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Pemry Janes

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Author of the Living Sword series, an unpaid intern of History, He/Him. www.pemryjanes.com

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · Apr 8

With three books published, the Living Sword series is my only series so far.

It has action, humor, and a talking sword very particular about their appearance and with a love of storytelling.

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The cover of The Living Sword by Pemry Janes

A snarling demonic creature, with a screaming chest, stares at you. A sword is hidden by the title.

Cover of The Living Sword 2 - The Road Ahead by Pemry Janes.

Cover of The Living Sword 3 - The Burden of Legacy by Pemry Janes

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Stephen DeCasien, Ph.D. @sdecasien.bsky.social · 1d

Four years since starting the Ancient Naval Casting Project! Finishing the bow, the beeswax model, and casting it was the highlight of my PhD. Hopefully future projects will be as rewarding.

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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 1d

Curious to see what reviews were done this week for SFINCS3? Check out the updated page!
#bookreview
#writers
#booksky💙📚🪐

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SFINCS3 | The Speculative Fict

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11h

Antifa motivational agent deluxe number 1 at work!

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 4h

Why shouldn't you remember your most important phone numbers?

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 2d

Hey friends!!
I’m participating in a free Spooky Book Giveaway where you enter for a chance to win six spooky books, including a copy of my graphic novel THE GHOSTKEEPER!!

The winner will be selected on October 14th! 👻

Enter here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Spooky October Giveaway!

Hi there! This is a free giveaway for several awesome spooky books. The entry period for the giveaway is 10/1/25 to 10/14/25, at which point we'll select one lucky winner to receive the free bundle. Y...

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 4h

Next you'll tell me promoted books will sell more.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 9h

Join @acwise.bsky.social as she explores new short fiction from @clarkesworld -

Clarkesworld: Review by A.C. Wise

Clarkesworld 7/25 The July issue of Clarkesworld opens with “Missing Helen” by Tia Tashiro, a lovely exploration of learning to accept yourself that offers up a satisfying twist on the idea of alt…

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 14h

We had something similar happen here in the Netherlands. People are standing trial for this right now, but the artifacts haven't been found.

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Art Thieves Blew Up a Dutch Museum's Door to Steal an Ancient Golden Helmet From Romania

The blast took place in the middle of the night, allowing the burglars to abscond with four valuable objects connected to Romania's cultural heritage

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 1d

A #Roman figurine of a dog, shown lying down with its back legs curled underneath, looking at something behind it. Dogs feature quite prominently in Roman everyday art, associated with loyalty & healing, & valued for their companionship (just like today!) 🐶 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #Archaeology

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 20h

what did she call us | patreon.com/lubchansky

PANEL 1: MATTIE and one other person are handcuffed on a platform over a big cylindrical vat full of glowing liquid. Behind them, TWO ARMED TROOPERS stand. One is shouting, next to a big lever.
TROOPER: You have all been charged with sexual deviance under the new statutes!
TROOPER: You are hereby sentenced…

PANEL 2: Closer in on MATTIE and the person next to her.
TROOPER (VO): …To being dropped into a big vat of acid, thus dissolving your perverted bodies!
MATTIE: I sure did prefer life before we were overrun by fascist stormtroopers.

PANEL 3: The TROOPERS look at each other.
TROOPER 2: Sorry…What did she-he call us?
TROOPER 1: NOT Cool…

PANEL 4: The other TROOPER from panel 3. He's crying, and pulls the lever. Some acid splashes into the frame.
TROOPER: STOP BULLYING ME!
SFX: CLUNK
SFX: SPLASH

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 20h

Dust flies and wood breaks under the titanic efforts of two Scallop Nuns, the largest land animals of Lemuria. Their home are the open woodlands, which they formed in part themselves as they constantly topple smaller trees. This open up the landscape for grasses and ferns and...

