Editor: We haven't found the exact reason yet, but lately there's been a rise in the sales of [book written under my second pen name]. Me: 😲😍😘 Editor: So if you happen to have another manuscript for this pen name...? Me: 😏🔪👻

Not the Odyssey, but Southeast Asians have a strong maritime past. Explorers, merchants, lanun. queenofswordspress.com/product/sail...

Sailing the Golden Chersonese - Queen of Swords Press

Adventure, magic and more… Neo has been raised to be their father’s son, to succeed him as the captain of the pirate vessel Sri Matahari and to sail the seas of the Golden Chersonese raiding and havin...

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The cops forcefully cancelled the vehicles already booked by the students. Authorities visited campuses and intimidated students. CCTV cameras suddenly being turned off at protest locations has become a routine. en.tempo.co/read/2117886...

The Obstacles UI Students Faced Before Their Latest Jakarta Protest

UI students faced canceled transport, alleged intimidation and police barricades before their August 18 Jakarta protest was stopped at Dukuh Atas.

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"A total of 3,736 hotspots have been detected so far in August, compared with 758 in ​July." Locals & experts said the fires were deliberately started by corporations for profit. www.reuters.com/business/env...

Indonesia prioritises Kalimantan region as wildfire hotspots rise

Indonesia will tackle wildfires in Kalimantan as a matter of priority, the country's disaster agency said on Friday after identifying a rise in hotspots ​in the region, which shares a border with Mala...

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The phrase "virtue signaling" rests on the unstated assumption that virtue is only an act. That everyone is a bigot underneath. Its entire purpose is self-justification. Performing virtue through acts that help is categorically different.

Danny Lore@weredawgz.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

People talk shit about virtue signaling and announcing what you’re doing But folks like Mamdani know that signaling is part of the work. Energizing people letting them know what’s possible etc

One thing hasn't changed: I'm usually here to post news about Indonesia (usually not cheery) and/or my writing. This regime has been unbelievable. /derogatory

@coffeewing.bsky.social Matur nuwun for the review of the book under the second pen name. Mungkin kapan-kapan aku nyamar jadi orang Jw lagi. 👀

After seeing @eveshi.bsky.social post about lack of coverage of protests in indonesia this week (which I also missed), went looking for coverage here & saw this good piece from @ekawatikartika21.bsky.social "Journalism exists to bear witness. To document. To challenge" Worth a read.

ekawatikartika21.bsky.social@ekawatikartika21.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I just published Why Are Indonesia’s Mass Protests Missing from the Headlines? medium.com/p/why-are-in...

Public rallies against the 🇮🇩 government policies from July 17 to July 24, on public streets, and there have only been sporadic posts on Twitter. Barely any coverage in national media. Daily posts and videos on Threads, at least.

July has been a month of revisions and writing contest entries.

“Nothing is harder on the soul than the smell of dreams while they're evaporating.” - Mahmoud Darwish - 📸 fires set by Israeli settlers Tel al-Asur, east of Ramallah, where they established a new illegal outpost

the most realistic scene in Jurassic Park is when two scientists make a questionable decision — traveling to an undisclosed location with a strange man — on the promise of three years of modest funding

Finished reading Strange Buildings by Uketsu. The more recently published an Uketsu novel is, the more puzzle pieces there are to put together. And as @silverwind.space said, what the hell is wrong with these characters.

Here's a take I don't see many people talking about. If you use AI slop in your commercial branding (cover, merch, copy texts, logo), it's clear to me you have zero respect for the business you're (trying to) build. AI slop cannot be copyrighted.

Put me on to open submission calls, if you have them! I’d love to put more short stories out there! #WeeknightWriters

Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Q5: What can we, the Weeknight Writers community, do in the next week to make your life a little more pleasant? #WeeknightWriters

I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!

Said of a novel written in 1998: "Before the modern era." When humans still lived in caves, presumably.

I do not like this gen AI I do not like what it implies I do not want it in my art I do not think it makes you smart I do not want it in my games I do not like its goals and aims I do not want it in my books I do not like the way it looks I do not like it, I don't care I do not want it anywhere

The Netherlands and the EU have so far refused to use their deep economic ties with Israel as leverage to stop Israel’s crimes of occupation, genocide and apartheid. These Files show that, far from sanctioning, the Netherlands is in fact facilitating the Israeli economy.

The Netherlands-Israel Investment Files - SOMO

The Netherlands-Israel Investment Files shed light on how Israeli companies use the Netherlands as an investment hub.

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For #TolkienTrewsday theme of "forgiveness": I always see thematic connection of transformation and redemption in Roverandom (a dog being turned into a toy after biting a wizard) and Sundanese folktale Lutung Kasarung (a deity being turned into a monkey and had to help a banished princess). 1/3

#Booksky 2.5 days left to get your copy of the Pride StoryBundle! 16 great queer books featuring writing by Geoff Ryman, Melissa Scott, Chaz Brenchley, Joyce Chng, R.B. Lemberg and manh more! And we’ve raised $700 for Rainbow Railroad so far! storybundle.com/pride

"Write for yourself, publish for your readers." Great advice. I'll just continue working on this side story that's all me, 100% conforming (pun unintended) to my id - *horror movie synopsis competition: exists* Huh.

We have hit 20% of our fundraising goal and there is only two weeks left to donate! Help support the next year of khōréō here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

Join our team as a fiction editor! We’re looking for someone who loves SFFH and wants to work with writers to bring their stories to life. This role is remote, you can be based anywhere in the world and still be a part of the team. Interested? Apply here by 15 June www.khoreomag.com/join-our-team/

I am delighted to announce the launch of Arcane Oblong Editorial and Design ✨ We are a small group of freelance book editors and designers who can work on your manuscript from the first page to galley proof stage—and now we're open for business! For more, please see our website: arcaneoblong.com

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Nonfiction writers! Our column, edited by @mariahaskins.com, is OPEN. Send us your unpublished, original essays about the writing life, from in-depth tips on craft and business to thoughtful columns on genre fiction. links.ruadanbooks.com/nonfiction #AuthorSky #WriterSky #writingcommunity

June 12, 2026. "We believe we have tried giving [the government] chances and time for too long. Because data-driven criticisms are always ignored, and especially since the government chooses to evade responsibility instead of taking accountability." en.tempo.co/read/2108180...

'Indonesia Bankruptcy': What to Know About Student Protest in Jakarta Today

An alliance of students from various campuses is staging a protest at HI Roundabout today. How many are joining and what are their demands?

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What's clear is that he has already quit writing.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The author who published a book about truth and AI that was embarrassingly revealed to have included AI-hallucinated quotes told @wired.com that he'd rather quit writing than quit using AI.

All the boxes checked. Signed, an Indonesian.

Maggie Wiggin@maggie162.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