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Autist atheist author. Bitter bigender bisexual. Feminist fujoshi. Polyamorous perimenopausal former-physicist. Scandi-American pseudo-intellectual "she". @triplebbooks.bsky.social https://mamelby.wordpress.com Binge watch skeeting at #crowtitsfujo

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · Sep 1

Can't decide if you want to read a sweet MM roommate romance or a thriller with a vengeful villain you love to hate? Can't decide if you want to read campy queer fiction full of fun geeky references or an angsty exploration of trauma and mental illness?

HAVE I GOT THE BOOKS FOR YOU!

M. A. Melby
Bad Memory
Volume One: Purple and Blue Brigade

Picture of a smashed iPhone that appears to be bleeding

Best Forgotten
Volume Two
Purple and Blue Brigade
M. A. Melby

Picture of a tree stump with sunflowers, a pill bottle, and a hand holding a paintbrush on it.

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4h

McGuffin

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4h

McGuffin --- McGuffin --- McGuffin

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4h

No way - four people had four pieces of a key?

That never happens.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 7h

MYSTERIOUS GUY - who is pulling the strings behind *whatever meta plot is going on* - we can't see his face, but he's probably someone we know.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 9h

The boys thinking that what the woman wants is for them to be super successful and ambitious and what she REALLY wants is someone who cares more about her than all those things...

And like, the LOOK she gives him, like...FFS, can I get a break?

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 9h

Okay, so there is a female villain character - and every time she speaks, the translation is just *weird* and now we find out she's speaking in some dialect of a nation within this fantasy world, right?

Like --- OH....OKAY THEN.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Coming Out Day!

I'm not coming out to my family. Nope.

This ends my annual Coming Out Day ritual.

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Mike Friedman @mfriedmannola.bsky.social · 16h

I love her SO MUCH.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1d

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 1d

NO! The friend breakup to protect your bro - SO SAD.

😭

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 1d

The woman dressed as a man (very common in these dramas) obviously has a crush on our MC.

Every once in a blue moon they actually code the character as trans and not someone cross dressing for convenience.

But pretty sure, this time, she's a girl.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 1d

By the way, I really like the MC here. We start out confused because the story *about* him is so epic, and he's some bitter person who lies effortlessly. Like, so much *not a hero* - and we slowly are told his story - the character arc that we know exists is being revealed to us, and it's brilliant.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 2d

It's been ten years - I look exactly the same - I'm wearing a half-mask - nobody recognizes me.

But they said something about looking different because *poisoned* - but still.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 3d

They are currently tomb raiding - which is funny because one of the MC's starred in a tomb raiding series I watched. Like - nothing has changed.

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 3d

They have a kid that is being carried up the mountain by this guy in a heavy metal mask - and it's giving strong Mad Max vibes.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 3d

OMG - I just realized that I'm watching Scoobie-Doo - we even have a dog and a mystery machine.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 3d

omg - it's that guy?

When he was called out on this comment, he basically said - yeah, I'm threatening to r*pe them. He didn't deny it or explain that it was an misunderstanding or anything.

He's the scum of the earth.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you - fast talking exposition device. What was your job now?

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4d

LMAO - Polyamory would solve everything.

😆

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4d

WHAT?

They can't do that! It's against the rules. HOLY SHIT.

He has to miraculously be okay - right? RIGHT?!?

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4d

BL Songbird - also insightful.

bsky.app/profile/blso...

BL Songbird @blsongbird.bsky.social · 4d

Best Forgotten
My first try at this!

1. M.A. Melby's new MM Romance is dark, funny, and very human.
2. I devoured it in an afternoon on a long plane ride.
3. Check the trigger warnings, then curl up for a cozy weekend in bed.
(Available on Amazon and Itch Io)

#mmromance #mmbooksky #bookreview

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Adrienne @adrienneleigh.bsky.social · 4d

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 4d

Reminder that "criminal" is a meaningless category.

Some of the best people I've ever known have been "criminals" and "felons."

Donald Trump is a shitheel because he's a lying white supremacist queerphobic ableist neo-confederate scumbag, not because he's a criminal.

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BL Songbird @blsongbird.bsky.social · 4d

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 4d

Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 5d

Aw!

One of the best - we met when we were kids, but somehow don't remember it and it's sweet - stories - NICE.

Aaaaaannnnnd.....shipped.

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mamelby @mamelby.bsky.social · 5d

Guy has an ancient RV.

😆