Beto O'Byrne
@worldofkir.bsky.social
Creating fantastic worlds that speak truth to power.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/worldofkir
creator, World of Kir Fantasy Series
cofounder, Radical Evolution Performance Collective
Banner Image: The Tower of Reflection by Ivan Garcia (commissioned by me!)
Patreon: www.patreon.com/worldofkir
creator, World of Kir Fantasy Series
cofounder, Radical Evolution Performance Collective
Banner Image: The Tower of Reflection by Ivan Garcia (commissioned by me!)
IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, PART II: DEPARTURE is coming soon and will be released in a few weeks!
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
IN SEARCH OF GODS GREAT AND SMALL, PART II: DEPARTURE is coming soon and will be released in a few weeks!
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
I can't wait to share the next chapters of Rhom’s journey with you, and for you to see where it goes next.
Catch up and read Part I: Pradita \: buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad
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
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
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
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
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October 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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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October 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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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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September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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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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
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
October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
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
Reposted by Beto O'Byrne
Morning walk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Morning walk
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.
September 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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.
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.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
September 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Morning meditation shifts into something stranger.
The Bookmasters press Rhom beyond ritual— for the first time, The Sight finds him.
buff.ly/DP8quJ9
#godsgreatandsmall #royalroad #bipocfantasy #darkacademia #webfiction #speculativeresistance
Reposted by Beto O'Byrne
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.
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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September 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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.
Join @worldofkir.bsky.social, @amoebic.bsky.social, and I as we go deep on bugs and mushrooms, like you do.
Reposted by Beto O'Byrne
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
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9363...
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
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9363...
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...
www.royalroad.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9363...
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
www.royalroad.com/fiction/9363...
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.
September 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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.
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
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
September 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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
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
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.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/in-s...
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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.
tribunemag.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/in-s...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/in-s...
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
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
August 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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
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
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:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.
Read this final act of resistance now:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
August 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
New worlds can be imagined—because this one was never theirs to own.
Read this final act of resistance now:
buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#royalroad #speculativeresistance #bipocfantasy
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
#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
August 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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
#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
#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.
August 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
#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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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
What an inventive and art-full medium for this flash literary puzzle. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #SFF #SpecLit
@bsfwriters.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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
What an inventive and art-full medium for this flash literary puzzle. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #SFF #SpecLit
@bsfwriters.bsky.social
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
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
August 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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
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
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
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
August 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
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
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
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
July 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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
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
“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
Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
July 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“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
Another forbidden tale from the World of Kir is now free to read.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #royalroad #bipocfantasy
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
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
July 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
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
“...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
Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad
July 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“...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
Another entry added. Dive into the deep lore of a world built on resistance.
Click here to read: buff.ly/QxdBWpC
#speculativeresistance #specfic #royalroad