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Oliver Brackenbury

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https://www.patreon.com/soimwritinganovel Author / Screenwriter / NESS Magazine Editor and head of Brackenbury Books. Podcast Host: So I'm Writing a Novel, Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection. (He/Him)

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · Oct 28

Hey new followers! I'm a...
Sword & Sorcery Publisher: newedgeswordandsorcery.com
Lit Podcaster: soimwritinganovel.com
Author: www.oliverbrackenbury.com
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Directly Support My Endeavors: www.patreon.com/soimwritinga...

I mainly post dumb jokes and things you'd be smart to check out.

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 2h

Oh dear...

Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 8h

For certain readers and authors "Fantasy" seems to mean "Superheroes, re-skinned"; that's fine, but it's really not for me.

Though I enjoy Sword & Sorcery as a cloak over other genres, if I'm in the mood for superheroes then that's just what I'll read or watch. I want something else from Fantasy.

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Lilly ⭐️ @mothcub.bsky.social · 14h

The debate.

A small dog tells a woman, "Experiencing the world is beautiful and vivid for me. I smell shit piss and vomit and I love it. You are controlled by ceaseless disgust. You're stunted. Haha."

The woman replies, "Yes. But I can read novels."

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 12h

Oh shit, that's me! I should probably get off Bluesky and read those...

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 12h

Our editor has a hearty stack of shortlisted submissions to read through today!

A stack of printed out short stories bound with brass brads. Someone's personal info has been digitally painted out with a white brush.

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know there's a Clark Ashton Smith conference happening in January? Learn more about the event, and the group behind it, here: www.thesmithcircle.net

A photo of Clark Ashton Smith sitting in an armchair. The text along the top reads: CLARK ASHTON SMITH CONVFERENCE. A celebration of local weird fiction author, artist, and sculptor. Sat Jan 10th 2026. Auburn Carnegie Library. 175 Almond Street Auburn California

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 1d

Having one of those days.

The "Somehow, Palpatine has return..." meme but the caption has been altered to read "Somehow, things cost money".

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 3d

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 1d

Having one of those days.

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 1d

A decent amount of time has passed between some of these Voe story outlines and my writing the prose for them...

Still love the story and its ideas, though, which is a good sign.

Check out my podcast about writing an ambitious Sword & Sorcery novel here:
soimwritinganovel.com

Close up showing a notebook page (extensively written on) dated Nov 21st, 2021 partially over top a loose page with a date stamp that reads Oct 10th, 2025.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 6d

i believe there are about a hundred and fifty million people like me who would pay $17 to watch benicio del toro as sergio st. carlos plan and execute a tight sunday costco run before he has to man the barbecue after his niece's afternoon soccer game (run time: 2 hours 20 minutes)

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · May 19

me and who

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Rico Charges @nochorus.bsky.social · 2d

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nosé @lightblanket.bsky.social · 9d

We’re getting rid of leaf blowers by eating 50 leaves a day each. Get out there

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 4d

Sara and I chatted for a while on her podcast about comics where the guest chooses an issue that means a lot to them, and the return of the comic which first got me into S&S certainly qualifies!

bestissueever.podbean.com/e/episode-34...

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 3d

Surprise, it was fucking amazing...but the two biggest laughs I had came from a guy ten rows behind me who gave a widely spaced pair of just the most well delivered "UH OH"s I've heard in my life.

Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 4d

Very excited to see a new PTA film in the cinema for the first time since 2019.
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One Battle After Another | Official Trailer 2

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 4d

Very excited to see a new PTA film in the cinema for the first time since 2019.
youtu.be/kQUPdVxZNPk?...

One Battle After Another | Official Trailer 2

YouTube video by Warner Bros.

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning Bluesky youtu.be/EerNlcxBJyU?...

Badly Drawn Boy - Donna & Blitzen

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love & barley 🐸🌶️🪏🎃 @loveandbarley.bsky.social · 5d

give greta thunberg a gundam

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Sara Century @saracentury.bsky.social · 5d

About to start the long voyage to Voidcon this weekend, but lemme go ahead and post this episode with the great @obrackenbury.bsky.social who I met through his work on @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social. We're here to talk about - THE CIMMERIAN (you know, Conan)! bestissueever.podbean.com/e/episode-34...