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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 1h

It's Day Number 5 of #Aceweek, so I'm making yet another #bookquotes post for REVEN, a queer retelling of Peter Pan starring ace/aro Wendi.

#booksky #booktober #selfpublishing

A spider made a dew-covered web on a stalk of wheat. Original image by Gabi from Pixabay. Caption reads: "A punishment's no good unless it makes you regret. And you can't be sorry if you're dead."

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 1d

Halfway through the #Aceweek campaign! REVEN is a steampunk YA fantasy with an ace/aro protagonist. There is no spice, but there is a lot of drama.

#bookquotes #booksky #booktober #selfpublishing

Close-up of two lit sparklers touching. Original photo by Leonard von Bibra on Unsplash. Caption reads "It's one thing to betray someone in secret. Another to do it right before their eyes."

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 2d

A third #bookquotes post for my #Aceweek campaign for REVEN, a steampunk Peter Pan retelling with an ace/aro protagonist.

#booktober #booksky #selfpublishing

Close-up of a golden quartz-like substance on a black surface. Original photo by Javier Esteban on Unsplash. Caption reads "The magic was his, and he was never letting it go."

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 3d

Another #bookquotes post for REVEN for #AceWeek.

#booksky #booktober #selfpublishing

Dandelion perched on an antique book. Original photo by Marzie Vafa on Unsplash. Caption reads "If it was already possible, I wouldn't need to wish for it, now would I?"

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of #AceWeek, I'm kicking off my marketing campaign for my fantasy book REVEN, which stars an ace/aro protagonist. Let's start off with an old-fashioned #bookquotes post, shall we?

#booktober #booksky #selfpublishing #yafantasy

Close-up of hydrangea flowers with a violet filter. The bottom third of the graphic says "You don't owe anyone feelings. Anyone who's actually a friend will understand that."

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 5d

#TBBChat

If you asked Wendi her favorite food, her official answer would be her mother’s homemade soup, full of nutritious vegetables and protein. But really, the answer is her nanna’s sugar biscuits. Wendi will brawl strangers in a dark alley for those biscuits.

The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 5d

TBB Chat Q2: What is your MC's favourite food?

Quote post and include the tag #TBBChat so others can find you.

No links or covers. Save the self-promo for the outro.

#TBBChat #BookBazaar25 #Writing #Writesky

Alt: Faux neon graphic that has a border in neon purple and reads “TBB Writer’s Chat” in neon purple. White text reads “Q2: What is your MC's favourite food?” followed by “#TBBChat” in neon purple.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 5d

It’s rough out there

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 9d

The cats have good taste. You all really should be reading Blackblood; it’s a fun ride. #booksky

Kree Sullivan @kreesullivan.bsky.social · 20d

You should read their favorite book, imo
#booksky #readingcommunity

A picture of two black cats sitting in front of a stack of novels called BLACKBLOOD by Kree Sullivan

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 16d

This was validating to read. Thank you.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · 22d

The irony is that as far as I can tell, the original headcanon poster was 100% fine with Frankie being canonically cis, as were most of the commenters. As with most internet drama, 1% of the fandom is causing 99% of the problems.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 29d

Cannot be stressed enough that very few people "demonize" ICE as much as factually describe what their agents do on a daily basis. I'm sorry if you're upset that "masked men roll up in unmarked vans and kidnap people at gunpoint to ship them off to random foreign countries" sounds, you know, scary.

C-SPAN @c-span.bsky.social · 29d

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): "This needs to stop. Violence is wrong. Politically motivated violence is wrong...This is the third shooting in Texas directed at ICE or CBP. This must stop. To every politician who is using rhetoric demonizing ICE and demonizing CBP; stop!"

"Your political opponents are not Nazis."

YouTube video by C-SPAN

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AuDHD Andrew @ak0.bsky.social · Sep 14

1000%

Democratic politicians need to just keep drawing the through line over and over. "There are tariffs because Trump is scared of everyone who isn't white, and that's why your farm is going to go under. ICE killed off this Hyundai plant, and that's why you don't have a job."

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Sep 11

More content restrictions makes the AI’s job simpler (fewer data types to scan) and thus less expensive.

Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Sep 11

It’s not even a commercial designed for humans anymore. Ads have to cater to computer algorithms in order to even appear on screens, and half the comments below the ads are bots. With agentic AI, soon a lot of the actual purchasing could be done by computers, too.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Sep 6

Seriously? Out of all the #autism conspiracy theories #RFKJr could have dredged up for his report, he picked the Tylenol one? With half a year of hype, I expected more creativity.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Kennedy to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, report says

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that use of Kenvue's popular over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol in pregnant women is potentially linked to autism, contrary to medical guidelines that say it is safe to use, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

www.reuters.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 29

“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group”

Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding

www.nytimes.com

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 29

I knew a guy who weaponized gifts like this. He bought his animal-loving wife an expensive fur coat, then threw a conniption fit when she had the audacity to cry about the dead minks used to make it.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wait where are you seeing that you need two comorbidities?

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Odd Thomas [redacted] DO 🪓 @tom.medsky.social · Aug 27

In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 27

Pretty sure autism counts under the developmental disability category.

Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 24

That sounds like an infinitely better option than rallying behind the California camp crasher. If we’re fortunate enough to have another election, the next Dem candidate needs basic empathy.

Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m reading this now. It’s fascinating to see the parallels between LGBT activism today and social movements from over a century ago.

Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Aug 18

THE INTERMEDIARIES covers the time period leading to the Nazi take-over. I have been keeping time with current developments like a doomsday clock. We are getting damn close to ‘midnight’ (1933). We need to know our enemy’s moves to fight them. Book at discount:

www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-interm...

The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story book by Brandy Schillace

Buy a cheap copy of The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story book by Brandy Schillace. Set in interwar Germany, The Intermediaries tells the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world's ...

www.thriftbooks.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 14

Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right.

This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Aug 11

#SaveSpeech

Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points.

Tell em to say NO to:

SCREEN ACT
KOSA
IODA

www.congress.gov/members/find...

CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

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Emily Swaim @swaimea.bsky.social · Jul 27

Speaking as someone who used to have waist-length hair - the Rapunzel look can be a real strain on your neck. She shouldn’t have to carry all that extra weight around solely for aesthetic appeal.

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