Amy Oates
@oatesam.bsky.social
Writer. Qualified to beat a certain Scottish King and the Witch-King of Angmar. Work in Aothen Magazine, 7th-Circle Pyrite, AZE Journal, The Fantastic Other, and Ekklesia Magazine.
https://amyoates.writersresidence.com
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Amy Oates
@oatesam.bsky.social
· Apr 5
The Fork in the Road:
"I've lost Bette’s scent.
I close my eyes to focus and adapt. My nose itches as it flattens, tan fur growing over the skin and scratching my browbone. It’s dark and the street’s quiet; no one will see the change. "
#1stLinePit #WIP #A #F #UF #writingcommunity
"I've lost Bette’s scent.
I close my eyes to focus and adapt. My nose itches as it flattens, tan fur growing over the skin and scratching my browbone. It’s dark and the street’s quiet; no one will see the change. "
#1stLinePit #WIP #A #F #UF #writingcommunity
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Do you like books about liminal spaces, with lyrical prose? Books with heroines determined to rewrite their stories even if they have to throttle the narrative? How about sapphic books with lots of yearning, dark humor and lots of skeletons?
How about ALL the above in one book? 😈
How about ALL the above in one book? 😈
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Do you like books about liminal spaces, with lyrical prose? Books with heroines determined to rewrite their stories even if they have to throttle the narrative? How about sapphic books with lots of yearning, dark humor and lots of skeletons?
How about ALL the above in one book? 😈
How about ALL the above in one book? 😈
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First, favorite and final lines from VILE LADY VILLAINS (along with a few visual clues for context 👀)
Preorder link: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...
Preorder link: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
First, favorite and final lines from VILE LADY VILLAINS (along with a few visual clues for context 👀)
Preorder link: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...
Preorder link: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...
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P.S. Just to be clear:
Asexuality IS a spectrum. Not all aces are sex-repulsed (apothisexual) like me. However the problem is the moment there IS an ace character intended as such, ppl ONLY say “well asexuality is a spectrum!” in order to keep shipping—not to learn their particular ace experience.
Asexuality IS a spectrum. Not all aces are sex-repulsed (apothisexual) like me. However the problem is the moment there IS an ace character intended as such, ppl ONLY say “well asexuality is a spectrum!” in order to keep shipping—not to learn their particular ace experience.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
P.S. Just to be clear:
Asexuality IS a spectrum. Not all aces are sex-repulsed (apothisexual) like me. However the problem is the moment there IS an ace character intended as such, ppl ONLY say “well asexuality is a spectrum!” in order to keep shipping—not to learn their particular ace experience.
Asexuality IS a spectrum. Not all aces are sex-repulsed (apothisexual) like me. However the problem is the moment there IS an ace character intended as such, ppl ONLY say “well asexuality is a spectrum!” in order to keep shipping—not to learn their particular ace experience.
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This is so important. This is a prime example of why having stasis/agreed-upon definitions/shared intelligibility matters in our collective resistance to toxic masculinity culture.
I’m tired of “asexual” being conflated with “incel” & I’m tired of asexuality being treated as an optional subject.
I’m tired of “asexual” being conflated with “incel” & I’m tired of asexuality being treated as an optional subject.
Aspec language being used by allo people in ways that erase their aspec meanings point to the necessity for expanding aspec literacy for allo people.
Allo people need aspec literacy, too.
There's value in extending our education efforts to catch allos up to speed on our lives and experiences.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This is so important. This is a prime example of why having stasis/agreed-upon definitions/shared intelligibility matters in our collective resistance to toxic masculinity culture.
I’m tired of “asexual” being conflated with “incel” & I’m tired of asexuality being treated as an optional subject.
I’m tired of “asexual” being conflated with “incel” & I’m tired of asexuality being treated as an optional subject.
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People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
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Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
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"Goddess, sing the rage, of Peleus's son, Charlie Brown"
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Goddess, sing the rage, of Peleus's son, Charlie Brown"
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Thank you so much to @translunartl.bsky.social for giving my oracle a safe space to deliver this message to Herakles. Herakles will forget all about it, but I hope you won’t.
We hope we aren't displaying too much hubris in suggesting you have another read and consider it for any year end lists, awards and even divine honours? translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/1...
12 Things No One Will Tell You About Being a Demigod, by Danai Christopoulou
Being a demigod is very taxing for the psyche. You end up seeing things that aren’t there, killing things that aren’t there. Shh, it’s okay; it wasn’t your fault.
translunartravelerslounge.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Thank you so much to @translunartl.bsky.social for giving my oracle a safe space to deliver this message to Herakles. Herakles will forget all about it, but I hope you won’t.
