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kali hera poetry @kalihera.bsky.social · 1h

From the wreckage we rise UP! 🔥

#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #protestpoetry #blueskypoets #instapoetry #vss365 #tanka #creativewriting #writingcommunity

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author @sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 1h

#jokes #memes #money #financial #humorsky #humor #funny #finance #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #artsky

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 46m

Yay!!

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Ashley Hawley @authorashleyhawley.bsky.social · 58m

Was recently a highlighted indie author in a BookTuber's video!

Here is the link if you'd like to check it out:

youtu.be/U9ZLEhkWg9c?... (my highlight begins at 1:08:58, but I'd highly recommend this channel if you're in the mood for some bookish tea 😉).

#indieauthor #BookSky #WritingCommunity

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 1h

My #raincoat kept me dry, while my boots sloshed in the puddles

It was the twentieth day of rain, the onslaught natural, already too many drowned in the floods and swept off the shore

With no ark to huddle in, all I could do was bear it and move on

#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
#BookSky

TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social · 18h

We head into the final few stops on our musical mystery tour, it's day 11 just 4 more days to enjoy (or endure 🤣)

Today's inspiration is from post-punk pioneers who served up the wonderful Odyshape LP, today's #vss365 #prompt 11/10/25 is #raincoat

What's your favourite album?

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 2h

Victory, how #sweet it tastes

How lovely the groans of the dying, how delightful the sight of our foe driven off, how ironic the song of the crows they said cawed for us

Today we stand tall and proud, the righteous defenders of our lands

#whistpr
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky

#Whistpr Daily Word @whistprword.bsky.social · 2h

A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for October 12, 2025: #SWEET

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Drawing in white ink against a black background of a spiny porcupine bent over with its nose in a sweet-smelling fanciful blue flower with green stem and leaves.

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 4h

Another Sunday, another pinned post 😁

My October blog is live on my .com, with a dose of writing woes, the rich/poor divide after death, and bisexual validation

Don't forget to like, subscribe, comment, and check out my Q4 short story

#LGBTQIA+
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky

So, I’ve Started a Trend

Hey, look at that, I managed to post in October after September. And you know what? I’m gonna do it again for November. The Bipolar/ADHD likes this!

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Rachel Beth Ahrens @rachelbeth99.bsky.social · 8h

#WritingCommunity #pretendpanel
As I've said before, Jane Austen influenced me a ton as a writer. Also, my dad told me to read Robert Asprin when I was in my 20s, especially the Myth books. I'm reading Dragons Wild, love that story.
I miss those authors and my dad most. Learned a lot from them.

Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · 21h

#pretendpanel I can't wait to catch up with your responses! Life is super busy here - I'm at a fundraising dinner right now - but let me know...

October 11th: Is there a deceased author, writer, or poet that you've really connected with?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

#pretendpanel
A prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social
October 11th: Is there a deceased author, writer, or poet that you've really connected with?
~ please support your fellow #pretendpanelists with replies, likes and reposts ~
New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!

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🇵🇸 Tarek Moughari from Gaza🍉 @tareqmoughari.bsky.social · 23h

We are happy to celebrate the ceasefire, but things will take a while to go back to normal, and we must remain wary. Thank you so much; you are saving our lives. #palestine #palestina #flotilla #displaced #gaza #ceasefire #writingcommunity #photography #UPDATE #healthnews

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 20h

In my case, the brain is chaos, and has the ability to write

#WritingCommunity
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#ReaderSky
#BookSky

Emily Banks @emilylbanks.bsky.social · 22h

A writers brain is chaos 😂😂
#booksky #writer #writing #bookaholic #reels #writingmemes #writingcommunity #writerlife #writersky #authorsky #authorcommunity #authorproblems #booklover #writinghumour #AuthorLife #bookstagram #bookmemes #bookreels #writingreel #author

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Emily Banks @emilylbanks.bsky.social · 22h

