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Duncan da Husky @duncandahusky.wolfhusky.org · 6h

I loved the heck out of this series, and this is a fantastic deal. This is the first trilogy of an ongoing series of trilogies, with a different couple the focus of each trilogy. Also, these definitely aren't horror books, they're m/m paranormal mysteries/romances with fabulous queer rep throughout.

KM Avery @kmavery.bsky.social · 6h

Just in time for Halloween (and available for preorder now), *Ward's Story* contains Ward's three novels (*The Ghost in the Hall*, *The Boy in the Locked Room*, and *The Skeleton Under the Stairs*) and a bonus short story at the end.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTV2GVZL

Ward's Story: A Beyond the Veil Trilogy

Ward's Story: A Beyond the Veil Trilogy - Kindle edition by Avery, KM. Paranormal Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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KM Avery @kmavery.bsky.social · 6h

Just in time for Halloween (and available for preorder now), *Ward's Story* contains Ward's three novels (*The Ghost in the Hall*, *The Boy in the Locked Room*, and *The Skeleton Under the Stairs*) and a bonus short story at the end.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTV2GVZL

Ward's Story: A Beyond the Veil Trilogy

Ward's Story: A Beyond the Veil Trilogy - Kindle edition by Avery, KM. Paranormal Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

www.amazon.com

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KM Avery @kmavery.bsky.social · 3d

My challenge was that they were all the SAME thing, and I'd assumed that would be filtered out as an option, since there's nothing to tell FROM anything else (aka, no point for comparison). (I did get one right, but I was assuming that both options would appear at some point.)

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KM Avery @kmavery.bsky.social · 3d

Now through November 2nd (just in time to celebrate the original release date of *The Ghost in the Hall*), you can get the audiobook of *The Boy in the Locked Room* for half off here: www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

50% OFF The Boy in the Locked Room

Sometimes dreams aren't just dreams . . . The boy begging for help in my nightmares is very real. He's trapped, and it's up to me and Mason to get him out. The trouble is, we have to...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12d

One, that's not how copyright works and there will be an entire battalion of IP lawyers who will be happy to correct Open AI of this misapprehension, likely to the tune of billions of dollars, and two, fuck this shitty thieving waste of proteins and lipids

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 19d

Especially when some of the moderation will be automated and they already have a history of racism and transphobia

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 19d

While I am generally not the target market for any sort of nonconsensual sexual content, there is absolutely no world in which you can trust to the discretion of moderators in judging this sort of thing. It will always end badly, and in a different place from where YOU thought the line was.

TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 20d

Romancelandia: even if you don't read dark romance, the new Bsky guidelines should concern you.

Disallowed: "Illustrated or animated" depictions of nonconsensual adult content.

Why ban fictional depictions of anything? And how will consent be determined from an illustration?

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19d

We should not care or reward Disney for this. We must make their bottom line hurt for even considering doing something like this. Don't let up. Other companies need to see that bowing to fascism is not something you can do without consequence.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 19d

!!!

*DISNEY SAYS JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE SHOW TO RETURN ON TUESDAY

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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 23d

We've been hearing from so many of you this year, asking us the question we're asking each other and anyone else who will listen--some version of "OMG WHAT DO WE DO?!"

Post by Sarah MacLean to Fated States | Grapevine

We've been hearing from so many of you this year, asking us the question we're asking each other and anyone else who will listen--some version ...

www.grapevine.org

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 20d

DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025

I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves!

Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship

Silence is compliance!

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah no this is a bad idea.
Keeping silent will just make them think "ho they say nothing so it's alright then, we can apply that!"

Talking, messaging the moderators and generally being very LOUD about it is better.
Also keep listening and supporting NSFW creators as they are the ones impacted now.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20d

Now I'm getting conflicting reports about whether the Rapture will be on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, and, look, I know that TECHNICALLY no man knows the hour of His coming and all, but if we could actually pin this down on the schedule it'll help me plan the rest of my week, thanks

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23d

The new hotness is review spammers using "AI" to synopsize one's new novel to make it look they read your book and can offer you a useful service

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 23d

the ai sludge that buckaroo authors are now endlessly sent by robots summarizing their books and then offering 'promotional services' is very annoying, but i did have a good laugh that the made up name some dang computer came up with to sound like a real editor was HARPER COLLINSWORTH

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23d

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 25d

Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.

But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!

It's easy! Check your library's website.

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 25d

In the end, don't we all want the same thing?
To be with someone who makes us feel safe and loved?
Someone who bakes great bread in a crumbling seaside castle filled with indifferent cats, inquisitive ghosts, and secret libraries hidden inside libraries?

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Take it from some who teaches about drone strikes, “I shed no tear for that guy” and “this is bad, it shouldn’t have happened” can be normal reactions to have simultaneously.

Opposition to political violence isn’t about personal sympathy for an individual target per se, it’s about society.

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R. K. Duncan @rkduncan.bsky.social · Sep 10

I will add to this: is the violence being done by ICE and the troops sent into Democratic cities not political? Is the violence of immigration detention and deportation not political violence?
If this was your Rubicon, it's not political violence you detest, it's a white man being shot on TV.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 10

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…

Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.

And America shrugged and moved on.

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KM Avery @kmavery.bsky.social · Sep 9

Genderqueer pan author writing paranormal MM romance.
www.amazon.com/dp/B09K63XC1C/

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · Sep 8

Maybe you should have paid a writer to craft you a better narrative. LOL

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Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · Sep 8

An airplane flying around Soldier Field ahead of the Chicago Bears home opener, is dragging a banner that reads “HEY ICE MASKS ARE FOR CUCKS”

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Evan Von Doom (@ NYCC) @evanvondoom.bsky.social · Sep 1

Marvel wasn't seeing a dime from me outside of Ultimates, and it seems that will continue to be the case. "I know this is dangerous, but look how quirky this is 🤪" is a piss poor take from one of your lead editors and shows zero commitment to defend the artists you're working with. Shame and ugly.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · Sep 1

If you’ve ever worried whether art matters. It does.

Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*

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KM Avery @kmavery.bsky.social · Aug 19

What the everloving hell is wrong with people?
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/08/sinn...

Sinners & Stardust & Sexual Assault

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

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Jandri🔞 @jandri.bsky.social · Aug 15

It’s sad that the discussion around pornography is always framed as “it’s potentially harmful.” It’s also potentially healthy? What did you learn about yourself, your body, your gender, your preferences, your boundaries and your self expression through the smut you consume?

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