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Books R' Me @booksrme.bsky.social · 8h

The magic of discovering hidden gems in bundles like this fills my heart with joy! Each book is a new adventure waiting to unfold. Let’s dive deep into these worlds together! #booksky 📚💙 #readersky

Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 9h

Water's Edge is part of the Underrated Bundle on Itch! 63 books for $38!!!

itch.io/b/3305/under...

#booksky 📚💙 #readersky

Collage of 21 covers, including Water's Edge, of the 63 books available in the Under-rated bundle on itch.io

Center has 5 gold stars on top and bottom. Reads itch.io, Under-rated bundle, October 9th-13th, Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 18h

There's still a couple of days left to grab the Underrated Bundle. 63 books for $38 is not a deal to sniff at.

Come and help these books move from "underrated" to just plain "rated"

itch.io/b/3305/under...

📢📚🪐 | #BookSky | 📦📚

Graphic that reads "Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle, Oct 9th-13th, Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." Text is brown on an off-white background with five yellow stars bordering it above and below. Around the text box are the following book covers: Predators by H.S. Kallinger, Zinmages by M.C. Burnell, The Spider's Friend by M.C. Burnell, Disappearance and Other Short Stories by PD Loupee, Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska, Kranlian Rendezvous by Simon Wolfe, The Shadow of Arcadia by Alan K. Dell, Devil Deal by Janina Franck, The God Sun by Alan K. Dell, Water's Edge by Ellie Lieberman, The Third People by Lee Burton, The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce, The Lion by Lee Burton, Adventures In GameWorld : Game Start by Robert Rumery, All Through the House and Other Tales from a Random Place by Joachim Heijndermans, Soft Reboot by Joachim Heijndermans, Blue by Niranjan, Wizard's Debt by Niranjan, Ambushed by Natasha O'Connor, At First Belonging by Rob

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 9h

Water's Edge is part of the Underrated Bundle on Itch! 63 books for $38!!!

itch.io/b/3305/under...

#booksky 📚💙 #readersky

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SHIFT+CTRL Music (Record Label) @shiftctrlmusic.com · 15h

Thank you for sharing your poetry with us!

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 15h

<3 i'm so honored to be a part of this

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Mel Grebing - nd enby on the loose @mslanna.bsky.social · 1d

📢Bundle time!🥳
Get it while it's hot!!! 📚🌶️
Well, at least my contemporary romance is super hot.🥵
For the heat level of everything else, there's information on the bundle site.🥰
itch.io/b/3305/under...

#Romancelandia #BookBundle #BookSky

graphic for a book bundle. 33 book covers frame a central space of cream background. Framed between five golden stars at the top and bottom is brown text reading: itch.io; Under-Rated Bunde; OCT 9th - 13th; Bringing attention to the best books you never heard of.

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A.M. Weald - buy Fimbulvinter's Fires ❤️‍🔥 @amweald.com · 2d

Under-Rated Books Itchio Bundle

63 books for $38!!
(Regularly $232, save 83%!)

These books have fewer than 15 reviews on Goodreads/Amazon. Let's show them some love by reading and reviewing them!

Deal ends Oct 13.

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025
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Chief (T.C. Smith) || comms open! @chiefwritesbook.bsky.social · 1d

We all like indie books here yeah? Good news! We have a mega bundle of relatively unknown indie books that deserve more readers! You can get the whole thing for just $38:

itch.io/b/3305/under...

#BookSky 🩵📚 📢📚 📦📚

A graphic featuring some of the books in the under-rated books bundle, surrounding some text in the middle. Text reads: "itch.io under-rated bundle. oct 9th to 13th. bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." two rows of five stars can be seen above and below the text.

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 2d

i'm hyped to be participating this with my #transrage #zine :3

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Kaylynx @kaylynx.bsky.social · 3d

✨Under-Rated Books✨
‼️ 63 items for $38.00 ‼️
A bundle highlighting some lesser-known works in the indie publishing sphere.
➡️ itch.io/b/3305/under...
💙📚📦💸📢📣

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 3d

I've got a title in this bundle of books that all have fewer than 15 reviews on Goodreads/Storygraph, please check that out. #BookSky 📚📦

itch.io/b/3305/under...

A layout of the books in the bundle, text in the certer reads "Ithcio Under-Rated Bundle. Oct 9th - 13th. Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of."

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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 New Itch-io Bundle 🚨

This time focussing on hidden indie gems, 60 underrated books that fly under the radar in a wide array of genres for just $38, running 9–13 October.

Come and check out some of the best books you've never heard of.
itch.io/b/3305/under...

📢📚🪐| #BookSky | 📦📚

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SHIFT+CTRL Music (Record Label) @shiftctrlmusic.com · 5d

Vol. 1 Let's Begin
32 tracks
30 artists
129 minutes of music
Multi-genre
Name-your-Price digital

@ampwall.com: ampwall.com/a/shiftctrlm...
@bandcamp.com: shiftctrlmusic.bandcamp.com/album/vol-1-...
@mirlo.space: mirlo.space/shiftctrl-mu...
Everywhere else: ffm.to/vol1letsbegin

