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Megaera Lorenz
@megaeralwrites.bsky.social
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Egyptologist and author. She/they. Authors Against Book Bans Illinois Chapter Leader. Debut novel THE SHABTI (2024) available now wherever books are sold.
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Megaera Lorenz @megaeralwrites.bsky.social · Nov 18
Sooo many new folks, I guess it’s time to share this again. Hello!
megaeralwrites.bsky.social Megaera Lorenz @megaeralwrites.bsky.social · Sep 12
Hi, new skootuals! I’m an Egyptologist by training, writer by vocation. I probably talk about my debut novel too much. Giant nerd about Egyptology, 1930s American pop culture, & the history of spiritualism. Will happily talk your ear off about PG Wodehouse, Cab Calloway, or Gef the Talking Mongoose.
Picture of me sitting at a table in a B&N with some copies of The Shabti in front of me.
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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themythicbunny.bsky.social
‼️ URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST ‼️

Please help me move out safely. I'm being kicked out of my current living space. I need to be out by April 1st. The details are in the post. I need a min.of 2000 CAD. Ko-fi link here:

ko-fi.com/themythicbun...

#mutualaid #trans #disabled #helpsky #disabledcrowdfund
Revon, a disabled man wearing his brace and using his cane, stands under a spotlight with the words in large letters: HELP ME LEAVE MY ABUSIVE HOUSE! aka, my abusive mother is kicking me out. Please. HELP. Revon, a disabled man wearing his brace and using his cane, stands under a spotlight with the words detailing his request with some words emphasized: I'm making a mutual aid request. I need help. My mother has issued me an eviction notice. I have to leave by April 1st, or she will kick me out with police force. She has threatened to do this a couple times. This time, I know she means it. I will be moving in with @CryptAesthetics, who has been made aware of every step of her abuse since it began. We're aiming to move out by the end of March, and I need assistance raising money to pay for first & last month's rent, plus movers for myself since most of my friends do not drive, but can help pack. Whatever else we make will help me puchase house essentials & mobility assistance, and help pay part of @CryptAesthetics first/last, too. We are looking to raise a minimum of 2000 CAD. 1500 for first/last on my part, 300 for movers, & 200 for a new mattress for myself. If you can help, please donate to my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/themythicbunny or my paypal, linked in the replies of this post. In the following image, I will be detailing the situation as it's unfolded, with the added notion that I do not have steady access to the kitchen, and thus haven't been able to keep or have food steadily since August, and must constantly order food, putting myself in debt to feed myself. I've saved up 200 the last two months by limiting food. Revon, a disabled man wearing his brace and using his cane, stands under a spotlight with the words detailing his situation, with some words emphasized with different colour: In December 2023, I re-connected with my abusive mother who claimed to have changed and was 'doing better'. After a couple of months, I thought this change was permanent, and she made the offer to move in with her in April 2024, in my childhood home. This was my mistake. I trusted her, and put faith in her, hoping that the change she displayed was permanent. It was not. For the past two years, her treatment towards me has worsened significantly, especially these last several months. It turns out, just because someone doesn't beat you anymore, doesn't mean they've stopped being abusive altogether. She has completely iced me out while removing access to essentials such as access to the bathroom on the same floor my room is (I am disabled. I can't be constantly going up and down stairs. She forces me to do this anyways by locking the door every night), removed toilet paper handles, taken away essentials I helped purchase with my own money, financially abused and harassed me, gaslit me, has weaponized, discriminated, and mocked my mental and physical disabilities, because they 'made her life worse', threatened to keep me hostage in her house until I paid her back money that I owed her, and turned every single one of these situations into her being the victim. Now, she's misgendering me and actively insulting me and my siblings loudly on the phone and to friends, slamming doors, cussing and cursing about me when I'm home, and doing everything she can to scare me. It's working. I'm scared. And I need out.
February 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
After sitting at 1.9k followers for literal years on this app, I finally broke 2k yesterday. 🍾 Hi, everyone! I’ve said it before, but I appreciate all of you so much. This is by far the coolest and most supportive community I’ve come across anywhere in the current social media hellscape.
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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makeshiftwingsplush.com
Astronaut mug 🌌🐱🐭

[ #pottery #potterysky #ceramics ]
A mug with a galaxy glaze of black, blue, red, and purple. Negative spaces reveal the speckled brown clay body in the shapes of cats and mice with astronaut helmets on. There is also floating cheese, fish, and hearts A mug with a galaxy glaze of black, blue, red, and purple. Negative spaces reveal the speckled brown clay body in the shapes of cats and mice with astronaut helmets on. There is also floating cheese, fish, and hearts A mug with a galaxy glaze of black, blue, red, and purple. Negative spaces reveal the speckled brown clay body in the shapes of cats and mice with astronaut helmets on. There is also floating cheese, fish, and hearts
February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
Looking for a spooky-cozy tale to warm you through this bleak February? My supernatural thriller/historical fantasy/MM romance about a former phony medium and an Egyptologist teaming up to investigate a haunted artifact is available from a variety of booksellers that are not THAT bookseller!
Graphic of The Shabti book cover in front of an image of a man's hand pouring brandy from a decanter. Scraps of paper arranged around the image have the words "Kobo," "Bookshop.org," and "Libro.fm" printed on them.
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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bzosiad.bsky.social
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
I just saw a post over on Threads by some lady announcing her marriage to Leon Scott Kennedy. I gotta say, as someone who was there when Crystalwank happened, the AI-ification of this genre of shitposting saddens me. People used to work *hard* pasting on those hedz. We’ve forgotten our roots. 😔
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
I’m very tired
Drawing of a black boot stepping on the arm of Liberty, who holds her extinguished torch. The words “I lift my lamp beside the golden door” are crossed out in red paint.
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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jessdkant.bsky.social
This takes enormous amounts of resources and sacrifice to pull off. Sharing this to support people on the ground:

