Jay Requard
@jayrequard.bsky.social
Award-Winning Fantasy Author and sometimes-editor of genre fiction, sometimes-economics researcher. I write novels about valiant heroes, radical hope, and badass dragons. YouTuber: Where No Bubs Has Gone Before.
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I don't read the New York Times for a series of valid and good reasons to never read the New York Times.
It is a propaganda machine for capital and war.
The world I want for my son should not be ruled by those two devils.
It is a propaganda machine for capital and war.
The world I want for my son should not be ruled by those two devils.
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I don't read the New York Times for a series of valid and good reasons to never read the New York Times.
It is a propaganda machine for capital and war.
The world I want for my son should not be ruled by those two devils.
It is a propaganda machine for capital and war.
The world I want for my son should not be ruled by those two devils.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
She gave up an emperor and empire for peace and her little teashop.
But the shadows of the past cling. Rejoin Meena's mission for vengeance in this first book of a thrilling fantasy trilogy! Full of secrets, sorceries, and dragons!
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#booksky💙📚 #fantasybooks
But the shadows of the past cling. Rejoin Meena's mission for vengeance in this first book of a thrilling fantasy trilogy! Full of secrets, sorceries, and dragons!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
#booksky💙📚 #fantasybooks
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
She gave up an emperor and empire for peace and her little teashop.
But the shadows of the past cling. Rejoin Meena's mission for vengeance in this first book of a thrilling fantasy trilogy! Full of secrets, sorceries, and dragons!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
#booksky💙📚 #fantasybooks
But the shadows of the past cling. Rejoin Meena's mission for vengeance in this first book of a thrilling fantasy trilogy! Full of secrets, sorceries, and dragons!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
#booksky💙📚 #fantasybooks
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Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Any AI-anything who says "AI democratizes creativity" is not interested in creativity or understands how democracy works.
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Any AI-anything who says "AI democratizes creativity" is not interested in creativity or understands how democracy works.
Thirsting for the summer sun and waves? Then this pirate-themed Sword & Sorcery series is for you!
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#booksky💙📚 #pirates #swordandsorcery #fantasybooks #sffbooks🪐📚
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#booksky💙📚 #pirates #swordandsorcery #fantasybooks #sffbooks🪐📚
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thirsting for the summer sun and waves? Then this pirate-themed Sword & Sorcery series is for you!
https://amzn.to/3SNjp7T
#booksky💙📚 #pirates #swordandsorcery #fantasybooks #sffbooks🪐📚
https://amzn.to/3SNjp7T
#booksky💙📚 #pirates #swordandsorcery #fantasybooks #sffbooks🪐📚
Watching Record of Ragnarok on Netflix and this is the wackiest, wildest, inappropriate use of global mythology and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT.
Be gross, bloody, and weird sometimes. This show is every single episode.
#recordofragnarok #anime #manga #watchingnow
Be gross, bloody, and weird sometimes. This show is every single episode.
#recordofragnarok #anime #manga #watchingnow
a close up of a woman with long black hair
ALT: a close up of a woman with long black hair
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December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Watching Record of Ragnarok on Netflix and this is the wackiest, wildest, inappropriate use of global mythology and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT.
Be gross, bloody, and weird sometimes. This show is every single episode.
#recordofragnarok #anime #manga #watchingnow
Be gross, bloody, and weird sometimes. This show is every single episode.
#recordofragnarok #anime #manga #watchingnow
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They are out in the wild!!!!!!!!!
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
They are out in the wild!!!!!!!!!
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Now available for general purchase:
Astartha returns in “Fury Be My Goddess” to do battle with a cruel priest and his worshipers. With an iron mace and a young companion, she is ready to fight—but will Heaven put its thumb upon the scale against her? Find out in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #6!
Astartha returns in “Fury Be My Goddess” to do battle with a cruel priest and his worshipers. With an iron mace and a young companion, she is ready to fight—but will Heaven put its thumb upon the scale against her? Find out in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #6!
New Edge Sword & Sorcery – New Edge Sword & Sorcery
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December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Now available for general purchase:
Astartha returns in “Fury Be My Goddess” to do battle with a cruel priest and his worshipers. With an iron mace and a young companion, she is ready to fight—but will Heaven put its thumb upon the scale against her? Find out in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #6!
Astartha returns in “Fury Be My Goddess” to do battle with a cruel priest and his worshipers. With an iron mace and a young companion, she is ready to fight—but will Heaven put its thumb upon the scale against her? Find out in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #6!
She gave up an empire for a life of peace in a new city, in a new and magical land, and her perfect little teashop...
But shadows cling. Rejoin the mission in this first book of an epic series full of spies, dragons, and teatimes!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
But shadows cling. Rejoin the mission in this first book of an epic series full of spies, dragons, and teatimes!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
She gave up an empire for a life of peace in a new city, in a new and magical land, and her perfect little teashop...
But shadows cling. Rejoin the mission in this first book of an epic series full of spies, dragons, and teatimes!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
But shadows cling. Rejoin the mission in this first book of an epic series full of spies, dragons, and teatimes!
https://amzn.to/45XdQsk
Welp. Took a shot and missed. That happens.
We continue forth.
We continue forth.
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Welp. Took a shot and missed. That happens.
We continue forth.
We continue forth.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Some of my favorite locals here in NC are @flyleafbooks.bsky.social @quailridgebooks.bsky.social and Golden Fig books.
Of course, @bookshop.org is a great option, too.
Of course, @bookshop.org is a great option, too.
Pssssst
Buy books from indie booksellers
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Buy books from indie booksellers
❌⭕️
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Some of my favorite locals here in NC are @flyleafbooks.bsky.social @quailridgebooks.bsky.social and Golden Fig books.
Of course, @bookshop.org is a great option, too.
Of course, @bookshop.org is a great option, too.
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Hundreds of thousands.
@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu
"...people across European cities are rallying for the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People... demanding the European Union suspend economic and political ties with Israel..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYV...
@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu
"...people across European cities are rallying for the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People... demanding the European Union suspend economic and political ties with Israel..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYV...
Palestine solidarity: Thousands attend marches around the world in support
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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November 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Hundreds of thousands.
@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu
"...people across European cities are rallying for the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People... demanding the European Union suspend economic and political ties with Israel..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYV...
@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu
"...people across European cities are rallying for the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People... demanding the European Union suspend economic and political ties with Israel..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIYV...
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Today #Israel 's occupation forces murdered sublings Fadi and Jum’a Abu Assi at Bani Suhaila in #Israeli occupied #Palestine 's #GazaStrip.
Israel has killed at least 72 children during the 'ceasefire' in #Gaza.
This doesn't include children who have died waiting for a medical evacuation.
#News
Israel has killed at least 72 children during the 'ceasefire' in #Gaza.
This doesn't include children who have died waiting for a medical evacuation.
#News
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today #Israel 's occupation forces murdered sublings Fadi and Jum’a Abu Assi at Bani Suhaila in #Israeli occupied #Palestine 's #GazaStrip.
Israel has killed at least 72 children during the 'ceasefire' in #Gaza.
This doesn't include children who have died waiting for a medical evacuation.
#News
Israel has killed at least 72 children during the 'ceasefire' in #Gaza.
This doesn't include children who have died waiting for a medical evacuation.
#News
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For those of you who don't want to leave your home to buy books but would rather not buy from Amazon:
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
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Hello Reader,I am the creator of the Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub blog. As an avid reader, I tend to shout about my favorite books to anyone who will listen (I also shout to people who won't listen). ...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For those of you who don't want to leave your home to buy books but would rather not buy from Amazon:
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
Yes, I am a bookshop.org affiliate. This means that if you make a purchase through my shop, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
#booksky #bookshoporg
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This book has been so soothing. I have probably learned more about the foreign policies that shape the world just in the first three chapters than I have in at least the last 15 years of news media. 🙃 It's helped clarify a lot of the absolutely batshit nonsense of the current timeline. COMFORT READ
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This book has been so soothing. I have probably learned more about the foreign policies that shape the world just in the first three chapters than I have in at least the last 15 years of news media. 🙃 It's helped clarify a lot of the absolutely batshit nonsense of the current timeline. COMFORT READ
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My publisher surprised me with a special on my debut trilogy! The Royal Heretic series is on sale now at MV Media! Support an author an her indie publisher!
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The Heretic Series | MVmedia, LLC
The complete Heretic Series by Sarah Macklin at a special price!The Heretic series by Sarah Macklin is an exciting sword and soul epic fantasy about an empire thrown into turmoil because of its leader...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My publisher surprised me with a special on my debut trilogy! The Royal Heretic series is on sale now at MV Media! Support an author an her indie publisher!
www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...
www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...
I'm in this weird but short transition where I'm finishing a bunch of projects, traveling for the holidays a lot, and still figure out how to keep pushing to the next thing/manuscript. I find that a lot of my mental health is tied-up in my ability to keep working.
Which means a new manuscript soon.
Which means a new manuscript soon.
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'm in this weird but short transition where I'm finishing a bunch of projects, traveling for the holidays a lot, and still figure out how to keep pushing to the next thing/manuscript. I find that a lot of my mental health is tied-up in my ability to keep working.
Which means a new manuscript soon.
Which means a new manuscript soon.
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Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
Pick up my entire Urban Fantay series today!
https://amzn.to/3VXVapl
#urbanfantasy
#booksky💙📚
#sffbooks🪐📚
#angels👼
#demons😈
https://amzn.to/3VXVapl
#urbanfantasy
#booksky💙📚
#sffbooks🪐📚
#angels👼
#demons😈
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Pick up my entire Urban Fantay series today!
https://amzn.to/3VXVapl
#urbanfantasy
#booksky💙📚
#sffbooks🪐📚
#angels👼
#demons😈
https://amzn.to/3VXVapl
#urbanfantasy
#booksky💙📚
#sffbooks🪐📚
#angels👼
#demons😈
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Show don't tell?!?
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Show don't tell?!?
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
#writingcommunity
The right amount of warmth, fullness, and now, briefly, a measure of sleep.
a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a microphone .
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November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The right amount of warmth, fullness, and now, briefly, a measure of sleep.