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Benjamin Kissell

@praetor1983.bsky.social

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Author of faerie drag queen novels, tales of adorable Young Gentlemen, and assorted weird and esoteric stories. My husband arts ( The Clockwork Ticker ) and our cats are jerks. BLM. Queer Rights. Free Palestine. End Genocide.

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hullo Bluesky.

I guess introductions are in order?

I’m Benjamin Kissell - I’m rather gay and I write fantasy books for various ages.

My (ages 14+) faerie drag queen series:
A Queen of Blood and Glitter

The Young Gentlemen books (all ages)

#QueerAuthor #FantasyAuthor

Gay man in black and purple Renaissance Faire faerie makeup and garb, black and purple wig and black horns.

Gay man in simple makeup, bejeweled nails and jewelry holding the first 3 books in his faerie drag queen book series.

Balthazar, a grey-furred Young Gentleman, in green vest (with golden button) and red bow tie, holding the first two The Young Gentlemen books - Once Upon a Christmas Night (green book) and Little Pink Coat (pink book).

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Wocco @wocco.bsky.social · 10d

Also.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.

Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.

AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The women married to fascists are usually also fascists. They weren't "tricked" into being with these people. They chose them.

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Angelle Haney Gullett @cityofangelle.bsky.social · 2d

They literally ruin everything they touch

Scooby-Doo screenshots. Top panel: ghost labeled “Something I used to love sucks now” Fred says “Let’s see who’s behind this”
Bottom panel: Villain is unmasked, labeled “Private Equity”

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 2d

Circe is the only firsthand narrator (so far) in the series … her love of sushi, coffee, and a good book (in lieu of her constantly dangerous detective work for the High Queene) is probably why she’s a fan favorite.

Plus. Fun to write or draw 😉☺️

Table display of stickers, bookmarks and mini-prints beside books all of the ‘A Queen of Blood and Glitter’ series

Shelf display of various art prints and books from the ‘A Queen of Blood and Glitter’ series … at Madame’s Oddities in Fredericksburg, Va

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 2d

Circe.
Yes >that< Circe.

The shapeshifting faerie cat detective to the High Queene and central figure in my book series, ‘A Queen of Blood and Glitter’.

Original art (inspired by Arthur Rackham, with a faerie Art Nouveau twist), I sell as print, bookmark, and sticker.

An image of a ginger cat done in an Art Nouveau style with pose inspired by Arthur Rackham.

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 2d

Monsters are there to terrify - to hold up the mirror in a story to explain, execute, and exemplify (for good or ill); to chastise the reader and the characters.

To create a lesson and to be its instrument.

(Plus, the truly monstrous ones are damn fun to write about!)

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 2d

#SFFChat Q1: What is the role of the monster in SFF? Doesn't have to be a traditional monster--interpret as you like (including moral monstrosity, etc)! Maybe you like friendly monsters, sympathetic monsters, sexy monsters!

Text the same as post. Image: a white silhouette of a spider on a spiderweb.

Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 2d

My ‘A Queen of Blood and Glitter’ series - an urban fantasy where faeries returned - all sorts of monsters from across myth and folklore run amok.

Boggles, trolls, dragons, werewolves, shapeshifter faeries, bluebeards, Unselighe nightmares and more!

Plus, a vengeance-fueled faerie drag queen

Oil slick rainbow background; upon which are the 3 covers to volumes 1-3 of the A Queen of Blood and Glitter series (A Queen of Blood and Glitter, Between the Forest and the Stars, As My World Falls Down) while descriptor words surrounding the first book.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3d

hello! my friend was assaulted and threatened by federal agents for the crime of "not liking them". please help him sue the shit out of these fascist thugs chuffed.org/project/free...

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 3d

This.

Very. Frustratingly. This.

Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 4d

Post something random or you’ll have an awful November …

A vintage 1992 McDonald’s Happy Meal box featuring the McNugget Buddies Halloween characters - pinned to my kitchen wall.

Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 5d

@bbolander.bsky.social
I always enjoy seeing your words make the rounds

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Jae reads romance 📚🫖💄 @jamadoria.bsky.social · 6d

Mass.gov SNAP page is telling the truth about this administration cutting off the program

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A screenshot of the Massachusetts snap program that explains the current administration is cutting off benefits to Americans on 01 November

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 6d

You’re most welcome ☺️

Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 6d

Frelling awesome!

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Benjamin Kissell @praetor1983.bsky.social · 7d

Rachel Summers
Sunspot
Magneto

The Ghost of Future Past💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 7d

You can add THREE more members to this team.
Who are you adding?
Art by InHyuk Lee
#xmen

Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine, Magic, Rogue in their streetverse looks by Inhyuk Lee

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 26d

😤

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 8d

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8d

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it.

They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.