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M.D. Tjong Ayong

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Book worm with a passion for writing, casual gamer who always gets too attached too quickly to new worlds and characters. Staunch defender of Agents of Shield. https://lonewolfwhistlinginthedark.wordpress.com/

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes you just need some good news!

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Good News in October (you might have missed)

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 4d

Just voted!

M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 4d

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 8d

#Duolingo can absolutely miss me with that energy BS. If this is a permanent change I will be deleting the app from my phone/deleting my account.

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J.V.Jones @jv-jones.bsky.social · 9d

“I once saw a post online placing bets on who would likely deliver their book first (George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss or yours truly). I had the longest odds.” Interview with @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/interview-wi... @torbooks.bsky.social @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

J.V. Jones is a legend of dark fantasy and grimdark fiction, and our team were fortunate enough grab an interview.

INTERVIEW: with author J.V. Jones

J.V. Jones is a legend of dark fantasy and grimdark fiction. She released the epic fantasy Book of Words trilogy in the 1990s with Robert Jordan remarking ‘Wonderful… J.V. Jones is a striking writer’.

www.grimdarkmagazine.com

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 10d

I always really liked that Mal and Zoe from #Firefly were never into each other. They had no romantic chemistry at all. More deep male/female friendships in my media please!

M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 11d

The book I am reading is

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J.V.Jones @jv-jones.bsky.social · 12d

Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham, Stephen King, Ken Follet, John Krakauer, Hillary Clinton, Michale Ondaatje, David Guterson, Arundhati Roy, Wally Lamb, Nicholas Evans, Jacquelyn Mitchard and me? Apparently I kept good company back in the day. #torbooks #orbitbooksuk #BestSellers

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 13d

All I am saying is Sona had better be in the 3rd Horizon game @guerrilla.bsky.social She's the bomb!

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 20d

“Phillip K. Dick. Ray Bradbury. Like so many in tech, I draw in completely misunderstanding the authors.”

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 21d

I like Storygraph, though it tickles me that they consider Manga a genre. It's a medium. Manga can be any genre. It's like saying Penny Dreadful's genre is TV series....

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 21d

Someone said The Lord of the Rings movies are 24 years old and I immediately found 50% more grey in my hair

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 21d

The use of AI generated content in political messaging has become a feature in today’s communication ecosystem.

How often is it used in the 🇳🇱 election campaign, and by whom?

Check out colleague @favstats.eu and @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social’s AI campaign tracker #tk2025

www.campaigntracker.nl/en/

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 21d

The book I am reading is

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 21d

The manga I am reading is

M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · 22d

My damn logitech mouse is crapping out....need to buy a new one. It's not even a year old, but it's fallen a few times, so it is probably my fault

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J.V.Jones @jv-jones.bsky.social · 24d

Still amazed that my AMA at r/fantasy got 73K visitors. It took me eight hours to answer all the questions. Should I do another when Endlords come out? www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co... #Endlords #JVJones @torbooks @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social @LittleBrown

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · Sep 28

Genre Grapevine: Book Club Scams Are a Warning of Emerging AI Super-Scams

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Genre Grapevine: Book Club Scams Are a Warning of Emerging AI Super-Scams | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · Sep 24

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · Sep 27

New Additions #163

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Sonata @sonatacreates.bsky.social · Sep 25

My schedule cleared up and my commissions are open for October & beyond. If you have a character you've been wanting to see brought to life, I'm the gal for the job! www.sonatacreates.com

We all need to ask for help sometimes, so if you could repost this to spread around, it would mean the world <3

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · Sep 26

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · Sep 22

The book I am reading is

M.D. Tjong Ayong @mdtjongayong.bsky.social · Sep 22

The manga I am reading is

The Way of the Househusband vol. 10 by Kousuke Oono