Dei Walker
@dei2dei.bsky.social
Codex Writers | SFWA | fibercrafter, language nerd. Ink runs through my veins.
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Running out of time for people to apply for this! If you're a fanfiction author who's wanted to start publishing your original work, we'd love to see your application!
for the curious, we've received
new-to-press apps: 43
published-with-us-before apps: 20
for the curious, we've received
new-to-press apps: 43
published-with-us-before apps: 20
Are you a fanfiction author? Have you been wanting to break into publishing your original fiction? We're looking for contributors to BEYOND THE GALACTIC TIDE, our next anthology. What's it about? TL:DR... ACE IN SPACE! For the long version, visit our website: duckprintspress.com/beyond-the-g...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Running out of time for people to apply for this! If you're a fanfiction author who's wanted to start publishing your original work, we'd love to see your application!
for the curious, we've received
new-to-press apps: 43
published-with-us-before apps: 20
for the curious, we've received
new-to-press apps: 43
published-with-us-before apps: 20
I'm going to be trying to do more recommending of short stories I've read and liked, especially when they're ones that I rec elsewhere, too.
To start this off, @rukman.bsky.social's story Wolfmothers, which is a great look at some Norse myth figures. translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/w...
To start this off, @rukman.bsky.social's story Wolfmothers, which is a great look at some Norse myth figures. translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/w...
Wolfmothers, by Rukman Ragas
The calls come from the caves underground and even you could follow it, slithering slowly as the heat scalds your scales. In there, your progenitor hangs, mouth forever forced open, venom falling i…
translunartravelerslounge.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I'm going to be trying to do more recommending of short stories I've read and liked, especially when they're ones that I rec elsewhere, too.
To start this off, @rukman.bsky.social's story Wolfmothers, which is a great look at some Norse myth figures. translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/w...
To start this off, @rukman.bsky.social's story Wolfmothers, which is a great look at some Norse myth figures. translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/w...
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* last food: Peking duck
* last drink: passion fruit black tea
* last book: Tanith By Choice
* last show: Mythbusters
* last movie: Dune part 2
* current book: The Poet Empress
* tonight's dinner: TBD, it's Daggerheart delivery
* dessert: homemade choc chip cookies
* last drink: passion fruit black tea
* last book: Tanith By Choice
* last show: Mythbusters
* last movie: Dune part 2
* current book: The Poet Empress
* tonight's dinner: TBD, it's Daggerheart delivery
* dessert: homemade choc chip cookies
• last food: grilled cheese
• last drink: coca-cola
• last book: the good liar
• last show: unsolved
• last movie: zootopia
• current book: third loch from the sun
• tonight’s dinner: chips, queso and guacamole
• dessert: homemade chocolate chip cookies
you? 👀
• last drink: coca-cola
• last book: the good liar
• last show: unsolved
• last movie: zootopia
• current book: third loch from the sun
• tonight’s dinner: chips, queso and guacamole
• dessert: homemade chocolate chip cookies
you? 👀
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 AM
* last food: Peking duck
* last drink: passion fruit black tea
* last book: Tanith By Choice
* last show: Mythbusters
* last movie: Dune part 2
* current book: The Poet Empress
* tonight's dinner: TBD, it's Daggerheart delivery
* dessert: homemade choc chip cookies
* last drink: passion fruit black tea
* last book: Tanith By Choice
* last show: Mythbusters
* last movie: Dune part 2
* current book: The Poet Empress
* tonight's dinner: TBD, it's Daggerheart delivery
* dessert: homemade choc chip cookies
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for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.
🎶He came from Heaven, with two stakes in his hands
To smite the vampires, and free the land!🎶
🎶He came from Heaven, with two stakes in his hands
To smite the vampires, and free the land!🎶
Name your fav so bad it's funny film
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.
🎶He came from Heaven, with two stakes in his hands
To smite the vampires, and free the land!🎶
🎶He came from Heaven, with two stakes in his hands
To smite the vampires, and free the land!🎶
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My assignment for Winona Nelson's SmArtschool class: Choose a favorite book and illustrate a cover for it.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
January 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
My assignment for Winona Nelson's SmArtschool class: Choose a favorite book and illustrate a cover for it.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
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photographer is Jeff Wheeler at the Star Tribune. guy with the flag is Curtis Evans, a Marine veteran.
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
photographer is Jeff Wheeler at the Star Tribune. guy with the flag is Curtis Evans, a Marine veteran.
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as of right now, 2/3 of the homicides in minneapolis for 2026 have been carried out by @homelandgov.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 AM
as of right now, 2/3 of the homicides in minneapolis for 2026 have been carried out by @homelandgov.bsky.social
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“The President, Vice President, and ALL CIVIL OFFICERS of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
- US Constitution
Article II, Section 4
- US Constitution
Article II, Section 4
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 AM
“The President, Vice President, and ALL CIVIL OFFICERS of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
- US Constitution
Article II, Section 4
- US Constitution
Article II, Section 4
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Generative AI is not just the instrument and aesthetics of fascism, but it has permanently sewn itself to fascism in a fucked up human centipede of scammers and grifters and guys who've long ago forgotten how to think.