The 30 Featured artists on Vol. 1: Let's Begin
Voidscan & Aethy - Let’s Begin (introduction)
Aubrey Van Gelded - This Time
Bryanthaboi - I’m Flying Up! (Heavy Chest Version)
Cameron Esther - Lilac Oil
Castro - Shipwreck
DCX9000 - Follow Me
Ed Herbers - Who Will You Become?
Fronksy - The Dream Wizard
HangOnGetReady - lolohwell
Gotta Be a Monster - Happy Days
Imrryr - ‘but that before they were its victims, they were its accomplices’
Invesvpo - Spinning in Circles
LK747 - Rogue Bass
lua beach - the witch who lives in the woods (me)
mk zariel - i was a teenage caricature
mk zariel - pride was a riot and we are not
Noisegrind Princess Chelsea - Session 727
Obeygrey - Rocky
Ourobonic Plague - Green Dawn
Pseudoseance - Power Nap
robin herold - .how.am.i.
Salimer - In Darkness (Dracula’s Theme from Steve Simmon's 'Cargo')
Sickrobot - Chipped Nightmare (8-bit horror)
Stonegood - Find My Way Back
Sweez - Back Strong
The Alliterates - The House Came Crashing Down
The Exerion ft. SparkySynth - Vintage Melody
The Psychedelic Squirrel - Step Up
Vern Carson - Overdrive Killswitch
Voidscan - Hybrid Distress
ZWANSOUND - GAZEUP
Am I in Trouble? - Opal (Voidscan Remix)

The SHIFT+CTRL Music Compilation is more than just a collection of tracks, it’s the first statement from the SHIFT+CTRL Music family.

Bringing together artists from across the world, this release captures the core of what SHIFT+CTRL Music represents: independence, experimentation, and fearless sound design.

From pulsing house and dubstep anthems to glitch-heavy electronic textures, from ambient dreamscapes to high-energy rock tracks, this compilation reflects the diverse sonic palette each artist contributes. From their own unique vision this is a snapshot of a community that thrives on innovation.

The compilation underscores SHIFT+CTRL’s mission: to give artists creative freedom, direct-to-fan connections, and a platform where genre walls collapse and new movements begin.

The theme of this compilation is music that captures the feeling of origins, fresh starts, and sonic emergence.

Whether you’re discovering these artists for the first time or have been following from their early days, this compilation is an entry point into a growing collective of sound explorers. Press play, dive in, and experience the future of independent music.

Let's Begin.

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 3d

and i'll also be reading at this #event for #stopcopcity <3 this is a great way to hear pieces of #BOYAPPARITION—and support one of the #ATL61 at the same time! plus there's #trans #poetry by the amazing @hakaiika-crow.bsky.social and @tommywyattblake.bsky.social and @opensorceryy.co

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10d

Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy

www.eff.org

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 3d

First 10 people to pre-order my #poetry #chapbook today get three free months of my blog! dm me proof of pre-order and i'll get you a link www.vinegarpress.org/store/p/boy-...
#efreebies #freestuff #supporttransart

Boy Apparition by mk zariel — Vinegar Press

There are two transmasculine genders: the butch anarchist, and the tiny atemporal gremlin who really needs a hug. In BOY APPARITION, mk zariel tackles both. This chapbook is full of love letters to th...

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Zodiacthemaniac @zodiacthemaniac.bsky.social · 11d

I created a Ko-fi page for my publication, if anyone can help me out this month ko-fi.com/thereeftip/g...

Support The Reeftip

ko-fi.com

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 4d

p.s. i shall be reading from it at this #online #event with @hakaiika-crow.bsky.social and @tommywyattblake.bsky.social and @opensorceryy.co <3 because what better way to welcome a new book than a little #environmental action

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 4d

👻✨ BOY APPARITION is alive! my #transmasc #anarchist #poetry #chapbook —full of love letters to the #BashBack tendency, feral #boyhood chronicles, and lipstick-mirror #gender devotions—is up for preorder from Vinegar Press: www.vinegarpress.org/store/p/boy-...
🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥 support your local chaos poet

Boy Apparition by mk zariel — Vinegar Press

There are two transmasculine genders: the butch anarchist, and the tiny atemporal gremlin who really needs a hug. In BOY APPARITION, mk zariel tackles both. This chapbook is full of love letters to th...

www.vinegarpress.org

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mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 6d

⁨Exciting news—Brenton Clutterbuck, author of the #Discordian historical text Chasing Eris, has joined the lineup for the #fundraiser later this week! Make sure to check it out and support the #StopCopCity movement (and apparently the #Erisian movement as well, lol). discord.gg/gV4Pbjww

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 11d

You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism.

You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism.

You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism.

You can't fight authoritarianism with more authoritarianism.

Unity against censorship and surveillance NOW.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.

All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House

Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.

www.erininthemorning.com

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fairshare.help @fairshare.help · 11d

Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.

Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know

mk zariel {it/its} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 25d

boosting this for a #transfemme activist and poet in need of #mutualaid <3 please donate and share widely!

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · 12d

hi i'm getting a kickass set of new genitals installed in 2 weeks from now !! isn't that fucking cool ?

i could use a little bit of help with medical bills + housing expenses during recovery and so i've set up a little gofundme!
gofund.me/394dc2e93

Donate to Support Jay Dragon's sicknasty bottom surgery, organized by Jay Dragon

Hi I'm Jay Dragon, a queer disabled game designer best known for her work on … Jay Dragon needs your support for Support Jay Dragon's sicknasty bottom surgery

gofund.me

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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 23d

Our artist applications for "We've Always Been Here" are now open! Help us show that queer people have always existed, and always will 💕

Please share and tag your favorite artists!

forms.gle/zHiVqh3SrsnT...

#ZineSky #AToZines #Zine #Zines #ArtZine #QueerArt #LGBTQArt #ZineApps #ArtistsWanted

A graphic with a vibrant rainbow background, announcing "Artist applications now open!". The white text box below reads, "Artist applications are now open for 'We've Always Been Here', a queer history zine. Let's show everyone that queer people have always been a part of history. This is a paid opportunity, contingent on our Kickstarter successfully funding." Beside the text box is a digital illustration of a north African girl with short, curly hair, wearing overalls, sitting beside an easel with an oil painting she's made of another girl.

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