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Julia L
@calenmir.bsky.social
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SFF/horror #WritingCommunity + #TTRPG writer, pro GM. Wants to make #FriendPromotionFriday happen
Creative writing: https://jklafondwriter.wordpress.com/
GM profile: https://startplaying.games/gm/julia_lafond
Calenmir's RPGs: https://www.calenmirsrpgs.com/
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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · Mar 14
It is now #PiDay / #PieDay, so Sweet Dreams is now live!

A #TTRPG module for Apocalypse Keys pits Omen-class monsters against a candy landscape

Links
Calenmir’s RPGs: www.calenmirsrpgs.com/Shop/p/Sweet...
Itch: calenmirs-rpgs.itch.io/Sweet-Dreams
DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Sweet Dreams. An Apocalypse Keys Mystery from Calenmir's RPGs. The central figure is a bear made of blue gummy candy that is standing on its hind legs, baring its teeth. The Calenmir's RPGs logo, a yellow knight, is in the lower right-hand corner of the cover.
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ttrpgkids.com
Do you have an all-ages TTRPG zine funding in Feb 2026?

I'm coordinating a cross-platform cross-promo!

If you're willing to boost others in exchange for boosts to your own project, fill out the form here to join!

forms.gle/HPakVFKc2Jow...
All-ages TTRPG zine event cross-promo (Feb 2026)
Fill out this form if you're looking to cross-promo other all-ages TTRPG projects AND get your own project cross-promo'd during all of the different zine funding events across crowdfunding platforms d...
forms.gle
December 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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avasadventures.bsky.social
I got the privilege to do an Interview with The Hardboiled GMshoe about my #ttrpg project: Undead Paradise!

Check out our deep dive into the game!

gmshoe.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/q...
[Q&A] Akiva Vallins (Undead Paradise)
[1:05 PM]Ava’s Adventures: Hi everyone! I’m Akiva. I’ve been a Game Master since playing with my uni friends during the 2020 Lockdown, and I am the Creator of Undead Paradise, a t…
gmshoe.wordpress.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
calenmir.bsky.social
Today's thread highlighting people who have reached out for help via Bluesky. 17 today, no bonus posts

1. Wylder: bsky.app/profile/wyld...
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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daylightpub1066.bsky.social
Not just settings either!

This adventure written by @calenmir.bsky.social is an epic one, set in Aesyr and filled with intrigue, betrayal, and hidden history. @mattnevesart.bsky.social and @calypsolarts.bsky.social crushed art too!

#indiettrpgs #apocalypse

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
DayLITE: Aesyr - Contraband Cure - Daylight Publications | DriveThruRPG
Contraband Cure - An Episode for the Aesyr Setting AN EPISODE FOR FOUR TO SIX WANDERERS IN THE AESYR SETTING The border between Javajhuuv and Brayeth is dotted with stone-walled mercenary outposts ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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calenmir.bsky.social
Let's raise some money for Feeding America!
nerdswdice.bsky.social Nerds With Dice | Creator App Open @nerdswdice.bsky.social · 22h
Tonight we continue Full Played, Full Hearts for Feeding America with an Apocalypse Keys one shot at 7pm Central with @calenmir.bsky.social as the GM and featuring @crimsonsol.bsky.social @xyxyrslaad.bsky.social @madelancholy.bsky.social and @kobanya.bsky.social
Nerds With Dice Presents: Apocalypse Keys December 6th 5pm PST | 7pm CST | 8pm EST Raising Funds for Feeding America Cast: Julia (she/her), Crimson (he/him), Urvy (they/xyrs), Mads (they/them), Basil (he/they/xe) Background: a snow landscape with evergreens and a gingerbread house. Snowflakes. And Icicles at the top.
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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alexbaumhardt.bsky.social
Reporters spoke with 61 young field workers, some 12 years old, about working in California’s farm fields, exposed to chemical fertilizers, paid below minimum wage, provided no water, shade or bathrooms. Most work to support parents who toil under the same conditions.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
www.latimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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thehearthmag.bsky.social
This looks fun, but let's switch it up: which games would you like The Hearth to review in 2026? Feel free to suggest your own if you have one you want seen.
An empty template for the "12 for 12 challenge", consisting of 12 months to play 12 games recommended by 12 friends.
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
I cannot stress enough that is some rando responds to something you reposted trying to draw you into a “but have you considered” discussion of it, they are not acting in good faith, and you just block. Please, embrace the blue sky way. block. block. block.
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#Caturday cuteness - another fun find from the Victorian era trade card collection at UD Special Collections 🐱
#CatsInArt #Ephemera
attn: @catsofyore.bsky.social 👀
photo of a Victorian era trade card with an illustration of two anthropomorphic brown and white tabby cats standing side by side; one of left with blue scarf holding a pink, blue, and white fan, and one on right with pink scarf playing a lute With merchant info stamped above and below: Wetterill's Atlas Ready Mixed Paint, [image] Fell & Peoples, Agts., 507 MARKET ST., WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
Lucky is here to encourage parents to get their kids all the available vaccines, even if the government is being silly.
A white fluffy dog looking like he’s smiling on a bed.
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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skippyandfriends.bsky.social
#DailyAnipalPhotoDec2025
Day 6: Begins with “X”
I’m XTRA proud of my young hoom who is going to play at an Xmas event today! I’m Xcited to help him get his gear ready to go!
🎶🎵🎸🎄

#CatsOfBluesky #Caturday
A light colored lynx point cat with light grey stripes and pale blue eyes stands on top of a long black closed guitay case. He is looking up with a curious expression. Behind him is an acoustic and an electric guitar on stand, amp and a keyboard.
December 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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ordinaryash.bsky.social
OK not going to go into specifics but if you or your kids or anyone else you know works around machinery, especially anything to do with conveyer belts, DO NOT WEAR HOODIES. My partner does a lot of safety stuff and there have been too many near misses he's been called in after the fact to prevent.
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Everyone should be boycotting the World Cup.

Everyone should be boycotting the Olympics.

The US has become a fascist state and should lose the right to host these games

Refuse to normalize the behaviour.

Vote with your dollar and encourage others to do the same.
December 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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edmondsscanner.bsky.social
Don't let your past define you.
Let your future deeds define you, and make sure they include a lighthouse on a craggy shore, sea witches, unquiet ghosts, and ancient creatures answering your call from the lightless abyss.
December 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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hazie.bsky.social
“Long COVID had taken hold of my life, and its impact was profound and unrelenting,” - Leslie Lee III
Rest Well.
thesicktimes.org The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 3d
Leslie Lee III, an educator, critic, and Long COVID advocate, died on November 10.

“He was one of the few voices in leftist spaces that refused to buy into COVID denialism," Taylor Lorenz told @mileswgriffis.bsky.social. "He was such a strong voice..."

bit.ly/44MICG4
A photo of Leslie Lee III. He is a Black man in his early 40s with a mustache. He wears a ball cap, glasses, and a black shirt. The text reads, "The Sick Times. Leslie Lee III, culture critic and Long COVID advocate, dies at 43. By Miles W. Griffis." A screenshot of a message on X: L., MA @leslieleeiii Nov 14 Please read. -YB. All proceeds from the GoFundMe will go to cover funeral costs and as temporary replacement of loss of income. This is YB, @stuffhedoes Leslie's spouse. I am sad to share with you the tragic news of his passing on Monday, November 10th, aged 43. Leslie Lee Ill was a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew, and friend. He left us much too soon. I appreciate your kindness at this time, while we process our grief. If you wish, you can donate directly to his gofundme linked in his profile, any later news I will post from this account. A private service for family is being held this week with a memorial service to be held at a later date in NYC. He was to me, my everything. He was an advocate for others with Long COVID. He was an amazing writer and passionate podcaster.
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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thoughtpunks.com
😎 Happy Saturday morning, #TTRPGCommunity! 😎

Today's #TagDay hashtags are #SelfPromoSaturday to share all your promos and #WeekendGaming to share your session tales and dev work. Be sure to join in and help our #TTRPG connections grow!
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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thoughtpunks.com
🔮 Hark! The prophesized #SelfPromoSaturday is here!
🤺 Your quest is to appease the all-powerful Queen Daddy.
🙏 Only offerings of hype, promos, & links can appease her!
🎲 Let's see your #TTRPG, #Queer, #Punk, & weird stuff!
💞 Remember to repost each other and be supportive!
Lamb Beanie Baby sitting on a red hardcover book in from of a television with an aquarium on the screen. She is wearing a bright yellow wig, multiple charm necklaces, a fake fur stole or hood, and a fancy doll dress with a blue purple and white top and a big multi-layer frilly pink bottom. Top text: OBEY Your Queen Daddy Lambie Pie Bottom text: Show her all your wonderful geek & gaming goodness #TTRPG #SelfPromoSaturday
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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dixonij.bsky.social
Safety. Regulations. Are. Written. In. Blood.
otsumamiboy.bsky.social Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 1d
People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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deadcoil.bsky.social
Just an idea: Imagine, just imagine, if Mangione actually didn't do it?
Video shows Luigi Mangione said he didn't want to talk. Police kept asking questions
Before being read his rights, the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing talked. Now his lawyers say those words could reshape the case.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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aealexander.bsky.social
What are your favourite #writing craft books? Mine include:

How to Write Dazzling Dialogue - James Scott Bell
Save the Cat! - Jessica Brody
Steering the Craft - Ursula K. Le Guin
Wonderbook - Jeff Vandermeer

For a longer list of recs, check out my Resources page:
Resources — Allison Alexander
Access resources for writers, including comp-finder databases and a list of books on the writing craft.
www.aealexander.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
🖤✨
This year I published - ✨5 books ✨1 Marvel comic ✨I lost count how many short stories ✨Forgotten Sisters became a Locus Award Finalist ✨The International Latino Book Awards gave Forgotten Sisters an honorable mention ✨Vanishing Daughters was nominated for a Chicago Review of Books Award in Fiction ✨I was named a NewCity Chicago Lit50, among the 50 most influential literary figures in the city of Chicago ✨I was nominated for Best Novelist for Best of Chicago, Chicago Reader ✨Started a new PhD (because I ditched the last one) ✨Started the Odyssey Writing Workshop And more… You have to absolutely believe in yourself. Your perception of who you are shapes your reality.
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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fromcarly.bsky.social
It's always a good day when I’m blessed with toe beans.

#Cats #ToeBeans #BookLightEditorial
A calico cat is laying on their side and showing off their toe beans
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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sgbuggs.bsky.social
I expect this is what DeSatan’s office and Florida DOGE — not the Board of Governors that actually are over higher ed — are doing with all the syllabi they demanded from FSU a week or two ago.
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”

Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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niedermeyer.online
a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
lorak.bsky.social Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 1d
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
“The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people”
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM