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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky
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THE LORD OF THE WOOD (Hanover Square Press 2026). THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (Mira 2025). BLM. Queer. AuDHD. Disabled. She/they. Rep: Keir Alekseii, ALA. pfp from maddel_art Picrew.

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · Oct 15
new pinned post! hellooooooo I'm E (she/they) the #author of THE LORD OF THE WOOD (@hanoversquarepress.bsky.social,
2026) and THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS (MIRA Books, 2025), as well as various short stories

check out my links below!
E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood and The Keeper of Lonely Spirits against a starry night background, above a link: ElizMAnderson(dot)Com(slash)Links. The Lord of the Wood's cover is teal with a stag of flowers and foliage growing from a twisted tree with flowers growing around it and black ooze dripping from a branch overhead. the title "The Lord of the Wood" is in large white serif text to the left, with foliage growing through the letters closest to the tree, and the author "E.M. Anderson" is in all-caps yellow text at the bottom. the tagline, in smaller yellow text, reads, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..." The Keeper of Lonely Spirits's cover features a lonely cottage, surrounded by headstones, with smoke drifting from the chimney, atop a tall green hill dotted with trees and yellow flowers. the title "The Keeper of Lonely Spirits" is centered in all-caps sans-serif yellow text, with "E.M." Anderson in smaller white text at the bottom. Tagline in still smaller text at the top reads, "Living forever can be mighty lonesome." "When lonely clockmaker Arthur Throckmorton loses his way in an enchanted forest, he meets the hero of his childhood bedtime stories: the Lord of the Wood. But instead of the mythical figure of his dreams, the Lord of the Wood is a grim man turning into a beast and losing power over a dying forest. If they can’t save the forest before he becomes a beast completely, Arthur will lose the man he's falling for—and never see his family again." Text is in a textbox against a murky image of a forest, with the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood below the text, all against a dark teal background with gold curlicues in the corners. "An old man cursed with immortality hunts ghosts rather than making mortal friends who will die one day. When residents of an Ohio town beset by a vengeful spirit adopt him as their own, he must decide: leave to protect his heart, or stay to save their lives?" To the left of the text is E.M. Anderson's The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, above a QR code linking to the book at Bookshop(dot)Org in either hardcover or ebook. Text is in a translucent textbox against a background of yellow flowers in the sunset.
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things you can do to fight back: 1) Support or join local Mutual Aid networks, Rapid Response networks, and grassroots groups in your area. 2) Print & distribute Red Cards, KYR flyers, and whistles to local businesses. 3) Sign up for a Know Your Rights training or local organizing call. 4) If you witness ICE activity, report it clearly and accurately (who, where, when, what you see) to rapid response teams and on ICE Out (dot) Org. 5) Call and boycott orgs complicit with ICE and let them know what you think of their complicity (same with Congress). 6) Organize grocery deliveries, childcare, and rent support for impacted families. 7) Offer safe rides and escorts (school drop offs, doctor appointments, or work) to immigrant families. 8) Coordinate or contribute to GoFundMe & fundraising efforts. 9) Pressure local institutions: show up to town halls and school board meetings to ask questions and hold them accountable. 10) Share and amplify credible info and activist voices as far and wide as you can, both in person and online.
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
Really, really recommend that Minnesotans in particular disable autoplay, I know it's annoying to have to click to see a GIF but it's not worth the mental health costs of seeing the first seconds (before you scroll by) of murders in our city over and over and over.
nora.zone Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Apr 18
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app

select the icon in the top left corner

go to settings

go to content and media

make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
pointing at the hamburger menu icon in the top left hand corner of a mobile bluesky app screen settings menu option circled content and media menu option circled autoplay videos and gifs toggled off
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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jjinandtonic.bsky.social
Echoing what i’ve seen some others do — if you’re feeling paralyzed or want to help but arent sure how, if you donate to one of the orgs here and post a receipt i’ll match up to $500 in total donations
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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natania.bsky.social
There are more of us than them. Don’t forget that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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rincewind.run
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

this is my favorite quote in the entire series

merry Hogswatch, everyone
All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable." REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. "Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—" YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. "So we can believe the big ones?" YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. "They're not the same at all!" YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. "Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—" MY POINT EXACTLY.
December 25, 2023 at 5:03 PM
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nora.zone
ICE out of Minnesota and into hell
gaildrakes.bsky.social Gail Drakes @gaildrakes.bsky.social · 3h
I truly understand the pleas for ICE to leave Minnesota. But leaving MN to go terrorize other states isn’t what anyone wants.

ICE/DHS is kidnapping and murdering people in the streets AND IN DETENTION CENTERS.