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 20h

As we leave the forests behind the landscapes becomes increasingly open and dry. The bushlands of Lemuria are therefore under threat of wildfires during the dry season of the year. This threat is more feared than any predator. Those who can't run or fly away will try to take...

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 18h

Drop something DEVILISH 😈 🖤 👿

The demon Moloch from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 18h

We haven't even managed immortal mice. Might actually be for the best.

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Sue’s Musings @suebavey.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s my review of SFINCS3 round 1 contestant Water’s Edge by Ellie Lieberman

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@thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #horror

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 18h

When you consider Columbus, it's always important to remember he wasn't believed in his day because he made math error about how big the world is, and his conduct was so heinous it was enough to shock even the Spanish Crown.

Vincent Schilling @vinceschilling.bsky.social · 19h

The real story about #Columbus and #ColumbusDay

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Horrible, True Facts about #Columbus and #ColumbusDay

YouTube video by Vincent Schilling

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 20h

Today is the 4th anniversary of The Thirteenth Hour, the first book in my Cruel Gods series. This book went on to become a SPFBO & BBNYA finalist AND Indie Ink award winner for best setting/wittiest character!

To celebrate, I've put the ebook up for FREE for today only! 🥳

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A promo image for the Thirteenth Hour's 4th anniversary featuring the book cover with funky glasses over the characters, and the text: Fantasy of bad manners, tea, and naughty words - four years! Cruel gods demand worship from their mortal subjects in this gaslamp fantasy featuring magical portals, gothic cosmic deities, quaint Britishisms, and steampunk vibes.

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 1d

Congratulations!

Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 1d

I hate how the possibilities are getting reduced to that being the good timeline.

Where US troops receive the order to open fire on their own population for no crime whatsoever, and that someone low on the totempole says: "That's insane!"

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween is near! It's time to post this marvellous articulated Roman skeleton, presumably meant to be a reminder to enjoy life to the fullest, since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
In Petronius’ Satyricon, the host of a dinner party brings out a small skeleton with moveable...🧵1/2

Bronze figurine of a walking skeleton with elongated limbs and detailed ribcage, shown against a dark gradient background.

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 1d

Checking in on the sun, it's looking good today.

Off to the right, you can see the Earth for size comparison.

DLR-next @dlr-next.bsky.social · 1d

Hier nochmal in etwas besserer Auflösung (zu den Problemen mit der SDO-Webseite siehe sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov ).

Dasselbe Bild wie eben nur jetzt etwas höher aufgelöst und damit größer und auch schärfer in der Darstellung.

Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 1d

As a witness or evidence?

Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 1d

Also look in the comments for more information about the group.

the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 1d

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Members of the force's sports squad, responsible
- among other tasks - for policing the 170 miles of tunnels, caves, galleries and catacombs that underlie large parts of Paris, stumbled on the complex while on a training exercise beneath the Palais de Chaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
After entering the network through a drain next to the Trocadero, the officers came across a tarpaulin marked: Building site, No access.
Behind that, a tunnel held a desk and a closed-circuit TV camera set to automatically record images of anyone passing. The mechanism also triggered a tape of dogs barking, "clearly designed to frighten people off," the spokesman said.
Further along, the tunnel opened into a vast 400 sq metre cave some 18m underground, "like an underground amphitheatre, with terraces cut into the rock and chairs".

There the police found a full-sized cinema screen, projection equipment, and tapes of a wide variety of films, including 1950s film noir classics and more recent thrillers. None of the films were banned or even offensive, the spokesman said.
A smaller cave next door had been turned into an informal restaurant and bar. "There were bottles of whisky and other spirits behind a bar, tables and chairs, a pressure-cooker for making couscous," the spokesman said.
"The whole thing ran off a professionally installed electricity system and there were at least three phone lines down there."
Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut and a note was lying in the middle of the floor: "Do not," it said, "try to find us."

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Pemry Janes @pemryjanes.com · 1d

It was a DM written by committee, with ChatGPT as a subcommittee.

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