Uncached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of The Last Hour Between Worlds (The Echo Archives Book 1) by @melissacaruso.bsky.social, which I have, have read, and have enjoyed. Also the 3rd book is coming out soon? This is uncached -- it's still on sale for $2.

comic preview idk when i'm gonna post it. maybe friday

just shaking the internet to see if anything falls out, but i'm looking for an agent for my books, backlist and/or new stuff. backlist is queer dragon riders, completed series, and nebula-winning MG fantasy. new stuff is contemporary fantasy. two novellas and a trilogy. must be queer/queer-friendly

All major local municipalities (including Guelph and Waterloo's regional government) subsidize a Backyard Tree Planting Program thru Reep Green Solutions that includes onsite consultation with an arborist and delivery and planting. Something we should consider giving more operational funding to!

Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 5h ago

Planting trees in cities saves lives. A new study in Chicago estimates that planting 14,000 trees per year to increase shade would save 104 lives annually Conversely, eliminating urban trees increases deaths from heat agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

I turn 33 this month so it would be REALLY COOL to get 33 sales of Woman of Sorrow and Blood this month 👀 Help me get there? It's a good way to celebrate #IndieAugust too!

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦@diannalgunn.bsky.social · yesterday

If you love stories with: Cults Vampires Slow-burn horror Sapphic romance Doomed lovers You’ll love Woman of Sorrow and Blood, available NOW on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/wosab And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/m0p0kW #BookSky #HorrorSky #IndieAugust

i really need to work on this novella. i really don't want to work on this novella. the work it needs isn't even particularly difficult! i just don't wanna. burnout is fun!

This is one hundred percent part of the appeal. Oligarchy adores art for it's economic value, and has always loathed artists for their dissenting views.

Falco SkyWolf@falcoskywolf.bsky.social · 2h ago

I keep bringing up that one huge reason oligarchs love the algorithmic impostors is that they know how few artists actually agree with them, and they want to hijack our art STYLES to churn out propaganda we'd never agree to make.

But hey, at least you didn't have to write the boring parts of your books, you fucks.

Liz is just so tired.@grief-enduring.bsky.social · 2h ago

I need more ppl to be scared. As I've been bitching, I just lost my job & being replaced w/Ai. That's not the scary part. My job incl handling sensitive, private, medical info plus all your personal info up to SSN. It's all being fed to Ai & Ai is not covered under HIPAA. It's really fucking scary.

have you picked up my nebula award-winning book? it's a spooky queer tween fantasy novel about a girl who can see ghosts on an adventure with her sister, a dragon, and a ghost. on sale all summer, kobo only! 🌈📚 #IndieBooks #fantasy #kidlit #booksky www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

Water is returning to the African Sahel. After the catastrophic droughts of the late 20th century, aquifers from Senegal to Ethiopia are refilling, water tables in Niger have risen four metres, and Lake Chad has swollen to ten times its mid-1980s size. Yale E360 buff.ly/SUrDAnL #ShareGoodNewsToo

After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel

Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists,…

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it's dog o'clock

you can now get the dragon next door via audiobook! not on audible or spotify, but you can pick it up most other places, including itch! disaster queers raising a baby dragon now available for your listening pleasure! books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6 vriccithode.itch.io/the-dragon-n...

He’s right. You should read this.

Ken Armstrong@bykenarmstrong.bsky.social · 22h ago

If you read only one story today, please make it this one. Paywall is lifted. So is the registration wall. By Olivia Carville for @bloomberg.com @businessweek.bsky.social

there are two types of fans of things- those who treat it like a hobby and understand it's ok to laugh at things you enjoy and those who use it to replace church or whatever in their lives and are very vigilant against Blasphemy

the horrors persist but so does dog o'clock

butterflies 12 & 13! and the progression of development on 13s chrysalis over the last few days #ChonkWatch

Here we have a pup enjoying the fruits of his labor after a hard day's work. 13/10 good for him

you can now get the dragon next door via audiobook! not on audible or spotify, but you can pick it up most other places, including itch! disaster queers raising a baby dragon now available for your listening pleasure! books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6 vriccithode.itch.io/the-dragon-n...

ugh is there a way to block accounts on kickstarter? ffs

The Ray Bradbury story "There Will Come Soft Rains" is making the rounds - set on August 4, 2026. Nimoy's reading gave me the shivers! archive.org/details/brad...

Today is the LAST DAY to join #WeeknightWriters before we close our doors to new members! We don't know when we'll open again, so if you need more writing support, NOW is the moment to sign up

Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 5d ago

We're closing our doors on August fifth Here's why - and why you'll want to join Weeknight Writers before we stop taking new members weeknightwriters.com/2026/07/30/w...

it's dog o'clock

Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky

It sure is...something for a white woman to sob, "But... racism!" when a Black man is doing a wonderful job in a role in which she failed.

My bookstore neighbor @aceypeake.bsky.social made a video and put me in it! www.instagram.com/bison_books/... Best. Neighbor. Ever.

Bison Books on Instagram: "Other Places Books opens Tuesday August 4th, just a few doors down from Bison Books! Help us welcome them to the neighborhood! #wpg @downtownwpgbiz #winnipeg"

186 likes, 11 comments - bison_books on August 2, 2026: "Other Places Books opens Tuesday August 4th, just a few doors down from Bison Books! Help us welcome them to the neighborhood! #wpg @downtown...

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Best and most pure boi

Not gonna lie, I remain delighted that Bluesky management hates that the platform was immediately co-opted by artists and queers.

our front door has a small window. mac assumes this window exists for him. when we have guests, he does this

consider buying a sticker or two or three fangcrush.storenvy.com