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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 1d

Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Sherlock Holmes story was published six years after Agatha Christie’s first Poirot novel.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 1d

Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Sherlock Holmes story was published six years after Agatha Christie’s first Poirot novel.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 1d

Of course she’s going to be fine because if we lost Jane and Dolly in the same week, there just wouldn’t be much reason to go on.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Dolly Parton ‘going to be just fine’, singer’s sister says as she calls for prayers amid health problems

Freida Parton says she has been ‘up all night praying’ as singer continues to deal with unspecified ‘health challenges’ Dolly Parton’s sister says she has been “up all night praying” for the singer as she continues to deal with unspecified health problems. Freida Parton wrote that her 79-year-old sister “hasn’t been feeling her best lately”, two weeks after the singer postponed a Las Vegas residency scheduled for December, citing “health challenges”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s good feelings can be yours for a small donation to a lovely rescue farm.

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 1d

Do you have $8 to spare for our hay drive? donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

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Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about five (or six??) fall speculative mysteries and thrillers for @crimereads.bsky.social: SALTCROP, A MOUTHFUL OF DUST, BOG QUEEN, THE UNVEILING, and the Saga double RED STAR HUSTLE/APPREHENSION, in case your TBR needs to be a little taller!

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Dean Street Press @deanstpress.bsky.social · 1d

"The stranger-than-fiction life of Sir Basil Home Thomson (1861-1938) was packed so full of incident that one can understand why his work as a crime novelist has been rather overlooked." Sir Basil Thomson's Richarson Series by Martin Edwards
martinedwardsbooks.com/articles/sir...

Eight colourful covers of Sir Basil Thomson's golden age murder mysteries. New editions available at Dean Street Press.

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · 1d

The thrills of a good ghost story—the chills down the spine, the jump scare at an unexpected reveal, the gloomy sense of impending danger—are one of the pleasures of this season! Our October 2025 List of the Month is devoted to the Ghost Stories That Thrill Us. #ghoststories #💙📚 #Booksky

A poster with eight book cover and the words "List of the Month: Ghost Stories That Thrill us." Books include: The Woman in Black / Collected Ghost Stories of M.R. James / The Turn o the Screw / The Haunting of Hill House / The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton / The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories / The Haunted Looking Glass.

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh.

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 1d

There's a lot of stupid shit happening in the world but we still decided to start a small press. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

Homeward Books: The home for books without a home

Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.

www.kickstarter.com

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 4d

I totally get this. You always get a couple pages in too before you think “this is not moving as well as it should” and look at the remaining page count. Not a short story after all.

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 5d

When I worked as a chat room host on AOL (yes, it was a long time ago, thanks for noticing), I used a combination of set rules and actually getting to know the regular room users and talking through issues either them.

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 5d

Your regular reminder that illegal entry into the US is a civil crime with a penalty of a fee of at least $50 and no more than $250

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien

www.law.cornell.edu

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Edgar Cantero @punkahoy.bsky.social · 6d

To honor Halloween season I'll be posting some of the most charming feedback i got from my spooky books. :)

A TV screen in a horror-themed bar showing a question from Jeopardy! that reads "The Scooby Gang was often accused of being these, the title of a book by Edgar Cantero about 4 teens with a telepathic pooch."

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 6d

Here's the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social story for earlier today. www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

UW students chase disrupter out of class

A university spokesperson called the disruption "completely unacceptable" and confirmed the man, who is not a UW student, would be banned from campus.

www.seattletimes.com

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 6d

“It's that little souvenir, of a terrible year, which makes my eyes feel sore”

KEXP Now Playing @kexp-feed.nvm2u.com · 6d

“Here's Where the Story Ends” The Sundays — Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990)

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 7d

One my top ten books of all time by one of my top ten directors of all time. I guess I’m just gonna cry over everything today!

Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 7d

He will tell his tale…

Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 7d

The official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.

In select theaters October 17, on Netflix November 7.

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 7d

Stay weird, Portland!

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 7d

Doing this on the day one of the biggest champions of the natural world dies is the biggest asshole move.

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 7d

Next move from OMB - canceling $8 billion in clean energy funds. You will note, all of the projects are in states led by Democrats

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 8d

STARRED review in @libraryjournal.bsky.social for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and yours truly! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

We Will Rise Again

From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 8d

I may just start over so that I have some momentum

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 8d

I stalled in it mid season 3 but that was mostly because they took so long for it to come out and it broke my habit of thinking about it non-stop!

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Kristen Meston @klpm.bsky.social · 8d

I put in my preorder this week. There is nothing more important right now than keeping hope alive.

Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 8d

Did you think I was kidding when I said this book is amazing and you should preorder it now? Kudos to coeditors @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social, and our incredible roster of writers and activists, for creating such a marvellous work!

Library Journal Starred Review

We Will Rise Again:
Speculative Stories and
Essays on Protest,
Resistance, and Hope
Saga. Dec. 2025. 384p. ed. by Karen Lord and others. ISBN
9781668095959. pbk. $20. SCIENCE FICTION
Inspired by the groundbreaking anthology Octavia’s Brood, editors Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older present a new collection of essays from current agents for social change, along with visionary and speculative fiction set in alternate worlds where people are fighting the good fight against injustice and oppression. Standouts include Laia Asieo Odo’s “Where Memory Meets the Sea,” a heartbreaker about the manipulation of history and the crush of grief; Jaymee Goh’s “A Brief Letter on the Origins of the Harpy Aviary in the Kirani Citadel,” a wryly satirical story about sanctioned rebellions carried out with the application of a flock of harpies; and Charlie Jane Anders’s “Realer Than Real,” which examines the enforcement of gender norms. Other stories explore social activism, collective action, the fear of change, the possibility of hope along multiple axes from community justice to anarchism, human rights across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and for people with disabilities, the difficulty of combatting crisis fatigue, and the desperation to make others see what they’d prefer to avoid.
VERDICT: This thought-provoking and inspiring collection is highly recommended for readers looking for visions that represent hope and change, as well as anyone who loves the work of Octavia Butler.
— Reviewed by Marlene Harris , Oct 01, 2025

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 8d

In these difficult times, it’s more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to our values.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 9d

The Bigfoot Kids Book Festival schedule is here! 🎉 Take a gander and see when your favorite creators will be signing.

A quick reminder that the festival (Saturday, October 11 from 10am-4pm) is at a new location this year: the Redmond Senior & Community Center!

Bigfoot Kids Book Festival schedule chart.

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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 9d

1/6: There is no force in American politics that is more reckless and destructive than the current president of the United States.

A diverse group of officials stands at a podium with flags and seals behind them, one man speaking into microphones.

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