January 25, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Generative AI is not just the instrument and aesthetics of fascism, but it has permanently sewn itself to fascism in a fucked up human centipede of scammers and grifters and guys who've long ago forgotten how to think.
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I have blocked
the Economist writer
that was posting
about the 'hard left'
and which
you were probably
asking
for clarification
Forgive me
he is clearly engagement farming
so stupid
and self-satisfied
the Economist writer
that was posting
about the 'hard left'
and which
you were probably
asking
for clarification
Forgive me
he is clearly engagement farming
so stupid
and self-satisfied
January 24, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I have blocked
the Economist writer
that was posting
about the 'hard left'
and which
you were probably
asking
for clarification
Forgive me
he is clearly engagement farming
so stupid
and self-satisfied
the Economist writer
that was posting
about the 'hard left'
and which
you were probably
asking
for clarification
Forgive me
he is clearly engagement farming
so stupid
and self-satisfied
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Hi new accounts don't forget the boobs and butts setting
December 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hi new accounts don't forget the boobs and butts setting
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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And an evergreen reminder to always support indie, because what you want can always be found there ❤️
oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
January 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
And an evergreen reminder to always support indie, because what you want can always be found there ❤️
@duckprintspress.com duck!
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 AM
@duckprintspress.com duck!
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this may legitimately be the first time I've seen someone using their 2nd amendment right in the way they all pretended they needed their 2nd amendment rights for
A community member armed with a firearm stands guard in his neighborhood after ICE was spotted nearby during an abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18, 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 AM
this may legitimately be the first time I've seen someone using their 2nd amendment right in the way they all pretended they needed their 2nd amendment rights for
I also really hate the romantasy trend where women are called females. That is a very, very fast way to get me to DNF a story/book/whatever.
When I was a teenager, it was widely acknowledged that any man using "females" as a noun was a raging misogynist. Now I'm seeing journalists using "females" to talk about women as if it doesn't make them sound like serial killers.
January 19, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I also really hate the romantasy trend where women are called females. That is a very, very fast way to get me to DNF a story/book/whatever.
There was a lamb bbq place down the road; they had live rock music or good stuff piped in. You'd order lamb chops by the Jin and then cook them on the grill on your table. And they had a garlic spinach salad that even my notoriously vegetable-averse husband loved. I miss the hell out of that place.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 7:45 AM
There was a lamb bbq place down the road; they had live rock music or good stuff piped in. You'd order lamb chops by the Jin and then cook them on the grill on your table. And they had a garlic spinach salad that even my notoriously vegetable-averse husband loved. I miss the hell out of that place.
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WE KNOW GREENLAND IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT THERE ARE BENEFITS IN MAINTAINING A PRESENCE IN THE REGION. THE POINT IS THAT NONE OF THIS REQUIRES TAKING THE ISLAND FROM DENMARK.
The Arctic is warming around four times faster than the rest of the globe.
The changing landscape created a region ripe for opportunity factors that may play a role in President Trump’s sudden quest to obtain Greenland.
The changing landscape created a region ripe for opportunity factors that may play a role in President Trump’s sudden quest to obtain Greenland.
Melting ice may raise Greenland’s value. Trump’s fight may be just the start.
Trump has said he wants the territory because of its strategic location. Maps show how a melting Arctic is affecting geopolitics.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM
WE KNOW GREENLAND IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT THERE ARE BENEFITS IN MAINTAINING A PRESENCE IN THE REGION. THE POINT IS THAT NONE OF THIS REQUIRES TAKING THE ISLAND FROM DENMARK.
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There's a guide I read at some point for writers about how to not use this shit, and one of the points it makes is that you can just use a word that describes the ACTUAL behavior.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
I will never for my entire life understand why people are so fucking hostile to the idea that a word they use is violent against disabled people and they shouldn’t say it
We remove racial slurs from our vocabulary easily. Slurs against disabled people are no different, you’re just lazy and ableist
We remove racial slurs from our vocabulary easily. Slurs against disabled people are no different, you’re just lazy and ableist
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
There's a guide I read at some point for writers about how to not use this shit, and one of the points it makes is that you can just use a word that describes the ACTUAL behavior.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
Today is the day! Off ingo into the wild blue yonder to Bangkok for a week! It's going to be -6 today in Beijing and about 30 when I land in Bangkok... The temp difference is necessitating one hell of a layering job for my wardrobe.
January 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Today is the day! Off ingo into the wild blue yonder to Bangkok for a week! It's going to be -6 today in Beijing and about 30 when I land in Bangkok... The temp difference is necessitating one hell of a layering job for my wardrobe.
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Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
Tomorrow (for you USians) and Monday, DPP will still be at Arisia! Go forth and buy books and stickers (and did you see that fan??) and consider signing up for the Patreon too. So many more short stories there, (incl. another Lilya & Maret story of mine - my CLERICAL ERROR girls!) to enjoy.
I'm set up for #arisia in Boston! If you're here, I hope you'll come say hi!! If you're not here... why not (wrong answers only)?
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Tomorrow (for you USians) and Monday, DPP will still be at Arisia! Go forth and buy books and stickers (and did you see that fan??) and consider signing up for the Patreon too. So many more short stories there, (incl. another Lilya & Maret story of mine - my CLERICAL ERROR girls!) to enjoy.