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Jo Berry

@joberry.bsky.social

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English gal in Montreal and Senior Game Writer at Motive Studio (Star Wars: Squadrons, Dead Space Remake); formerly at BioWare. Short stories and novellas (latest here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1) She / her. Opinions are mine.

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Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · Apr 11

A master of the dark arts is hosting a victory banquet, but the guests are bringing their own ambitions to the table.

Mercenaries, socialites, assassins, and a spymaster determined to defend his master...for some to feast, others must fall.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1

#booksky #fantasy #novella

A novella cover showing a sinister-looking table setting of metallic plates and crossed utensils. The title "Dining with the Demon-Eater" is in the middle, and the author's name (Joanna Berry) underneath

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1m

in her murderous hold this frigate earth is ballasted with bones of millions of the drowned

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Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you so much!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4h

I’m assuming that any other nation with rampant illegal state kidnappings in public would probably already be seeing international sanctions by now.

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Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 7h

Whenever I go behind a waterfall in a game and there's no treasure or even an item, I yell "CERT FAILURE" because it SHOULD BE 😆

Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 19h

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14h

Holy shit, and also, great blessings upon the family of the human recipient mentioned in the article for allowing their loved one with no remaining brain activity to be a test candidate to determine if their body would reject a treated kidney.

Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 1d

This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...

UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News

UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.

news.ubc.ca

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Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 20h

Happy anniversary!

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h

deeply sick of all the goddamn nazis

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 1d

Would it surprise you that the owner of Scientific American's parent company, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, invested $37 million in Inkitt, an AI firm?

What a SHOCK

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 1d

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 1d

“Copyright growing pains” is one hell of a euphemism for the biggest IP theft in history

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 1d

The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield.
‘Cake’
(Yes, it is a painting - from Third Picture Book, 1971)

Photo realistic close-up in watercolour of a large slice of cream filled Victoria sponge

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weinberg @weinberg.social · 1d

Rest in peace, Drew Struzan. His movie posters are much more than marketing. They're some of the finest pop art you'll ever see. Look at this masterpiece:

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Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 1d

pspspsps

It's Helga Again @helgaastrophysics.bsky.social · 3d

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BREAKING🚨: It's Official. There's a Black hole on the loose in the Milky way galaxy
Astronomers have officially confirmed the first-ever rogue black hole drifting through our Milky Way galaxy!

Using data from Hubble and Gaia, scientists spotted this cosmic ghost not by its light (it emits none)

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Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday to the original #DeadSpace, where it all started 🥂

(Funny story: I had this concept art by Ryan Church as my desktop for years and years, long before I ever got involved with the Dead Space remake:)

A concept artwork for the original Dead Space by Ryan Church, showing an eerie medical lab with tanks of specimens, biomedical beds, and screens, showing the distinctive rib design of Dead Space's art design.

Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, it's clearly a painting of the eldritch truth of the cosmos (and amazing work 💙)

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Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 1d

Drew Struzan, iconic poster artist of Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars, among others, has died at age 78.

Drew Struzan, Iconic Poster Artist Of Star Wars And Indiana Jones, Dead At Age 78

Drew Struzan, iconic poster artist of Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars, among others, has died at age 78.

comicbookclublive.com

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Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 1d

I can't express how happy this makes me. What a wonderful project! Thank you so much to @bridgitconnell.com for bringing Paper and Steel to life so beautifully. Please check out the full audiobook version on YT and give it some love! #DragonAge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcAd...

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Jeleynai @jeleynai.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #PortfolioDay ✨

I'm Jeleynai (or Jelly, if you prefer c:), a freelance artist with a special love for all things fantasy, sci-fi and darker themes!

All my links are here: linktr.ee/Jeleynai 🖤
📧: [email protected]

A painting of a woman in black armour and dark skin with a sword over her shoulder and her feathery dragon companion. The feathers on the dragon shift colours like opals in the sun

A painting of a dragon ranger and her companion, a young red dragon. They're looking out over a sea of clouds.

A painting of Ghost, leaned up against a broken piece of concrete as some imaginary spooky skeleton men come to bother him

An illustration of a huntress crouched in shadow and flanked by her two noodly companions. They're eel-gator-hounds, a species I made up for this project <3

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · 1d

We wouldn’t have the Star Wars books we have without Carol Titelman and Lucy Wilson getting it started and keeping it running when it mattered the most in the early years.

Tom @darthinternous.bsky.social · 1d

Random fun fact of the day - women are the reason #StarWars #publishing exists. And the reason it has been so successful that it could endure as it has for so many decades.

(I'm an expert on this stuff)