Tal
taldragon.bsky.social
Tal
@taldragon.bsky.social
3 tiredly cynical magpies hiding under a duvet, reposting things that catch their interest.

loves books, SFFH, cats, tea, puns and terrible jokes ;)

(She/her)
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Pisces: Are you really going to wear that? Seriously? Okay. Fine. But I'm just- I said fine. FINE. JESUS. WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT. I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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WIZARD: i cast fireball
CLERIC: i cast cure wounds
ROGUE: i use sneak attack
DRUID: i cast
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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ALSO Kobo just sent me a small amount of moneys (thank u Kobo) that will help with Christmas presents so HEY REMINDER I have a little ghost story/post-war story up there! For not very much money!

www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
The Apple-Tree Throne ebook by Premee Mohamed - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Apple-Tree Throne" by Premee Mohamed available from Rakuten Kobo. It is the turn of the century in an England that never was. Bright new aqua-plants are generating electricity for the st...
www.kobo.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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AI’s giving big 1637 Dutch tulip fever vibes, lately.
December 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The wizard delivered a box. "Fifty amulets per spec."

"Which anyone can use to, at the cost of a drop of blood, instantly travel anywhere they can see clearly?"

"So like fifty yards for anyone but the young. Quite pointless. Who will you sell these to?"

"Those who buy my invention: binoculars."
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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I just want things to get better, for once

I am so fucking tired
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Chag Semeach, y’all! Behold the KRAKENORAH!
December 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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antisemitism has two settings, "shut up jews you're overreacting" and "mass murder"
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
5. all of the above
What would be the best holiday gift?

1. robe of infinite napping
2. frightening bones
3. personal attack owl
4. burrito of destiny
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
(i lolled)
I can't believe Beit Hillel allows this @shammaiintl.bsky.social

(what even would be the ruling from Beit Shammai on number of mohels for each night?)
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Looking for a gift for that somebody who likes food, drink, and...nature? The hardcover, paperback, and kindle editions of Most Delicious Poison are currently <$15 (and audiobook is on Audible and narrated by me): www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/noah-...
Review: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/b...
All Things in Moderation, Especially When They’re Toxic (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Happy Hannukah. May it be filled with latkes, doughnuts and gelt
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Right! Links to preorder, should you need them! And as the book comes out in March, if you want to give a gift for Christmas, we are also giving away FREE printable Molly files!
December 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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We wish you a Mari Christmas
December 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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‘They’re selling everything as trauma’: how our emotional pain became a product | Katherine Rowland
‘They’re selling everything as trauma’: how our emotional pain became a product | Katherine Rowland
In an economy that rewards confession and self-labeling, pain is no longer something to survive – but something to brand, sell, and curate
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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🎉Announcement and cover!🎉

HONEY AND HARM, coming in 2026

Happiness isn’t guaranteed after a Beauty breaks a Beast’s curse...
A brutal fairy tale, for fans of Angela Carter and Tanith Lee

Cover by the amazing @ardenpowell.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Want to find some good accounts to block?

Check the replies to any Jewish organization or politician talking about the Sydney mass shooting of Jews celebrating Hanukkah.
December 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Update, Redux: This very fine gentledog is on his way to Issaquah, where he will have an acre of property to patrol like a champ. If it works out, he'll stay there ❤️

Details here - and thanks to everyone for all the help! www.cheriepriest.com/blog/a-surpr...
December 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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i see so much love for inclusive detective stories, nick & nora spouses, and solid whodunnits and yet i can get no traction for my series that is all that and more.

can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Any dentists in Kenosha, WI wanna help out a young autistic girl,?? This child needs 5 root canals due to her autism medicine.

Imma trade you a pair of tickets to our show in Chicago with GNR and a meeting next July

www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-...
Donate to My 11 year old autistic granddaughter needs 5 root canals, organized by Shirley Tutor-Perez
My granddaughter Rhiannon will be 11 on 12/20. She has been b… Shirley Tutor-Perez needs your support for My 11 year old autistic granddaughter needs 5 root canals
www.gofundme.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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One of the traditions of major Jewish holidays is increasingly becoming that someone tries (and often succeeds) to massacre us.

It is all too common now for a gunman to storm into a Jewish holiday celebration.
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🚨ARCS ARE READY!🚨

Calling all Booksellers, librarians and reviewers, ARCs are now available to request for @shaykauwe.bsky.social 's Hawaiian Urban Fantasy!

UK only, drop a 🌺 in the comments to request!

Preorder https://geni.us/killingspell
Request on Netgalley: https://geni.us/SolarisNG
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I want Jewish people to have holidays where they are not also mourning the massacre of Jews
December 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
rare photo of @lilithsaintcrow.com in the mornings :)
who gave her coffee
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM