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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 6h

Remembering the birthday of Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr., award-winning American writer. Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, 2006. 📚💙 📚🪐
More: dunenovels.com/frank-herbert/

#FrankHerbert #author #Dune
#Imustnotfear #fear #mindkiller

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 1h

Remembering the birthday of Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr., award-winning American writer. Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, 2006. 📚💙
More: dunenovels.com/frank-herbert/

#FrankHerbert #author #Dune
#writers #quotes on #writing

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 9h

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Scifi Reader @scifireader.bsky.social · 5h

Frank Herbert truly changed the sci-fi landscape with "Dune." His exploration of ecology and power is timeless! "The mind commands the body." What’s your favorite Dune moment? 🪐📚 #Dune #FrankHerbert

PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 6h

Remembering the birthday of Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr., award-winning American writer. Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, 2006. 📚💙 📚🪐
More: dunenovels.com/frank-herbert/

#FrankHerbert #author #Dune
#Imustnotfear #fear #mindkiller

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 6h

Remembering the birthday of Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr., award-winning American writer. Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, 2006. 📚💙 📚🪐
More: dunenovels.com/frank-herbert/

#FrankHerbert #author #Dune
#Imustnotfear #fear #mindkiller

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HumaN-70 @kaviros1970.bsky.social · 18h

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Edward Cowling @edcowling.bsky.social · 1d

“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”
― Leonard Cohen

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Rob LaRocque @roblarocque.bsky.social · 1d

Record of the Day:
Throwing darts at lovers’ eyes
#MusicSky #DavidBowie #VinylCommunity #ArtPop #VinylSky #ArtRock #VinylRecords #ClassicRock

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrating Steven Erikson’s birthday, I am sliding along, lost in a fictional daydream without limits, fear, or escape. 📚💙
I #amwriting #impossible #love #stories

More: Steven Erikson (Steve Rune Lundin), award-winning #Canadian #writer - www.facebook.com/stevenerikso...

#author #quotes

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Duane Simolke @duanesimolke.bsky.social · 3d

“Edge-of-your-seat action, scenes that detail the turmoil and terror of an alien attack and an inside look at love and acceptance for humanity’s differences.” - Tome Tender

#BookReview #SciFi 🏳️‍🌈 📚🪐🚀 #Taldra
www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taldra-dua...

Taldra: Two Science Fiction Adventures by Duane Simolke book cover, surrounded by jack o’lanterns, a bat, candles, and leaves.

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 2d

These are not typical love stories—they are the ones that haunt you, heal you, and leave you wondering “what if?" for a long time.
Read “The Bookbinder's Apprentice” -
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGWWNLBL

📚💙 📚❤️ 📚🌶️
#fiction #romance #historicalfiction #love #fiction

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrating David Brin’s birthday, I have assembled my characters and am embarking on a path of discovery. I #amwriting 📚💙

Happy Birthday, (Glen) David Brin, award-winning American #writer - Campbell, Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards recipient.
More: www.davidbrin.com/about.html

#writers #quotes

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Rian Lynch @rianlynch.bsky.social · 6d

Moodboard for my adult sci-fi romance 🌿☀️🤖
A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT x AUTONOMOUS
#TheFragileArchive #DVparty #A #SF #R #moodboard

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P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social · Nov 13

I finished the 2nd edition of my award-winning novel, The Internet President: None of the Above. Let me know if you'd like to read it before publication.

Aliens watch over the election before doomsday. A non-politician changes their name to None of the Above and runs for president.

Book cover of The Election Before Doomsday: A Sci-Fi Political Thriller (None of the Above Book 1) by P.G. Sundling

Cover has a circular opening between two ice caverns. A large vault door is open as two people walk towards the opening towards the Capital Building in the other cavern. A mysterious blue fog glows behind it.

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Carleuf @carleuf.bsky.social · 8d

The ability to manage a project from idea to execution, is one of the most valuable capabilities in any business. You don’t need to be a certified PMP or have years of experience to get started. You just need a clear framework, the right mindset, and some practical tools.
#projectmanagement #ad #pmo

How to Manage Projects the Simple Way - Pedro Villanueva | Hotmart

Whether you're launching a startup, planning a marketing campaign, or organizing a product launch, you're already managing projects, even if no one gave you...

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Anders Edwards @andersedwards.bsky.social · Aug 24

Love a good sci-fi with some heat, sounds like the perfect transition into fall!

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

Including:

*multiple litmag calls that are open for submissions;
*a poetry-book prize (that will close after 300 entries);
*a grant opportunity;
*a fellowship program;
…and more.

#MondayMotivation

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

On this first Monday in October: still more fee-free-AND-paying opportunities that are open for submissions/applications. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/mark...

Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus

Supplementing the monthly newsletter.

www.erikadreifus.com

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday, Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL, FKC, DL, English #writer #poet and #playwright - the third British Children's Laureate, 2003 to 2005 - 📚💙
More: www.michaelmorpurgo.com/about-michae...

#writers #quotes on #reading #stories

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Zane @moochie6us.bsky.social · 3d

💙📚
Recently finished #AutumnNovel #AliSmith Four out of four stars. Would recommend. Would read again. "It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times." In progress: #APeople'sHistoryOfTheUnitedStates #HowardZinn

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 3d

Happy World Teachers' Day!

With gratitude for all you do. ❤️

#WorldTeachersDay
#Education

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday, Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL, FKC, DL, English #writer #poet and #playwright - the third British Children's Laureate, 2003 to 2005 - 📚💙
More: www.michaelmorpurgo.com/about-michae...

#writers #quotes on #reading #stories

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 3d

This may sound silly, but take care of your teeth-or become a dentist-and keep smiling😁.

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Eric Johnson, Author @ericjwrites.bsky.social · Aug 30

Desi Hernandez spends two weeks on Karad, protecting a businessman from any threat to his person, along with Task Force Green. He travels to the planet with the unit and deals with the vagaries of personal security detail work.

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Deserts of Karad (Task Force Green Book 2)

Deserts of Karad (Task Force Green Book 2) - Kindle edition by Johnson, Eric . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Deserts of Karad (Task Force Green Book 2).

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Anders Edwards @andersedwards.bsky.social · 5d

“There must be something in books,

things we can’t imagine,

to make a woman stay in a burning house."

Fahrenheit 451

#booksky #bookquote #quote #f451 #fahrenheit451 #booktok #books #fiction #dystopian

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 5d

These are not typical love stories—they are the ones that haunt you, heal you, and leave you wondering “what if?" for a long time.
Read “The Bookbinder's Apprentice” - allauthor.com/amazon/99741/

📚💙 📚❤️ 📚🌶️
#fiction #romance #historicalfiction #love #fiction

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