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Agata Weronika

@aquedita.bsky.social

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a hippie at heart. a certified yoga educator and meditation facilitator. romance novels are my jam. she/her 🌈🦄✨ banner by yanalya on Freepik logo by Teresa from Wolfsparrow Covers

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Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · Jan 26

a warm welcome to all the new friends 🥰💖

allow me to introduce myself: my name is Agata Weronika. I was born & raised in Poland but found a new home in Estonia. mainly post about romance novels, yoga and queer stuff.

you are welcome to DM me to book a private online yoga & meditation class 🙏✨

Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · Nov 12

dear radiant souls,
do you feel called to cultivate peace & tranquility in your daily life? would you like to learn how to soothe your nervous system in this overstimulated world?
book a private online yoga & meditation class with me 🙏✨
you are welcome to DM me for details.

a woman lying on a yoga mat on her back with eyes close, hugging the knees to the chest

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Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · 12h

omg how dare?! hope you know we adore her in this house 🥺💖

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Lock Down Your Life @lockdownyourlife.com · 21h

Would love to get this halfway or more today. We're at $100/$500. Please RT for reach. Thanks! 🙂
C: $Lockdownyourlife
V: lockdownyourlife
www.ko-fi.com/lockdownyour...

Lock Down Your Life @lockdownyourlife.com · 2d

Good morning. Want to feel better? Helping with immediate medical bills for a DV family recently displaced. We're currently at $50/$500 if you'd like to support. Please RT for reach! Thanks. 🙂
C: $Lockdownyourlife
V: lockdownyourlife
www.ko-fi.com/lockdownyour...

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Queer Fantasy @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 17h

Sweet & Wild is an MM fantasy romance in a small town with a mysterious forest, and a spirit lurking within! It's sweet as honey, with just a bit of sting! 🐝

Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Cover Art: @northyme.com

A trope arrow book cover social media post for Sweet & Wild! The background shows a forest with sun breaking through the trees. The arrows read: - MM Fantasy Romance - Sunshine MC - Mysterious Spirits in the Woods - Forest Magic - Healing and Growth - Cozy Adjacent The cover description: A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 18h

On the YouTube right now…. @goingmedieval.bsky.social reveals some truths about medieval sex.

It is not at all what you think.

📺: youtu.be/wkZy3geThS8?...

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 21h

Courtesy of Link himself

Fund Friday post :

Happy Friday Yall. Post fundraising links, cashapp links, whichever campaign needing help on . ♥️

Screenshot of a text message conversation on a purple background. The first message from AJ Link at 7:48 AM reads: “Howdy pals. Can I ask for a favor. If anyone has capacity or time today can they do a fund Friday post. I know lots of people need help.” This message has a heart reaction. The second message, also at 7:48 AM, replies: “Obviously what everyone does with their CPU is sacred. So no pressure.“

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 19h

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

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Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · 17h

*boops gently & respectfully* 🥰💖

b.andherbooks @bandherbooks.bsky.social · 20h

boop and share for good luck 🍀👇

cute tiger striped guinea pig with a perfect cowlick perfect for gently placing your fingertip on

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Helena Greer @blumagaincurios.bsky.social · 2d

If you're celebrating International Lesbian Day, can I recommend doing so with Noelle Northwood, the fat dapper butch dreamboat from Season of Love?
Bonus! The book starts right after Sukkot. It's seasonal!
bookshop.org/p/books/seas...

Season of Love

Check out Season of Love - An Entertainment Weekly Best Holiday Romance of 2022 A BookPage Best Holiday Romance of 2022 A PopSugar Best Holiday Romance of 2022</...

bookshop.org

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Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · 17h

shout out to @skyekilaen.bsky.social for blessing us with a newsletter full of new queer romance publications on payday 🙏✨
so pleased to purchase two books I've never heard of before. #romancelandia #BookSky
skyewritesromance.com/new-queer-ro...

Queer Romance New & Recent Releases: October Edition – Skye Kilaen Writes Queer Romance

skyewritesromance.com

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you everyone for your support - just over a week to go and I'm more than halfway there. Fingers crossed.

Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 8d

I need to come up with about £400 in the next 2 weeks to pay rent and bills.

That's about 400 single wallpapers.
Or 80 mini bundles.
Or 20 bundles.

ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm...

Got a long way to go, but there's plenty of tiny adventures to go around!

#Helpsky #💕💸#DisabledArtist #Photography

Small green stone turtle on a cut branch in the woods. Growing out of the branch is a sprig of new green leaves.

Small green stone turtle on orange rocks with the sea coming in around him.

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Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · 20h

congratulations 😊🎉

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Hannah Matthews @hannahmatthews.bsky.social · 1d

some news

(let’s talk about death and bodies and sickness and isolation and t1d but make it fun and sexy and weird and juicy and queer and…honestly…a WILD ride)

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Arc Humanities Press @archumanities.bsky.social · 1d

Get 50% off with Sar50! Trans Histories of the Medieval Book: An Experiment in Bibliography by J. D. Sargan Winner of the MAA's Inclusivity & Diversity Prize (2025)!

www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 5d

This week's episode of Rebel Ever After features brilliant journalist and romance author Chloe Angyal! The third book in her Dancers Down Under trilogy comes out October 11th.

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/74E8...

“It is always difficult to read about your own industry in fiction. There are so often inaccuracies that take you out of it. In some cases, there are gross violations of ethics take you out of it. It's not okay to sleep with a source if you’re a journalist, but it's a trope in pop culture and it drives me absolutely berserk. I think it undermines women in the profession, and it undermines people's trust in journalism." -Chloe Angyal

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

Artists and creatives are rapidly running out of income sources. The websites we used to write for and the freelance gigs we used to survive have absolutely shrunk to nothing. Most creatives try very hard to be ethical. And I think it’s important to remember that the real blame lies at the top.

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Agata Weronika @aquedita.bsky.social · 1d

oh noz, I am so sorry for your loss 😭💔
please accept my condolences & a heartfelt fuck cancer 🙏✨

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Jan Falk (ThistleArts) @thistlearts.bsky.social · 1d

Hi! I'm Jan, I'm a cover artist and character designer for MM novels!

Cover art for a 2nd book in the series called 52 HZ
It shows a young man with black hair and his eyes closed floating in water and a huge whale is visible behind his head.
Another man with read hair is sitting in the director's chair in the front plane as if he's imagining the first young man as his creative vision.

A book cover: Rears & Vices by E.M. Caro. The cover has three men: an auburn-haired man, a black-haired man, and a blond man, all dressed in early 19th century clothing, all clearly sailors. The auburn-haired man is embracing the black-haired man across the shoulders. The blond is standing protectively by, holding the hilt of his sword.

Cover of "The Mage and his stolen prince" by J.E. Ridge

A young man in black clothes and long silver hair sits on a stone ruin. Another man with bright red hair sits near his feet and leans his head towards the blond man's knee.
They both hold magical purple flowers in their hands.
A beautiful mysterious garden is in the background.

Digital cover art for MM vampire romance "How to flAUNT YOUR CHAINS AD SURRENDER A VEIN" by D. N. Bryn

One POC man, with long black hair, dressed as a modern day pirate is tied up with magical metal cords but he seems to be flirty in this station. The man he is flirty with is a tall and muscular black man who observes him with interest

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 2d

It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.

I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.

Maggie the Pug is majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with Josh. She’s wearing Cher’s classic yellow plaid ensemble.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 3d

One of the things that brings me the greatest despair in authoritarianism is watching people react to state violence the way they react to domestic violence.

By justifying anything and everything the perpetrators does through blaming a victim for failing to be submissive enough.

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 4d

Link & I were mutuals. While he’s gone, I encourage you to support some of his causes:

1) Use alt text on all images to support disability justice. Adjust your bsky settings: settings > accessibility > require alt text.

2) Reply here with mutual aid requests. Donate if you can, boost if you can’t.

Infographic featuring a photo of a capybara.

Writing Alt Text: identify who, expression, description, color, and interesting features.

The completed example reads, “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”

Screenshot of the bluesky accessibility settings that shows the “require alt text before posting” setting toggled on and underlined for emphasis.

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t want to talk about this because I don’t want to be a target

But on just a human decency level the person tirelessly deleting Gazans just permabanned the guy who uses his thousands strong platform to boost the fundraisers of literally anyone who needs money or mutual aid every single Friday

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 4d

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4d

Mark Bray wrote a great book about antifascism and its history. He’s now being targeted by right-wing provocateurs.

You can buy his book here:
a.co/d/7Gvdrtt

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Lisa @queerkitty.bsky.social · 3d

Yes I did inhale the eARC of @kjcharleswriter.com ALL OF US MURDERERS and yes I did still preorder the audiobook and the ebook and may need a copy for my shelf. An absolutely excellent queer gothic novel and it nails to the post an infamous slave trading real-life villain ⚒️✨plus the cover!

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 4d

I am very excited that ALL OF US MURDERERS has been picked as one of Kobo's Best of the Month!

It's out everywhere today, in e at all platforms, in print at all good bookshops (it's the BA Indie Book of the Month!) and in audio read by Sonny Archer. Have at it!

books2read.com/u/mloE7q

Flyer with ALL OFUS MURDERERS cover and text saying 'One of Kobo's Best of the Month'

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