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Hello darkness my old friend
Can you just chill, it’s 3pm
Can you just chill, it’s 3pm
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hello darkness my old friend
Can you just chill, it’s 3pm
Can you just chill, it’s 3pm
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If you’re voting or recommending works for the @bsfa.bsky.social awards, I would wholeheartedly ask you to consider “These Marbles Were Never White” for the Short Non-Fiction category. It’s about the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth retellings.
www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
These Marbles Were Never White
The year is 2025. Matt Damon wears a red broom on his head in his first promotional image as the protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film adaptation of The Odyssey,1 and I’m already too exhaus...
www.khoreomag.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you’re voting or recommending works for the @bsfa.bsky.social awards, I would wholeheartedly ask you to consider “These Marbles Were Never White” for the Short Non-Fiction category. It’s about the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth retellings.
www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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The arts matter.
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The arts matter.
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
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This was such an honor. I’m absolutely thrilled to have this conversation with @codydo.bsky.social about writing horror and ace intelligibility!
I deeply enjoyed talking horror, reclaiming stories, and aspec power with my friend @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social. This was an absolute delight, and Ell delivers so many gems here. Gotta read it.
Horror, Telling Stories, and Aspec Power... with Ell Huang
In this One on One, I talk to my lovely friend and fellow horror fan Ell Huang about our shared love of horror, bringing an aspec lens to the genre, and reclaiming the power of our stories as aspec pe...
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This was such an honor. I’m absolutely thrilled to have this conversation with @codydo.bsky.social about writing horror and ace intelligibility!
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It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
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my dearest darling internet,
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
my dearest darling internet,
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
the actor was 'cast' in a movie. not 'casted'. the actor was never 'casted' in the movie. it's not a thing.
cast > casted for movies/roles.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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"How does it change our reading of the Iliad to imagine that we could be thinking about Iphigenia?"
sententiaeantiquae.com/2025/10/28/p...
sententiaeantiquae.com/2025/10/28/p...
Prophet of Evils
Reading Iphigenia Into and Out of the Iliad At the beginning of the Iliad, Agamemnon refusers to honor the ransom request of Chryses for his daughter Chryseis and this prompts the “rage of Apollo” …
sententiaeantiquae.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"How does it change our reading of the Iliad to imagine that we could be thinking about Iphigenia?"
sententiaeantiquae.com/2025/10/28/p...
sententiaeantiquae.com/2025/10/28/p...
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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x COME CLOSER x WE USED TO LIVE HERE
In 1991, a journalist is lured to an isolated rural town and must untangle a tragic mystery involving haunted teen girls, buried secrets, and a demonic possession passed from mother to daughter. #roundtablementor #UN #A #H #M
In 1991, a journalist is lured to an isolated rural town and must untangle a tragic mystery involving haunted teen girls, buried secrets, and a demonic possession passed from mother to daughter. #roundtablementor #UN #A #H #M
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE x COME CLOSER x WE USED TO LIVE HERE
In 1991, a journalist is lured to an isolated rural town and must untangle a tragic mystery involving haunted teen girls, buried secrets, and a demonic possession passed from mother to daughter. #roundtablementor #UN #A #H #M
In 1991, a journalist is lured to an isolated rural town and must untangle a tragic mystery involving haunted teen girls, buried secrets, and a demonic possession passed from mother to daughter. #roundtablementor #UN #A #H #M
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Based on Welsh Mythology, outcast Rhiannon finds love with Pwyll. Only problem is they’re on opposite sides of a war. To save their son, she must journey to the Otherworld, pass the trials of its lord, and confront the truth about her identity.
#ROUNDTABLEMENTOR #A #F #UN
#ROUNDTABLEMENTOR #A #F #UN
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Based on Welsh Mythology, outcast Rhiannon finds love with Pwyll. Only problem is they’re on opposite sides of a war. To save their son, she must journey to the Otherworld, pass the trials of its lord, and confront the truth about her identity.
