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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · Aug 13

A murder of crows? You mean caws of death??

Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social · 4h

Oh man, I just heard about this tonight. My nibbling (15) and their mom were trying to explain it while my nephew (9) groaned dramatically on the floor every time someone said six seven.....

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 16h

Does anyone have any good recommendations for middle school nonfiction books about gender norms?

My 10yo loves books like Lumberjanes, The Moth Keeper, A Song for You and I, and many other fiction/graphic novels that explore gender themes, & I'd love to get something that explains them!

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Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social · 15h

Every morning this occurs:

White person with glasses and a grey cat snuggles up to their face

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Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social · 15h

The Merriam-Webster dictionary killing it at social media again.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 16h

grawlix | noun | a series of typographical symbols (such as $#!) used in text as a replacement for profanity

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Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 1d

Read my comic

Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 2d

theunfamiliars.site/comic/32/

In which Gram decides maybe the soil witch with her familiar Larry Otter can help.

Gram the cat, teary-eyed and holding a cactus: Surely she should be able to help. One of the Seven should at least.

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 17h

Okay, i laughed.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 22h

doomscroll break

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 1d

yoooooooo go get books from @bookshop.org

the ebook of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's THE BRIGHT AGES is $1.99!!!!!!

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1d

Do this! Bookshop.org is good stuff.

Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 1d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 1d

Happy book birthday to Phoebe and Her Unicorn book 22, Galactic Unicorn, available at book dispensaries everywhere!

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Galact...

Galactic Unicorn

With lively storytelling and a sincere portrayal of friendship, this new collection ofPhoebe and Her Unicorncomics reveals how an extroverted and e...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 2d

The @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter is starting the week at $5,797, only $203 away from 30% of our initial goal and opening to nonfiction submissions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 1d

There's no reason #YoungWizards can't go trick-or-treating. But the results may be unexpected... At #Ebooks Direct, as the Spooky Season gets going: NOT ON MY PATCH. ebooks.direct/products/not...

Background: A pumpkin that seems to have... unusual eyes. Foreground captioning: "Too much candy corn. Too many zombies. And Ultimate Evil with a pumpkin spice latte. ...Tag along on a Young Wizards Halloween. Now at Ebooks Direct."

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Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social · 1d

THATS BECAUSE ITS HAPPENING STILL. AGAIN IMPLIES IT STOPPED.

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Amanda DeLong | BAD Stitch @badstitch.bsky.social · 1d

Another small Halloween pattern to get you feeling the vibes. (Did that sound cool?) This was stitched with COSMO floss, but I've included a DMC conversion.

badstitched.etsy.com/listing/4382...

#CrossStitch #Halloween #StitchSky #Spooky #FiberArts #Crafts

A cross stitch project on hand-dyed fabric that is a mottled, dark blue. The project is staged with a plastic snake, some black and orange foliage, and some embroidery floss on black bobbins. The cross stitch shows a giant jack-o-lantern with a grinning face and curly green vines. Beyond the pumpkin is the silhouette of a vampire's castle, with hazy clouds, a crescent moon, and some red-eyed bats. BAD Stitch

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Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social · 1d

Sproing

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 1d

Ohohoho free shipping (free?!!) from @bookshop.org on Oct 7 and 8! Two very fine days to pick up, perhaps, books written by a huge bug?

bookshop.org/shop/premeem...

Premee Mohamed Bookshop

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has also been a finalist for the Hug...

bookshop.org

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 1d

Homeward is good people and they’re fundraising to publish a good book!

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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Wren Ashe Frey (she/they) @crippledscholar.bsky.social · 1d

I have important forms that need to be dropped off in person (because Canada Post is on strike) by next week.

I need help with travel costs

Anything helps

#MutualAidRequest

Wren Ashe Frey (she/they) @crippledscholar.bsky.social · 2d

I’m queer and disabled. I’m unable to work and only receive $420/month in benefits. I run out of money and food which is terrible for my physical and mental health

Please help me stay fed

PayPal.me/crippledscholar
ko-fi.com/crippledscho...
Buymeacoffee.com/crippledscholar

#MutualAid

Pay Wren Frey using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/crippledscholar and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

PayPal.me

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Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social · 1d

That's a beautiful shot.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d

Quick reminder I'm slowly restarting my patreon and you can subscribe here for recipes, excerpts, and nerdy deep dives
www.patreon.com/aliettedebod...

Also my newsletter is here if you'd rather
www.aliettedebodard.com/newsletter
(reposting because borked link)

creating Speculative Fiction

www.patreon.com

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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 1d

it is officially spooky season, but if your heart and head need a little more summer glow to prepare for the long nights, we've still got you covered ✨🍃☀️🌿✨

www.peculiarityshop.com

golden green dichroic glass earrings with flower charms on brass colored hooks

pearl and sequin flower earrings on gold colored hooks

Purple/gold glass flower earrings on silver hooks.

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PUMPKIN SPICE SLUGGO @saintsluggo.bsky.social · 1d

For new folks, last 6 yrs I’ve run a vape/CBD shop in TX. Tariffs, import issues, and starting last month radical statewide bans have absolutely devastated the market. I’m in the process of getting back into the trades following my passion, but it’s a whole lot real fast. Please help or share. CATS!

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 2d

Link & I were mutuals. While he’s gone, I encourage you to support some of his causes:

1) Use alt text on all images to support disability justice. Adjust your bsky settings: settings > accessibility > require alt text.

2) Reply here with mutual aid requests. Donate if you can, boost if you can’t.

Infographic featuring a photo of a capybara.

Writing Alt Text: identify who, expression, description, color, and interesting features.

The completed example reads, “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”

Screenshot of the bluesky accessibility settings that shows the “require alt text before posting” setting toggled on and underlined for emphasis.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your belief that a bookshelf with a rolling ladder will fix you is a valid one.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is not worthy of your friendship.

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✬Communiggty Centric✬ @urbanaudacity.blacksky.app · 2d

It’s Black Speculative Fiction month, so it’s only right that I have [finally] made issue #1 of my comic, UNDEAD DUO, available to read online for FREE.

Please, give it a read!

globalcomix.com/read/d501429...

The cover of Undead Duo #1.

It depicts a Black woman, ERA, in a tattered dress, holding a curved blade that resembles an Ethiopian Shotel. Directly behind her is the title, UNDEAD DUO, in all caps, with a red line that looks like a life plus running through the text. A little further behind Era is the wreckage of a red car.

At the top is the name of the contributors to this comic: BA Spann (me), Khalid Johnson (artist), Jamesia Bly (styling).

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