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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · Sep 2

Displaced in Gaza upholds the long-standing Palestinian tradition of storytelling, documenting both the horror of the genocide and the resilience of the Palestinian people.
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2620-d...

Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide
Edited by Yousef M. Aljamal, Norma Hashim, Noor Nabulsi, and Zoe Jannuzi

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 15d

The most enraging example of this was what the Dems did the day Roe was overturned. From my book THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP:

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Leth Wong @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social · 16d

#WIPSnips Sept 24: "leave"
From my godkilling short-story-turning-novel, "Blessed Be": Amity leaves home.

#SFF #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

I gave him a small, regretful smile and took a deep breath of the Verne's earthy-sweet air, filled again with the thick scent of wet loam and blooming grapes. Despite my bluster, this was the only home I'd ever known, and it was true that I might never see this place again. There was a part of me that didn't want to go, and his puppy-eyed appeal wasn't helping.

More importantly, I could feel the pull of the Root on my feet, selfish and sprawling through the ground. My ankles felt numb, their nerves frozen. Vedjra was waking up to my intentions, and she did not like for us to go too far away from her.

I had to leave, now. The Goddess wouldn't forgive me for going, but only if I managed to get away first. I wasn't willing to let her change my mind.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 19d

“Agreeing not to look where the government doesn’t want you to look and, by extension, not to print what it doesn’t want you to print, is propaganda, not journalism,” said @seth-stern.bsky.social of @freedom.press

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 19d

Three current Pentagon insiders told The Intercept that new Department of War rules are an egregious assault on press freedom.

Unnamed Pentagon Officials Ridicule Hegseth’s Plan to Stop War Department Leaks

Three current Pentagon insiders told The Intercept that new Department of War rules are an egregious assault on press freedom.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20d

meanwhile costco was all “DEI is good and we’re keeping it, fuck you” and they’re now basically printing money

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 20d

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 23d

Attention #FlashFiction writers! We're open now to entries for our Winter Flash Fiction Competition! There's a cash prize for the story that makes the best use of subtext + your story published in our Winter issue. See link for rules and how to enter 👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

#writersky

Competitions

Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 25d

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.

The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.

Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

www.texastribune.org

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(nsfw) Rabid Cowolf (18+) @rabidcowolf.bsky.social · 26d

Stop complying in advance.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26d

1. Trump threatened every hospital that provides gender affirming care to transgender youth.

Many complied and shut down their programs.

Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.

And now, they just beat Trump in court.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Boston Children’s Fights Back For Trans Kids: Judge Quashes Trump Subpoena

Around 2,000 BCH employees and untold numbers of patients were targeted by the DOJ. A judge just told them, “No.”

www.erininthemorning.com

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Shane💀Blackheart (they/them) @shaneblackheart.com · Sep 4

🧵 I’ve been hearing about a lot of indie authors feeling discouraged because of a lack of sales, no reviews, or a decline in readers. Some are even quitting. I feel it. I’m in the same boat. My posts about my books go to social media to die. 1/

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Leth Wong @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social · Sep 5

I know it sounds kind of weird, but it's a thing! I've heard of lemon juice or honey citron being used in places as well, though more common internationally. I usually put just a splash if I do it but it's pretty good!

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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · Aug 27

With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser

www.lieffcabraser.com

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Leth Wong @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social · Sep 4

#WIPSnips Sept 4: "coffee"

For how much coffee I drink, it's rarely actually in my fiction? But there's a mention in the opening of this short story I've been kicking around revising :)

Meet Alecto, enjoyer of orange juice coffee and retired Greek Fury.

#writesky #writingcommunity #writingprompts

The taste of coffee and orange juice unrolls across her tongue, an intertwining play of bitterness and sweet fruit almost reminiscent of deep cocoa.

It's been months since she last had actual chocolate. She tries not to keep it in the house these days. People always say it's a passionate flavor, an aphrodisiac. But when the bitter warmth spreads in her stomach, she finds it more reminiscent of other feelings — hotter, darker.

Feelings like fury.

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · Aug 29

We’ve been fundraising since February, and we’re not stopping now. If we don’t reach £5,000, we’ll be forced to reduce the prize money. That’s not what we want. If you care about well-funded, fee-free poetry awards, now is the time to act. 🔗

A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine

Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine

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Leth Wong @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's live!!! I'm officially a published writer!! 🥳

Read my poem "frigid (bitch)" here, and check out all the other awesome pieces in this volume too!
azejournal.com/article/2025...

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AZE @azejournal.bsky.social · Aug 11

The next issue of AZE (Vol. 7, Issue 4) is out now! The issue features articles, poems, visual artworks, and a musical composition that explore the subject of Resilience. azejournal.com/article/2025...

Vol. 7, Issue 4: Resilience — AZE

Vol. 7, Issue 4 of AZE focuses on the theme of resilience.

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Leth Wong @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social · Aug 28

I got worn down eventually too, and I don't regret it in a virginity sense exactly, but it still hurts in an "I let someone trample my boundaries" way, so I get it. It's still a loss. But I'm so sorry that happened to you, and hope the poem helped even a little 💜

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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · Aug 28

“I have never wanted this.

Don't touch me.

Turns out love isn't enough when a man wants

more. He cries at me for his unlost virginity

and me, I'm a frigid bitch.”

- @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social

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frigid (bitch) — AZE

i. It begins like this: We go in circles at the ice rink, racing — I slip away, elusion on the scratched surface, blades shredding ice into a stop . He says I'm the coldest bitch he's ever me...

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Dianthus @diandianthus.bsky.social · Aug 27

Let's pay human translators in Africa to translate books from non-colonial African languages into English!

You can donate money or a small creation, buy from the ko-fi shop, and all the money gets to the African press who's going to publish the book.

https://ko-fi.com/africantranslationproject

$A book opens to blooming flowers. Text reads, \"The African Translation Project. Donate money or a flash-scope creative piece to raise fund for global fiction and African voices\", followed by the URL the post links to. The graphics is in the colors of the South African flag, which are black, green, red, yellow and white.$

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Leth Wong @sowrotethegodless.bsky.social · Aug 27

#WIPSnips Aug 27: "stand"

Amity meets the Flowing Lord.

From my godkilling short-story-turning-novel, "Blessed Be."

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

The first thing I understood was that the river before me was not the one I had followed to the temple. For that matter, I was no longer in the temple at all, it seemed; I found myself now standing thigh-deep in an unfamiliar water, staring into a current that seemed surrounded by a pure emptiness of white.

The second thing I understood, though I did not know how, was that this river itself was the Flowing Lord.

"You have come to wish harm upon me."

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Yaroslav Barsukov #NoToWar #НетВойне @barsukov.com · Aug 23

I wish more people understood Gen“AI” is not AI.

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✨ericavee✨ @ericavee.bsky.social · Aug 18

we need to bring bad art back in 2026 im so serious. ive been saying forever the algorithm has done serious damage by forcing everyone to present polished work. i need people doodling on lined paper with a fucking bic pen

The Marriage Braggart @bombsfall.bsky.social · Aug 17

"I need to be good at art to make art therefore I require the image generator" you fool. you utter embarrassment. go make something out of paper clips coward

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Steve Hugh Westenra @stevewestenra.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you're an author whose work was plagiarized by Anthropic for use in their LLM, you can submit your information here (deadline: August 15th) and be kept up-to-date on the case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser

hwa46.wildapricot.org

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Big Nasty 🤠☭ @bignasty.bsky.social · Jan 31

Someone on Twitter asked how to keep from falling into doomerism; I have the answer:

Study history. Study revolutions. Organize your community. Engage in mutual aid. Understand that things will get worse before better. We must have REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISM and know that it’s better on the other side.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · Aug 11

You don't need to read Lovecraft or Poe to enjoy horror.
You don't need to read Asimov or Heinlein to enjoy sci-fi.
You don't need to read Tolkien or Howard to enjoy fantasy.
You don't need to read those people to write those genres either.
Know your genre, sure. But there's no required reading.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Aug 9

PLEASE REPOST! Poets! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26! Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki can't wait to read your poems!!! buff.ly/9AyStcb

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