Vera Kabushemeye
@verak.bsky.social
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Editor. Writer. Reviewer. Artist.
I'm starting the year with an ARC
#bookreview
of Dark Chronicles by Karmen Spiljak, a collection of speculative short stories✨ Find out my thoughts on this book->
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Review: Dark Chronicles by Karmen Špiljak | Black Phoenix Book Tour
Discover Dark Chronicles by Karmen Špiljak, a brand new speculative short story collection with interesting premises.
https://verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/review-dark-chronicles-by-karmen-spiljak-black-phoenix-book-tour/
28 days ago
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amusawale
8 months ago
Hi. So I offer my services as a published author and ghostwriter on kofi. Please do visit me there to learn more.
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Annemarie Musawale's Commissions
Commissions Open! Click to see Annemarie Musawale's commission menu.
https://ko-fi.com/annemariemusawale/commissions
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Cold Take Geeks
8 months ago
This BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss men’s bad eating habits worldwide. By
@verak.bsky.social
In Japan, sweets and other sugary foods are relegated to women and children — something I have seen in Burundian society too.
#blmanga
#comics
#manga
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Gourmet Makes Bigger and the Bad Eating Habits Plaguing Men
This BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss men’s bad eating habits worldwide — from Japan to Burundi.
https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/gourmet-makes-bigger-and-the-bad-eating-habits-plaguing-men-f704871a9b3d
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Rachel Courtland
9 months ago
Freelance journalists: I just sent out a new call for pitches for
@technologyreview.com
, for our last print issue of 2025. Theme: The Body. See here for more!
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#writingopportunity | Rachel Courtland
#WritingOpportunity: MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for an upcoming print issue. The theme is The Body. We're looking for pitches for longer pieces: narrative features, compelling inves...
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7328132978709049366/
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Allie Pearl
10 months ago
The Lamb × To Be Devoured Toeing the line between love and obsession for her High Priestess, Haidee must play the Gods' game, for in her mind they have given her a test and a craving for human flesh too. Is Haidee meant to survive or will she lose it all, including the one she loves?
#questpit
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I am very tentatively going to try again, hoping to link up with fellow reviewers and authors✨️
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9 months ago
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I may have found an internet set up that marginally works (for like 3hrs a day) so here goes my next post: Everything I read in 2024! Which is like ... a shockingly small number compared to previous years👀
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Vera Reviews & Writes
Reviews, short stories, and discussions on writing.
https://verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/
11 months ago
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You know whats funny about getting the energy and time to work on your projects? When infrastructure fucks you over 🙂 That is to say, im pausing my blog until i have steady internet because this is not a tenable situation
12 months ago
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Cold Take Geeks
about 1 year ago
For International Fanworks Day,
@verak.bsky.social
dives into the intricacies of fanfiction etiquette.
#IFD
@transformativeworks.org
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The Impossible World of Fanfiction Criticism
For International Fanworks Day, we contemplate fanfiction etiquette.
https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossible-world-of-fanfiction-criticism-13efc006276f
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2024 was pretty slow year, reading-wise for me. Tommorrow, i'll discuss some of the better reads. For now, you can check out:
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Vera Reviews & Writes
Reviews, short stories, and discussions on writing.
https://verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/
about 1 year ago
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After ages, I'm finally posting on my blog again✨️ Let's Ring the New Year in with this wonderful book tag🥳 (Psst, there are book recs in there😉)
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Ringing in the New year #BookTag | Vera Kabushemeye
Have you tried out the new year book tag originally created by Bookmark Chronicles? Check out this book tag questions and create your 2025 reading goals!
https://verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/ringing-in-the-new-year-booktag-vera-kabushemeye/
about 1 year ago
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International Center for Journalists
about 1 year ago
We are now accepting entries from African reporters for journalistic work that exemplifies thoughtful reporting and outstanding storytelling. Learn more about the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling and apply now:
https://buff.ly/2SPMG1W
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DLS
about 1 year ago
It's not going to work for everyone, but grassroots ideas that are going to improve your community is the sort of thing Awesome Foundation chapters fund.
www.awesomefoundation.org/en
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Cold Take Geeks
about 1 year ago
Looking for stories can transport you anywhere in a matter of seconds? Let's take you all around the world in our fantastic selection of 8 anime and manga!
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Around the World In 8 Anime (And Manga)
Stories can transport the reader anywhere in a matter of seconds; so in that spirit, we want to take you all around the World in our…
https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/around-the-world-in-8-anime-and-manga-5efca94e65e4
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Cold Take Geeks
about 1 year ago
From literary fiction to the speculative and fantastical, here are spots to find free tantalizing fiction on the internet by
@verak.bsky.social
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12 Places Where You Can Read Great Stories for Free
From literary fiction to the speculative and fantastical, here are spots to find free tantalizing fiction on the internet.
https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/12-places-where-you-can-read-great-stories-for-free-3d321ead740e
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Gabrielle Emem Harry
over 1 year ago
i have one story eligible for awards this year so please consider "faith is a butterfly resting on a rotting eye" (in @strangehorizons.bsky.com, my short story about a man living in his brother's shadow, the gods he learns to hate and the complex art of faith!
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Faith is a Butterfly Resting on a Rotting Eye (or The Art of Faith)
As children grow into adulthood, it is often hard to know who is the elder until you are told. With Akpan and Udo, anyone could tell at first sight, on first hearing, who was Akpan, the first son i…
http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/faith-is-a-butterfly-resting-on-a-rotting-eye-or-the-art-of-faith/
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Will This Be A Problem?
about 1 year ago
For every like, we will post 1 African short story - we'll go alphabetically at first, then see how things go from there :)
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Cold Take Geeks
about 1 year ago
Still reminiscing on
#NAICCON2024
? Check out some of CTG's previous coverage of @NAICCON events. Today we take you back to Mombasa
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Leta x NAICCON Cosplay Mombasa Workshop 2023 Review
The first cosplay workshop in Mombasa went down in February 2023. Here’s the lowdown on the event.
https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/leta-x-naiccon-cosplay-mombasa-workshop-2023-review-b9d5ede3a0e5?s=09
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Soila Kenya
about 1 year ago
Did somebody say African folklore? 👀
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Time of a manga wrap-up! This September, Realm of Comics announced that she was going to read 30 volumes in 30 days and I simply had to try it! But… It was not easy. Yes ✨I read 30 volumes ✨ but, oh, wow, did it hurt 🥲
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over 2 years ago
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Im sill working on my 30 in 30 manga wrap up but meanwhile, you can check out my ✨️summer anime✨️ wrap up published in Cold Take Geeks
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over 2 years ago
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I know I've been silent but!!! remember that 30 in 30 challenge I was doing? Well, I managed to read those 30 manga volumes in 30 days🥳 which helped me also beat my GoodReads challenge🥳🥳🥳
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over 2 years ago
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Just finished The Pope Lick Massacre and it's brought up quite a few thoughts - both thematically and industry-wise You can read my full review here:
verakabushemeye.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/t...
over 2 years ago
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I read ch 19 and 20 BNHA - 19 because I didn't want to go looking, ch 20 because I went through the recs and woah these are garbage choices so I just suffered through another BNHA volume I am *not* , at the very last hour of the day, struggling through 7 first chapters again!
over 2 years ago
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Me: just gonna do one (1) quest Also me: *does 5 quests, starts 3 more, rearranges inventory, upgrades my smithing and alchemy, considers adoption, becomes a thane -again- realizes im broke -again- *
over 2 years ago
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Rainesford Stauffer
over 2 years ago
I’ve connected with some folks on this already but would love to learn more: if you know of any young folks organizing to protect libraries, or working to expand library resources or outreach to teenagers, I’d love to chat with them for a story!
[email protected]
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Have you tried the Would You Rather book tag? If not, definitly try it out! I had so much fun trying to complete it🥰
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over 2 years ago
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I saw the 30 in 30 challenge on Realm of Comics' channel and it looked so fun and (mildly) do able, so ama try it out! Not sure what im gonna read today but I've already read these 2 volumes
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over 2 years ago
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Not sure how to start but hi, I do the stuff (in my bio) and also I like to draw and take pictures sometimes.
over 2 years ago
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