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Theodore Hill (he/him)

@probablyharmless.bsky.social

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Writer of (mostly) horror and librarian. Also trans, queer, polyam, and Jewish. theodorehill.weebly.com for contact info, publication credits, and super strange testimonials. Co-Editor @dielaughingmag.bsky.social / Wario of @cassandradaucus.bsky.social

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

I'M SO READY!!!!!!!

VOIDCON @voidcon.bsky.social · 2d

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Luke W. Henderson @lukewhenderson.bsky.social · 22h

I waited almost 4 hours before checking how the campaign was doing, so I think I deserve a treat 😆🍪

And nothing would be tastier than your support for Letters from the Void!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk...

Letters from the Void #1 - An Existential Horror Comic.

For eons, humanity has shouted into the VOid, but no the Void wants to tell its own stories.

$98 pledged of $2000. 11 backers. 31 days to go.

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 1d

An absolute delight of a book that I cannot recommend highly enough if you like comics, classics, and having a whimsical heart.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 1d

Hey geeks! Bea Wolf is ultra-discounted on Amazon for 2 days only: www.amazon.com/Bea-Wolf-Zac...

Bea Wolf

Bea Wolf [Weinersmith, Zach, Boulet] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Bea Wolf

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 1d

Sasha is ok I guess but that kid is really going places.

Sasha Brown @sashabrown.bsky.social · 1d

My 9-yo and I wrote the cover story for Interzone #303, and we've created this handy synopsis using legos. Pictured: shark wearing a mech suit made of pirate shipwrecks, attacking a surfer on a chainsaw board. Oh, it gets weirder.

Check it out: shop.interzone.press/b/E76yw

Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday evening I texted my boyfriend shortly before he got off work asking for his opinion on a Star Wars matter (in the secret hope that this exact thing would happen). 🥰

A screenshot of a call log indicating an incoming call which lasted 1 hour 1 minute and 57 seconds.

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Emma Cole @editrixemma.bsky.social · 1d

Happy book birthday to @jennykiefer.com and Crafting for Sinners! As a crafty person, this book feels hilariously disgustingly accurate and I loved it. You should read it especially if you are also a crafty person (who is not squeamish)

Jenny Kiefer's Crafting for Sinners. The cover features a pair of crocheted hands on a praying pose.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 1d

And I just… we could do this. We could afford to do this, as a country. There is no good fucking reason why we cannot do this. We simply choose not to because we believe that Jesus loves billionaires more than loser slothful creative people

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 1d

And every subsequent year!!

Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 1d

Could be that I'm very tired but this had me helplessly giggling for like an entire minute. Thank you.

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Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 1d

"The Man from UNCLE" ? You mean my cousin? 😂

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 1d

I'm 100% a Dr Pepper fan but my favorite color tends to fluctuate. Currently it's green. 😅

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic thread! Marvelous books by voices well worth boosting. 🫀

Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 2d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 5d

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

FLESH Zine
For this submission call, we’re looking for pieces (500 words or fewer) connected to the broad theme of FLESH. This zine will be included for free with Samir Sirk Morató’s Gore Poetics, a Cursed Morsels 2026 release. For context, this book is weird, erotic, grotesque, queer, transgressive, literary, and intense if that gives you a sense for the kinds of work Samir and I (Eric Raglin) are looking for. Your submission can be fiction, poetry, or nonfiction.

Pay is 10 cents per word. We’re asking for first worldwide print and digital publishing rights but no exclusivity period. Contributors will receive five free physical copies of the zine.

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 2d

“Advocacy must shift from isolated book battles to defending institutional autonomy and resisting the ideological nationalization of censorship.”

buckscountybeacon.com/2025/10/the-...

The Quiet Creep of Censorship: How ‘Everyday Banning’ Is Reshaping American Schools - Bucks County Beacon

PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.

buckscountybeacon.com

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

Ehhh you still wrote 💕

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

I hope so!!! 🤞

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

I'M SO READY!!!!!!!

VOIDCON @voidcon.bsky.social · 2d

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

YEAH WOOHOO!!! 🎉

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

Alas!! 😭

Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

ARE YOU GONNA BE THERE??

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 2d

Two short story zine #kickstarters you should check out:

Apex - SFFH
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Otherside - queer SFF
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

#writing 💙📚

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Angela M. Sánchez @angelamsanchez.bsky.social · 4d

It was never about "doing it the right way."

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · 3d

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 2d

You are so real for this.

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