#ROUNDTABLEMENTOR #A #F #UN
#ROUNDTABLEMENTOR #A #F #UN
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🗡️🩸Scheming magicless FMC with a mind like a knife
👀🌊Charismatic sea-raider MMC with a quick tongue and dark wit
⚔️💍Enemies to lovers + marriage of convenience to fool mutual foes
🔥🌅Mysterious magic that comes with a price
🇮🇪📚 Based on myth of how Ireland got its name
#Roundtablementor #A #F #R #UN
👀🌊Charismatic sea-raider MMC with a quick tongue and dark wit
⚔️💍Enemies to lovers + marriage of convenience to fool mutual foes
🔥🌅Mysterious magic that comes with a price
🇮🇪📚 Based on myth of how Ireland got its name
#Roundtablementor #A #F #R #UN
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🗡️🩸Scheming magicless FMC with a mind like a knife
👀🌊Charismatic sea-raider MMC with a quick tongue and dark wit
⚔️💍Enemies to lovers + marriage of convenience to fool mutual foes
🔥🌅Mysterious magic that comes with a price
🇮🇪📚 Based on myth of how Ireland got its name
#Roundtablementor #A #F #R #UN
👀🌊Charismatic sea-raider MMC with a quick tongue and dark wit
⚔️💍Enemies to lovers + marriage of convenience to fool mutual foes
🔥🌅Mysterious magic that comes with a price
🇮🇪📚 Based on myth of how Ireland got its name
#Roundtablementor #A #F #R #UN
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EMPIRE OF SAND X THE YOUNG ELITES
Enzhe was always told being born with magic meant he was born for greatness. He never imagined that greatness meant helping a grieving girl destroy magic by killing the gods, all to save his little sister.
#roundtablementor #YA #F #UN
Enzhe was always told being born with magic meant he was born for greatness. He never imagined that greatness meant helping a grieving girl destroy magic by killing the gods, all to save his little sister.
#roundtablementor #YA #F #UN
October 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
EMPIRE OF SAND X THE YOUNG ELITES
Enzhe was always told being born with magic meant he was born for greatness. He never imagined that greatness meant helping a grieving girl destroy magic by killing the gods, all to save his little sister.
#roundtablementor #YA #F #UN
Enzhe was always told being born with magic meant he was born for greatness. He never imagined that greatness meant helping a grieving girl destroy magic by killing the gods, all to save his little sister.
#roundtablementor #YA #F #UN
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LOVELESS x SIMONVERSE: Aroace Izzy has more on her plate than cake
💜Childhood best friend drama
💚Creating community
💜Navigating family relationships with her sister, college bound cousin, and traditional Nonna
💚Creating her place in the world (ft. FASHION)
#roundtablementor #YA #Con #UN
💜Childhood best friend drama
💚Creating community
💜Navigating family relationships with her sister, college bound cousin, and traditional Nonna
💚Creating her place in the world (ft. FASHION)
#roundtablementor #YA #Con #UN
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
LOVELESS x SIMONVERSE: Aroace Izzy has more on her plate than cake
💜Childhood best friend drama
💚Creating community
💜Navigating family relationships with her sister, college bound cousin, and traditional Nonna
💚Creating her place in the world (ft. FASHION)
#roundtablementor #YA #Con #UN
💜Childhood best friend drama
💚Creating community
💜Navigating family relationships with her sister, college bound cousin, and traditional Nonna
💚Creating her place in the world (ft. FASHION)
#roundtablementor #YA #Con #UN
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She hides her true desires to survive.
He hides his alien form behind human skin.
Beneath Vegas lights, their union burns through the lies,
forcing them to choose whether to keep hiding or be seen for everything they are.
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN
He hides his alien form behind human skin.
Beneath Vegas lights, their union burns through the lies,
forcing them to choose whether to keep hiding or be seen for everything they are.
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
She hides her true desires to survive.
He hides his alien form behind human skin.
Beneath Vegas lights, their union burns through the lies,
forcing them to choose whether to keep hiding or be seen for everything they are.
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN
He hides his alien form behind human skin.
Beneath Vegas lights, their union burns through the lies,
forcing them to choose whether to keep hiding or be seen for everything they are.
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN
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Max thinks the tradwife cult her sister joins is weird but harmless…till the bake-offs turn into human sacrifices.
🏠Tradwife influencers
👹Hungry ancient evil
🪓Sacrifice disobedient women
🏳️🌈Sapphic Horrormance
🎂Baking battle
🎃Halloween gone wrong
#roundtablementor #YA #H #UN
🏠Tradwife influencers
👹Hungry ancient evil
🪓Sacrifice disobedient women
🏳️🌈Sapphic Horrormance
🎂Baking battle
🎃Halloween gone wrong
#roundtablementor #YA #H #UN
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Max thinks the tradwife cult her sister joins is weird but harmless…till the bake-offs turn into human sacrifices.
🏠Tradwife influencers
👹Hungry ancient evil
🪓Sacrifice disobedient women
🏳️🌈Sapphic Horrormance
🎂Baking battle
🎃Halloween gone wrong
#roundtablementor #YA #H #UN
🏠Tradwife influencers
👹Hungry ancient evil
🪓Sacrifice disobedient women
🏳️🌈Sapphic Horrormance
🎂Baking battle
🎃Halloween gone wrong
#roundtablementor #YA #H #UN