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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 1d

This is the greatest trailer ever.

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Rooster Fighter - Official Trailer (English Dub)

YouTube video by IGN

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 1d

I just have a shit-ton of previously published short stories I need to do something with...

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 3d

Even there it doesn't make sense. Santos has been recorded several times saying negative things about Trump, but I honestly think the orange goon has either forgotten or isn't aware. Which is worse? We'll let others decide.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 3d

#Booksky When you get back from marching/showing solidarity today, we’ve got tales ranging from tales of resistance to cosy comfort reads! And on Monday, gay vampires with a twist!
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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 3d

Commuting George Santos' sentence does nothing for Trump to endear him to New Yorkers, which reportedly he weirdly cares about endearing himself to.

Like, we (NYers) hate him in large part, and we hate George Santos too. Both are grifters.

Waste of time for a weird L. #georgesantos

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 3d

Free fiction and a hint of things to come!

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#Booksky #freestory #shortstory #amreadingfantasy

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 4d

There are no words.

Christine Binzel @christinebinzel.bsky.social · 5d

Horrific testimony by Greta Thunberg

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 4d

Hallelujah, an update on 💓Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes🪓 we've been dying to make! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Cover for Beating Hearts & Battle Axes, featuring art by M.E. Morgan. A POC trans man barbarian wields a mighty battle-axe, fighting back-to-back with a white woman wielding a mighty sword in one hand and a sharp throwing-dagger in the other. Men wearing horned helmets surround them, but our two central figures only have eyes for each other.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 4d

Rebecca Campbell won the 2023 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Arboreality; her followup, The Other Shore, is out today from the good folks at Stelliform Press!

Stelliform Press @stelliform.press · 5d

It's pub day for THE OTHER SHORE, Ursula K. Le Guin winner Rebecca Campbell's ARBOREALITY follow-up and debut collection. In 10 stories set in dark west coast forests and their ruins, this book is exquisite literary spec fic perfect for spooky season. It got a PW star!

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Publishers Weekly starred review of Rebecca Campbell's THE OTHER SHORE.

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 5d

Ah yes, we're officially in the Too Cold to Wear Shorts in the Morning But Too Hot to Wear Pants in the Afternoon season

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

It was definitely a mistake for Xbox to put its branding on a $1K handheld when the 3-year-old Steam Deck is a perfectly viable option that plays almost all of the same exact games at less than half the price.

They Series X'd when they should've Series S'd.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, I get why people like Zach Justice, but that gimmick will wear out quick.

This is not the first time I've seen a charismatic 5 with the rizz of a 10 bag 6s, 7s, and 8s. But that doesn't last long.

Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 5d

Possibly Sapphic Urban Romantasy.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 5d

Today is the last day of Windswept Fall Fantasy! Pick up over two dozen books of Fantasy, Romance, and Horror!

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#Booksky💙📚 #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #romancebooks #amreadingfantasy

Windswept Fall Fantasy

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 6d

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 5d

There will come a day when our children and grandchildren will stop us and ask "what did you do when this happened? What did you think?"

And for people that cheerled or ignored an attempted genocide, they are going to live much like those who stood by segregation.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes it feels like the only way to be a successful male author is to be an out loud asshole about how awesome and braggadocious I'm supposed to be (?), but I'd rather be working on my craft and finding readers who care about the stories, not how cool I am or not.

Am I just screwed?

#booksky

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like day by day, event by event, there is a great divide between Millennials and GenX. GenZ is out on their own, but the first two were often sibling-generations. It was always there, but Israel-Gaza drove an iron wedge I don't think ever gets removed.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 7d

There is a small part of me that regrets that Pondering The Orb is on hiatus. I really loved that format for the show until I didn't, and I'm in this weird place of mourning while figuring out what it reincarnates into. It's also a weird, weird time in the digital space.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 7d

Finished a chapter I started yesterday and wow, that was an emotional dump. Stayed within the bounds of the story, but I'm glad to have gotten through it. It'll be easier to hone for the first draft once this rough is done. Halfway through.

#amwritingfantasy #booksky💙📚

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 8d

I didn't know Sam Altman met his husband at 3AM in Peter Thiel's hot tub.

Huh.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 9d

Thank goodness it is cold out. Please stay cold, but not too wet, nor too rainy. We have a Nor'easter coming our way, so if you are out and about, find safety. It's going to be a rough few days.

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Lorna Suzuki @authorlsuzuki.bsky.social · 9d

Open at your own risk! Dragons, Wizards, Elves & one kick-ass female warrior packed inside! Check out the free sample chapters of the Imago Chronicles here: www.imagochronicles.com & Smashwords ow.ly/aoK230mjQnw TAKE A PEEK! I DARE YOU! #BookBuzz #BookSky 📚🪐⚔️💙

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9d

The great actress Diane Keaton has left us at the age of 79. Too soon to say good-bye to the woman who made us smile at the quirky Annie Hall, and who broke our hearts in Reds. Your charm and talent will be sorely missed.

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Jay Requard @jayrequard.bsky.social · 10d

I don't know what happened, but something broke in my mind when I came around to the fact that Meta's platform is no longer a place for organic growth or community, just algorithmically created conflicts and echo chambers. No thanks.

No place is perfect, but you can decide not to stay in Hell.

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