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Dianna 🇩🇴

@grlpants.bsky.social

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IP/Partnerships Producer at Epic | #gamedev D&D #DM & #TTRPG Player| Red Mage & Spoony Bard AfroLatina & #Bronx as fug | 🇩🇴 She/ Her #Dragonage is Life Reformed Theater Nerd | Owner of @thesecretlantern.bsky.social Still Fighting. https://solo.to/grlpants

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · May 23

So yeah, surprise! I'm opening a Bookstore + Game Store.

Donate to our Kofi: ko-fi.com/thesecretlan...

Buy some Books+ ebooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/shop-online

Buy some Audiobooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/audiobooks

Sign up for updates.

Every little bit helps.

www.thesecretlantern.com

The Secret Lantern Books & Games | Explore & Connect Today!

Discover The Secret Lantern: Books & Games in Cedar Park, TX—a vibrant hub for book lovers and gamers. Sign up for updates, support our launch, and join our welcoming community.

www.thesecretlantern.com

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately, I have once again proven to be a prophet.

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is legitimately insane to say in public. I mean this sincerely, If I was working on this game I'd start looking for a job TODAY cause layoffs are coming and they're telling it to your face.

Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · Jul 3

EA reportedly expects Battlefield 6 to have 100 million players, three times more than the series' best seller

www.eurogamer.net/ea-reportedl...

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Bryce @dubeeous.bsky.social · 3d

We went to soft opening of a super cool new book and games store in Cedar Park yesterday, @thesecretlantern.bsky.social!

It's a fantastic space, that occupies an old bank and even has their board games inside the VAULT! If you're in the Austin area you should definitely check it out!

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 11d

I'll order it for my store @thesecretlantern.bsky.social ~!

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The Secret Lantern: Books & Games @thesecretlantern.bsky.social · 11d

7 days. That’s all that stands between us and welcoming you into The Secret Lantern.

Join us for our soft opening on Oct 4th at 10AM.

📚 Books, games, vibes — and yes, the first 25 parties score a free tote of treasures.

📍151 S Bell Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613
(next to the Farmers Market)

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 14d

Plan a visit~!

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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 18d

Lot of people on social media right now saying "can this post get more views than this celebrity I don't like?"

You know who gets even fewer post views than that? Media archivists & preservationists. People literally saving history.

How about we see if this post can get, I dunno, fifteen views?

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The Secret Lantern: Books & Games @thesecretlantern.bsky.social · 15d

We're not just a bookstore — we're a whole vibe.

✅ Diverse books
✅ Board games galore
✅ Themed rooms for rent
✅ Community events

Our soft opening is right around the corner… are you ready to step inside?

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 15d

YALL! The soft opening is AROUND THE CORNER I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!

The Secret Lantern: Books & Games @thesecretlantern.bsky.social · 15d

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 15d

Come on ova~!

Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 15d

Eeeeeee 😍😍😍😍

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 20d

Comedians are far quieter today than I would have hoped.

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Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social · 20d

ASKDLJASFLK;DFA I'm so fcking thrilled to reveal a new @outersloth.com game!!! 🦥💰

I stumbled on Am I Nima and was *blown away* at how chilling and clever the mechanics were
➡️ Combine words in your brain, use them to talk
➡️ Get your mom(?) to trust you
➡️ SPOOKY

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Outersloth @outersloth.com · 20d

NEW OUTERSLOTH FUNDED GAME ALERT!!! 🦥

Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk.

Get her to trust you.

Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3224600/...

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The Secret Lantern: Books & Games @thesecretlantern.bsky.social · 21d

🍂Here are a few reads we can’t stop talking about this fall:

-The Coils of the Labyrinth by David Annandale
-Slime Don’t Play by R.L. Stine
-Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis
-Prince Fortune by Lisa Tirreno

What on your autumn TBR?

#TheSecretLantern #FantasyReads #FallReading #BookishFall

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 21d

The world is all asinine like this man's opinions

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 21d

Stephen A. Smith is pushing $40M a year in earnings, sources tell The Athletic. And ultimately, he wants as big a voice in politics as he has in sports.

On Wednesday, Smith will formally launch his bid as a political pundit, if not a Presidential candidate.

🔗: http://dlvr.it/TN7BNV

Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 21d

a woman is sitting on a couch playing with a green ball .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch playing with a green ball .

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 23d

This is hard as fuck. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 26d

One Piece flag at the Nepal Gen-Z protests.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 23d

I love Apocalypse Keys, so this is fun to do - and also, for Power Fantasy fans, I reveal where I first used the idea for the Signal. However in this one, I'm playing basically Lovecraftian Tinkerbell.

467 - Apocalypse Keys with Kieron Gillen - Party Of One

Kieron is the writer behind some of my favorite comics, including Young Avengers, Journey Into Mystery, and The Wicked + The Divine. His latest works include The Power Fantasy, about the six superpowe...

www.partyofonepodcast.com

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Lock Down Your Life @lockdownyourlife.com · 26d

This week has been a long year. But you know what to do. 😍

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 26d

Whew. This is sexy as hell and highlights out the FRUSTRATION I have these days.

Like, why are we CODDLING these racist and fascist-assed people?

Instant follow. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Lurie Daniel Favors @luriedanielfavors.bsky.social · 26d

Yesterday, Adam from South Dakota called my SiriusXM show to say Charlie Kirk was unalived b/c people on the left use words like racism or facism to describe folks like Charlie.

That call did not end the way he thought it would.

#TrollSlay: Words Hold Power
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#TrollSlay: Words Hold Power

YouTube video by Lurie Daniel Favors

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jul 20

He's right, and it's not just Brazil.

Around the world, at least 31 democratic leaders who committed similar crimes have been jailed or banned from office since 2010. The failure to hold Trump accountable in the US was a unique and systemic failure of our institutions and political culture.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 28d

It’s gonna be so weird watching establishment dems be performatively sadder about this than they were about the colleague and her husband and dog who got shot and killed

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 29d

I’m urging Secretary Noem to restore the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant, which was abruptly cancelled.

As we grieve the lives lost at Annunciation, we must commit to taking every possible step to catch violent individuals before they carry out such destruction.

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 28d

Oop.

Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 28d

When the person is a piece of shit Nazi misogynist who cultivated a culture of violence and hate........ ? Eh.

The Catholic in me feels guilty for not caring but I'm also like... "Anyway what am I having for lunch".

The optimist in me hope he lives and changes his perception of life but also, eh.

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 28d

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 28d

One again, if the news of your injury and possible death is met with glee and laughter then this man was not loved.

Wiiiiiild.

Yall. The people around me started laughing when the news hit.

Forbes @forbes.com · 28d

A suspect is reportedly in custody after the shooting.

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Shot At Utah College Event

A suspect is reportedly in custody after the shooting.

www.forbes.com

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