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S.L. Dove Cooper @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social · 23h

It's that time again. Ace Week! Below are 3 books with spooktastic acespec rep for your enjoyment and perusal! I'm only doing 3 per topic, but there are many more books out there. Share your own recs with people. :D

#AceWeek #QueerBooks

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Books for Ace Week
Day 1: Spooky Season
It’s the second half of October, so of course we’re starting this week off with books specifically for spooky season. Whether it’s ghouls or ghosts, supernatural romcom or outright horror, if it’s spooky (or spoopy) it all goes for this set of acespec books.

One rule: The rep has to be a major character.

The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com

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The book cover is for: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
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Books for Ace Week
Day 1: Spooky Season

Elatsoe is an mesmerising, award-winning young adult novel featuring an aroace Lipan Apache lead who can raise the ghosts of dead animals, and has a ghost dog named Kirby. (Kirby is the best dog.) When her cousin is murdered, Elatsoe sets out with her best friend to discover the identity of the killer and bring them to justice.

A powerful, magical narrative about the importance of family and friendship, and a scathing look at the effects of colonisation.

The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com

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The book cover is for: Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver
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Books for Ace Week
Day 1: Spooky Season

Stake Sauce is a fantastic vampire novel, starring a disabled former firefighter turned mall cop. In this supernatural cosy-adjacent story, love is the secret ingredient that allows people to heal and stay alive.

This heartwarming tale explores the fluidity of aspec identity as well as delivering an emotional rollercoaster of the best kind as Jude and Pixie team up to stand up to bullies and defeat
some extremely bad people in the process.

The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com

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The book cover is for: He Must Go Walk the Woods So Wild by S.L. Dove Cooper
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Books for Ace Week

He Must Go Walk the Woods So Wild is the titular piece in this collection. After a group of teenagers decides to brave the woods at night, during a storm, they end up with regrets as creepy fey creatures decide to, ah, make a deal with one of them. Their friendship and lives will never be the same again.

Other spooky season tales in the collection include The Stalking of Sally Foth (don’t be fooled by the cosy-adjacent), Kitty (who is a dog, yes I know) and Balanced by Those Horrors.

The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.bsky.social · 20h

For #AceWeek, we have a MASSIVE Ace Pride Mega Bundle available over on itch(.)io. FIFTY-ONE (yes, 51!) works that are either written by ace authors, feature ace characters, or BOTH are available in this bundle and it only costs $50. That's it! 📢📚

Grab yours here: riyati.ink/acepride2025

Ace Pride Week Mega Bundle

All books in this bundle have either a major character that identifies on the ace spectrum, an ace-identifying author, or BOTH! Oct. 19-25, 51 Books, $50.00

Secondhand Origin Stories by LeeBrontide
City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault
Sidetracked: Part 1 by SK Kelley
In Spite of the Inevitable by Morgan Biscup
The One He Brought Home by Skye Kilaen
Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal
Lost Blades by Liz Sauco
Bridges of Smoke by Jule March
The Whisperer in White by Y.R. Liu
Where We Converge by A.E. Bross
Child of the Forest by Audrey Simmons
A Dragon’s Treasure by Elis Madsen
Enemies to Enemies by Ash Kreider
Chai and Cat-tales by Lynn Strong
Puppetry by Nina Waters
Devil’s Deal by Tessa Hastjarjanto
A Spark in Space by Janina Franck
The Harmony of Falling Snow, A Polyamorous Romantasy Novel by Andora Brokaw
How Six Saved the Frogs
Pet by H.S. Kallinger
Merchants of Knowledge and Magic by Shadow Spark Publishing
Claimed by the Undead by C.L. Carhart
Doce Drosera by Anita
Peace in the Sky by William C. Tracy
A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson
Non-Player Character by Veo Corva
Journey Home by May Barros
Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M. Gray
Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean
Yours Celestially by Al Hess
The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani
The Audacity 1 by Carmen Loup
The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox
In the Eye of the Beholder by Beverly Anne Michel
A Designer Magick by Stefanie Carter
Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows
Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell
Curse of Souls by Niranjan
The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud
Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver
Courtly Love by T.D. Cloud
Song of the Wolf T.C. Smith
The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
The Grand Duke's Masseur by sbdrag
Blood by D.C. Hart
Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon
Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell
The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell
The Towers of Nine by Alyssa Louttit
Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson
Junk Junction by William C. Tracy

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The Grey Rainbow @thegreyrainbow.bsky.social · 19h

#AceWeek

Men's voices are often overlooked in this community. I write about my own experiences to show other men out there who are ace/demi or think they might be ace/demi, that they are not alone. They are not broken or weird for not feeling what the men around them seem to feel.

Society 1/2

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𝔇𝔢𝔟𝔢𝔢 @smoldebee.bsky.social · 13h

Hoje começa a Semana da Visibilidade Assexual de 2025, infelizmente não consegui programar nada pra esse ano, mas vou seguir republicando as postagens do ano passado ao longo da semana, ajudem compartilhando e postando com as tags pra trazer mais visibilidade 🖤🩶🤍💜

#SemanACE #AceWeek

Sobre um fundo roxo claro está escrito “semana da visisbilidade assexual 2025” em branco, em cima do escrito tem a sombra de um dragão, ao lado e em baixo tem dois arco-íris nas cores da bandeira assexual (preto, cinza, branco e roxo), uma fatia de bolo e uma mão com as unhas pintadas de roxo segurando uma pequena bandeira assexual.

