master, please, you have to train me to wield the weapon *not* as an extension of myself. i have so many allergies. new car scent makes me feel nauseated. i get headaches when it's about to rain. my sword deserves better

If you write horror, thrillers, noir, neo-noir, horror thrillers, crime fiction, etc.—Ruadán Books is accepting novel manuscript submissions through August 31st.

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · last wk.

We are OPEN to manuscript submissions in the horror, thriller, & crime fiction genres! Check out our guidelines & wishlist, then submit on Moksha. Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novels26 Submit: links.ruadanbooks.com/submitnovel #AuthorSky #writingcommunity #WriterSky #HorrorSky #ThrillerSky

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS:… SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS:… Priest: are you still mad I forgot the booster seat? SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: I CAN’T SEE OUT THE FUCKING WINDSCREEN!!!

Sardonicus@sardonicus.eu · 8mo ago

'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez

Advice in STARVE BETTER helped me keep the lights on for several years in the mid-2010s, so I'd say it's worth the read to a working writer. (Amazon if you must, but elsewhere would be better.) #BookSky #WriterSky

buy my book@nmamatas.bsky.social · 2w ago

Once, I wrote a book that people a. liked and b. found helpful It was called STARVE BETTER. The new edition—with two new chapters—is here! I am an amazon hater but you are all amazon lovers, AND amazon won't take down the old link to a single used copy, so www.amazon.com/Starve-Bette...

Hey Bluesky, could you help me signal boost my Big Cartel shop? A sale or two would be a massive help. Jeremy Creatures are designed and hand-sewed by me, and they take many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

Hmm, can I get an assist from any trans folks? There's a local queer bookstore with a trans clothes closet, and we asked what they needed as donations. They said binders and tape. Are there brands out there that are preferred? Any to avoid? I want to make sure we're getting the right stuff. 🏳️‍⚧️💙

EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW if you don't already that as of today this very very bad and also very autopsied boy is upright, animate and wreaking havoc... Learn THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES! Take lessons here mythicdelirium.com/the-language...

Just $270 to go for Hailey to pay her late rent and cover her mom's radiotherapy costs! She is out here dropping tons of knowledge about trans and queer life in Brazil and I'm learning a lot. Please help if you can!

Hailey Kaas - Cancer fund ($520/$750)@transqueerfem.bsky.social · last mo.

Back today for more information about being #LGBTQIA+ in #Brazil! I'm doing this thread to boost my #crowdfund due to my mom's #cancer treatment ❤️ More info on my ko-fi page: ko-fi.com/haileykaas

I will know my arm situation more definitively after Monday when I finally get to see an orthopedic doctor. I’ll probably do some sorta store sale soon, but if anyone feels bad about my poor broken arm and would like to help, I have a Venmo… venmo.com/u/korybing

Kory Bing | @korybing

Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.

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The way I pre-ordered this SO FAST.

Xan van Rooyen@xanwriter.bsky.social · last mo.

So what if I told you about this retelling of Dorian Gray that's cyberpunk and dark academia and also really queer with a non-binary Dorian and a trans, autistic Basil, would you read it? EXQUISITE DECAY comes out December 1st from @tinyghostpress.bsky.social Link in bio. #booksky #coverreveal

Working on a new piece; thinking about star thistles, how in the western US they are an invasive and noxious weed that readily takes over land that has been disturbed and degraded. or something.

My fabulist murder thriller Comfort Me With Apples is on sale at Amazon & EVERYWHERE ELSE for $2.99 throughout the entire month of July! It has a MONSTROUS twist ending so I can’t tell you more…just go get it! Can’t even get a plain coffee for 2.99 these days! amzn.to/44HhDeG

Hey Bluesky, do you enjoy reading about -dilapidated amusement parks? -bizarre animatronics? -psychedelic dark rides? -cults? -friendship and sisterhood? If so, you might enjoy my book The Merry Dredgers. If you'd like to learn more, here's a review by Gabino Iglesias: locusmag.com/2023/06/gabi...

Florida folks: If you have O- blood and are of African or African American descent, OneBlood is searching for donors who have a rare antigen that matches with a teenager with sickle cell disease who needs 50 units of blood so she can have a bone marrow transplant.

