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R. S. Mot

@motthepaladin.bsky.social

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Author, hobby photographer, voracious reader, and dice collector. NO AI 🚫 Ace | it/them Not-so-secretly a dragon.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · Aug 26

Speaking of cozy vibes... I was going to wait until September for this but I want it nowwww.
Autumn reading bingo is BACK and this time it's cozy. 📚💙

Cozy autumn reading bingo

Someone bakes, pumpkin on the cover, cozy fantasy, book that contains a recipe, cat in the title
Cozy mystery, Tea or coffee shop, cabin, set in a small town, someone has a hot drink
Set in autumn, blanket on the cover, free space (represented by a picture of a white tea cup), apple picking or orchard, light academia
Leaves on the cover, contains a farm or market, character knits or crochets, cozy horror, bookstore
Witches, cozy romance, mushroom on the cover, someone wears a mask or costume, forest in the title

made by @motthepaladin.bsky.social‬

The background has an arrangement of various gourde shapes and colors around the edge and the whole board is done in yellows and browns.

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 17m

Here at Apex, we're drawn to good horror like a moth(man) to a flame 🔴🔴🕯️

You have FOUR WEEKS LEFT to submit your flash fiction! The theme for October is FOLKLORE. You have until the 31st to submit!

www.patreon.com/posts/octobe...

a black bird with red eyes stands in the dark

Alt: mothman reaches out to you with one wizened little moth finger

media.tenor.com

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 19h

Right? So may things contain 1000mg of sodium but STILL need salt? A scam.

R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 19h

If this sounds weirdly specific, it's because this is for a reading bingo, which is pinned to my profile if you want to try it!

R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 19h

Who doesn't love a good mushroom in autumn? 🍄
📚💙

Cozy books with a mushroom on the cover
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher [LGBTQIA+ book]
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
The Hedge Witch by Cari Thomas

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Brianna Danielle Lewis @rbree2.bsky.social · 2d

Every time I see the phrase "Oh, The Horror", I can’t help but translate it to being "Ohio, The Horror".

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 2d

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 2d

Do you read in the car?
I personally have no issues reading in a moving vehicle but I know some people who get car sick just watching me read lol 🩸📚💙

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison, in the background there's a road and exit sign.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 2d

Putting encoded messages in books with directions to an orgy.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 2d

1. it's fun and it makes me happy 2. my cat 100% knows his name and things like food and outside

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Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · 3d

#Writing calls & contests for #fiction, #nonfiction & #poetry paying up to $76,000.

#SubmissionCall themes include: Objection! Overruled!; #soilpunk; #haunt; no laughing matter; #HelenOfTroy; Walpurgis witcheries; rebels; #alien celebrations; lantern keepers.

🔗 authorspublish.com/38-themed-su...

» 38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025

authorspublish.com

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 3d

This past month was so busy I’ve been neglecting my book promos, so how about a little sale?

🌸✨Name Her Holy ebook for $1✨🌸 only on my kofi from now through Friday!

Get yourself a slowburn sapphic space fantasy novel for your weekend read 🍂☕️

ko-fi.com/s/748ece637a

Cover for Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis, a crown of dusty mauve and earthy flowers surround a black swirling void. Behind the cover is a split image of a red haired woman in armor and a woman with dark short hair covering her face.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 3d

I just backed OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 3d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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Spoopy Joolie @juliemarchbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Got an email trying to get me to buy Prime Day ads for my book so you know what that means: Spite Sale! *thunderous applause*

Oct 7-8, Bridges of Smoke will be $1 everywhere *but* Amazon. Plan accordingly.
💙📚🪐
itch.io/s/161465/ant...

Graphic showing the cover for Bridges of Smoke along with white text that reads: "Anti-Prime Day Deals. October 7-8. $1 Everywhere except Amazon. Long live spite. Long live independent booksellers." The background is purple smoke texture.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 3d

Got a new book in the mail and this is the first page 😭

A book with a bent and ripped first page.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 4d

Gory cinnamon rolls and pumpkin painting 🎨 🖌️ Addams family is on in the background as well.

Cinnamon rolls meant to resemble intestines covered in dark green icing.

Two small white pumpkins with paint on them, one had a face meant to look like drag makeup and one has purple tentacles.

R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 5d

No but one of my feeds is stuck on a couple days ago and won't update with anything new. What issue are you having with it?

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 6d

HEY YOU! Do you like free paperbacks? Do you like chronically ill baddies? Do you like magic schools that weren't invented by a TERF? I'm hosting a giveaway for my sapphic fantasy dark academia novel RIGHT NOW!

2 winners announced October 10th!

A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Rules" followed by a list reading as follows:

-Must be a US resident
-Follow this account
-Comment which school of magic you would choose to study at Voterique (see next slide)
-Bonus entry: share to stories or tag a friend!

A celebratory image featuring balloons, candy confetti, and a cupcake. Over top is "Schools of magic" followed by a list reading as follows:

-Abjuration
-Conjugation
-Corpomation
-Divination
-Enchantment
-Evocation
-Illusion
-Transmutation

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 5d

I think divination sounds so neat, it would either help with the anxiety or I would die of more anxiety lol

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 5d

Hey that's not what I ordered #caturday

A black cat in an amazon shipping envelope.

R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 5d

Hope you have a great time!

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 5d

Got a crepe at the farmer's market and life just might be worth living actually.
It has cheese and vegetables with a balsamic sauce.

A cheese and veggies crape in a brown box with a small container of dark sauce.

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 6d

I don't think I've ever met a bread I didn't love but bread with cheese and or garlic is top tier.

R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 6d

Our local game store started doing this and I haven't bought anything since. (Mostly because they decided to also stop stocking dice at the same time.)

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100-Foot Crow Magazine @100footcrow.bsky.social · 6d

REMINDER that we are open to submissions through October 15! The themes are HAUNT and YARD SALE. Pay is $8 per 100-word story. No cost to submit.

100footcrow.com/submission-g...

Submission Guidelines - 100-Foot Crow

Drabble submissions are open through October 15. We're looking for stories that fit the themes YARD SALE and HAUNT. You may submit one story per theme. All submissions must be submitted via our Google...

100footcrow.com

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