"This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes"
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
For my daughter, who is in an ELO phase.
Vividly colored pseudo-‘70s style illustration of a cartoony man in a blue suit, straw hat, and yellow gloves and bow tie walking down a set of rainbow stairs, holding a cane. He’s surrounded by clouds, rainbows, and sunshine. He looks cheerful and pleased with himself. “Mr. Blue Sky” is written in the bottom right corner in big, blue, hand lettered text.
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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matttomic.bsky.social
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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lefttheprairie.bsky.social
We just donated $1000 to the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center’s warming shelters. It’s currently 7*F and snowing. Can you join us in helping?

givebutter.com/KBNd5w
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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markharris.bsky.social
He needlepointed this himself. It's a needlepoint pillow of the actor Ernest Thesiger needlepoint. It took forever and is awesome.
I can't do it justice, I'm sorry. It is very colorful and minutely detailed and is about 24"x30". Ernest Thesiger was a magnificent old character actor and wrote a book about needlepointing.
January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
Idk exactly what my daughter is up to, but there’s a whole saga with this little guy in the red bow tie showing up in my phone’s photo gallery.
A cartoon of a little guy in a red bow tie sitting atop an Ionic column, looking worried Another cartoony character has offered bow tie guy a ladder. He is climbing down, but he still looks worried. The ladder has begun to fall away from the pillar while bow tie guy is at the top. Both characters look alarmed. Tragedy has struck. Bow tie guy is actively falling along with the ladder. The other character looks on in horror.
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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queerenigma.com
Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:

Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.

Please donate what you can.

www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
I just donated to The Food Group MN (www.thefoodgroupmn.org) since I figure just keeping people fed at this point is going to be a major problem and priority. They are a 4-star charity according to Charity Navigator and have been around for ca. 50 years, so they're well-established.
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
What social justice/community action orgs in MN need the most support and/or are making the strongest positive impact right now?
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
Among the horrors, here's a morsel of good news on a personal level for me and a bunch of my fellow authors. CamCat (and The Shabti) lives to see another year.
Marble Press Acquires CamCat Publishing Assets from B&T
The San Francisco–based children’s publisher has acquired the catalog and IP of CamCat Books from the soon-to-close Baker & Taylor in a transaction that includes 124 YA and adult titles.
www.publishersweekly.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
I had to draw my brother and SIL’s cat. She is dainty, she is demure, she WILL cut you
Drawing of a plump little tabby cat dressed like an Edwardian lady, holding a fancy teacup in one paw and a switchblade in the other. Photo of the same cat lying on a wood floor, giving the camera an affronted look.
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
What “other juice,” meijer?

What. “Other.” “Juice.”
Photo of a jug of Cranberry Strawberry juice cocktail. The label says it contains “another juice from concentrate” Closeup on the words “with another juice from concentrate” Extreme closeup on the words “another juice from concentrate”
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
Eheheheheh >:D
melithebookworm.bsky.social 🏆🏆- Meli✨ @melithebookworm.bsky.social · Dec 23
update: GUYS, YOU ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHAT THIS SHABTI GRIEVANCE IS 😭😭😭😭
melithebookworm.bsky.social 🏆🏆- Meli✨ @melithebookworm.bsky.social · Dec 23
I need this shabti to get its shit together and ✨COMMUNICATE✨ what the fuck it wants because I am all for haunting and supernatural shenanigans but it is making Hermann cry and that's just unacceptable😥
December 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
A tragedy in 6 panels
A 6-panel comic. Panel 1: A woman stands at the stove cooking. There’s a glass on the counter labeled “eggnog + brandy.” A child peeks in from the side of the frame. Panel 2: The child reaches for the glass with a mischievous expression, saying, “Hey Mom, is this yours?” Panel 3: Child hovers menacingly over the drink. Mom, with a hand on her hip, says, “Yes it is, and you shouldn’t drink it bec—“ Panel 4: Child has picked up the drink and is staring at it in disgust, saying “Gack!” Mom looks puzzled. Panel 5: Child violently hurls the contents of the glass into the sink with an expression of furious determination. Mom looks on in horror and surprise. Panel 6: Mom, looking utterly devastated, says “Bruh my eggnog WTF” Child shrugs apologetically and says, “It looked like spoiled milk! I’m sorry?”
December 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
The child failed to appreciate my brilliant rendition of Rouxls, but at least she approves of my attempt at Tenna and Spamton. 😔
Drawing of Mr. Tenna from Deltarune looking concerned and mildly disgusted as he holds up Spamton by the back of his jacket.
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
megaeralwrites.bsky.social
My daughter asked me to draw Rouxls Kaard, and she is horrified with the result. It’s not my fault bro is absolutely terrifying when rendered semi-realistically, smh
Digital drawing of Rouxls Kaard from Deltarune, from the chest up.
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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melithebookworm.bsky.social
THEY ARE ADORABLE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
melithebookworm.bsky.social 🏆🏆- Meli✨ @melithebookworm.bsky.social · Dec 19
PSA: do NOT start The Shabti (audiobook) by @megaeralwrites.bsky.social at 11pm just to unwind for 1chap or 2 if you do not have any self control, because next thing you know you are gonna LOVE IT SO MUCH you are going to stay awake til 5am, regret nothing, & be ready to do it again the next night🤩🤩
December 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM