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Short, sweet, and relatively unclear schedule update for this week. A quality post, for sure. Now with meme that lightly hints at Plotlines I Have Written/Am Writing ko-fi.com/post/Whats-t...

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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

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I have set up a Ko-Fi shop for those of you who have been asking! Just a simple tip jar and will probably add the link at the end of blog posts as the WordPress donate button connects only to Stripe. ko-fi.com/onechaoticau...

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need to invent a worse word for nazi bc ppl are not ashamed enough of being a nazi

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New Read Books Punch Nazis campaign with even more colors. 100% of profits ➡️ SafePlace International who cultivate "ecosystems of safety, healing, and collective growth with and for an intersectional community of LGBTQI+ displaced persons" Get your shirt: www.bonfire.com/read-books-p...

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THIS IS TONIGHT! Sign up now so you can attend [for FREE] and hear 6 women and non-binary authors read from their fantastic fiction.

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What I'm reading, listening to, working on, and ranting about. You didn't ask but I provided anyway! ko-fi.com/post/State-o...

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Sure would love to sell a book or three tonight. If you buy them from my ko-fi I keep all the cash... Everything sucks, why not escape into a fae-tinged version of reality? [with excellent soundtracks, no less]

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Celebrate Black History Month. The #whitehouse and the #gop cannot cancel us. Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. And support the Arts. Author, Suyi Davies Okungbowa co-designed the game with Nicki. For more info go to www.kickstarter.com/projects/115... @prosperwithdragons.bsky.social

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6 authors, 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite #speculativefiction read by #womenauthors and #nonbinaryauthors with us! #booktok, #booksky, #sciencefiction, #Fantasy, #Horror, #EnbyAuthors #AuthorReading **FREE* Tell them I sent you! tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

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What I'll be doing this week or: what Xiane does when they're not staring at Scrivener and tappy tapping on the keyboard. ko-fi.com/post/Whats-t...

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applause

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If you stopped masking, the best time to start again is today. Protect yourself and the vulnerable people in your community. I want y'all to stick around. So be careful.

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We're running a sale on the website. Get 20% off your order with promo code Baltimore at checkout. (We're hoping to get this building for the bookstore, hence the sale.) carpelibrumbaltimore.com

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I was planning to do a thread of my 2025 reads, but it slipped my mind because I've memory like a sieve these days Anyway, I'm gonna post only covers for the books I read and a brief overview, plus a Bookbub link if available.

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I'm not on an anything anymore, but I do know some very good folks, the actual polar-opposite of Nazis, on Substack. I'd be grateful if folks with actionable ideas about how to migrate off Substack would reply to this to help give good people ideas & resources for how best to leave the Nazi bar.

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When I'm struggling, this is the song that gets me through. What a gift it is.

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Someone recently said that my books were some of their favorites...which is possibly the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. I'm gonna hold onto that feeling for a long time. If you can tell your favorite authors something similar, I recommend it highly. It's going to mean the world to them.

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The single act you can take with the biggest anti-fascist impact is wearing an n95 in public. Illness and disability most harm communities that fascists target: trans, disability, BIPOC, immigrant, &c. COVID, avian flu, and TB are bullets. Your maskless face is the gun. Give/get mask mutual aid:

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Numbers Games – Do They Matter? I love stats. Numbers about my author business are my jam. For someone who struggled with math in my early years, it might seem strange to say that I love seeing my numbers laid out, but for me it's all about progress--and seeing in a concrete way what's working and…

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There is always something you can do to gum up the works of fascism. A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer. Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore. They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.

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I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE I'M JUST SITTING HERE ALL DAY DOING NOTHING, BUT I'M ACTUALLY WORKING ...I scream into the void, as no one else is listening

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A really common abuser tactic is to push and harass a person over and over again until they lash out in response, and then be like, "Oh my God that was so awful of you! I can't believe you did that!" And I wish more people would realize that.

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A thread worth reading. These were all things I considered when I made my choices regarding my publishing path.

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Doing my part, spreading this art

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Oh hey, it's ME! [click through to find out more about how you can get your own Friday Feature with Weeknight Writers!]

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hey look! i made a rec post with a bunch of indie books just for the heck of it. check it out! 😊 rebeccacrunden.com/2025/02/12/s...

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clears throat, casts aside any remaining shred of pride, and yells with great gumption: please buy my books, marketing is hard and i have bills to pay but lo! my books are quite cheap and full of magic, fantastical worlds and angst 💪 linktr.ee/rjcrunden

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You can buy my books here directly from me! Or you can join one of my membership levels and get behind the scenes access and writing insight and hopeful posts. Or you could just fund my tea supply? If you want, of course. 💜 ko-fi.com/threeravensp...

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✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨ 🐉 a dragon (with a princess) 🗡️ a knight (with a plan) 👑 a palace (with a cruel king) 🏰 second pov 🥀 only 99c 🎉 🔖 book link: mybook.to/eJsBfU 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] [ 📚💙 ]

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🍂🕯️🥀 SHORT HORROR STORY 🥀🕯️🍂 🏹 dark fantasy horror 🗡️ girls protecting girls 🍃 a forest of spirits 🎭 two sisters 🪦 a deal made in a cemetery 🗝️ children outsmarting adults 👀 only ✨99c✨ 🔖 book link: mybook.to/JeltBy 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ] [ 🩸📚 ] [ 📚💙 ]

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Are you an SFF writer with experience to share? The SFWA Career Mentorship Program needs you! Consider volunteering as a mentor with our 3-month-long program. The broader our pool, the more chances we can make a good match! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (reposting w/correct link!)

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Gritty is president now, I don’t make the rules

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‪All our books by black and African authors are on sale for the whole month of February! #blackhistorymonth #readblackauthors #androidpress #books #bookshelf #bookrecommendations #readingcommunity

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