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Tristan Felix B. @tristiger.bsky.social · 4d

I guess doctors might save some Palestinian lives or something, so can't have them on the loose (/sarc). Israel wants all their people back, but they'll keep (and torture) as many Palestinian hostages as they want.

www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

Israel will not release 2 Palestinian doctors in ceasefire deal, Hamas source says

The Israeli military said that a ceasefire was now in effect in Gaza, as its forces pull back in accordance with the deal approved by the government overnight.

www.cnn.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s help Sharif get to his goal ❤️

Sharif 🎬169 @shadowtrace.bsky.social · 6d

I must admit that I feel a mix of gratitude and disappointment
gratitude toward everyone who stood with me,
and disappointment that I have never managed to achieve my goal .. 2/4 👇🏼

My Children Lost Their Mother—Don’t Let Them Lose Life Too

Hello, my name is Sherif Samir Abdullah.I am 38 years oldA father of three children:

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 8d

If you've been wondering where to get my book, here's your answer!

Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · Oct 20

Where to get my debut novella, The Extravaganza Eternia:
Ask your library to get it
Order it at your local indie bookstore
Buy direct from Ghost Orchid Press
Bookshop.org

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 8d

As of today I am twenty-five point forty-two Great British Pounds away from earning out my advance for this novella and earning royalties for the first time ever

Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · Oct 20

Murder! Magic! Disaster queers! Gore and glitter galore!

If you like the Dead Moon Circus in Sailor Moon or Circus of the Last Days in Baldur's Gate 3, chances are you'll enjoy THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA as well.

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Also available in ebook~

“The Extravaganza Eternia is a mesmerising journey through a magical circus full of wondrous creatures with friendship and love as our final destination.” Eugenia Triantafyllou, author of The Giants of the Violet Sea

"The Extravaganza Eternia is a dive of all your senses into the magical world of the circus. A phantasmagorical murder mystery that forces the reader to face deep and unrelenting darkness but also offers powerful sun rays of hope that warm your heart. Don't miss it!"
— Ioanna Papadopoulou, author of Winter Harvest

“The Extravaganza Eternia is a sparkling murder mystery set in a supernatural circus filled with otherworldly acts... Osani seamlessly blends dark curses and gory murders with the magic and glitter of the circus world in a fast-paced story that feels like a colourful fever dream.” Jelena Dunato, author of Dark Woods, Deep Water

"A glittering tale of big top murder that will swing you breathlessly from the dark depths of loneliness and betrayal to the sparkling heights of hope and human perseverance. The circus is in town! Get excited. Osani’s work is not to be missed."
C.J. Lavigne, author of In Veritas

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 10d

squeeeeeeee I can't wait :DDDDD

a cartoon of a ghost with a heart on its chest is walking on a black background .

Alt: A chibi-blob cartoon grinning with its little hands to its face, stamping its little feet in poorly restrained excitement

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 10d

😩😩😩

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you!!! The artist is Daniella Batsheva and she seriously cooked with this one 😍

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 10d

Dropping my Small Spec Book Awards 2025 semi finalist mahou shojou AF murder mystery novella THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA into the mix ✨
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The cover of THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by Kristin Osani

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AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 11d

It's a lovely morning on the internet and you are a horrible queer!

Drop your links to queer books! Yours, someone else's, tradpub, indie, share ALL THE QUEER BOOKS to make a fash shit themselves.

Go!!!

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 13d

Help I'm suffering from a terrible case of writer's block

A person is stretched out on a couch, Scrivener open on the laptop on her knees, unreachable because of the ginger and white cat lounging along her torso and chest

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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 19d

Hello friends! This is my @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social schedule for tomorrow!

Here we go:

- I will be a panelist on Multilingual life for creatives with @millieabecassis.com @witchywonderer.bsky.social @danaiwrites.bsky.social and @jelenawrites.bsky.social

Friday: 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT

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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 19d

If you're available Sept 27th at 1pm PT, check out Flights of Foundry (an online convention that's free to attend)!

I’ll be on a 'Navigating Debut Year' panel with 4 other debut authors!

It's sure to be an emotionally fraught and educational experience:

Register: flights-of-foundry.org

FLIGHTS OF FOUNDRY
FREE VIRTUAL CONVENTION

NAVIGATING DEBUT YEAR

Featuring headshots of:
COURTNEY FLOYD
ALBY C. WILLIAMS
K. VALENTIN
M. STEVENSON
CHRISTY CLIMENHAGE

Save The Date 27th of SEPTEMBER 2025
At 1:00PM PT

Register at:
flights-of-foundry.org

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 19d

It was great to meet you yesterday! Thanks for letting me drag you over to my partner (another Jeff in the games industry xD), it meant a lot to him <3
have an awesome rest of your TGS, and maybe see you if you wander by the Kakehashi Games/Devolver Digital booth again! ^^

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 27d

I see people talking about short story collections. There is lots to say on this topic but I will shut my mouth and just say, I have a short story collection! I also love short stories as a art form.

bookshop.org/p/books/skin...

