Archangel Beth
@archangelbeth.bsky.social
AKA EMcCoy_writer, "ꙮ Mantis Space Marine," Archangel Beth, & ArchBeth, depending where you are. She/Her works for me.
(ElizabethMcCoy.com, & the new one isn't there yet, but there's only one other "me" on Amazon😅)
(ElizabethMcCoy.com, & the new one isn't there yet, but there's only one other "me" on Amazon😅)
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Archangel Beth
@archangelbeth.bsky.social
· Jun 20
Elizabeth McCoy
Elizabeth McCoy's fiction has appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress #7, in the "Best In Show" anthology by Sofawolf*, and in the fanzine "Pawprints" (published by Conrad Wong & T. Jo...
www.smashwords.com
This is where I can set the novel samples to 50%, so you can tell if you want to read my stuff!
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![[Scene is a MEDIEVAL PLAGUE PIT with all the bodies inside it. On the edge of it is a young peasant woman, in a sack cloth dress, covered in boils. She is lounging glamorously next to the pit. Her boyfriend is standing a few feet away, photographing her with an anachronistic mobile phone]
GIRL:
OK so I'll sit here...
With my hair like this…
Rubbing my cyst with the corpse's hand.
[She produces a whithered severed hand and starts rubbing it on her face.]
[We are treated to a revolting close up of her rubbing the severed hand on her disgusting massive cyst.]
[Her boyfriend takes a photo of her.]
SNAP
GIRL:
OK, now write this:
"Hanging out at the burial pit, rubbing my sebaceous cyst with a severed corpse hand from
#BurtsGraverobbers…”
And then: #selfcare, #metime, #BurtsGraverobbers…
... nails emoji, heart emoji, cyst emoji.
BOYFRIEND:
Um...
Should we really be promoting this?
I mean… does rubbing a corpse's hand on a cyst actually work?
GIRL:
Look, Burt's done research, OK?
And he's paying us four groats.
BOYFRIEND:
Hmm.
[Boyfriend dutifully taps out the post on his phone]
TAP TAP TAP
BOYFRIEND:
Cyst emoji?
GIRL:
Just use a fried egg.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreifyvq2vzehtutrj7ild2dd7kkljmkbcby7yompicekbbpa2bqpluq@jpeg)
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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Any headline that ends in a question mark used to be answerable with "No."
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Any headline that ends in a question mark used to be answerable with "No."
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
Any question headline that starts with "Why?" can these days be answered with "NOBODY'S GOT ANY FUCKING MONEY!!"
("Why aren't millennials buying houses? Why are pubs closing? Why aren't people having kids?" etc)
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There's a series I'm reading at the moment that has an isekai'ed trans woman as the protag and while I'm all for folks using fiction to explore complex experiences in their identities, let me tell you how strangely nice it is that if I wasn't told that in the first few chapters, I'd never know.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
There's a series I'm reading at the moment that has an isekai'ed trans woman as the protag and while I'm all for folks using fiction to explore complex experiences in their identities, let me tell you how strangely nice it is that if I wasn't told that in the first few chapters, I'd never know.
The Spare Man
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2022
books.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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A friend learned the hard way that keeping sugar and salt in identical storage jars right next to each other was a bad idea.
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A friend learned the hard way that keeping sugar and salt in identical storage jars right next to each other was a bad idea.
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Mashed potatoes were actually the worst thing I’ve ever seen clog a disposal. The texture gives the blades trouble and prevents airflow through the pipes.
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Mashed potatoes were actually the worst thing I’ve ever seen clog a disposal. The texture gives the blades trouble and prevents airflow through the pipes.
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The degree to which recipes—ESPECIALLY pre-Internet recipes—expect you to already understand the Deep Lore of cooking is amazing.
They were so often Cliff’s Notes to serve as a reminder for people who already knew what to do, instead of proper instructions to *tell you* what to do.
They were so often Cliff’s Notes to serve as a reminder for people who already knew what to do, instead of proper instructions to *tell you* what to do.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The degree to which recipes—ESPECIALLY pre-Internet recipes—expect you to already understand the Deep Lore of cooking is amazing.
They were so often Cliff’s Notes to serve as a reminder for people who already knew what to do, instead of proper instructions to *tell you* what to do.
They were so often Cliff’s Notes to serve as a reminder for people who already knew what to do, instead of proper instructions to *tell you* what to do.
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I had a boss. She did not cook. She decided to cook the Thanksgiving turkey. She read the instructions on the plastic wrapper on the frozen turkey. The instructions did not include "remove this plastic wrapper" and so...she did not.
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I had a boss. She did not cook. She decided to cook the Thanksgiving turkey. She read the instructions on the plastic wrapper on the frozen turkey. The instructions did not include "remove this plastic wrapper" and so...she did not.
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Seven years ago my wife and I brought some frozen tamales to Christmas Eve dinner. It ended with me going no-contact with my family.
I’ll tell the story in a moment.
I’ll tell the story in a moment.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Seven years ago my wife and I brought some frozen tamales to Christmas Eve dinner. It ended with me going no-contact with my family.
I’ll tell the story in a moment.
I’ll tell the story in a moment.
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One of you really wants this uranium glass pendant, I feel it in my bones
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
One of you really wants this uranium glass pendant, I feel it in my bones
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Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @fischler.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/r...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served 'unlawfully' • Kansas Reflector
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s form...
kansasreflector.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @fischler.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/r...
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BREAKING: Following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss charges against FBI Dir. James Comey and New York AG Letitia James, fmr. DOJ Attorney @lawyeroyer.com blasts the appointment of Trump prosecutor Lindsey Halligan, as a “desperation act."
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
BREAKING: Following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss charges against FBI Dir. James Comey and New York AG Letitia James, fmr. DOJ Attorney @lawyeroyer.com blasts the appointment of Trump prosecutor Lindsey Halligan, as a “desperation act."
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
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True alpha male, there. Responsible and committed to feeding the pack.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
True alpha male, there. Responsible and committed to feeding the pack.
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If you're not promoting solutions like this, miss me with your "male loneliness epidemic" frothing.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If you're not promoting solutions like this, miss me with your "male loneliness epidemic" frothing.
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Nobody trusts the dude who tries to use booze to lower people's guard. They LOVE someone who brings delicious stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Nobody trusts the dude who tries to use booze to lower people's guard. They LOVE someone who brings delicious stuff.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Right? Like, solve for capitalism first, and then things will be free, instead of screwing over the folks who are also just trying to get by.
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Right? Like, solve for capitalism first, and then things will be free, instead of screwing over the folks who are also just trying to get by.
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I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
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I am by all metrics other than having Stephen King money, a publishing success story. I spoke at NYCC. I've flown all over the country for appearances. My mom wins bragging rights contests.
And I couldn't keep doing it.
That is the state of publishing.
And I couldn't keep doing it.
That is the state of publishing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I am by all metrics other than having Stephen King money, a publishing success story. I spoke at NYCC. I've flown all over the country for appearances. My mom wins bragging rights contests.
And I couldn't keep doing it.
That is the state of publishing.
And I couldn't keep doing it.
That is the state of publishing.