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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 1d

The cover for Goblins and Galaxies #1 is here! This issue features cover art by the wonderfully talented Jimmy Spence, as well as stories by @christinaladd.bsky.social , Alex Wolfgang, Olaitan Akano, Grace Quon, and more!

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 1d

I am so grateful you and Sung-il have brought this to English readers!!!!!!!!!

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 1d

"'Empire bad, rebellion good' is bog-standard, as are moral absolutes. Kim doesn’t let that easy dichotomy be the end of it. Yes, the Empire is oppressive. So are some of the kingdoms it conquers."

*gasp* This is an incredible review, thank you @christinaladd.bsky.social!!!

No Page Unturned Podcast @nopageunturned.bsky.social · 1d

Blood for the Undying Throne Review: Empire of Death and Death of Empire by @christinaladd.bsky.social

@torbooks.bsky.social @antonhur.com @sung-il-kim.com

geeklyinc.com/blood-for-th...

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 2d

This book I am holding, this is someone's whole heart

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 2d

Cool S is forever, as is Josh's fury

No Page Unturned Podcast @nopageunturned.bsky.social · 2d

Harrow the Ninth 19-24: We Know He Has Balls

Josh goes off on John and his old Lyctors in these middle chapters. Steph digs through the clues. Christina praises the use of asymmetrical information serving multiple twists. Ortus is the real MVP and sees the Cool S.

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Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 3d

OKAY BRIEF ANNOYANCE TIME, BABA YAGA DOES NOT MEAN BOOGEYMAN SHE'S A FREAKY LIL WITCH IN HER CHICKEN LEG HUT

THE JOHN WICK FRANCHISE GOT IT MIXED UP Бабайка OR BABAYKA, WHO 𝘐𝘚 ACTUALLY THE BOOGEYMAN

RANT OVER

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 3d

[email protected] found a javelina in the wild, any relation to a certain Father, do you think? Art by www.dcice.com

Stylized, painted Javelina with black tusks and a narrow red ribbon around its neck, within a walnut frame

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 5d

I am reading @johnhornor.bsky.social's most excellent Night That Finds Us All (an exception to my moratorium on Boat Books) and though there are many standout lines, this one delighted me the most:

"Once again I find myself arguing with men about reality."

AMEN.

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No Page Unturned Podcast @nopageunturned.bsky.social · 7d

If You Love Silksong, Read These! by @christinaladd.bsky.social

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 13d

Brief action of the day: You can let Sky news know that you think a woman is more than her ability to marry and produce children at [email protected], or at any/all of their other contacts here: news.sky.com/info/contact...

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No Page Unturned Podcast @nopageunturned.bsky.social · 14d

Daedalus Is Dead Review: No Gods, No Monsters by @christinaladd.bsky.social

"Hope is the thing with feathers. Unfortunately, in Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan, hope is Icarus, and Icarus, like his father, is dead."

@torbooks.bsky.social
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 15d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 17d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 16d

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Bill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 18d

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 19d

You're not alone. But fortunately, too: you're not alone.

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stage7 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @stage7.bsky.social · 23d

Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️

The Bisexual Manifesto: We are tired [the rest is redacted].

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 23d

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · 26d

I wrote a short story I really liked, but wasn't quite a fit for magazine after magazine. But then Death Kit (deathkitcom.wordpress.com) took an immediate shine to it, much to our mutual delight! Don't give up on those odd little stories--they have a home somewhere.

death kit

Visit the post for more.

deathkitcom.wordpress.com

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🩸Spooky Sara🩸 @pashion.bsky.social · 28d

Artwork by @pigsbliss on twitter its a very unusual art piece of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the tv show the X files xfiles it features both agents standing at someone's doorway she is holding her fbi badge and he has his hands in his pockets their eyes are unusually placed its amazing art

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Eric Raglin @ericraglin1992.bsky.social · 28d

My birthday is a month from today, and my big birthday wish is to be able to edit another Cursed Morsels zine bundle. Pay would be 10 cents/word, which means I'd need about $600-700 to produce the five zines. If anyone wants to help make that happen, just sayin'...
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Buy Cursed Morsels a Coffee

Become a supporter of Cursed Morsels today!

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No Page Unturned Podcast @nopageunturned.bsky.social · Sep 16

The paperback edition of Blood of the Old Kings by @sung-il-kim.com and translated by @antonhur.com is out today, so we are re-releasing our interview with them from last year. The cast loved the first book and found this interview to be a delight.

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · Sep 10

1. Artists>AI forever
2. every tech bro compares everything they do to Gutenberg. This is stupidly arrogant, but it's also just plain stupid. Gutenberg was not replacing _handwriting_, he was replacing clunkier methods of printing. He was also not rewriting the _content_ of the bible.

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · Sep 9

Literally the entire point of a tattoo is the human element and interaction.
Working with your tattoo artist, personalizing your designs, its all so intimate and rightly so. Thats what its all about!
Why do techbros try to ruin EVERYTHING?

One of the last places we might expect artificial intelligence to show up is the tattoo parlor, with its mix of artistry, personal expression and permanent ink. But a high-end ink shop in New York City is now taking appointments for an AI-driven tattoo robot.

The technology is the product of Blackdot, an Austin, Texas-based startup that has been pursuing a vision of autonomous, AI-fueled tattooing since 2019.

Blackdot—which has raised roughly $7 million from a combination of strategic and angel investors, crowdfunding and venture capital—says its device’s precision boosts predictability and reduces pain.

“There are people that are wondering if technology should make its way into the tattoo industry,” said founder Joel Pennington. “But that was what happened when Gutenberg came out with a printing press, and everyone thought that books should be handwritten.”

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No Page Unturned Podcast @nopageunturned.bsky.social · Sep 2

Honeyeater Review - Something's Rotten in Bellworth by @christinaladd.bsky.social

@torbooks.bsky.social @tanaudel.bsky.social

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Christina Ladd @christinaladd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Check out the new SpecPoVerse! I have a poem in it, so do a lot of cool writers! specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...

Specpoverse

Join us in our mission to create a multicultural vision of speculative poetry.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 24

Re-upping this for the afternoon:

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 24

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR

Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

www.humblebundle.com

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