'Nathan Burgoine
@nathanburgoine.bsky.social
#Queer #Canadian author; Most Recent: DOGS DON’T BREAK HEARTS (queer hi/lo ya), UPON THE MIDNIGHT QUEER (queer holiday collection), TRIAD MAGIC (queer contemp fantasy); He/him 🏳️🌈; Prepare for #Husky photos; 🦖 T-Rex says "Trans Rights or I Bites"
Pinned
Pinned skeet time.
Hi! I’m a tall queer guy who writes (mostly) shorter queer things, though novels keep happening somehow. Mostly I tell tales that exist somewhere in the Venn of spec-fic, romance, and YA, but always queer.
I’m a huge fan of chosen families and insistent queer history.
Hi! I’m a tall queer guy who writes (mostly) shorter queer things, though novels keep happening somehow. Mostly I tell tales that exist somewhere in the Venn of spec-fic, romance, and YA, but always queer.
I’m a huge fan of chosen families and insistent queer history.
Not a film, but Season Two of the Midnight Club.
Then—because you’ve said I get to be a despot—basically it’d be films of all my author friends' books.
Then—because you’ve said I get to be a despot—basically it’d be films of all my author friends' books.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not a film, but Season Two of the Midnight Club.
Then—because you’ve said I get to be a despot—basically it’d be films of all my author friends' books.
Then—because you’ve said I get to be a despot—basically it’d be films of all my author friends' books.
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How it started. How it’s going.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
How it started. How it’s going.
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The annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale is on @drivethrurpg.com through Monday, including all Icons Superheroic Roleplaying products for 30% off! Now's a great time to fulfill some items on your wish list!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pr...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pr...
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale is on @drivethrurpg.com through Monday, including all Icons Superheroic Roleplaying products for 30% off! Now's a great time to fulfill some items on your wish list!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pr...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pr...
I resent having to squint at ebook covers and think, "Hrm. Could be AI? I don’t know?" and then spend time tracking down if there’s a mention of/credit to a cover artist and then sometimes even then going to the artist’s website and—ah, yep, AI, boo! (or, more happily, not the case, yay)!
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I resent having to squint at ebook covers and think, "Hrm. Could be AI? I don’t know?" and then spend time tracking down if there’s a mention of/credit to a cover artist and then sometimes even then going to the artist’s website and—ah, yep, AI, boo! (or, more happily, not the case, yay)!
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The time has come! Today is our Table of Content announcement for COMMON BONDS 2!
You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
But I'll also thread them below!
You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
But I'll also thread them below!
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The time has come! Today is our Table of Content announcement for COMMON BONDS 2!
You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
But I'll also thread them below!
You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
But I'll also thread them below!
Hey #BookSky — if you’re looking for some novellas for your end-of-year goal, and you’re also feeling the mood now the snow is flying (if you’re somewhere like me, anyway), my indie stories are all available in #KoboPlus, which includes "Handmade Holidays" (gay romance holiday novella).
Handmade Holidays ebook by 'Nathan Burgoine - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Handmade Holidays" by 'Nathan Burgoine available from Rakuten Kobo. At nineteen, Nick is alone for the holidays and facing reality: this is how it will be from now on. Refusing to give up ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s #TabletopTuesday, and the snow has me thinking of what I’ll be putting in stockings this year, so I thought I’d bring up some card games that fit in stockings from years past…
(Our stockings are perhaps larger than average, but these three card games should fit—or make great gifts regardless.)
(Our stockings are perhaps larger than average, but these three card games should fit—or make great gifts regardless.)
Tabletop Tuesday — Stocking Stuffers (Card Games)
It’s Tuesday, and so I’m here to talk geeky nerdy things to do with gaming, and also outside the weather is frightful—which is to say, it’s snowed. Ottawa is like that, sometimes it snows early and…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s #TabletopTuesday, and the snow has me thinking of what I’ll be putting in stockings this year, so I thought I’d bring up some card games that fit in stockings from years past…
(Our stockings are perhaps larger than average, but these three card games should fit—or make great gifts regardless.)
(Our stockings are perhaps larger than average, but these three card games should fit—or make great gifts regardless.)
The only thing I think I’ll add to the whole Star Wars (especially as it relates to a "vs. Star Trek") discussion is this: I’ve played multiple TTRPGs in both universes with narrators who really know their lore/canon and that made it clear to me both can be amazing: it comes down to the right hands.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The only thing I think I’ll add to the whole Star Wars (especially as it relates to a "vs. Star Trek") discussion is this: I’ve played multiple TTRPGs in both universes with narrators who really know their lore/canon and that made it clear to me both can be amazing: it comes down to the right hands.
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
This all day.
yeah I am not looking at the pirate site. i do not want to know. it's hard enough to struggle without that knowledge
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This all day.
Listen, I’m married to a man in tech, okay?
...
We have a specific cupboard in the basement for them.
...
We have a specific cupboard in the basement for them.
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Listen, I’m married to a man in tech, okay?
...
We have a specific cupboard in the basement for them.
...
We have a specific cupboard in the basement for them.
Are y’all getting flooded with what is likely bots-pretending-to-be-gay-dudes that randomly like your previous skeets and post endless AI-slash-X-rated-slash-random memes?
I’ve muted and blocked so very many.
