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TimothΓ©e Chalamet is just an asshole.
This week has been SO long.
I didnβt even know we had them in the UK. They can get fucked.
Women's Day Sale games by women-led studios hosted on STEAM | March 6th to 15th | organized by WINGS
Dredge
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
Signalis
The 2026 Women's Day sale kicks off today on steam, featuring demos and discounts for hundreds of games developed by women and other gender-marginalized developers.
Having a boring day at work so I can go home and kill off a character.
Friends in CA and US! Kobo has a sale right now for cozy reads below $5. Tales of Lunis Aquaria is part of this, but there are tons of other good reads.
US: www.kobo.com/us/en/p/cozy...
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Tales US: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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If you're looking for dark fantasy with
*warring Mage Houses
*monstrous god-kings from another realm
*queer disasters not exactly eating each other alive
*traumatised siblings and dysfunctional family
*bringing back the dead
*people making terrible life choices
then son I have you covered
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Ahhhh thank you Matt!!! π That means so much!
Do you accept DM's BTW, I've been meaning to ask you about something totally not book related lol
It's World Book Day, but as I work hard on editing the new book, I'm too tired to promote the old ones lol
Oh man I loved the Golden Sun games.
You have great taste!
These are the games that defined my life over the years, or that have otherwise inspired me emotionally and creatively.
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: βA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.β I suppose I shouldnβt be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said βwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.β She said βmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when β¦
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
I reused the name elsewhere, so I guess he still kinda exists as a footnote π€£
Image of 9 books covers for books by Helen Whistberry: Roadkill, shows a highway with animal skeletons on it; The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere, has a black cat playing with an old-fashioned sailing ship; When Your Heart is a Broken Thing, has a white rabbit crying red tears and a red rabbit with skeleton exposed crying blue tears; Once Upon a Wave of Witches, with co-author Eli Belt, has a green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves; The Tail of Nightshade, has a gray mouse among purple nightshade blooms; The Melody of Trees, has a red fox among twining tree branches; The Weird Sisters, has a full moon behind tombstones with a hand visible lying on the ground; The Avenging Angel, has a full moon behind a mansion; The Ghostly Groom, has a full moon behind a tombstone with a black bird on top of it.
World Book Day? I have books, though I don't talk about them as much as I should which means nobody buys them, but if you're into classic mysteries or dark fantasy or hopeful horror or fractured folk tales and enjoy illustrated books, I got 'em!
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Text reads: Get 50% off selected queer books so we can make more room for new stock! Spring 2026 at proud-geek.co.uk
There's 50% off selected queer books at Proud Geek this month so that we can make more room on the shelves for new stock in 2026!
Go grab a bargain while you can at proud-geek.co.uk/sale
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I'm trying to read more books by trans authors and with trans characters. I especially love Gabe's characters.
I normally don't do this but my family is in dire need of help! My stepfather passed away last week and we immediately need money to not only cover his funeral expenses but living expenses as well for 5 kids and both my mother and I are disabled.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
My upcoming book has a trans guys, he's one of my faves π But to avoid self promo, I love @ghargravewrites.bsky.social's The Orchid and the Lion books which has lots of trans characters and one is the main POV in the sequel!
Tell me about indie books with trans men in them
So I've gotten three prints from The Chosen One Con so far of the fake ad, map, and portrait, and they've turned out okay! It's just the character art cards left.
Of course! I will catch up on my reviews when these damn edits are done, I just want them gone lol
Some of my fave trans and non-binary authors I've been reading recently: @poopraven.bsky.social @stevewestenra.bsky.social @saranadosfiction.com @authorkaraj.bsky.social @magicariot.com β€οΈ
It's poverty, but Lyle would say it's a choice!
I've merged characters together. The Chosen One Con had a 7th contestant named Zenith, and I decided that was too many, so I cut him in half and merged him with two other characters, which also made those characters more fleshed out.