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Victoria Janssen
@victoriajanssen.bsky.social
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I love cats, comics, and houseplants. She, her. SFWA Romance Steering Committee member. Writer of "A Place of Refuge" hopepunk space opera: https://books2read.com/rl/aplaceofrefuge
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · May 28
What happens after rebel guerillas fight a fascist empire...but cannot win? A trilogy of novellas about choosing hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life on the utopian planet Refuge. #Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #spaceopera #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

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3 books in a boxed set with covers by August Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful Black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet.
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 4h
Are you interested in how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change? 🌎🧪

If yes, our upcoming free webinar might be perfect for you! 💭

Register & find out more below 👇
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 1d
Sapphic Treats: character-driven short stories by Victoria Janssen collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #sapphicsaturday #wlw #sapphic #romance #erotica

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A pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wearing a short, ruched black dress stands with one foot lifted high. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. These stories are longer and have a bit more plot. A pale-skinned woman in bare feet wearing a black mesh leotard stands with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has black straps around her thighs for aesthetic purposes. These stories are shorter and hotter.
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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · Jun 25
Realizing how much of the project's history was on Twitter before The Troubles started, today on the blog, I offer a brief history of the Ignyte Awards, winner of the 2025 Locus Special Award.
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A Brief History of the Ignyte Awards — L D Lewis, Author. Editor. Sea witch apologist
This past weekend, the Ignyte Awards won the Locus Special Award ! It’s a bit funny, awards winning an award, but our mission is sound and it is of course wonderful to be recognized for work you ne...
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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 2d
cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war
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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · 21h
Doing another call to #booksky for participation in an event we're doing in November!

If you're a book blogger, reviewer, book lover, I'd love for you to join us with a review of an indie book or guest post about any book-ish topic.

More info ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Announcing a Month of Rain and Reads… Coming this November! – Read Indie Fantasy
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 19h
The deadline is past! 🫠
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 20h
Oh, hello
"2025 Winners Announcement" with Ignyte Awards logo overlayed on artwork by Nilah Magruder featuring a young Black knight in profile, kneeling with gloved hands on the hilt of a sword surrounded by orange flames. An eclipsing sun is in the background, giving the character a purple halo.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 21h
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD PROTECT EACH OTHER CODE I: ICE NEARBY BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM: PRE-PRE-PRE! → ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA. ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS • A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS. • LOUD. RECOGNIZABLE. IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. • OUR VOICES ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. WHISTLES GUIDE PEOPLE TO: • FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS • CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD • ALERT NEIGHBORS TO JOIN IN NOISE = VISIBILITY. CODE 2: CODE RED BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS: PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE! → ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE. FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT. WHY IT WORKS • INSTANT ALERT SYSTEM • FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA • TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY ACTION ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY: WHAT YOU CAN DO • WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK TEACH FAMILY EIGHBORS TH CODES • USE IT WHEN ICE IS SPOTTED • PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY: PROTECT RP • @PROTECTRP_
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 21h
Submission Portal is down.
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SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 21h
Here's my review of Cowboy's Last Stand by Jill Sorenson. This felt like a breathe of fresh air to me for contemporary romance. The military hero hero felt different, I loved the heroine, can't wait for more in this world wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
Review: Cowboy's Last Stand by Jill Sorenson
A public librarian-written blog about romance novels, baseball, and other random natterings.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 1d
We’re making progress on intranasal delivery of our low cost recombinant protein Covid vaccine, in collaboration with @tulanemedicine.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social

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Frontiers | Heterologous prime-pull mucosal vaccination with an adjuvanted RBD vaccine elicits robust IgA production and protects against SARS-CoV-2
Despite the efficacy of approved severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines in preventing severe disease and death, breakthrough i...
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Nick @gardenwizard.bsky.social · 1d
#bloomscrolling #gardening #photography #zinnia
A purple zinnia flower
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 21h
Frozen spinach is awesome for cooking! Already washed is my favorite part.
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SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 1d
#TBRChallenge – Friend Squad: Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday victoriajanssen.com/2025/09/tbr-... via @victoriajanssen.bsky.social #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
#TBR Challenge – Friend Squad: Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday | Victoria Janssen
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 21h
#didthistoday Took a smell test on behalf of Parkinson's research.

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PPMI Participant Portal
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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 1d
Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds
🧪 #Scicomm #Nature
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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds
Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 1d
Reposts are very welcome!
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 3d
What happens after rebel guerillas fight a fascist empire, but don't quite win? A trilogy about choosing hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life on the utopian planet Refuge. #Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #spaceopera #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐#Booksky

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 1d
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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 2d
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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 2d
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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 1d
This Word Suitcase is about the word "condom," the novel Beast by Judith Ivory, and a couple of lines of poetry by Baudelaire
French letters and English hats
condoms, romance novels, rivers of forgetfulness, and loving monsters
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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 1d
I have just finished Yoke of Stars by R. B. Lemberg. I am speechless. Such a powerful novella. 5 ⭐️
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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 1d
*trying to ignore state of universe for 2 seconds*

It's week 2 of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe's SUPER SALE! Just $1.99 on eBook at most fine retailers and also Jeff's. (Pls share, it helps)

Bookshop
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Jeff's Amazon
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A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
Check out A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe - <B>A crew of outcasts tries to find a legendary ship before it falls into the hands of those who would use it as a weapon in this science fiction adv...
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Eos @eos.org · 1d
These tiny Arctic organisms glide through the ice at ultracold temperatures, outpacing their temperate cousins by leaps and bounds (wiggles and squiggles). 🧪🦠
Ice Diatoms Glide at Record-Low Temperatures - Eos
New observations reveal how microscopic organisms move through polar ice and illustrate how they may have evolved to thrive in extreme environments.
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 1d
I didn't notice any side effects from my COVID booster, but I did take a nap today. Not sure if that was the booster or fatigue from recent weeks.
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Victoria Janssen @victoriajanssen.bsky.social · 1d
Sapphic Treats: character-driven short stories by Victoria Janssen collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #sapphicsaturday #wlw #sapphic #romance #erotica

books2read.com/rl/bedtimestories
A pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wearing a short, ruched black dress stands with one foot lifted high. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. These stories are longer and have a bit more plot. A pale-skinned woman in bare feet wearing a black mesh leotard stands with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has black straps around her thighs for aesthetic purposes. These stories are shorter and hotter.
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