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Jude McKenna

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#Author of the #dystopian urban myth,The Eye of Atlas. Read the sample here: https://tinyurl.com/tEoAsample AuDHD daydreamer. Anti-corporate activist. Lover of pizza. Hater of fascists. 🚫 Antisemitism 🇵🇸 Free Palestine https://linktr.ee/judemckenna

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks to @lshaunted.bsky.social for the amazing review!

You can read the full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DITjaJypVd...

#Booksky #SFF #Dystopia #Writing #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #Surreal #Art #Scifi #NewMythology #Horror

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 18

Free speech is at risk.

Oligarchs own everything.

The world is burning.

When I started writing my #dystopian #fantasy, The Eye of Atlas, in 2020, I worried the satire was too heavy-handed. It wasn’t.

#Surreal #Authors #SFF #SciFi #Fiction #Booksky #Writing #Art #Horror #Books #WritingCommunity

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 15

Looking for something more creative than the mainstream?

Check out my #dystopian #fantasty novel, The Eye of Atlas (link in bio).

Ebook is 99 cents or free if unionizing or striking!

#Booksky #Surreal #Horror #Writing #SFF #SciFi #Authors #Art #Writingcommunity #Writesky #NewMythology #Weird

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 12

The surveillance state is here, y’all.

My #dystopian #fantasty novel, The Eye of Atlas, explores and satirizes the brutality of modern corporate culture.

Check out the sample in my bio.

#Booksky #Surreal #Horror #Writing #SFF #SciFi #Authors #Art #Writingcommunity #Writesky #Weird #Books #Resist

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 11

If you haven’t read part one of my free-to-read short story, you’re missing out.

There’s a dragon, a brave (and perhaps misled) Prince, a cliffhanger ending.

So what are you waiting for?

#BookSky #Writing #SFF #Authors #Art #WriteSky #Books #Fantasy

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A Heart's Desire: Part I

As goes the heart, so follows the soul.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 9

I did. Again, if you can look at the destruction of Gaza and the starvation of the Palestinian people and not be moved, you should check your moral compass; I think it is broken.

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 9

This isn’t about a resistance group. It’s about murdering/starving a population. Hopefully you learn empathy and see the error in your thinking. 🙏

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 9

You’re on the wrong side of history.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Sep 8

I hope the people enabling the genocide should never have a peaceful night’s sleep for the rest of their miserable lives.

All of them are fucking monsters.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 23

I started writing my #dystopian #fantasty novel, The Eye of Atlas, five years ago. Crazy how the things I satirized—outlandish as they seemed—are coming to fruition.

#BookSky #Surreal #Horror #Writing #SFF #SciFi #Authors #Art #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookReviews #Weird #Books #Novel

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 21

🤷‍♀️

Lots of crazy shit happening in the Scenic City today.

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 21

Chattanoogan here. People are reporting that hospitals are locked down to prepare for a mass casualty event.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 15

Zohran broke this man.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 14

New review for my #dystopian #fantasty novel, The Eye of Atlas!

Sample link in bio. Give it a try, tell me what you think. If you like it, pick it up the ebook for a dollar!

#BookSky #Surreal #Horror #Writing #SFF #SciFi #Authors #Art #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookReviews #Weird #Books #Novel

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 14

The coolest stickers! Love your art!

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 6

I’m hoping it spreads through word of mouth. The people who’ve read it have given great feedback. I wish I had family to help boost my numbers, but I’m just happy that complete strangers have taken the time to read it and offer me feedback.

Thanks, though. I appreciate the thought.

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 6

Part one of my dark #fantasy short story is available to read on my Substack.

My #dystopian novel, The Eye of Atlas, is receiving so much love. So why not give this FREE story a read?

#BookSky #Writing #SFF #Authors #Art #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Books

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A Heart's Desire: Part I

As goes the heart, so follows the soul.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 6

Mike Johnson has the most “I’m a serial killer with hundreds of bodies buried in my backyard” vibes of anyone in congress.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Aug 5

New review for my #dystopian #fantasty novel, The Eye of Atlas!

Sample link in bio.

Ebook now 99 cents (FREE if unionizing or striking)!

#BookSky #Surreal #Horror #Writing #SFF #SciFi #Authors #Art #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookReviews #Weird #Books #Novel

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Book Review: The Eye of Atlas by Jude McKenna

The Eye of Atlas is a sci-fi novel by Juse McKenna. It was first published in February 2025 by Liminal Horizon Press. This review is intended to be free of spoilers, but none of us are perfect. Con…

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Jul 23

Color me surprised!

Or . . .

Wait, not surprised at all. This is the most obvious revelation to ever be revealed.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Jul 23

Please, please, stop talking about Epstein! We’ll do anything. Just leave our big pedo Donnie alone!

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Jul 22

The sad thing is that all the other fascists will probably make this guy a millionaire. Like that woman who called an autistic child a racial slur and cried about it. These people are spineless, shameful creatures.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Jul 16

Elon pretending him and his brother aren’t on the list. 🤦‍♀️

Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Jul 16

I hope you’re right.

It would be nice to a have a smidge of my faith restored in humanity.

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Jude McKenna @judemckenna.bsky.social · Jul 16

Already have. It’s hard to have a conversation with someone who is morally bankrupt. You can’t back Trump at this point and be a decent human being. It’s impossible.

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