Sandstone
@quartzen.bsky.social
Programmer and SFF reader. Sega fan. Asexual and otherwise queer. She/her. 📚
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looks like my novella is for sale over at Rebel Satori.
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
The Hidden Ones
Unlock the secrets of the Hidden Ones dave ring and experience the fading myths of Eire. Come and delve into ancient tales! 🌌
rebelsatori.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
looks like my novella is for sale over at Rebel Satori.
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
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Wild events in Missouri: "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday involved federal immigration agents in her push to halt a campaign seeking to strike down the state’s congressional map."
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Missouri attorney general involves ICE in push to halt anti-gerrymandering group
The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
www.kansascity.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wild events in Missouri: "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday involved federal immigration agents in her push to halt a campaign seeking to strike down the state’s congressional map."
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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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!
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Good news and a sigh of relief from 200 publishers — esp. the 50-75 "very active" ones.
And fingers crossed good for the industry. Lakeside (fka RR Donnelley) are huge which means have they'll be actually competitive with Ingram & even with Consortium/Ingram as our distro, that's good news.
And fingers crossed good for the industry. Lakeside (fka RR Donnelley) are huge which means have they'll be actually competitive with Ingram & even with Consortium/Ingram as our distro, that's good news.
The book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired distributor Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, an important asset of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler. The purchase includes the print-on-demand operation located in BTPS’s headquarters in Ashland, Ohio.
Lakeside Book Company Buys B&T Distribution Arm
The book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired distributor Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, an important asset of the soon-to-be-closed library wholesaler.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Good news and a sigh of relief from 200 publishers — esp. the 50-75 "very active" ones.
And fingers crossed good for the industry. Lakeside (fka RR Donnelley) are huge which means have they'll be actually competitive with Ingram & even with Consortium/Ingram as our distro, that's good news.
And fingers crossed good for the industry. Lakeside (fka RR Donnelley) are huge which means have they'll be actually competitive with Ingram & even with Consortium/Ingram as our distro, that's good news.
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The woman running to flip this seat is an amazing person. I cannot wait to see Claire Heinrich win both the special election and then the general in November.
Please join me in supporting her https://www.claireformissouri.com/
Please join me in supporting her https://www.claireformissouri.com/
State Rep. Justin Sparks is stepping down to join the Department of Homeland Security, marking the end of his three-year tenure in the Missouri House.
Gov. Mike Kehoe will now set a special election to fill the seat — one of five current vacancies.
Gov. Mike Kehoe will now set a special election to fill the seat — one of five current vacancies.
Missouri state Rep. Justin Sparks resigns for U.S. Department of Homeland Security job
The Wildwood Republican had been a prominent member of the conservative Missouri Freedom Caucus.
www.stlpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The woman running to flip this seat is an amazing person. I cannot wait to see Claire Heinrich win both the special election and then the general in November.
Please join me in supporting her https://www.claireformissouri.com/
Please join me in supporting her https://www.claireformissouri.com/
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BIG congrats to Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social for her recent review in the NYT and inclusion on the list of Great Cyberpunk Novels That Imagine New Futures ... #cyberpunk
Great Cyberpunk Novels That Imagine New Futures
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
BIG congrats to Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social for her recent review in the NYT and inclusion on the list of Great Cyberpunk Novels That Imagine New Futures ... #cyberpunk
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The nice thing about small books? They fit perfectly into a stocking. What could be a better stocking filler for your horror-loving friend than our mini-anthology of Christmas ghost stories, A Very Ghostly Christmas?
Shop here: bit.ly/ghostlyxmas
Shop here: bit.ly/ghostlyxmas
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The nice thing about small books? They fit perfectly into a stocking. What could be a better stocking filler for your horror-loving friend than our mini-anthology of Christmas ghost stories, A Very Ghostly Christmas?
Shop here: bit.ly/ghostlyxmas
Shop here: bit.ly/ghostlyxmas
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Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
Hello queers and fears, it's almost Pride Month and I've got a gift for you:
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
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This is an important piece from Sunday's print edition. Other neighborhoods have been hit with "catch ups" in prior re-assessment periods. When gentrification crosses paths with an antiquated city government, the increased tax bills for long-time residents can be shocking.
Property taxes are rising across the region, but nowhere more than in a handful of neighborhoods in southeastern St. Louis, where residents have been shocked to receive statements with eye-popping increases in bills. From @kelseylandis.bsky.social and me.
www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
Some St. Louis residents are seeing huge spikes in property taxes. What happened?
Property taxes are rising across the region, but nowhere more than some south St. Louis neighborhoods. Residents there are getting eye-popping bills.
www.stltoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is an important piece from Sunday's print edition. Other neighborhoods have been hit with "catch ups" in prior re-assessment periods. When gentrification crosses paths with an antiquated city government, the increased tax bills for long-time residents can be shocking.
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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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The Chronicles of Nerezia is a big fantasy series in fun bite-sized format! It has...
✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding
✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games
✨ found family road trip
claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/
🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding
✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games
✨ found family road trip
claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/
🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
The Chronicles of Nerezia
Book 1 Details Book 2 Details Book 3 Details Book 4 Details Book 5 Details Book 6 Details BOOK 7 DETAILS Your story is my story … Fate and friendship bring Horace (an ever-failing apprentice)…
claudiearseneault.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Chronicles of Nerezia is a big fantasy series in fun bite-sized format! It has...
✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding
✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games
✨ found family road trip
claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/
🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding
✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games
✨ found family road trip
claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/
🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF
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I've only just started this sapphic contemporary romance but it's reallly good so far, y'all. Grab it!
🌈💜🌈📚 #Romancelandia
🌈💜🌈📚 #Romancelandia
For one week only, get my F/F romance advent calendar novella for 99p!
Bethan, dragged back to her Welsh village, is desperate to escape before Christmas until she meets new neighbour Mali.
One chapter per day from 1-25 December - snap it up now to start reading on Dec 1!
books2read.com/u/bPOa0d
Bethan, dragged back to her Welsh village, is desperate to escape before Christmas until she meets new neighbour Mali.
One chapter per day from 1-25 December - snap it up now to start reading on Dec 1!
books2read.com/u/bPOa0d
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I've only just started this sapphic contemporary romance but it's reallly good so far, y'all. Grab it!
🌈💜🌈📚 #Romancelandia
🌈💜🌈📚 #Romancelandia
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Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
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i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
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Goal this weekend is $200 so the electric bill isn't returned and we can get groceries
Hi everyone I can't find the ongoing post I made but while I'm working again Lexi is still trying to find a job and we are not doing great financially. This week we could really use assistance paying water and electricity. All shares and help are very appreciated 💖!
#mutualaid
Paypal.me/leximac
#mutualaid
Paypal.me/leximac
Pay Lexington Macleod using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/leximac and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
Paypal.me
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Goal this weekend is $200 so the electric bill isn't returned and we can get groceries
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Some Michelle West covers in there, too. Nice!
Oh, via Instagram Jody A. Lee has listed prints and merchandise (including T-shirts!) with her lovely artwork for sale including many book covers for Mercedes Lackey, Madeleine L'Engle, and a ton of the DAW covers I grew up with! I love her color palettes and Art Deco design details!
fineartamerica.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Some Michelle West covers in there, too. Nice!
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walking my fish
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
walking my fish
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This is a double sided labradorite slab I hand soldered and a steal at $36. Blue on one side and gold on the other.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Hillary's A Little Bit Flashy | Peculiarity Shop
This pendant from Hillary is double sided, so you can choose which side to display! Components: labradorite, silver-toned solder, stainless steel chain. Please note: the solder contains trace amounts ...
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a double sided labradorite slab I hand soldered and a steal at $36. Blue on one side and gold on the other.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
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IF Weekly Roundup, 22 November 2025
This week's IF news
tabitha-if.neocities.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Nights Into Dreams is queer culture.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Nights Into Dreams is queer culture.
Oh, via Instagram Jody A. Lee has listed prints and merchandise (including T-shirts!) with her lovely artwork for sale including many book covers for Mercedes Lackey, Madeleine L'Engle, and a ton of the DAW covers I grew up with! I love her color palettes and Art Deco design details!
fineartamerica.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Oh, via Instagram Jody A. Lee has listed prints and merchandise (including T-shirts!) with her lovely artwork for sale including many book covers for Mercedes Lackey, Madeleine L'Engle, and a ton of the DAW covers I grew up with! I love her color palettes and Art Deco design details!
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Scarleteen does incredible, necessary work on a shoestring budget. They’re raising money for a fund to help their brilliant volunteers pay for healthcare. Please help them out by kicking in what you can. They’re an unparalleled resource for teens and young people figuring out sex and relationships.
Scarleteen is raising $40,000 to support the healthcare needs of staff and volunteers who do this vulnerable, crucial, intimate work. 204 people have donated $23k; please join them today and share. www.classy.org/campaign/scarl...
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www.classy.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Scarleteen does incredible, necessary work on a shoestring budget. They’re raising money for a fund to help their brilliant volunteers pay for healthcare. Please help them out by kicking in what you can. They’re an unparalleled resource for teens and young people figuring out sex and relationships.
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Hi hello, did you know this anthology has art by yours truly?
duckprintspress.itch.io/a-truth-univ...
duckprintspress.itch.io/a-truth-univ...
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen's
duckprintspress.itch.io
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Hi hello, did you know this anthology has art by yours truly?
duckprintspress.itch.io/a-truth-univ...
duckprintspress.itch.io/a-truth-univ...
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My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
It’s Only Forever: Labyrinth
Labyrinth has captivated audiences for nearly 40 years. From David Bowie’s iconic goblin king to groundbreaking puppetry and music, it evolved from a box office flop to a beloved cult classic. In It’s...
ecwpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
ecwpress.com/products/its...
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
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Today at @thedeadlands.com one of the favorite poems I've written lately, and 2025 has been a good year for my poetry. This poem is about a Yiddish play that haunts me, Night in the Old Marketplace, which was never performed as written. Some critics say it is not a play at all.
“This is a story: there’s a marketplace
at midnight. Your voice
calls the dead to awaken.”
today’s new poetry, beloveds! 🖤💀
Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal by @rblemberg.bsky.social
read it here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
at midnight. Your voice
calls the dead to awaken.”
today’s new poetry, beloveds! 🖤💀
Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal by @rblemberg.bsky.social
read it here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is a story: there’s a marketplace at midnight. Your voice calls the dead to awaken.
psychopomp.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today at @thedeadlands.com one of the favorite poems I've written lately, and 2025 has been a good year for my poetry. This poem is about a Yiddish play that haunts me, Night in the Old Marketplace, which was never performed as written. Some critics say it is not a play at all.