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Shannon Knight

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I write books. Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror Tree watcher. First wave LC. she/her Abolish ICE. https://shannonknight.net

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · Feb 17

I write science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels. You can find out more about my work at www.shannonknight.net.

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror by Shannon Knight. The background fades from orange to pink and is covered with purple clouds. Atop that are four book covers of books by Shannon Knight. Domestication has cover art by Savanna Mayer. A ram is being sheared with a canine skeleton emerging in a comic style art that is very creepy. Wish Givers cover art by Elizabeth Peiró. A realistic illustration depicts a Polynesian woman covered in tattoos smiling up at the viewer. She is surrounded by a ring of fire and an upward spiral of ghosts. The colors are gold and violet and the image fantastical. Insiders cover art by Isabeau Backhaus. A realistic illustration shows a young woman with white hair floating in space. She is wearing a plant suit and surrounded by a ring of plants. Grave Cold cover photo by Kiselev Andrey Valerevich. Close-up photo of a beautiful woman covered in frost wearing dramatic makeup. The colors are violet and pink. Protect the Dead. www.shannonknight.net

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 22m

US District Judge Karin Immergut ruled Wednesday that a restraining order blocking deployment of any National Guard troops to Oregon will be extended by two weeks. The original restraining order was set to expire this weekend.

UPDATE: Judge Extends Restraining Order Blocking National Guard Deployment in Oregon

Updated 1:03 pm October 15 A temporary restraining order prohibiting the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon has been extended. On Wednesday, October 15, US District Judge Karin Immergut ext...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 29m

As much as I see the appeal of being a cat lady with a bazillion cats--space and expense withstanding--one cat alone is exhausting.

Maybe it's the youthful energy of a one-year-old. Get a pair, they say, as if I can't multiply.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 23h

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 5h

The deadly mermaid is here! She is a little bored today, no one new to meet and greet in the sea and invite down to the depths with her💀

An illustration of a mermaid laying on her side with her back to us. She has pale hair and a red tail with dark pink skin. Her fins are translucent and can be seen to be so as they curl around her back. Around her are bones and skulls of humans. She rests her arm on a skull. The background is a plain light peachy pink

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 41m

absolutely a murder stairway

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 45m

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 2h

ICE has arrested a singing giraffe in Portland. Will he form a band with the banana clarinetist who was playing Ghostbusters that they've already arrested?

When will our government begin obeying its own laws regarding freedom of speech and freedom of assembly?

Get these ICE thugs off our streets.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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loscharlos @loscharlos.bsky.social · 3h

Not sure if anybody is doing it better than @juliadoubleday.bsky.social —Please read:

“when you shrug off the difficulty.. of practicing COVID safety.. you are casting that burden onto the shoulders of those who are already carrying more than you are. ”

Link: www.thegauntlet.news/p/beyond-all...?

Why not recognize: wow! What a difficult reality we’re creating for anyone who’s been harmed by the virus. That could be me next, since I’m getting reinfected in these bi-annual waves. Instead of complaining that disabled people are asking me to participate in normalizing COVID mitigations, why don’t I acknowledge the absurdity and severity and difficulty of this situation? Why don’t I participate in changing the culture before it’s my turn to suffer as others ignore me?

Yes, it is difficult. It is burdensome. You could call it unreasonable! But when you shrug off the difficulty and burden of practicing COVID safety in the current climate, you are casting that burden onto the shoulders of those who are already carrying more than you are. Who can afford infections less than you can. Who in many cases have fewer resources than you do and almost certainly have fewer safe social outlets than you will.

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 2h

My 2025 books are sequels to Grave Cold: Death Rights and Memento Mori Station. They're science fantasy bringing the past and future together as the dead are being used as an energy source. shannonknight.net

Book covers of Grave Cold, Death Rights, and Memento Mori Station by Shannon Knight. Covers feature photos of the same model covered in frost and cast in blue or violet light.

Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 17h

Banana band’s clarinetist arrested after being tackled by ICE while playing Ghostbusters theme song

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Janaina @janainaart.bsky.social · 20h

Hello! I'm a Brazilian artist and freelance illustrator. My work is inspired by fairy tales and myths ✨ #PortfolioDay

✦ Portfolio, Patreon, email, IG, shop & more: janainaart.carrd.co

Illustration of Odette surrounded by swans under the moonlight, a scene inspired by the Swan Lake ballet.

Tamamo, a fox spirit in Japanese mythology.

Illustration inspired by the poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 18h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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The Real McCoy @rippermd41.bsky.social · 1d

Most people aren’t asking you mask at all times.

They ask that you mask in essential places: public transit, hospitals, doctors’ offices, pharmacies etc.

Places high risk people can’t avoid.

But if you hate wearing masks? Then advocate for indoor air quality: ventilation, filtration, etc.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 23h

<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 23h

Jackie Merlos represents the best of Oregon. Today, she had a hearing on her immigration case. We have fought with everything we have to reunite her with her children and end Trump’s cruelty.

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 23h

Honestly, I think they just became frightened considering the very idea of organ donation and what that means. Facing your mortality with all this death around can be unnerving. And people with body parts that used to be in other people--that's unsettling, too!

Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 23h

the kernel for your next novel

Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 23h

It was so strange that I keep thinking about it! If anyone has reacted before, it was to share that they found it admirable. Maybe the donor part AND that I was wearing a respiratory mask alarmed them. But I definitely became scary AFTER they read that part.

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 23h

Sorry! I know you're writing Frankenstein stuff, so I thought it would be of interest for your project.

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 23h

Oh, there's been some really unsettling reports, though, about organ donor abuse that might interest you.

Also, I had someone drop my ID--they were so unsettled to see organ donor written on it. I freaked them out after that. It felt weird.

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. The most frustrating aspect of COVID is that we see zero attempt to make systemic changes to resolve the problem. People are just trying to pretend it doesn't exist or hefting it on individuals. We could be normalizing HEPA filtration systems in hospitals, schools, stores...everywhere, really.

Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

There are studies showing damage to blood vessels… even in kids…

I’m not saying that we need to get paralysed by fear… but we do need to deal with this, the way we deal with smoking (a shared dirty air problem) or TB (a multisystem airborne infection that needs control).

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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 1d

This Portfolio Day seems to include a lot less ALT text use than previous ones.

Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social · 1d

We had the first good frost last night, and I've learned that Little Bat, small but mighty, seems to weigh a LOT more when she settles in to sleep between my scapulae. 🦇🐈‍⬛

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Joanna Maciejewska @authorjmac.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder that By the Pact not only has a new cover (along with the rest of the series), but it's still free. If you like stories of friendship that never wavers, powerful magic, cunning demons, and conniving politics, check it out!

Available in all online stores:
bf.authorjm.com/ByTh...

Image of for covers in Pacts Arcane and Otherwise by Joanna Maciejewska and a quote:
"Better start running." Veelk held his defensive stance, dodging just out of their reach only when he had to. "And pray to your demon to give you some magic."
"I don't pray to any demon," she muttered out of habit.
"The running part still stands."

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