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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 45m

This is TOMORROW!!!! We're gonna hear excerpts from some of the incredible #ChoicesAnthology stories and there'll be time for you to ask the authors your questions, too! It's gonna be so fun!

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 5d

Did you miss the #ChoicesAnthology release party yesterday?

I've got good news: WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE THIS SUNDAY! Join us @weeknightwriters.bsky.social at 1-3PM EST for readings from @ahdavison.bsky.social, @elisescott.bsky.social & more of our incredible authors www.youtube.com/live/j5lYbBi...

RELEASE PARTY for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror

YouTube video by Weeknight Writers Virtual Events

www.youtube.com

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Lane🔻 @lane1312.bsky.social · 4h

Please donate even $5 so that Bex can eat! Sharing goes a long way
#MABoost

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 5h

hey friends,

i hate to ask again, but could anyone spot me $30-50 for food please?

still waiting for my snap benefits to be restored and i have nothing left to eat 🙏🏽 hopeful to get a parcel from the foodbank next week -they've offered to deliver ❤️

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

SWOP had its bank accounts closed by Chase — sound familiar? — and now the people who do the work can’t be paid.

We can’t get their bank account back, but we can get Phoenix, who spends so much of their life organizing mutual aid for others, able to meet bills this month.

$phoenixcalida

Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 1d

So.

Im mostly okay

I will be asking for somewhere between 200-300 in the next few days because I habe bills to pay

$phoenixcalida

And omg I buried the lede

Our org had all funding suspended so I can't access my money until we get a new bank
(We have a new. Just waiting on paperwork)

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 14h

They'll be talking about how antifa turned the frickin frogs gay

🩸💀 The Horror Guru 💀🩸 @thehorrorguru.bsky.social · 20h

I love the Frog Costumes because you just know in a couple days we're going to see the President of the United States and the head of the FBI go on national TV to talk about the frog wearing "antifa terrorists" and it's going to sound like something straight out of satire.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

And then @jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @pfrazee.com all owe me a share for my work, since they banned me for NO REASON this morning , which they seemed to agree with, since they reversed the 24-hour ban within 10 minutes

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

𝒊 𝒂𝒎 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 (ⁱ ᵖᵘᵇˡⁱˢʰ ᵃʷᵃʳᵈ-ʷᵒʳᵗʰʸ ʷᵒʳᵈˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵀʰᵘʳˢᵈᵃʸ)

𝐌𝐄𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄, 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐒 -- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭

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October 9, 2025

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“With the White Stripes, we were trying to trick people into not realizing we were playing the blues.”

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“I got into blues in my late teens. I knew about Robert Johnson from the bands that covered him. And when I heard him, I thought it was OK. Then I heard Son House’s a cappella song “Grinning in Your Face” [from the 1965 Columbia album Father of Folk Blues]. That was a transformative moment. There’s nothing there, just that voice. And what he was singing made so much sense to me.”

— JACK WHITE, Rolling Stone, 2005

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 17h

Still thinking about these stories

Probably will be forever, because they're just THAT GOOD #ChoicesAnthology

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 3d

#ChoicesAnthology is the collective scream of people of marginalized genders facing the control and theft of our reproductive rights, filled with stories of terror, tragedy, resistance, and revenge

Grab your copy today books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q

Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa.

The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them.
These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks 2 years since A LIGHT MOST HATEFUL said "run from that small town, girl, they're going to kill you"

Normally I don't post 2-year marks for my books, but I just found out this one has earned out on its advance! 🎉🎉 so an ENORMOUS THANK YOU to everyone who's chosen to escape Chapel Hill ⚡

2 Years on the Run, above the cover of A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper, art by Julia Lloyd, showing a red cover with lightning striking a dark silhouette. Around it are the following quotes about the book:
Gemma Amor: "will leave you breathless"
Nat Cassidy: "phantasmagoric, unpredictable"
Publishers Weekly in a starred review: "ambitious, genre-shredding"
Rachel Harrison: "a writhing-in-your-seat nightmare"
Clay McLeod Chapman: "awe-inspiring"
Eric LaRocca: "imaginative and chilling"
I Jiang: "mesmerizing"
Library Journal in a starred review: "stunning, terrifying"

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Jared, goring (people with my horns) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jaredgoring.com · 18h

Okay I got slightly sassy during the Canada AI Development survey. First Nations deserve drinking water, y'all.

You can get sassy too, here! ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

Open to Canadians and non-Canadians as well if they have vested interests!

<3

Screenshot of a survey:
Question: "What can Canada do to ensure equitable access to AI literacy across regions, demographics and socioeconomic groups?
(i.e. collaboration with other levels of government; role of industry and private sector; educational and literacy strategies to foster informed confidence)"

Answer: "Probably nothing, we can't even ensure equitable access to drinking water across those groups. So, maybe start with drinking water? Perhaps?"

