Duc Dau
@handonthepulse.bsky.social
First name rhymes with Luke | bi | vegan | PhD | I seem to mostly follow sapphic authors and readers on this site | views mine | she/her
I received an international scholarship for WA1 and found a warm and supportive community. What’s more, I was paired with the legendary J.J. Arias as my mentor and learned so much from her!
Writer’s block? Can’t finish a manuscript? Just need the support of a like minded group of writers?
Join our Sapphic Writing Academy!
We’re taking applications for the 2026-2027 classes, and we have have scholarships! Check our link in the comments.
#sapphicwritingprograms #gclswa
Join our Sapphic Writing Academy!
We’re taking applications for the 2026-2027 classes, and we have have scholarships! Check our link in the comments.
#sapphicwritingprograms #gclswa
a girl in a black shirt is writing on a piece of paper with a blue pen
Alt: A girl in a black shirt is writing on a piece of paper. She gets frustrated and scrunches up her paper.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I received an international scholarship for WA1 and found a warm and supportive community. What’s more, I was paired with the legendary J.J. Arias as my mentor and learned so much from her!
I am several hours into Middlemarch—30.5 hours left to go. (Mostly doing Audible, cos who the fuck has time to read all the pages these days.)
Summary so far:
Dorothea’s reaction to a Casaubon: 😍😍😍
Everyone else in relation to Dorothea’s reaction to Causaubon:🤢🤢🤢
Summary so far:
Dorothea’s reaction to a Casaubon: 😍😍😍
Everyone else in relation to Dorothea’s reaction to Causaubon:🤢🤢🤢
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I am several hours into Middlemarch—30.5 hours left to go. (Mostly doing Audible, cos who the fuck has time to read all the pages these days.)
Summary so far:
Dorothea’s reaction to a Casaubon: 😍😍😍
Everyone else in relation to Dorothea’s reaction to Causaubon:🤢🤢🤢
Summary so far:
Dorothea’s reaction to a Casaubon: 😍😍😍
Everyone else in relation to Dorothea’s reaction to Causaubon:🤢🤢🤢
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Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
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It’s time for my annual thread of Australian poetry books you should buy ppl for Xmas. No one buys poetry partly cos it’s intimidating. It rarely makes xmas book guides. But poetry is an ethical gift that: supports underfunded writers; wins brownie points with gift receiver; improves the human soul
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s time for my annual thread of Australian poetry books you should buy ppl for Xmas. No one buys poetry partly cos it’s intimidating. It rarely makes xmas book guides. But poetry is an ethical gift that: supports underfunded writers; wins brownie points with gift receiver; improves the human soul
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I tripped on the weekend and found myself in a bookshop 😅
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I tripped on the weekend and found myself in a bookshop 😅
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The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar has started!
jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
From today until December 25, you get to open a new door every day, revealing:
🎁 a free ebook
🎁 a book giveaway
🎁 or a book on sale
by one of the 110 participating authors!
jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
From today until December 25, you get to open a new door every day, revealing:
🎁 a free ebook
🎁 a book giveaway
🎁 or a book on sale
by one of the 110 participating authors!
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar has started!
jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
From today until December 25, you get to open a new door every day, revealing:
🎁 a free ebook
🎁 a book giveaway
🎁 or a book on sale
by one of the 110 participating authors!
jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
From today until December 25, you get to open a new door every day, revealing:
🎁 a free ebook
🎁 a book giveaway
🎁 or a book on sale
by one of the 110 participating authors!
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I seriously cannot get over how stupid it is to be cutting back on research right now #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research
The announcement this week that CSIRO are to cut 350 research jobs is another damning indictment on Australia’s ongoing failure to prioritise research and development.
thepoint.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I seriously cannot get over how stupid it is to be cutting back on research right now #ThePoint
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Alum publication! Go, Benna 😍
One night of perfect passion years ago supercharges an epic battle between two headstrong women, each determined to get what they want in this feisty enemies-to-lovers Sapphic romance.
More details in the comments.
#gclswa #BywaterBooks
One night of perfect passion years ago supercharges an epic battle between two headstrong women, each determined to get what they want in this feisty enemies-to-lovers Sapphic romance.
More details in the comments.
#gclswa #BywaterBooks
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Alum publication! Go, Benna 😍
One night of perfect passion years ago supercharges an epic battle between two headstrong women, each determined to get what they want in this feisty enemies-to-lovers Sapphic romance.
More details in the comments.
#gclswa #BywaterBooks
One night of perfect passion years ago supercharges an epic battle between two headstrong women, each determined to get what they want in this feisty enemies-to-lovers Sapphic romance.
More details in the comments.
#gclswa #BywaterBooks
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I have an assignment where I ask my students to identify a potential real trad publisher for their work. No matter how clear I am on which direction the money should flow, some invariably identify pay-to-players. Sounds like I'm also going to have to add a scam awareness component to that class...
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I have an assignment where I ask my students to identify a potential real trad publisher for their work. No matter how clear I am on which direction the money should flow, some invariably identify pay-to-players. Sounds like I'm also going to have to add a scam awareness component to that class...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Happy #aceweek 🖤🤍💜
“Does the Asexual Headquarters award you a toaster oven if you convert a certain quota of women into cuddle bugs?”
~ Jae. Perfect Rhythm
#lesfic #sapphicfiction #wlwbooks
“Does the Asexual Headquarters award you a toaster oven if you convert a certain quota of women into cuddle bugs?”
~ Jae. Perfect Rhythm
#lesfic #sapphicfiction #wlwbooks
October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy #aceweek 🖤🤍💜
“Does the Asexual Headquarters award you a toaster oven if you convert a certain quota of women into cuddle bugs?”
~ Jae. Perfect Rhythm
#lesfic #sapphicfiction #wlwbooks
“Does the Asexual Headquarters award you a toaster oven if you convert a certain quota of women into cuddle bugs?”
~ Jae. Perfect Rhythm
#lesfic #sapphicfiction #wlwbooks
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Loving this.
"Sometimes I think, I cannot love her more. But then I see her put down her paintbrush and scoop up a wad of paint with her hand, turn to the canvas, and flesh out an ocean with her palm, and I feel the edge of my love expanding."
Dylin Hardcastle. A Language of Limbs
#sapphicbooks
"Sometimes I think, I cannot love her more. But then I see her put down her paintbrush and scoop up a wad of paint with her hand, turn to the canvas, and flesh out an ocean with her palm, and I feel the edge of my love expanding."
Dylin Hardcastle. A Language of Limbs
#sapphicbooks
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Loving this.
"Sometimes I think, I cannot love her more. But then I see her put down her paintbrush and scoop up a wad of paint with her hand, turn to the canvas, and flesh out an ocean with her palm, and I feel the edge of my love expanding."
Dylin Hardcastle. A Language of Limbs
#sapphicbooks
"Sometimes I think, I cannot love her more. But then I see her put down her paintbrush and scoop up a wad of paint with her hand, turn to the canvas, and flesh out an ocean with her palm, and I feel the edge of my love expanding."
Dylin Hardcastle. A Language of Limbs
#sapphicbooks
Catch Twinless when it comes out in Oz later this month. Such a great film about longing and loss. I felt the loneliness of losing a twin/soulmate, whether a biological sibling, a friend, or an amorphous relationship. And it's also extremely funny, often in a dark way.
More details in the comments
More details in the comments
October 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Catch Twinless when it comes out in Oz later this month. Such a great film about longing and loss. I felt the loneliness of losing a twin/soulmate, whether a biological sibling, a friend, or an amorphous relationship. And it's also extremely funny, often in a dark way.
More details in the comments
More details in the comments
@stephenarussell.bsky.social I would love to hear your thoughts on Twinless some time. Will you have a review?
October 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
@stephenarussell.bsky.social I would love to hear your thoughts on Twinless some time. Will you have a review?
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Jarrow ladies fire brigade, 1916 (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum).
October 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Jarrow ladies fire brigade, 1916 (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum).
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At the Golden Crown Literary Society, we uplift sapphic and women-loving-women voices so they’re seen, celebrated, and never erased.
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
At the Golden Crown Literary Society, we uplift sapphic and women-loving-women voices so they’re seen, celebrated, and never erased.
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Bisexual Nonfiction: You're Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan! 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Bisexual Nonfiction: You're Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan! 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Lesbian Fiction: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden! 🎉🎉🎉 #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Lesbian Fiction: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden! 🎉🎉🎉 #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Bisexual Poetry: Interrogation Records by Jeddie Sophronius! 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Bisexual Poetry: Interrogation Records by Jeddie Sophronius! 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Anthology: Swagger: A Celebration of the Butch Experience by Rae Theodore, Nat Burns! @flannelfiles.bsky.social @flashpointpub.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Anthology: Swagger: A Celebration of the Butch Experience by Rae Theodore, Nat Burns! @flannelfiles.bsky.social @flashpointpub.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
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The world is healing. The best news notification I’ve seen in a while
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The world is healing. The best news notification I’ve seen in a while
Happy bi+ visibility day 🥳
September 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Happy bi+ visibility day 🥳