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Phil Margolies

@philmargolies.bsky.social

I’m nobody but I know awesome people who have Wikipedia pages

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John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social · 3d ago

Huh! Got tagged by a local indie store, where The Dragon Has Some Complaints hit as a bestseller for August. I'm so proud of all his deranged heads. (Also chuffed to see Once and Future Witches spiking like that--it's my favorite Harrow book!)

August 2026 Best-Sellers: Fiction. 19 books are listed. 4 is Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow. 14 is The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell.
Danny Lore@weredawgz.blacksky.app · last wk.

my hot take about how to market yourself as a writer is that there isn't a singular way, and what works for some doesn't work for others and vice versa plenty of tips people say about writer marketing wouldn't work for me but some do and that's ok

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)@rsagarcia.bsky.social · last wk.

It's been a tough week for a lot of people in more ways than one. I'm just glad to have made it to the weekend lol. Health update at the link. Kindly boost and share if you can. And if you could spare a few dollars, I would be hugely grateful. Thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar

Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

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Scott Lynch@scottlynch78.bsky.social · last wk.

The essential thing missing from so many AI/nostalgia recreations is that the 90s didn't just spontaneously look like the 90s, they also looked like all the left-over bits of the 70s, 80s, etc-- furniture, cars, wallpaper, tech. The vehicles on a street in 1992 weren't all 1992 models!

Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social · last wk.

I am very interested in how the corporate Taco Bell/water cup aesthetic has become *the* look of the 1990s on the nostalgia circuit. People are waaaay underestimating the decade’s normies and their love of hunter green, burgundy, dusty rose, sage and cornflower blue.

Nute@nutedawn.bsky.social · last wk.

Objectively extremely funny when your reaction to being criticised for flagrant antisemitism is to insist that everyone who criticises you has been bought by the Jews

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eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · last wk.

Dolly Parton on her favorite books 💖 “Not enough folks know what a great book ‘Kindred’ by Octavia E. Butler is. It’s kind of tricky to describe but somehow it all works — it’s about race relations and there’s time travel and romance. It’s powerful.” safe travels. www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/b...

Dolly Parton Likes to Read by the Fire in Her Pajamas (Published 2020)

“Especially on a rainy day off … sitting in a comfy chair.”

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · last wk.

A good reminder that when you enjoy something someone has done -- a book they wrote, a performance they gave, a speech they made, whatever -- it is incredibly powerful to just reach out and tell them directly.

Will Oremus@willoremus.com · last wk.

randomly giving out genuine compliments is such an easy way to make the world a little nicer, i'm always surprised more people haven't figured that out and have a ton of respect for those who have

Screenshot of tweet by Eminem. Text of Eminem's post reads: I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words. Attached is an image of a classy and generous letter Dolly Parton sent to Eminem after missing a chance to meet him at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Jim C. Hines@jimchines.com · last wk.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 300 million books to children. In honor of her passing, I'm making my middle grade book TAMORA CARTER: GOBLIN QUEEN free through the end of the week if you use coupon code ThanksDolly at payhip.com/b/JI8X Grab a copy for a kid who might enjoy it.

Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen (e-book)

A middle-grade fantasy from the author of the Goblin Quest trilogyOne night after roller derby practice, twelve-year-old Tamora Carter discovers a pair of goblins digging through the dumpster behind t...

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Gonna share some excellent #timeloop stories as examples of what I'd love to see when this opens in October (launch in September! 🤯) 👀⏳ "Sunflower Loop" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social is DELIGHTFUL and weird and full of feels!! translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/s...

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey pals, come follow my next BackerKit campaign and help me bring a TIME LOOP ANTHOLOGY to life next month!! (It will have an open submission period for writers in October.) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

<alt>opportunity window: a time loop anthology, with artwork by Mildred McMillen edited to be framed within multiple smaller frames; it shows a person in a painting studio by an attic window</alt>
Marc Boorshtein@mlbiam.dev · 2w ago

"Muslims need to speak..." Was a constant after 9/11. Most liberals realized how fucking horrible and bigoted this was and made sure anyone who said it, knew it. This guy, and anyone who campaigns with him, is using the same logic on Jews. It's gross and antisemitic.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 2w ago

Jewish Insider, the source of this clip, often has what I'd call tendentious coverage of this and related issues. But these words really speak for themselves. jewishinsider.com/2026/08/hasa...