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bethkesh.bsky.social

SFF writer, living in Scotland. Strange Horizons, Shoreline of Infinity, Parsec magazines, Nova Scotia vol 2. Co-editor of "Gallus" anthology. Under the Moon - BFA winner 2023. Runs @bibliotta.bsky.social emfaulds.com or https://linktr.ee/bethkesh

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Alrighty folks, what's some music that gives you underworld/hellscape/realm of the dead vibes? Please drop reccs or links for me 👇 #WritingCommunity #booksky

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Quick break in the clouds, hooo it's hot. Here's a new scruffy garden resident. Some sort of poppy, I guess. Not sure which since upended a bunch of mixed seed packets in a chaotic spree planting.

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Sex Matters only ever got to less than 12,000 and 15,000 names on their letters after months of petitioning. NION has already hit nearly 35,000 after just a handful of weeks! Let’s get this to 40,000! Please sign, if you haven’t already; get family and friends onboard. And repost!!!!

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NEW REVIEW: Morning Bluesky. Today’s review is a look at the series Age of Tyranny by Cameron Johnston. I devoured both of these books last week so I thought I would talk about the both of them. www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/06/seri...

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I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this. The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying. America really is dystopian as fuck.

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Do not buy books from Dark Owl Publishing! The owner and operator is Andrea Dawn, a known white supremacist, who is currently on threads talking about plowing cars into protesters.

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ok, follow me here (a 🧵 on escapism) i think all fiction is escapist because it's..fiction. it is by definition something different from our reality. HOWEVER, the rise of cozy genres is pointing to a categorical difference in escapism. in my opinion, there are two broader categories of escapism:

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Lord Princess Bride of the Rings

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@bsfa.bsky.social members! Two weeks left to apply for FREE membership to the World Fantasy Convention 2025, in Brighton this October. Details in the newsletter!

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Wee reminder that @lyndseycroal.bsky.social will be launching her terrific new collection from @lunapress.bsky.social , Dark Crescent (inspired by Scottish folklore) at @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social this Thursday (19th) www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/lyn... #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

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Everyone laughing at trump's birthday parade, obviously, but it's a precedent, another red line shredded, ie "no tanks up streets for dictator style power displays" and when it happens next year, you'll all shrug. So laughing is good but also scream at your politicians to stop it recurring.

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Indie solidarity. The symbiosis between indie bookshops and indie publishers makes it possible for us to do what we do. Manifesto printed for #indiebookshopweek

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Welcome new followers! We're glad you've left the Fascist Propaganda Network Known as X to join us here! Let's try and keep this social site a bit less evil. We promote short fiction! Keep an eye on us for reposts of free fiction, AND calls for funding. Give short venues your love and support!

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Got a joke about Echo. Subtle. May need to hear it twice.

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All World Fantasycon extravaganza. Tickets & event details: tinyurl.com/bfswfc

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BFS Online is excited to announce that the Big BFS Quiz is back! Our next quiz is Thursday 26th June 2025 at 7pm (BST) with quiz masters @mkhardywrites.com Ticket: tinyurl.com/bigbfsquiz BFS members - free, non-members - £1 #BritishFantasySociety #SFFHBooks #WritingCommunity #Quiz #BookSky

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Shoreline of Infinity 39 is available this very moment. www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor... In paperback, PDF and ebook formats. Includes Dark Matter by Caitriana NicNeacail, the winning story of our @cymerafestival.co.uk / Shoreline of Infinity short story competition