Calyx Chaos

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Check out Romance & Books for selected New Releases (including one of mine!), Discounts, and Freebies!
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Shiiiiiiiiit…. 😬😅

Why are the taxpayers picking up the tab??

A book on a fluffy dark blanket. “Godly Heathens” “H.E. Edgmon”. Glowing lines around the book.

#queerbooks
#indigenousbooks
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Book at the center of iridescent tinsel. “The Society for Soulless Girls” “Laura Steven”

#DarkAcademia
#SapphicRomance
#Jekyll&Hyde #Retelling

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BookSky Author in Residence Spotlight 📚💙

Calyx Chaos ( @calyxbooks.bsky.social) writes spicy, genre-blending romance set in the Terrible Gods Multiverse, where the gods can (and absolutely do) make mistakes. Follow her on Ream for freebies and updates!

Democrats Demand Answers for Federal Prison Staffing Shortage After Corrections Officers Flee for ICE Jobs Citing a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how the Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to address the agency’s “unsafe conditi...

Citing a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how the Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to address the agency’s “crisis conditions” and “pervasive shortages” of critical staff.

The road for #trans people to end up in #undocumented #concentrationcamps just got a whole lot shorter with the invalidation of their driver’s licenses.

#fuckkansas

I scheduled a sensitivity consultation for my #worldbuilding today. I’ve been feeling stuck because I don’t know if I’m on the right path or creating a brand new mess.

I’m really excited to hear an outside opinion and get feedback on diversity/inclusion related issues.
#writersky #writingcommunity

My baby got his dementia and arthritis meds today. He turns 13 in November, but we’re just hoping for a few more quality months.
#englishbulldog #doggydementia #dog #seniordog

Senate Democrats Block DHS Measure as Funding Deadline Approaches Lawmakers say they remain far apart on deal on Homeland Security to put new restrictions on immigration enforcement

NEW: Senate Democrats REJECT funding for DHS, which will lead to shutdown of the agency. Keep in mind, ICE and CBP are still funded by supplemental money in the BBB, but it's harder to spend and will deplete those funds. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.

Today in #homeschooling

1. Math
2. Grammar
3. Throwing pickles to see if they bounce
4. Watching Cool Runnings

Yes, #BadBunny and his #halftime show were phenomenal. But what has made my day is seeing all the people from #Canada react.

#Canadá 😂

Kobo Plus doesn't get the attention it deserves. I love it, but it sucks that so many authors are stuck in KU because that's where all the readers are.

Alright, just ordered a Kobo Libra Colour with case & Stylus. Finally making a big step away from Amazon & the Kindle ecosystem. No longer will I need to convert ePUB files to azw3.

If stripping the DRM from my currently "owned" Kindle purchases is wrong, well, I'm not gonna be right.😎
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How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...

Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on body cameras, sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.

Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.

(Published 2023)

A graphic for the romance bundle on itch.io, featuring 29 books for $25 and running from February 9th to 14th. The books are: Because You Asked The Exile and His Fool The Wolf and His Witch Javawocky The Hand That Feeds The Dragon Next Door Have It All Vietato Changes in the Wind Devil Deal A Different Life: What If? Love in the Liner Notes Sweet and Wild The Salt in the Sea This is How Immortals Die Song of the Wolf Pirates and Poise Lust and Found The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q Anthologies of Ullord: A Thief in the Night Frenzied Overlords Return the Rose Gift of Air Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Silver Blood Between You, Me, and the Moonlit Sea Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance The Fine Line Between Us The Cradle of Eternal Night

A second graphic for the romance bundle highlighting fantasy and genre romance books in the bundle. The books are: Sweet & Wild The Dragon Next Door The Salt in the Sea Silver Blood Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin Because You Asked Emergence: A short postapocalyptic queer cozy romance Song of the Wolf The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q The Hand That Feeds Changes in the Wind The Wolf and His Witch The Exile and His Fool Anthologies of Ullrod: A Thief in the Night A Different Life: What if? Lust and Found The Cradle of Eternal Night Gift of Air

Get ready for Valentine's Day with this romance bundle! Featuring 29 romances across a range of genres (and spice levels), you'll be sure to find something you like!

And the best part? It's only $25 👀

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Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary Transfer of subjects of acclaimed film about inhumane prison conditions described as ‘straight-up retaliation’

What's happened to three well-known incarcerated activists who supported a 2022 prison strike & were featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary about the troubled Alabama system? They've been moved to isolated cells with little contact with others.

It's straight-up retaliation.

No pay wall.

NW: The Alabama Solution (2025)

I finally watched #TheAlabamaSolution.

I knew some things and I definitely knew there were issues….

But I’m having trouble not comparing it to the current #ice situation. I can’t help but see similarities with violent injustice and sharp contrasts in public outcry.

We have a lot of work to do.

The horror!

I’ve realized that I kind of appreciate the people who didn’t #vote in the last election because they couldn’t decide.

Listening to #maga bitch about this no tax on #overtime “reveal” is just so ridiculous. I distinctly remember sooo many of us spelling this out. The information was there.

Dry winter yard with a chainlink fence covered in a black tarp with very light snowfall.

It better NOT be #snowing right now in this SE #Georgia town 10 minutes from the FL border!

It’s basically a #blizzard.

DHS: Want affordable housing? Help report illegal aliens in your area. Call 866-DHS-2-ICE. If you are an illegal alien, you can take control of your departure using DHS.GOV/CBPHOME.

straight up Gestapo shit

Meet these great speculative fiction indie authors at the Speculative Fiction Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! If you wish to be included in the starter pack, reply here. #speculativefiction #writingcommunity #authorsky go.bsky.app/RSAwztf

One‑day Romance Book Blast on Jan 27 at RomanceBookLovers.com 💘
775+ romance titles (erotica, steamy contemp, small town)—including these JACKL favorites: Twice Shy, Freeuse Stowaway Adventures, and A Little Ditty.

🐉🌈📚 New LGBTQ+ audiobook releases: January 27, 2026.

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Happy reading, y'all!

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