar we invest in SNAP generates $1.54 in economic activity. With SNAP cuts, people can’t continue to support these local grocers, so local businesses suffer. Everyone loses.
public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21h agothis is an actual problem
A couple of weeks ago I rode to Newburyport MA and saw this COVID memorial and realized this is the only one I have ever seen anywhere. And the fact that I nearly broke down seeing it is something I still think about.
Queer fantasy, anyone?
T. Thorn Coyle they/them@thorncoyle.bsky.social · 2d agoI know the planet is on fire, my friends... and one way I combat this is by writing worlds where community bands together, hope abides, and magic waits around every corner. My latest queer, magical fantasy offering ends on Kickstarter tomorrow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky
What Chantal said. I believe the majority of white people cared more about being inconvenienced by protests than they did about the extrajudicial violence being enacted on Black community members. And mass incarceration? Not even a blip on the radar of most white minds.
Chantal James@chantalalive.blacksky.app · yesterdayHomie the only reason we live under fascism is because no one was caring when it was happening to Black people. Cop violence included.
I know the planet is on fire, my friends... and one way I combat this is by writing worlds where community bands together, hope abides, and magic waits around every corner. My latest queer, magical fantasy offering ends on Kickstarter tomorrow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky
I know the planet is on fire, my friends... and one way I combat this is by writing worlds where community bands together, hope abides, and magic waits around every corner. My latest queer, magical fantasy offering ends on Kickstarter tomorrow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky
The Spokane fires north of my home were caused by arson, reports say. But fires also burn east of the mountain, and the reservations there call for supplies. India burns. France burns. Canada burns. Whether one hand holds the match, or a privileged few, the world is ablaze... 🧵
Do what you can, where you can, when you can. This takes all of us. Don’t give up.
America’s concentration camps must be shut down now They are sites of horror: torture, rampant spread of infectious diseases, inadequate sanitation, hygiene, & medical care, & a mounting death toll Just as “better training of guards” wasn’t the answer to Auschwitz, you can’t “reform” these camps
Shawn Connery @shawnconnery.bsky.social · 4d agoImmigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. The federal New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/n...
When the Queen of Elfland is your ex, but you’re just a poet trying to live your life… The Rhymer of Ash Grove Kickstarter is in its final days! Thanks to everyone who has taken a chance on my queer fantasy. Haven’t backed yet? Head here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky #lgbtq
What are you harvesting? What will you share? My latest newsletter reflects on the concept of harvest… thanks for reading: thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/happy-... #photography
So. Many. Large. Corporations. Use. Slave. Labor. US prisons largely exist to make money from the backs of oppressed people.
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 6d agoThe diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
NO WARRIOR CAN FIGHT ALONE. ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT.
“The object appeared before my eyes as if through a fog,” Wiśniewski says. “My vision blurred. I looked again and thought, ‘I can’t believe it.’” That is some real magical folklore stuff right there. Nerds rule. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
A Man Unearthed a Mysterious Metal Object Sticking Straight Up From the Ground. It Turned Out to Be a 2,700-Year-Old Sword
Marcin Wiśniewski found the weapon while metal detecting in a forest near the Polish city of Gdańsk. Experts told him that it likely dates to between 900 and 700 B.C.E.
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It’s a rich, deeply researched text.
Morpheus Ravenna@morpheusravenna.bsky.social · last wk.Thank you @thorncoyle.bsky.social for these kind words about INK & BLADE. Production news: I just saw a sneak preview of the book's visual design & it's looking gorgeous. I can't wait for y'all to get it! Coming Jan 2027 - pre-order now from @llewellynbooks.bsky.social or wherever you buy books.
When you escape from Elfland…. But the Queen wants you back. The Rhymer of Ash Grove, deluxe edition. On Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky #lgbtq
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These gorgeously produced fantasy novels from @thorncoyle.bsky.social are on Kickstarter now! Go get some! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...
The Rhymer Of Ash Grove: Contemporary Fantasy Deluxe Omnibus
Enter a world where Elfland meets the human realm, fantasy dances with folklore, and magic is in the water...
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