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Bonedust Press@bonedustpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A small announcement before we continue yelling about books:

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Want: Questionable archaelogical procedures ala Indiana Jones? With disaster queers? A romance plot so strong it could be the main plot, but isn't? A shit ton of secrets and questions? Otar's Universe provides it all and more! Buy now: books2read.com/u/mdwgNw 📚💙📚🌈📚🪐🌈📚📚🪐📚🚀💫

i'm not doing the likes thing with this but sometimes it's good to have a framework for talking about other stuff you like, especially if you have to be Online to Promote Things so that People Buy Your Books (Neon Hemlock authors and anyone else besides are well to quote and do this too of course)

ICYMI, I have a Patreon now! www.patreon.com/cw/DevanBarlow

Devan Barlow — Speculative fiction and poetry

Get more from Devan Barlow on Patreon. Speculative fiction and poetry. Support Devan Barlow and get exclusive access to their work.

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Devan Barlow@devanbarlow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"But Devan!" I hear you shout, "If only some of your poems were free to read online so I could tell if this Patreon is right for me! What are your poems like, anyway?!" Well, do Ben and I have good news for you! Behold, a thread of poems!

Want: Questionable archaelogical procedures ala Indiana Jones? With disaster queers? A romance plot so strong it could be the main plot, but isn't? A shit ton of secrets and questions? Otar's Universe provides it all and more! Buy now: books2read.com/u/mdwgNw 📚💙📚🌈📚🪐🌈📚📚🪐📚🚀💫

Gonna try and participate in the #TimeTravelAuthors monthly prompt list more often this year, so making it into one big thread

Do you remember the first romance novel you read? Where did you get it from? 🧡 #SumLuv 🧡

#SumLuv: Day 5 This is a pretty good question. I scoured the fantasy/scifi shelves in my library, and those were, then, pretty limited. I took what I could get, which consisted of lots of 80's epic fantasy, because translations at the time took a while. They often had a kind of romance in them 1/3

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 17h ago

Do you remember the first romance novel you read? Where did you get it from? 🧡 #SumLuv 🧡

Hahhahaa I love this (It's so fascinating to see things through the lens of other people's expertise)

Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · yesterday

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

The Chosen One Con:

Patrick Charlton-O'Shea@aesonique.itch.io · 15h ago

There really waste blokes out there named Max who are doing the bare min.

I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.

“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...

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This is anecdotal but I've been told I'm in the wrong restrooms in the uk last year, which has never happened before (I just stared, and it was fortunately not confrontational)

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 13h ago

The EHRC's Code of Practice has been condemned as a "system of segregation", "impractical and inhumane", and even "genocidal in nature" It comes into force today

Sounds fake 🤣

Tilly Bridges@tillybridges.bsky.social · yesterday

hold up, are you saying REWRITING and REVISING makes writing better?? THE HECK YOU SAY

Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

The Fae: so we’re going to take you away from here and— Me: I accept! The Fae: and you won’t remember anything and you will not return for a century— Me: I ACCEPT HARDER

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I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?

Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · yesterday

Having ranted about school curriculum books, I’ve just seen my son’s summer reading list, and all I can say is “I was right”. A more depressing collection would be tricky to assemble. Are we actively trying to convey to kids the idea that reading is dismal and arduous?

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4w ago

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

My preorder of This Mortal Coil by @mythjae.bsky.social arrived!! And look at the cute little paper action figure of Marrow! I put them by The Locked Tomb because bones and swords. 🦴⚔️ This book is amazing, you should absolutely read it!!

This story speaks to me because I think a lot about how people expect romance from close relationships. Especially if two dudes are close people tend to assume there has to be something romantic there. And like, what if there just isn’t, what if there didn’t need to be?

Anni K. Comics @ Tracon@annikcomics.bsky.social · yesterday

I NEED someone to PLEASE license and publish Kemutai Hanashi in English so that I can buy and have it all in my bookshelf ASAP! Two guys move in together because they just enjoy each other's company. Pretty aro-coded. People learning to understand each other. school girl side storyline. So lovely!!

In The Cruel Gods, there are two gods that are respected above all others. Starting with the Glimmer god, Gildola, and this is because the Glimmer basically rule the Golden City above Chime, which gives them a lot of political and financial power. But the real power is Dor, god of time. #MythAugust

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 17h ago

#MythAugust 5 Today is about hierarchy! Who ranks highest or lowest among your gods/spirits/whatever? Is there a consensus about this ranking? As usual, interpret the question as loosely as you need to to fit your specific worldbuilding, and feel free to skip if it's not relevant to you! 😊❤️

Dylan and Henri officially meet when Henri gets traded midseason to the Turkeys. Dylan is mentally checked out because of a breakup, it's only when they come back for the next season that Dylan actually *notices* Henri. Henri is younger. He used to have Dylan's poster up in his room 😂 #SumLuv

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2d ago

Meet cutes don't have to be "cute"! They are a plot device 🧡 But! Let's talk about how they DO feel about each other early on! Is it fairytale love? Is it *lust* at first sight? Hate at first sight? All?? Snips here are welcome (always welcome if you want to answer anything with a snip) 🧡 #SumLuv

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It is a really good game!

Adam Vian@sfbdim.bsky.social · yesterday

It's astonishing to me that The Mermaid Mask has only been out for 2 and a half weeks and we've already got over 2000 reviews on Steam... (and 99% positive!)

What’s something your MC ended up having to do because nobody around them was willing to? #WritingPrompt

My house has never been on fire. I subsidize the fire department for all the people whose houses have been on fire. I do not regret this in the slightest. I don't want to sit and do nothing while other people's homes burn. And if my house DOES catch fire, I'll be damn glad the fire dept exists.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Wait, people don't know this? Yeah. It doesn't auto-save unless you save to cloud. I hate this timeline. Share to save someone many tears from lost work.

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · yesterday

The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.