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Hels
@scoutharris75.bsky.social
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Avid reader of sapphic fiction and a bit of a geek. 🤓
She/her 🏳️‍🌈
LGB with the T
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nicolepyland.bsky.social
The entire New Orleans Series is now out in the world!

1 book a month for 12 months. I am tired, y’all (and so is my wife)!

You can pick up all 12 books, or just December if you’re caught up, now!

amazon.com/dp/B0D47ZTFJ7

#lesbianromance #sapphicromance #lesbianfiction #sapphicfiction
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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eunnieboo.bsky.social
i decided to extend the fundraising period until december 14 for any last minute orders! thanks for looking~
eunnieboo.bsky.social ⭐️eunnie⭐️ @eunnieboo.bsky.social · Nov 3
hello everyone! my fundraising shop is open again! ✨

100% of the proceeds made this month will be donated to Care For Gaza (essential aid for displaced families) and My Sistah’s House (resource assistance and advocacy for trans and queer people of color) 💖

⭐️ shop.eunnieboo.com ⭐️
compilation of eunnie's art, featuring six detail shots of sapphic love. the panels include aphrodite gazing down at a teary-eyed sappho, two hijabi girlfriends (one dressed in pastels, the other in goth fashion), momo and pg recreating The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, a lady knight kissing her princess's hand, a top-down shot of girlfriends lying in bed, and a pair of suffragettes kissing each other on the lips.
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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jaeauthor.bsky.social
The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar has started!

jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

From today until December 25, you get to open a new door every day, revealing:

🎁 a free ebook
🎁 a book giveaway
🎁 or a book on sale

by one of the 110 participating authors!
Sapphic Book Advent Calendar at jae-fiction.com. Depicted are the branches of a Christmas tree with Pride-/rainbow-colored baubles hanging on them.
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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astrokatie.com
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
I’ve just watched episode 5 of Pluribus and I need the next episode now! 🫢
Not available until 5th December? FFS. 😬
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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aliceslater.bsky.social
His name’s Bret Easton Ellis
jntod.bsky.social Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · 7d
Seems a bit much for one clumsy guy
London Underground sign which says The Shard / Guy’s Hospital
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
@albrookswriter.bsky.social Hi Angela. I won the romance bundle you kindly donated for the recent Facebook fundraiser, but I can’t seem to message you on there as your settings won’t allow it - shall I email you the donation evidence (I have your email as I’ve done some beta reads for you!)? 🤓
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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heatherhogan.bsky.social
Me: I just love us, as a people.

Stacy: Humans??

Me: What, no. Gays.
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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handle.invalid
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
I was so hopeful back when Labour got in; hoping they’d be better than the nasty party.
Despicable.
chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 16d
I just want a government that is morally *better* than this.
chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 16d
People arriving here by small boat are desperate, often traumatised. Latest figures are 68% of boat arrivals granted asylum (see link)

The idea of the govt stripping people of their valuables & then hawking it off literally makes me sick to my stomach

migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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elizalentzski.bsky.social
Get excited! @jaeauthor.bsky.social has once again organized an amazing Sapphic Book Advent calendar featuring 110 sapphic books that are free, on sale, or part of a giveaway!

The doors start opening on Dec 1st, but you can already sign up for reminder emails here: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
Sapphic Book Advent Calendar - Jae
For the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar, Jae has teamed up with 90 fellow authors of sapphic fiction for daily giveaways, free ebooks, and books on sale.
jae-fiction.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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nationaltrust.org.uk
Looking like they sprouted straight out of a fairy-tale, these fly agarics were spotted at Emmetts Garden.

The spots are remnants of the white veil that first enclosed them as young mushrooms.

📷: That Whippet Horse Girl
A bright red fly algaric mushroom with a white stem, red cap and white spots on brown woodland floor A bright red-capped fly algaric mushroom with white spots and a white stem, sprouting on a lawn of bright green grass Three bright red fly algaric mushrooms with white stems and red caps, sprouting from a leafy brown woodland floor
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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virginiablack.bsky.social
HEY, WRITERS! Get your short story published alongside best-selling sapphic authors. Sapphire Books and Olivia Travel invite you to submit your stories for the attached Anthology Call. Deadline is 12/1/2025!
www.olivia.com/explore-trip...
Anthology Submissions Information Page : Alaska in Spring Cruise
Anthology Submissions Information
www.olivia.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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eunnieboo.bsky.social
hello everyone! my fundraising shop is open again! ✨

100% of the proceeds made this month will be donated to Care For Gaza (essential aid for displaced families) and My Sistah’s House (resource assistance and advocacy for trans and queer people of color) 💖

⭐️ shop.eunnieboo.com ⭐️
compilation of eunnie's art, featuring six detail shots of sapphic love. the panels include aphrodite gazing down at a teary-eyed sappho, two hijabi girlfriends (one dressed in pastels, the other in goth fashion), momo and pg recreating The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, a lady knight kissing her princess's hand, a top-down shot of girlfriends lying in bed, and a pair of suffragettes kissing each other on the lips.
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
What movie do you consider perfect?
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
A halloween books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Image: The library of an ancient castle. A full moon shines through a gothic window. A vampire creeps up behing a carpenter. Caption: "It had not been easy, but the Count was glad that he had resisted drinking the carpenter's blood until his beautiful new bookshelves were complete."
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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bywaterbooks.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈📚🦇 “The best Sapphic vampire book since Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 classic, Carmilla.”
—Olivia Waite, The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics

👀 NAMED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AS ONE OF THE 10 BEST ROMANCES OF 2023.

Get it everywhere great queer books are sold!

#SapphicRomance #DarkRomance
a black image which includes a copy of the cover for A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger, vampire fangs, a Bywater Books logo, fog, and arrows that speak to the sapphic tropes within the story.
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
What the ever loving fuck is this? I initially thought this must be AI/photoshopped, but no. If it weren’t for the other guy in that first b/w photo I would have thought it was a shot from nazi Germany.
Photo of a nazi-looking mf taken by CNN photographer
October 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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bywaterbooks.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈🎧📚 50% OFF the Audiobook.
Sink your teeth into @AnnaBurkeAuthor ’s defiant queer romantic dark academia.

Click it to get it today: https://loom.ly/FIF4gus

#DarkAcademia #QueerFantasy #Audiobooks
Image of small pink and white flowers with audiobook cover of Anna Burke's In the Roses of Pieria. It reads "50% off now thru November 2, 2025."
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
After finishing Sad Girl Hours by Anna Zoe Quirke last night, I felt inspired to visit a @nationaltrust.org.uk place. I experienced some lovely apricity at Polesden Lacey this morning. 😍
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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rspb.bsky.social
Psst! Pumpkins are a treat for birds but can be harmful to hedgehogs. 🦔❌

Keep them high up out of reach and compost any leftovers to protect our garden wildlife.
The title reads 'Pumpkin Dos & Don’ts'. A light-hearted illustrated poster split into two columns with a "Do" section on the left and a "Don't" section on the right. In the "Do" section: three green checkmarks highlight turning pumpkins into bird feeders, keeping them high to avoid foraging Hedgehogs, and composting leftovers to avoid harming wildlife. The "Don't" section features three red crosses, advising against leaving pumpkins on the ground (Hedgehogs might eat them), letting pumpkins rot (it harms wildlife), and wasting pumpkins …encouraging instead to make tasty recipes or bird treats. A cartoon Hedgehog and pumpkin smile from the bottom of the poster, adding a fun and informative feel.
October 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
HIGHLY recommend this one! 🙌
bywaterbooks.bsky.social Bywater Books @bywaterbooks.bsky.social · Oct 19
🏳️‍🌈🎧📚 50% OFF the Audiobook.
Sink your teeth into @AnnaBurkeAuthor ’s defiant queer romantic dark academia.

Click it to get it today: https://loom.ly/FIF4gus

#DarkAcademia #QueerFantasy #Audiobooks
Image of small pink and white flowers with audiobook cover of Anna Burke's In the Roses of Pieria. It reads "50% off now thru November 2, 2025."
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
Hey all, get vaccinated if you can.
I had my flu and Covid jabs last weekend. 🙌
chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Oct 16
Very quick update on Covid in England from latest UKHSA hospital data. Looks like current Covid wave *might* have peaked, and also that flu season is starting a little earlier than normal.

If you can get vaxxed for either, I'd do it!

christinapagel.substack.com/p/very-quick...
Very quick update on Covid in England
Covid wave has possibly peaked and flu looks like it's starting early
christinapagel.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
scoutharris75.bsky.social
I’ve just finished watching a uni debate about history and how/if the past determines the future, from the perspective of various disciplines, and it was so good I now feel like my brain is firing on all cylinders! 🧠 🔥
Think I’m going to get on with some studying whilst I’m feeling all enthusiastic
October 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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sapphicworldbkclub.bsky.social
⏳️2 DAYS TO GO!⏳️

There's only two days left until our "Discovering Nicola" #BookClub & Q&A event with the iconic @clareashton.bsky.social!😱

You don't want to miss this!😉

👇Sign up before it's too late👇
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October 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM