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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁

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Author of spicy romance. Fan of HEAs & horror movies. Easily distracted by shiny things. she/her 🇨🇦 https://ldblakeley.com/links/

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · Nov 15

Good morning Bluesky!

Officially, I've been a denizen since June of 2023. But I've only recently come to embrace the beauty of this place over the past week or so (the bird place is just too unbearable.) So I guess it's time for an introduction.
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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 2d

Rest easy, Space Ace

#AceFrehley #RIPAce #RockSoldiers #ColdGin

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KISS - Cold Gin (Ace Sings Verse)

YouTube video by KISSTributeOfficial

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 3d

It was your IG post that tipped me to the link. What a shitshow. Jesus.

L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 3d

Of course, you can't simply show up with your package and pay. You need to set up a "profile" with an app, your email addy, CC, and personal deets. Xmas at Canada Post should be quite the Gong Show. I mean... more so than usual.

Cue the Yakety Sax

www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/perso...

Sending packages to the U.S.

Sending to the U.S. has changed. U.S. duties must be prepaid and now apply to most items. Even gifts under US$100 require a Declaration ID number via Zonos.

www.canadapost-postescanada.ca

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 4d

Oooh! Pretty!

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 4d

I need every author who has ever crashed out over a negative book review to watch @pftompkins.bsky.social performing real 1-star reviews of literary classics

Amazon 1-Star Review Theatre

YouTube video by Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 7d

Oh no! 💔

people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 8d

God, I love these messy bitches.

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Extended First Look at The Vampire Lestat ft. Sam Reid | Premieres 2026 | AMC+

YouTube video by amc+

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ceej @ceej.online · 9d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 9d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 9d

Watching Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser and... oof. I mean I already didn't like JM, but there is just so much more to dislike now. LOL.

L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 10d

Yes.

Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 10d

What's your Autumn look?

1. cozy sweater witch
2. exhausted elder goth
3. weird mossy shape
4. rust & shadow

L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 10d

That was fast - Woot!

Libby screenshot stating the Toronto Public Library hold on Rosie Danan's Fan Service is now available to borrow.

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 10d

"A label has been created" ≠ "shipped." Words matter. Cut it out.

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 10d

Sounds so good! FYI to my fellow Canadians - it's not on sale for us ($14.99 at both Amazon and Kobo.) I found it on Libby, though, so I added it to my holds 😃

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 10d

Bummer. Even our cheapest option here is pricey. And they're on strike right now.

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 10d

🥰

Also, if any kind of Deity does exist - could you keep an eye out for this sweet gem of a human? I really don't think humankind would do well without her ❤️

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 11d

Ooh! Will these ship to Canada?

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 13d

a close up of a man 's face with the words `` bit of both '' written next to him .

Alt: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` bit of both '' written next to him .

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 15d

I just watched a nearly 12-minute commercial for a product I will never buy. Twice.

youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...

"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments

YouTube video by Telepathic Instruments

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 15d

So... Blue Öyster Cult lawsuit when?

L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 16d

Someone in the comments described this as a 'Dom Com' and I... Yes. Please.

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Pillion | Official Teaser HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 17d

Canada, too. My backlist is short, but it was all there in the original database... Now, nothing. Fuck me, I guess.

Verity Holloway @verityholloway.bsky.social · 19d

I assume that's all of us in the UK fucked, then?

Screenshot of the ALCS page on the Anthropic settlement. It reads:

What happens next? By Thursday October 2, the website www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com will be made live. This website will include a searchable list of all works eligible for compensation. It will also include a claims form for those with eligible works. This is how you identify yourself and
officially request payment. The website will also include a calendar of relevant deadlines. If your works are included in this list, you will receive an official notice from the Settlement Administrator. However, you don't need to wait for this notice to submit your claims form. The
deadline to claim is 23 March 2026.
Which authors will be eligible for payment? Authors based outside of the US are also eligible for payment. However, to be eligible for
payment their works must:
• Have been downloaded from LibGen and/or PiLiMi • Have been registered with the US Copyright Office within 3 months of publication or
before it was downloaded by Anthropic and within 5 years of publication
• Have a valid ISBN or ASIN Because of the strict eligibility criteria, only approximately 500,000 titles out of the 7 million copies of books that Anthropic reportedly downloaded meet the definition required to be included in the works list. Rightholders will receive approximately $3,000 per eligible title, with an optional split of 50/50 between author and publisher for most books, and a tailored
approach for education works.

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 17d

My friends and I just spent FAR too much money on tickets to see Ghost in January and, honestly? I haven't been this stoked to see a currently popular band live in... YEARS. I'm an old. That's usually my wheelhouse.

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Ghost - Satanized (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Ghost

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 17d

*deletes curse-laden paragraph of pure vitriol*

Noice.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 21d

#writingcommunity This is very handy to recognize and weed out AI content.

Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁 @ldblakeley.com · 20d

I just ate the most
delicious PB&J
Sunday perfection

#haiku #notapoet #justapb&jconnaisseur