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𝕲𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖛𝖆 𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑

@godivaghoul.bsky.social

the last sketch of November

November 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM

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Devyn Kennedy, Unseen

@devyntheauthor.bsky.social

Rent is due the 5th, and I am still short. 500 keeps a roof over my wife and I's head. Please help us.

www.paypal.me/devyntheauthor

#mutualaide

Pay Devyn Kennedy using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/devyntheauthor and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM

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Fenrir ☾ Prime ✨

@fenrirprime.bsky.social

Vampire Knight 🩸

November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM

Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

scoring work on these turned out messy but the crust is extremely crunchy so I'm taking that as a win

two artisan loaves of bread fresh out of the oven

November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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Hampus Viklander

@spookystirfry.bsky.social

And I think I'm calling her done, bit sloopy on the values but we'll blame that on going heavy on the red.

One day I'll find a pathfinder table for her, but for now she goes back on the shelf with all of the other character conepts.

Digital coloured drawing of an elven woman in a sleevless dress with wild animated hair thrashing around her. A knife and small pouch hangs from a belt she is wearing whild she is holding a wooden staff in her left hand. To the right of her an insert of an image of her angry eyes looking directly forward is seen. Below that is the text "RESENTMENT" segmented into four sections.

November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM

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Atelier『Fleur』

@dianerds.bsky.social

(looking at lesbian couple) so which one of you is on an unstoppable path towards terrifying apotheosis? and which one of you would shatter the heavens and poison the earth forever to take her back?

November 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM

Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

Honestly I did not bother making particularly complex villains in Fatal Fidelity and no one complained.

There’s abusive cishet men in every echelon of society in real life—I made these guys suitably repugnant and people were happy to see them 🔪

Zalmon ザモン @zalmon.bsky.social · 1d

the hardest part of writing politically charged fiction is that a good villain needs to be complex, cool and about as right as the protagonist; while evil people in real life are lame, cruel, childish morons motivated by greed or not wanting to look at minorities

November 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

article author writing from a universe where the series is called Tepid Rivalry instead

Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 1d

but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.

There’s a way of spacing out the storytelling here that could have pushed Heated Rivalry forward as a will-they-or-won’t-they relationship drama stretching at least through the first season, building up to perhaps a chaste kiss in the first season finale.

November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM

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Stella Sacco

@antlervel.vet

masc lesbians

November 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM

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A.D.

@adwills.bsky.social

just know, when you say you like a character I created, I will remember it forever, brother. I will ride out and fight for you should you need me, defending you to my last breath.

November 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM

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Felicia Davin

@feliciadavin.com

I am a simple creature. I love for hot women to be evil

November 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM

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Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

Reminder that ALL of these books (except HWITW) are on sale right now!

You can get a backlist bundle on itch, 50% off on my personal store, and my nonbinary assassin books for 99 cents a piece 🏳️‍⚧️

itch.io/s/170830/sap...
www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ
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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · Oct 11

🧷Hello! I'm an agender intersex butch writer of F/F and F/X trans fiction, both romance and speculative.

I currently work on a sapphic Arthuriana series named Out of True, but I also have a finished noir series starring a nonbinary assassin. #BookSky

riengray.itch.io
www.amazon.com/stores/Rien-...

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Eight of Rien Gray's books are overlaid on stripes of the agender and genderfluid flags. The title of the image is "Nonbinary MCs". The book titles in order are Love Kills Twice, Love Bleeds Deep, Love Burns Bright, A Love So Dark, Valerin the Fair, A Strip of Velvet, Double Exposure, and Seure the Tempered.

Four of Rien Gray's books are overlaid over a stripe with lesbian flag colors. The title of the image is "Lesbian MCs". There are arrows underneath pointing to three of the books and a caption that says "they're butch, too". The books listed in order are Valerin the Fair, The Scales of Seduction, Her Wolf in the Wild, and Martis the Brazen.

Six of Rien Gray's books are overlaid on stripes the color of the bisexual flag. The title of the image is "Bisexual MCs". The books listed in order are Love Kills Twice, Love Bleeds Deep, Love Burns Bright, A Love So Dark, A Strip of Velvet, and Double Exposure.

November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

Reminder that ALL of these books (except HWITW) are on sale right now!

You can get a backlist bundle on itch, 50% off on my personal store, and my nonbinary assassin books for 99 cents a piece 🏳️‍⚧️

itch.io/s/170830/sap...
www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ
riengray.shop

Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · Oct 11

🧷Hello! I'm an agender intersex butch writer of F/F and F/X trans fiction, both romance and speculative.

I currently work on a sapphic Arthuriana series named Out of True, but I also have a finished noir series starring a nonbinary assassin. #BookSky

riengray.itch.io
www.amazon.com/stores/Rien-...

November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM

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Countess Sappho

@countess-sappho.bsky.social

I unfortunately haven't been able to get physical copies yet but imagine, if you will, dainty swords paired with these pocket-sized editions!

(Seure will be next but I need some more pieces first. In the meantime, READ THESE BOOKS!)
#booksky #lesfic #butchfemme #queerknights

Color photo of a silver miniature sword bookmark. A green leaf and a silver chain with dangling white flowers hang from the hilt. The background is green wood grain.

Color photo of a silver miniature sword with a chain attached to the hilt. A dragon claw charm which clutches a bronze bead is at the top of the chain, followed by a glass bead resembling a blood drop midway and at the bottom is a circular mirror like charm of glass and silver.

November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️

@magicariot.com

I enjoy when lesbianful things are happening

November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

Finally freed my @amithompson.bsky.social artbook from customs and it’s gorgeous:

Ami Thompson’s art book laying on a rug.

The same art book open to a red knight fighting a harpy-like foe in vivid colors.

November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

It’s always funny when someone next to me sees I have a mask on, looks alarmed, and switches seats.

Like thanks for giving me more space 😌 much appreciated

November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM

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David Allsopp

@doublehelix.bsky.social

Sadly, I assume the best ones have already been eaten

Stephanie 🍉 @ageofoddish.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread

My hand holding a shortbread cookie in the shape of an airplane. There are red sprinkles in the pattern of the survivorship bias plane.

November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM

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Morgan Dante

@morgandante.bsky.social

Happy Black Friday! Both of these sapphic e-books are on sale.

Providence Girls

Unholy With Eyes Like Wolves

November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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✨jess🔮yuri wizard✨

@witchazard.bsky.social

Perks of having a werewolf gf is that sammy gets a giant heated blanket and wakes up to boobs #wip

Cropped wip of bianca (werewolf) holding samantha in her sleeps

Cropped wip of naked bianca having shifted back to human holding samantha in her sleeps

November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM

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Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

NONBINARY NOVELLAS FOR BLACK FRIDAY!

My F/NBi noir romance series, Fatal Fidelity, is 99 cents for a limited time!

This will likely be the last sale on these books for a while as I plan to get my rights back in 2026 and they will be off storefronts for a bit 👀

www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ

Rien Gray's noir romance covers against a red and white background.

November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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Rien Gray

@riengray.bsky.social

My entire backlist is also on sale! You can get everything 50% off for individual books on my personal shop, or pick up the entire set in one go for 10 dollars on itch.

Highlights for each book are below:

riengray.shop
itch.io/s/170830/sap...

The cover of Seure the Tempered, a lesbian knight romantasy by Rien Gray.

The cover of Martis the Brazen, a lesbian knight romantasy by Rien Gray.

The cover of Valerin the Fair, a lesbian knight romantasy by Rien Gray.

The cover of Rien Gray's historical lesbian romance surrounded by trope arrows.

November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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tamara jerée 🖤 THE FLOWERS I DESERVE out now

@tamarajeree.com

My lesbian demon novels are on sale for $2.50 while November lasts! I have an FFF+ gothic fantasy featuring a lady king and an ex-demon hunter x succubus cozydark paranormal, both with lush prose.

shop.tamarajeree.com

Content notes are available on my main website tamarajeree.com

A wine red graphic with blackletter text reading "Lesbian gothic and paranormal fantasy $2.50 sale." Two illustrated book covers are featured. On the left: A regal Black woman gazes at the viewer. She is larger than life, towering head and shoulders above a dark castle. Her white horns are twined with flowering vines, and her red braids flow over the castle, hair transforming to a pool of blood at the foundation. She holds a white magnolia bloom. The title The Flowers I Deserve is set against the red in a sharp white serif font. Illustrated by Elaine Ho with typography by Cass at Opulent Designs. On the right: An illustrated featuring two Black figures posed like Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam. At the top of the cover, a horned succubus with wings reaches towards a haloed woman with braids. The angelic woman is dressed in white and holds a dagger in her right hand. Illustration by Syd Mills (@vetyyr)

November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM

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plutø 🤍

@girlfrompluto.bsky.social

Not a single major news outlet has covered this story. There is such a blatant, obvious attempt to suppress any and all news that deals with the actual facts about transgender life and experience. As the government rolls back our rights on an unprecedented scale, we have been left out to dry.

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 3d

"[G]ender-affirming care saves lives."

"Suicidality scores among the [study's] patients who provided responses dropped by over 67 percent."

"[O]f the hundreds of patients who started hormone therapy, only seven discontinued their treatment."
#USA #Healthcare #Suicide