Abolishing ICE - and holding its leaders & agents accountable- is the absolute minimum.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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margaret.bsky.social Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 3d
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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stellagarp.bsky.social
Candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti at St Michael’s Lutheran Church. The concluding words: Go not in peace but with purpose.
The backside of many bundled-up Minnesotans standing in the snow at sunset outside a Lutheran church.
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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ellyzoe.bsky.social
Too good a photo not to alt text. Someone stands on a snowy street corner holding a sign that completely obscures them except their feet, reading: “YOU CANT KILL US ALL. WE’RE ALWAYS WATCHING YOU. GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR STATE. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE”
thejackofkingfield.bsky.social The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 5h
Mood in minneapolis right now
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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awprihandita.bsky.social
“I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined—it is important to remember the
value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny.”

What a clear-eyed, courageous wisdom.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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GOOD, all teachers unions please do this
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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wiswell.bsky.social
Or you can pick up my books! SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN and WEARING THE LION are available everywhere now. THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS drops in July.

You can also ask your local library to order my books! Or leave reviews wherever you frequent, and recommend them to friends. You do you.
Bookshop.org US
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January 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
Since people are asking if they can do something for me, here is a short thread. I'm clearly going to be laid up for a lot longer.

Here are a few simple links.

Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell
Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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kaitlinruiz.bsky.social
tell your senators to vote AGAINST H.R. 7147 and the $10 billion it allocates to ICE. and tell your reps in the House how their failure to do the right thing influences how you'll vote at midterms.
kaitlinruiz.bsky.social Kaitlin Ruiz @kaitlinruiz.bsky.social · 2d
here it is: some tips and scripts. (I may add more later.) if you have trouble accessing the Doc, let me know!
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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...this might actually work for me
cynohead.com David Dean @cynohead.com · 1d
Motivational writing tip:

Every time you sit down to write, imagine an AI screaming.

#scriptsky
January 24, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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it's so funny to be online bc half my feed is northern hemisphere western people going IT'S SO COLD AND WE'RE PREPARING FOR SNOWPOCALYPSE and the other half is australians going WOW IT'S SO HOT yesterday and WOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DAY today
January 24, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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laguettler.bsky.social
Tired of winter? Let me whisk you away for a lovely Vacation on Planet Glor. No snow or ice,* but plenty of interactive adventures, laughs, and maybe just a little quicksand.

Download it now at la-guettler.itch.io or visit www.laguettler.com for other options.

*fuck ice
A depressing snow-clogged street. In the foreground is a hand holding a copy of Vacation on Planet Glor by L. A. Guettler. Text says: Wanna get away? No luggage. No airports. No passports. Maybe a little quicksand.
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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thetomatowriter.bsky.social
I was out there. My legs were SO COLD, and I had to keep switching hands because even in my gloves my fingers STUNG trying to hold up my sign. And it was so worth it.
whstancil.bsky.social Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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thorncoyle.bsky.social
“I wanted to talk about hope and community.”

Thread:
devadasa.bsky.social bin Adamah 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 1d
As an Afghan, I'm really tired.

As a green card holder, I feel like I'm just waiting for my turn to have my door broken.

As a Jew, I'm ever more determined to continue speak up in support of justice and humanity. For undocumented immigrants. And especially undocumented immigrant children.

1/n
January 24, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Charlotte never curses which is funny mostly bc Elspeth curses sort of a lot, and like they're mostly fairly gentle curses and yet every time she does it Charlotte's like *SCANDALIZED GASP*

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
January 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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amaralynn.bsky.social
#QueerWritersChat 5:

MOTH WOODS AUDIOBOOK dropped today!

GET IT!!

www.audible.com/pd/B0GJ7BY6G...
January 24, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
I have so many series! Just SO MUCH queer fantasy with platonic relationships at their heart <3 The below is as much information as I could cram in about them, and it doesn't even get to COMMON BONDS or my own short story collection. XD

Find most links at claudiearseneault.com/welcome/

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An explainer on where to start with Claudie Arseneault’s books decorated in aromantic and asexual colours. It contains information about 3 series starters. City of Strife (City of Spires) has a large cast of queer characters; mosaic-style POV, is novel length, has four books that form one big continuous story, and contains city politics and unrelenting kindness + love in the face of cruelty Baker Thief (Val-de-mer) has a limited # of POV (dual for Baker Thief), is novel length, all books stand alone, and is set in a city inspired by Québec, with romance tropes but made platonic Awakenings (the Chronicles of Nerezia) has a single main POV, is made of novellas, has an episodic format that works better read in order, and is JRPG inspired, with a found family road trip
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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kleonardphd.bsky.social
I really appreciate all the photos from Minnesota today. But please, please use alt text. Screenreading apps can't read the text in images, & we all deserve to know what a photo shows. You can make it in your BSky settings to make you add alt text everytime you post, so you don't forget.
January 23, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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adwills.bsky.social
I am a:
⚪️ human
⚪️ eldritch horror
🔵 writer/artist

Interested in:
⚪️ humans
⚪️ eldritch horrors
🔵 the downfall of gen ai and grovelling CEOs
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM