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@ossuary.bsky.social
It's pronounced like 'ossuary'. Neodecadentata pulp novelist + flame shirt revitalist
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O F Cieri
@ossuary.bsky.social
· Oct 17
It's the Year of Our Undying Queen Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine. The disgraced priest and serial philanderer Dr. William Savage has just been resurrected by his ex wife. And he's about to be tried for treason.
Featuring:
💀priestkink
💀toxic m/m/m
💀regicide
💀enemies with benefits
#sludgepit
Featuring:
💀priestkink
💀toxic m/m/m
💀regicide
💀enemies with benefits
#sludgepit
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
AI has gone from achieving AGI within five years to being a passive aggressive conversational topic
I find the smugness and self-satisfied condescension of certain kinds of AI haters far more objectionable than any of their opinions as such
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
AI has gone from achieving AGI within five years to being a passive aggressive conversational topic
My self care gifts came thanks to @kxllhydra.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
My self care gifts came thanks to @kxllhydra.bsky.social
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Calling authors petit bourgeoisie is indeed insane. We are artisans and we deserve to profit from our labor.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
![A quote-tweet with the profile blocked out because I won’t be accused of sending flying monkeys at this digital turd.
counterpoint: pirate everything all the time. pirate a sandwich. download a car. abscond from from small business owner mindset with your brain
[High Priestess, Low Patie... • @cherie... • 14h
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.]
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every time vulgar leftism pipes in from the sidelines of petit bourgeoisdom i am forced to become 8.75% more marxist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2ssvkga34xug334b66hvrje/bafkreigp2f33rtfu62kqjygnsxhg3jxxs6udwuyisipmyqrh5ew4c6kbyi@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Calling authors petit bourgeoisie is indeed insane. We are artisans and we deserve to profit from our labor.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
Once upon a time the buttcheek was heralded as the perfect tattoo placement for its discretion, cushioning, and surface area. Revealing a butt tattoo used to be shorthand for admitting to a deep well of perversion for its thoughtful concealment. We have to bring this back.
What we've really lost in the modern rush to get full sleeves is the art of the butt tattoo
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Once upon a time the buttcheek was heralded as the perfect tattoo placement for its discretion, cushioning, and surface area. Revealing a butt tattoo used to be shorthand for admitting to a deep well of perversion for its thoughtful concealment. We have to bring this back.
What we've really lost in the modern rush to get full sleeves is the art of the butt tattoo
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
What we've really lost in the modern rush to get full sleeves is the art of the butt tattoo
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Pumpkin Spice isn't worth this
It's already so cold, I can't believe we have to do another 4-5 months of this.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Pumpkin Spice isn't worth this
@charleneelsby.bsky.social this weekend asked why there are so many personal injury lawyers in NYC and I didn't have an answer
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
@charleneelsby.bsky.social this weekend asked why there are so many personal injury lawyers in NYC and I didn't have an answer
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In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
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If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
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Roses are red,
And so are my dearests.
They’re
And so are my dearests.
They’re
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Roses are red,
And so are my dearests.
They’re
And so are my dearests.
They’re
Backmask sold out
3 Hits from Hell sold out
Down to my last four copies of Lord of Thundertown
3 Hits from Hell sold out
Down to my last four copies of Lord of Thundertown
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Backmask sold out
3 Hits from Hell sold out
Down to my last four copies of Lord of Thundertown
3 Hits from Hell sold out
Down to my last four copies of Lord of Thundertown
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Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Just wanna warn people that this project requires a pretty hefty fee, not for entry but to count as 'available'. Blacklist requires making projects 'available' for evaluations, which is a standard practice in script submissions but not for manuscripts.
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just wanna warn people that this project requires a pretty hefty fee, not for entry but to count as 'available'. Blacklist requires making projects 'available' for evaluations, which is a standard practice in script submissions but not for manuscripts.
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To sell his badly with the sort of marketing machine that releases like this get working to sell books is an achievement up there with losing 17 games in a 16 game season
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
To sell his badly with the sort of marketing machine that releases like this get working to sell books is an achievement up there with losing 17 games in a 16 game season
It's important to remember historical differences when discussing sexuality, for example bikers didn't exist before the 1930s so those types of people usually fantasized about being kept as pets by nobility or whipped by soldiers
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's important to remember historical differences when discussing sexuality, for example bikers didn't exist before the 1930s so those types of people usually fantasized about being kept as pets by nobility or whipped by soldiers
This is Tomorrow!!!!
I'll be at the Indie Horror Bookfair at Gottscheer Hall in BK, NY all weekend. We gotta make this break containment so please help by sharing!! We need eyes and ears!!
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is Tomorrow!!!!
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wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...