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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · 6h

Have you read any T. Kingfisher? I'm late to the party but have completely fallen for her dark and witty Sworn Soldier series.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost Halloween, read a hair-raising scary comic TODAY!

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 8d

📣 Did you hear that @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social now offers ebooks?

If you're looking for an excuse to check them out (like you need one) we should also flag that this year's Clarke Award winner ANNIE BOT is only 99p on their site right now!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9780...

cover of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year 2025

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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 17d

Bugs Bunny fucked with Marvin the Martian in each of these at least once

Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 17d

Paintings by American artist Al Held, 1970s-2000s, who said he wanted "to give abstract expressionism structure" with his Hard-Edge style.

Abstract painting in a yellow and pink palette with bits of blue, depicting a floating walkway surrounded by thin beams and curving lines.

Abstract painting in a blue, green, and pink palette depicting construction beams and overlapping curving paths.

Abstract painting in a yellow, orange, and pink palette depicting a large triangular structure surrounded by curving lines and gridded beams.

Abstract painting depicting a curving blue checkerboard background with various colorful shapes with lined and checkerboard patterns floating in the foreground.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 28d

I hope you all read this from me.

X-Men Don't Need Britches 💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 28d

To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.

However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.

I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.

I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social

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Freya Flowers 🌻 @lookmomnocondom.bsky.social · 25d

Don't look up
The day after tomorrow
Ice Age

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 27d

Build a trilogy out of 3 unrelated Films.

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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · 27d

I now have two very different scenarios mentally playing depending on which cat's typing while the other one paces!

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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · 27d

How do you get anything written while living in this mismatched buddy cops cat-share? (One a forlorn pessimist with a taste for Bajoran jewellery, the other some kind of animal sacrificing cultist!)

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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · 27d

... until he hits that society dance floor!

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Debbie Moon @debbiemoon.bsky.social · 27d

People of England, ready your pink and yellow paint...

Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 27d

My wife just told me about a thing where people are colouring in England flags to make them look like slices of Battenberg cake, how marvellous

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 28d

As a colleague mentioned yesterday, Gamergate is one of the five most significant developments in US politics since the Cold War

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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · 27d

I literally dreamed bits of the story I'm planning to write next and then seemingly got approval from Dan Aykroyd (who was letting us stay in his barn) Probably the best night's sleep I've had in a while in multiple ways!

a man in a suit and tie is wearing a fedora hat

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is wearing a fedora hat

media.tenor.com

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 28d

I have been looking for a way in on writing about the fantastic SPECTATORS by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon, which came out this past Wednesday in graphic novel form.

I unfortunately found one: comicbookclublive.com/2025/09/13/s...

'Spectators' Perfectly Explains The Empty, Meme-Based Mass Shootings That Have Pervaded Our Culture | Comic Book Club

Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon's Spectators from Image Comics perfectly explains the intersection of memes and mass shootings.

comicbookclublive.com

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VampirElla Watts @gejwatts.bsky.social · 29d

So let's talk about why this sucks. I am so angry and so disappointed, but I also know that a lot of people might not understand why I and my queer friends are feeling this way. Read on for an explanation 🧵(1/14)

Screenshot of a Variety article by Todd Spangler with a headline that reads "Audible's Harry Potter Series Expands cast with Keira Knightley, Kit Harington, James McAvoy, Simon Pegg and More"

Kit Harington as Professor Lockhart; Keira Knightley as Professor Umbridge; Iwan Rheon as Professor Lupin; Ruth Wilson as Bellatrix Lestrange; Ambika Mod as Nymphadora Tonks; Leo Woodall as Bill Weasley; Simon Pegg as Arthur Weasley; James McAvoy as Mad-Eye Moody; Gemma Whelan as Professor Sprout; and Matt Berry as Sir Cadogan.

Cush Jumbo OBE as the narrator, Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort, Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape, Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall, Mark Addy as Hagrid, Alex Hassell as Lucius Malfoy, Daniel Mays as Dobby, and Sara and Avni Deshmukh as The Patil Twins.

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 29d

Oh, this is very good indeed!

Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 29d

SALEM'S LOT is probably my favorite @stephenking.bsky.social novel - great look at the book from @joe-hill.bsky.social's unique and important perspective: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...

So You Think Stephen King Has Scared You? Try Being His Son.

www.nytimes.com

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Lynnaire MacDonald- Producer/Scriptwriter @lynninfilm.bsky.social · Sep 11

A timeline cleanse! This is HILARIOUS

Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of German apartments turns out to be a slug

People suspected teenagers playing ding dong ditch and called police, who found animal crawling on the door panel

www.theguardian.com

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 29d

It's been one month since A GAME IN YELLOW released! 💛

But this year also marks 130 years of THE KING IN YELLOW. There have been many stories inspired by it, and it was a pleasure of many kinds to play with this wonderful cursed book myself.

May we be telling stories of Carcosa for 130 years more.

The King in Yellow graphic novel adaptation by Robert W Chambers and INJ Culbard next to A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper, art by Caroline Johnson

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Phil Shelley @philipshelley1.bsky.social · 29d

My fortnightly #screenwriting newsletter - with all the information you need to enter for the 2026 CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE from Sept 22nd script-consultant.co.uk/channel-4-sc...

Channel 4 Screenwriting - Philip Shelley, Script Consultant

Channel 4 Screenwriting Course The entry process for the 2026 Channel 4 Screenwriting Course opens on 22nd September, 2025! Course Content General The purpose of the course is to offer 12 writers new ...

script-consultant.co.uk

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Sep 11

I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/

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Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social · Sep 10

Man, these are gonna be so cool:

Michelle Kenneth @michellekenneth.bsky.social · Sep 10

Guys... 😱😱😱😱

Secret @sgj.bsky.social presale happens on 09.16.2025. Only available in the UK store. I don't even know if they'll ship to the US.

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Evernight Exclusive: Indian Lake Trilogy by Stephen Graham Jones

We’re thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Stephen Graham Jones (@stephengrahamjones) and Titan Books (@titanbooks), our Evernight Exclusive set of the Indian Lake trilogy! We love this horror ...

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

got to love customers who’s response to you saying we’re closing is to say well I just got here

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · Sep 8

I imagine we’ll need to buy an insane amount of LEGO D’s and then other lead character ships before they get to the Cerritos. 👴🏻

…. @coaster-fan.dissky.com · Sep 8

@mikemcmahan.bsky.social when will the lower decks sets be discussed?? 🤣 www.lego.com/en-us/themes...

LEGO® Star Trek Coming Soon

Boldly go where no one has gone before. Prepare for warp speed. Resistance is futile

www.lego.com

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · Sep 8

"WE HAVE ENGAGED THE BORG."

(rubber ducky bounces off the Cube)

TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · Sep 8

Here's the trailer for the new kid-focused STAR TREK: SCOUTS webseries, debuting today for #StarTrekDay on Nickelodeon's "Blaze and the Monster Machines" YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/@blazeandthe...

#StarTrekScouts

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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · Sep 8

In a small-town cafe basically playing the jaunty radio soundtrack from LAKE and obviously I'll now move here.

A scenic still from Lake. Protagonist Meredith stands in an idyllic small-town street, trees and mountains beyond the ornate buildings.

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John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · Sep 7

No visible eclipse here but some very dramatic clouds!

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