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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 13h

Timely reminder

The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 14h

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A drawing of a black cat resting under a blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming"

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capriconsfcon.bsky.social @capriconsfcon.bsky.social · 19h

Have you bought your membership for Capricon 46 yet? If not, now is the time! The rate for the Adult Attending is increasing to $65 on October 16. All other membership levels will remain at their current rates. capricon.org/registration/

A drawing of Capricon's mascot, Capricious. A got who is holding his convention badge, with two ribbons on it - one says "Animal GoH" (which stands for Guest of Honor) and the second says He / They for Capricious' pronouns.

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 1d

Two out of three right from the title? 23:33 = The Black Death: m.youtube.com/watch?v=GEBk...

Seanan McGuire - Red Roses And Dead Things (Filk)

YouTube video by Geer Street Records

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no 😔

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Leslie Hudson @lesliehudson.bsky.social · 5d

Give Me a Sword has a new lease on life thanks to Das Binky. This song is for all the Li Chi's among us, slaying the monsters we can. PWYC on Bandcamp today

lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/give-m...

Give Me a Sword (I'm Gonna Heal), by Leslie Hudson ft. Das Binky

2 track album

lesliehudson.bandcamp.com

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 5d

Pre-orders for Cathy McManamon's new album are open in time for Bandcamp Friday! You can reserve your copy to be digitally downloaded or sent to you starting on the official release date of October 24, 2025 - and get one track to download immediately!
cathymcmanamon.bandcamp.com/album/gemini
#Music

Gemini, by Cathy McManamon

15 track album

cathymcmanamon.bandcamp.com

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Bandcamp Friday y'all! Soojie goodness linked below, and many _many_ other filkish/fannish folk at www.mapcase.org/bclinks/

S. J. Tucker, Song Shaper @sjtuckermusic.bsky.social · 6d

Bit under the weather still, so I’m not ready yet with the October Patreon or any new Bandcamp Friday goodies for tomorrow. Plz everyone continue to enjoy my existing October Mixtape if you like. 🎃 sjtucker.bandcamp.com/album/witchy...

Witchy Ways: an October Mix-tape, by S. J. Tucker

17 track album

sjtucker.bandcamp.com

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 7d

Location TBAs for all teams are expected Takeover Tour slots, so likely not even in WA

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 7d

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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capriconsfcon.bsky.social @capriconsfcon.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome our next Guest of Honor, Laser Webber! @lasertheboy.bsky.social is a producer, improviser, and writer. He has been a touring musician with The Doubleclicks, produced live events, films, and podcasts with Laservision Productions, and helped raise $5 million for independent art. capricon.org

Photo of Capricon 46 Guest of Honor, Laser Webber. Short brown hair, multicolor glasses frames, smiling, a unicorn tattoo visible on their right arm. Wearing a black shirt with white geometric arcs, a red tie, Star Trek lapel pin, and holding a pen in their right hand.

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 7d

Just need a name now 😊

PWHL Seattle @pwhl--seattle.bsky.social · 7d

THE 2025-26 PWHL SEATTLE SCHEDULE 🏒

🎟️ Season Ticket Memberships: bit.ly/4nFJSlV

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capriconsfcon.bsky.social @capriconsfcon.bsky.social · 9d

Attention everyone! It's an open call for artwork of a hand holding up a brick. Everyone is welcome to participate - details below! Deadline for submission is 11/15/2025.

Top center of the square - An image of a purple hand holding a "brick" that says "Capricon 46" with "Rise of the Humans" . There are 6 other hands holding bricks along the edge of the square. Below the Cap 46 hand is text that reads "We need your hands! In a world where dystopian threats appear daily in the darkest timeline, it's important to remember that we write our own future! It's the Rise of the Humans!"

Dark purple square, with a watermarked background image of a purple hand holding a "brick" with the words "Capricon 46". The text on the square reads: "We need you (yes, YOU!) to contribute artwork of a hand holding up a brick (purple would be nice, but not required). Everyone's artwork will be stitched together digitally to create an expansive field of hands and bricks representing Capricon 46's theme: RISE OF THE HUMANS!

