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Liz (E.M. Morrissey) @lizardskinshoujo.bsky.social · 8h

It is always correct to add another semicolon. Do NOT listen to the cowards

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 8h

Never has a one-line description gotten my attention so quickly, thank you!

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 8h

Ah, man, I love how much COLOR there is in this stack!

(But also: which one is sapphic terrors on the broad back of the sea, need to know 👀)

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 8h

AMEN!

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 11h

As we head into Week 3 of our Kickstarter, we wanted to give an update about how Week 2 went and where we're heading!

Thank you so much for hitting so many stretch goals—we're now $174 from NONFICTION!! AND 4 backers from MR having to play Alien: Isolation ✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Update 4: Week 2 Recap & Updates · OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

Somehow it has been two weeks since we launched, and we remain overwhelmed in the best way by all of the support! To recap, in Week 2, you… Hit our 250 backer goal, which unlocked a BONUS STICKER for...

www.kickstarter.com

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 14h

There's just 17 DAYS LEFT to back the 2026 Apex Magazine Kickstarter! We've been supporting outstanding authors writing strange, shocking, beautiful stories for 20 years...help us keep doing it for 20 more! 💜👽

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

"Only 3% to go until...Lesley and Rebecca host a Watch a Horror Movie with the Editors night!"

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 16h

Make that $224 away from nonfiction and 5 backers from our final backer goal! We are SO CLOSE! Thank you!!!

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

We’re $436 away from unlocking nonfiction! That means we’ll open to submissions of everything from moving personal essays to excavations of queer SFF history to incisive literary criticism.

PLUS we’re only 8 backers from our final backer goal—help us get there!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

We’re $436 away from unlocking nonfiction! That means we’ll open to submissions of everything from moving personal essays to excavations of queer SFF history to incisive literary criticism.

PLUS we’re only 8 backers from our final backer goal—help us get there!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congratulations!

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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 3d

I just backed OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Rogers Park will always be home. My favorite place in the whole damn world. I am simultaneously so heartbroken and so proud of all my old neighbors.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Ash: “It won’t be THAT scary. Don’t you like the Alien movies?”
Me: “Are you thinking about the time I went to see the newest one against my will and had to hide in the theater bathroom for twenty minutes crying and reading the Wikipedia plot summary?”

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

It’s our first zero-backer day… BUT we’re only thirteen backers away from our final backer goal! (And $604 away from unlocking nonfiction.) If you 1. can’t stand me and 2. love queer art, there’s never been a better time to support @othersidespec.bsky.social!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Info for our Backer Goals! 50, 100, 150, 200, AND 250 Backers are unlocked! All backer goals are in rainbow with an open lock over a blurred version of OTHERSIDE banner art in purple, with a blurred floating fantastical head on the right. Now at the bottom there is a FINAL GOAL: 300 backers - MR plays Alien: Isolation. Instead of a lock there is a face hugger from the Alien franchise.

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congratulations!

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

DOUBLE CONGRATS!!!

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congrats, friend! 🤍

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats, Hannya! Happy publication day!

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 1d

There are a lot of amazing opportunities for writers but there are also a lot of amazing writers who aren't able to avail themselves of those opportunities because of cost.

Short but sweet: you can help.

♿️ Eva Roslin (They/She) is going to Can*Con! 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 5d

Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...

Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin

Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!

www.gofundme.com

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, well. At least past me did a great job with the title.

A screenshot of a title page that reads “please help me title this, all my ideas suck.”

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

Huge thanks to past me for all the support. Really appreciate it.

A screenshot of a draft that reads, in brackets, “describe some things.”

A screenshot of a draft that reads, in brackets, “explain this better.”

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 2d

To celebrate 200 total patrons, we're giving away a 6-month Patreon subscription, including Discord access & Issue 1 of OTHERSIDE in 2026!

Winner will be drawn on Monday! (We'll choose a bonus winner from free patrons, so be sure to sign up.) To enter, repost & reply with a favorite queer read.

Get more from OTHERSIDE on Patreon

a magazine of the queer fantastic.

patreon.com

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

Just awful. Every single stage, I’m like “well, at least I can’t be any sadder than thi—ah, no, I can in fact be sadder.”

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

This morning was a "drag all the remaining cat stuff to the sidewalk and post it in the neighborhood free group" type of morning which leads me to conclude that, uh, Today Extremely Sucks.

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 3d

Hi, it’s me, the big baby who had to hide in the movie theatre bathroom for twenty minutes during the last Alien movie, I guarantee this will be the funniest day of your life and arguably one of the worst days of mine. Tell a friend about OTHERSIDE! Tell two friends, if you really hate me.

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 3d

As a thank you for smashing SO many stretch goals, if we get to 300 backers @mruthrobinson.bsky.social will play Alien: Isolation on stream while Ash and Val tag along and laugh.

Think of it as our silly final backer goal as a treat—for you, not for MR.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 3d

I don't use it for writing-writing, but it's fantastic for storing and organizing notes. I use it as kind of a project bible for organizing characters, worldbuilding, etc. with longer projects. (Too individual to be a reason why it sucks, but the writing-writing features just don't click for me.)

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