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K. N. Brindle (they/them)
@knbrindle.com
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I’m a queer, trans, agender therapist living with lupus

Author of emotional and intimate humanist SF & Fantasy including the PATHS OF MEMORY duology and my new novel COMMON ACCORD

Find out more & buy my books at: https://www.knbrindle.com

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K. N. Brindle (they/them) @knbrindle.com · Jan 3
If you've ever wanted humanist, intimate fantasy and sci-fi centering queer characters and emotional, heartfelt storylines, you'll love my debut duology Paths of Memory, and for a lighter read my blue-collar space opera Common Accord

Find out more and buy at:

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A marketing poster for the Paths of Memory duology. "Arin's future was foretold at birth: they would be neither girl nor boy, and a witch besides..." A reader quote from Goodreads: "Occasionally, we come across a book that exceeds our expectations in marvelous ways" - Shannon Massey Images of the covers for two books: A MEMORY OF BLOOD AND MAGIC: Two people riding mules at the edge of a cliff in the foreground, facing away into the distance. One is pointing across a densely forested valley to distant cliffs where a ruined tower rises against a blue and pink sky. The title of the book fills the cover in a smooth gradient from purple to blood red, with circular tracery extending from the letters serifs and ascenders to form a web of intersecting paths. A MEMORY OF WAR AND SOLACE: Two people riding at the top of a hill in the foreground, facing away into the distance. One rides a gray mule, the other a horse. Down rolling hills to a distant valley, a dark fortification stands, surrounded by the campfires and purple and orange banners of an army in black. The sun is setting in the distance. The title of the book fills the cover in a smooth gradient from pinks to oranges, with circular tracery extending from the letters serifs and ascenders to form a web of intersecting paths. https://knbrindle.com/paths-of-memory A list of features of this story: - 1st-person Oral History - Trauma-powered magic - Intimate & emotional - Rich & complex worldbuilding - Non-binary MC & lots of non-binary rep - A war of mysterious motives Advertisement for Common Accord by K.N. Brindle "Available for Preorder at Your Favorite Bookseller" Common Accord book cover: Portraits of four people against a starfield, with a dimensional rift open behind them like a pink cloud. A ship in front of the portraits leaves a trail or light that loops around them to the rift. The four people are: Windy, a black woman in a teal jumpsuit; Jes, a nonbinary person in an orange jumpsuit; Fin, a young man in a red jumpsuit; and Stritch, a vulpine alien known as a triss. - An Alien on the Run - A Crew of Misfits - Blue-Collar Space Opera - Queer Rep - Found Family - Stealing a Spaceship https://knbrindle.com/common–accord
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Harder mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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"It's supposed to be used to help create a better society."
bibiblossoms.bsky.social 🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 3d
Tax payer this and tax payer that. It's not your money! It is technically all of our money. It's supposed to be used to help create a better society. But you only seem to complain about how it's spent when it's helping vulnerable people. And not those who are extremely wealthy.
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Tax payer this and tax payer that. It's not your money! It is technically all of our money. It's supposed to be used to help create a better society. But you only seem to complain about how it's spent when it's helping vulnerable people. And not those who are extremely wealthy.
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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If MANY hours of fantastical escape appeal to you, with everything from traditional magic, royals and gods, to thieves, detectives, anti-heroes, shape shifters and (queer) found family... this bundle's worth a browse.

(Its even got librarians & necromancy 😉.)

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End of the year indie Fantasy Mega Bundle. 64 Books $45. December 1st-15th. Background: figure wearing hat and cloak stands on clifftop looking towards dragon in flight.
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
One more week to grab this set of; portal, epic, romantic, dark, gaslamp, hopepunk, grimdark and cozy fantasy.

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eliseswritings.bsky.social Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 8d
If MANY hours of fantastical escape appeal to you, with everything from traditional magic, royals and gods, to thieves, detectives, anti-heroes, shape shifters and (queer) found family... this bundle's worth a browse.

(Its even got librarians & necromancy 😉.)

🌈📚💙📚🪐 itch.io/b/3409/end-o...
End of the year indie Fantasy Mega Bundle. 64 Books $45. December 1st-15th. Background: figure wearing hat and cloak stands on clifftop looking towards dragon in flight.
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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It'll be interesting to see how many knots the "Originalists" twist themselves into to avoid reading the Constitution as written...
numb.comfortab.ly Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 2d
"Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the Constitution"
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 3d
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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"Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the Constitution"
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 3d
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Here is a small selection of the many books in this indie fantasy bundle 😁

If any of these made you go 👀 check it out here: itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

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Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll A young woman's quest to become the next guardian of a secret healing Elixir is perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and The Lord of the Rings. Elven by D.C. Hart A teenaged elf just wants to go to college like everyone else. Everything Is Wonderful Now by Shane Blackheart When Dark is good and Light is evil... Forest of the Morning by Emmylou Kotzé Nineteen years ago, the blood sorcerer Arran Sylvaissen invaded Vailana and sent the Mage-Gifted into exile. Fortitude Waters by Fox N. Locke Grizzled gay detective solves cold cases for reincarnated victims in a deliciously dark fantasy crime novel. Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy Two sisters escape confinement, learn to use seasonal fruit magic, and plot to overthrow a corrupt government. Heir to The Sun by Karen Lykkebo A modern portal fantasy where saving yourself is just as important as saving the world. Higanbana by Jake Vanguard A young man trapped in an abusive relationship finds a fallen angel - will they save each other from their demon or will they drag each other deeper into Hell? Rescue from the Orc Fortress by Simon Wolfe Can the wizard and his apprentice rescue the kidnapped Elf Prince from the Orc horde? Reset by L. B. Shimaira An elderly woman needs to save the world as she is the last person capable of altering reality through dreams. Return the Rose by Joachim Heijndermans The curse has been broken…yet the beauty still yearns for her beast. Shades of Spring by Niranjan A dangerous prophecy, the survival of a world at stake, and three people at the midst of it all. Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson A dark and steamy gaslamp romantasy about bisexual polyamorous assassins. Sidetracked Part 1 by SK Kelley Jayde’s summer takes a bizarre turn when her new boyfriend reveals that he can turn into a cat. What else is he hiding? Smoke and Rain by V. S. Holmes Darkness brews within three broken heroes caught in the crossfire of a war between the gods and the creatures that created them. Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith Midst a brutal and bloody conflict, a young royal and her bodyguard undertake a harrowing journey to save her people.
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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And one of those books is mine 👀👀👀
harmoniagrey.bsky.social harmonia grey @harmoniagrey.bsky.social · 5d
if you enjoy fantasy indie books, grab this bundle on itchio of 64 books for $45 - a savings of over $200!!

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deal ends december 15

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December 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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UNDER FIVE HUNDERD DOLLARS

TRANSLATE THOSE BOOKS
edebell.com E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 5d
The book community is working together to fund an African small press to translate two novels. #BookSky

We need to close this. Very grateful for your help.

Still needed: $495 (USD)

Last donation/purchase: 7:37a EST / 04:27 SAST ($50)
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / We're overdue - let's rally this. / please see - please share / After nine months - let's complete funding for the translation of Zvinobvinza to: The Crocodile Doesn't Hu...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
As a fascist trend, the anti-gender movement supports ever strengthening forms of authoritarianism. Its tactics encourage state powers to intervene in university programs, to censor art and television programming, to forbid trans people their legal rights, to ban LGBTQI people from public spaces, to undermine reproductive freedom and the struggle against violence directed at women, children, and LGBTQI people. It threatens violence against those, including migrants, who have become cast as demonic forces and whose suppression or expulsion promises to restore a national order under duress.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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For the same reason a lot of things that aren't based solely on physical prowess are - because the most fragile of men just cannot accept they might lose to a woman.
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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“But my childhood!” the Harry Potter fan whimpers, as they give money to a fund that’s actively snatching away childhoods
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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edebell.com
The book community is working together to fund an African small press to translate two novels. #BookSky

We need to close this. And we're in reach! Very grateful for your help.

We can do this!

Still needed: $740 (USD)

Last donation/purchase: 9:27p EST / 04:27 SAST ($20)
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / We're overdue - let's rally this. / please see - please share / After nine months - let's complete funding for the translation of Zvinobvinza to: The Crocodile Doesn't Hu...
ko-fi.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Removing trans people from the education field was a stated goal of Project 2025. This is how they go about starting that phase.
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:

It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!

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That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic. (Note for free subscriber...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Either you understand that there is an organized campaign to push trans people out of public life with the explicit end goal of "morally mandating us out of existence" that is backed by some of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived, or you're simply not equipped to grasp what's happening.
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Looking for holiday gifts? Get them an ebook. In fact, get them 64 ebooks... or divide this bundle up between your friends! When you buy this ebook bundle, you OWN the ebooks. Give them as gifts... or keep them all to yourself 😅

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End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle Get "A Memory of Blood and Magic" and 63 other ebooks for only $45 Dec 1st–15th
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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A rag-tag crew, sure. But a skip-ship cobbled together out of parts rescued from the recycler? Well, when you’re at the bottom of the ladder, you grab for the rung you can reach

You need a ship. You need a crew & a mission. But more than that, you need a family...

knbrindle.itch.io/common-accord
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Sometimes healing from trauma IS the quest

In my anti-epic fantasy 1st-person oral history duology, nonbinary youth Arin discovers that trauma is the source of their power

But our greatest strengths aren’t always what we think they are

knbrindle.itch.io/a-memory-of-...
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Sometimes healing from trauma IS the quest

In my anti-epic fantasy 1st-person oral history duology, nonbinary youth Arin discovers that trauma is the source of their power

But our greatest strengths aren’t always what we think they are

knbrindle.itch.io/a-memory-of-...
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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HEY GUESS WHAT

my debut novel Exit Ghost is in this ginormous bundle on itch!

So if you want to read modern witchy girl Hamlet at the Jersey shore for an EXTREMELY low price, along with 73 other things...get thee to the link! Today and tomorrow!

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red-tinged graphic of MANY book covers, with the words: HUGE CREATOR DAY BUNDLE. Ebooks, audiobooks, games, & more. 70+ items, on sale for only $50. That's an 82% savings!
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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lauren @NotABigJerk For everyone visiting their parents this week: LG tvs call it TrueMotion Roku/TCL calls it Action Smoothing Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus Sony calls it MotionFlow Panasonic calls it Intelligent Frame Creation Amazon Fire TVs call it Motion Processing 12/25/22
March 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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On the side of HIV/AIDS
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12d
The Trump administration has joined the war on HIV/AIDS, on the side of HIV/AIDS.
apoorvanyt.bsky.social Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 12d
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM