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Sean Eric Fagan
@kithrup.bsky.social
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UNIXy Guy. He/him. Prone to shouting "PUPPY" in public.

I frequently (almost every day, in fact) give away Kindle genre books using #KindleBookGiveaway hashtag, and wrote a feed named "Kindle Book Giveaway" -- but remember bsky has hashtags now!
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kithrup.bsky.social
Here is a drunk mini-Elsie, aka Maggie
Maggie, a chaotically-patterned medium-fur tortoiseshell cat, is sleeping curled up on a brown chair, using a purple pillow, with a large black-lidded red cup behind her.
January 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
This person does not deserve free books, out of holy crap that's a lot of rudeness, and yes, @catsofyore.bsky.social counts as an author to me. I had a choice of *many assholish posts* to pick from for the example here.
😻Pussie Le'Queur 😻‬ ‪@allaboutthemissd.bsky.social‬ · 11m Replied to a blocked post Thank you for your opinion. You could have expressed it to me directly like an adult, but you're a childish troll. Your momma must be proud.
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Here is Maggie, who is trying to make up for having bit my hand earlier.
Maggie, a chaotically-patterned tortoiseshell cat, is sitting down on a purple blanket on a brown chair. There is a large red mug with a black lid behind her. She has medium-length fur, and her colors are mostly dark -- black, dark orange, tan instead of white. She is snuggling an AppleTV remote.
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
pterry obvs
“All right,” said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need…fantasies to make life bearable.” REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. “Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—” YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. “So we can believe the big ones?” YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
My tolerance is very low right now, so I'm not holding with this argumentative rudeness, so this twit doesn't deserve free books. Also, @tkingfisher.com has the patience of a boa.
‪Brent Peters‬ ‪@brentpeters.me‬ · 11h Dems still believe in bipartisanship. Need it in braille? Perhaps the syllables?
January 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
kithrup.bsky.social
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet(s).
A photo Scotty, a super floooooooofy tan&cream cat with a bright red collar. The top part of his body is tan, while the rest is white. He has some tabby patternings. He is curled up into a circle. His fur looks as soft as the proverbial cloud, and is.
January 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
kithrup.bsky.social
This person doesn't deserve free books, because they were *stpuidly* rude to both @kathryntewson.bsky.social and @popelizbet.bsky.social, which shows poor judgment, honestly.
‪Kathryn Tewson‬ ‪@kathryntewson.bsky.social‬ · 47m Absolutely, use your critical thinking when it comes to a fundraiser. But if you're that familiar with the way health insurance works in this country, why would you think it unusual that a person could be an excellent attorney without having Fortune-100-company-type health insurance? ‪Mister Tibbles‬ ‪@mistertibbles.bsky.social‬ · 45m Because it is.
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
kithrup.bsky.social
And a per-day graph:
A line graph of book giveaways for 2025 per-day, with most days being around 10, with some exceptions in either direction. More days with more than 10 than days with fewer than 10.
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
This piece of shit does not deserve free books. I've reported this post only, because I didn't feel up to going through the work on more of this shit. Fucking birthday ruiner.
mdg314.bsky.social ‪@mdg314.bsky.social‬ Follow You are absolutely insane if you think this proves anything. If Jews and Arabs are linked by DNA as you suggest please tell me why Arabs have failed at virtually everything while the tiny Jewish population in and outside of Israel has succeeded in all manner of business, culture, science etc.? 9:42 PM · Dec 29, 2025
December 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
And the top 10 authors as well: @tkingfisher.com @kbspangler.com @seananmcguire.bsky.social (as Mira Grant) @authorizedmusings.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social @lilithsaintcrow.com @naominovik.bsky.social @matthewphillion.bsky.social @ajcalvin.bsky.social
Terry Pratchett 526 T. Kingfisher 198 K. B. Spangler 181 Mira Grant 138 Jennifer R. Donohue 110 Chuck Wendig 100 Lilith Saintcrow 95 Naomi Novik 76 Matthew Phillion 68 A.J. Calvin 66
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
My top 10 book giveaways for 2025 so far!

tagging @kbspangler.com @matthewphillion.bsky.social @authorizedmusings.bsky.social @michellemanus.com @nataliezed.bsky.social @kristadb1.bsky.social
Stoneskin: Prequel to the Deep Witches Trilogy K. B. Spangler 86 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 80 Digital Divide (Rachel Peng Book 1) K. B. Spangler 65 The Indestructibles Matthew Phillion 54 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 50 Run With the Hunted (Run With the Hunted Book 1) Jennifer R. Donohue 50 Guardian of Chaos (A Nyx Fortuna Novel) Michelle Manus 45 Hench Natalie Zina Walschots 45 A Magical Inheritance (Ladies Occult Society Book 1) Krista D. Ball 40 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 40
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
I had to wait to look at some further replies, but, nope, I've decided this person is too rude to get free books. And I'm *really generous* tonight.
