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Steve "Ba-Na-Na" Turnbull
@taupress.com
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UK Indie writer putting words together in pleasing ways. (BFS)

SF/F with diverse leads. https://taupress.com/books

Images at: https://ko-fi.com/adaddinsane

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Steve "Ba-Na-Na" Turnbull @taupress.com · Oct 14
Introductory post

Web developer by day, coding for over 50 years.

The rest of the time I'm a writer of fantasy, SF, Steampunk and Erotica stories mostly with queer MCs.

As a hobby I like to create 3D renders using DazStudio. (Example below.)

I have no time for bigots of any type.
Anglo-indian woman in strong sunlight. She is wearing white Edwardian costume against industrial brickwork buildings.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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December 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Bsky can be hard for people to get started on because it doesn't spoon feed you engaging rage bait and it's entirely what you make it.

Take control of what you're seeing. Cultivate your feeds. Remember when it gets "boring" that's okay because then you sign off and do better things with your time.
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🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋
It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
Tips: moving from Xitter to Bsky Before you start following people, fill out your profile! Bio, PFP, banner, and post at least 5 to 10 things. Just reuse your top 10 banger tweets—recycling is encouraged! This way, people will know you aren’t a bot, will see what you are about, and might follow back. Turn off NSFW filters in Settings > Moderation > Enable Adult Contentand at the bottom on Settings > Moderation > Bluesky Mod Service Find your friends from the hellsite using Sky-Follower-Bridge.devNot perfect, but it will find the majority of the people you were following.Beware of fake tools that ask for money! Follow a few feeds related to your interests. In bsky you choose what kind of content you want to see. You can pin feeds (into tabs) to the top of your timeline, and you always have access to the Following feed which shows nothing but who you choose to follow. Block often. Don’t interact with trolls. Don’t quote dunk, comment, nothing. Let them rot in silence, take away their oxygen and they’ll asphixiate. This is the Bsky way. Turn off language filters in Settings > Languages > Content Languages Or you won’t see posts from anyone in Japan, Germany, etc, in your feeds, even if they only post a cool image with no text. Weird, but trust me on this one. Uncheck all to see all posts. Fuck content scrapers. Do not let that trash overwhelm this site, do not share their stolen content. You can block them all with two clicks by going to joabaldwin.com/scrapers and on the top-right clicking on Subscribe > Block Accounts (I know, “Subscribe” is an odd thing to name it, but that’s how block lists work). Use alt text to make images accessible. Helps for translations, readability, findability, and users with slow internet. Turn on Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting It takes time to rebuild, but the best time to do it is right now. Use your last tweets to tell everyone to move, then stop posting. Twitter is a Nazi/AI/bot/crypto cesspit.
December 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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When a world is broken who or what can put it back together? Not Miralees she's just an acrobat with her family troupe but is that all?

Read "Dragons of the Wounded Land"
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December 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Something to read for the holidays? Checkout this wide selection of stories to discover the one (or more) you want - they're free to download. #booksky #boost #scifi #👀📚 #murder #action #reading #thriller #mystery #fantasy #suspense #dragon #📚💙 #💙 #writing #sf #adventure #📚🪐 (5ad4)
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December 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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#LesFicFri "LUCKY"

I only have "luck", and even that just once, I guess my characters just aren't that lucky.

From THE SHAPE OF VERONICA by Stephanie Bull (a pen-name of Steve Turnbull), from Book 1 of VERONICA'S LIFE

#sapphic #romantasy #lesFic #writingCommunity #lesbian #writing #reading
#LesFicFri "LUCKY" The door was open in front of her but she was scared to move. The prospect of meeting people to whom she had never been introduced was quite distressing. Three men and one of them a peer of the realm. She gave herself an inward shake. This was preposterous, they were just men who happened by luck to be born into their station. There was no difference between them and Mr Plumley—or Seth. Polly slid her arm under her mistress’s and whispered into her ear. “Come on, Nika.” Veronica threw her a quick sad smile and got herself moving. Once that was achieved Newton’s Third Law seemed to take hold and she found it easier to proceed than stop again. At the great sweeping staircase that led down into the hall, Polly walked a step ahead so Veronica could put a hand on her shoulder to help steady her on the descent. It had been a long time since Veronica had been so acutely aware of her deformity. But now it filled her mind. She was about to be judged, and harshly. From THE SHAPE OF VERONICA by Stephanie Bull (a pen-name of Steve Turnbull), from Book 1 of VERONICA'S LIFE #SapphicRomance #sapphic #romantasy #lesFic #writingCommunity #lesbian #writing #reading
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The soft curves and fleshy tones of Falk Gernegross’s bodies – he’s today’s new artist – fluctuate between realism and a cartoon-like style, strange yet familiar; timeless but also strongly contemporary; erotic and innocent. See Gernegross’s work now at honesterotica.com/illustrator/....
The soft curves and fleshy tones of Falk Gernegross’s bodies – he’s today’s new artist – fluctuate between realism and a cartoon-like style, strange yet familiar; timeless but also strongly contemporary; erotic and innocent. See Gernegross’s work now at https://honesterotica.com/illustrator/falk-gernegross. The soft curves and fleshy tones of Falk Gernegross’s bodies – he’s today’s new artist – fluctuate between realism and a cartoon-like style, strange yet familiar; timeless but also strongly contemporary; erotic and innocent. See Gernegross’s work now at https://honesterotica.com/illustrator/falk-gernegross. The soft curves and fleshy tones of Falk Gernegross’s bodies – he’s today’s new artist – fluctuate between realism and a cartoon-like style, strange yet familiar; timeless but also strongly contemporary; erotic and innocent. See Gernegross’s work now at https://honesterotica.com/illustrator/falk-gernegross. The soft curves and fleshy tones of Falk Gernegross’s bodies – he’s today’s new artist – fluctuate between realism and a cartoon-like style, strange yet familiar; timeless but also strongly contemporary; erotic and innocent. See Gernegross’s work now at https://honesterotica.com/illustrator/falk-gernegross.
December 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul. This week we're off to have a cup of Yorkshire tea with @charlottelangtree.bsky.social, who's always looking for magic in this world. What a lovely Christmas message, eh?

