We need a Care Bear that radiates common sense out of its belly

I'm about to start a rewatch!

WIBR Review #27: "Wastelands: The Parched Earth 1" by Samira Lloyd W. James Chan published a post on Ko-fi

Having read and reviewed a stellar debut novel by a fellow UoW creative writing alum, I am giving myself permission to read some tradpub for a bit -- sometimes an indie just sets the bar that high and you're not ready to be let down again.

Asimov first, "The Ninth" series by Muir after that. :)

She's not a lion, but if you buy The Lion, Hazel gets treeeeats.

Two page spread of the first issue of BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei. A tall and short figure traverse an aged steel sci-fi bridge across a seemingly endless chasm with endless sci-fi ceiling above them. Manta Ray like figures fly off into the distance. The level of detail is bonkers

BLAME!

insane that this is the second page of the book. Nihei is unreal

You can't keep raising prices while gutting value and expect a generation with less money and time than ever to make that kind of bad sacrifice. People are tired of being scammed. The experience offered is no longer worth venturing for.

Millionaire trophy hunter gored to death by 1.3 tonne bull on African safari Asher Watkins, 52, was tracking a 1.3 tonne Cape Buffalo bull, known as the Black Death, on Sunday when it suddenly charged at him at 35mph.

Ah that's lovely news.

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Yes, yes; keep it secret.

REVIEW - BLACKCLOAK: A Contrarian Masterwork Willow Zane published a post on Ko-fi

🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️SPOILER-FREE REVIEW for BLACKCLOAK by W. James Chan🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️ ko-fi.com/post/REVIEW-...

'Then' no longer sounds like a word.
Neither does 'just'. Aughh.

I don't have the time or the energy to have a good cry And I mean the lips quivering, face scrunching, body shaking, noise making sort aka- the ugly cry Where your eyes and cheeks burn, the taste of salt lingers on clammy skin, the head throvs with the efforts of shedding grief I could use an ugly cry- or three- right now

But the tears never come When I have the time, if they ever come at all It's part of the curse of growing up like I did, crying was an inconvience, a way to get attention- or yelled at Now, I hardly cry at all, not even when I'm alone, in my room, the way I've always preferred Instead, I wax poetic about my woes, subjecting you to my little sob story On and on, my inky tears flow In the very way I wished my real ones would

My submission for #PoemsAbout #WaxedTears

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This poem is called 'Hardly the Time (to Cry)'

Poem is included in the alt text of the corresponding screenshot.

#poetrysky #writingcommunity

🥲 thank you!

The Forgotten Staircase Amazon.com: The Forgotten Staircase eBook : Zane, Willow: Books

@willowzane.bsky.social has a book. I'm going to be reading it very soon. I've heard many great things, and I know she's an amazing writer. I've read her blog posts.

The ebook is free today!

I have the paperback. It feels really nice!

#booksky #writingcommunity

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I kinda hate it when they use the movie poster for the book cover 💚🩷

#BookSky #Wicked

Life is worth living bc sometimes a cat will reach out and put a paw on u

great scientific quotes of our times www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Three books of different sizes, hand written by a small child, with drawings of cats. Colourful star stickers on the biggest one.

My daughter has been making little books, including The Adventures of Esther’s Cats, Why Cats Meow, and an untitled one about a dog, a cat, some snails, and a monster with 40 heads. When I told her that I liked them, she said that she would bury one with me in my grave!

Book promo post. Text says Cover Reveal. A 3D mock-up of a short story collection, Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories, by M L D Curelas. The cover is teal and gold-toned. On the gold, right-hand side, a flying saucer soars over towering skyscrapers. The teal left-hand side lists a few stories collected in the the volume, finishing with the tag line ... and more! The cover is distressed and creased to give it a vintage, pulp feel. The background image is the same retro flying saucer hovering over the buildings, but now the colour is teal instead of gold.

Excited to show off the cover for the upcoming short story collection, Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories by @mldcurelas.bsky.social. The fantastically retro cover is by @skyladawn.ca.

Harvesting Moonshine will be out in August! Ebooks on pre-order now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHJGHGRS

Using the word "clean" in book marketing is far from the worst thing ever, it's just something I personally dislike. What do you think?

#booksky #authorsky #bookishquestions #bookmarketing #bookishopinions #indieauthor

Three vertical fantastical images: Reddish tree in distance, some reddish-coloured grass, what looks like sand; Asian woman sitting holding glowing white orb in blue "room"; city scape at night.

A shy store clerk. A plain Jane. A near-hermit. An unlikeable jerk. An ambitious perfectionist. Their common link? A new pill that promises lucid dreams, but delivers scary side effects. The line between dream and reality blurs as they discover its origin. #BluePit📖 #Q #SF

KPop Demon Hunters has provided me with at least two key tracks in one of the villain romances I'm writing, and for that alone I must watch it ten thousand times

Sifting through BLACKCLOAK'S bones Willow Zane published a post on Ko-fi

New BCBC blog: Sifting through BLACKCLOAK'S bones - Covering Chapters 13 & 14. ko-fi.com/Post/Sifting...

*delicate cough* I mean, since I am being tortured to answer, I am a LITTLE bit partial to my own THE RIDER, THE RIDE, THE RICH MAN'S WIFE :D

A Wild West Wild Hunt with a pair of identical twins trying to outsmart a supernatural sacrifice!

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The Lion, by Lee Burton (Review) Elle S. Hodge published a post on Ko-fi

Fantastic book, deserves to be read.

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🐇"Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."🐇

~The Velveteen Rabbit, 1922

#MarjoryWilliamsBianco #ChildrensClassics #Booklover #Kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration #kidlit #picturebooks #books #BookSky #BookClub #KidLitSky #KidLitChat #KidLitCommunity #rabbits

I can't write an ampersand for the life of me

Yes, it's easy. No, I will not stop drawing an 8 with a fancy sash

It's the prettiest 8 in the world and it just won a pageant. Show some respect

Holding up a copy of ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad

One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is very much worth your time.

Give him whatever he demands!

Falling for BLACKCLOAK Willow Zane published a post on Ko-fi

New BCBC Blog: Falling for BLACKCLOAK, covering chapters 11 and 12 ko-fi.com/post/Falling...

The paint that slipped onto the research; the photography, that lay underfoot on the studio floor that built up over time to create layers and new stories without a contrived shape. Francis Bacon called it ‘the compost’ - call it what you will, it has incredible value ... @intantainicus.bsky.social