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@katiebruce.bsky.social

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She/Her. Bi/Omni. Yorkshire lass. Reader of books. Writer of books. Lover of happy metal

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 6d

For those going to World Fantasy Con this month, this is where you can find me!

A purple background, a picture of me on the left. The text
"World Fantasy Con
Friday - 6pm - Buckingham Panel Room 2 - Disability in SFFH
Saturday - 12pm - Balmoral Panel Room 1 - Queer in Fantasy"
There is a picture of two books below 'Disability in SFFH' and the bisexual pride flag and progress pride flag beneath 'Queer in Fantasy'

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 1h

Ah, apologies!

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 1h

That was muchly fun to listen to!!
(Although I am merely the admin and not an overlord. But I would have used my Cash For Questions power to demand you spoke about dinosaurs if they had tried to prevent it 😆 )

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 1h

@alisonbaker01.bsky.social an important question has arisen!
In Brighton, when purchasing fish and chips, does the fish have skin left on?

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 2h

Oh boo 😞
But yes, FantasyCon 26!

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 2h

Breakfast will happen!

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 4h

Yay! We need to do breakfast again!

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 7h

That sounds like a wise plan
However, it's going to be Halloween, maybe we need a bit more wombleness in our lives

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

Yay!

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

Winning!

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

Woot woot!

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

I feel you underestimate how many men with beards and bald heads there will be at WFC
With my face blindness, they are all Fiddles!

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

Yay! I feel we need an ESSF-er meet up!

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

We shall have to meet and say hi! Apparently we were in the same room whilst eating breakfast at FantasyCon last year but as you are not, in fact, a womble, I didn't spot you 😆

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

Yay!

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 13h

This is today! If you're in the Humber area, come hang out with a bunch of lovely sff people & listen to me talk about books, murder, dragons, & more.

Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 13d

I'm heading down to Beverley in a couple of weeks to talk to the Humber SFF group about my books. If you're in the area & like big fantasy stories about dragons, murder, & characters kicking against the system, then please come along.

Author photo of Andrew Knighton next to the cover for his novel The Executioner's Blade, featuring a grey-haired woman wielding a sword in front of a dragon. Between them, details for an event:
Humber SFF
Andrew Knighton
Sunday October 12 from 6.30pm
Upstairs @ Monk's Walk Inn, Beverley

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 11h

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord! With @stevetoase.bsky.social!

Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 4d

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @stevetoase.bsky.social

Join us for talk of horror, archaeology, motorbikes, vintage cocktails and cake!

discord.gg/TnVuER79

The cover of Dirt Upon My Skin by Steve Toase, featuring a black background and a circle with a pattern made up of brown trowels in the centre

A black and white photo of Steve Toase wearing a biker jacket with bare trees in the background

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 8h

Who am I gonna see there? 😁

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 10h

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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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 16h

51 Peter Darling by Austin Chant
This was a long overdue reread and I love it so much!!
A queer, trans, enemies-to-lovers Peter Pan retelling with some amazing takes on the lore ♥️

The cover of Peter Darling by Austin Chant, featuring an open window, a pirate ship and a kraken

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 16h

50 The Gathering by CJ Tudor
Vampire murder mystery

The cover of the gathering by CJ Tudor, featuring a red background, black silhouettes of trees and bats

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 1d

Irish News: "Palestinians return to ruins as Gaza ceasefire holds."

The Gazans who survived have no home, no work and nothing left of their cities. They rely on our direct donations.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and rebuild. And to others. ❤️

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 1d

Read #6 My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming
A spicy short story that is just what I was after right now!!!

The cover of My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming, featuring a pink background and green tentacles in the shape of a heart

Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 1d

Read #5 was Peter Darling by Austin Chant
I was long overdue a reread of this!!
A queer, trans, enemies-to-lovers Peter Pan retelling

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 1d

Read #4 was Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters - read to kiddo
I read it
It counts
😆

The cover of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan, featuring a green sea background, a boy holding a sword and a bronze helmet

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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 1d

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

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#chrome #aibullshit

How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus

Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.

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