Rare blood needed to save life of Florida teen needing bone marrow transplant

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA)— Blood donors of African descent are needed to save the life of a Florida 18-year-old fighting an aggressive form of sickle cell disease, OneBlood announced. Gigi Felix,…

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I worry about how much AI images are improving, and I'm pleasantly surprised I managed to identify 15/20 in this survey.

Janna Sophia 🏔️@jannaphia.bsky.social · last mo.

Please help me finish my thesis so I can finally be free of academia 🫶✨ aidetectionsurvey.carrd.co

BIDDING IS LIVE ON THE ROMANCING THE VOTE AUCTIONS! That includes your chance to have me make you a custom wallet (or tarot card case)! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Custom Handmade Wallet by Shepherd

Auction item 'Custom Handmade Wallet by Shepherd' hosted online at 32auctions.

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If you are trans and are raising money for your own needs, post the link below and I will share. If you are cis, choose one to donate to and share this thread.

This is now only FIVE people backing at the "All Common Bonds Anthologies (ebooks)" level ($25USD) away from being fully funded!! Will you be one of those FIVE??? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #aromantic #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #booksky 📚💙🪐🌈

Common Bonds 3 - An Anthology of Aromantic SFF

Common Bonds 3 is an anthology of 18 SFFH short stories and poetry with aromantic main characters and a central platonic bond.

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Jeb 🏳️‍⚧️ Time Paradox: Exposition@jebdarsh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If just EIGHT people back at the "All Common Bonds Anthologies (ebooks)" level ($25USD) this #aromantic anthology will be fully funded!! Will you be one of those eight??? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #booksky 📚💙🪐🌈

It seems purple is the color of the week. Two new paintings… 'Raven's Reward' and 'Eater of Worlds

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

More than a date on the calendar, Juneteenth marks a pivotal moment in American history; L. Marie Wood explores why it will always matter for #NightTideMag nighttidemag.com/2026/06/19/t...

IF YOU DON’T KNOW, NOW YOU KNOW

More than a date on the calendar, Juneteenth marks a pivotal moment in American history; L. Marie Wood explores why it still matters.

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1/ Happy Juneteenth! How a Texas emancipation commemoration spread across the US is an amazing story. But Juneteenth wasn’t the first Black Freedom Day in America—or the only one of its day. So, let’s talk about em’. Pictured: Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie V Yates, Houston Juneteenth, 1908 | HPL

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS! 💖

We’re thrilled to announce that the narrator for @angelluiscolon.com's POP! audiobook is the brilliant Annie Henk! Enjoy this clip from Chapter 2, in which Poppy Leathers is a revelation. Releases 08.18.26; available for pre-order at most retailers (including Amazon, Libro.fm, & B&N). #BookSky

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

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 had a very sweet reader come up to me at Big Ohio Book Con and tell me that I had saved their life. I was the impetus they needed to choose to stay. As someone who's struggled with suicidal ideation for my entire life, this sort of statement floors me every time.

This magic-wielding medium, both literally and metaphorically haunted, is one of my favorite characters in this dark queer epic fantasy. Can't wait until everyone can read this! #BookSky #Pride

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“You should know, sciomancers do more than converse with the dead.” Meet Emri, ghost-talker & quiet menace, one of the magic-wielding arkani in this queer dark epic fantasy. Pre-order @xanwriter.bsky.social's BORN OF MALICE here for exclusive art by locky0001: links.ruadanbooks.com/BOM #BookSky

“Time was a battlefield littered with broken hearts.” Meet Leksi, Nightmare incarnate & hopeless romantic. She's one of the god-sibling MCs in this queer dark epic fantasy. Pre-order @xanwriter.bsky.social's BORN OF MALICE here for exclusive art by locky0001: links.ruadanbooks.com/BOM #BookSky

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Feed (Newsflesh Book 1) by Mira Grant's SUPER GOOD FRIEND @seananmcguire.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have read* and *did scream at the ending*. It's a story about the societal response to a global pandemic and political corruption. AHEM SEANAN AHEM.