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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you!!!!!

Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you!! Hope you enjoy!

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 20h

It's even better as a founding principle.

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 22h

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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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 4d

Heyoooo the Kickstarter for the Homeward Books book starts NEXT WEEK: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

Coming soon: 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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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 7d

Coming next month on my Eating the Fantastic podcast — my BBQ lunch with @johnpicacio.bsky.social — followed by an Italian dinner with @larazontally.bsky.social. To make sure you get a seat at the table to eavesdrop as I chat and chew with these fascinating creators — subscribe! pod.link/1083737796

On the left: John across the table from me seen over his brisket, ribs, chili, and corn.
On the right: Lara across the table from me seen over a bowl of baby clams and roe.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 13d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 21d

It seemed a bit disrespectful at first, but as my feed has filled with wall-to-wall pictures of young, middle-aged, and even elderly Robert Redford, there is really no conclusion to be reached except dear lord, what a smoke show.

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 21d

every headline today: "Man Who Could Absolutely Get It Dies at 89"

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 19d

This is tonight! you should come! www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

First Friday - Third Thursday QuickRead

6 authors * 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite read with us!

www.eventbrite.com

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Katie Daniels @katiedaniels.bsky.social · 21d

Wanna read some revolutionary political uprising type stuff? But history is feeling a little too close to home at the moment?

May I recommend: The Amerlough Dossier by @larazontally.bsky.social

It’s political. It’s revolutionary. It’s gritty. It’s queer. And I’ve reread it too many times to count

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 26d

reminder that next week you can see me give my very first reading as a married person

Ryan Marie Ketterer @ryanmarie47.bsky.social · 28d

Very excited to be reading for @swsworlds.bsky.social next Thursday, Sept 18, at 7pm eastern time! Register for FREE here: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

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Ryan Marie Ketterer @ryanmarie47.bsky.social · 28d

Very excited to be reading for @swsworlds.bsky.social next Thursday, Sept 18, at 7pm eastern time! Register for FREE here: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Sep 5

wahhhhh that wire wrapped chain for the cross is sooooo sick

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · Sep 2

I noticed you across the bar 🫦 and I think you draw far too much attention to yourself, Mr. Underhill 😠

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sexy ludovician @beardynoise.bsky.social · Sep 2

Australian slur technology is the most advanced in the world

Kaiju @thekaiju.bsky.social · Sep 2

I’ve looked up the origin of seppo and the result has obliterated me

Dictionary

seppo l'sapar |
noun (plural seppos or plural seppoes)

Australian English informal, often derogatory

an American person: did you hear how loud that seppo was on the train? | [as modifier]: Happy Thanksgiving to all our seppo friends.

ORIGIN
1980s: abbreviation of septic tank, rhyming slang for Yank.

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Aug 28

oh yeah we live in hell actually

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Aug 26

RSVP for the Sept. 18 Quick Read, here me read a tense dinner party scene (the only kind of scene i know how to write) www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Aug 25

these earrings are becoming my brand

LindaAnn LoSchiavo @ghostlyverse.bsky.social · Aug 23

@larazontally.bsky.social
Hello, Lara. Very pleased to meet you.
🖤 Great earrings in your headshot!!!
We will read together on Sept. 18th!

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Returned home from the Seattle Worldcon with 7 hours, 10 minutes of fascinating conversations with @foxesandroses.bsky.social, @johnpicacio.bsky.social, @larazontally.bsky.social, and @nassos.bsky.social. I hope you'll subscribe to Eating the Fantastic to join us at the table! pod.link/1083737796

Four images in a two by two grid.

Eugenia Triantafyllou holding a soup dumpling to her open mouth with one hand while the other holds chopsticks aloft. Her hair is red and T-shirt green.

John across the table from me seen over his brisket, ribs, chili, and corn. He's dressed in all black.

Lara across the table from me seen over a bowl of baby clams and roe. She's in all black, and resting her chin on one hand.

Natalia Theodoridou seen over a plate of blueberry pancakes. He's wearing a grey sweater over a black T-shirt, and wearing sunglasses.

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · Aug 20

Tomorrow at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social, catch three Neon Hemlock authors:

@larazontally.bsky.social
@whatsmacksaid.bsky.social
& @sharangbiswas.bsky.social

7pm!

Please buy their books 📚 so Sharang doesn’t have to bring them back to DC on the train.

www.astoriabookshop.com/events/33868...

Image repeats info above with pictures of their faces alongside books (NO SUCH THING AS DUTY, DEATH VALLEY BLOOMS and THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS) and a perhaps try-hard watercolor background with classy aspirations.

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Aug 18

clams so good i broke my moratorium on molluscs

Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Amazing "Piccolo Nonnakase" meal at Mezzanotte chatting with @larazontally.bsky.social about who they are and how they came to be. I hope you join us at the table on a future episode of Eating the Fantastic! pod.link/1083737796

Lara across the table from me seen over a bowl of (if I'm remembering correctly) baby clams and roe.

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Aug 12

Homeward Books just sent our first newsletter, and if you're not subscribed you missed some cool news. magic.beehiiv.com/v1/538bebc4-...

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · Aug 8

No I just really need you to clean up YOUR mess, which is horrid, so that there’s enough room for MY mess, which is lovely and comforting and necessary

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hey hey hey, if you'll be in/around WorldCon//Seattle next Thursday, my small press is throwing a sick party and you should come!! www.tixtree.com/e/homeward-b...

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