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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 6h

So I understand it's World Octopus Day. (From the Heraklion Archeological Museum. One of what seemed like dozens.)

Bulbous Minoan clay vessel with narrow neck and two loop handles, decorated with a big-eyed black octopus in a seascape.

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Monica Valentinelli would like a time machine @booksofm.com · 1d

Now available on DriveThruFiction, DriveThruCards, and @drivethrurpg.com! Tarot for Storytellers is a how-to book that teaches writers and game masters all about tarot! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...

Tarot for Storytellers | A How-To Book by Monica Valentinelli | New Release! Tarot for Storytellers is an eBook inspired by Monica Valentinelli's popular tarot workshop. Perfect for writers and game masters, this "how to" book packed with prompts and writing exercises teaches you about tarot, how to use tarot to create characters and plots, and so much more! Now available in PDF at DriveThruRPG, DriveThruCards, DriveThruFiction

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 7h

Publisher's Weekly review of @gregfgifune.bsky.social's upcoming nov el PACK ANIMALS - available for pre-order now at all eBook retailers, pre-order the trade paperback on Amazon.

Pack Animals by Greg F. Gifune

Bram Stoker Award winner Gifune (God Machine) serves up a lean, mean supernatural thriller that moves at a breakneck speed and d...

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Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 1d

How many trillions of dollars have been invested into this technology so far?

Google search for "austria hungary in space"

Google excitedly tells you about the 1889 orbital flight, and that by 1908 there was a Mars research output with 30 people.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 2d

That they are inside my house... :-)

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 2d

I totally believe this.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 3d

We feel the need periodically to clarify...

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 3d

For me it's still Panic at the Disco... ;-)

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 3d

#Booksky Our two bestselling duologies are still packing them in! Menopausal sapphic werewolves by Catherine Lundoff and gay gaslamp murder mysteries by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold, for the win! queenofswordspress.com/shop/

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 3d

My main objection to jumping spiders is that they jump.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 4d

Starshippe Captayne: "To complete thys mysterious taske given us by the council, we must fynde a strepsirrhine primate!"

Startshippe First Officer: "Aye aye, Captayne."

Starshippe Captayne: "No, just a regular lemur."

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 9d

Our book group meets tonight and we have picked Lost Things: Order of the Air by Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social and Jo Graham, so this afternoon I am reading that! It's so good!

Book cover showing an air ship in the clouds

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 5d

#Booksky #Fridayreads #Weekendreads Our books, a thread: looking for fantastical mysteries with terrific gay romance subplots? Check out Lynes & Mathey and the Points series! For fans of Charles, Marske, etc. queenofswordspress.com/shop/

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 10d

ICYMI, tomorrow 9/28 we'll be at the Durham Geek & Grum Market (Book Nerd Edition) from 12-5 PM at the Durham Armory. There will be lots of books and book-related things!
www.geekandgrubmarket.com/event-detail...

Durham Geek and Grub Market (Book Nerd Edition) | Geek & Grub Market

Book Nerds Rejoice! Come Join us for a day of book-themed fun!

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 12d

#Booksky We have a sale running during #FlightsofFoundry! Get a great deal on some queer spec fic! Use coupon code FoF25 to get 10% off your ebook purchases from our webstore (doesn’t include the preorder or print). Sale ends Monday! queenofswordspress.com

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 12d

That seems remarkably civilized! 😀

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 12d

The people who've lived in Mirkwood longer than I have say that I should just expect the Halloween spiders to show up every fall. Harmless, they say. Alarmingly close to the door, I say.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 12d

#Games #CharityBundles Catherine Lundoff’s #menopausalwerewolf novel, SILVER MOON, is bonus fiction content in this bundle from @drivethrurpg.com! She’s got some published work in the WoD universe so if you like it, maybe she can write for Werewolf some day! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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This special bundle contains the following titles: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission KitRegular price: $15.00Bundle price: $0.00Format: PDF Welcome to the Dark Future Night City’s full of stories, but...

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 12d

(The spider in question is what's called around here a Halloween spider. It's a bright orange orb-weaver with black-and-white-striped legs. It looks like it's wearing wicked witch stockings on its tiny* legs.)

(*not so tiny, in this case)

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 12d

I live in Mirkwood. Movie version.

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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social · 12d

This morning, as I left the house, I saw something... large... under the eaves of the porch.
Me: That's too big to be a spider.
*walks around corner*
Me: ...apparently not.

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · 12d

The Sidewise Award is looking to add judges. If you are interested in joining the jury, please see instructions and submit your application via this article at Locus.
locusmag.com/2025/08/side...

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 14d

#Booksky It’s spooky season & Sapphic September and we have books! Murder horsies and found family? Try Dee Holloway’s LITTLE NOTHING. Ghostly streetcars and Welsh mythology? Michael Merriam’s LAST CAR TO ANNWN STATION. Ghost stories? UNFINISHED BUSINESS by Catherine Lundoff.
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

The autumn equinox is here in the northern hemisphere, meaning that the new season has officially begun.

This woodblock print by Hiroshige captures the colours and feeling of autumn beautifully.

🍁 Maple Trees at Mama, Utagawa Hiroshige 1 (1797 - 1858) , 1857. EAX.4362

A Japanese colour woodblock print of a scene including river, mountain and autumnal maple leaves

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 19d

#Booksky New interview with publisher Catherine Lundoff at VoyageMinnesota! voyageminnesota.com/interview/li...

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