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Nicholas Perez
@zephonsacriel.bsky.social
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Blanco Cuban Writer of SFF. To Root Somewhere Beautiful: An Anthology of Reclamation and The Vanisher on Chain Letter Substack, both are OUT NOW! ¡Palestina Libre! No AI.
Unagented. Seeking representation.
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Nicholas Perez @zephonsacriel.bsky.social · Jun 17
I have officially made my debut in HORROR!
My new short story The Vanisher is now available at the Chain Letter Substack! If you liked the movie Malignant, then this is for you!

Warnings for blood, gore, and garbage disposals
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The Vanisher
by Nicholas Perez
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reasie.bsky.social
Next weekend! I'll be joining local greats Michele Tracy Berger, Isaiah Hunt, and Kevin P. Keating  to discuss all things genre fiction at Cuyahoga County Library Green Road branch. Free and open to the public: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/14588738
Marie speaking into a microphone wearing a Clarion 2013 T-shirt and a blue lanyard for a con badge. Box at top in blue with white text: Genre Talk Speculative Fiction Authors South Euclid / Lyndhurst Library Saturday, January 24th 2pm
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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madelinepotter.bsky.social
Do sign up for this course!! Such an exciting opportunity!!
romgothsam.bsky.social Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 7h
It's online! It's open to anyone, anywhere in the world!

We'll be reading the texts below but we'll be diving into the history of romance well beyond them!

I'm really excited to have the possibility to run a popular romance course... let's make sure it runs!
romgothsam.bsky.social Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 8h
I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!

Come and join us!

www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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writerlythings.bsky.social
ATLA x Mr Sunshine
In a world inspired by Imperial China, follow four broken souls - a mercenary, a noblewoman, a disgraced general, and a shamaness - as they confront their pasts, learn to wield forbidden power, and form a found family - and more - in a world wanting them dead.

#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F
A mercenary haunted by his past risks his future for a chance at the family he thought he could never have. A noblewoman, bereft of home and memory, begins reclaiming her past to avenge those she lost. A disgraced commander hunts the truth behind his family’s murders, leaving death and destruction in his wake. A shamaness is driven from sanctuary by the desperate actions of a grieving man.
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
4 out of 5 stars to Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee.

It is a tale of how little it takes for humanity to be cruel, but also how so little it can take for them to love. Perhaps love and madness are two sides of the same coin.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Cover to Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee. A bald man stands, staring at the viewer, dressed in a red shirt and long skirt. An up closer version of his face is behind him.
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
as I like to point out, not only was Mary Renault Tolkien's student, he was a big fan of and booster of her novels about ancient Greece and modern homosexuality.
January 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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mabusecast.bsky.social
Inspired by my recent reading of the new English translation of "The Luminous Fairies and Mothra" and its afterword by translator Jeffrey Angles which goes into detail about how the doctor dolittle books from the 1920s seemed to have influenced the creation of the #kaiju #Mothra! #meme
A meme of the small domino that reads, "Hugh Lofting creating Doctor Dolittle in the 1920s", getting ready to fall knocking over a bigger domino that reads, "A trio of Japanese authors create the kaiju mothra in 1961 for Toho studios"!
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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vyriadurav.bsky.social
I'll probably do a proper thread at some point but every time I fire up WuWa again and get into it, I look at every single environment and character design they've done in that and just bask in the beauty on display and the vibrancy and wonder why that is present there but not in western AAA stuff
January 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Finally found a copy of The Master and Margarita, and then some.
Books on a carpeted floor. Left to right, top to bottom: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, There is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm, The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington, More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty, Imago by Octavia E. butler, and Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang.
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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encephalophatass.bsky.social
My gay cousin* shared something that has been happening in my hometown.

A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.

Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
They were!
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Working on my story anthology cover.

