Grab all the great titles in this fantastic SFF Rising Star collection now! books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyandsc... #booksky #writesky #scifi #fantasy

May as well dive right in. Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball? According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’” Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...

Dig into this snarky, sapphic sci-fi series today! Dr. Nel Bently discovers her archaeological site is the center of an intergalactic feud. Tossed into high-tech & higher stakes she only has her trowel, her bad attitude, and her (alien) girlfriend, Lin. vsholmes.com/travelers #writesky #booksky

Well, my angsty pirate prince x son of their island's marquess seem to be insisting on Lana Del Rey for half these scenes.

ICE agents pose as utility workers to get inside immigrants’ homes to detain them. The utility company has posted guidelines on how to recognize real utility employees. I have no words!

IF YOU BUILD OVER A PILE OF CORPSES, SOONER OR LATER, YOU'LL BE GRABBED BY THE ANKLE I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this. Buckle up. 🧵

Years and years ago I was traveling by bus back to Fredericton, NB in winter. Freezing rain, 17 hr trip, just a nightmare. I got stranded at midnight in Bangor, everything closed + power outages. Strangers picking up their son took me in, made up a bed, fed me, and drove me back in the AM.

convincing you to read THE LORD OF THE WOOD based on the punctuation I used in it - period [.] 11,550 - question mark [?] 784 - exclamation point [!] 110 - ellipsis [ . . . ] 241 - em dash [—] 700 - parentheses [()] 51 pairs - comma [,] 8,281 - colon [:] 73 - semicolon [;] 216

I pulled up next to one at 10:17am yesterday an snapped a photo. By 10:27 the agents I photographed were in front of my house, along with another vehicle that met them there. It's a 10 minute drive from where I took the photo to my house - so they got the data *instantly* bsky.app/profile/mitc...

Reminder that if you are doing ANY sort of mutual aid/support that takes you to the homes of vulnerable people, DO NOT patrol or protest.

Many Americans are terrible neighbors to each other, and that is why MN is striking everyone as extraordinary activism... when they are telling us that it is not. They're good neighbors! It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.

We’ve been having a hard time balancing the immense need our community requires right now and the internal pressure to keep doing work and sending emails as normal, and at the normal volume. So we decided we’re not gunna have that expectation anymore.

Just started "Wake Up Dead Man" for the evening's watch, so far looks like it's gonna be great.

A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats. "The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said. “Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”

ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.

I shared a sapphic short story, some writing stats, and tentative plans for the new year in my monthly update. You can find this, essays on craft, and four free short stories on my Sub or free Patreon! open.substack.com/pub/vsholmes patreon.com/VS_Homes

Hey Bluesky, do you enjoy reading about -dilapidated amusement parks? -bizarre animatronics? -psychedelic dark rides? -cults? -friendship and sisterhood? If so, you might enjoy my book The Merry Dredgers. If you'd like to learn more, here's a review by Gabino Iglesias: locusmag.com/2023/06/gabi...

Start my snarky, sapphic sci-fi series today with TRAVELERS. Dr. Bently discovers her pristine archaeological site is the center of an intergalactic feud. Tossed into high-tech and higher stakes she only has her trowel, her attitude, and her badass (and alien) girlfriend, Lin. vsholmes.com/travelers

PERCY JACKSON X GIRL, INTERRUPTED X THE NOTEBOOK 🐉Retelling myths & monsters 💋Slow-burn 🤬Gritty dialogue 👿Angry women 🥰Found family 💪Strong female characters ☮️Self-Acceptance #bluepit📖 #OV #DIS #bluepit Vibes👉 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #Q #Genreblending #A #NA #F w/ elements of #R & #H

Kamen Rider X Twilight The Tragedy of Lancelot: A teenager finds herself protected from a shadowy organization by a mysterious cyborg with connections to her estranged mother. Who is Lancelot and why is he sworn to protect Gwen? -Mysterious protector -teenager with anxiety #YA #Q #R #bluepit📖

Hello #PortfolioDay ! I'm Tiff, an illustrator of the historical & fantastical; I have a passion for well researched historical detail. Lately I've done a lot for ttrpgs & book projects! I'm available for long & short term projects. 💌[email protected] www.tiffanybaxter.com

DUNE X THE UNBROKEN Those born with psychic gifts are conscripted into a guild to defend their home mysterious strangers prophesied in visions. Even if it means submitting to a Guildmaster who would rather the city burn than admit defeat. "Monsters make Monsters" #Q #BluePit #F #AgentsGuide

Sterling was hired to kill a witch. Elias needs the hunter's help to save his forest. Avery struggles to conceal his love for another man & an awakening strange magic. And all three are being targeted by a cult. "The Witch of Eden Hollow," a 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 queer fantasy romance. #BluePit📖 #W #A #F #R #TR #LGBT

What do a grieving witch, a vengeful hunter, and a closeted gay farmer's son have in common? When a Puritanical cult threatens their lives, duty, loyalty, and magic collide as they must help each other survive. "The Witch of Eden Hollow," a 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 queer fantasy romance. #BluePit📖 #W #A #F #R #TR #LGBT

Alice Isn't Dead x The River Has Roots When Melody's sister Lyra is abducted, if Melody wants her back she must put her trust in two strangers: one claiming to be an angel and Lyra's girlfriend who can't tell them apart. #BluePit📖 #BluePit #Q #A #OV #LGBT #ND #F #SP

HALF LIFE x MINDWALKER For sale: 🤖 One BOIS-friend, refurbished 😘 Good kisser 🧁 Sweet as sugar, but substance, too 🍿 Will gladly watch ‘90s movies w/ you 🤷‍♂️ Doesn't know he's an android 🪖 Has never been taken over by his soldier counterpart 😤 May rebel against his programming #BluePit📖 #Q #YA #SF

DR HORRIBLE x STARS & SMOKE x RENEGADES 🦸🏼‍♀️ Kickass shapeshifting heroine 🧑🏻‍🎤 Celebrity villain 🗣️ Unreliable narrators 💥 Superhero action 🖤 Obsessive love ✅ Jumping through League’s hoops 👫 Supportive BFF (maybe LI?) 🎤 Voicey POVs 🚪 Scooby Doo doors 😜 Hero & villain share a body? #BluePit📖 #Q #YA #SF

WREN MARTIN RUINS IT ALL x THE SOUND OF STARS 🏳️‍🌈 pan MC, trans LI, ace BFF 🎭 teens stream their own show 🎶 music connects us all ✨ space opera, but MC's terrified of stars 🧑🏾‍🔧 competent MC (usually) 😍 Romeo's got no game 🕵🏾 search for saboteur 👨🏿‍🤝‍👨🏻 crush-to-friends/found family #BluePit 📖 #YA #SF #LGBT #Q

In this lush and moody historical fantasy, a young daemon guided by the ghostly voice of his progenitor knows nothing outside of a life of endless slaughter - until he is captured by a mysterious secret society of immortals who offer him a chance at redemption. #BluePit 📖 #P #A #LGBT #DIS #ND #F

- A chaotic semi-divine princess with dark secrets - Her new husband, who’s plotting her murder - A seafaring quest for lost saintly relics - Fae-like magic - Ace rep - Religious trauma - Slowburn enemies-to-besties What could go wrong? #BluePit📖 #Q 📝 #F #YA w/ #A crossover appeal #OV #LGBT #DIS

Addict and con artist Ivigh is given an offer he can’t refuse: find the witch damning the dead or be punished for false necromancy. But he shares a dark history with the witch, one rooted in the wound rotting Ivigh's heart and his inability—despite his best efforts—to die. #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #TR #F

Hey folks! Reintroducing myself, I'm Jamie, I'm a freelance graphic designer and digital painter from the UK. most of my art these days is either book covers or DnD related, so I hope you like that sort of stuff <3 Would appreciate any reblogs to help me find my audience again :)

hey #portfolioday my name is Yorgos and i make book covers for a living.

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Hello #portfolioday! I'm Mei, I'm a queer comic artist with a love for writing queer supernatural romances. Currently I'm working on my second comic project "My Werewolf Girlfriend", a free WLW webcomic. Prev: WEBTOON, DC, Wattpad. ✉️[email protected] 🎨www.speremint.com 🐺 mywerewolfgirlfriend.com

Bats are dying, humanity faces mass starvation, and no one seems to care. Antagonistic colleagues Nat and George reluctantly team up to save the world, but face greedy corporations, doomsday cults, and their own explosive chemistry. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #Q #R #SF #A

MASTER OF DJINN X THE LAST BINDING Tal is a liar: a necromancer in hiding and a woman in disguise. Discovered by a mage, she's offered a deal: help stop a murderer of mages & he'll keep her secret. Can she trust the mage, & magic, before the murderer finds & exposes her? #Bluepit 📖 #F #R #Q #ND

What would you do if you had the power to protect what you love? So what if Nyx’s humanity slips when she uses her new AI-god abilities to protect her family. If she doesn’t, she’ll lose everything she ever wanted. Check out the digital Boxed Set! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8MGZ5B4 #BluePit 📖 #P #SF #A

A TROPICAL TRYST How Stella Got Her Groove Back X Under the Tuscan Sun A 40+ Jamaican-born divorcée, untangles a 30+ sweet-talking tour guide's web of deceit. She must decide...follow her head of her heart. COMPS: 🚣🏽‍♀️Meet me at the Lake ❤️The Love List #bluepit 📖 #Q #A #WF #POC #OV

HEIDI'S HOUSE OF RESCUED FAMILIARS 🐸Rural Louisiana setting 🫂Found family 🔮Magical nonprofit 🐅Tiger King inspired villain 🏳️‍🌈Ace romantic subplot 🌷The complexity of healing in a place that hurt you 👁️‍🗨️Cozy but dark 🦗Hostile summer vibes 🪄Redneck wizards #bluepit #bluepit📖 #F #A #LGBT #Q

Amazing essay that feels like it gets to the heart of why queerness will always be revolutionary in a heteronormative society like ours

🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹 Mean Girls X Practical Magic With Surfing When a cocksure witch loses her magic to a cunning daemon, she hatches a plan to steal it back—betraying a grieving classmate who’s only just discovered the world of magic. #BluePit📖 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Q #F #YA #Querying #witch

#BluePit #BluePIt📖 #W #F #A #LGBT Memento Mori, protagonist 1: K'arik. Deaf aroace orc prince, coronated alongside his elder brother. But they both intend to abdicate by the end of the decade. They know their family history. How easily power corrupts. And establishing a new system is no easy task.

A STUDY IN DROWNING meets ALL THAT CONSUMES US in a south-american inspired world: "A grieving sister’s scavenger hunt through her dead sibling’s journals uncovers a secret society, a vanished prodigy, and ghosts that won’t let her graduate alive." #BluePit 📖 #Q #YA #OV #LGBT #F #H

It's the Year of Our Undying Queen Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine. Dr. William Savage has just been resurrected by his ex wife. His first act is to sleep with a spy. Featuring: 💀priestkink 💀toxic m/m/m 💀regicide 💀enemies with benefits 💀imperialism #bluepit #a #f #q

Garden of the Grinng Beast Antagonist's POV: The world forgot music the moment Iris bound his soul to a spirit. As Iris' sanity wanes, his control falters, freeing the Grinning Beast. The meddling stranger in the spirit world could be his salvation or his downfall #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #NA #F #ND #LGBT

GREY GARDENS in space, a novella: A documentarian gets overly entangled with two deposed Imperials in exile on a once-opulent space station. He must choose: launch his career as a truth-teller, or protect these people from the judgment of a hostile audience. #bluepit📖 #A #SF #LGBT #TR #novella