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Sonia Spookyman

@soniasulaiman.bsky.social

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I write stories inspired by Palestinian folklore. Pushcart, Palestine Book, & Lammy noms. Ignyte x2, BNW and Locus finalist. (she/her) Clarion West '25 https://www.soniasulaiman.com

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · Dec 17

For the many new followers. Hi, I..

* write fantasy inspired by Palestinian folklore
*have been nominated for a few awards
* am spiritually fruity
* am aroace
* curate a reading list of Palestinian spec fic

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Palestinian-Egyptian actor May Calamawy as Scarlet Scarab with the caption "DRAMATIC MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC PLAYING).

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the double bi @ladysummoner.bsky.social · 5h

You procrastinate, and then you write the fucking paper the way the gods and nature intended. Several hours before it's due, high off either caffeine, nicotine, sugar, drugs, and PANIC.

Fuck AI.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 13h

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 5h

Yes! I have made a short game with it already. It’s free on my Itch page: soniasulaiman.itch.io/thursday-of-...

Thursday of the Dead (Demo) by SoniaSulaiman

inspired by Palestinian folklore

soniasulaiman.itch.io

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 5h

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 5h

Game dev update: learning that I can make separate Ren’Py script files for each of the playable characters is helping with my dread of drafting a branching narrative right in the code itself. At least the different mission story branches will be organized.

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 1d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 6h

It would be helpful to be able to have a little bio or something for each unlocked playable character

Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 6h

I might try making a carousel for the characters instead of this image map thing.

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Call for Submissions! Àrokò invites writers from Africa & the diaspora to send us stories that reimagine folklore, myth, and legend. Deadline Dec 31 2025.

www.aroko.world/aroko-anthol...

Àrokò Anthology: Call for submissions

ÀROKÒ ANTHOLOGY NO.1: FOLKLORE FROM AFRICA & THE DIASPORA Curated and edited by Aishatu Ado DEADLINE 12.31.25 // Submit to: [email protected] THEME We invite fiction that breathes new life into ...

www.aroko.world

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 6h

Progress!

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Alaa🍉 @a-laa05.bsky.social · 11h

‏The war has stopped… but nothing feels over.
‏We’re still not allowed to return 💔home.
‏Our houses are gone, and our lives are still in pieces.
‏Please pray for us and if you
can, help us rebuild🙏
gofund.me/5b58571b

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 10h

A STACK OF BANGERS. HOW DO YOU PICK. BEHOLD THIS EXCELLENCE.

Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Jun 18

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

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Ranylt Richildis @ranylt.bsky.social · 10h

So long as there is an internet and breath in my body, those stories will be there indeed. ❤️

Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 15h

For people who love weird short stories—Did you know the incredible Lackington's archive is still online? You should read it now while we still have an internet lackingtons.com

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 10h

Woman holding protest sign: You think it started on the 7th October
because the BBC won't
show you seasons 1, 2 and 3

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 11h

Each play through of my game will unlock more narrative paths and playable characters! Two are unlocked during the new demo that’s coming soon.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 13h

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 13h

When parakeets cosplay

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 12h

Adeeb is a scholar, and is the best choice for players who are Palestinian or familiar with Palestinian history and culture. Kaisa is written very much to be the default for players who aren’t. She is based on some of my favourite scholars.

Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 13h

I made this needlessly complicated, scraped what I was doing, and simply attached their paths to a choice the player makes.

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 13h

Game dev update:

I have concepts for the two playable characters that are unlocked in a first play through. More are unlocked as you poke into the secrets of the narrative. Meet Adeeb and Kaisa!

A Palestinian man in a mix of western and traditional dress

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Samaa❤❤ @samaa0181.bsky.social · 20h

Little Talia was only two weeks old when we moved into the tents The sun was burning her skin and she had been crying since morningYour donations will help Talia and my family get food,water and medical treatment Thank you Donate and help spread the word
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 13h

Over two million people across Italy walked out this month in a one-day strike over the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The strike, called by the Italian General Confederation of Labour and grassroots unions, drew workers, students and several other groups labornotes.org/2025/10/mill...

Millions of Italians Join General Strike for Gaza

More than 2 million people filled public squares across Italy on October 3 during a one-day general strike in support of the people of Gaza and against the ongoing genocide there. The strike, called b...

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 20h

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Hadeel. Before the war Hadeel’s husband was a fisherman and they tried for 11 years before they had their first child Hani who is 10 now they also have a daughter Dana, 6 and little Adam who is just 2. They’re displaced and struggling.

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 2d

Hi hi

ko-fi.com/weredawgz

Support Danny Lore

ko-fi.com

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 1d

The first concept for one of the playable characters in my game! I’ve planned several paths you can take following one of the main characters. This one is the scholar, modelled on my grandfather.

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