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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 10h

Based on true events, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED is a contemporary gothic horror set in a cursed manor on a coconut plantation—it’s got ghosts and witches and creepy crawlies and demons, all coming for you this fall.

Thank you, @megelison.bsky.social for the kind words!

More info below

Reddish brown background showing detail of an ornate wood carving. Foreground is text that reads:

"Manibo is the kind of writer who knows what's forever: the gothic, the triumph of queers, the family fable. He puts all that up against what cannot stand: colonialism, small-mindedness, the lies that keep us from ourselves. The Villa, Once Beloved is a now and forever banger."
Meg Elison, author of The Pill

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THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo

On the lower left and lower right hand corners are the logos of Erewhon Books and Kensington Publishing respectively

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Andraste Sideyr @andraste.fuckbgp.com · 6d

no, i’m not tired of ‘being nice.’

yes, i still want to ‘go apeshit.’

these things can coexist.

now stop asking me.

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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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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 6d

New to the #SoloRPG List: Final Round by @alexpuncekar.bsky.social
A one page, two-player RPG about one-on-one battles and the drama between fighters
CLICKY: solorpglist.com/search.html?...

Cover for the RPG, Final Round. Purple and red explosive text on a white background.

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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 6d

New to the #SoloRPG List: It's in the Vents! by @alexpuncekar.bsky.social
Journal about your encounters with a dangerous creature in the darkness of space.
CLICKY: solorpglist.com/search.html?...

Cover for the RPG, It's in the Vents! by Alex Puncekar. A picture of a swirling cloud vortex that is seemingly taken from space

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 7d

A few of my games got added to this amazing list! There's so much good stuff here.

SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 12d

Looking for an amazing solo or duet #TTRPG?
We have over 400 titles listed in our index over at solorpglist.com

#SoloRPG #DuetRPG #TTRPGfolks #GMless #Worldbuilding #Journaling #DungeonCrawl #TabletopRPG

Solo RPG List - Find Solo and Duet TTRPGs

Discover amazing solo and duet tabletop role-playing games that can be played with—or without—dice, tarot cards, playing cards, pen and paper, etc.

solorpglist.com

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 7d

I love retrospectives like this. We are obsessed with the same imaginary problems, generation after generation

Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 8d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Scissors @rningscissors.bsky.social · 9d

I love librarians

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SeroRPG @serorpg.com · 8d

I made a thing (with a lot of help)!

SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 12d

Looking for an amazing solo or duet #TTRPG?
We have over 400 titles listed in our index over at solorpglist.com

#SoloRPG #DuetRPG #TTRPGfolks #GMless #Worldbuilding #Journaling #DungeonCrawl #TabletopRPG

Solo RPG List - Find Solo and Duet TTRPGs

Discover amazing solo and duet tabletop role-playing games that can be played with—or without—dice, tarot cards, playing cards, pen and paper, etc.

solorpglist.com

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 8d

VOLITION - No. Not a disaster. Weave this into the story of you. Walk out of its *ruins*. Save those who still can be saved -- *I'm* on your side.

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 8d

what doesnt kill you makes you the joker

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 8d

Might I recommend INFIDEL by @pornsak.bsky.social, @aaroncampbellarts.com, @josevillarrubia.bsky.social, and Jeff Powell, which is, by my professional opinion, the scariest graphic novel I've ever read. bookshop.org/p/books/infi...

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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 10d

They are called writers

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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Nino Cipri @ninocipri.bsky.social · 17d

Just in time to get into the Halloween spirit, I’m teaching a horror writing class with Queens Collaboratory. If you’re in NYC and want to dip your toes into writing horror, this the place to do it. Tickets are $20-$25, and spots are pretty limited. luma.com/9pzyg2tm

Red hands with sharp black nails reach across a dark, smoky background. Text: Horror writing for beginners. October 19, 2-4. LED by Astoria-based author Nino Cipri.

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 13d

My interview with Dariel R.A. Quiogue is up at @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!

Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 13d

We recently got a chance to speak with Dariel R.A. Quiogue about his sword & sorcery character Orhan Timur, sword & sorcery in general, and the crowdfunding campaign with New Edge Sword & Sorcery to release his new novella The Hunt of a Thousand Leagues.

INTERVIEW: with author Dariel R.A. Quiogue

We recently got a chance to speak with Dariel R.A. Quiogue about his sword & sorcery character Orhan Timur, sword & sorcery in general, and the crowdfunding campaign with New Edge Sword & Sorcery to r...

www.grimdarkmagazine.com

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 14d

omg Wild Card rules. Haven't hit Pirate's yet but looking forward to it.

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 15d

If any of the folks that worked on Star Wars Outlaws follow me, I want y'all to know I'm loving your game right now. You did such a good job. Having so much fun with this game!

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 15d

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31ST!

The Speculative Detective Agency
Co-Editors: Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez

Call for Stories:
tinyurl.com/2kw9kd85

The Kickstarter:
tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

---TRUST THE MYSTERY---

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 16d

I saw Sleep Token this weekend. Still recovering.

The band Sleep Token performing in front of a blue-lie castle-like structure while white lasers flash around them.

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks, Nathan!

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 19d

the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is

- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)

- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)

- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 18d

My interview with @brynhammond.bsky.social is up at Grimdark!

Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 18d

Alex here at Grimdark Magazine recently got the chance to catch up with indie author Bryn Hammond, an Australian writer of historical novels and standalone sword and sorcery novellas.

INTERVIEW: with author Bryn Hammond

Alex here at Grimdark Magazine recently got the chance to catch up with indie author Bryn Hammond, an Australian writer of historical novels and standalone sword and sorcery novellas.

www.grimdarkmagazine.com

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PSX Bunlith 🪄 BLM ACAB 🇵🇸 @b0tster.yeag.gay · 20d

boycotts work. anyone who says otherwise is spreading pro corporate, pro government propaganda

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 20d

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Puncekar @alexpuncekar.bsky.social · 19d

1. Joe Abercrombie books
2. Gunpla
3. Why I think Logen Ninefingers from the First Law series by Joe Abercrombie needs a Gundam

*bonus: why dragoons are the best class in FF14.

J. Isaac Gadient 🎮✍🏻 (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social · 19d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep.

1. Mega Man
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. Final Fantasy

David Gallaher @davidgallaher.bsky.social · 19d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep.

1. Old Time Radio
2. Comic Books
3. TTRPGs

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June Orchid Parker | Bread Sonja @breadsonja.bsky.social · 20d

You can't get vaccinated against a suplex. One could hit you anytime, anywhere, from anyone. Stay sharp out there.

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