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2x Writing.com Best Poetry Collection Quill Award winner and blogger. 3x published author. Former child. Hemmed up by JGM. #BillsMafia #Sabres #LGM #NDIrish Don't mind me; I hate everything. Norbaikin.com/blog

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Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social · 7d

Sated, a #poem from World By Design. #WritingCommunity #Authors #Poetry #Poems

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Sated, from World By Design, by Norb Aikin

I've never had a drowning dream.

The swim is
an enormous blue road to take.
It never felt like me
when I never felt so free.
It has a heartbeat of its own.
There is a fullness in the undertow.

I've never woken up from a drowning dream.

The mist is a play;
three acts to pay
attention to before going
overboard.
One part patently absurd.
Another disturbed,
while anarchy symbolizes
the third.
The mist is a play
that tries to smooth me away.

I've never overcome a dream.

The sweat and drool
of a long night's hard work
coming true
isn't worth the evidence.
Not the complacency. Not the relevance.
Tortured in my sleep
is the water that seems to keep
me alive.
Where I subside.
And that airy water won't leave me alone.
And that airy water won't leave me alone.

I'm full of dreams
that keep sinking me.

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Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social · 18h

#MusicChallenge
#KillerTunes
10/9 Vampire Gang - Near Dark
Radiohead, "Decks Dark"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3__...

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author @sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 7h

#CountriesInASongOrMovie

Greece

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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 1d

each poem
a beacon flashing
a message
into the darkness
of the world’s long night

By M. Kei

#tanka #5lines #tankapoem #poetry

#TankaThursday message

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 18h

#ChristmasMouse & #ChristmasCrow
www.amazon.ca/Housie-Mousi... #booksworthreading #readingforpleasure #xmasstocking #xmastree #mglit

Housie Mousie and the Christmas Crow

Housie Mousie and the Christmas Crow: Davies, Suzy, Heaven, Emily: 9781998422289: Books - Amazon.ca

www.amazon.ca

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Christine Letizia | 19k/80k YA wip | 11k/45k MG wip @letiziawrites.bsky.social · 18h

My #bookreview for SWORDS & STONES, a King Arthur-inspired #YAFantasy by @klynnhanson.bsky.social

Magic, quests, romance -- all the things you love about King Arthur tales but with the descendants and a young, sexy Merlin. Releasing October 14th!
#booksky
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Christine Letizia's review of Swords & Stones (Descendants of the Round Table #1)

5/5: Swords & Stones is a fun, action-packed ride with well-chosen POVs and surprising plot twists. I loved the premise for this series - the next generation in the Arthurian world. Aptly named Desce...

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you so much @patrickbarb.bsky.social for this gorgeous quote for my August 2026 Appalachian weird horror novella, GODFESTATION. It’s extra meaningful since you know where I’m from.
#Horror #HorrorBooks #HorrorCommunity #Appalachia #SouthernFiction #books #2026books #weirdhorror

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Early Praise for
GODFESTATION
by
JENDIA GAMMON
"With Godfestation, Jendia Gammon blends metaphors and metaphysics in equal measure. The end result is a divine meditation on rural mythos matched with the all-too-human story of one woman's journey toward catharsis and enlightenment. In these often less than enlightened times, it's good to be reminded of the smaller miracles threaded throughout our lives."
- Patrick Barb, author of Abducted
August 2026 via Sley House
Publishing
Preorders Forthcoming

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ellen @actsofpaint.com · Mar 20

Hand-drawn Karate Penguin Motivational poster. AI really sucks at giving me exactly what I want as I see it in my head. I just don't know how to prompt that other than drawing it myself. www.zazzle.com/z/r7yx1nqv?r... #motivationalposter #optimist #womeninart #womencraftsman #artist #zazzle #art

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Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social · 18h

#MusicChallenge
#KillerTunes
10/9 Vampire Gang - Near Dark
Radiohead, "Decks Dark"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3__...

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 19h

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge
#KillerTunes
10/8 Button Mother - Coraline
Money Mark, "Push The Button"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-qT...

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1d

#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

From the time Baron Aleton stopped by just to make sure everyone was properly celebrating the birth of the newborn princess... and to tell Shallot that there would be an execution in the summer.

Shallot performed a short, perfunctory bow. It wasn’t strictly necessary for her to salute a low-ranked noble, but she didn’t want to make her situation any worse than it already was.
“Everything is fine here, Your Lordship. We’re all so happy about the birth of our new princess.” Shallot hoped her voice didn’t sound too sarcastic.
“Very good. Yes, may Her Brilliance live long and well. Mm, not like those scoundrels in the dungeon. Anyway, I came here to let you know we are planning an execution this summer. I’ll send messengers tomorrow to spread the news. Would you care to host the final meal for the condemned?”
“It would be an honor, Your Lordship.”
“Mm, perfect, that’s that squared away. And, ah, expect plenty of guests at your inn.” Lord Velderash scratched at his beard.
“I shall prepare accordingly.”

Shallot from the Good Thyme Inn books. She is a tall, buff nonhuman woman with purple fur and extraordinarily long arms. She is dressed in a white shirt, black pants, and with suspenders and bow tie. She is carrying her ledger book

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Melissa Paints @melissavandiver.bsky.social · 1d

If you ever wondered if your art was valuable, the people who are stealing it for profit sure think so

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 1d

Today's listing of the day is: Door is a Jar Literary Magazine (DOOR = JAR) @doorisajarmag.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

Today's listing of the day is: Door is a Jar Literary Magazine (DOOR = JAR) @doorisajarmag.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

duotrope.com

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 1d

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

bookshop.org

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Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social · 1d

Jean Marie Hackett reads her nonfiction piece "Tell My Ex You Win" from Issue 36 Fall 2025 of Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-7...

Tell My Ex You Win by Jean Marie Hackett

YouTube video by Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine

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MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · 1d

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
📚💙

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

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Laura Theis @lauratheis.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much for my 'BEST OF THE NET' nomination and huge congratulations to all fellow nominees...

Dust Poetry @dustpoetry.bsky.social · 8d

Delighted✨ to announce✨ Dust’s ✨Best of the Net✨ nominations:

Paul Short, Laundry Day
Amy L. King, Fade
Laura Theis, Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone?
Ryan O’Neill, LDR
Holly Magill, Cheese in a budget hotel room
Antonia Kearton, Sanico

Congratulations to the nominees! 🥳✨

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Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social · Aug 19

What a lineup of great authors including friends @libbycudmore.bsky.social @magonzales.bsky.social @kmwriter01.bsky.social @mikemchone.bsky.social and more greats in the new @rhppress.bsky.social

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Colin Oreilly @colin0reilly.bsky.social · 1d

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Bookish Spotlight 📚 @bookishspotlight.bsky.social · 1d

A #NEWRELEASE by JOYCE BERARDI, CST
Meet the superheroes behind the scenes!
Helping surgeons save lives = The #SurgicalTechnologist
📌 mybook.to/Icanbeasur...
Available as a colorful, illustrated paperback for kids to enjoy. 👍

#childrensbook #mustread #amreading #YA