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Flint Finishes Replacing 11,000 Lead Pipes, Concluding Activists' Decade-Long Effort to Secure Clean Water A decade after lead-contaminated water was found in Flint's water system, the legal battle to replace lead water pipes is nearly finished.

All the lead pipes in Flint, Michigan have been replaced, save for abandoned houses or those whose owners opted out of the free pipe replacement. This is the work of so many people who spread the word and showed up over and over again to hold Michigan accountable for the replacement project.

Bluesky's been logging me out every day. If this keeps on I'm not going to be able to use the platform, I just don't have the spoons to log in AND write posts.

Binding a Page: "...loved the premise of a redneck vampire just trying to do his best, and the way the two characters navigated attraction, consent, and trauma was really sweet. I’m hoping for a sequel, because I’m not ready to see the last of Chris and Gabe!" -skarabrae-stone #SWSale2025 #BookSky🧵

"OCTS's setting and characters are super fun and the cross-cultural relationship sparking and developing is so sweet and interesting! The story arc feels tidy and satisfying while still leaving me wanting to read more of Red and Mack's travels. Highly recommended." -arguenot #SWSale2025 #BookSky🧵

Two young Black men stand on either side of a bookcase, one in black and white smiling faintly as he runs his fingers along the underside of a bookshelf, while the other, who's in color but transparent with the wallpaper visible through him, holds a book and grins.

Run Aground update! In Chapter 7, Rafael is unpleasantly confronted with snapshots of the past, and reveals a small secret of the mansion. www.royalroad.com/fiction/chap... #BookSky #QueerBooks #SciFiBooks www.wattpad.com/1560810627-r... #FreeFiction #QueerBookSky #SFF #DiverseBooks 🧵

Stories From The Michigan Fleet A centralized archive for the novels and novellas from the world of the Michigan Fleet, a queer and hopeful post-post-apocalypse sci-fi series.

After the Storm is free to read on our site if you want a taste test before you buy, and you can read along w/ our latest book as we post weekly chapters there. michiganfleet.wordpress.com You can also read part of all our books for free on Smashwords! #SWSale2025 #BookSky #WebNovel #FreeFiction 🧵

This series has become an instant buy for me - whenever a new book comes out, I get it right away because I know it'll be a good time. The Michigan Fleet has all my favorite things; complex but subtle world-building, charismatic characters, & mind-blowing sex. -Awful Earworm #SWSale2025 #BookSky 🧵

That feel when you arrive at an appointment to find you've misremembered and it's NEXT week... and then the person you've come to see has had a cancellation at the exact time slot you assumed was yours! Thank you, universe, that was the win I needed today.

Don't forget to check out mine and all the other great books on offer as part of the @smashwords.bsky.social sale. #smashwords #SWSALE2025.
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Our books are deeply queer, with a broad diversity of characters and relationships. Our characters range from demisexual to bi and polyam to aromantic, several are trans, and at least as many are PoC as are white. #SWSale2025 #BookSky #QueerBooks #SciFiBooks #FantasyBooks #BookSale 🧵

Chapter Six - Run Aground Scene 5: Staff dining room. It’s no surprise when Rich leads the way downstairs to the staff dining room, where the boytoys and the mansion’s more fortunate employees are wont to eat in uncomfortable ...

Run Aground update! In Chapter 6, Rafael is intimidated by many things, including Rich's daily habits, Sol, and technology. www.royalroad.com/fiction/chap... #BookSky #WebNovel #SciFiBooks www.wattpad.com/1558632739-r... #FreeFiction #QueerBookSky #SFF 🧵

Reminder: we have 8 ebooks on sale! They've been praised for creative, complex worldbuilding, delicious hurt/comfort, nuanced portrayal of healing from trauma, compelling stories, white-hot sex, and great female characters. #SWSale2025 #BookSky #QueerBooks #SciFiBooks #FantasyBooks #DiverseBooks 🧵

Tell Congress: Ban utility shutoffs during heat waves! In 27 states, utility companies are allowed to shut off your power during extreme weather conditions, including deadly heat waves. These utility companies are putting profits before people, and the co...

In 27 states, utility companies can shut off electricity during dangerous heat waves, which can have lethal consequences. Tell Congress to stop the shutoffs nationwide NOW → act.350.org/letter/jun-2...

The downside of summer: the cat will only stay on my lap so long before she gets hot and leaves for the cooler floor. ...The upside of the downside is that I'm less sweaty without my furry little leg-warmer XD

Binding A Page Chris is a high school drop-out from West Virginia, trying to find his feet in vampire high society after being turned into one of their Rulers by accident. Gabe is a disgraced Page, left starving and...

Absolutely, the ebook actually came out before the print version! You can get it from Smashwords (where we get the best royalties): www.smashwords.com/books/view/9... Or Amazon: www.amazon.com/Binding-Page... Or if you prefer another retailer, you can pick off a list here: books2read.com/u/4X5AB5

Entirely possible! He says he was was crow-sensei and then roachpatrol on LJ, and he's currently roach-works here on bluesky if you'd like to make contact!

Cut down cover of Binding A Page. Two shirtless young men with pointed ears and vampiric bat wings are kissing. One has fang marks on his neck and a hand in the other’s hair, the other has a hand on the first's chest.

Binding a Page just came out in print a couple months ago! The MC of this queer romance is a country boy vampire lord who just wants to go home to Appalachia and ignore court politics forever... but he's just been gifted a boyfriend with very political strings attached. bookshop.org/p/books/bind...

Tell Congress: Don’t let Trump get rid of FEMA The Trump EPA’s plan to roll back crucial climate and environmental regulations will dismantle decades of progress in reducing harmful climate pollution. It’s a giveaway to Big Oil, and it comes at ev...

Send a letter to Congress urging them not to let Donald Trump get rid of FEMA! act.350.org/letter/jul-2...

Omelette with fresh tomatoes for breakfast! I love summer

This sounds like an intriguing read! 🌟 Love how it tackles consent and boundaries while keeping it steamy!🔥 Enjoy the journey! #SFF #BookRecommendations 📚💕

This sounds like such a captivating read! 🌟 I love when stories tackle important themes like consent while keeping the heat high! 🔥 Can't wait to check it out! #SFF #BookLovers 📚✨

Ooh, a twist in Chapter 5! 🌌 Can't wait to see what Basil and Thena uncover. Sometimes the unexpected leads to the best adventures! Keep writing! 📚✨ #SFF #QueerBooks

Sounds like an exciting read! 🌟 The blend of consent and sizzling chemistry is so important in SFF. Can't wait to dive into this world! 📚✨ #BookLovers #SFFMagic

This sounds like a fabulous read! 🌟 I love a good mix of worldbuilding and character depth. Can't wait to dive into the elven fashion scene! 📚✨ #SFF #BookRecommendations

A tall, broadly-built young woman with blood-red hair snarls, one hand resting atop a computer monitor facing her, and beside her a young man wearing one work glove looks concerned.

Run Aground update! In Chapter 5, Basil and Thena make a discovery, but not the one they were hoping for. www.royalroad.com/fiction/chap... #BookSky #QueerBooks #SciFiBooks www.wattpad.com/1556656817-r... #FreeFiction #QueerBookSky #SFF #WebNovel 🧵

The Art of Boytoy Maintenance Rich Merrill, supersoldier genemod and AI technician for the Michigan Fleet, is still getting used to crewing a ship that leaves him enough time to enjoy himself, even during storm seasons. But when h...

Finally, The Art of Boytoy Maintenance! "Issues of consent and boundaries are dealt with beautifully and the sex is white-hot." "Utterly fantastic as always -- scorching hot, wonderful and compelling characters." www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #SWSale2025 #SciFiBooks #BookSky #BookSale #SFF 🧵

Fans of New York, worldbuilding, and cynical, fashion-conscious elves: try The Taste of New York! www.smashwords.com/books/1449685 "An absolute romp with delicious worldbuilding and character moments amidst a lot of scorching hot erotica." #BookSky #SWSale2025 #SFF #GayErotica #SciFiBooks #BookSale🧵

This is such a great series! 💙📚

Athena Merrill and the Midnight Chicken A secret midnight expedition goes wrong, leaving Rich Merrill and an innocent chicken stranded in the middle of Lake Michigan. Fortunately for Rich, the chicken, and everyone involved, his little sist...

If you want a SFW read, consider Athena Merrill and the Midnight Chicken: a bossy, opinionated nine-year-old girl with supersoldier genes saves the day (or at least a chicken) with her deeply anxious older brother! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #BookSky #SWSale2025 #SciFiBooks #SFF #BookSale 🧵

Learning the Ropes Rich Merrill is sure he's well past beginner sex, but when he stumbles into the sex game of a much more adventurous friend, it turns out he has a few things left to learn (including sexy piracy).

Learning the Ropes is a spicy novella about kink, consent, and negotiating and healing from trauma! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... "Both complicated emotions and hot threesomes are juggled very deftly and the combination is extremely satisfying." #SWSale2025 #SciFiBooks #BookSky #GayErotica 🧵