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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them)
@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
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Author of smut, romantasy, and horror. Your one stop shop for Victorian fantasy romance! They/Them. No AI.

Sometimes NSFW.

https://www.patreon.com/ddwardiswriting

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Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 3d
I'm forty-five. I expect to retire from my day job at sixty-five assuming nothing changes. My long term goal is to write full time. I don't want to wait twenty years before I'm able to write full time. I'd love to be able to put out double the content for you that I put out now.

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pairofclaws.bsky.social
Tired of your garbage family and their heterosexual nonsense? Spend the holiday with my group of lesbian disasters instead!
pairofclaws.bsky.social Abra, Sexy Hellmouth 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · Jan 30
Looking for a supernatural queer read?

🏳️‍🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality

Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Ebook jessicaconwell.itch.io/ghost-flower
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Cover of the book Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell, which features a young woman looking up at trees descending from the top. Text next to the book: A quiet town. A sinister cult. A fallen god. Two friends. One chance to prevent the end of all things. Come and see. A available in paperback and ebook
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
It will never cease to amaze me that so many tech bros read Lord of the Rings, decided the hobbits were the bad guys and Sauron and his forces were the good guys, and have built their entire personalities around being corporate ring wraiths.
helenkennedy.bsky.social Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 10h
My rule of thumb is if the company is named after something in Lord of the Rings, it’s almost certainly evil.
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 11h
Since its founding in 2017, Anduril Industries has become one of the hottest companies in a crowded field of defense-tech startup.

Its fast-moving approach comes with its share of setbacks.
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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chel-c-cam.bsky.social
Two huge media properties dominated the Macy’s parade: Wicked and KPop Demon Hunters.

CEOs of major media companies: we will learn nothing from this
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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bevsi.bsky.social
:) …
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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evanurquhart.bsky.social
There's a lot of angst around the fact that many trans people don't have the ability to move.

From the start my view has simply been that I'd rather see as many of us make it as possible. That means I want to see as many of us make it to safety as possible.
jessethorn.bsky.social Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 8h
This is a really good New Republic article about trans people leaving the country. Do some research about getting visas. Start now. It is harder and slower than you think, and there are no opportunities for asylum right now. It also is entirely doable.

newrepublic.com/article/2036...
When Is It Time to Flee?
Trans people and their families are facing hard questions and choices as threats to their safety and rights proliferate.
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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megueyb.bsky.social
When the ALA recognizes one's work, that's pretty dang cool.
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."

#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
GameRT Announces 2025 Platinum Play Award Recipients
www.ala.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social
Mexican Gothic Lace Palette Trio

This month I wanted to draw some lace and my patrons voted on the theme and color palette. For this set I imagined book covers or movie posters to stories that don't exist

In my store now for $20 and $2 shipping world wide

yoshiyoshitani.store/products/mex...
Mexican Gothic Lace Yoshi Yoshitani #art Mexican Gothic Lace Yoshi Yoshitani #art Mexican Gothic Lace Yoshi Yoshitani #art
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
I'm Canadian. So we're long past Canadian thanksgiving. But in the spirit and all that...

I want to say thank you to all my fellow members of the bluesky #WritingCommunity. You've been awesome.

Thank you to all my readers. Thank you for reading. I hope enjoy my stuff for years to come
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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goddessblade.bsky.social
One of the simplest ways to see that creators aren’t bourgeois is that we don’t, as creators, appropriate other peoples’ labor.

We do labor that we can eventually make money from, we don’t make money from exploiting others. It’s the exploitative relation that characterizes the bourgeoisie.
matthewdowsmith.bsky.social Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 2d
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.

We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.

We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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jacobgeller.com
this is the best christmas movie
shakeenz.bsky.social Shakina @shakeenz.bsky.social · 15h
Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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pairofclaws.bsky.social
I educated my mom about targeted ads today and it was like I'd just told her the true name of God.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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some1else45.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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some1else45.bsky.social
Welcome to ma world!

linktr.ee/some1else45
June 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
That honestly sounds like a hoot.
chuckwendig.bsky.social Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 5h
If you rebooted RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK today with the same temporal margins, it’d be set in the 1980s. Neo-Nazi punks would have their faces melted by the opening of a forbidden arcade cabinet at the KB Toys at your local mall. Indiana Jones would wear a Hawaiian shirt and Chuck Taylor sneakers.
rydog.bsky.social Ryan Scott @rydog.bsky.social · 1d
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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aanthonyduran.bsky.social A. Anthony Duran 🛸📚 @aanthonyduran.bsky.social · 1d
New front cover for issue one. Not only did I re-proofread and re-edit, but I also rewrote it a bit. I took two individual stories and combined them into a multi character story, and I added to it, as well.
Pencil sketch of the new front cover of issue one.
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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rincewind.run
good news everyone the Mistaken Text From Grandma Thanksgiving buddy drama is still going strong

this story delights me every year
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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aplante.com
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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sarelm.bsky.social Sarelm Ortilimew: Making Ethyrsa @sarelm.bsky.social · Oct 13
While I'm drawing other pokemon for drawtober, I figure it's a good time repost these. My love for eeveelutions is very strong. <3
#pokemon #pokemonfanart #eeveelutions #art #espeon #glaceon #leafeon
Espeon sitting like a kitty. Glaceon making a snowball. Autumn colored leafeon, finished hunting a dead leaf.
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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birdseye-view.bsky.social
Curious to learn @aelswythaudio.bsky.social's and @erisserenity.bsky.social's perspectives on audio roleplay narratives? Then this is the interview for you!

I originally made this audio for a class project, and I'm very excited to share it with a wider audience 😁

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoAi...
November 20, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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channakanniah.bsky.social
Check out my books on Amazon and Goodreads. Two tales of two different cultures. Two adventures, to save their world from darkness. #booksky #writingcommunity #australianauthors #kindle #bookpromo
#PandorasBox
www.amazon.com.au/Pandoras-Box...
#SoulDrinkers
www.amazon.com.au/Soul-Drinker...
Pictures of two books. One is of a white Australian woman with blonde hair and wearing a suit, she holds a gun copwards. Labelled Soul Drinkers in red.The other is of a greyish background with a blue circle and runic writing on the edges. Inside the circles are two Indians, one North Indian woman red and green sari, orange choli blouse, her black hair is tied up into braid. One South Indian man with a purple kurta and short black hair.Pandora's Box is written in gold. Both have the authors name, Channa Kanniah. Back of the two books. Soul Drinkers is a simple black background with a blurb explaining the story. Pandora's box is in gold, a German Shepard is on the bottom of the blurb with love hearts above its head, and wagging his tail.
December 5, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
So an artificer sent on an impossible quest to the land of the dead or hell etc to bring back some artifact to prevent her girlfriend from being sacrificed by an evil sorcerer. But in an ironic twist, bringing back the item CAUSES the prophecy to come true- vanquishing the sorcerer. Thots?
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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juliemarchbooks.bsky.social Julie March @juliemarchbooks.bsky.social · 3d
*ahem* this is a Marketing Post

Bridges of Smoke will be $1.50 for the itch Black Friday/Creator Day sale
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My Etsy is currently 25% off for BFCM
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You should check out my recs page
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Bridges of Smoke | Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Julie March
A sale by Julie March, 50% off Bridges of Smoke
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November 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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anotherindiewriter.com
AHHHHHH PLEASE PREORDER OPUS SO THAT MY CAPS KEY WILL GET UNSTUCK
anotherindiewriter.com S. Morgan Burbank @anotherindiewriter.com · 17h
NO TIME FOR A REAL AD I HAVE FOOD TO MAKE. PLEASE GO BUY MY NOVELLA SO I CAN TELL MORE STORIES.

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guitar-con...
In the middle of the image is the cover of Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina. It is a beige/off-white cover with the book's title in gray-blue text. At the top is the text "A novella in three movements" and at the bottom is the author's name, S. Morgan Burbank. Surrounding it are various arrows with text reading "an excuse for me to write sheet music", "probably getting disowned for writing this", "what if the girl of your dreams was inside you all along", "oh yeah. preorders are live", "2 circles", "A really book that you can buy with money", "you never expected me to use this template again did you", and "novella length self-discovery"
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM