Is anyone else getting weird-ass AI written emails about their books? WTF is this? LMAO!

Same.

Bub 🏳️‍🌈 🐈@bubotomy.bsky.social · 2d ago

I feel like my whole life has been one long failed attempt to belong somewhere.

My block lists I subscribe to missed out. Kind of cool actually that this doesn't happen often. It's blocking time!

i love you, minneapolis

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Sophie Cunningham is getting booed every time she touches the ball here in Minneapolis

"I'm Connor MacLeod of the clan MacLeod." It's not five words - but - that seemed to work for Connor MacLeod.

Patrick Cosmos@veryimportant.lawyer · 4mo ago

Hail and well met, traveler

Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later.

New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition | Xtra Magazine

A group of Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later

xtramagazine.com

The Figuring It Out bundle is officially OVER. We sold 16 of the bundles and Bad Memory was downloaded 10 times. 😊

Author event today!

Under three hours left!

mamelby@mamelby.bsky.social · 5d ago

In just a few hours the Figuring it Out bundle will be OVER! Hurry up before it's too late! itch.io/b/3781/figur...

Word has a revision history that might be difficult to fake - but like - we're in a new era, it seems.

Duchess of Doom@kilagreene.myatproto.social · 5d ago

Seeing an author have a 7-figure book deal pulled over AI suspicions, bc they couldn’t “verify how [the book] was produced,” makes me wonder: How DO you verify that? I write by hand, do initial edits, then type the result. How could I prove anything from that first, fairly polished digital draft?

In just a few hours the Figuring it Out bundle will be OVER! Hurry up before it's too late! itch.io/b/3781/figur...

The horror of a rogue optimizer isn't that it's an evil bastard lashing out because of a (perceived) slight. A rogue optimizer can be relatively speaking pretty fucking dumb, the problem is it's dumb *very quickly*, and we might not be able to stop it.

Okay, now for something fun. Cat for Cash 2026, Thai, 10 ep of about 45 min each, GagaOOLala, GMMTV Let's go! #crowtitsfujo #ThaiBL #Yseries #BLseries #CatforCash #FirstKhaotung

Is it bad that I think this is hilarious? Cause I think this is hilarious.

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 6d ago

"Now my kids have left home, I can’t wait for my dogs to die" [Telegraph features] Anon

This is a gay fantasy work with a lot of post-trauma therapy, a fucked-up gay age gap dynamic, and lots of mental illness. It's funny, though, and hopeful. Direct from me: johannestevans.co.uk/product/resc... On Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC8N4QM5 From other places: books2read.com/u/m0jRrW

Rescue Dogs – Novel – eBook

Cecil Hobbes finally gets Valorous King to try a new adventure: therapy. Cecil Hobbes, an ex-PE teacher disgraced and looked down on in his hometown, has a new partner: Sir Valorous King, a knight …

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*Me running in slow motion towards Ken yelling "NooooOOoooooO! and getting there too late.*

BL fandom - sometimes very self-aware. LMAO.

Violet Smith@violetsmith.bsky.social · last wk.

Watching The Servant Prince and, let me tell you, this series would be strongly relevant to many of you sickos' interests.

I am doing an author event THIS WEEKEND and this will be the first time I've been responsible for my own point-of-sale. Anyone have veteran advice? Right now, I'm planning on taking Venmo or cash. I don't really have time to get a card reader.

Now it's only 2 days! Two days left! Don't miss out. itch.io/b/3781/figur...

Jaye F.R. Coates@jfrcoates.bsky.social · 2w ago

You have just over seven more days to pick up this bundle of 17 books for $17! Knowing yourself isn't easy. Sometimes figuring yourself out takes time. These are the own-voice stories about these moments of self-discovery! itch.io/b/3781/figur...

#SFFChat Outro. Thank you for hosting, Steve! My book, This Is How Immortals Die, is currently part of the Figuring it Out; Queer/Neurodivergent/Disabled bundle: itch.io/b/3781/figur...

Thanks for hosting. I love that you included mystery in SFF this week! As the Figuring it Out Bundle is already in the thread, I'll share my first; but who is the villain really, what do they actually want and how do we stop them? Epic Fantasy. elisecarlson.com/ruarnon-tril...

#TBBChat Outro. Thank you for hosting! This Is How Immortals Die, the first book in my World Without Love series, is currently part of the Figuring it Out: Queer/ Neurodivergent/Disabled bundle on itch! itch.io/b/3781/figur...

The Book Bazaar: Coming October 29th, 2026@the-book-bazaar.com · 2w ago

Thanks for the great chat! Now’s the time you can tell us anything you want. Got a project to promote? Let us know in the comments! We’ll have a fresh new chat next week for #TBBChat. Until next time! #BookBazaar26

Three more days left to pick up the Figuring It Out bundle. Queer/Neurodivergent/Disabled itch.io/b/3781/figur...

Nope. No, you haven’t.

9.5 days left of this queer/ neurodivergent/ disability book bundle, by queer/ neurodivergent/ disabled authors! 🌈📚🧠📚🪐 #ActuallyAutistic #DisabilityPride

Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️@eliseswords.eurosky.social · 3w ago

Ever want to read characters exploring their queer/ neurodivergent identities, & or living with disability? By Queer/ Neurodivergent/ Disabled Authors? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♿ In Fantasy & other settings? Here's a set of 17! 🌈📚🧠📚🪐 itch.io/b/3781/figur...

Alright. I'm in the mood for something sweet. I have my lingonberry soda and a cut-up apple-pear, and... Love You Seven Times China, 2023, TV-PG, 38 ep of about 40 min each, on iQIYI Let's go! #crowtitsfujo #cdrama #LoveYouSevenTimes #DingYuxi

Oh hey - racist shits are about to descend on my town. Great. *hi racist assholes* Eat at Canadian Honkers - it's for Honkies. (Psst: The food is awful.) www.kttc.com/2026/07/20/t...

UPDATE: Verdict reached in jury trial of Shiloh Hendrix

The trial for the woman seen in a viral video calling a Black child a racial slur at a Rochester park is in court Monday for the start of her jury trial.

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There is a difference between someone trying to explain that you genuinely have a distorted sense of yourself - and false flattery meant to make you feel better. But like, if you put yourself down - that is read by a lot of people as fishing for compliments. So, they think that's what you WANT.

Making Plans for Wooloo@mockwooloo.bsky.social · 2w ago

One of the troubles is that a lot of trans women are autistic and consequently struggle with the whole concept of "accepting" something you fundamentally believe to be untrue.

I have a topical short story ready to go out on Patreon. Synopsis: a transgender girl attends school for the first day of the 26/27 academic year, in a totally normal* UK high school. * if it were actually normal this would definitely categorise the story as fiction. Massive transphobia cw.

I'm just dunking my BTS Oreos in day-old coffee like a fucking KING.