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bitterkarella.bsky.social
Just a little taste of the mushrooms in MOONFLOW 🍄
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September 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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smolmiphy.bsky.social
vent

#transgender #transart #hyena #lgbtart
alt id: a digital painting of a snarling hyena wearing a trans flag scarf. The caption reads "You don't get to tell me who I am". end id
August 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
Keep writing. Don't stop. You never know who you will impact. Who you will inspire. Whose day you will change with your words. Who you will haunt.

Just keep writing.
August 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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jupelpupel.bsky.social
Made myself a little reminder

#writingmotivation #writingcommunity #indieauthors #writersofbluesky #writesky
My prose doesn’t have to be easy. It has to be honest. I am not for everyone, and that’s okay. But those who finish my stories will remember.
August 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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jupelpupel.bsky.social
Never thought about archetypes in my novel, but turns out they’re there — and deliciously so. And this is just my boys:

#loreoutloud
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #writesky #QueerFantasy #WritersOfBluesky
The Masked Hero (The Wounded One) — a figure marked by trauma and forced invisibility. His scars and silence embody the archetype of the queer self that hides in plain sight, surviving by control and distance. He represents the cost of being “other” in a world that demands conformity. The Golden Companion (The Witness) — radiant, loyal, and rooted in the “normal” order of things, yet drawn irrevocably toward what lies beyond it. He becomes the one who sees through Mor’s armor, embodying the archetype of the beloved who recognizes and validates the hidden self. Together: The Forbidden Intimacy — a pairing defined by tension between the unspeakable and the undeniable. Their bond breaks unspoken rules of their world, embodying the quintessential queer archetype: love that should not exist, yet insists on existing. They are not opposites, but two halves of survival — one bearing the wound, the other bearing witness.
August 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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blushnik.bsky.social
DUDE IM so tired of NSFW being treated like the most dangerous thing in the world. Tired of sex and the human body being made something to be ashamed of. ADULT content taken from ADULTS by a bunch of rich religious fanatics and all who follow whatever dogma they spew.

I'M TIRED OF THIS GRANDPA.
August 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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nptwrites.bsky.social
Our middle grade promo has only had three sales so far, so shares and reposts would be greatly appreciated! Six great #books for only $8. If you're on other sites, feel free to share the link there, too! Bundle price ends on Sunday. 📦📚💙✨
#BookSky #ReaderSky

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nptwrites.bsky.social N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · Aug 11
It's here! The #MiddleGrade book bundle you've been waiting for! For a paltry $8, you can get six fabulous books to treasure forever! All of these have spooky vibes, so they're great for Halloween #reading, too.📦📚 #KidLit #BookSky

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Six book covers are featured against a black chalkboard background. Large blue and white text reads: "Middle Grade Back to School Book Bundle!". Smaller text reads: "August 11 - August 17, Only $8 USD for 6 Great Reads!" The featured books are: - Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll - Goblin Girl by K.A. Mielke - The Berge Sisters Tour the Neitherswarth by J.L. Durona - The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts by Vanessa Ricci-Thode - Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt - River of Crows by N.P. Thompson
August 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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newwordspress.bsky.social
Birch Wiley’ Debut Book, Mythweaver,
Arriving in June! cover art by Aggie Johnson

These poems are an act of mythweaving, meant to blend stories ancient and new. How do we make sense of the way violence, transformation, and passion impact queer selves and lives?
June 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
m-a-skaarsgard.bsky.social
This is such a beautiful short story!! I highly recommend checking it out!!!
June 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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mainetransnet.bsky.social
Show us your JOY!
MTN is seeking visual art about or depicting
TRANS JOY by trans and nonbinary artists.
Art will be featured in our 2026 calendar that will give us and our community a full year of reminders that joy and delight are our birthrights, and raise $ for MTN. Submissions are due 7/15!
On an abstract art background inside an oval, text reads Trans and Nonbinary Artists SHOW US YOUR JOY Call for visual art Paintings - Drawings - Digital Art - Comics - Word art - Collage - Embroidery - Linocut - Woodcut - Photos - Multimedia - Papercut - Quilting - Assemblage - ALL types and ALL levels On a white background under the MTN logo, black text reads MTN is seeking visual art about or depicting TRANS JOY by trans and nonbinary artists. Art will be featured in our 2026 calendar that will give us and our community a full year of reminders that joy and delight are our birthrights (and will also be sold as a fundraiser to support MTN's programming). Submissions are due July 15, 2025. Art can be submitted in a digital format by sending it to info@maintransnet.org with "art" in the subject line. Artists will be contacted by July 31. Artists with selected artwork will receive a free calendar and have their work eligible for sale at Safe Combinations thrift shop!
June 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
m-a-skaarsgard.bsky.social
CHECK THIS OUT!!!! I have two poems in this issue and I'm super excited to have people read them! Support Queer Art!!
newwordspress.bsky.social new words {press} @newwordspress.bsky.social · May 19
Get your copy of the two year anniversary edition of new words poetry journal! Now available. So much great work. https://store.newwordspress.com/products/new-words-issue-no-6-p746965379

#transpoetry
May 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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newwordspress.bsky.social
Get your copy of the two year anniversary edition of new words poetry journal! Now available. So much great work. https://store.newwordspress.com/products/new-words-issue-no-6-p746965379

#transpoetry
May 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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newwordspress.bsky.social
This is a big moment for new words {press}. We are a finalist for the Best Debut Magazine!
May 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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monstersovka.bsky.social
It's my birthday 🌱

I will be very glad to rt 🐌
Thank you so much for following my work ✶
May 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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crows-draw.bsky.social
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
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I can finally show the finished bleached shirts i did!!!! this one is my favorite!!!
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I'll be selling these at my local craft fair!!!
October 31, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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corviday.bsky.social
to touch (2020)
Two figures embracing, a tangle of hands in place of where their heads would be. Their touch is light, gentle, careful.
May 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM