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Patrick Charlton-O'Shea
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Author of #litrpg series The Age of Steam and Sorcery, snowboarder, coffee lover.

https://linktr.ee/patrickcharltonoshea

Book One: Death Becomes Him out now!
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Patrick Charlton-O'Shea @aesonique.itch.io · Aug 15
Good morning Bluesky!
I'm Patrick, the author of the series The Age of Steam and Sorcery. My first book is published here:
aesonique.itch.io/death-become...

ko-fi.com/s/dedefa2e72

amzn.asia/d/eYGjxG4

www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/...

And pre-release versions of my books are on Royal Road for free.
Death Becomes Him by Patrick Charlton-O'Shea
What do you do when your life is falling apart? Play games of course!
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Such a warm welcome back to South Australia.

If it wasn't bad enough that I had to leave Vanessa and our house to come here for work, I got in at some hellish time last night and woke up to a massive power outage.
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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If anyone was keeping up with the issue surrounding Shadow Light Press, a bunch of the former authors on r/ProgressionFantasy have made a post about it

Godspeed 🫡 I hope they can get a favorable outcome from this mess

#LitRPG #ProgressionFantasy #BookSky
From the ProgressionFantasy community on Reddit: The Former Authors of Shadow Light Press Joint Statement
Explore this post and more from the ProgressionFantasy community
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January 14, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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A momentous day! 1000 ratings on Goodreads! I no longer qualify for the "Hidden Gem" category on r/Fantasy Bingo!

Thanks so much to everyone who has tossed me a review :) It absolutely helps.

#booksky 🪐📚💙📚👀 #sff #litrpg
An image of "Time to Play" with 1000 ratings on Goodreads
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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And yet another chapter of my web novel has been published.

#webnovel #litrpg #royalroad #iamwriting

www.royalroad.com/fiction/8703...
Chapter 193 - You Are in the City Guard Now - The Chronicles of Dwynveia - a Slimeling LitRPG
Lilyth ‘Did we have any other cases?’ The Viscount asked when we gathered in his council room for the daily crisis management meeting two days after the events at the clinic. There were eight of us th...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Luiza wants adventures, Amara just wants her safe home.

🔮 Queer latina Witches
🪐 Space travel
💚 Queerplatonic relationship
✨ Magic!

Cover by Ren Nolasco

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚

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Cover of Journey Home, by May Barros. The art shows the main characters: Amara, a fat brown latina witch that has long brown hair, flying on her broom after Luiza, a ginger latina, that is also flying on her broom, but her broom is a also a skate. Amara looks worried and Luiza looks determined. There are planets in the background.
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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How are children capable of screaming at that specific frequency that, had I not already had the snip, would cause my body to spontaneously self-vasectomy?
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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The Vic Govt wants to cut funds to Writers Victoria.

Not just a bit. All the way to zero.

If you're a Victorian (gotta be a resident for this one) tell them what you think of this idea.
Restore funding for Writers Victoria - Petitions - Parliament of Victoria
www.parliament.vic.gov.au
January 15, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Opinions please, booksky and writing community!

When you see the following series name, what do you think/expect in terms of genre, story, etc.? The series name:

Among Wild Stars

Thanks for the help, friends 💜
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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this is who bsky banned for life
thinkingautism.com Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Oct 6
“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack
Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link
We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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This is why *everyone* should be in a union. If you’re not in one, organize. Collective bargaining and action is the ONLY way we secure and keep our rights.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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A reminder that bringing shitty posts over from That Fascist Site to be performatively angry about them here is a choice you don't have to make! You can just leave them there! There is so much else to be legitimately angry about! You will not lack for content!
January 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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HELL YEAH!!

Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!

And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!

So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event

"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"

This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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We got the date wrong and I'm actually leaving Melbourne tomorrow, so we've a day free in the city.

Wevre come to the gallery to look at Art.

I'm currently in a room filled with 17th & 18th century paintings THAT'S BIGGER THAN OUR WHOLE HOUSE.

One canvas alone exceeds our bedroom.

January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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I took a look at the isekai genre and said, "Eh, could use some more trans and more sapphic seasonings."
A transbian book cover with a bunny girl and a merchant
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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EVERYTHING I LOVE TO DO OFFENDS THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Running a presale until 1/16. Shirts are $25 + $5 shipping. Purchase by paying thru Venmo or cashapp with the color and size of your choice in the memo along with your name and address for shipping ⭐️

Venmo: notyourboyfriend
Cashapp: $kmoran
Person wearing a black tshirt with the words “EVERYTHING I LOVE TO DO OFFENDS THE CHRISTAIN CHURCH - THANK GOD!” In pink lettering. They have tattoos on their arms and one hand is holding their belt buckle Person wearing a white tshirt with the words “EVERYTHING I LOVE TO DO OFFENDS THE CHRISTAIN CHURCH - THANK GOD!” In green lettering. They have tattoos on their arms and one hand is holding their belt buckle
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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No plagiarism machine. Ever.
Pam Birtill, admitting to using ChatGPT: There are some things it's useful for. I got it to create a table with links to lots of different university assessment policies and extract information like how long after the start of an exam you are let into the exam room. Or different policies for dealing with extensions. Patrick Charlton-O'Shea, a person with a moral code: It also got you blocked, hope it was worth it.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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An Open Source Electromagnetic Resonance Tablet
An Open Source Electromagnetic Resonance Tablet
Hackaday Article
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January 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22] He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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The most Aussie joke I can think of.
Radio presenter: We're live and on the air looking for the most Australian word you can think of? Caller one, what's your word? Caller: G'day mate! My word is Ghan. Presenter: Interesting. Can you use it in a sentence? Caller: Sure can. Ghan fuck yerself. Beep. Beep. Beep. Presenter: Sorry about that folks, how about we try again? We'll skip a few... aaand caller five, what's your word? (Muffled) Caller: My word is Smee. Presenter: I'm not sure that's a real word, how do you use it? (Clearer) Caller: Smee again! Ghan fuck yourself!
January 14, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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I just had a Long Island Iced Tea, and I'm pretty sure I've been scammed. It doesn't taste alcoholic at all.

Time to stand up and go for a walk...
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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Skeeting a random Wikipedia article completely disconnected from anything else, purely for educational purposes
Pursuit of Nazi collaborators - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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None of these people should be able to work in our industry again
A screenshot of the bylines of the below linked article
January 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
A chart outlining the RIP BOZO Readiness Condition (RIPCON), which is a riff off of DEFCON. There are 5 levels, with 5 being lowest and 1 being the highest. The chart details descriptions of these levels, examples and actions to take in the event something occurs.
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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If you haven't yet, make sure you block @icegov.bsky.social

Block ICE
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM