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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 5h

I'm glad to hear it.

Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 10h

Blog: Decluttering Questions to Ask. I live and die by my systems. This is the one I now use when I declutter things. It might be useful to you.
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Decluttering Questions to Ask - Jennifer Brozek

I’m at that point in my life where friends turn to me for advice on things. What things? Anything. Everything. If I don’t have an answer, I probably know

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 13h

Sometimes there'll be a joke written by someone who's been dead for tens, hundreds of years & i'll stop and think about another human reaching through time to make another human laugh, long after they're gone, and it's so beautiful it makes me well up.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 15h

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 11h

One of them is. This is all about geeky collections and why we collect: skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/840...

The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 840. Geeky Collectibles — S&F Discusses

Gorgeous dice, occult texts, and birbs, oh my! Shaun Duke, Jennifer Brozek, and Sandra Wong join forces to talk about why we collect and, more importantly, WHAT we collect. Each host shares some of…

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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 11h

These are the classes I have coming out in the Jan-April timeframe - www.patreon.com/posts/classe...

Classes for Next Year | Cat Rambo

Get more from Cat Rambo on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19h

In her life, Marilyn Monroe was exploited and abused by so many men.
Studio executives, so many people.
After she died, men continued to exploit her for their pleasure: trying to get themselves buried near/above her.
What your writer did here is obscene, nonconsensual and makes me feel slightly ill

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 12h

It was absolutely your fault. I was talking about the power of fiction and how, sometimes, the opening line can make or break a book. In your case, it was perfect.

Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 12h

We talked about language drift and I recommended to @shaunduke.net that he have you on the @skiffyandfanty.com to discuss how slang is created and how an author might create slang for their worlds. :D

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 1d

A salute from our Chair as we teeter on the precipice of #CanCon2025!

See you all soon!

(Except Evan. He'll be in the cave.)

Marie Bilodeau @mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 1d

We are getting close to @canconsffh.bsky.social and I am taking a moment to say that I have the best crew anyone could ever ask for. Ever. Lemme go on for a bit. You need to know how amazing they are, and they deserve it to be seen.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of sharing the love... @mariebilodeau.bsky.social is awesome and I'm sad I'm missing Can-Con this year and its awesome crew.

Marie Bilodeau @mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 1d

We are getting close to @canconsffh.bsky.social and I am taking a moment to say that I have the best crew anyone could ever ask for. Ever. Lemme go on for a bit. You need to know how amazing they are, and they deserve it to be seen.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 1d

And @stephenblackmoore.com who started the whole thing... (I think. I don't remember...I talked a lot about good things in this podcast.)

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 1d

People I said nice things about tonight in a podcast:
@grammargirl.bsky.social
@seananmcguire.bsky.social
@franwilde.bsky.social
@travisbaldree.bsky.social
@catrambo.bsky.social
Don't be afraid to share the love. That's how we win.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

This, btw, is a huge compliment. They have deemed you worthy of trust...enough to sleep in your presence. :D

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, please! I didn't make it up. I'm pretty sure I heard it from a YT from a librarian. :D

Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

Glances at @seananmcguire.bsky.social ...

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 3d

I'm usually not a fan of spiders, but this weaver themed ancient tome book box is the exception. I hand painted this in several different shades of blue, with an iridescent sheen. And this is the only book box with gilded pages!

thebrokencircle.etsy...

An ancient tome book box with a spider theme! I hate spiders but for some reason I like this one.

It features a stylized spider in the midst of a web. The body is made of a sparkle blue/black filament sealed with high gloss.

This shows how the pages slide up to reveal a box inside.

Unlike most of my books, the sides of these ones are gilded! Sprayed edges, anyone?

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

I'm pretty sure at this point you have a cat. One that no one is admitting is your cat.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

There is a beautiful rule I follow now. 100-my age= Page X. If I'm not enjoying the book by Page X, put it down and walk away. Life is too short to read books that you don't click with.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

I just need something light and comforting right now. I remember grabbing the book on @seananmcguire.bsky.social's recommendation. I put it down because of reasons. I'm glad I picked it up again.

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 3d

Shifted from reading ALTERED CARBON (because it was depressing me so much) to LEGENDS & LATTES and I'm a lot happier.
(I'm guessing I put down ALTERED CARBON the first time because it depressed me.)

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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 3d

Please don't *ask* HWA members to put your work on the Recommended Reading list. You can let them know it exists, that you appreciate their consideration, where to find it. The page I linked to has details about how to do this. But asking / begging / bargaining for recs is against the rules.

Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 5d

HWA folks! Have you recommended others' work to the Recommended Reading list for the Bram Stoker Awards? Horror writers, have you submitted your own work to the juries? Here's how! You can even click through to the full rules if you're intrepid! www.thebramstokerawards.com/submissions/

Submissions – The Bram Stoker Awards

www.thebramstokerawards.com

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A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast @thousandeyespod.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know there’s a paperback edition of our book club read coming out soon? No? Well, I’m telling you now!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Kh...

(WINE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH)
THE NOMMO AWARD WINNER THE WORLD FANTASY
AWARD FINALIST
WOLE TALABI
SHIGIDI
and
THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON
With Special Guest Author:
Wole Talabi
A vivid, entertaining tale of love, power and revenge
The Guardian
ОСТ. 25Tн
6PM EDT
YouTube: A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 5d

1/ Hey, do you need some #goodnews? I know I do. Between the noise and the chaos, it helps to stop and remember what progress actually looks like.

Here are four public health wins to give you some good news for the week 👇

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 6d

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych

kotowych.com

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Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · 6d

You and me both.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 6d

I've met lifelong friends on social media. People who are basically family now.

My career as a writer only happened because of social media. The number of readers I've talked to on here have made decades of fighting worth it.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 6d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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