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On a black background with flourishes of red lines and dots is the text: Meet the BFS members! Charlotte Langtree. Charlotte is pictured in the middle: She is a white woman with long brown hair, wearing dark pink spectacles and a striped shirt. She sits in a cafe.
December 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Ever-changing year-long promotion for the very best in SF/F with free stories to download. Even if you looked once - look again because the books will be changing. #💙 #knights #fae #monsters #writing #ladies #booksky #magic #📚🪐 #aliens #boost #👀📚 #military #witches #wizards #knaves #dragons…
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December 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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When a world is broken who or what can put it back together? Not Miralees she's just an acrobat with her family troupe but is that all?

Read "Dragons of the Wounded Land"
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December 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Discover your next out-of-this-world adventure among this great collection of free-to-download Science Fiction and Fantasy stories. #elves #boost #fae #sorcery #dragons #time #military #futurism #writing #👀📚 #witches #📚💙 #heroes #dystopia #magic #space #aliens #💙 #ladies #📚🪐 #reading #legendary…
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December 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Reposted by Steve "Ba-Na-Na" Turnbull
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All right, an intro for the newcomers:

Name's Nicole, but you can call me Ashrah, too, she runs this account (be ready to read a lot about her), and I'm a writer of dark fantasy and slow-burn disaster lesbians.

I also love games and films and am trying (to very mediocre success) to learn to draw.
December 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Reposted by Steve "Ba-Na-Na" Turnbull
erikmercer.bsky.social
When writing historic medieval fiction, keep in mind that December 24/25th was not for giving gifts. On Christmas Eve, churches instead reenacted Adam and Eve leaving paradise. The tree was decorated with sweet apples, which children plucked after the festivities on January 6th.
Drawing of a historic Christmas scene. This picture is in the public domain.
December 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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I can't respond in the thread.

My erotica with a disabled MC, with chronic pain, isn't hug-boxing but perhaps doesn't go far enough into the other side. But her emotions have been forcefully repressed.

In my queer fiction I don't make a perfect world though I understand why writers might want to.
knbrindle.com K. N. Brindle (they/them) @knbrindle.com · 1d
vision, but it also undercuts a lot of the lived experience of queerness (certainly mine) to sanitize the pain & struggle imposed on us by society. Sure, there’s a place for that but if there’s no place for stories that hold up a harsh mirror to society, how/when do we push back against it?

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December 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Action-Adventure, Thrillers, Fantasy and Science Fiction - we've got all the genres** for you to check out and download free. **Not actually all genres but quite a few. #detective #elves #legendary #amateur #knights #planets #private #dragons #military #sleuth #aliens #fae #booksky #knaves #heroes…
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December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A winter wonderland of fantastical fantasy tales for you to enjoy - check them out. #dwarfs #writing #wizards #knights #ladies #👀📚 #elves #witches #fae #💙 #boost #knaves #booksky #magic #📚💙 #reading #monsters #heroes #dwarves #sorcery #dragons #legendary #rogue #📚🪐 (4877)
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December 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I feel sorry for people named "Al" (Ay-El) nowadays - because I always double-take.

I need a different font for social media.
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Reposted by Steve "Ba-Na-Na" Turnbull
cadwellturnbull.bsky.social
Despite everything, this was a writing year that I am immensely proud of.

The first book in a co-written multiversal trilogy.

Two short stories conceptually in the making for over a decade.

And the last book of the Convergence Saga. Concludes an already big story in a big way.
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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raphlife.bsky.social
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.

GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.

But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
Boromir from THE LORD OF THE RINGS, holding The One Ring. He thought he could use it for good, but everything done with the ring turns to evil. He was one of the mightiest warriors of middle earth, and he could not resist its powers. Others even mightier fell to the ring. Do you think you are stronger than them? The One Ring is generative AI.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Sign-up to my bi-monthly newsletter and download five (5!) free fantasy, SF or steampunk novellas (if you want them). The newsletters aren't just about me and always include other book promotions. #fantasy #💙 #action #booksky #newsletter #boost #scifi #adventure #📚🪐 #👀📚 #📚💙 #mystery #steampunk (d44f)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM