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Melissa Scott
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I write science fiction and fantasy, with lots of queer themes and characters.
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So I understand it's World Octopus Day. (From the Heraklion Archeological Museum. One of what seemed like dozens.)
Bulbous Minoan clay vessel with narrow neck and two loop handles, decorated with a big-eyed black octopus in a seascape.
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The cat has ambitions.
An orange and white cat stands with a paw on the windowsill looking intently at a deer outside the window. The deer looks back, unafraid.
June 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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From this morning: enjoying my coffee in the celebratory mug from @qospress.bsky.social.
A coffee mug topped with cold foam sits on a blue-and-white tablecloth with various silver dishes in the background. The mug displays the cover of the novel Point of Hearts.
June 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Point of Hearts is out today!
A copy of the novel Point of Hearts, with a cover showing the heads of a brown-haired man and a dark-haired man facing each other on a gold background marked with a white oval that resembles the circle of a horoscope. The novel is lying on a wooden table with a blue and white cloth and a glimpse of silver dishes in the background.
March 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #862,302! Late to the party as usual, but happy to be here.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #862,302, Melissa Scott ‪@blueterraplane.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 4, 2023"
September 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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It's that time again! Thie year's Pride Storybundle, curated by me and Catherine Lundoff, is live, with a total of 13 books and the option to support Rainbow Railroad. www.storybundle.com/pride
A collage of cover images for the 13 books in the collection: Champion of the Crimson Wolf, The Lever, Off-Time Jive, The Deep & Shining Dark, A Feast for Flies, Pluralities, We're Here, Little Nothing, Rabbits of the Apocalypse, A Death at the Dionysus Club, Black from the Future, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, Through the Doors of Oblivion.
May 31, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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To celebrate the launch of my latest novel, Fallen, have some some mood pics. On the left, an intermediate stop on the sea world of Safican. On the right, Hong Kong stands in for the interior of Callambhal Above. Both from Pinterest.
A nearly circular alcove holds an unmade bed, with sun pouring in through the window behind it. Everything - walls, furniture, bedding, carpet - is in shades of cream. High-rise buildings pile on top of high-rise buildings, creating a wall of lit windows and shadowed towers.
December 18, 2023 at 10:24 PM
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A couple more images to celebrate the new edition of @amygriswold.bsky.social's and my gay gaslamp fantasy A Death at the Dionysus Club. A contrast in lodgings! (Julian's to the left, Ned's to the right; both from Pinterest.)
A fancy Victorian chemistry set, with many beakers, pipettes, bottles, and burners, in a polished brass-fitted box. (From Pinterest) A hearty Victorian tea service, with filled 3-tiered serving stand, filet crochet tablecloth, willow-ware teapot, and champagne. (From Pinterest.)
December 7, 2023 at 3:07 PM
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In celebration of the re-release of @amygriswold.bsky.social's and my gay gaslight fantasy A Death at the Dionysus Club, have a bit of the Dionysus Club decor. (Picture from Pinterest.)
An enormous ornate Victorian fishbowl supported by dragons and turtles. From Pinterest.
December 7, 2023 at 2:48 PM
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It was so much better than a cone, at least from my perspective. Cat did not agree.
Siamese cat in a child’s t-shirt, yowling a complaint.
September 11, 2023 at 12:58 PM