Terri Resists ‪@terriresists.bsky.social‬ Follow My experience has shown Canadians are incredibly nice and, here, very supportive to what the majority of Americans are trying to fix. Unfortunately, as expected, there are exceptions. @kristadb1.bsky.social @dranemra.bsky.social btw, most of us understand spices. And curds are disgusting.
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
As pointed out by @popelizbet.bsky.social, using large words to talk about antisemitism is still antisemitism, and doesn't deserve free books. I can be argued out of this, but this post just resonates as *bad* with me.
Craig Hill ‪@craighill.bsky.social‬ Follow So the younger shooter, in a video submitted to the court, claims the shooting was aimed at the Zionist policies of Israel as a state. This is distinct from being an attack against Jewish people as a group. Once again the pro-Zionist coalition and right wing media jumped the gun and got it wrong. 4:46 AM · Dec 22, 2025 Everybody can reply
December 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
kithrup.bsky.social
Here are some happy-making calico/tortie photos.
Vicky, a small tabby-patterned tortoiseshell cat, is curled up in my arm having some nappies & purries. she has a bright red collar; it matches my t-shirt. Her colors are mostly dark -- black, dark grey, dark red -- in a clear tabby patterning. Maggie, a chaotically-patterned tortoiseshell cat, is resting on my leg on a black ottoman. Her colors are mostly dark -- black, dark grey, dark red. I am wearing grey sweatpants and have a grey-backed pillow and a bright red pillow on my lamp. The floor is dark wood-patterned. There is a purple cat-sized divan in the background.
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
This person doesn't deserve free books. Just flat-out stating that. They were ... "rude" doesn't cut it, this is the equivalent of pissing on someone's clothes ... to @kristadb1.bsky.social. I looked at a couple pagefuls of their timeline.
‪Mpish1‬ ‪@m-pish1.bsky.social‬ · 1h Replied to a blocked post must be nice let’s not forget the thousands of family that won’t be celebrating Christmas because they loved ones have been kidnapped. They have no idea if they are even still alive or where they are at. The thousands of children who are going without their parents this holiday!
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Playing around with my giveaway logging program, I made a graph!
Graph of my ebook giveaways, on a per-day basis.
December 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Sound on
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
I bought a used server in October for ~€1600. The same machine is now available for ~€2300. This snippet is *insane*:
64GB PC4-2133P-L DDR4 2Rx4 2133MHz ECC €199.24 <0 selected> 64GB PC4-2400T-L DDR4 4DRx4 2400MHz ECC €227.70 <4 selected> 64GB PC4-2933Y-L DDR4 4DRx4 2933MHz ECC €455.40 <0 selected>
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Holy *shit* this person does not deserve free books. I highly, highly, highly recommend blocking the account, possibly after reporting.
Kylie from Aotearoa ‪@mama-melancholia.bsky.social‬ Follow Re: The Bondi Beach shooting. I can almost 100% guarantee you that it won’t actually be anti-Semitic persons involved. It’s another ploy to gain more support for Israel. My thoughts are absolutely with the families of those injured or slain, however, we MUST be vigilant
December 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Here is Maggie.
Maggie, a chaotically-patterned medium-fur tortoiseshell cat, is curled up on a tan chair, next to a bright-red covered mug, and a duy in a blue shirt.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Ok... I'm deciding this person does not deserve free books, because the expressed attitude -- which does not seem to be humorous -- is anathema to a functional, liberal, *dynamic* society.
‪𝔻𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕓𝕚𝕖‬ ‪@alcibiades1234.bsky.social‬ · 3h If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
How are your pets? Vicky is fine, pretty, licky, and cuddly.
Vicky, a small, tabby-patterned tortoiseshell cat, is curled up net to me on a brown pillow. Her head is partially under a MacBookPro. Her colors are mostly dark -- black, dark grey, dark red.
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
This person does not deserve free books because this is a very rude comment to @kathryntewson.bsky.social, who can certainly handle her side of the quote debate unquote, but I don't need to see this shit.
Sherveen ‪@sherveen.bsky.social‬ • 58m You are truly one of the more bad faith individuals I've had the unfortunate displeasure or mistaking as a good faith individual. Do you, or do you not, see the LLM *reasoning* in the screenshot and attached link? I'm not asking if you like it. I'm asking if you have eyes. Dec 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Transphobe assholes don't deserve free books, at least not from me. Thanks to @popelizbet.bsky.social for pointing him out. What a fucking asshole.
Henry Fitzgerald ‪@henryfitzgerald.bsky.social‬ Follow A solid reply—on Ryan's part. (Why SHOULD we mourn that men are no longer able to enter women's events, by pretending to be women?) If "fuck off" is the best rejoinder you can think of, well, don't feel too bad. The Wit Fairy doesn't visit every time Dec 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
kithrup.bsky.social
Unless someone says something positive about this, I don't think I'll be getting any copies of this.
Five Golden Coins Vol 1: A Men's Fantasy Adventure 4.6 starts (269 reviews) Kindle Edition $2.49 to buy The book cover has the title and author (M.E. Thorne), and what appears to be a blue demon woman wearing a somewhat unrealistic sports bra.
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM