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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 19h

fwiw I visited Lan Su and liked it a lot--there was live music (erhu, IIRC) and the teahouse is actually really nice

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 1d

#TaipeiPride🌈 celebrates its 23rd year on Oct 25: "Only by crossing the barriers built from prejudice and fear, and by appreciating each unique life experience, can we weave a more resilient society, making #Taiwan ever more diverse, equal, and truly respectful." www.taiwanpride.lgbt/2025-theme-s...

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 1d

If you want a sample of what the Deadlands can bring YOU, please read my short story "doorbell dot mov" that they published just last year!

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 2d

unfortunately for me pop songs with whistling have a +10 to earworming

(I can't understand these lyrics very well–like I can't even catch the words in pinyin–and they don't seem to be online anywhere. alas.)

youtu.be/-c8KEbJ6ULM

这场爱情的游戏

YouTube video by Assen捷 - Topic

youtu.be

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 8d

It's Black Speculative Fiction month!

All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.

1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...

2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

💕💕💕 Even though it's unlikely, it still makes my day!

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

Y'all it's OBVIOUSLY jollars

A worn dollar bill with the color and texture of denim

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

$260J? well, you know what I mean

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

Today in interesting unhaunted buildings for sale nearish me:
former convent $285K
church still in use $89K
1868 schoolhouse (converted) $383K
1800 house "includes former post office" $260J
not shown: geodesic dome house falling apart so badly that they won't even let you go in it, 8 acres, $99k

Symmetrical brick building with a statue of a saint in a niche over the front door

A very plain white wooden church with a short spire or belltower or something

Aerial view of a large old house with a flat-topped belltower (I think) and a large backyard with a pool, an additional wooden building that might be a sauna or something, some halfhearted topiaries, and garden beds

Interior of very old house with exposed beam ceilings, ornamentation around the windows, and what looks like an extremely old kitchen complete with fireplace. For some reason there is a rocking horse.

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · 4d

More than half of the tickets for this are already gone. Grab your spot now to see @oliviawaite.com @clpolk.blacksky.app @evaleigh.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @jessiemihalik.com @kitrocha.com & #LeslyePenelope talk lost & found magic. 11/1 @ 3 PM ET.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1762356127...

Pale blue background. At the top left is the black silhouette of a hand facing downward with golden sparkles spilling from it. At the lower right is a black silhouette of a hand facing upward with golden sparkles rising from it. Gold text at top reads "Lost & Found Magic" Dark blue text below reads "A Virtual Conversation With Olivia Waite, CL Polk, Leslye Penelope, Jessie Mihalik, Eva Leigh, Kit Rocha, Stephanie Burgis" Lighter blue text reads "Sat. Nov. 1 at 3 PM Eastern on Zoom"

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

Gets the *in mice tag, but still, I'm hopeful. A human version of this would have helped my mom so much.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 3d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 3d

yes, I couldn't get my mom to keep going! and the AMD made her encroaching dementia so much worse! This is great news; I hope it pays off. Thanks for sharing it!

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 7d

this is so American 😬

(that said I love potatoes! and potato dishes from Peru to Korea!)

milk is poured into a glass with the words milk it does a body good

Alt: from a maybe 1990s ad: milk is poured into a glass with the words"Milk. It does a body good."

media.tenor.com

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 7d

dear computer, McGuffin and McMuffin are two very different things

(unless you are writing a very specific story, I guess)

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 7d

this might be the best origin story ever

김성일 Sung-il Kim @sung-il-kim.com · 7d

The son of god congratulated the bear-woman and asked her to marry him. They had a son, who came to be called Dangun, the first king of the Korean people. We are all said to be his descendants.

In short, keep us fed with garlic unless you want 50,000,000 cranky bears. (3/n)

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 7d

Very excited to offer the internet this novelette about dirtbags, privatization, heavy weather, and a beagle named Henry.

Escape Pod @escapepod.org · 7d

Sure, we all know Buckaroo Banzai's wisdom: "no matter where you go, there you are." In case you'd rather be somewhere else, this week we bring you part 1 of "Here Instead of There" by @matociquala.bsky.social, complete with grade-A cursing! Great for wherever in spacetime you find yourself.

Escape Pod 1013: Here Instead of There (Part 1 of 2)

Waking up sick in a punk house shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody so I don’t know why it always came as a surprise to me. My head throbbed so bad I couldn’t tell the difference between the hangover…

escapepod.org

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 7d

I...I support your right to do this

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 8d

Spooky stories tonight!

(I'm going to let y'all work out the time zones given my earlier failures)

Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 9d

It’s Spookymonth! Usher in the season with readings from David Anaxagoras and Frank Oreto at Story Hour. Scares! Laughs! Facial hair! More scares! Join us
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @davidanaxagoras.com @frankoreto.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Head-and-shoulders black-and-white photo of writer David Anaxagoras, a fair-skinned man with a short hair and a long beard. He wears a dark woven shirt and black-framed glasses. He sits in front of a bookcase and looks into the distance with a serious expression.

Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Frank Oreto, a man with a trimmed, graying beard and mustache. He wears a dark gray fleece vest over a gray tee, accessorized with glasses on a chain and a small-brimmed straw hat accentuated with a black band and a magenta orchid. He sits in what looks to be a restaurant booth and wields chopsticks with an eager expression.

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 8d

(it's a big day for friends' book news!)

Nancy SM Waldman @nuanc.bsky.social · 8d

My newest novel is OUT! Available in print and ebook in all the usual online haunts. nancysmwaldman.com/book-liminalis

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Jonathan Fortin @jonathan-fortin.bsky.social · 8d

Bay area horror fans! Join me, @writerofweird.bsky.social, @morbidloren.bsky.social, @benmonroe.com, @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, and @fredwiehe.bsky.social for a spooky story hour at @silversprocket.net during #LITCRAWL on Sat October 25th, 8pm! Spookiness shall ensue!

Litcrawl event: THIS AINT YOUR DADDY'S HORROR. Happening Saturday 10/25 8pm - 9pm at Silver Sprocket: 1018 Valencia ST, San Francisco, CA

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 8d

Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a UK Kindle Deal! Get my monster for just 99p.

Someone You Can Build A Nest In: A cosy fantasy as sweet as love and as dark as night

Someone You Can Build A Nest In: A cosy fantasy as sweet as love and as dark as night eBook : Wiswell, John: Amazon.co.uk: Books

www.amazon.co.uk

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 8d

So, bad news: I have to cancel the birthday bash because (and I'm not making this up) my period is killing me and the fetal position is my friend. I am SO sorry but I have to laugh at the irony. Thanks for the understanding and hopefully we can do a celebration bash soon!! 🖤

Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 10d

BLOOD PRICE TURNS ONE ON WEDNESDAY! 🎈

To celebrate, we're doing a virtual birthday party! Come ask me questions about the book, publishing, even what I'm working on next, over on my Twitch channel on Oct 1st at 2pm CST. There *might* even be a giveaway at the end...👀

#WriteSky #BookSky 📚🌈📚💙📚🌶️📚🪐

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 8d

And apparently I can't timezone AT ALL because there's one more hour. I don't know where my brain is today! 🫠

There's a reason I've never considered doing promo professionally lol

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 8d

oh...1 hour. I can timezone, I swear

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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 8d

(now, can I start laundry and get lunch in the next 20 minutes??? We shall see!)

Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 10d

BLOOD PRICE TURNS ONE ON WEDNESDAY! 🎈

To celebrate, we're doing a virtual birthday party! Come ask me questions about the book, publishing, even what I'm working on next, over on my Twitch channel on Oct 1st at 2pm CST. There *might* even be a giveaway at the end...👀

#WriteSky #BookSky 📚🌈📚💙📚🌶️📚🪐

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