A writers brain is chaos 😂😂
#booksky #writer #writing #bookaholic #reels #writingmemes #writingcommunity #writerlife #writersky #authorsky #authorcommunity #authorproblems #booklover #writinghumour #AuthorLife #bookstagram #bookmemes #bookreels #writingreel #author

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 21h

St Augustine of Hippo

Guy was a sex addict, a heretic, proud and vain, yet found his way out through a higher power - for me, it's the guy upstairs and the gift of 12-Step

Plus his mum never gave up on him, that's a rare gift I haven't enjoyed

#pretendpanel
#WritingCommunity
#ReaderSky
#BookSky

Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · 21h

#pretendpanel I can't wait to catch up with your responses! Life is super busy here - I'm at a fundraising dinner right now - but let me know...

October 11th: Is there a deceased author, writer, or poet that you've really connected with?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

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Zena Shapter @zenashapter.bsky.social · 21h

My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention!

How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing…

My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention!

How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing convention of literary greatness, what with the kids taking their HSC and life in general getting in the way.

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Tess "The Egg Prime Directive" Tanenbaum @drtanenbaum.bsky.social · 22h

I wish more people knew about City of Daemons from @omniverse.bsky.social - a Tron story made by two trans lesbians (and Doug!)

The queer Tron narrative that Disney will NEVER make!

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katsylver @katsylver.bsky.social · 22h

It's not October without seeing Rocky Horror at Myrna's. 🖤🏳️‍🌈

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 21h

NIN is the sole reason I'm going, I don't care about anything else, closest I'll ever get to a concert

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 21h

Thank you for sharing, everybody needs space to vent

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ᏁᎧᎥᏒ 🖤 @heartofnoir.bsky.social · 22h

i love being a transmasc demiboy but i wish i didnt need to take hrt everyweek to get hormones i wish i already had, but i dont wanna be cis either (hence demiboy). the trans community is my home but being trans is hard

im doing fine just some thoughts ive had recently

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tauriel 🪽 @bixcaleens.bsky.social · 22h

THEY HAVE A TRANS MAN ON THE DOG HOUSE!!!!!!! AND HIS PARTNER IS STUNNINGGGGGGGG
love this for them

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Hulk650 @hulk650.bsky.social · 22h

Wanted to show my support for Breast Cancer Awareness month! Hopefully a cure will be found one day for this horrible disease! Stay strong ladies! You’re not alone in this fight! 💙💙☮️✊🇸🇻🇨🇮🇺🇸🇲🇶🇪🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈🇯🇵👍👏👊🫶🤙✌️😎☮️💙💙

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Nicole DeWitt @catastro-v.bsky.social · 22h

cis people when trans people outside the west say theyre trans: no no its irresponsible to draw connections btwn such vastly different cultures

cis people when a cis male serial killer sniffs womens underwear before murdering them: is he a transsexual? itd be irresponsible not to speculate wildly

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Flagpie @finecuppacoffee.bsky.social · 22h

MAGA: MAKE AMERICANS GAY AGAIN

youtu.be/xCnRJvD6kIw?...

Anti-Gay Republicans Can’t Stop Getting Caught Up in the GAYEST Scandals Imaginable

YouTube video by The Humanist Report

youtu.be

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 22h

the other day when i said "fuck people saying ai is here to stay, being trans is here to stay, [something something] billionaires" i should be clear that the transphobic, white nationalist, disinformation campaigns and forcing deeply broken/harmful tech on everyone is all coming from one source

CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 1d

buried in this: Peter Thiel says Elon Musk singled out his trans daughter as not being worthy of receiving his wealth in an inheritance 🫠

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nel gosh @thunderflower.bsky.social · 22h

when i used to have stuff published regularly and was in community with cis writers they would always ask me to write about my genitals or how i pee. this is why i prefer a trans women as my peers and audience. they mostly do not make these odd asks of myself or my work

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T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @tmshannonauthor.com · 21h

Awaiting the announcement against bisexual/pansexual people because these troglodytes can only see in black and white and count to two

We've also been erased from the Stonewall Memorial website, as well as travel advice

Said back when this shit began I'd be next in line, sadly I was right