This is much harder than the cover for a novel or short story!
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Made Wicked cookies.
Strawberry matcha cookies with white and dark chocolate chips on baking sheets.
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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※Amuro♀️
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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byelacey.bsky.social
yeah i’m pro LGBT (Loosing chat GBT forever)
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Reading Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee right now, and I think someone just orgasmed to death.
January 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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pagenak1.bsky.social
Oyster Heart
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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jillcorddry.bsky.social
❄️ #FantasyIndiesJanuary ❄️ Jan 9

I am not great at social media...so just be yourself! Don't feel comfortable on video? Then don't use it. Don't understand a certain app? Find one you like.
fantasyindies.bsky.social Fantasy Indies @fantasyindies.bsky.social · 14d
❄️ #FantasyIndiesJanuary ❄️
All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!

Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
Fantasy Indies January prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Free Friday or what are you looking forward to this year? 3. Saturday Snippet 4. MC’s Goals 5. Writing Habits 6. Tropes you’d like to see more often 7. First line of your WIP 8. Your writing strengths 9. Free Friday or Social Media Tips 10. Saturday Snippet 11. Interesting lore in WIP 12. Shout out other indies! 13. MC’s pet peeves 14. What do you most wish to improve on this year? 15. Last, Current, & Next Reads 16. Free Friday or How do your characters handle stress? 17. Saturday Snippet 18. Aesthetic Boards 19. Characters’ weaknesses 20. Your hobbies 21. Who does your MC look up to? 22. Where do you draw inspiration from? 23. Free Friday or New beginnings in WIP 24. Saturday Snippet 25. Animals in WIP 26. Memories that your characters cherish 27. How has your WIP changed since you first came up with it? 28. MC Habits 29. Favourite Fictional Characters 30. Free Friday or WIP subgenres 31. Monthly Wrap Up
January 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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ygasea.bsky.social
Anackire (Wars of Vis Book 2) Tanith Lee
タニス・リー1983年。長編シリーズ第二部。
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katkaさんの感想・レビュー
katkaさんのTanithLee『Anackire (Wars of Vis Book 2) (English Edition) [電子書籍]』についてのレビュー：1983...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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ANACKIRE (1983)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 28" x 18"

Cover illustration for the book by Tanith Lee (DAW)

www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/an...
Set in the immediate foreground left framed by the pointed arch of crumbling ruins, a woman raises arms in a V, a grand gesture as she gazes out at a valley rendered in brilliant shades of pink and purple. Filling the gap between valley walls, a divine female figure with 8 arms and a serpent tail glows an ethereal yellow tinting the sky orange around her. Six arms fan behind her with the fingers of each hand locked in a different arcane gestures while her most prominent arms cross over bare breasts. Her eyes shine bright white as they fix on the distance over the viewer. Shoulder length hair spreads around her in the wash of the sky. Book cover for ANACKIRE by Tanith Lee, published by DAW Books
January 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Put out an AbeBooks want for this. If anyone happens to have this edition or knows someone who does send it my way.
zephonsacriel.bsky.social Nicholas Perez @zephonsacriel.bsky.social · 5d
Damn. It is so hard to find the 2017 reprints of Tanith Lee's Wars of Vis trilogy.
Anackire is practically nonexistent, even used copies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
zephonsacriel.bsky.social
"This is an improper and Americanized take on King Arthur"
sarahmargs.bsky.social sarah margaret 💕 @sarahmargs.bsky.social · 4d
if your current project became the Next Big Thing, what would the discourse about it be like?
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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josie.zone
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
I started working on my next Weirdwater romance again. Keeping the title under wraps for now, as I’m still in chapter 1.

We delve into the cloistered world of the painted faces, where a reluctant lesbian has just heard the most beautiful song of her life.

Unedited snippet.
As the applause died down, Talla stood in stunned silence with the other attendees. Were there tears in her eyes? She dabbed them quickly just in case; no sense ruining her paint. Her father put an arm around her waist and pulled her to him, just as he used to do when she was a little girl. The adult in her wanted to pull away, to better savor the aftershocks of the performance by herself, but the child in her leaned into her father's shoulder and put an arm around his back. She wondered when was the last time she'd felt this way about him, and when the next time would be. As much as she resented the steely web that bound her to her family and her station, she would miss this. She missed it as soon as they pulled apart, both dabbing their eyes and smiling.
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM