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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 3h

Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee.

I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 3h

Okay, Ghost V6 integrated with Tinybird for analytics is pretty damn filthy.

Been running @theupfront.media on Ghost for a while as part of our "No Nazi platforms" stack. Very happy with it (and with our Germany-based email hosting instead of Google Business)

The technology you use is a choice.

In many instances, the choice of platform or technology that a publisher makes can no longer be seen as neutral. Nowhere is that more clear than in journalism in the 2020s.

We are proud that The Up Front and all of our supporting digital infrastructure (like our email servers, data storage and collaboration tools) are either self-hosted and managed, or use trusted third parties who have policies that align with our values.

We reject platforms and technologies where our use would represent tacit support for — or tolerance of — the views of their owners or major funders where we disagree fundamentally with those views and the impact they have on the world.

We’re very selective in the socials we operate: we’re on Bluesky as our network of choice and use its atproto as our commenting system, curating a community of thoughtful feedback on our work and elevating other voices. We also have a LinkedIn page, because we understand its importance for our industry audience.

Perhaps more importantly, we don’t use toxic socials like Instagram, Facebook, Threads or X, which drive really unproductive behaviour in media outlets, journalists, readers and companies.

We choose our technical backend and partners carefully, selecting independent European vendors rather than US-based Big Tech, for ethical reasons, for data privacy, and because we care about supporting the good parts of the digital sector in the same way we know our subscribers care about supporting the good parts of the media sector.

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All Worlds Wayfarer (Literary Magazine) @awwlitmag.bsky.social · 12h

Just $1,200- to go with 7 hours left!

All Worlds Wayfarer (Literary Magazine) @awwlitmag.bsky.social · 15h

The clock is ticking… ⏳
Into the Dark has less than 10 hours left, and we’re just $1,400 from the goal.
If you’ve been waiting to join us—now’s the moment. Let’s pull this from the shadows together. 🖤

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Into the Dark

A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 13h

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 14h

Spent the evening trimming my wip down to max word count for a submission call opening this Friday. Now to play with words until the very last minute.

💙📚📝 #WritingCommunity #SFFH

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 16h

Not to brag but I just closed half my internet tabs. Feeling very adult.

a woman wearing a purple vest and a blue and white blouse is smiling .

Alt: Janet from The Good Place giving double thumbs up.

media.tenor.com

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 1d

ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:

FANTABULOSA!

Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.

& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘

Bona Books Presents

A new queer literary magazine

FANTABULOSA!

Tales of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical, from radical and unapologetic queer voices.

Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Short fiction & poetry

Submissions open now

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 18h

That is my perfect morning. Enjoy!

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 19h

<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 18h

"In an age of darkness, New York can be the light."
This speech from Zohran Mamdani is high-octane hope.
jacobin.com/2025/10/mamd...

Zohran Mamdani: “Our Time Is Now”

Last night at a campaign rally, Zohran Mamdani addressed his supporters: “For too long, we have tried not to lose. Now, it is time that we win.”

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, please.

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 1d

In just four days my debut novel will be out in the world for anyone to read! I’ve learned so much about writing and myself from this book, and I hope that even a few people can fall in love with the story as much as I have.

lillylockwood.carrd.co#songsofbroke...

Líadan holding a candle and guiding the flame up with one hand. She has orange skin, black swirled markings on her arms, silver hair, and curled black horns. She’s wearing a yellow dress and a green cloak.

At the top there is glowing text that says:

"We're going to die. If not in some fiery explosion of my doing, then at the hands of the Elders.

At the bottom:
SONGS OF BROKEN BELLS
Releases in 4 days!

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 1d

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 1d

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Hi, it’s me, an author and librarian-in-progress, here to tell you, yes, YOU, that every form of reading is valid. Ebooks, audiobooks, physical books, graphic novels, romance, old pulp books, the back of the cereal box, whatever. If it gets narrative to your brain, that’s good.

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

🎉🎉🎉

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

Today I wrote a story about time traveling snake vampires. Like you do. It’s really weird and I hope it finds an equally weird home.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFFH

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

This tread is reminding me of An American Tail. Even the mice had their names changed!

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 1d

#spookyseason is upon us! Need a quick, queer scare or two? I bet you'll like my #horror short stories!

💙📚🤏📚🌈📚

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two book covers and black text on a blue-white background. Over each book cover is their title: Friend of the Damned and Lock the Last Door. In between the covers are the words: trans masc detective MCs in historic inspired horror. Over the cover of Friend of the Damned is the genre: gaslamp gothic horror. To the left of the cover are the tropes: 1890s inspired, ghosts and mediums, women's wrongs, and letter to the villain. Beneath the cover are the content warnings: mild transphobia, violence, death, alcohol use. Over the cover for Lock the Last Door is the genre: Cthulhu Mythos Noir. To the right are the tropes: flapper era, crime lord rival, creepy old house, and scary bubbles. Beneath the cover is the content warnings: minor transphobia, violence, death, body horror

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David Martin Burrows @dmburrows.bsky.social · 1d

Some good news on the environment! Monarch butterfly numbers have nearly doubled since last year! 🦋

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

I’m always like, how many h’s and y’s and where do they go?!?

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

I had to look this up. Thanks for the laugh and new knowledge. 😂

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

I have been having sleep troubles and thought it was all kinds of things, but didn't even think about my pillow being flat. Sneaky little things, aren't they?

Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

Skid Row and Suppertime are my favs, but I seriously love all of it.

Phantasmagoria @jamielnathan.bsky.social · 1d

I will never be able to spell 'rhythm' correctly, not matter how many times I use it. I think it is my arch nemesis.

#writerlife #WriteSky

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