I’ve muted and blocked so very many.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Are y’all getting flooded with what is likely bots-pretending-to-be-gay-dudes that randomly like your previous skeets and post endless AI-slash-X-rated-slash-random memes?
I’ve muted and blocked so very many.
I’ve muted and blocked so very many.
So, #BookSky, especially #Romancelandia (and especially those of you who like something short and sizzly), I’mma need you to pick up a copy of "Riding Nick," by Suleikha Snyder.
100% Naughty IS Nice.
100% Naughty IS Nice.
Riding Nick ebook by Suleikha Snyder - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Riding Nick" by Suleikha Snyder available from Rakuten Kobo. What was worse? Santa Claus being some serial kidnapping sex fiend in between his annual gift drops or me being singled ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
So, #BookSky, especially #Romancelandia (and especially those of you who like something short and sizzly), I’mma need you to pick up a copy of "Riding Nick," by Suleikha Snyder.
100% Naughty IS Nice.
100% Naughty IS Nice.
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ICYMI: It's time to start thinking about the 2026 #TBRChallenge - like wha?! I'm looking for suggestions again for the optional monthly themes. More details at the blog: wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/11/tbrc... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
#TBRChallenge 2026 Theme Poll
A public librarian-written blog about romance novels, baseball, and other random natterings.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
ICYMI: It's time to start thinking about the 2026 #TBRChallenge - like wha?! I'm looking for suggestions again for the optional monthly themes. More details at the blog: wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/11/tbrc... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
Spite.
(I mean, I could make it more complicated, but…)
(I mean, I could make it more complicated, but…)
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Spite.
(I mean, I could make it more complicated, but…)
(I mean, I could make it more complicated, but…)
Um. Yes? Yes.
If you watched HTTYD and thought Hiccup should be a sword-lesbian firebender and Toothless bigger than a house, then have i got the ✨complete series✨️ for you! Get the Fireborn series now! 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #IndieAuthor #CompleteSeries
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books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Um. Yes? Yes.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
Officially asking now for author folks (and reader folks) to tell me about the new queer holiday romances coming out this year—I don’t know why I’m having trouble finding them this year, but I am.
Drop 'em here, please.
(Bonus if low-angst; also happy for sapphic—this is not just a dude zone).
Drop 'em here, please.
(Bonus if low-angst; also happy for sapphic—this is not just a dude zone).
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Officially asking now for author folks (and reader folks) to tell me about the new queer holiday romances coming out this year—I don’t know why I’m having trouble finding them this year, but I am.
Drop 'em here, please.
(Bonus if low-angst; also happy for sapphic—this is not just a dude zone).
Drop 'em here, please.
(Bonus if low-angst; also happy for sapphic—this is not just a dude zone).
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Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
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“A dozen AI raters, workers who check an AI’s responses for accuracy and groundedness, told the Guardian that, after becoming aware of the way chatbots and image generators function and just how wrong their output can be, they have begun urging their friends and family not to use generative AI…”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“A dozen AI raters, workers who check an AI’s responses for accuracy and groundedness, told the Guardian that, after becoming aware of the way chatbots and image generators function and just how wrong their output can be, they have begun urging their friends and family not to use generative AI…”
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Honestly, if you're a modern gamer and NOT on Patreon with @tomcartos.bsky.social you're missing out on a treasure-trove of modern location maps (and adventure inspiration) including VTT support every month!
If you'd like to get the full free set and see my many other battlemap packs available now, you can find them on my patreon below! Patrons at higher tiers also get clean variants, tile sets, and Foundry VTT modules complete with dynamic walls and lighting!
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Winery - Free Version | TC Modern
Get more from TC Modern on Patreon
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November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Honestly, if you're a modern gamer and NOT on Patreon with @tomcartos.bsky.social you're missing out on a treasure-trove of modern location maps (and adventure inspiration) including VTT support every month!
It has been zero days since I encountered "that person said something homophobic/probably they’re closeted." Previous record is, I dunno, probably six from that time I was offline for six days.
Stop. Just… STOP.
Stop. Just… STOP.
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It has been zero days since I encountered "that person said something homophobic/probably they’re closeted." Previous record is, I dunno, probably six from that time I was offline for six days.
Stop. Just… STOP.
Stop. Just… STOP.
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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It’s #StarTrekAdventures Saturday! My trek through TOS episodes looking for campaign seeds for the wonderful @modiphius.bsky.social #TTRPG setting today is all about how I could fix Stiles.
No, wait. "Balance of Terror." Romulans! And one of my favourite relationships in Trek!
(I could fix him.)
No, wait. "Balance of Terror." Romulans! And one of my favourite relationships in Trek!
(I could fix him.)
STA Saturday — “Balance of Terror”
Saturday again, so we return to my project of re-watching the TOS-era episodes of Star Trek with the aim of finding scenario seeds useful for those playing Star Trek Adventures as put out by M…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It’s #StarTrekAdventures Saturday! My trek through TOS episodes looking for campaign seeds for the wonderful @modiphius.bsky.social #TTRPG setting today is all about how I could fix Stiles.
No, wait. "Balance of Terror." Romulans! And one of my favourite relationships in Trek!
(I could fix him.)
No, wait. "Balance of Terror." Romulans! And one of my favourite relationships in Trek!
(I could fix him.)