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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you

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NB queer Mexican immigrant. Writer, bilingüe, occasional voice actor, compassion advocate, cooks ok. Curiose. I will officiate your queer unions. https://linktr.ee/abuelitehector

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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you @mexicanity.bsky.social · Nov 25

Here’s an intro post! My name is Héctor. I’m a queer nonbinary immigrant writer, poet, voice actor, and cook from México. You can find some of my work at the link below

linktr.ee/abuelitehector

A Mexican national wearing glasses with salt and pepper hair, smiling. They are wearing a burgundy rebozo.

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 2h

I'm a big fan of Terese and I can't wait to read all the stories in this book. Canlit and Canspec should get right behind this. A speculative anthology filled with Black writers from Canada?

Let's go.

University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social · 3h

Congratulations to Guelph MFA alum @teresempierre.bsky.social on the release of #ASTHEEARTHDREAMS (House of Anansi), out now!

Edited by Terese Mason Pierre, this groundbreaking anthology of speculative fiction uplifts the spectacular imaginings, reflections, and hopes of Black writers in Canada.

[Image description: The book cover of AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES is centered against a vibrant purple background with bees decorating the corners of the image. At the top, turquoise text reads “OUT NOW WITH HOUSE OF ANANSI.”]

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in a room where a whole ass faculty member said “Chat GPT 5 would be able to write a better NSF proposal than me” and… well…

My inside thoughts got the best of me BC I said loud as fuck “that’s unfortunate, because there’s not a machine on earth that writes better than me.”

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 7h

I'm very afraid for my future as a person trying to be a novelist, specifically as a WOC who does not shy away from dealing with race in my work.

I am scared. I'm worried in this economy and political situation. Will publishing say no we'll just go with the comfy books that don't rock the boat?

Victoria Law @victorialaw.bsky.social · 23h

Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia breaks down the slump in book sales, what this means for marginalized writers, & what we as readers can do: www.patreon.com/posts/boycot...

Boycott? Not likely | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

www.patreon.com

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NPR @npr.org · 7h

NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night. n.pr/47rPOsV

Julian Brave NoiseCat's survival story is both personal and ancestral

NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 15h

BBC Archive just uploaded The Lonely Shore (1962), a surreal 15-minute short that takes the form of a scientific report from an abandoned and desolate future Britain. Written by Jacquetta Hawkes, an actual archaeologist, and directed by Ken Russell, an actual madman.

1962: An Expedition to Post-Apocalyptic Britain | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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McKenzie Funk @mckenziefunk.com · 8h

The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org

Screenshot of the article by Nicole Foy of ProPublica:
"When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned.

“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.”

But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.

About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones."

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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 10h

A story in three parts

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 7h

The best introduction to a new musical artist is via Tiny Desk.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 23h

Seconding this and adding that it really is that bad in terms of the lack of marketing for BIPOC authors esp. And as bad as it is in adult, it's worse in YA and kidlit.

Victoria Law @victorialaw.bsky.social · 23h

Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia breaks down the slump in book sales, what this means for marginalized writers, & what we as readers can do: www.patreon.com/posts/boycot...

Boycott? Not likely | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

www.patreon.com

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The Red-Headed Strangler @emmaberquist.bsky.social · 9h

my god there has never been a more accurate use of this

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Caitlin Starling @caitlinstarling.com · 23h

I wrote a thing about The Graceview Patient, and why the book exists at all!

whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/15/t...

The Big Idea: Caitlin Starling

Stick out your tongue and say “ahh!” for author Caitlin Starling’s newest gothic novel, The Graceview Patient. Follow along in her Big Idea as she recounts all of her real-life ex…

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1d

Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
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Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 23h

A lot of you seem to be here through the trans writers starter pack, so I'm also sharing my starter pack of intersex people and organizations!

go.bsky.app/PNBDETu

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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you @mexicanity.bsky.social · 7h

If you see this, quote post with your favourite Pokémon. (Wrong answers only)

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Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 23h

This was such a good post by @silviamg.bsky.social in my inbox -

Victoria Law @victorialaw.bsky.social · 23h

Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia breaks down the slump in book sales, what this means for marginalized writers, & what we as readers can do: www.patreon.com/posts/boycot...

Boycott? Not likely | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

www.patreon.com

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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · 11h

COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE

WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b

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V. Astor Solomon @howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 1d

Last week was awful. There was a death on my birthday, and I found out my SNAP benefits went from $290 to $23

It was a bad time

So, if anyone wants to join the Patreon or Kofi, even for a month, I'd be thrilled.

There's microfiction, and updates, and tarot/oracle readings. Maybe other things too.

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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you @mexicanity.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like starting shi and I should not.

I better take a walk

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 1d

I tell ya, I get no respect! I’m in my easy chair reading a book about the fae, so I ask my wife, hey sweetheart, which court would you want us to be in? Seelie or Unseelie? She says honey, the only court I wanna be in with you is divorce court!!

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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you @mexicanity.bsky.social · 1d

who says I wasn’t aware of them all before?

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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you @mexicanity.bsky.social · 1d

sure

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning from Harlem

#GoodMorningFromHarlem

Looking through an arched window half an hour after sunrise the blue sky is full of spidery grey and white clouds, and there is a yellow haze above the horizon. Pointed roofs of Harlem brownstones with red brickwork are across the street, and a taller apartment buildifng can be seen in the distance. The green tops of two trees are on the bottom and right. The window is grimy on the bottom.

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Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 2d

Ey up #PortfolioDay
I'm a Comics Artist and Writer, and Illustrator, from the UK. I mostly make historic vibes work and enjoy working with bright colours and bold shapes. Available from November.

Folio - fionacreates.net
Comic - ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
email - [email protected]

Cover for Ladies of the Knight, A Knight and Squire surrounded by a medieval style illuminated border.

2 Elves fight in front of a tournament crowd

A kiss while one shields the other from falling arrows. The world is on fire around them. The Drama.

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Rev & aBOOelite Héctor Octavio [con acento] loves you @mexicanity.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight’s piece of advice: do not lend your Camaro to a panda. You’ll never know where they’ll park it.

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Brandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · 2d

PUBLISHING JOB POST: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Penguin Random House hiring Assistant Editor, Manga (Open to Remote) in New York, NY | LinkedIn

Posted 5:36:07 PM. Penguin Random House Publisher Services is seeking an Assistant Manga Editor to support editorial…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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