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swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/the-only-way... ⚔️🧙‍♀️ SWORDS AND SORCERY ALARM

I'm a big fan of Morbier Pyrenees, the one with the black rind, in a baguette Wild flower Tomme Stitchleton Unpasteurized Red Leicester Wild garlic yarg

Tom & Lorenzo@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · last wk.

People on Bluesky sigh and talk about The Discourse as if it were something required of them instead of something they opt to partake in, day in and day out. You really don't have to. Post about your favorite cheese

Is this a good time to mention that in college my History of Translation lecturer (Michael Cronin) told us that one of the first vernacular translations of The Illiad was into Irish, and the translator had to give the main characters dogs because in Gaelic society a free man had a dog

“boy george admits he used AI to create his new pro-israel song” is now a sentence we can say

The UK media has been so captured by privileged, powerful, and well-funded ‘gender critical’ transphobes, that it’s quite a shock when an article is published so clearly exposing their bullying, gaslighting, and hypocrisy!.. Read 👉🏻 archive.ph/oQ2Cs

#YA #H #Q

Joel Glover (he/him)@joelgloverauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

ROOTS THAT CLUTCH In post-war England a teenage girl falls into a bad crowd. In post-Covid England a clique of girls try to navigate the complex world of social-media, envy, and adolescence. A secret connects them, deep rooted and dangerous. A secret that can change lives. Or end them. #questpit

150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.

yeah, I mean, there's a reason the Niemoller poem has "first we came for the communists" in there. and a reason that that is the line that is rarely if ever quoted.

max asher miller@maxashermiller.bsky.social · 2w ago

My great-grandfather was among the first Jews sent to Dachau, but it had operated for 8 years prior. He arrived to find a concentration camp already full of communists and other leftist dissidents. The public's acceptance of their incarceration paved the road for his own.

ROOTS THAT CLUTCH In post-war England a teenage girl falls into a bad crowd. In post-Covid England a clique of girls try to navigate the complex world of social-media, envy, and adolescence. A secret connects them, deep rooted and dangerous. A secret that can change lives. Or end them. #questpit

I made some new cards. A6 £10 each, includes an envelope and p&p. Shout if you want one.

Are you a reviewer on @justinleeanderson.com's clever BOOKMATCH? If you are, then be aware that your fellow reviewer said: "If you like your fantasy dark, your women passionate, and your love stories edged with divine consequences… run, don’t walk" to The Mercy of Tenderness

Congratulations to The Mercy of Tenderness by @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2026 Well done!

"If you like your fantasy dark, your women passionate, and your love stories edged with divine consequences… run, don’t walk. The Mercy of Tenderness is strange-girl approved and dangerously addictive." mybook.to/mercyoftende...

Congratulations to Major General Drapatyi on his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine! This is an important step for the people of Ukraine on the path to peace and victory⤵️ 📹: Drapatyi on a BMP-2 jumping over separatist barricades in Mariupol, 2014.

1/ As more Wildberries warehouses burn following Ukrainian drone attacks, here's a handy guide to the top 10 e-commerce warehouses in Russia – which should also help to serve as an indicator of where Ukrainian drones are likely to fly next. ⬇️

I feel the summer slipping through these aging fingers

Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago

Round 2 announcements incoming !!!!!! We will be soon starting to announce our round 2 books in no particular order. We are so excited!

Joker: And Here We Go (Heath Ledger)

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"The Mercy of Tenderness is a glorious, messy, heart-pounding cocktail of epic fantasy, murder mystery, and the hottest WLW tension since Shades of Rose." says Strange Girl Book Reviews mybook.to/mercyoftende...

In February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...

If you ever want to give an author whose book you've loved a magical free gift, recommend their book to someone.

Juliet E McKenna@julietemckenna.bsky.social · 2w ago

Word of mouth, personal recommendation, was the first and remains the best way for authors to reach new readers long-term. New readers helps us carry on writing new books for everyone.

#Poetry This one goes out to the parents in the group-chat

My book "They Who Receive" , a grim dark take on trope led romantasy, is $0.99 this week on Amazon mybook.to/theywho

Did you know "Lesbians in Space" is shortlisted for an award? britishfantasysociety.org/the-british-...

Russian troops noticed a Ukrainian drone and decided to shoot it down. The operation was very successful - the drone landed on a Russian ammunition warehouse and destroyed it. Great job, Russians! 📹: 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade

#LamineYamal waves the Palestinian flag 🇵🇸 as FC Barcelona celebrated its LaLiga title victory with an open-top bus parade through the streets of Barcelona. Images & videos of the rising football star proudly waving the flag quickly went viral online. #VivaEspana 🇪🇸 #WorldCup2026 #BeatZi0Argentina

Last night I finished and submitted a story starring Palishtania, the mad (and drunk) Seer of the Realm of Death She gets everywhere, that one, including in novelinaday.com/villa-diodati. That one is free, so you should go and download it to get to know why she is the way she is.

Novel in a Day - Villa Diodati

An annual collaborative writing event to write a novel in a day

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