Instructions:
1 Create a hand holding up a brick. You can draw, paint, sculpt, photograph, collage, whatever feels right, but NO AI. Take the term "hand" as loosely as you need. Purple means a lot to us, but your brick can be any color.
2 Submit your art here: https://tinyurl.com/Handbricks
3 Submission deadline is 11/15/2025 (11:59pm Central)

Not an Artist? "Bad" art welcome and encouraged! Send in your outsider art, your doodles, anything made with passion and human-only input is welcome!

Why Hands & Bricks? The hand holding up a brick is a powerful symbol of human doing what's needed to demand the future they deserve. Bricks for throwing and bricks for building, both are needed when dystopia looms.

What is Capricon? Capricon is a sci-fi & fantasy convention in Chicagoland. We celebrate the best of science fiction and fantasy, with a focus on literature. We are part of the world-wide fannish community, where diversity is encouraged and all are welcome.

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 9d

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 9d

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TieDyeEric @tiedyeeric.bsky.social · 11d

We are doing the initial fundraising thru GoFundMe. There are tiers for how much you donate.
Badge level
Supporting Membership level
Glad To Help Level.
Come see!
gofund.me/70d28e045

Donate to Help Bring FilkConbobulated to Life, organized by Eric Coleman

Eric and Lizzie got a wild hair and promptly lost their minds. "We'll never work on a… Eric Coleman needs your support for Help Bring FilkConbobulated to Life

gofund.me

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 15d

Mini-thread & reminder for #FilkFamily folk considering #OVFF2025 this year :)

OVFF @ohiovalleyfilkfest.bsky.social · 15d

Hi all! Reminder that today (Sept 24th) is the last guaranteed day for getting a room for OVFF. After this, the room block will be closed.

xap @exapno.bsky.social · 15d

Oooh!

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 16d

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

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xap @exapno.bsky.social · 16d

To all those celebrating, Shana tova!

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RCP museum @rcpmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

It's the #AutumnalEquinox today at 18.20 GMT! This 16th-century paper machine, called a volvelle, helps explain how the sun moves through the sky from equinox to solstice throughout the year. Find a full explainer video on our exhibition website: history.rcp.ac.uk/exhibitions/... #BodyofKnowledge

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Mark Bouchard @barkmouchard.bsky.social · 19d

outsider comics seems rad as hell—now is the time to support a comic shop owned by a trans woman of color. if you’re in seattle—they’re local to you. if not, they do mail order.

i just snagged the new lee lai book, CANNON—stoked to read it

Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 19d

Hey, um, we need help. Moving is costing us at least $10k more than we planned for and we may need to close down the shop for a short while so... we're running our first ever fundraiser. outsidercomics.com/moving-updat... You can also help by shopping our moving sale this weekend.

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But Wack'd Died 5 Years Ago... @wackd.bsky.social · 21d

michael from the good place saying "[health insurance] figuted it out?! [health insurance]? this is a real low point. yeah, this one hurts"

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GibbertiFlibbet @thecorrection.bsky.social · 19d

y'all know it's Talk Like a Pirate Day #Filk

Talk Like A Pirate Day

YouTube video by Tom Smith - Topic

www.youtube.com

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 20d

A drawing of a hedgehog sitting next to a tree and knitting a long scarf. The caption reads, "doing what i can to reduce overwhelm today"

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capriconsfcon.bsky.social @capriconsfcon.bsky.social · 20d

Capricon 46 is delighted to begin announcing our Guests of Honor! Welcome @edwardongwesojr.com and @jathansadowski.com, co-hosts of the podcast This Machine Kills. Their podcast explores the political economy of technology; we are thrilled to have them join us! capricon.org/guests-of-ho...

Photo of Jathan Sadowski. White-appearing male with buzzcut dark hair, a mustache and beard, wearing black glasses and a grey crew neck shirt. He is in front of a neutral brown background.

Photo of Edward Ongweso, Jr. A black man with black dreads, wearing gold round glasses. He is wearing a colorful scarf as a headband, a yellow jacket, and a t-shirt with a blue woodblock style print on it of two people working on a machine. He is standing in front of a wall of blue tiles.

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