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Julia Benson-Slaughter

@juliabensonslaughter.com

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Maker, writer, & nerd. Lover of coffee, chocolate, cats, owls, shiny things. Pagan. Progressive. Neurospicy. Chaotic Good Bard/Artificer/Wizard. No tolerance for B.S. My jewelry: https://noctuadesigns.com My books: https://chroniclesofthemultiverse.com

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Jan 8

Note: to those of you finding me from someone's Starter Pack, especially those just trying to grow their Followers. I DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOW BACK. I curate my follows & look for interesting, fun, and ORIGINAL, not just reposting everyone else. Not playing the 'most Followers wins' game here.

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · 1d

My local protest. I could only be there in spirit, alas.

WitchyWestieMom 🧙🐈‍⬛ @westiemom.bsky.social · 1d

East Cobb making me proud! Kids had a blast honking the horn and waving out the windows. 7yo said it was so much fun!

Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · 1d

I would have been with you if I wasn't out of town, but I was there in spirit

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Star Bustamonte @divinedisturber.bsky.social · 1d

Only Queens Here, No Kings

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Sara Amis @saraamis.bsky.social · 1d

Possums eat parasites

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Sara Amis @saraamis.bsky.social · 1d

Consequences are going to come.

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Star Bustamonte @divinedisturber.bsky.social · 12d

Well, Jay finally has a couple of promising leads for a local job, but even if he were to start tomorrow it’s at 2-4 weeks before there is actual income.

He started doing DoorDash and is waiting to be approved for InstaCart but it’s not enough. #fairshare.help

www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sa...

Donate to Help Us Save Our Home and Livelihood, organized by Star Bustamonte

My husband, Jay, and I have been facing a couple of very challenging years that i… Star Bustamonte needs your support for Help Us Save Our Home and Livelihood

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · 13d

And people wonder why their readership is declining & the paper edition is going away at the end of the year.

Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · 15d

All set up at the Decatur Book Festival with the Writers' Troupe in booth 38.

Books on display stop a banner with the author's name.

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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · Sep 19

The Immigration Court of Appeals just ordered Mario Guevara to be deported.

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · 29d

A must-read.

Be Loud — For America

By Governor JB Pritzker

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · 29d

Worth reading. We're not quite as screwed as we may think; we just have to be smart about our communications.

Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk - What Trump et al do not understand about the Internet.

We will get to Kimmel and Kirk. But first some history so we know how we got here. I go back more than a bit in the Internet. We visited Bletchley Park during a trip to the UK in 2022. Once it was the...

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Sep 15

I gathered up my courage & submitted a short story in the Littleton Chronicles universe to the JordanCon 2026 anthology. It's the first such submission I've made. Here's hoping it gets chosen!

Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Sep 1

Your quasi-monthly reminder:
chroniclesofthemultiverse.com/the-littleto...

Book covers for book 1, Awakening, book 2, Journeys, and book 3, Battles, of the Littleton Chronicles, plus a haiku saying "Writing books is hard. Marketing is harder still. Come on, buy my books!"

Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Sep 1

So book 4 of the Littleton Chronicles now has a title, Shìzú, and is at 80K words. My goal of publishing by Multiverse Con is optimistic, but I think I can hit it if I bust my ass and just do it. Besides, I think the bulk of the hard part is written (I HOPE).

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Aug 30

We are already living in a surveillance state. This isn't the future; this is now.

How ICE's Explosive Growth Threatens Every American

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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you want to understand me as a writer, read this.

Vaccine misinformation led to an officer’s murder at the CDC – politicians’ silence is deafening

After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Aug 26

I fear he's 100% correct.

America Tips Into Fascism

Today is different than before.

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Aug 26

My very first bookstore signing event is coming up next month in Acworth, GA!

Advertising poster for Julia Benson-Slaughter's author signing at The Crazy Book Lady in Acworth Georgia. Picture of the author holding 'Blood of Patriots' book; pictures of the covers of 'The Littleton Chronicles: Battles' and 'The Littleton Chronicles: Awakening; website address: chroniclesofthemultiverse.com; Sept. 27, 12-4 p.m. Collage background in shades of blue and gold, with a pickup trick in front of burning mountains, a domed government building, an angelic figure.

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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · Aug 1

Crime is falling in most big cities at surprising rates, but both Atlanta and Baltimore are something else.

This story for Atlanta Magazine - the finest thing I may have ever written - looked at the rise in Atlanta. I need to match this energy as it recedes.

www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/...

The source of violent crime in Atlanta isn’t mysterious: It’s desperation, born by inequality.

We just need to be willing to see it, writes George Chidi.

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Sara Amis @saraamis.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump is going to massively increase crime in the US.

1 He's busy crashing the economy. Desperate people get inventive and stress increases violence.

2 He is defunding housing first and violence prevention programs that actually work in favor of shows of force that don't. 1/x

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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · Aug 12

The narrative circulating about D.C. among conservatives is that the city has been cooking the books on crime statistics.

The National Incident-Based Reporting System uses a standardized model for reporting crime, and it shows crime falling in the city, hard.

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Morgan Daimler @morgandaimler.bsky.social · Aug 13

reminder that the 'read & return' lifehack actively harms authors, especially self published authors.
Also please consider that
1 Libraries exist and are free
2 Authors will not continue writing books you like if they aren't making any money or think it doesn't sell

www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1...

Authors are protesting Amazon's e-book policy that allows users to read and return

Authors say readers are exploiting Amazon's seven-day return policy by using Amazon like a library and returning books after reading them.

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Jul 23

What Compliance With Fascism Looks Like

It isn't Marines marching down Main Street. It's local cops behaving like the rules don't matter and getting away with it.

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Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Jul 18

I want to 💖 this a million times.

Julia Benson-Slaughter @juliabensonslaughter.com · Jul 18

Chronicles of the Multiverse in da house at Atlanta Comic Convention! Find me right by the 1000 sign in the Exhibit Hall along with the rest of The Writers' Troupe! #atlantacomiccon #thewriterstroupe #chroniclesofthemultiverse