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You should have a website I know. You already have a social media account. But you should also have a personal website. Here's why. You control your website When you post on social media, you are subject to the whims of whoever runs it. If you get banned, no one knows how to find you. If the website gets sold to someone who sucks, you cannot transfer your identity somewhere else. If the main algorithm that people use to find your posts starts suppressing your posts, you have no backup plan. Social media leaves you bouncing from one enshittified, corporate-owned app to another. Your website is your fallback plan When your favorite social media website gets bought by some asshole with more money than sense, you are going to be left holding the bag. If you have a website, you can link your social media profiles on the website, and build up a reputation as having that website so people know where to find you if your current social media implodes. You will feel better if you have control over your technology I'm a glass artist. I use a kiln about 3-5 times a week for my work. A few months ago, my thermocouple broke. I don't have a place in town that will repair kilns, and anyway, it's too heavy to move around. Luckily, kilns are meant to be user-serviced. The thermocouple popped out, I ordered a new one, and I did a little work with a screwdriver to get the new one in place. And you know what? It felt great. Because it gave me a sense of agency

You should have a website (by @nora.zone)

nora.zone/manifesto.html

The Literary Landscape and Response to the Los Angeles Wildfires: Book Censorship News, January 24, 2025 Must-read work about the L.A. wildfires, what cultural institutions have survived and been lost to the fires, and where you can make donations. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

The literary landscape and response to the LA wildfires, including what has and hasn't survived, active fundraisers, mutual aid calls, and more. That, plus this week's book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/los-angeles-...

Finding Echoes by Foz Meadows — neon hemlock Publication Day: January 30th, 2024. Snow Kidama speaks to ghosts amongst the local gangs of Charybdis Precinct, isolated from the rest of New Arcadia by the city’s ancient walls. But when his old l...

as Hugo Award nomination season is almost upon us, here's a reminder that my queer fantasy novella, Finding Echoes, is eligible! www.neonhemlock.com/books/findin...

Sounds cozy and delightful

It was hammered into my brain (by educators, by relatives, by the news, etc) to not believe everything said or seen online and to check multiple credible sources before accepting information to be true and I don’t know when that went out the window, but it sucks

this is so good. this is so so so good. i'm running around my office screaming the lev manovich quote about how software is ideology

digital illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a hand with a lace web pattern glove. The hand has sharp fingernails dripping a tiny amount of blood. A black butterfly is perched on the hand.

"Girls are caterpillars while they live in the world, to be finally butterflies when the summer comes; but in the meantime there are grubs and larvae, don't you see - each with their peculiar propensities, necessities and structure." - excerpt from 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu

Looooove this series, I think I read/listened to it 3+ times last year ❤️❤️

Banner: "Loyalty Bookstores Presents Comfort Reads Panel w/ KJ Charles T. Kingfisher Malka Older & Martha Wells Sun 1/19 @ 1PM ET Virtual loyaltybookstores.com/comfortreads2 " Includes headshots of all four authors looking fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine and book cover images for The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, Swordheart (awesome new cover), The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses, The Murderbot Diaries

In case you need something nice this weekend, or a massive recommendation list of comfort books for whenever:

www.loyaltybookstores.com/comfortreads2

This photo was blown into our yard during the Eaton Canyon fire. Anyone from Pasadena/Altadena recognize these people?

share this post with your friends who want to join the #booksky community! 💙📚

For those that don’t know and wish to know more about, or think is is “another punk, ugh” (ad I saw a few comments above), the term as coined by author Alexandra Rowland ( @alexandrarowland.bsky.social) in 2017: www.denofgeek.com/culture/a-ho...

Great list with ALL my favorites!

Curtain Call to Murder held in front of Bert's Bookshelves

Curtain Call to Murder by Julian Clary is a silly crime comedy told in a similar way to The Appeal by Janice Hallett.

It book doesn’t take itself seriously at all, and once you get into the vibe of that, it’s a really fun ride.

2/2025

Soooo grateful for this (not for profit!) app! Absolutely sent them $$.

Finished up the scarf on the demo loom - now to sort through yarn and see what I want to warp up next!

This is amazing! I have a disabled friend moving to town soon - can you send me info on how he can join?

Here are the top ten banned books of last year. Notice that nearly every one was challenged for LGBTQ+ content—most frequently trans—or discussing sexual violence against girls.

Queer Books (cont.)

Sapphic Books- Sapphfic, Sapphic Books, LesFic
TransBooks365 - #TransBooks365
Trans Writers - #transwriting, #transwriter
Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy - #queeradultsff 🌈🚀💫
Ace Books - 💜♠️

Book Promo

Book Promo - 📢📚
Book Reviews - #bookreview
Discount Books - #DiscountBooks

For the newskies #writingcommunity:

Unlike other SM, BlueSky has threads that are great to get your posts to people who might interested. Certain emojis and keywords will put your post in the threads. This is a non-exhaustive list:

General Books

BookSky - 💙📚
Bsky Bookclub - 👀📚

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Bring your broken jewelry and use our tools to repair or remake them!

Speedweve repair looms, a sewing machine, and sashiko-style mending tools provided.

Give bedding & clothes new life with natural or procion (tie) dyes.

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Sept 14 - Summer Fiber Frolic -

MEND, UPCYCLE, and REPAIR!

In Ladera Heights / Los Angeles

Free or pay what you can entry - register today

The number of people I've sold this book to as the perfect accompaniment to Francesca by Hozier and have them get back to me sobbing because it's so perfect. January LaVoy nailed the audio. Do yourself a favour and get this book and settle in for a heartwrenchingly good time

#queeradultsff #lesfic

We’ve been happy with Mint for years! Check TMO network by you. I can send you a referral if you’d like

I know many people who love a good/bad loyalty kink! Yessssss bring it on!

Running Close to the Wind NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

I just reviewed Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland. #RunningClosetotheWind #NetGalley
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📚💙 #queeradultSFF 📖

If you need to fill a Terry Pratchett or OFMD hole in your heart, this book might just fit.

Anyway, please follow @romancingthevote.bsky.social, something I'm about to spend a solid month of my life and all of my spare cash making work because I hate voting *that much* lol

come hate voting with me!!! if we hate voting hard enough we can cross $1,000,000 this year!

Ok, the Kingston Cycle books are one SOLID trilogy, #QueerAdultSFF, radical politics, amazing worldbuilding, romantic as fuck, and deals with a society finding itself after dismantling oppression. Do yourself a favor and read them! Share them with friends!

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A screenshot of the NetGalley app, showing the covers of books.

Feeling so lucky, thank you RB Media/Netgalley for the audiobook ARC of Running Close to the Wind by @alexandrarowland.bsky.social! I’m 18% in and I’ve already laughed so hard I cried.

If you need to fill the OFMD-shaped hole in your heart, this pirate fantasy book fits.

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#queerAdultSFF

Queer Pirates Sail for Love and Glory in Running Close to the Wind Read an excerpt from the upcoming novel by fantasy author Alexandra Rowland (A Taste of Gold and Iron).

You can read more about it - and the first chapter! - here: gizmodo.com/running-clos...