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Raven Clemens @ravenlynclemens.bsky.social · 1h

chris tries to get some sleep #OurPermanentVacation #opvcomic

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Raven Clemens @ravenlynclemens.bsky.social · 47m

swag moment

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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 17h

Ryan Murphy is an absolute cunt

Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 1d

apparently the new Netflix show Monster: The Ed Gein Story invented an "autogynephilia" backstory for their serial killer (because of course they did!). so time to re-up my collection of writings on this pseudoscientific zombie theory...
juliaserano.medium.com/autogynephil...

Autogynephilia, Junk Science, and Pseudoscience

plus links to my academic articles, online essays, and explainers on the topic

juliaserano.medium.com

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The Weird Writer @thewriterofweird.bsky.social · 10h

writerofweird.itch.io/rebecca-and-... Way ahead of you, and the profits are donated to Gendered Intelligence! itch.io/b/3305/under... Or get it as part of this bundle!

Rebecca and the Grinning Worm by The Writer of Weird

An Unauthorised Parody Sci-Fi Novelette

writerofweird.itch.io

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S. A. Hunt @sahuntbooks.com · 10h

But not to ridicule them or kill them, please. Make them a character like any other character and do the research necessary to bring them to life. Talk to real trans women.

alyson “october” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 18h

put trans women in your fiction. don’t be a fucking coward.

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The Weird Writer @thewriterofweird.bsky.social · 23h

www.justgiving.com/page/gareth-...

Gareth's fundraiser for Hope House & Ty Gobaith

Help Gareth Barsby raise money to support Hope House & Ty Gobaith

www.justgiving.com

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Noukah @noukah.bsky.social · 1d

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

#art #spookyseason

A moose is standing in front of a still lake in a dark forest. A wolf is biting the hindleg of the moose, looking smug.

The moose looks at the wolf and grins in an evil manner, with huge sharp teeth. The wolf looks terrified.

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Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hey if you hate censorship and want to do more than just doompost online, you can actually do something: Being annoying!

Hoards of people have been blowing up the phones of payment processing companies to pressure them not to bend to the whims of puritan groups.

stop-paypros.neocities.org

Cartoon monster lady, Sue, in a "Don't Stop Calling T-shirt, pointing at a personification of "puritan activist groups" looming over a personification of "payment processor"

Sue's Dialogue: YOOHOO! These motherfuckers think they can pick and choose what you do with your own money. You wouldn't let them do that, would you?

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Matt Brandenburg @brandenburgdm.bsky.social · 1d

Continuing my yearly Halloween tradition of reading @spookhouse.bsky.social The Crypt of Blood and The Mausoleum of Gore. I keep finding new moments, new hauntings, new questions of what is real.

You should pick them up: www.muzzlelandpress.com

Two books leaning against a tombstone. The Mausoleum of Gore and the Crypt of Blood, both by Jonathan Raab.

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The Weird Writer @thewriterofweird.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry about my earlier response.

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Vinyl Cover Art 🌈 @coverart.bsky.social · 1d

Capital Cities

💿 In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery (2013)
🏷️ Electronic / Rock / Pop / Indie Rock / Synth-pop

Artwork:
João Lauro Fonte (Cover Art)
Eliot Lee Hazel (Photography)

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Servali @servali.bsky.social · 2d

get this thing off my porch

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Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @lhardingwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Once again, having to tap this sign.

Please give up Harry Potter. Please.

But trans people need your *material* help as well. I know that's more difficult than just reading another book, but the right thing to do is seldom easy.

Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @lhardingwrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

While it's nice to see more noise about how terrible JKR is, as a trans woman I would appreciate it if there was less focus on "here's what you can read instead" and more "here's how you can materially help trans people".

We're the victims here, please stop centring the purity of your bookshelves.

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Chief (T.C. Smith) || comms open! @chiefwritesbook.bsky.social · 1d

We all like indie books here yeah? Good news! We have a mega bundle of relatively unknown indie books that deserve more readers! You can get the whole thing for just $38:

itch.io/b/3305/under...

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚 📦📚

A graphic featuring some of the books in the under-rated books bundle, surrounding some text in the middle. Text reads: "itch.io under-rated bundle. oct 9th to 13th. bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." two rows of five stars can be seen above and below the text.

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The Weird Writer @thewriterofweird.bsky.social · 1d

Thankfully, I only mixed M/M and M/F in that one series; got plenty of F/Fs in my other work.

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemily @emberyl.bsky.social · 1d

I regret to inform you their homophobia does in fact extend to M/M it just takes the form of fetishization rather than repulsion

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Benjanun Sriduangkaew @benjanun.bsky.social · 1d

Lol people telling me 'well I mix M/M and M/F' are funny, yes congratulations those are the two configurations that the hetleresses will in fact read. Their homophobia doesn't extend to M/M because they think teehee man-on-man is hot.

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Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · 2d

The idea of the IDF using royalty free assets (meant to help artists build out scenes for concept art etc) for genocide is so sickening.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 3d

We traced over 30 unique assets to Washington-based 3D creator Ian Hubert, who makes bespoke models created for his sci-fi project Dynamo Dream, available to his Patreon subscribers.

Scans of parking lots, antennas, and pipes were repurposed as Hamas and Iranian military sites

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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 2d

"The consumers won't care if it's AI."

Ah yes, horror fans -- y'know, the people who famously ask "Are the FX Practical?!" about literally every movie -- definitely won't care that you're feeding them prompt-generated slop. Good call there.

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daria argento @mommywiseau.bsky.social · 7d

this october you can and should feel bad and scared reading my last book. seven stories about sex, drugs, and rock & roll. it fucking sucks to read. it might even kill you. take a chance, it's free ~ 🖤🎃🖤

mommyswomb.itch.io/spoiled-rotten
www.lulu.com/shop/natalie...

spoiled rotten by natalie celeste tautou

seven stories about sex, drugs, and rock & roll

mommyswomb.itch.io

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Shane💀Blackheart (they/them) @shaneblackheart.com · 3d

This appears to have gone live early!

Grab a bunch of great books that have/had 15 or fewer ratings on Amazon or Goodreads! Maybe you'll find your next favorite.

2 of my books, Everything Is Wonderful Now & Open Wound, books 1 & 2 in The Requiem Series, are in the bundle 💜
itch.io/b/3305/under...

Itchio under-rated bundle. October 9th through the 13th. Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of. Five stars are above and below the text in the center of the graphic. Surrounding it are several books included in the bundle.

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CosmicZoey 🏳️‍⚧️ @olipie.bsky.social · 2d

I'm part of the "Under-Rated Books" bundle on Itch, from now until the 13th! It's a collection of 63 books for $38, from indie authors like myself, who haven't gotten many reviews on their work!

itch.io/b/3305/under...

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 2d

Loved this! Simple but creepy!

Bonemeal @bonemealpro.bsky.social · 10d

My new game "Tom Dahl" is out now!
Watch over a mysterious prisoner and try to survive the night!
Available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Indonesian and Russian! French will also be available soon.
Enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/4003500/...

Tom Dahl on Steam

In the small, burnt out Northern Ontario town that was once Montgomery Hills, there is a prisoner. You are in charge. Keep yourself awake long enough to see the light of day. Uncover the truth about o...

store.steampowered.com

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 New Itch-io Bundle 🚨

This time focussing on hidden indie gems, 60 underrated books that fly under the radar in a wide array of genres for just $38, running 9–13 October.

Come and check out some of the best books you've never heard of.
itch.io/b/3305/under...

📢📚🪐| #BookSky | 📦📚

Graphic that reads "Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle, Oct 9th-13th, Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." Text is brown on an off-white background with five yellow stars bordering it above and below. Around the text box are the following book covers: Predators by H.S. Kallinger, Zinmages by M.C. Burnell, The Spider's Friend by M.C. Burnell, Disappearance and Other Short Stories by PD Loupee, Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska, Kranlian Rendezvous by Simon Wolfe, The Shadow of Arcadia by Alan K. Dell, Devil Deal by Janina Franck, The God Sun by Alan K. Dell, Water's Edge by Ellie Lieberman, The Third People by Lee Burton, The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce, The Lion by Lee Burton, Adventures In GameWorld : Game Start by Robert Rumery, All Through the House and Other Tales from a Random Place by Joachim Heijndermans, Soft Reboot by Joachim Heijndermans, Blue by Niranjan, Wizard's Debt by Niranjan, Ambushed by Natasha O'Connor, At First Belonging by Rob

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Joachim Heijndermans @jheijndermans.bsky.social · 2d

The Under-rated books bundle on Itch, hosted by @chiefwritesbook.bsky.social is now live. That is more than 60(!!!) books from over 40 authors, including 2 of my short story collections. Find the bundle here: itch.io/b/3305/under...

Banner that reads itch.io under rated bundle oct 9th -13th bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of. A plethora of books surround the title

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