Sobre um fundo roxo claro está escrito “19/10 a 25/10
A Semana da Visibilidade Assexual é um evento anual e internacional que tem como objetivo celebrar e reconhecer a diversidade da comunidade assexual, além de promover educação e trazer visibilidade através do compartilhamento de informações e experiências assexuais."
Em cima do escrito tem a sombra de um dragão, ao lado e em baixo tem dois arco-íris nas cores da bandeira assexual (preto, cinza, branco e roxo), uma fatia de bolo e uma mão com as unhas pintadas de roxo segurando uma pequena bandeira assexual.

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Sarah Cosgriff 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭 @acescicomm.bsky.social · 22h

Happy #AceWeek from this asexual 💜

Learning that I'm asexual has been life changing in different ways. Throughout my 20s I felt like something was wrong with me. Having an answer was both a relief and scary.

Ace Week is an opportunity to reflect on what the community needs, and to take action.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 19h

Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign dedicated to raising awareness and expanding education of asexuality.

We stand in solidarity with our Ace siblings, team members and supporters!

#AceWeek #AsexualityAwareness #Asexual #LGBTQIA

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🥃 Truck... But The Baron 🥃 @truckthepolarbear.co.uk · 17h

Happy Ace week to my fellow aces.

Cuddling up and watch cartoons is my idea of good time.

Pics by @jarggyroo.bsky.social and @toonytacocat.bsky.social

#AceWeek

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TeaMea🩸 @teameaart.bsky.social · Oct 31

I really enjoyed the webtoon and books of the market of monsters series.

Nita and Kovit wreaking chaos 🔥🔥

[ #art | #fanart | #webtoon | #marketofmonsters | #notevenbones ]

Drawing of the two main characters, standing side by side. One has a knife, the other a scalpel in their hand. The background of tropical trees and houses is on fire and keeps the colors in mostly in high contrast blacks, reds, orange and yellows.

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MDRZ @madraptorzzz.bsky.social · 8h

Happy Ace Week! I will be posting art of ace characters all week. This is Kovit from Market of Monsters series. Read it, its pretty cool and both main characters are aroace. #aceweek #asexuality #acepride #marketofmonsters #notevenbones

[ID: A drawing of Kovit from the book series Market of Monsters. He has medium tan skin and dark hair with a white streak. He has deep brown eyes and is smirking at the viewer. He wears a coat and a black necklace. There is a blood smudge on his face and on the background behind him. /End]

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Kitchiki 🔜 MFF ✨️GOH✨️ @kitchiki.bsky.social · 1d

Got some new slots for fullbody pieces and headshots open while I work on the next stuff! C:

If interested in claiming a slot, feel free to DM!

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Tobias Rimefang @tobias-icederg.bsky.social · 1d

New tobi stickers! :D

Art by the amazing @khyaber.art

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GabrielGreenWolf @gabrielgreenwolf.bsky.social · 4d

Is Deaf Pup Culture real?

Yes. But finding community is hard. I worry it could disappear. I'm creating content to build a bridge for disabled pups and keep our culture alive. Your shares help! 🐺🤟

#pups #pupplay #deaf #deaffurry #asl #pupplaycommunity #disability

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Lizzi 🐦‍⬛🌸 @spiritcrowart.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Spooky Month from your local vampire dragon! 🦇
#art #pixelart #mhart #monsterhunter #malzeno

Pixel art of Malzeno from Monster Hunter, in flight with its wings spread in front of a full moon. It has white scales, a gray underbelly, crimson wings, and golden horns, claws, and tail spikes.

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DallerDyr102 @dallerdyr102.bsky.social · 3d

Parasect, it's him guys, there it is.
#art #fanart #pokemon #parasect

Drawing of a Pokémon called Parasect, it's eyes is empty and it has one large mushroom covering most of it's body, it has two large claws

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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks a bunch, you anti-vaxxer dipshit fucks.

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

www.npr.org

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Siberian-demon @siberiandemon.bsky.social · 6d

For ristanthewolf5

Thank you!

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 6d

SARAH WINNEMUCCA
Born in 1844, by age 14 she spoke five languages: English, Spanish, and three native dialects. She was an Outspoken Advocate for Native rights & the first Native American woman to produce a published book (Life Among the Piutes, 1883).
#IndigenousPeoplesDay

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💀Jubi 💀 @jubilations.bsky.social · 8d

✨🌠What Are Princesses Made Of? 🌠✨
#art #fanart #knightsofguinevere #gore

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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · Sep 5

Up in the clouds, a city of smiles spun endless tales. Yet all wonders demand a shadow to hold them.

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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · Sep 7

A princess always loves to play games, especially with new friends.

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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · Sep 16

3 DAYS UNTIL KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE

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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · 18d

Hark, Scroller! Feast thine gaze upon the crooked legend of a Camelotian behemoth, given true breath by the wise and learned hands of the KoG Fellowship!