A.J. Pellegrino 💀

Just over 2k words in and I fear I made my cast of characters too big, but we’ll see

BREAKING: A federal court ruled that the FDA's unnecessary restrictions on medication abortion are unlawful and must be reconsidered.

This ​decision reaffirms that our access to safe and essential medicines should be dictated by science, not politics.

You should also support trans rights simply because we're fucking human beings who deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but I'll take what I can get at this point

Any politician who opposes trans rights is also opposing bodily autonomy, which is basically the foundation for your right to live as a free person, so you should support trans rights out of rational self-interest

If the man in the big chair can deny me HRT, he can deny you whatever he wants, too

Any candidate who does not unequivocally support trans people's right to exist in peace is no better for us than a tyrant

my hyper fixation vs my executive dysfunction

a sign that says your vote matters in red white and blue ALT: a sign that says your vote matters in red white and blue

“We have 850,000 more democrats in New Jersey, but the Republicans are counting on them not turning out. That’s the only way they’ll win.” - State Senator Vin Gopal

New Jersey, if we VOTE we will WIN 💪💪💪 Early voting is open NOW so make a plan!!!!

A moodboard for my space horror work in progress The top left image is a close up of a bloody hip joint. The top middle image is the interior of a dilapidated space ship. The top right image is of a woman’s face in shadow with a red hue. The middle left image is of a swarm of black and white hands reach up. The middle middle image is of the curve of a planet’s surface from space. The middle right image is of storm clouds. The bottom left image is of broken TV screens. The bottom middle image is of a man’s face in motion. The bottom right image is of two vials of blood.

New accountability thread unlocked 👽

I’m looking to finish a first draft of my Space Horror WIP by July…which is possibly too ambitious. But we’re gonna try!

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#booksky #amwriting #drafting #moodboard

Putting a Democrat with a Nazi tattoo in the Senate normalizes Naziism in our federal politics for a long ass time.

All these recent stories about secret Nazi group chats? Anytime that happens going forward will be met with "But Platner."

It's not a purity test. Think through the consequences.

I truly need my body to cut me a break 🫠

Two copies of Read Furiously’s Disco Fries & Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State, edited by S. Atzeni and Adam Wilson. The top copy shows the cover, a picture of three diner booths. The bottom copy is open with a leaf laying across the page.

It's not your fault. The words Cam's heard a million times before. "It's not your fault," his pastor told him at twelve. "Parker is with God now. Let that bring some comfort to you. He's gone home to the one who needs him most." "It's not your fault," every one of his boyfriends has told him when he wakes up gasping for breath. "You were just kids. You can't blame yourself." "It's not your fault," his therapist tries relentlessly to convince him. "Your mother was the one responsible for watching you both. You never should have been in that water to begin with." "But I was the one she put in charge," he fights back over and over and over again. "I should have been watching him." "Somewhere In Between" By: A.J. Pellegrino

It’s release day for @readfuriously.bsky.social’s Disco Fries & Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State! My short story, “Somewhere In Between”, is about the haunting nature of grief.

Order your copy here: readfuriously.com/products/dis...

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#booksky #shortstory #bookrelease #anthology

Also a none plot related update: I’m still on the fence about romancing Icarus and Eris. Not bc I dislike their characters but bc I’m literally never happy to see either of them on a run 🙃

Alternatively, please have this pokemon trainer who thinks they’re a bug trainer but actually isn’t. Their pokemon include:

Tangela
Dunsparce
Magcargo
Flygon
Pawniard
Lurantis

A bug pokemon gym leader who’s scared of bugs and doesn’t know they’re a bug trainer. Their pokemon include:

Dwebble
Paras
Forretress
Swadloon
Accelgor
Golisopod

Okay, I really like this game BUT I found the two big interactions post finding the fates v underwhelming

I have larger thoughts on this (most of which have to do with time travel as a plot device and not properly paying off build up) but yeah I think those are my final plot thoughts

If you’re out at a #NoKings rally today, stay safe, stay smart, and wear a mask! I love you!

Don't photograph anyone else at a protest either.

A preorder announcement for Read Furiously’s newest anthology release. A white piece of paper ripped apart to reveal a cover that says Disco Fries & Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State. The paper says, “pssst… Read Furiously’s newest anthology is now available for preorder. Available on October 21st”

Interested in a ghost story? My short story “Somewhere In Between” will be out in the world on October 21st in @readfuriously.bsky.social’s third volume in their NJ anthology series 👻

Preorder your copy today: readfuriously.com/products/dis...

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#booksky #comingsoon #writingcommunity

Okay well now that I’ve read Sunrise on the Reaping twice this year there’s nothing stopping me from reading Our Share of Night again soooooo

To become dependent on ChapGPT is to evacuate yourself from your own life.

YIKES, no thanks. I’m gonna be alive inside every damn thing I do, even and especially the ish I don’t wanna do.

Selene

Jk the second storyline is def just another party…Hades 3 it is then?

Given all the interactions with Prometheus, Heracles, and Arachne, I feel like there’s going to be a second storyline to this game like with the first

Either that or they’re setting up for Hades 3: Time to Fight the Gods

A preorder announcement for Read Furiously’s newest anthology release. A white piece of paper ripped apart to reveal a cover that says Disco Fries & Scenic Drives: Life in the Garden State. The paper says, “pssst… Read Furiously’s newest anthology is now available for preorder. Available on October 21st”

Interested in a ghost story? My short story “Somewhere In Between” will be out in the world on October 21st in @readfuriously.bsky.social’s third volume in their NJ anthology series 👻

Preorder your copy today: readfuriously.com/products/dis...

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#booksky #comingsoon #writingcommunity

the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood, framed in gold with gold flowers against a dark teal background around the edges. The cover is teal with a stag of flowers and foliage growing from a twisted tree with flowers growing around it and black ooze dripping from a branch overhead. the title "The Lord of the Wood" is in large white serif text to the left, with foliage growing through the letters closest to the tree, and the author "E.M. Anderson" is in all-caps yellow text at the bottom. the tagline, in smaller yellow text, reads, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..."

"When lonely clockmaker Arthur Throckmorton loses his way in an enchanted forest, he meets the hero of his childhood bedtime stories: the Lord of the Wood. But instead of the mythical figure of his dreams, the Lord of the Wood is a grim man turning into a beast and losing power over a dying forest. If they can’t save the forest before he becomes a beast completely, Arthur will lose the man he's falling for—and never see his family again." Text is in a textbox against a murky image of a forest, with the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood below the text, all against a dark teal background with gold curlicues in the corners.

The cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood on a dark teal background with golden leaves overhead, surrounded by yellow text reading: plant magic; sentient forest trying to oops! murder people; intensely homoerotic shaving scene; the one who heard the stories and the one who was in the stories; hopeless romantic who's clueless about his own sexuality; Beauty & the Beast inspired by not a retelling; dual-POV brother/sister; love interest turning slowly into a beast; wound-tending.

and here's a static cover reveal post for people who want to skip the book trailer and/or hate videos! cover art by Lucy Rose

THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases in July 2026, from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social! #author

preorder now: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq...

It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all

Having a breakdown on world mental health day feels right

Guitar Concerto in C Flat Minor, Op. 12: Lucina by S. Morgan Burbank

My novella of trans self-discovery is now up for pre-order! You can get Guitar Concerto in C Flat Minor, Op. 12: Lucina (short name Opus) for preorder now. Release date December 12,2025. Ebook $3. Paperback $8.

Thread time.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb

Anybody else think about how much this would radically alter their life and have to just stare at the ceiling awhile

Beat the main story 😤