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It's me, Nico.
@nicasio.bsky.social
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More of a dog person than a people person. Filipino Philadelphian from Wisconsin. Cavite, Philippines.

Poetry Editor @thedeadlands.com 💀
Associate Editor @psychopomp.bsky.social 💀
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It's me, Nico. @nicasio.bsky.social · Jul 1
I've got openings for edits and sensitivity reads! Does your novel draft need whipping into shape? Do you want someone to give your manuscript the obsessive, expert, loving attention it deserves? Do you want way more information about how Filipino nicknaming works than you'll ever need? Hit me up!💌
Rate sheet for manuscript editing and consultation. Nicasio is an award-nominated writer and editor with years of experience in developmental editing, line editing, sensitivity reading, and cultural consultation. Every service includes a personalized reading list, and availability for follow-up over email or video call. Plus the possibility of more dog pictures. Cultural Consult/Sensitivity Read - $200 for the first 50,000 words, $50 for each additional 10,000 words. Expert evaluation of characters, settings, and themes. Filipino and Filipino-American; transgender men; Philippines historical and modern. Developmental Edit - $0.019 per word. Comprehensive critique of your full manuscript's plot, characters, themes, and pacing, with in-depth and detailed guidance on how to address problems. Manuscript Evaluation - $200 plus, depending on length. High-level assessment of your full manuscript, tailored to your specific needs and concerns. Get in touch. To receive a personalized quote, send a brief description of your project and needs to nicasio.reed@gmail.com At the top of the page is a black and white photo of two dogs. They're sitting at the top of some outdoor stairs, looking down at a tropical garden. At the bottom is another black and white picture of one of those dogs- she's a black Lab mix, sitting prettily on a bench.
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Hello, I'm Ahmed. Today I want to speak from my heart to everyone who has stood by me, supported me, and helped me survive.

Your donations reach me.

They help us buy food.

They help us get clean water.

We have no source of income other than your donations.
🙏🫂⬇️
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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ecatherine.com
Deadlands fiction subs open in December.
agathachocolats.bsky.social Agatha Chocolats @agathachocolats.bsky.social · 17h
In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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ecatherine.com
I love this poem so much—start your week off right!
thedeadlands.com The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d
"My friend’s dead father
visits her as a bird,

but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"

Not a Bird by Ellen Romano

😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Not a Bird - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
My friend’s dead father / visits her as a bird
psychopomp.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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darthj.uno
One of my favourite episodes to date! @rblemberg.bsky.social and I got deep into their writing process - come learn all about poem outlines and how they can work for you! Plus a lovely chat about the themes in RB's work - languages and diaspora and queerness and home - you won't want to miss. ⬇️
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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quailtea.bsky.social
Endangered Species of the Philippines 🇵🇭
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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jamalzuhir.bsky.social
You can see the birds on the roof
jamalzuhir.bsky.social Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 1d
Gaza today from my camera
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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drews.bsky.social
Trying very hard to link transness with dangerous criminality is disgusting, but so is the following implication that only sane, well-behaved people should be allowed to transition, if any.
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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rcloenenruiz.bsky.social
Slay is about the lives of transwomen in the Dutch Ballroom scene. #support #community #transvisibility.
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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alexanderchee.bsky.social
The plate is made of platinum, they are able to find one but need two. Please donate if you can.
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
nicasio.bsky.social
idk if i recently angered a minor technological deity or something (like, you know, Clippy), but both my ps4 and my external drive decided to go kaput at the same time. with no access to my Task Completion Simulator games OR my many gigs of X-Files episodes, lord knows what will become of me.
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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ivorhartmann.bsky.social
Massive congrats winners of the 2025 Nommo Awards!

Best Novel: Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social

Best Novella: Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
@suyidavies.com

Best Short Story: From Across Time by Chisom Umeh
@izom-chisom.bsky.social

#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙 #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
nicasio.bsky.social
Every choice here is confusing and unsettling to me. And perfect. Skip right to the awarding ceremony, shove a crown on that fish.
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
Please help Louay's family survive Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza, which has left Palestinians homeless and starving as cold winter rains begin to flood the camps. 1 donation in 2 days:
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
nicasio.bsky.social
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
A pug, bathed in sunlight, so wrapped in an opulent fur coat that only its weird, flat face is visible. Before it sits a large goblet of red wine, full almost to the brim. The pug gazes up, into the light. Its mouth forms a perfect upside-down U.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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asherelbein.bsky.social
I cosign every single word of this

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I do understand: you want permission. There’s a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin that makes things out of shit and blood to look like whatever you want (as long as you don’t look too closely). You gave one to your teacher and they didn’t notice. Your boss told you to use it after they laid off half the team and it was fine. You fed one to your kids and they liked it. You want to know you can use it sometimes without me thinking less of you. You don’t need me to believe it’s useful, you just want me to be polite about it. But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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aliettedebodard.com
Since one should plug one's own books, here goes.
Comedies of manners and murders, featuring a cinnamon roll dragon prince and his stab-happy Fallen angel husband. They try to solve crimes without causing more crimes.
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
Tried to write cozy, there were murders
Dragons and Blades - Aliette de Bodard
The Dragons and Blades Reading Order 1. Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders | 2. Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances murderous husband/diplomatic husband, solving crimes without stabbing anyone, healthy relat...
www.aliettedebodard.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
nicasio.bsky.social
every time i see the title "Welcome to Derry", I am once again disappointed that it is not a new season of Derry Girls >:(
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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adeniro.bsky.social
I’m possibly looking for a sensitivity reader from a Mexican-American perspective. if there are any takers or if you know any please feel free to message me !
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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cartermoon.bsky.social
People have largely tried to act like ICE/CBP failed and retreated from LA and that is completely untrue. If it weren’t for the relentless coverage of places like @lataco.bsky.social these stories would be completely under the radar.
bcmerchant.bsky.social Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 6d
ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it.

The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
pplscitycouncil.bsky.social People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 6d
Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?

Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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acwise.bsky.social
This is a really lovely novella, and it's out in the world now!
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
nicasio.bsky.social
Let's.
arstechnica.com Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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ecatherine.com
fyi @thedeadlands.com will be open to fiction submissions from Dec 1 to Dec 31, so maybe you want to put that on your calendar and study the guidelines and ring out this horrible year making something beautiful. psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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edenroyce.bsky.social
The reprints only special issue of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social "Sinners, Saints, and Haints" is here!

Thank you co-editor @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social, cover artist @goblinprincete.bsky.social, the whole Fiyah team & contributors.

Get your copy: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

#booksky #Blackbooksky
A fork-tongued demon fiddles against a bight sky strewn with glowing yellow orbs. Her eyes glow the same color as she holds the fiddle and bow to her shoulder. Text reads: Special issue Sinners, Saints, and Haints Fall 2025 Fiyah Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. Linda. D. Addison, Charlene Adhiambo, Christopher Caldwell, Rob Cameron, Zig Zag Claybourne, Danian Darrell Jerry, R.J. Joseph, Cosmata Lindie, Sarah A. Macklin, Sherin Nicole, Zin E. Rocklyn, Dedren Snead, Christina Springer, Audrey T. Williams, Joy Tabernacle KMT-Battle Edited by Eden Royce and Shakeema Smalls
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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felipegaonar.bsky.social
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.

Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM