Cleveland is getting a WNBA team!!!!!!!! Time to learn how basketball works so I can hang out with all the hot sporty lesbians.

📣 Calling All Authors 📣 Shadow Spark Publishing is open to #queries! manuscript should be polished as possible- no first drafts accepted full-length novels only standalones preferred only one manuscript permitted per author, but feel free to pitch others in your query letter #booksky #writesky

Comms open! If you are interested or have any questions feel free to dm or email me at anattmar@gmail.com Likes and reposts are very appreciated, thank u<3

Furries are an indicator species. If they start disappearing, your online ecosystem is not healthy.

Everyone. I need you to look at this adorable promo art @shadowfaerieammy.bsky.social made of me trying to convince people to support Project Tasman's BackerKit. We're $800 to the first stretch goal. Listen to adorable chibi me. gorlskiss.com

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

All August, all of my books are half off in my Ko-Fi store only! Ebooks, paperbacks, hardcover! And physical books come signed with a free bookmark! I draw little pictures in the hard covers. NO AI EVER! ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita... #IndieAugust #IndieAuthor #SelfPublished #Booksky 📚💙

Happy Saturday! Are you interested in submitting to Crossroads? We are now accepting proposals for our third issue, "This Haunted Landscape." Think sacred places, hauntings, and regional cryptids. We close submissions on September 1st.

Crossroads - Issue 3 - Proposal

The issue theme is "This Haunted Landscape" and will focus on the folk horror of place in the USA. Think haunted places, sacred spaces, and regional cryptids. All contributors will receive a $50 paym...

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Science fiction is when you smoke Death Sticks. Fantasy is when you smoke Longbottom Leaf.

Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚@danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 5d ago

Science fiction is when the lesbians are cybernetic. Fantasy is when they are magical.

🚨NOVELLA NEWS🚨 Veteran hunter Nadine accepts a high-paying bounty to capture a crafty art forger, expecting an easy job... but one look at her mark tells her she's in over her head. 💙📚🪐 Now priced at $2.99... forever! Available on Amazon, Ko-fi, Itch, & Payhip! elizamares.carrd.co#catmouse

Heads up for INDIE Indian 🇮🇳 authors, a new independent bookstore is opening in India! There is an interest form on their Instagram page which I've copied here, bc i think a couple of my mutuals would be v interested in this!! 💖 #TheFableJar #booksky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Indian Authors Interest Form

Hello! Thank you for showing interest in The Fable Jar. As mentioned in the post sharing the link to this form, this is ONLY for INDIAN AUTHORS. The reason The Fable Jar was created is to support the ...

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Get to know your oomfs! Name: Eliza Age: 28 Zodiac sign: Libra/Ox Bday: October 5 Fav musical artists: Bjork, Massive Attack, Beach House... Country: USA Dream Job: Full-time author/panel participant Fav color: Pink Fav Season: Summer

DD Ward ..."Sapphic Dr. DOOM"@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · last wk.

Get to know your oomfs! Name: DD Age: 45 Zodiac sign: Monkey Bday: December, but I'm lying. Fav musical artists: Queen Country: 🇨🇦 Dream Job: Writer Fav color: Fuchsia 🌌 Fav Season: Autumn 🍂

only a couple days left to pick up this disability pride bundle. it's a great opportunity to support @dwritersvoices.bsky.social and to expand your library with a raft of awesome books! and, hey, if you feel up for resharing, please do 💕🦊🙏 itch.io/b/3783/nothi...

I'm Grace, a Canadian Illustrator and Author! I love fantasy, romance, and gothic art, and have worked on Magic cards and book covers. I write romantic fantasy with fairy tale inspirations. ➡️Portfolio: gracezhuart.com ➡️Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/grac... ➡️Books: gracezhuwrites.carrd.co

HELLO I better see everybody AND THEIR RICH FRIENDS supporting Neon Hemlock because WHOMST ELSE IS OUT THERE publishing such fine novellas? novellae? NOVELLOSITIES. NOBODY, THAT'S WHOMST

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pre-order now in Vol. 7 of the Neon Hemlock Novella Series: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Here is the Clip Studio Paint brush I use for everything nowadays! And it is FREE!!! If you end up liking it, please consider leaving a tip (●ˇ∀ˇ●) (I will buy myself some sweet treats thank you!)

Looking for a good excuse to feel all hot & bothered that's NOT the current heat? 🥵 Just check out this bundle 😏 itch.io/b/3779/july-... 🌈📚💙📢📚🌶️ #DiscountBooks

My nephew was born this morning!!! I have a nephew!!!!

Hello; Am a struggling, sole earner taking care of a family of four in the global south. I have a life limiting disease which will put me in a mydexema coma and death, within days if I am not medicated. Would deeply, deeply appreciate help from folks here. Thank you so so much. I want to live.

🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️@littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 2y ago

struggling with housing insecurity for almost a year now since termites ate our house. Previously homeless, would love to have aid! I'm from the global south, and the sole caretaker of family of three, in no position to refuse help. If you like my art, feel free to send me a tip! ko-fi.com/A2619OE

A monster's worst nightmare for @roguepebble.bsky.social #artfight #artfight2026 #teammystery #sharemyattack2026

I have several open comm slots for August! I specialize in romance & fantasy, but all spec-fic is welcome. The weirder the better! Plus, I offer flexible rates for marginalized authors. If you've got a project you'd like edited (line or dev), book an email consult with me via my Ko-fi ⬇️

✨Eliza Mares✨@elizamaresauthor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My editing & beta reading comms are open for #SFF & #romance projects of all lengths! $1 books a no-obligation email consult. I offer a sample chapter upon request, & I have reduced rates for marginalized and/or in-need authors. Book your consult at the link below! 💙📚 ko-fi.com/elizamares/c...

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

Partner had bloodwork done and found out he is probably diabetic (maybe pre? We have to talk to the doctor). Biggest stressor for him rn is not knowing what to eat. Does anyone have experience, recommendations for meals??

Having to use an automated idea generator in the games industry is so deeply embarrassing. What do you mean you struggled to come up with ideas? That's like the most abundant resource imaginable. You can't take a step without colliding with an ideas guy. Why would THAT be what you need help with?

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Hey hello hi I've gotta tell you about, like, 16 very cool self-published authors. #BookSky 💙📚 #SPAAW

Hel ✨ || Untwined is blooming 🌀🪷@helynalc.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week! #SPAAW And I'm here to appreciate. #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek 💙📚 This will be a thread of cool authors and cool books!

ICYMI 🔥 itch.io/b/3779/july-... 📢📚🌶️🌈📚💙 #DiscountBooks

Shimaira ⛥@shimaira.com · 4w ago

Heatwave? 🥵 How about a good excuse to feel all hot & bothered 😏 Just check out this bundle 💃 itch.io/b/3779/july-... 🌈📚💙📢📚🌶️ #DiscountBooks

My kiddo Faith was a straight A student until her granddad (the only father she knew) died after a long battle with dementia. Now, the legal system is punishing her for having a mental break in the worst time of her life. Please donate or share: tinyurl.com/246c9bbm

Donate to Help Me Get the Legal Support I Deserve, organized by Faith White

My name is Faith, and I'm asking for help because one of the hardest periods of m… Faith White needs your support for Help Me Get the Legal Support I Deserve

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Requesting your library acquire copies of a book is one of the best ways to uplift the authors you love.

Sunny Moraine@dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is