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James Bennett

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British Fantasy Award winning author 🏳️‍🌈 The Ben Garston Novels. Book of Queer Saints. The Dark magazine. Website: https://james-bennett.org/ 'Inventive and vivid' Publishers Weekly

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 8d

Seeing as we're having a 🌈SUPER GAY DAY🌈, I made a promo post for my profile. All links to independent outlets are in the alt text (or sail the Big River if it suits).

Featuring my British Fantasy Award winning story "Morta" and three shortlisted anthologies.

All gay. All slay. All day. 🏳️‍🌈☠️📚💙

An angel with eviscerated wings and bandages to cover his wounds is the cover for my short story collection Preaching To The Perverted. White feathers drift in the background.

https://www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page/preaching-to-the-perverted

The red flock wallpaper cover of The Dust of the Red Rose Knight. A phallic sword hilt rises on the left of the image.

https://www.booksonthehill.co.uk/product/the-dust-of-the-red-rose-knight/

The cover of I Want That Twink Obliterated. A green giant looks over a space magician and warrior on a cratered planet in the foreground.

https://www.bona-books.com/shop/p/product-1-275tn

Two red devils entwined makes up the special edition of The Book of Queer Saints Vol I

https://www.wayfaringbooksellers.com/product/the-book-of-queer-saints-volume-1-edited-by-mae-murray/6431

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 23m

Love the luminosity in this. Very good.

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Fab @knifewitch.bsky.social · 5h

Oh hey, I’m on TWO entire panels - going back to my Grimdark roots and pretending I’m a real life agent and not just three kittens in a cloak.

Really looking forward to seeing clients and meeting loads of lovely new folk 🖤

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 8h

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

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Angel Luis Colón @angelluiscolon.com · 7h

Jared Leto is an amazing example of how projection and privilege work.

Literally no marginalized actor could ever get away with such a terrible string of starring roles, but since some c-suite losers wish they were him, they keep betting on him.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 1d

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 6h

"100 words per report"

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 6h

Hope to see you there! 📚💙

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 8h

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 8h

The Programme for World Fantasy 2026 is now live!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 8h

As if it was ever in doubt.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 8h

He was most certainly part of a team. Just pointing out why he probably gets more public attention.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 8h

I'm not sure whether it was suicide or not either. But I am about his prosecution for "homosexual acts", and the "chemical castration", which basically amounts to government torture.

And I'm sure he was a nice man.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 8h

Turing's tragedy adds to his iconic status, I think. He was a gay man in a time when it wasn't legal to be so fighting to save his country, which hated who he was enough to overlook his heroism and destroy him.

But I agree that others deserve praise as well.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 9h

"Reject and pay" sounds like a good thing to add to story submission emails.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 9h

Well, they'll have to put it to the vote and all member states will have to agree. Which they won't, so

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 9h

Hell no.

Can't see member states allowing this, personally. Particularly not Spain.

Matthias Monroy @matthimon.bsky.social · Aug 29

The EU-Commission wants to negotiate a very sensitive agreement that would allow US authorities direct (!) access to police-stored fingerprints & facial images in Europe.
Potentially, all travelers could be affected by this #EBSP – and people in need for protection.
digit.site36.net/2025/08/29/e...

"Border Security" with USA: Brussels ready to give deep access to biometric data in EU states | Matthias Monroy

The European Commission wants to negotiate an agreement that would allow US authorities direct access to police-stored fingerprints and facial images in Europe. Potentially, all travelers could be…

digit.site36.net

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 9h

Zeus was the randiest, surely.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 9h

Phew. 2K words down this morning and the end of chapter 3. Didn't even notice the time passing. The "telling yourself the story" part is always fun, I think. 📚💙

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 23h

Furthering tinkerage.

There's a slice of brand-new queer gothic fiction up on the blog called "Gravebourne".

Gracias! 📚💙🏳️‍🌈☠️

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A white feather floats in an abyss. The landing page of my new website.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 23h

It was superseded by the Matrix films, I think. Which it now seeks to ape, and poorly.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 23h

Furthering tinkerage.

There's a slice of brand-new queer gothic fiction up on the blog called "Gravebourne".

Gracias! 📚💙🏳️‍🌈☠️

james-bennett.org

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Tale as old as time: Listening to those in positions of influence speak with authority on matters they have no knowledge or experience of.

Kudos that man for calling it out.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm. Sounds suspect.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Coming out isn't a one and done event either. I come out all the time. Every new job. Meeting new ppl. Occasionally choosing not to.
It's a fact of queer life.

Remember that everyone who's out wasn't once too.

We get it. Better than anyone. Trust. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

a raccoon is smiling and laughing with the words `` he he he he he he '' written below it .

Alt: a raccoon is smiling and laughing with the words `` he he he he he he '' written below it .

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Police certificate finally arrived. Putting the pieces together for permanent residency. Happy to say I haven't committed any crimes in Spain in the past 5 years.

Can you believe it?

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

Website tinkered with and blog linked.

To inaugurate the site, I've uploaded a brand-new queer horror story called "Gravebourne", which has been hitherto unpublished (click on 'blog' if you so fancy).

Gracias! 📚💙🏳️‍🌈☠️

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A pink skull and a floating feather comprise the website landing page for James Bennett.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 1d

I won't open Substack and never have, because it's a Nazi bar.