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 8d

HAPPY FRIDAY

FUND TRANSLATIONS

MORE STORIES is good for EVERYBODY (and especially the people whose stories otherwise don't come to the English-speaking world!)

Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 9d

The African Translation Project needs to make $3370 by October 31 to fund the translation of TWO BOOKS!

Please donate if you can
Please share
Please keep sharing
Have a look at the art store, which directly benefits the fundraiser!

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Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3370, 66%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...

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Micah Seacole @micahseacole.bsky.social · 4d

I see a lot of posts about KOSA and SCREEN but next to nothing on this:

This act is supposed to give law enforcement access to encrypted chats of anyone in the EU. Politicians are excluded due to "professional privacy". You are not.

Protect your privacy.

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 23h

LP; if you are overwhelmed by trying to find the right words to tell your reps you oppose bills like KOSA and SCREEN, I've reposted scripts! If it's too much, read right from the script. If that's too much, don't not call. Just list the bills and tell them "don't you dare." But say something, please

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 22h

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 21h

KOSA just got a bunch of new cosponsors so, y'all, kindly tell them to knock it the fuck off.
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.

#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa

www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19h

And they couldn't even spring for a proofreader who could tell them it should be "An Ubisoft Original" 😂

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A.D. Sui 🇺🇦 [sway] @thesuiway.bsky.social · 19h

please yell for a good cause

Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 20h

hey canadian friends you can tell the govt what you think about AI (🚮)! survey closes at the end of the month. it's a tad long but worth it. #CanPoli
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Wylder needs HELP @wylder.bsky.social · 22h

Struggling with system decline due to abscess & inability to maintain costly treatments.

Many basic survival needs are unfilled & partner's care-giving job ending in a few days as his client is moving for safety.

We're desperate:
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 22h

The huge numonopolistic corporations destroying lives to bring bad products at seemingly low prices has really fucked our perception of what it costs to run a business. Remember if you think something is affordable it's highly likely multiple people in the chain are being heavily exploited & harmed

🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 22h

Gonna say it again, it costs me tens of thousands a dollars a month to run my business and pay myself an adequate salary, so yeah, it costs well over $1k for 90% of my client projects.

Chaparral Coyote @acute.dog · 1d

every time fursuit pricing talk happens it's clear that the average person has no idea what hourly rate they would have to charge as a freelancer not just to break even for *all* their basic living expenses + taxes + insurance, but also to make a profit for savings, retirement, fun (gasp), whatever

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 22h

Hopefully! Though "soon" and "when my spouse is not working" do not seem like compatible concepts at the moment 😅

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 22h

Yuuup

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 23h

I'm not certain how those rules will be applied to posts that *market* fiction doing one or the other of those things if the posts themselves don't show those things, but both could prove very problematic for horror & dark fantasy writers 2/2

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 23h

There's a rule about not glorifying violence, even in fiction, which is pretty unclear about what "glorifying" means

And a rule about no depictions of nonconsensual sexual acts, even fictional ones

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Susanne Schmidt @sharkiatwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Just a small reminder to all fans of spooky stuff that isn't super scary: You can get my Strawberry Circle books as a bundle for $5 on itch until Oct. 31st. 🎃

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Strawberry Circle Spooky Season Bundle by Susanne Schmidt

A bundle by Susanne Schmidt, $4.99 for Bad Grains (The Order of the Strawberry Circle Book 1), Whiteout (The Order of the Strawberry Circle Book 2), Rotten Roots

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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 1d

Expected money is getting delayed again (yay...), so if anyone has freelance writing/editing that needs doing, I'm going to have to take on more.

Rates and what have you at the link (don't see what you need done, ask):

mathesonfreelancing.com

Matheson Freelancing

Post by @sekisetsu.

mathesonfreelancing.com

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

AHHHHHHHH THIS IS HAPPENING IN TWO DAYS

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 5d

Did you miss the #ChoicesAnthology release party yesterday?

I've got good news: WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE THIS SUNDAY! Join us @weeknightwriters.bsky.social at 1-3PM EST for readings from @ahdavison.bsky.social, @elisescott.bsky.social & more of our incredible authors www.youtube.com/live/j5lYbBi...

RELEASE PARTY for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror

YouTube video by Weeknight Writers Virtual Events

www.youtube.com

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Jessie Thomas @jessiethomasauthor.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the last day to take advantage of this sale!

Jessie Thomas @jessiethomasauthor.bsky.social · 8d

ONCE UPON A DARK OCTOBER is currently only 99 cents through October 10th! 🦇

📖: books2read.com/u/4AM9Qk

A purple graphic with a Halloween background of skulls, ghosts, and candy with the cover of the book in the middle. It says Early Halloween Sale at the top and 99 cents, October 2 - 10 at the bottom

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