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Finn McLellan
@saranadosfiction.com
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Disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer in this world, stabby bastards of various stripes in sundry fictional ones. Writing LGBTQ+ gaslamp fantasy (among other things) over at https://saranadosfiction.com/ @[email protected] (they/he)
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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · Sep 28
Welcome, new folk!

Things I post:
- stuff about my ongoing queer Gothic gaslamp fantasy serial, Argentum in Aqua ( saranadosfiction.com/2023/12/11/a... )
- random musings about writing, larp, video games, disability, being transmasc, or all of the above
- occasionally, unfortunately, UK politics
Argentum in Aqua: An Introduction
ARGENTUM IN AQUA (Blood on the Snow, Silver in the Ashes, Fire in the Sky) All student magician Jonathan Fest wants is to keep his head down and finish out his first year of university without fail…
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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 10h
While providing tech support for my FIL:

FIL: What's that screen?

ME: The terminal. You should never use it.

FIL: Never?

ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?

FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.
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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · 2h
To be fair to Sabbat, he'd actually be somewhat upset that Archer thought his response to being told 'I love you' might be violence.

To be fair to *Archer*, Sabbat's more than a little unpredictable violence-wise, and did punch Archer in the face by way of saying hello less than five minutes ago.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 2h
A quick reminder for everyone in the UK (and mainland Europe, too!) that Wooing the Witch Queen's British edition is currently on sale in ebook for 99p!

Snap it up: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step...

#romancelandia
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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · 3h
And, over on Patreon, Chapter 15 (the 'PARTIAL' note there is because there's a cut towards the end due to not wanting to fall foul of Patreon rules r.e. sex scenes on non-18+ pages): www.patreon.com/posts/fire-i...
Fire in the Sky: Chapter 15 (draft) - PARTIAL | Finn McLellan
Get more from Finn McLellan on Patreon
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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 3h
It's Bookshop Day! Get down to your local independent bookshop and buy a book or three. No local bookshop? Snap up a book with us 10-12 October and you could WIN a £250 gift card.

EVERY sale supports indie booksellers, not billionaires. uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 8h
Daily bunny no.3104 does not have a map
An intrepid bunny creeps through a labyrinth or dungeon, arranged in a grid like an old videogame. There is a snake and a skull in the bunny's path, as well as a spike pit. The bunny has a small sword.
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
Buy it (or order for your library) here or like... loadsnof other places)

Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1834 | Anthem Press share.google/3vozgVFw9hTc...
Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1834 | Anthem Press
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
It does a lot of cool shit is what I'm saying and I curse past me for giving it the most boring title in the world. 6/6
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
It investigates contemporary understandings of queerness in depictions of the vampire and challenges de-theologised histories of queerness which erase the ideological shape of past discourse 5/
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
It challenges ideas around the supernatural explained, demonstrating different model with massively different intended effects and ideological positioning. It looks at the theological construction of race theough depictions of the demonic 4/
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
It looks at the theological and political issues taken up by the depiction of Catholicism which reflect on things from Church State power relations, to politically expesient reprochement, to questions of what Christianity even is 3/
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
It challenges accepted over generalising concepts of anti-Catholicism in light of contemporary politics, toleration discussions, Protestant fracturing and the changing attitude to Catholicism solidifed in the Catholic Emancipation 1/
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
I feel like the title of my book - Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic - isn't very sexy or puts people off thinking 'well, I'm not interested in theology so... meh'.

But my books offers well researched challenges on key Gothic issues 1/
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Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 3h
I am @octocon.bsky.social, selling books in the trade room. €1 per pb, €2 per hc, 50% discount for committee members and volunteers.
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Norncon sff convention, Belfast @norncon.bsky.social · 3h
It’s official! We decided to have a small convention next 8-9 May.

We have the terrific @annasmithspark.bsky.social and Adrian Tchaikovsky as our guests of honor. You can find out more on our website norncon.org

We’d love it if you could join us! And if you’re at Octocon today say hi to Tommy!
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 3h
Iron Circus will be at Thought Bubble this year, BTW!

If you’ve ever balked at our international shipping rates, now’s your chance to grab a bunch of our books locally!
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Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 1d
The Thought Bubble Comic Convention full programme is LIVE!!

Two days rammed with panels, workshops, guest signings, and loads, loads more. Why not start planning your weekend schedule?

Take a look: thoughtbubblefestival.com/conventionprogramme
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18h
Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.
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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · 4h
#WIPSnips | welcome

Fire in the Sky, and very heavily into spoiler territory here, so mind how you go.

(Also a reminder that Archer's a vampire, which means most ways of killing him don't stick and he and Sabbat are both very well aware of that)

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*[...] gods, Sabbat, just say something, will you? Please.* But the silence stretched out between them, thick and impenetrable as the fog, until it seemed like the whole world was holding its breath, and Archer’s own heartbeat sounded like the loudest thing in the universe. And then Sabbat moved. He didn’t say anything, and there was no shift in his stance to warn Archer that he was about to act – one moment he was standing still, brows furrowed as though he was trying to puzzle his way through something, and the next he was in motion, lunging forward in a single fluid motion that carried him up inside Archer’s guard before he could even consider moving to defend himself. Archer froze, halfway anticipating the blade against his throat and finding that, oddly, he almost welcomed the idea. *It’s honest, at least. And, I have to admit, very much him.* *You never were one for doing things by half-measures, were you?* he thought, and closed his eye in acceptance as the assassin’s fingers tightened against the back of his skull. *Get it over with, then.* And then Sabbat’s lips were pressed hard against his, and the assassin’s other hand was cupping his jaw, and somewhere deep in the back of his mind, under all the mingled confusion and relief and joy and something a good deal more physical besides, *all he could think was of course you’d* have *to be the one to make the first move, if it was ever going to happen. You’d never allow for anything else.*
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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · 5h
Fire in the Sky (Argentum in Aqua 3): Chapter 14

In which Viola makes a choice, Sabbat makes a confession, and Fest helps Anneke unmake a mess
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New to the serial? Start here: saranadosfiction.com/2018/05/19/a...

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*And wasn’t as though he wasn’t just as willing. Hells, more.* He was fairly certain Archer’d been kissing him hard enough to bruise, by the end of it. He was also fairly fucking certain he’d not mind if he wanted to do it again. “So,” Archer said, once the others’d got far enough away that Sabbat couldn’t hear their footsteps any more. “I believe you were going to explain why you decided to punch me in the face.” He poked at his nose again, though it looked to be healing just fine from what Sabbat could tell. “I don’t doubt I’ve done something to deserve it at some point or another, I’ll admit, but you said it was about the sixdamn box, and I categorically deny having anything to do with *that.*” “Aye, I know. You ain’t that good a liar.” “Then enlighten me.” He didn’t want to. If he told Archer what he’d learned from Cass, he was as good as admitting yet another fucking weakness, and this one worse than all the rest combined. And, more, Archer’d blame himself for not knowing, and if he started thinking that Sabbat’d only said yes to him because of it, then… *Then we deal with that when it fucking happens. And besides, would you rather tell him now or have him find out when you collapse out on a rooftop somewhere because your legs stopped fucking working again?*
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Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 14h
Now that I've recovered from my cold and isn't sneezing my brains out, I finally managed to finish up my piece from @paulscottcanavan.com 's mentorship :D

Knew I wanted to paint a horse, so decided to draw some inspiration from the wild hunt folklore and ended up with bonus doggies.
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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 2d
We've had a lot of responses to our upcoming indie SFF event in November, but we'll always take more! If you're an indie SFF author or reader and would like to get involved, our sign up sheet is closing October 15th!
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Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 9d
We've got a big announcement to make! For the entire month of November, we're going to be hosting an event celebrating indie and self-published SFF authors that we're calling... A Month of Rain and Reads!

But we'd like YOU to get involved! Find out more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/announcing-a...
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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 18h
✨The Traitor & The Wretch is out!!✨

By @mythjae.bsky.social @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social & @fusspot.rip

Grab the ebook or the luxurious silver foil version from our website! (shipping in the U.S. only)
www.bonedustpress.com/shop

It's also available to libraries, so stop by and request a copy!
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d
RIGHT, I think I've got bibliography up to date except for some weird bugs that are with my webmaster
BTW, in case you missed it, I've got two free stories:
-Angsty f/f Annatar/Celebrimbor
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Content note: torture   Imawane has lost track of time, hanging in the chains—everything contracting to the pain in her legs, the pull of the chains on her wrists, the broken ribs, the breath that rat...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d
Support is available. If you need help this World Mental Health Day, visit mind.org.uk
We're Mind, the mental health charity | Mind
We're Mind, the mental health charity. We're here to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d
Mental health doesn't take a day off.

The Green Party is committed to ensuring mental health and physical health care are equally prioritised.

That means funding major improvements in mental health care - so that all of us can access the support we need, when we need it.
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