we spent a decent amount of time discussing how to pronounce "epoque"
09.03.2026 03:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@adibkhorram.bsky.social
Award-winning best selling author of books for all ages. Out now: IT HAD TO BE HIM (adult romance), TEA IS LOVE (picture book). Next: ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS (young adult). adibkhorram.com ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฎ๐ท he/him
we spent a decent amount of time discussing how to pronounce "epoque"
09.03.2026 03:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0WITHOUT spoilers
09.03.2026 03:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0had some friends over tonight while the clair obscur: expedition 33 soundtrack was playing in the background so i got to try to explain all the emotional damage to them
09.03.2026 03:37 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0g'kar flew so zuko could walk
09.03.2026 03:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0excellent
09.03.2026 03:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175
Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game
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omg these look amazing
08.03.2026 19:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
And it's the first day of the Queer Liberation Network Fundraising Auction today! Tons of signed books, calls with agents, manuscript critiques and more! Including the illustrated edition of Murderbot, hardcover Witch King & Queen Demon, mass market Raksura:
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08.03.2026 14:41 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1This morning in Tehran. It's presently raining oil, per CNN
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And that's a wrap!
Thank you to everyone who read along with me. It was nice to revisit A Gentleman's Gentleman, a book that truly changed my career, ahead of the release of the sequel
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08.03.2026 12:51 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0update on dispatch: REALLY LOVING IT but sadly no gay romance options, bg3 has spoiled me
08.03.2026 03:58 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iranโs people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.
08.03.2026 02:19 โ ๐ 24974 ๐ 8003 ๐ฌ 781 ๐ 325it's been so long sometimes i forget to promote my little nowruz book, thank you for the reminder
08.03.2026 03:54 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0ahhh enjoy!!!
08.03.2026 03:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0shameless plug: if we're talking pov, it's not a romance, but my new ya is in dual second person and i think i did it pretty okay
08.03.2026 02:13 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I remember the first time I heard a craft talk on romance (back in 2015) the going philosophy was that first person didn't work well because readers didn't want to be inserted directly into the sex scenes! How things change lol.
08.03.2026 02:11 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0H.R. 7661 would harm so many publishers, authors, and readers. Only the smallest sliver of human experience would make it onto shelves. If you think kids deserve the world, you are against this bill - please read this article and call your reps.
06.03.2026 21:13 โ ๐ 414 ๐ 320 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2a t shirt that says protect trans kids with wolverine in pink and blue by A.L. kaplan
LOOK WHAT I GOT
07.03.2026 19:27 โ ๐ 2678 ๐ 468 ๐ฌ 44 ๐ 26I appreciate you letting me go on that journey!!!
07.03.2026 22:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0it was to help his time sickness!!!
07.03.2026 22:44 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Just re-read the Darius the great books ( #dariusthegreatisnotok and #dariusthegreatdeservesbetter ) by @adibkhorram.bsky.social for the umpteenth time. I laughed, I cried (several times), I anxiety spiraledโฆ i wish it was a trilogy because I worry about Darius!
07.03.2026 22:33 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0he might never get a third book but i promise he'll be okay!
07.03.2026 22:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0literally the most fun i've ever had!!!
07.03.2026 22:32 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I have to take my hat off to the whole group thoughโto say everyone "played the tone" of their era would understating. Picard-era grit, Lower Decks humour, Starfleet Academy "Best and Brightest (but So Young)"โฆ it was awesome.
#StarTrekAdventures continues to be a joy, butโalwaysโitโs the people.
And having two of my regular players from an ongoing campaign in the one-shot, @stevekenson.com playing his Science Officer, while @brandoncrilly.bsky.social played a new 32nd Century character, let me totally indulge with clues and hints for the futureโgiven this was a completely temporal one-shot.
07.03.2026 22:03 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I've been spoiled by gaming sessions, but @adibkhorram.bsky.social's Ensign smashing a JemโHadar-DNA-laced-potato into a scanner, yelling "Did I fix it?" followed by @premeemohamed.com Dr. screaming, "Russet!" with anguish, and then @kateheartfield.com's Rinโs "Move" as she drew a phaser?
Top 10.
The angry part of Bluesky remembered KOSA (now under the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or H.R. 7757) exists but rather yell at you I'll say:
If you have REALLY bad anxiety (like me!), you can call your reps after hours! Voicemail counts! The site 5Calls give you a script to read off of: