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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 8h

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 4 books with
💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes
🫀An autistic necromancer
⚰️His reanimated lover
🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC
🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance
🔗⬇️Available wide!
#romancelandia #booksky 🌈📚

Available now in ebook, audiobook, or paperback The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen
Mm romance, forced proximity, a lavender marriage, murder/magic/mysteries, food tour of 1890s NYC, unbury your gays, an autistic necromancer, everybody's queer

The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen is out now in ebook and paperback, book 2, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, mm romance, a sinister clinic, new powers, 1890s NYC, a murdered patient, a cure for magic, a horrible ex, rich people behaving badly, the tether becomes a #problem

The Reanimator's Remains by Kara Jorgensen, out now in ebook, audiobook, and paperback, book 3, mm romance, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, the trees are watching, dealing with trauma... poorly, dont go where I can't follow, family secrets, breaking the cycle, the dead are out for revenge

cover reveal soon. preorder now, out January 29th.
autistic necromancer x undead ADHDer, mm romance, book curses and malicious magic, mutual aid, support, community, a new beginning, if im not a weapon, what good am i?, gwen to the rescue, the paranormal society is in peril, book 4 final book

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Katie (she/her) @librariankqm.bsky.social · 1d

"The Trump Administration abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective intervention that helps disabled people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access benefits to help them stabilize their lives."

www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

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Dianthus @diandianthus.bsky.social · 2d

Ever wondered what stories are being told elsewhere? Help us raise funds to translate non-colonial African languages books into English!

https://ko-fi.com/africantranslationproject

You can check their art shop for my zine! You can even donate your own art to the shop! Any reblog helps too!

Image description: A book opens to blooming flowers. Text reads, "The African Translation Project. Donate money or a flash-scope creative piece to raise fund for global fiction and African voices", followed by the URL the post links to. The graphics is in the colors of the South African flag, which are black, green, red, yellow and white.

Fern, various leaves and abstract graphics in soothing indigo, green and white. The text reads: "Slow growth, or 10 ways I cope. A zine on the subject of self-care", followed by the URL the image links to.

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ComradeWolfe @comradewolfe.bsky.social · 1d

Hey artist friends, maybe consider using Nightshade or Glaze or similar before uploading your art online, if you don't do it already <3

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 1d

WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAN

bluesky official posts from november 2024:

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! I just want to buy where the author wants me to buy - presumably where they make the most $$. But there could be marketing reasons, etc. I guess I would go for itch/kofi/payhip. Does direct-from-publisher pay well? Or I’ll use Kobo. Or KU if an indie still only uses that channel.

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

ebook

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

Me too on itch.

Hmm would have done kofi if I’d paid attention. Is that better at this point than itch?

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

Your printers have tapped your internet and are watching your posts. They will have their revenge when you least suspect it.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 1d

So, it may soon be entirely possible for "therapists" to practice an ineffective and homophobic therapy on minors under the protection of the 1st Amendment. Meanwhile, teachers will have no such free speech in their classrooms, and kids will have no access to books about queer people in libraries.

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

*AND READ on your phone…

Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

Please buy local.

I read ebooks. You can read these from Bookshop on your phone or browser. I prefer an ereader, but do try to buy direct when possible.

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 1d

I picked up Ghostkin. Looks really cool.

Read Indie authors.
Read new authors.

(Tip if you can.)

Ellen Mellor 🏳️‍⚧️ Samarcand Books (she/her) @samarcand.itch.io · 5d

With my sudden unemployment, please buy my books. (Too subtle?)
Samarcand.itch.io
ko-fi.com/samarcandbooks

Now that I'm not going to have to worry about work for a bit, I plan on getting back to writing and putting some stuff up on Scribblehub.

Samarcand Books

Samarcand.itch.io

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// MADDIE // 🌈🐇🌙🎨 // @bansheebunnie.bsky.social · 2d

Support Abi! The stupid US tariffs have robbed her of more than half of her usual sales and she really needs her savings for future medical costs! I can personally attest her products are both affordable and top-notch!

🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 4d

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!

Store details below!

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist Braces

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Thumb Splints

Elbow braces in the strawberry, Galaxy and Bats patterns

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d

Michael Hauser Tov's new Reuters Institute report offers practical techniques that could transform Trump coverage. But media organizations seem more interested in maintaining broken norms than fixing them. www.readtpa.com/p/we-already...

We Already Know How to Cover Trump's Lies. So Why Aren't Newsrooms Doing It?

A new playbook from the Reuters Institute lays out concrete techniques for covering authoritarian politicians. The problem isn't figuring out what to do — it's getting anyone to actually do it.

www.readtpa.com

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Sprouts 🌱🔜 BLFC DD @coolartcorner.bsky.social · Aug 7

📌Hi, I’m Bengly/Sprouts!🌱

I’m a Chinese American small business owner & illustrator who likes to draw little guys!✨

🏡Store: coolart.store
🎏Sticker & YCH Club: patreon.com/coolartcorner
🍃Telegram Channel: t.me/coolartchannel
🔗More Links: linktr.ee/coolartcorner

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 3d

For some reason I picked up Bookshops first, and would recommend that before Legends. I enjoyed seeing the growth of Viv through the two books in chronological order.

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bev (indie author) 👩🏻‍💻 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 5d

🎃October Sale🎃

Grab a book or book box, a crochet mystery box, or maybe a handmade candle! Everything at Spilled Ink and Coffee is 35% off!!

spilledinkcoffeebook.etsy.com

#booksky #bookboxes #crochet 🧶 #handmade #smallbiz 💙📚 🌈📚 🌶️📚 ♿️♾️📚 🎨💼

Spooky Vibes only. Grab any item from spilled ink and coffee for 35% off all month!
October 1st - 31st.
Books, crochet items, and handmade candles.

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Sash Crafts 🏳️‍🌈 @sashcrafts.bsky.social · 5d

need gift ideas? we’re queer, disabled and we’re right here making jewellery and other crafts for you!👻

for the month of October, you can enjoy a 25% off sale across our entire shop on Etsy, with the bonus of supporting 2 artists who need it!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃
madewithsash.etsy.com 🛍️

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 4d

I bought it! I mean, come on -‘forbidden library’! Can’t wait!

(Please tip if you can.)

LAaah! A Ghost! Guettler @laguettler.bsky.social · 4d

You've been hearing me gush about this book so you probably want to see what it's all about, in one easy graphic

Sadhbh Frost 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Now in Pumpkin Spice @sadhbhgirl.bsky.social · 4d

Trope map for The Wolf Bane, available for pre-order at sadhbhstories.itch.io/the-wolf-bane

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

Snapped this pic of DHS conferring with the IL state police just before ICE attacked the crowd, while state and county police assisted them. ICE said, "This is your first and only warning" and then instantly attacked. We were not in the road at that time. They just wanted to assault us and film it.

A DHS leader confers with a state of IL cop at a protest.

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 4d

These all look so interesting! I don’t know what to try first! Probably the strangest 😉

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 4d

‘suspicious’

Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 4d

Going to check out your stories…

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 4d

Bev also has a store. Check it out…

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Keith from New England @wfutbolfan.bsky.social · 4d

mad respect 🙏

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