Verity Duncan
@verityduncan.bsky.social
Quality specialist, writes SF/F, gets distracted, drinks flat whites. She/her. LGBTQ+ supportive. Team Orca.
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yes, this is why you really should try to get it if you can, because we are making it so much dangerous for the people who can not!
One, I agree with this idea.
But two, I want to point out that if you're immunocompromised, there are certain vaccines that you can't get. The MMR vaccine is one of them because it's a live virus vaccine.
But two, I want to point out that if you're immunocompromised, there are certain vaccines that you can't get. The MMR vaccine is one of them because it's a live virus vaccine.
If you are worried this is too big an executive function barrier you can go to a pharmacy and they will probably just jab you. That is what I did.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
yes, this is why you really should try to get it if you can, because we are making it so much dangerous for the people who can not!
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Starbucks workers are STILL on ULP strike in over 130 cities and growing. Support our fight for better pay, scheduling, and protections - as well as a resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices - by NOT BUYING STARBUCKS at ANY location for the duration of our strike!
December 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Starbucks workers are STILL on ULP strike in over 130 cities and growing. Support our fight for better pay, scheduling, and protections - as well as a resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices - by NOT BUYING STARBUCKS at ANY location for the duration of our strike!
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🌊 🎥 Trust us: Check out the Scripps Pier underwater camera right now!
The current ocean visibility at Scripps Pier is high, so you'll likely encounter some cool critters. Tune in here: coollab.ucsd.edu/pierviz/
The current ocean visibility at Scripps Pier is high, so you'll likely encounter some cool critters. Tune in here: coollab.ucsd.edu/pierviz/
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🌊 🎥 Trust us: Check out the Scripps Pier underwater camera right now!
The current ocean visibility at Scripps Pier is high, so you'll likely encounter some cool critters. Tune in here: coollab.ucsd.edu/pierviz/
The current ocean visibility at Scripps Pier is high, so you'll likely encounter some cool critters. Tune in here: coollab.ucsd.edu/pierviz/
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Love seeing a buttoned-up man unwound? The Turners are for you! Read them back-to-back in one volume.
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amazon: www.amazon.com/Turne...
apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
nook: http://www.barnesand...
kobo: http://store.koboboo...
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amazon: www.amazon.com/Turne...
apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
nook: http://www.barnesand...
kobo: http://store.koboboo...
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Love seeing a buttoned-up man unwound? The Turners are for you! Read them back-to-back in one volume.
/jb
amazon: www.amazon.com/Turne...
apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
nook: http://www.barnesand...
kobo: http://store.koboboo...
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amazon: www.amazon.com/Turne...
apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
nook: http://www.barnesand...
kobo: http://store.koboboo...
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Deeply pleased in an incredibly reserved Danish-American way that THE WITCH ROADS is named as one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal:
www.libraryjournal.com/story/Editor...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/Editor...
Editors’ Picks of the Year | Best Books 2025
The LJ Book Review editors’ list of 100 Picks of the Year highlights titles we never tired of reading, rereading, talking about, or mulling over.
www.libraryjournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Deeply pleased in an incredibly reserved Danish-American way that THE WITCH ROADS is named as one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal:
www.libraryjournal.com/story/Editor...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/Editor...
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"A witty, heartfelt romantic escape that blends bayou grit with glittery wish-fulfillment in a way that feels both magical and deeply human. It’s festive, funny, and emotionally sharp in all the right places."
... can I use the scammers description as an ad?
books2read.com/christmas-me...
... can I use the scammers description as an ad?
books2read.com/christmas-me...
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"A witty, heartfelt romantic escape that blends bayou grit with glittery wish-fulfillment in a way that feels both magical and deeply human. It’s festive, funny, and emotionally sharp in all the right places."
... can I use the scammers description as an ad?
books2read.com/christmas-me...
... can I use the scammers description as an ad?
books2read.com/christmas-me...
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After #WHOI and Ifremer scientists found the wreckage of the Titanic in 1985, it opened a new chapter in deep sea exploration!
KMBC came from Kansas City to Woods Hole to talk about this legacy of discovery.
📲Get to the bottom of the Titanic story on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/kmbc-titanic
KMBC came from Kansas City to Woods Hole to talk about this legacy of discovery.
📲Get to the bottom of the Titanic story on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/kmbc-titanic
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
After #WHOI and Ifremer scientists found the wreckage of the Titanic in 1985, it opened a new chapter in deep sea exploration!
KMBC came from Kansas City to Woods Hole to talk about this legacy of discovery.
📲Get to the bottom of the Titanic story on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/kmbc-titanic
KMBC came from Kansas City to Woods Hole to talk about this legacy of discovery.
📲Get to the bottom of the Titanic story on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/kmbc-titanic
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oh HEY peeps -- Cold Magic at $2 on Kindle. Book one of my Afro-Celtic post-Roman regency icepunk fantasy adventure trilogy, with Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and (of course) lawyer dinosaurs.
Oooh! Ooh, Cold Magic, the first in Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker trilogy, is on $2 sale on Amazon! I am not a bit exaggerating when I say these books helped save my sanity, I was re-reading them when the hurricane hit and in the aftermath they gave me a wonderful place to escape to.
Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy Book 1)
Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy Book 1) - Kindle edition by Elliott, Kate. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy Book 1).
www.amazon.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
oh HEY peeps -- Cold Magic at $2 on Kindle. Book one of my Afro-Celtic post-Roman regency icepunk fantasy adventure trilogy, with Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and (of course) lawyer dinosaurs.
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A MERMAID is finally here!
*throws confetti*
Go grab your copy and escape into a magical holiday romance!
All the juicy background gossip and teasers: www.lianabrooks.com/...
Buy it now: books2read.com/chris...
*throws confetti*
Go grab your copy and escape into a magical holiday romance!
All the juicy background gossip and teasers: www.lianabrooks.com/...
Buy it now: books2read.com/chris...
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A MERMAID is finally here!
*throws confetti*
Go grab your copy and escape into a magical holiday romance!
All the juicy background gossip and teasers: www.lianabrooks.com/...
Buy it now: books2read.com/chris...
*throws confetti*
Go grab your copy and escape into a magical holiday romance!
All the juicy background gossip and teasers: www.lianabrooks.com/...
Buy it now: books2read.com/chris...
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The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
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BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
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December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
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Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
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Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
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BOAT STUCK HOLIDAY EDITION
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
BOAT STUCK HOLIDAY EDITION
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Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
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Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
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Ready to shift your world view? 🌎🌍🌏
👉🏽Explore our planet as you never have before: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
👉🏽Explore our planet as you never have before: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ready to shift your world view? 🌎🌍🌏
👉🏽Explore our planet as you never have before: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
👉🏽Explore our planet as you never have before: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
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The Punctuation Collection™️
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Punctuation Collection™️
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The 1st instalment of my 1st serialized short story has landed in people's inboxes care of @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! If you want to read "A Road Less Taken" over the course of this week, sign up! You'll get access to previous instalments too. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Book Week Scotland: Amal El-Mohtar in your inbox
Sign up to receive an exclusive serialised story from Amal El-Mohtar during Book Week Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The 1st instalment of my 1st serialized short story has landed in people's inboxes care of @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! If you want to read "A Road Less Taken" over the course of this week, sign up! You'll get access to previous instalments too. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
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Stoked that the Kākāpō Files from Radio NZ will be back this summer. Follow to hear how this #kakapo breeding season - likely to be the biggest ever - unfolds! #conservation
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Stoked that the Kākāpō Files from Radio NZ will be back this summer. Follow to hear how this #kakapo breeding season - likely to be the biggest ever - unfolds! #conservation
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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The start of the acclaimed Brothers Sinister series.
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The start of the acclaimed Brothers Sinister series.
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
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Whenever people diss the romance genre or act as if it is by definition second-rate, I think about how genuinely difficult it is to write a truly effective (and non wince-inducing) consensual sex scene (whether cute, fun, passionate, tragic, comedic, horny, moving, etc). Especially an explicit one.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Whenever people diss the romance genre or act as if it is by definition second-rate, I think about how genuinely difficult it is to write a truly effective (and non wince-inducing) consensual sex scene (whether cute, fun, passionate, tragic, comedic, horny, moving, etc). Especially an explicit one.
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Charlotte friends, if you know an org that needs whistles, you know who to call. 💕
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Charlotte friends, if you know an org that needs whistles, you know who to call. 💕
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Hey, Portlandia, did you know about this?!
allevents.in/beaverton/po...
I am so lucky to be hanging out with Kate Elliott next Friday night! You could be too if you live nearby.
Heck, I'm driving 5 hours for this awesomeness! Come out and see us! We'll chat, sign books. Don't miss it, OK?
allevents.in/beaverton/po...
I am so lucky to be hanging out with Kate Elliott next Friday night! You could be too if you live nearby.
Heck, I'm driving 5 hours for this awesomeness! Come out and see us! We'll chat, sign books. Don't miss it, OK?
Powells Presents: Kate Elliott in Conversation With Ann Aguirre
Find tickets & information for Powells Presents: Kate Elliott in Conversation With Ann Aguirre. happening at Powells Books, Inc. (Powells Books at Cedar Hills Crossing), Beaverton, OR on Fri, 21 Nov, ...
allevents.in
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hey, Portlandia, did you know about this?!
allevents.in/beaverton/po...
I am so lucky to be hanging out with Kate Elliott next Friday night! You could be too if you live nearby.
Heck, I'm driving 5 hours for this awesomeness! Come out and see us! We'll chat, sign books. Don't miss it, OK?
allevents.in/beaverton/po...
I am so lucky to be hanging out with Kate Elliott next Friday night! You could be too if you live nearby.
Heck, I'm driving 5 hours for this awesomeness! Come out and see us! We'll chat, sign books. Don't miss it, OK?