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Niall Spain

@niallspain.bsky.social

Best Host in a Series 2024 at No Quest for the Wicked and F*ck Buddies. Writer. TTRPG designer. Likes craft beer and climbing rocks. https://linktr.ee/niallspain

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Doc Benway@docbenway.bsky.social · last wk.

Again, this was a lie. It’s provably a lie. I’m going to lose my entire mind because our newspapers cannot accurately report that the President of the US lied about being carried out of the rubble of the WTC when there is audio of him on 9/11 bragging about his building being taller now

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last wk.

At an event where he awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to a man who died saving multiple people on Sept. 11, 2001, President Trump repeated a disputed account of his own role in Ground Zero recovery efforts.

j strautman@yesnogoodbye.ca · last wk.

this season goes absolutely nutso. the PCs are all so focused, @beholdyourfate.bsky.social's dungeonsynth music takes it to another fuckin level, and @moreblueberries.bsky.social absolutely crushes it in the GM chair with a wild lineup of freak weirdo NPCs and terrible foes. must listen

Many Sided Media@manysidedmedia.bsky.social · 2w ago

The first episode of our Mythic Bastionland actual play drops in just TWO DAYS! Will you take the oath to Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, and Protect the Realm?

Cai K 🔜 PAXU@estelofimladris.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you weren't at the Daggerheart panel at GenCon, the secret is out! I've fallen off the face of the earth because I'm co-lead designing a setting book for Daggerheart!! It has been an absolute dream of mine and I get to work with some of the most amazing people in the world to bring it to life.

A photo of the cover of Daggerheart Core
Gabrielle Steele ⚔ Echoes of Chaos 24/9/26@eldris.thellian.com · 3mo ago

UK folks, let's jump on this AI regulation petition the Society of Authors emailed out! It's an actual parliament one so the government HAS to respond if it reaches the signature threshold. It calls for regulations to make AI developers disclose copyrighted works trained on. Sign & repost!! ❤️

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...

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Tales & Feathers Magazine@talesfeathers.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello friends, we are 3 DAYS from the end of the campaign and we've just passed $9.5k! 😲 We need to reach $13k if we're going to fund year 6. It's a big push, but it's possible! 😤 Can we pass 10k today? 👀 Back and share to help us get there! 💚

Tales & Feathers Magazine@talesfeathers.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello friends. WE NEED YOUR HELP ‼️ Our Kickstarter runs until May 31. We've funded T&F Year 5, but here's what else we're aiming for: $13k: T&F Year 6 ✨ $15.5k: T&F Print Edition 📚 Funding 2 years is a HUGE boost to the health & sustainability of the magazine. Back & share to help us get there! 💚

Louise Koren@loukoren.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Yesterday we hit our first of 3 goals, funding Volume 5!! But there's still a ways to go before we fund Volume 6 (and print!!!) Help us get there! Keep spreading the word and sharing with friends; word of mouth is how we've gotten this far! My update on where we are & where we still have to go ⬇️

Update 3: First goal FUNDED · Tales & Feathers: A Pro Slice of Life Fantasy Mag | Year 5+

Hello dear readers! We come to you today with some very exciting news! We’ve reached our first goal: FUNDING VOLUME 5!! 🎉🎉First of all, a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU. Thank you for sharing and backing t...

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Tales & Feathers Magazine@talesfeathers.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hello wonderful readers! 💚 This morning, our managing editor @loukoren.bsky.social shares their thoughts on Tales & Feathers today and tomorrow—where we are now and where we're hoping to go with your help! You can read it now on Kickstarter. ✨ Share our campaign and help us get to that future!

Update 1: Tales & Feathers, present and future · Tales & Feathers: A Pro Slice of Life Fantasy Mag | Year 5+

Hello dear readers! It is an absolute pleasure to be talking to you here again, and may I just say, thank you very much for your support so far! We’ve already seen a bunch of shares on socials, and ha...

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Niall Spain@niallspain.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thrilled to announce that my short story The Last Chance Locksmith has been chosen as one of the Best F&SF short stories of 2025 👀 @talesfeathers.bsky.social Support the anthology here!

Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 4

Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦@ourmankoto.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's the final three days of the campaign! Time to unlock our final two stretch goals: a final bump in word count to 150,000 words, and a second translated story! And let's welcome more authors to the project: @mariahaskins.com, @niallspain.bsky.social, and @pbarmby.bsky.social! Link in the comments

Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE !@augursociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

GET READY TO SUBMIT ‼️ Augur Magazine is opening for a priority call! We're accepting submissions from anyone living within Canada who is also... - BIPOC - 2SLGBTQIA - Disabled on MAY 5TH!!! Open call for international + Canadian subs will take place this summer! Check out our subs guidelines👇

Submit to Augur Magazine

We're looking for surrealism, dream touched realism, and SFF! Now with higher pay.

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦@ourmankoto.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Whew! Less than 24hrs in and we're blowing past stretch goals! We've unlocked FIVE goals, meaning the book will now be at least 125,000 words long and feature an exclusive translation of an award-winning Francophone F&SF story from 2025! Up next: INTERIOR ARTWORK! Can we unlock that by end of day???

Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦@ourmankoto.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's live! IT'S LIVE! The Kickstarter for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF: Volume Four is now LIVE! Award-winning series, best of 2025, and (with your help) the biggest volume yet. Can you back early enough to land The Canucklehead tier and get to choose the dedication for the book?? Pls SHARE WIDELY!

Nathan|The AARPG Podcast (AP & Interview)| PaxU 🤞 🔜@tatooineunited.bsky.social · 5mo ago

VOD of our Anniversary show is up! It’s been hard to get everyone together for a while, especially since two of us tried to quit the podcast the hard way last year. So it was really good to be together, play a game and share some of the too real aspects of our lives. youtube.com/live/YjOqZvf...

5 Years of the Advanced Age Roleplaying Gamers - Pirate Borg live play and shenanigans!

YouTube video by The Advanced Age Roleplaying Gamers

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Niall Spain@niallspain.bsky.social · 5mo ago

If you want some awesome Canadian writers collected into one handy anthology... there's no better way to get it than backing now!

Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦@ourmankoto.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's live! IT'S LIVE! The Kickstarter for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF: Volume Four is now LIVE! Award-winning series, best of 2025, and (with your help) the biggest volume yet. Can you back early enough to land The Canucklehead tier and get to choose the dedication for the book?? Pls SHARE WIDELY!

Paizo@paizo.com · 6mo ago

At Paizo, we're proud to celebrate the diverse members of our community, staff, and stories! Join Rue in today's blog and support Trans Day of Visibility! Read the blog: buff.ly/umVUbsm

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