Ute Orgassa

Great art for a great small but mighty outfit.

Fun times with fellow writers! @bsmbooks.bsky.social @mdornish.bsky.social @kevincarver.bsky.social @katherinebonn.bsky.social @katelynsweigart.bsky.social @journey-on.bsky.social , among others.

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star: Spoons: Lavender background Hunger Scale: Red background Migraine Scale: Blue background Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist Braces

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Thumb Splints

Elbow braces in the strawberry, Galaxy and Bats patterns

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!

Store details below!

From: Blaire Andrews <bandrews@royaltypilots.com> Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM Subject: Your royalties on Amazon To: [redacted] Hi [redacted] I’m Blaire from Amazon Partners – Royalty Pilots. We’re an Amazon agency commissioned to help authors migrate their books from third-party publishers to their own Amazon KDP accounts. I’m reaching out because we’ve spoken with many authors who recently shared frustrations that you might also be experiencing while being published through a third-party service provider—such as: Royalties that never seem to arrive or come with little to no explanation. No visibility or control over how many copies have been sold or where those sales are happening. Endless upsells and new charges every time you want to make even a small change to your book. Through Amazon KDP, authors are now publishing their books directly with Amazon — with no middlemen involved. This means: Royalties are sent straight to your bank account every month. You can track real-time sales data through your own KDP dashboard. You have full ownership and control over your books, including the freedom to make revisions free of charge. If you’d like to explore how this can work for you, I’d love to schedule a quick call. Please let me know your best contact number and the most convenient time to reach you. Blaire Andrews Senior Marketing Manager – Partners, Authors Royalty Pilots, an Amazon partner agency Phone: 315-325-9099 Email: bandrews@royaltypilots.com Website: https://royaltypilots.com/

I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)

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Zine Freak Bundle (Issues #1 through 15) | Cursed Morsels Press The first fifteen issues of our zine for $15, including Landlord Lair, Spooky Sexy Soapbox, Florida Man, Reviews of Films That Don&#39;t Exist, Nightmare Birds, All Cops Are B____, My Morbid Childhood...

As we fly right past 200 submissions for our FLESH zine, I encourage folks to check out our previous horror and Weird fiction zines, all of which rule. You can get 15 of them for $15, plus shipping!
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Hello! It's Pen & Pier. We finally decided to join social media. Our group's been meeting regularly for 2 years. We do things like annual retreats, critique groups, in-person & online meetings. We're just a bunch of writers helping each other out. Come check out our website and join us on Discord.

No advice, but I would read it.

We will just have to play quote post ping-pong!

German reunification holiday!

Whoa! Nice!

These folks are doing it right!

Re-upping this one!

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

I'm heartbroken to learn of Jane Goodall's passing at age 91. The world is darker with her gone.

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Believe it or not, I am in this! My story in Obsolescence is how this wild writerly journey began.

Reposting condor to give yall some feels that aren't anxiety

This is a project I spent considerable time on lately. I would love for you to check it out, if it is in your wheelhouse!

If you like spiders, there is a truly adorable spider pic in there. If you don't like spiders, do not be afraid!

I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers:

NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints.

and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.

This is a project I spent considerable time on lately. I would love for you to check it out, if it is in your wheelhouse!

Me holding my paperback copy of Human Tenderloin by Craig Wallwork up to the camera.

Oh, you mean this one?

A group of happy writers having breakfast at a long table.

Two writers roasting marshmallows over a bonfire.

Three writers playfully fighting with their smores sticks at a bonfire.

Several writers showing off their arts and crafts work, specifically the hand bound books they just made.

When Pen & Pier writers get together, it's always a fun time. Featuring @bsmbooks.bsky.social , @mdornish.bsky.social , @kevincarver.bsky.social , @journey-on.bsky.social , @katelynsweigart.bsky.social @katherinebonn.bsky.social , among others, & also my awesome @shortwavebooks.bsky.social T-shirt!

Thank you for reading! And thanks for hosting us!

Someone else worth checking out!

It's fun seeing you in person!

PUSHING DAISIES was a work of genius, cast with absolute geniuses, showrun by a genius, and I deserve three more seasons damnit.

A DAY AT THE BEACH - The photograph is black and white, yellowed at the edges, and of atrocious quality. Isquint at the details. The rambunctious group of people playing in the

There’s something slightly ominous about @uteorgassa.bsky.social’s “A Day at the Beach.” Also, I love this encapsulation of #nostalgia: “I wish I could live inside this picture. Partake once more in that perfect day when everything was still all right. I can’t.”

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Another cool picture from a friend of mine.