It’s getting closer to holiday sales and shopping. Instead of spending money at a big box store or putting money in a billionaires pocket… shop small!! If you have a small business or are a small time creator (that means artists and indie authors too!) share your links/work below.

NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won. Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co

Snap up my complete Harwood Spellbook romantasy boxed set (usually $9.99/£7.99) in the Leading Ladies @storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books by amazing authors like @tansyrr.bsky.social, @kristadb1.bsky.social & more for just $25 in total! storybundle.com/fantasy #romancelandia

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word? My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last. www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...

🌐 #art

This is y'all's chance to work on a webapp where the whole point of using Rust isn't to scale up—it's to scale DOWN. 6k reqs/s on a sub-US$30 machine is no joke. And it's a hard copyleft ecosystem that we're going to protect for the folks who rely on us! Let's do open source right.

solomonskalozub.blogspot.com/2025/11/tran... I have decided to post it serially, as it would be wild to post a book-length blog post, I will release it as a free to download ebook when it is all done, but these posts will also remain on my blog!

SO. Let me tell you about the tale of "First Impressions" and how everyone who hated it ensured I knew. Including the best email I ever got: "written with the pen of Satan." (screenshot w/ permission)

Years ago a friend wrote me a gift Starless Sea AU in #Yuumori. It’s beautiful and poetic and I still treasure it. And every once in a while I play around with writing my own. Because there are three paths and three brothers… This is one of them. #WIPSnips

There are still spots available in this workshop! Vertigo peeps take note! No writing experience needed, but also since it's writing prompts it should be fine for people with loads of writing experience.

Things like this will become increasingly common as billionaires increasingly treat low earth orbit like their personal playground and garbage dump

#sherliam 実生活がポンコツな天才が大好きです。

A lot of people - at the airport, the grocery store, etc. - have been telling me I’m smart and brave for masking lately! Nice change from getting hassled, but I hope everyone knows that you too can start masking if you stopped! You can always choose to build community instead of turning from it.

I have a some print books left at the house, so I can personalize and mail someone a box of books for you. I can probably even drive over to @rhondaparrish.bsky.social house and get a few things from her, too. Oh! I also have like six @skyladawn.ca books leftover from events. WE ARE READY.

speaking of writing, my current contract as a writer at a tech company is up on 12/26 and i don't know if they're renewing me yet so if you are looking for a writer please let me know. i can write a coherent sentence and i've never been romantically entangled with any major political figures

✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨ Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...

2026 Mushroom House Wall Calendar is now available for preorder! Size: 6x11" I'm doing a week of preorders to help determine how many to get printed. They will ship first week of December so they still can be given as gifts! nimasprout.shop/products/202...

Bringing this back for this year. Looking for gifts for your neurodivergent/autistic family/friends? Check out my list of gift ideas

itch.io/b/3334/not-a... Book bundle full of found families and friendship, including my book An Uncommon Curse!

I was as a 22 year old sergeant when I realized that nobody cares why something did or did not happen, why you could or could not do a thing. What matters is whether the thing gets done or not. Excuses are a waste of time: find a way to make it happen or get out of the way for someone who can

#Booksky #Fridayreads Want to support us and the oldest feminist sf con in the world AND get a deal on great queer books? We’re @wiscon.bsky.social’s Vendor of the Month so this deal ends at the end of November!

a big runoff last night, in New Orleans: Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet. So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.

Magica Riot: Full Bloom’s now sold over 300 copies in less than a week of sales, if you were ever doubting that trans books can find audiences

My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?

We already received some amazing submissions for our futuristic horror anthology - but we'd love to receive some more! Submission is open for 2 more months. If you have any questions, send us an e-mail or message 🩷 All info can be found via moo-and-meeks.carrd.co#horroranth

Did you know? If you're interested in trying a new hobby or craft, your local library probably has introductory programs and equipment you can borrow For free!

Friend: is there anything you want when I go to Budapest? Me: UM. *sends photo* Friend: this is…a nail file with Elisabeth on it?? Me: i swear i’m very normal

From my Bonde/Herder #yuumori fic Technological Advances #WIPSnips

HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

#IndieAuthors Given, well, everything, I'm going to donate all my book royalties for the remainder of 2025 to my local food bank. If you've got the means, and you're looking for that next great read (for you or the book lover in your life), check out my work. 👇

Good morning from the picket line in Lancaster, PA! Workers are STILL on ULP strike and are continuing to say DON'T BUY STARBUCKS anywhere! #NoContractNoCoffee

Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky! So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale#stillspooky Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT. 1/6

No shirt, but references to one. From my crack-treated-seriously #yuumori fic Milverton the Matchmaker (Yes, I’m aware there’s a tense change here as the story slams headfirst into the present. This fic is all over the place tense wise and I hope it will make sense lol) #WIPSnips

📍 Anaheim, CA When baristas take action, they remind us who really keeps this country running: working people. #NoContractNoCoffee Show solidarity: seiu.co/NoStarbucks

For a moment this was almost Elisabeth das Musical

See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy (and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)

solve this to figure out the slope of the line you just crossed #yuumori #fanart

Snap up my complete Harwood Spellbook boxed set now as part of this amazing StoryBundle curated by Charlotte English, with books by @tillywallace.bsky.social , @tansyrr.bsky.social , @victoriagoddard.bsky.social, R.J. Blain, @kristadb1.bsky.social & more: storybundle.com/fantasy #romancelandia

Good morning BlueSky~~~ another Thursday filled with Existential Dread, writing short stories, editing some reel content, and a reminder I'm open for #commissions... (both writing & video editiong) How's your Thursday looking? #WritingCommunity #WriterEky #PostSky #BSNM #PromoSky

No shirt, but references to one. From my crack-treated-seriously #yuumori fic Milverton the Matchmaker (Yes, I’m aware there’s a tense change here as the story slams headfirst into the present. This fic is all over the place tense wise and I hope it will make sense lol) #WIPSnips

Appointment. Their spanking new AI system is testing their appointment system by creating dummy appointments. But they aren't supposed to actually go out to patients. Dear Reader, the car park was jam packed with folks like me, trying to be on time for urgent appointments. Fewer places to park 2/

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i am constantly yelling about BEFORE THE FEAST by Saša Stanišić (translated by Anthea Bell). the structure! the point of view! the pacing! the magic! the characters! the resolution! it was the book i wanted not only to constantly *read* but constantly *write* thrilled it exists

Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!

Immediately after leaving my KU contract in 2023, all of my books were added to Kobo Plus. I can't emphasize how great of a program it is and how much I wish other authors would move their books to it. It's a cheaper subscription, pays authors for re-reads, and doesn't force ebook exclusively.

Every time I say this, I get some type of backlash, but to be a good writer, you have to be a good reader. Yes, read your niche, but read widely too. I read poetry, horror, graphic novels, picture books, and non-fiction, too. It's only made my writing better.

I don’t understand why this would be in any way contentious. But unfortunately, it definitely is

There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election. Go. Check. Your. Ballot. komonews.com/news/local/s...