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Renee Carter Hall

@rcarterhall.bsky.social

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Fantasy/science fiction author for MG/YA/adults. Loves cats, tea, & books of all sorts. Member of SFWA, SCBWI, Codex, Furry Writers' Guild. Blue dot in a red state. Still masking because the pandemic isn't over. She/her. https://linktr.ee/reneecarterhall

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Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social · 10d

Hi new followers! I write fantasy/sf for MG/YA/adults, specializing in talking animal characters for all those age groups.

If you want to check out my work, here's some you can read for free:

My free ebook Six Impossible Things

Free short stories on my Patreon

And for news I have a mailing list!

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zeobun @zeobun.bsky.social · Mar 30

There is a brave knight within u ⚔️

A brave mole knight is standing on a molehill, sword and shield in hand. He is framed by a gothic stone frame and in the back, you can see a landscape reminiscent of the rennessance portraits. Underneath, on a piece of paper it says, "There is a brave knight within you", with a painting of a small sword below.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 9h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Neev @restlesshands.bsky.social · 10h

This whole thread is gold - this really zeroes in on something important about the disconnect between AI users and those who are against it.

chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 10h

in a session with my therapist, she was commenting how she can't draw a stick figure -- then recalled a time when she could envision exactly what she wanted and it came out easily on the canvas. and she had no idea how she did it.

I was like, yeah, the flow state. you know, like athletes and gamers

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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 11h

This is an act of kindness but you need to understand that if this is you, telling people about it a week after the fact is likely to put those people right back into danger, and yourself.

You may never be able to safely tell anyone. For decades, if ever.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The Book Badgers @thebookbadgers.bsky.social · 12h

It's that time of year again!

We are offering 10% off every order this Furry Book Month, right through to 31 October.

Use the code FBM25 at the checkout

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Winter Burrow by Pine Creek Games @pinecreekgames.com · 3d

We’re making a game about a mouse surviving winter!

🥧 bake pies
🌲 explore the forest
🍄 forage for mushrooms
🧶 knit warm clothes
& more!

… there are many good times to be had 😌

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🐴 Jam 🎃 comms open! ⭐ @wyrdlittleguy.bsky.social · 2d

I GOT THE ROOM!!!! but I still can't afford the deposit! Please help me out it would mean the world!!
ko-fi.com/A60115TF/goa...

Support Wyrdlittleguy

ko-fi.com

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Stephne Tate @ MFF @quailtea.bsky.social · 1d

SOON……

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David Anaxagoras (he/him) @davidanaxagoras.com · 1d

I am so tired of people equating "edge" with "good" writing, and people implying I can't be a serious writer because of the things I love. Bradbury himself inoculated himself early against such foolishness. Love what you love. Write what you love. Tell everyone else to fuck the fuck off.

“Friends made fun. I tore up the Buck Rogers strips. For a month I walked through my fourth-grade classes, stunned and empty. One day I burst into tears, wondering what devastation had happened to me. The answer was: Buck Rogers. He was gone, and life simply wasn’t worth living. The next thought was: Those are not my friends, the ones who got me to tear the strips apart and so tear my own life down the middle; they are my enemies.
I went back to collecting Buck Rogers. My life has been happy ever since. For that was the beginning of my writing science fiction. Since then, I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”

Ray Bradbury. “Zen in the Art of Writing.”

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My Modern Met @mymodernmet.bsky.social · 1d

Every year, the Wara Art Festival invites Japanese art students to create massive sculptures with wara (or rice straw), turning the area into a seasonal tourist attraction. trib.al/t2Uv0Ud

Mythical Animals Made of Straw Take Over Field in Japan for 2025 Wara Art Festival

If you’re in Japan, you have until the end of this month to check out these incredible straw sculptures.

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Zombie Ostrich and 12.5k others @justostrich.com · 1d

An immunocompromised friend of mine just caught COVID from a roommate. You're not just protecting the people you're speaking to, you're protecting the people they come in contact with, and so on.

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · Sep 4

Masking at conventions makes so much sense I don't know why we don't all do it. The chances of getting get sick at a con are so high we have a cute little name for it: "con crud." That its easy to get COVID at cons should come as no surprise. Why would you not want to protect yourself and others?

Jadzia on stage at New York Comic Con, wearing a K95 mask.

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Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social · 1d

I just backed Shackling on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bab...

Shackling

Tales From Baba Yaga's Garden

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Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe there was already a sense of sacrifice and community because of WWI, and that helped keep people focused on others.

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 4d

I need some help. Got laid-off on Friday: unannounced budget change + my position was first cut, so it was a total surprise. Thanks to a tax status loophole my employer manipulated, I cant get unemployment. In short im SOL

Anything you can give would be huge
Venmo: Vicky-surge
Cash: $VickySurge1312

A cardboard bankers box sitting on top of an office chair filled with assorted odds and ends as I cleaned out my desk

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Kate Shaw / Tigerbat Tails @tigerbattails.bsky.social · 2d

I've uploaded audio of a very short science fiction story, first published in AlienSkin circa 2015, to my Patreon. It's completely free to listen--you don't even have to join at the free level! www.patreon.com/posts/realer...

Realer Than Real | Kate Shaw

Get more from Kate Shaw on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Spooky Scary SkeleFalco @falco.works · 2d

Day 7 -- Feline

Every well educated apprentice witch knows that treats are vital to a familiar's magic focusing abilities ow ow shoot ow dang it ouch

A little witch girl carrying a jug of milk is swarmed by black kittens, who scream and climb her overalls because she's not dispensing the milk fast enough

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 2d

“I ain’t dead yet!” The dearly beloved Dolly Parton creates a “proof of life” video, assuring those who adore her that, even though she is dealing with some things, she is fine and still going strong 💛

Long live Dolly Parton ✨📚

📹: Via Dolly Parton

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 2d

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A drawing of a black cat resting under a blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming"

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Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to see someone else loathes them with the same passion I feel.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 2d

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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Jaye F.R. Coates @jfrcoates.bsky.social · 2d

I'm in the final stretch before major trans gender-affirming surgery, and any book sales will be so helpful in being able to afford this all! Direct sales through TF Publishing are best, but anything will be so beneficial. Please consider purchasing, signing up to Patreon, or sharing this thread.

Cover art for Dragon's Soul, featuring two dragonesses and a gryphon in a close, loving huddle. Art by Vurt.

Cover art of Axinstone, featuring a black dragon standing atop an arch rock formation, in front of a stylised pastel background. Art by Chromamancer.

Cover art for Reborn, which features a starat – an anthropomorphic weasel-like creature – standing upright and holding his hand out to help up a second starat, lying on his back. The starat standing is wearing work overalls, while the second is wearing military uniform. They are in a rocky environment with a dark sky. Art by Ilya Royz.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Sham Jaff @shamjaff.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3d

If you have a few bucks to spare or can at least RT, a friend of a friend is in need of some financial support. Their service dog is sick with hemorrhagic gastroenterits, and they need help paying for the vet bills.
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Donate to Emergency vet bills for service dog Milo VII, organized by Karen Lohr

I have been matched with my service dog Milo VII for almost 3 years; he turns … Karen Lohr needs your support for Emergency vet bills for service dog Milo VII

www.gofundme.com

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Herr Wozzeck @herrwozzeck.bsky.social · 3d

Writing BlueSky! I need some help with something.

Does anyone know any historians who specialize in Russian penal culture? Specifically, anything about Siberia in the era of 1890's Russia?

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