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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 22h

editors are trying to make your book better, not ruin your life

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 23h

oh hey, this is neat! generalstrikeus.com cool movement and they’re super transparent about how they store collected data from signups and have options to join WITHOUT collecting your data.

also demanding a constitutional convention (among other good stuff) HELLO 🤩🤩🤩

The General Strike

The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.

generalstrikeus.com

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matthew @pahuski.com · 2d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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the double bi @ladysummoner.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

And remember:

A picture of a Native woman smiling and holding up a middle finger to the camera. The caption reads: 'Fuck Christopher Columbus.'

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Bryan Young @swankmotron.com · 3d

The cover to BattleTech: Outfoxed, the first full novel for Katie Ferraro and the Fox Patrol, goes way harder than should be possible. The book comes out in 13 days. Pre-orders should start soon.

A Fox Patrol Griffin punches a Nightsky in the cockpit.

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wwxwashere.bsky.social @wwxwashere.bsky.social · 4d

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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 4d

two (TWO!!) episodes are dropping this afternoon so i'm scrambling to get all my to-dos done in time to bop around the internet doing frantic searches for streams before i get entirely spoiled on screencaps alone

vash the stampede we need you now more than ever, save us

save us vash the stampede

Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 28d

i don’t squee about fandom stuff on here as much as i’d like, especially in light of [gestures vaguely at, oh, just everything], but the sudden news of the entire first episode of trigun stargaze dropping at NYCC has me shivering like an anxious showdog, my faves are back in less than a MONTH

screengrab from episode 3 of trigun stampede showing a closeup of vash’s face while he’s being an overdramatic doofus and yelling as a tear slips out of his eye and streaks past his face

Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 5d

they don’t get that the thinking part is the fun part. even banging our heads against the wall & swearing we forgot how to write & we’ll never finish the draft is the fun part, because we always get past it. creativity always triumphs. persistence creates real experiences on the page. ai could NEVER

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 5d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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wwxwashere.bsky.social @wwxwashere.bsky.social · 5d

“you’re too old for fandom” you’re just weak, this will be me in my 80s

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 6d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 6d

The Portland protest frog has done more to protect American democracy and fight fascism than all but the tiniest handful of elected officials

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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 6d

honest to gord you are so flippin right

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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 7d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 6d

If you were in the mood for some immersive magic, why not try my Night Market books? @bookshop.org currently has free shipping, too!

bookshop.org/p/books/divi...

Divining the Leaves

Check out Divining the Leaves - <p><strong>"Filled with beautiful and dangerous magic, this book swirls around you like irresistible perfume." —Sarah Beth Durst, <em>New York Times</em...

bookshop.org

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Lucas @phoenixfire.bsky.social · 9d

The state goons are powerless before the awesome might of someone in an inflatable frog costume, and you seriously expect me to believe the situation is hopeless?

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 10d

wizard frog is insane

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · Oct 25

Yeah, alright, no. No don't this. I'll do you a few fucking better and teach you right here and now how to do this:
You game? Blurb and lesson time. Got you.
First up, a SPOOC. This is one technique that can be expanded (gonna give you examples too). WRITING LESSONS AHOY:
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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 9d

The number of people who understand that it's not cool to be on Twitter but who insist on being on substack is fucking bizarre

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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 11d

also does anybody else remember that muppet treasure island point-and-click PC game, my younger bro and i almost definitely put a few hundo hours into multiple playthrus of that bad boy

Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 11d

uh oh

dragon age inquisition, the witcher 3, baldur's gate 3, both dishonoreds, horizon zero dawn (1+2), genshin impact, a plague tale, assassin's creed 2, the curse of monkey island, roller coaster tycoon, rogue squadron, oregon trail 3 👀

do it buds we need some cheer in this hellscape

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 12d

Name a Videogame you've played 100 hours.

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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 12d

fun categories of recurring dreams circling back lately:

- abandoned mall with 3 functioning shops circa 1996
- Name That Film (the actors are here and they don’t know either)
- type an urgent message! the screen is the size of a postage stamp and the keyboard is busted
- driving from the back seat

Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 13d

truly cannot overstate the positive impact of an ao3 comment on one's mental state. thanks fanfic readers of the world ilu

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Katherine Monasterio @katherinewashere.bsky.social · 14d

timeline cleanse in the form of birbs: a friend just shared this migratory bird tracker that shows how many birds are moving through your county each night, and after sunset it has a live data tracker!! dashboard.birdcast.info

i had no idea these little guys travel at night, how nifty! 🌌

Migration Dashboard - BirdCast

Explore nightly migration data in your region

dashboard.birdcast.info

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15d

this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 15d

Trump is asking us to start choosing groups we're willing to abandon, and the only way to make him stop is to be clear we're not fucking abandoning ANYONE.

Call your reps. Call your fucking reps. Especially in red states. Use the @5calls.org app, it's easy and free.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 15d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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