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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 10h

Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in urgent need of help right now--she lost her father recently, suffered damages to her home from the recent rains, & her mother's now in hospital. They have no insurance. She's a freelancer, & really needs help. Please share & donate.

Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives After Unforeseen Medical Expenses.

I'm a writer and editor, based out of Kolkata (India). Barely two months ago, my father passed away from cancer. My mother is presently very ill and hospitalized. The recent flooding and heavy rainfall also damaged a portion of our house. We don't have any insurance. I freelance full-time but sadly it doesn't pay enough, and I urgently need money for our healthcare, home repairs and to stay alive. Please circulate and donate if you can. No amount is too small. Thank you. UPI: archita.666-1@oksbi

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 10h

ethel cain holds up a dvd of "Picnic at Hanging Rock" in the criterion closet

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 11h

day 15 - We Are The Abikus by Ogochukwu Bibiana Ossai. strange and haunting!! www.thedarkmagazine.com/we-are-the-a...

We are the Abikus - The Dark Magazine

We always died before turning twelve. Then we returned to the afterlife, lived briefly, and became flame souls again, reborn only to repeat the cycle of dying. We wore skin and moved like ordinary hum...

www.thedarkmagazine.com

Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 1d

day 14 - To Present One's Heart by Megan Baffoe. i love a horror podcast. the narrator sandy green did a great job. nightlightpod.com/episode/624-...

624: To Present One’s Heart by Megan Baffoe – NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast

nightlightpod.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an activist who took part in Stonewall and remained an advocate for the decades that followed, including caring for AIDS patients & pioneering needle exchange & defending the rights of incarcerated trans people on both coasts, passed away. www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 2d

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 2d

day 13 - Silence Starved and Swallowed by Sydney Paige Guerrero in Fantasy Magazine - the speculative element is mainly metaphorical here. feels very poetic. psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

Silence Starved and Swallowed - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

You weren’t born to be a black hole, though sometimes you would think of your mother and wonder. She collapsed in on herself when you were 9—took your home and your childhood with her.

psychopomp.com

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 3d

cows and pumpkins, must be fall

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 3d

day 12 - Saint Gremmy by Robert Nazar Arjoyan. the final scene in this story is wonderful! psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

Saint Gremmy - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

That first pearl falls from an iron sky glowing orange, the lights of L.A. unable to break through the thick […]

psychopomp.com

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 4d

"It's perfectly normal for insects to be slightly telepathic." -Phenomena, 1985

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 4d

day 11 - An Insect Who Dreamt She Was A Woman by Melanie Mulrooney in Small Wonders. LOVING all the bug sex in this one smallwondersmag.com/piece/an-ins...

An Insect Who Dreamt She Was a Woman - Small Wonders

Last night I dreamt we were brown marmorated stink bugs. The graceful dance of your proboscis left me enthralled—waiting, wanting.

smallwondersmag.com

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 4d

We’ve reached 100 backers and are closing in on £3000 raised. Can we hit that target today? www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)

An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore

www.kickstarter.com

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 4d

Palestinian families like Hammam's have been violently displaced & starved for 2 years in Israel's genocidal famine & invasion. Please help by sharing & donating to cover the costs of food, healthcare, & shelter, they have nothing & urgently need a tent:

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 5d

Psychiatrists/NPs/therapists who could provide off-the-books, no-fee, Zoom-based care for individuals in crisis in ICE-targeted Chicago communities, please email me: [email protected]. Include whether you can prescribe, speak Spanish (or other languages), and available hours per week/month.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5d

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 5d

Live now raising money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social

Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 8d

This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.

On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.

Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 28d

„They burned the bread
before we touched it
Names were buried before
we memorized them
Dreams were painted in ash
& smoke
We are echoes wrapped in silence
Tell me... Will you taste your
freedom? (…)“

_ Mahmoud Abu Muslim

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www.gofundme.com/f/mahmouds-f...

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 5d

Remnants of the South Shore raid and interviews with residents who lived through it reveal some hints, including a mysterious map of the building found in the complex and make-shift door stickers that took inventory of occupants in some units. trib.al/MSrUVTL

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before that night.

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 5d

happy jay som new album release day to all who celebrate

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 5d

day 10 - Dead Operators All The Way Down by Everett Alistair in Augur. cave horror is so scary because caving is already scary. but theres also the thing lurking in the darkness? augursociety.org/dead-operato...

Dead Operators All the Way Down by Everett Alistair

Something’s in the stalactites, Operator 46 thinks. He shines his light over the needle-sharp protrusions covering the ceiling but there’s nothing, only shadow.

augursociety.org

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 6d

my wife got me a real labubu for my birthday and it matches my lafufu

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Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social · 6d

a couple gift knits i did lately... the last one is handspun and dyed by me also 😚

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 6d

HOLY MOLY! The New York Public Library has named SILK & SINEW one of the best new horror books for adults. Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of our contributors. The anthology is available now wherever books are sold.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silk-sinew...

The NY Public Library's list of Best New Horror Books for Adults.

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 6d

Hallowstream continues tonight, going live around 7pm ET at twitch.tv/katbamkapow! We're going to be continuing our exploration of the Awful House in Clock Tower Rewind

katbamkapow - Twitch

i got a phd and i still play video games on the weekends

twitch.tv

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 6d

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„Hello, I'm from Gaza
We're living through hell
homes destroyed
memories erased
loved ones gone
Even the innocence of our children
has been shattered

Every bit of help—even a small donation— could save a life or rekindle a flicker of hope

✅ gofund.me/Ofa0750c

Thank you for remembering Gaza“

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