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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 1d

New post on Ko-Fi for my subscribers! You'll get some backstory for one of the characters from my new podcast!

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 11h

Could I interest you in a piece of #flashfiction in these trying times?

One of my favorite things to write is perspective #horror. This one follows a dog on a very bad day.

Master and I

I’m sitting on my bed right now chewing on my favorite bone. Master has placed that sticky stuff I love so much inside and it’s at the point where I have to wiggle my tongue around to get what’s st…

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 11h

Could I interest you in a piece of #flashfiction in these trying times?

One of my favorite things to write is perspective #horror. This one follows a dog on a very bad day.

Master and I

I’m sitting on my bed right now chewing on my favorite bone. Master has placed that sticky stuff I love so much inside and it’s at the point where I have to wiggle my tongue around to get what’s st…

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 11h

Posted a new update to my ko-fi last night!

Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 1d

New post on Ko-Fi for my subscribers! You'll get some backstory for one of the characters from my new podcast!

Ways to access my subscriber only posts:

🎃 Make a one time donation in the amount of your choice

🎃 Make a recurring monthly donation in the amount of your choice

🎃 Buy some merch

Working on Augie's Attic!

Augie Peterson published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!

ko-fi.com

Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 1d

New post on Ko-Fi for my subscribers! You'll get some backstory for one of the characters from my new podcast!

Ways to access my subscriber only posts:

🎃 Make a one time donation in the amount of your choice

🎃 Make a recurring monthly donation in the amount of your choice

🎃 Buy some merch

Working on Augie's Attic!

Augie Peterson published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!

ko-fi.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Among the Stars and Bones @amongstarsbones.bsky.social · 3d

This upcoming all-trans adaptation of Frankenstein by the folks who brought you Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla features Asha Lloyd (our Indira Raju) as Elizabeth.

Can't wait to hear it. Asha is going to kill it!

Oh and hey, they're crowdfunding right now: www.indiegogo.com/projects/re-...

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Laura Purcell @spookypurcell.bsky.social · 2d

Happy House of Splinters day from Buffy!

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!! 🎉

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 2d

My hands are shaking a little as I type this but...ITCH! IS OUT TODAY!!

I'm finally a big 5 published author!

Feminist, formication folk horror with creepy crawlies, ancient traditions, unsolved murders, weird processions, masks, an old pub and an excellent dog.

www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gemma...

Gemma Amor dressed in pink holding a copy of ITCH!

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 3d

It took a highly sophisticated Jacquard weave to create the incredibly detailed oranges that form the fabric of of this early 1890s dress. You can almost smell the citrusy peel. There so many details to observe here, the pattern matching, the cuff trim, the drama! #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A view of the back of an1890s dress showing the bodice with clusters of oranges woven into the fabric. It has black lace on the sleeves and a high collar

A detail of the front of the bodice of the orange patterned 1890s dress showing black lace at the neckline and the detailed fruit

Sleeve detail of the 1890s orange patterned dress which has a yellow silk trellis work trim with black lace

Full length view of the front of the 1890s dress patterned with oranges and trimmed with black lace

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R. Val 🧛‍♀️ @shrikepublishing.com · 6d

This might sound silly, but subs mean a LOT

A 5 dollar sub is as helpful as a 20 dollar donation because it's money I'll have next month + it grows my accounts + it encourages others to join

And! You get perks! Games and stories.

The Robinathon and rewards explained here
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R. Val 🧛‍♀️ @shrikepublishing.com · 15d

First, here's every link. All of these count toward the goal, but subscriptions count double! A $5 sub to patreon or ko-fi counts as $10 for my math.

ko-fi.com/shrikepublis...

www.patreon.com/c/shrikepubl...

$robinvbelle

shrikepublishing.itch.io

www.gofundme.com/f/robins-urg...

Support Shrike Publishing

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R. Val 🧛‍♀️ @shrikepublishing.com · 6d

It's a Robinathon! Week 3

For those catching up I'm spending this month trying to catch up on bills and get in the green. I'm a disabled trans woman who lost my housing due to transphobia, and a working artist trying to grow my studio. Support me and unlock fun little rewards! Boosts help too!

Photo of a woman in an orange shirt with black overalls smiling. Robinathon 2.1, help a disabled trans woman catch up on her bills, save her credit, cover expenses, and pursue housing. Subscriptions to Patreon and Ko-Fi count double

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams daughter Zelda is pleading with people to stop creating AI videos of her Dad.

I’m pleading with you to stop using generative AI.

It’s destructive to the environment.

It’s destructive to artists.

It’s destructive to humanity.

It steals from us and churns out slop.

Just stop.

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Demis represent! 💜

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Quote post with your flags! 🏳️‍🌈

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Demis represent!

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 5d

NEED

Catmint Studios 💚 Shop update 10/10 🎃✨ @catmintstudios.bsky.social · 5d

Spooky kitty stickers 🐈‍⬛🖤

[ #cuteart #artshop #halloween ]

2 sticker sheets of circular Halloween themed cat stickers. The first sheet is classic/retro style with cats like a retro skeleton, pumpkin, holding a trick or treat bag etc. The second sheet cats are pastel colored - some are skeletons and some are based off classic monsters.

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 5d

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 5d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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Amber Devereux | Tin Can Audio @tincanaudio.co.uk · 5d

I'm going to be composing the music for this series!

Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 11d

Re: Frankenstein is an audio adaptation of Frankenstein from the team behind Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla. It stars @senabryer.com & @dturtleva.bsky.social and is crowdfunding now! Check it out at igg.me/at/refrank and spread the word!

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Choosing to read indie books is great, solid pat on the back material.

But choosing to read AND REVIEW indie books? You, my friend, are the stuff of legends.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 5d

If you picked up the anthology Root of My Fears edited by Genna Amor. Then you should. Its so perfect for spooky season.

Book Cover Root of My Fears Edited by Gemma Amor.

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sunyi @handle.invalid · 5d

Happy Mid Autumn Festival! 🥮 I’m thrilled to share the cover of #TheGirlWithAThousandFaces, coming 5 May 2026 from @torbooks.bsky.social! ⭐⁣The Girl with a Thousand Faces is a Chinese-Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong.

Cover art by Lindsey Carr, Cover design by Shreya Gupta

A ghostly Chinese woman with dead white eyes stares out from a stylised black and green ocean, her face surrounded by billowing gold foam

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOK EATERS

A haunting dark urban fantasy set in a historical Hong Kong, where ancient myths and local legends combine in a story of ghosts, grief and women who will not forgive.

Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of lost and traumatised civilians. Since the war ended, Mercy has rebuilt her life and found work as a ghost-talker for the local triad, dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt this place.

But the past she can’t remember won’t let her go. An unusually powerful ghost lurks in Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. Unnervingly, it claims to know Mercy—and her forgotten childhood.

As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realise that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.

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Augie Peterson 🎃 @augiepwrites.bsky.social · 6d

That WOULD be so cool!

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 7d

Wouldn't it be cool if someone adapted Frankenstein with an entire cast of trans actors?

Oh hey, we're doing that! But we need your help to fund it!

igg.me/at/refrank

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

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