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Melissa Ann Singer

@masinger.bsky.social

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freelance book editor specializing in genre fiction, former Senior Editor at Tor; loves theater & art; basically a nerd. has a cat she/her demi/ace Jewish NYC, HCHS, SMC (cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · Oct 22

If you're looking for a freelance editor for novella or novel-length genre fiction for adult readers, check me out here:

reedsy.com/melissa-singer

Or on Fb, which is pretty moribund but I kept it around for DMs when I left Twitter: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Or you can DM here on Bluesky.

Melissa Ann Singer - Editor | Reedsy

New York City, NY, USA Editor: Former Senior Editor at Tor/Forge, edited award-winning & bestselling genre fiction for adult readers: sf/f, horror, mystery, thriller, etc.

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 3h

Thinking of a dear friend, recently gone, who would have loved this. She lived Yellowstone and the fluffy cows, whom she treated with utmost respect.

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 3h

Dude that buffalo straight up LAUNCHES that other buffalo

Dan Izzo @izzos.us · 3h

And there's some men out there who are like "I could take one"

Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 8h

@alepresser.com @kbspangler.com

Uh, that's mom, isn't it?

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 9h

this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 9h

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 11h

Our release for @peculiarityshop.bsky.social was a wild success. Half the items were gone by day one. I still have three weeks to Halloween and spooky stuff I'd love to move.

20% off.

LGBTQIA+ staffed and owned!

www.peculiarityshop.com/halloween2025
www.peculiarityshop.com/nightborne

HALLOWEEN 2025 PECULIARITY SHOP

General Halloween goodness fromThe Peculiarity Shop.

www.peculiarityshop.com

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 10h

This is heartbreaking and shows the success of anti-trans propaganda.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10h

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 11h

In the event a party violates this Policy a second time, the party may be removed from the event without refund, and/or banned from participating in future editions of the event. The terms of this policy may be revised at any time."

www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/about/...

AI-Generated Products Policy

Learn about our AI-Generated Products Policy

www.newyorkcomiccon.com

Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 11h

animations and/or materials, are prohibited from being made available for purchase at New York Comic Con. Parties violating this policy will receive one (1) warning where the party may be asked to remove all materials which violate this Policy.

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 11h

NYCC has an AI policy:

Product, material, or content created, in whole or in substantial part, using generative artificial intelligence tools or algorithms ("AI-Generated") or incorporating AI-Generated elements, including but not limited to visual artwork, images, or graphics,

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keith kurson @keith.is · 13h

If you're willing to sacrifice the groups with the least power to protect yourself, I'm going to make the assumption that it'll be easy for you to sacrifice every group besides your own.

This is the only hill to die on.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 15h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, is that what it is? I had thought it might be like a dating website but for non-romantic and non-sexual relationships.

Yuck.

Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 13h

if only my own grandmothers had gotten along half so well.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 13h

This story is a DELIGHT.

Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 15h

Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen

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Pablo Picasso @pablopicasso.bsky.social · 16h

Woman with hat
https://botfrens.com/collections/111/contents/31680

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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Albert Ching @albertching.bsky.social · 1d

Hiring on my team! Looking for someone passionate about comic books and graphic novels, marketing, and the book and library markets. Happy to answer any questions about the role!

careers.wbd.com/global/en/jo...

Representative, Marketing (DC) in Burbank, California, United States of America | Marketing & Communications at

Apply for Representative, Marketing (DC) job in Burbank, California, United States of America. Marketing & Communications at Warner Bros. Discovery

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 1d

Somehow, in the midst of all of this, there are several hires in Black Diaspora Studies being made across CUNY. This is one of them:

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Jobs | City University of New York

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 2d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Heading to New York Comic Con this weekend? Don't miss the Crossing the Thresholds: The Rise of Transgressive Horror panel with @ericlarocca.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social & @delilahsdawson.bsky.social!

Sunday, October 12 at 2:15PM - 3:15PM in North-Room 406.3.

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to hear. Hope you recover quickly and completely

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social · 2d

Still happening (and going well, thank you! you are helping SO MUCH and you are all awesome)....

LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social · 3d

Quick Sunday night (and maybe Monday and Tuesday) sale is happening now, because I have inconvenient bills that could use some convenient sales.

35% off a lot of things.
Done when the bills are covered.
Have fun!

www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...

www.etsy.com

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 2d

Really bad news for authors, libraries and book lovers.

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 2d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

From the Libraries community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Libraries community

www.reddit.com

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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 2d

Schmucks

Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 2d

I'm guessing....

a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .

Alt: A man shifts expressions from pensive/wondering to shaking his head no to lifting his eyebrows with a slightly smug smile as if to say, "you didn't really think I'd say yes, did you?"

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