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@bellhasabat.bsky.social

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I'm a writer! Author of Electric Bones and Always Raining Here Member of comic team HAZEL + BELL Lead Writer at Split Narrative Art by @raspberryhazel.bsky.social rep: @kurestinarmada.bsky.social

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · Jun 12

Always Raining Here is getting published with redrawn art! It's going to be out November 11th 🥰
You can preorder it now!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Always Raining Here

The stand alone adaptation of the popular webcomic by the same name about the down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high scho...

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 4d

It's Banned Books Week. If you are an author, please join @authorsabb.bsky.social! If you work in the publishing industry, please join @pubprosabb.bsky.social! Canadian authors, you can now join Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book bans: linktr.ee/caiabb. Working together feels good! 📚✍️👏

The black and white cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe. The image shows author Maia Kobabe holding a stack of books and pointing at the reader

WHAT IS AABB?
A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators,
librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU?
- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state
- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community
-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more
-Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled!
-A very active discord community

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up!

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing!

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
-Maia Kobabe, 2025

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 2d

Sexy damaged robot time in the horny space murder mystery webcomic

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hazel 🩵 @raspberryhazel.bsky.social · 2d

a princess carry!!

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hazel 🩵 @raspberryhazel.bsky.social · 2d

ELECTRIC BONES page 159 - 160

princess carry!!

page 159: electricbonescomic.com/index.php/co...
page 160: electricbonescomic.com/index.php/co...
read 3 pgs ahead: www.patreon.com/hazelbell

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 12d

Just looking at the local Vancouver area right now!

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 12d

This is in the Vancouver area, but I'm definitely interested in doing events across Canada too!

bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 12d

Aww that's so sweet. We feel so lucky to have gone to FlameCon!!

bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 12d

So Always Raining Here is coming out soon... would anyone be interested in coming to a book signing?? (I'm trying to put a feel out for numbers)

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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 17d

Ready to give visual novels a try? We've gathered 200+ romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers across the world for a week of celebrating the medium!

Get games on sale, try out demos, and fall in love with new stories 💖

Find your next favorite game: store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

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divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 17d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 16d

More Bunny Cafe residents 🐰 They are all adoptable and have such diverse personalities. I went with @raspberryhazel.bsky.social and @heyitsjaki.bsky.social 🥰

I think this is Mr. Happy! He was watching us closely 👀

Cinnamon the Lop likes getting pet at the base of her ears! She sat like this until we stopped.

This is Dash. He is soft like velvet, has a giant wife, and stuck his snoot in my treat cup looking for more greens.

Sabrina and Tully! I think Tully (fluffy one) might be Sabrina's mom. Sabrina is four months old 🥹

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 17d

Bunnies: a great artistic inspiration for many.

A doodle of two bunnies in a box that says "Yeah we gay keep scrolling"
A beautiful portrait of a bunny named Lucy.

A beautiful drawing of a Dutch bunny
Under It is a simple doodle of a bunny turned around that says "NO TALK ME ANGY"

A sketch of "Periwinkle", the Ultimate Life Form

A child's colouring page of three bunnies (Bo, Dolly and Joni) in a field with a rainbow.

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 17d

Should he be suspicious that a hot titty robot came out of nowhere to try and tear Ezras head off? Yes. Is he gonna get quickly distracted from this alarming event by his dick? Also yes.

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 17d

She did just leave, and ezra is currently damaged, so they have shifting priorities! Lucy isn't too concerned, though, mainly because she behaves like other (non sentient) robots do, and he has the ability to control her as a human.

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 17d

If the state of things has you down, I recommend eating a pile of garlic noodles and then going to a bunny cafe to paint bunnies for two hours.

My watercolour painting of Marmalade and Poppy

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hazel 🩵 @raspberryhazel.bsky.social · 17d

ELECTRIC BONES page 158

Maybe Lucy likes danger!

website: electricbonescomic.com/index.php/co...
read 3 pgs ahead: www.patreon.com/hazelbell

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Split Narrative 💘 @splitnarrative.com · 18d

We're happy to announce that Replay Boys is a part of Fall In Love Festival, by @vnstudioelan.com 💗
You can check out Replay Boys for 30% off, along with over a hundred other fantastic romantic visual novels!
#FallinLoveFestival #IndieDev

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

Fall in Love festival banner with the Replay Boys cover art on it. "Fall in Love visual novel festival, runs from Sep 24-Oct 1"

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ngoziu @ngoziu.com · 19d

GUYS, FLIP IS OUT TODAY!!! 🥳🎉🎈 This is my most autobiographical story to date, and so close to my heart!✨

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 22d

i composed a strongly worded email

Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 23d

They have this button on the right hand column that in addition to public shaming, lets you shame them in other useful ways

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 23d

They have this button on the right hand column that in addition to public shaming, lets you shame them in other useful ways

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🔞Keesh 🍁🏳️‍🌈 @rakeeshsorrel.bsky.social · Sep 11

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.

This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

e-6695 (Consumer protection)

Keywords
Censorship Credit cards Internet Pornography

E-petition
Initiated by Carmen Tam from Waterloo, Ontario

Original language of petition: English
Petition details
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:

Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content;
In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites;
As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”;
As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; and
This has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to
1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services;
2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and
3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 11

Germany has joined the opposing nations! Thats 8 total now!

The preliminary vote is being done TOMORROW sept 12th. The main vote is on october 18th, but everyone in the EU should especially yell at their representatives TODAY to see if we can secure any last minute opposition before prelim!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 10

Reminder that the EU still wants to instate chat control and scan ALL of your private messages!

We're up to 7 nations officially opposing chat control! Use the link below to contact your nation's representatives and tell them you want NO chat control!

fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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hazel 🩵 @raspberryhazel.bsky.social · Sep 11

ELECTRIC BONES page 157

its ok it’ll buff out

website: electricbonescomic.com/index.php/co...
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Kendra&Kat✨enjoying a lil' break! @kendraandkat.bsky.social · Sep 10

See y'all soon at @spxcomics ! We'll have plenty of queer romance comics (beyond just gay vampires), zines on kpop and wrestling, and more fun lil' sparkly goodies! ✨🎉😸

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 8

if youre canadian, you should absolutely sign this petition about C2 as well!

ThirtyHelens🔞 @thirtyhelens.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hey Canadians, I know we've been sharing that financial censorship petition on the commons website but this one is important too.

It's about C2, that dogshit surveillance and immigration bill

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-6627 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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