Skin Thief

Check out Skin Thief - "Pure goth." --Leigh Harlen, author of Queens of Noise and Blood Like GarnetsThe stories in this collection of dark fantasy and horror short stori...

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Yahya Danboos🌙Creating Luminous Nights @yahyadanboos.bsky.social · 27d

If you're interested you can wishlist the game on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1949610/...

Luminous Nights on Steam

Embark on a HeartsLike action-RPG inspired by 1001 Arabian Nights. Experience thrilling combat, character progression, and unlock abilities and weapons. Explore vibrant environments, master 3D platfor...

store.steampowered.com

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Yahya Danboos🌙Creating Luminous Nights @yahyadanboos.bsky.social · 27d

Meet Sahar!✨
Your companion on the journey through #LuminousNights! 🌙

Special thanks to @pluvias.bsky.social for designing and drawing this adorable character!

#IndieDev | #GameDev | #CharacterDesign

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 28d

A whole lot of people are coming for @angryblacklady.bsky.social today for saying "do not put your name on a list of people attending a protest, what the fuck" with responses like "you're just discouraging people!" and "but they already know who you are!" and "DON'T LET THE TERRORISTS WIN" etc

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Kristin 🍉 @kristinosani.bsky.social · 28d

Eeeee congrats!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · 28d

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! Book #2 of The Bastion Cycle, Relic of Haven, is OUT NOW from Space Wizard!!!!
www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/relic-o...

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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Sep 14

These showed up on my doorstep & I’ve been freaking out! So have a glamour shot to commemorate 1 month till this bad boy’s in the world!!!

Preorder now! Coming Oct 14th from @alcovepress.bsky.social / @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Buy here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799919...

A stack of hardcover books with a 3D-printed black demon hand holding up one of the hardcover books. There is a pink skull sitting on another stack of paperback books and the side of the books drips black goo. The book itself is purple with a cartoon drawing of a goth guy with a magic book, and from that magic book, a black dripping shadow hand emerges. The image says: 1 month till release

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER

The Dresden Files meets the queer-chaos of
Gideon the Ninth.

Mateo Borrero has ninety-nine problems, and they all hinge on the fact that his bruja mother turned him into the vessel for an ancient evil and then bounced. He needs money for an exorcism.

Enter Topher, who's cursed, rich, (kind of cute), and too clueless to clock that Mateo's never had a client before.

-Goth x Rich Guy
-No One Knows What They're Doing
-Demon Possession as Flirting
-Monster Kisses
-Only a Little Cannibalism

PREORDER NOW! AVAILABLE OCT 14TH

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Sep 15

You want to help Chicago[land]?

REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST

They're doing quick hits, in the burbs, bc they figured out that the big raids in LA drew a lot of attention.

BE A MEGAPHONE

start with:
@unraveledpress.com @djbyrnes1.bsky.social @mulchy.bsky.social @mskellymhayes.bsky.social

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 15

ICE has fired tear gas and pepper balls at protesters outside their Broadview facility. They are terrorizing immigrants across Chicagoland. The time to resist is now. It will only get harder as authoritarianism tightens its grip. Please pay attention to this struggle.

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Kurella De'vil is in the Details @kurellian.bsky.social · Sep 14

want to keep motivated writing in *waves hands*?!

reminder that i'll be speaking with @stephengrahamking.com and @magicariot.com NEXT SUNDAY about how to do this exactly!!!!

info in QP!!!

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · Aug 20

Tickets are AVAILABLE NOW for our next deep-dive, Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated to Write When the World Is On Fire! Head over to weeknightwriters.com/2025/08/19/w... or read this thread to find out more about this event & how you can attend - and get a 50% discount on your ticket 1/7

Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated When the World Is On Fire - Weeknight Writers

Thinking about participating in First Draft Fall? Trying to figure out how you’re going to get yourself writing when everything is falling apart around you? This is the panel for you! Writing With Hop...

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C. J. Lavigne @cjlavigne.com · Sep 13

Come hang with us! We're gonna do a thing! And with all the power of the online sorceries, you can just hop in from ANYWHERE.

Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · Sep 13

HELLO did you know! I am helping launch THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER, the brilliant @cjlavigne.com's new novella of disaster, hope, belief, and weird moss!

September 24, 7 pm MT, virtual, free, BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

The Drowned Man's Daughter digital launch — NeWest Press

You are Invited! To the digital book launch of award-winning writer C.J. Lavigne’s brand new book The Drowned Man’s Daughter ! Featuring the spectacular Premee Mohamed as co-reader, this is an event...

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Valerie Valdes @valerievaldes.bsky.social · Sep 14

Last day to sign up for a lottery session, including my chill-n-chat!

Valerie Valdes @valerievaldes.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Flights of Foundry schedule is up! I’m moderating a bunch of panels, and doing a chill-n-chat with limited seating, so if you want to be there, sign up now: flights-of-foundry.org

Flights of Foundry – For Speculative Creators and their Fans

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · Sep 9

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub YA or adult SFF/H book coming out Sept 2025 - March 2026? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Contact

I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…

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