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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · 19d

New this week: Chapter 12 — The Fruit Vendor

Rhom seeks a vendor who offers more than fruit. But the cost of seeking knowledge is steep, and the mind is never safe from those who covet truth.

Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9

#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · 21d

@fishboneband.bsky.social will always be awesome always…

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Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP)

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · 22d

A quick note about what's going on over at my Patreon. Come check it out and sign up for free!

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · Sep 30

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Oct 3

Chapter 11 of In Search of Gods Great and Small is live!

Through The Sight, Rhom witnesses a moment he was never meant to see—and must remain silent.

One more chapter before a short break, so now’s the perfect time to catch up.

Read: buff.ly/DP8quJ9

#godsgreatandsmall #bipocfantasy #royalroad

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · Sep 26

Morning walk

Wheat paste poster that says the all the world is dying and the new world struggles to be born now is the time of monsters. There's a picture of Elmo

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Sep 24

The fact that #Trump stood in front of the UN Assembly, spoke 4x longer than he was allowed, and chided the international leaders, AND NO ONE STOPPED HIM tells you everything you need to know about his position in world politics. This is not just a US problem.

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Sep 19

New this week: Chapter 10 — Practicing the Hanzhi

Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.

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#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance

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Richard Lovejoy @theharpomarxist.bsky.social · Sep 10

Silksong and board games. We talk Silksong and board games.

Join @worldofkir.bsky.social, @amoebic.bsky.social, and I as we go deep on bugs and mushrooms, like you do.

GWJ Conference Call 987

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Hanlons Awkham @hanlonsawkham.bsky.social · Sep 10

Chapter 94 of MeteM is up on Royal Road!
Kopius and Cici are in the witch village of Ashes & Embers.
Join the other ill-literates on this #litrpg #progressionfantasy adventure!
#booksky #royalroad #fantasy #art
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Metem: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

Welcome to Metem; an elaborate world of danger, magic, and mystery. Where adventurers whisper of shadows and slay monsters for levels and loot. With a broken interface and an unresponsive log out phra...

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sending #thoughtsandprayers to the family of #CharilieKirk, the man who said gun deaths are acceptable and met the same melancholy fate as the children in #Uvalde.

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Sep 5

New this week: Chapter 9 — Prashem’s Demand

Prashem’s order is simple: seek the Followers of the Five Knives.
His reasons remain hidden.

Rhom’s mistrust is clear—

Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9

#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Sep 1

Solid analysis of a fascinating shift…the only thing left unexplored is the internationalist perspective of a once, solely jingoistic performance art. Yes it is art. Silly, popular-form art. I love it.

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In Search of Left Wrestling

Pro wrestling is often associated with the Right, but a new character has become popular for championing solidarity and workers’ rights, reflecting the growing economic precarity of its fanbase.

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Aug 26

New this week: Chapter 8 — Gifts

Amid comfort and camaraderie, Rhom lays his hopes and fears bare. Jaya and Bhasu, bound by loyalty, propose a dangerous solution.

Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9

#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Aug 20

The last entry of the #LiberatedArchives is here: the script of a banned street theatre play, once erased, now reclaimed.

New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.

Read this final act of resistance now:

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#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Aug 13

Dive into the final scroll detailing the founding of the Children of the Flame, the penultimate
#LiberatedArchives entry—flash fiction that stirs rebellion.

Read on Royal Road! The last post drops next week.

Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC

#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Aug 13

#iykyk I will be joining @theharpomarxist.bsky.social on #gamerswithjobs soon to talk about my XXX hrs long journey to get these fancy, golden math rocks.

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BrightFlame (she/they) @brightflame.bsky.social · Jul 27

One more item on my @readercon.org stash: the subversive, abolitionist, decolonial LIBERATED ARCHIVES from @worldofkir.bsky.social ! Did you grab a copy as well?

What an inventive and art-full medium for this flash literary puzzle. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #SFF #SpecLit

@bsfwriters.bsky.social

cover of innovative zines of The Liberated Archives "The Legend of Bin Lin Hai and the Founding of the Children of the Flame." On heavy ivory paper stock with slash symbol cutout on front.

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Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Aug 9

New this week: IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, CHAPTER 6 — GIFTS

Some truths are delivered in riddles. Some in friendship. And some are bound in leather and ink.

Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9

#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Aug 6

Another hidden truth revealed.

Why did the Eternal Library hide the beautiful last words of the great Ulani hero, Mahinale? This is for you to determine.

The next entry is live. Every piece matters. Read it now on Royal Road.

Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC

#royalroad #specfic #bipocfantasy

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Jul 31

New this week: Chapter 5 — *Sojourn*

He walks alone, searching for direction. Instead, he finds a warning.

Read now on Royal Road: buff.ly/Ateekrv

#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Jul 29

“Our interference has not shaped the world for the better.”

Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.

Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC

#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Jul 25

Chapter 4 of IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL is live.

Rhom takes another step toward Ería—but even those who claim to help him seem bound by secrets.

Read on Royal Road: buff.ly/DP8quJ9

New chapters every Friday!

#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #speculativeresistance #darkacademia

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Jul 24

“...there are just as many who speak in quiet conversations about an ethnic state within Ería controlled by liberated Hanaqi.”

Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.

Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC

#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad

Beto O'Byrne @worldofkir.bsky.social · Jul 22

Heads up!

To accommodate the release of "In Search of Gods Great and Small," the last month of the #LiberatedArchives will be posting on Wednesdays.

Read what has been liberated so far: buff.ly/QxdBWpC

I hope you are enjoying the series!

#indyauthor #bipocfantasy