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S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery

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S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · Aug 25

who wants to see pics of the FANCY ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF PETER DARLING by @rainbowcrate.bsky.social !!

Dust jacket + edges by @olyfrogg.bsky.social
Endpapers by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Hardcase by @nong247.bsky.social

The special edition cover of Peter Darling by S. A. Chant, featuring a moment of homoerotic swordplay between Peter and Hook. Peter's dagger is under Hook's chin and Hook's claw is held up to Peter's face and they are smiling at each other.

The endpaper illustration for the special edition of Peter Darling, a colorful watercolor spread. It shows Peter sitting on a mossy tree with a knife and Tinker Bell by his side, looking out over a beautiful vista of Neverland while Hook, in his cabin, smokes and plays piano with his luscious chest hair out.

The special edition hardcase, which is white with a black ink illustration with gold foil accents of a tallship being ripped apart by the tendrils of a kraken.

The back of the hardcase, showing the quote "Dreamers are always welcome here, whatever their reasons." in an elaborate gilt frame.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1d

I am very excited that ALL OF US MURDERERS has been picked as one of Kobo's Best of the Month!

It's out everywhere today, in e at all platforms, in print at all good bookshops (it's the BA Indie Book of the Month!) and in audio read by Sonny Archer. Have at it!

books2read.com/u/mloE7q

Flyer with ALL OFUS MURDERERS cover and text saying 'One of Kobo's Best of the Month'

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🎃SCARE-sha🎃 @spacethey.gay · 2d

from a purely economic standpoint, thats a 46% return on investment. literally wasting money by not doing it!!!

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

The acting CDC director has finally signed off on the vaccine advisory panel's recommendations for the COVID vaccines.

While the CDC is trying to sell this as a win for antivaxxers, in reality this means that COVID vaccines will be more accessible than they have been in recent weeks.

CDC Immunization Schedule Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making for COVID-19 and Standalone Vaccination for Chickenpox in Toddlers

ATLANTA—October 6, 2025— The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination and recommend that toddlers receive protection from varicella (chickenpox) as a standalone immunization rather than in combination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination.The immunization schedules adopt recent recommendations by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which were approved last week by Acting Director of the CDC and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill. The schedules will be updated on CDC.gov by October 7, 2025.

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 2d

I've met Blessing a few times outside Delaney Hall, where her husband, a home health worker, has been held for months. Her baby Princess is the sweetest—loves being held and grabbing stuff off my snack tray.

This is a VERIFIED call to help a family suffering under ICE terror. gofund.me/02fea4ec8

Donate to Open your heart for this family, organized by Bernard Rous

My name is Blessing Nickerson, and I am a US citizen. My husband is a very gentle, kind h… Bernard Rous needs your support for Open your heart for this family

gofund.me

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S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · 2d

It gets so tiring to have to keep jumping platforms over the years and also have no choice in the matter

S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · 3d

I'VE WAITED 13 YEARS FOR THIS I'M GONNA GO FERAL

S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · 3d

holy shit they are actually making protomen act III holy shit holy shit

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 3d

finding yourself wanting to use "psychotic" to describe horrible people, governments, or events? can I present to you: the thesaurus

Nina O'Neill 💉🏥🚔 @cosmomante.bsky.social · 3d

Sadistic, inhumane, cruel, barbaric, heartless, perverse, vile, so many more accurate and less offensive descriptors to use in this situation!

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 4d

Hiya all,

We need some help covering a car repair and buying some medications. Thankfully we shouldn't need a huge amount this time, but anything makes a positive difference. Thank you all so much!

gofund.me/a0978348

Hi all,

Thank you so much for all the help you've given us recently, it's made a huge difference in allowing me to deal with my poor mental health.

We need help with another unexpected goal—a surprise car repair! Thankfully the bill wasn't huge, and we think some of it will be covered by insurance, but it's about $450 that we're going to be missing for a few weeks at least.

We also need additional help covering some medications that are particularly expensive right now, as well as a few other basics that might be a little hard to cover over this month while my income has been poor. I'm going to ask for contributions of about $300 to get us through the month, though as always anything above that will be much appreciated and go toward our longer term stability.

Thank you all again! We're so thankful for all of you!

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 5d

the best gay book for spooky season is The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles, which opens with the sexiest ghost story imaginable, and improbably turns into a gorgeous multidecade love story (with lots of ghosts and monsters)

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 5d

ayyy go dawgs

Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 7d

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off

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S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · 6d

I would like to formally thank Rainbow Crate for not infusing the pages of Peter Darling with the aroma of fish guts

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S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · 6d

imagine trying to sell this to your local used bookstore and having to be like "no no it smells like that because it's an Exclusive Special Edition, I did not smear garlic mayo into the pages of this book, the publisher did--"

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6d

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch:
Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's
In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 6d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 6d

“Both you and the cis people had the same lessons that acting trans is not a thing good people do. There are lots of parallels to religious upbringing: Even when you reject it, it haunts you.”

New at PB: @jeannethornton.bsky.social on her new novel A/S/L.

“Conjuring and Reality”: An Interview with Jeanne Thornton - Public Books

“Pronouncing a sentence about a person, wrapping them up in your narrative, can be a very gracious action, or a cruel one, or probably most often both.”

www.publicbooks.org

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EG ☕ @lzr-mki.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 7d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 7d

Today is the release day of Gazan physics student Wasim Said's memoir of life under the genocide. 🧪

You should grab a copy. #BookSky

1804books.com/products/wit...

Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide

I didn’t write this to make you cry.Not for you to tell me: “Poor you.”I write this so I can hang these words around your neck—to make you bear the responsibility of my perspective,the responsibility ...

1804books.com

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 7d

I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

I decided this was unacceptable.

Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.

Graphic which reads "Mayor of London / It was predicted to take 193 years to meet legal limits for air pollution in London/ We did it in 9"

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 7d

"Don't wait until we're dead to care about us. The best time to show up for us was years ago, but the second best time is right now."

Ro really beautifully and heartbreakingly and infuriatingly captures the sheer overwhelm and loss of right now.

Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 9d

An essay about death threats, censorship, loss, and the silence of cis people. All of these events happened in one week. I'm exhausted.

www.rosalarian.com/post/transge...

Transgender Dystopia Blues

One especially dystopian week in the life of a trans person in 2025 USA. Things are getting worse.

www.rosalarian.com

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 7d

Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an Al model's ability to edit real world spreadsheets. This result

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 7d

btw it's my birthday tomorrow 🙂

some things you can do for me for my birthday:
-buy my book! or check it out from library
-read book
-tell me nice things about book
-leave a review with the nice things somewhere like on goodreads or whatnot*
-tell other people about my book
-make fanart for me??

Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 14d

Hello Sunshine is a horror mystery GN about a boy who comes back from bible camp to find out that his secret boyfriend, Alex, is missing after a very public mental breakdown. #comics

Available now!! www.thenovl.com/titles/keezy...

cover of hello sunshine featuring alex laying in a red flowers with eyes. red hands reach up from the ground to touch him. in the background the other four kids and cass the dog stand in a line in a field of daisies

a photo of alex with his back to the camera facing a red monster with daisies for eyes on the ceiling

the protagonists from hello sunshine sitting in a row looking nervous with the daisy eyes monster behind them in the darkness. in the center of the panel is an inset panel showing a cassette tape

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 8d

The president is a fascist potato.

If you make fat jokes about him, I block you.

Fat people deserve to live a life believing you, the person making the fat joke, won't just arbitrarily swap to talking shit about their bodies on a dime if they piss you off.

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