Joel Jacobson❌👑🇨🇦 @jakesterwisc.bsky.social World Traveler, Dad, hubby, veteran and lover of democracy. We are on the precipice of losing our rights as Americans if we don’t stay vigilant against those who want to destroy our country from within and abroad.
Mahhala @mahha.la ✨ Curate & discover independent brands.
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Lara Frater, Author @larafraterauthor.bsky.social Writer, Librarian, Feminist, Friendly Weirdo
Lara Frater (HWA member) https://larafrater.com/ author of
End of the Line Zombie Series
Paranormal Pest Control
Fat Chicks Rule
I LOVE LIBRARIES & HATE BOOK BANNING
F*ck AI
New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social Econophysicist, opera lover, traveler in time and space. The background picture shows Lorin Maazel after conducting "The Girl of The Golden West" at his farm in Castleton, Virginia in 2013. - P @philosophyfiend.bsky.social @philosophyfiend.bsky.social
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Erik Johnson @ejexpress.bsky.social musings on UX design, pictures of otters
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Rachel @tome-raiders.bsky.social Reading, writing, cooking & baking, film photography, the supernatural, and the macabre.
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Pamir Kiciman @lunamothcreations.bsky.social Word/Performance/Movement/Lens Artist. Arts Editor & Arts Writer. VisualCV: https://my.visualcv.com/pamirkiciman/ Artist Site: https://pamirkiciman.start.page/ Meditation & Healing Teacher & Practitioner. Triangle, NC.
Liz Hamilton @lilyhamilton.bsky.social Transplanted Chicagoan living in Durham, NC, hoping to turn the state blue. Kitty Mom to Louis Quatorze and Luna Lovejoy.
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Dr. Travis Langley @drtravislangley.bsky.social Batman & Psychology author, Popular Culture Psychology editor, psych professor/chair, social psychologist, Wheel of Fortune champ. Teach on media, crime, mental health.
16 books, most recently on Stranger Things, Spider-Man, The Handmaid's Tale.
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Billy Crocker @bill4earth.bsky.social Dad | Civic Engagement Advocate | AF Veteran OIF | Writer | Speaker | Wake Forest MDiv Student | billycrocker.substack.com
Southern Springs Wake Dems @southernspringsdem.bsky.social Southern Springs Wake Dems is an area in SE Wake County, NC. 11 precincts in our area; they cover competitive local, statewide, and US races, such as Town Council, County Commissioners, NC House District 37, and US House 13. Follow ≠ endorsement.
Ciaran De Buitlear | Gardeningwell @gardeningwell.ie Author of Nature’s Acre. Founder, Gardeningwell.ie — wildlife gardening in Ireland (Stamullen, Co Meath).
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Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social Science, religion, and philosophy. Liberal theology in a liberative mode. Candidate for Holy Orders︱alum Princeton Seminary, Marquette U︱#Episcopalian︱He/him
Fairley Lloyd @fairleylloydwrites.bsky.social Writer | Editor | Queer | Aries | INFJ
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ELANA MCDOUGALL 🇨🇦 @elanamcdougall.bsky.social Author of The Eldritch of Hallows series #fantasy 🌶️🌶️#romance #danger #KU
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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social decolonize your mind
William Meikle @williammeikle.com Wee sweary Scottish writer, living in Canada, with 30+ novels and 300+ short stories in genre presses over the past 30+ years. Mostly at williammeikle.com ... mostly.
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Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.
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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social I write dark Victorian fiction and specialize in the long 19th century.
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Michael G. Williams 🏳️🌈 @mcmanlypants.bsky.social I write queer horror & sci fi. Gay, Appalachian native, infosec professional, 2020 Manly Wade Wellman winner, co-host of Arcane Carolinas. He/him. michaelgwilliamsbooks.com #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter #SFWA #HWA #LGBTQ #FuckICE
Scott Cheshire @scheshire.bsky.social Books, and pets.
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social A useless humanist with a love for art, astronomy, history, literature, science, human rights and social justice. I hate oppression.
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Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social Simon Wolfe | Independent Sci-Fi Romance Author. Writer of Galactic Seductions & Ariana Takes Command. 🚀 Claim a FREE space-opera short story here: simonwolfeindependentauthor.eo.page/s5h1m
Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social Editorial Director at @uncpress.bsky.social • acquiring books in history, Black studies, girlhood studies, carceral studies • H-Net's #FeedingTheElephant
Hénoc Faton 🇧🇯 🇯🇵 @henofatt.bsky.social Juriste l Activiste des Droits Humains l Spécialiste en plaidoyer l Fellow du Programme régional "ReproJuste" ⚖️ | Volontaire Nations Unies - UNICEF
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Lyn Ettinger-Harwell @lyneh1.bsky.social Local News has never been more important! Transgender 🏳️⚧️ Environmental 🌱
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Dr. Lara Ameen @trucherrygirl.bsky.social PhD, MFA | Sensitivity/Authenticity Reader | Writing Instructor and Freelance Editor | TV Drama Writer + Romance & Fantasy Author | BEING ACE (out now—Page Street YA) | Wear A Mask 😷 | She/They
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BillieB @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org She/her. Book person. An Old. Founder of Bookstore Romance Day.
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@patfrench.myatproto.social @patfrench.myatproto.social 
koalatoast @koalatoast.cloud 
Lydia Bach @lydia-writes.bsky.social • Old lady at heart • Writer• Always dreaming about a more radical future •
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@brucef1.bsky.social @brucef1.bsky.social 
Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com KILL CURRENT (writing as Oliver Lowe) coming May 2027 from Zando.
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elvestinkle @elvestinkle.bsky.social Dad, teacher, writer, dreamer. Probably a hobbit. Posting images of the natural world, thoughts about food & gaming, reflections on parenthood, and the ravings of the seedship colony stranded on an alien world in my mind to relieve the stress.
Jonathan Lee @beetlebump.bsky.social ocean sky stars earth air fire water music movies books writing friends coffee trees clouds skateboarding painting drawing
Tracy @tracybmine.bsky.social Book addict, ret. public library collections manager with strong opinions, Booklist reviewer, cat mom. Frequent Book Pusher. Juggler of at least 3 books at a time, generally because a cat is on one. Audio listener as long as the narrator isn’t irritating.
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University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social The University of Nebraska Press disseminates books and journals of enduring intellectual and cultural significance. http://unpblog.com | http://bit.ly/UNPmuse
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🪳🤍🎰 Are for my oshi Matara Kan of Independent and another vtuber.
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Wisdom House Books @wisdomhousebooks.bsky.social Independent book publisher based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Our mission is to produce quality books that make a positive difference to the world.
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@radiogrrl.bsky.social @radiogrrl.bsky.social Former NP. Current trainer. Fueled by music, sarcasm, and true crime podcasts. Life looks better from the hut (especially with a glass of wine). Recovering Floridian.
Ipas @ipas.org Ipas has been working globally for over 50 years to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception. www.ipas.org https://linktr.ee/ipasorg
Matthew Somoroff @matthewsomoroff.bsky.social project editor at UNC Press; music studies PhD; lifetime jazzhead; Queens (NY) native, Durham (NC) resident
@fryeguy91.bsky.social @fryeguy91.bsky.social Infectious Diseases PA @ Duke University School of Medicine | West Virginian | fan of tennis, walkable neighborhoods, public spaces, nature, tacos | 🏳️🌈 | Durham, NC
Selene dePackh @selene-depackh.bsky.social Crip autistic writer/illustrator. Badly rusted vintage chassis. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Selene-dePackh/author/B078W85MFL
https://www.slagglasscity.org/essaymemoirlyric/archival-city/time-is-a-distance-that-changes-the-shape-of-things-dummy-headers/
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Your Holds are Ready for Pickup @yourholdsareready.bsky.social Lauren | NC. Library devotee reading what my mood demands - which is almost never litfic.
Book reviews, podcasts, and anything else I need to talk about.
Jeremy B Jones @thejeremybjones.bsky.social When I say writer, Siri hears rider
thejeremybjones.com
New book out: cipherthebook.com
In the NC mountains
Repped by Justin Brouckaert at Aevitascreative
@susanbearman.bsky.social @susanbearman.bsky.social 
Anthea @nikkicarter11.bsky.social For we must move against not only those forces which dehumanize us from the outside, but also against those oppressive values which we have been forced to take into ourselves. -Audre Lorde
LinditaRenatita @linditarenatita.bsky.social Durham, NC
NECKSNAP MAGAZINE @necksnapmag.bsky.social Issue Three: FRINGE 🦇 out now!
Horror lit mag with a love for Gothic haunts, body horror, strong experimental voices, and even stronger characters. EIC: johnhanleywrites.bsky.social
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Greta Knits @gretaknits.bsky.social Reader, writer, gardener, science geek. Open wheeled racing, SF Giants fan since the Willie Mays Days! Knitting complex ideas for more than 50 years. Have been gardening in zone 7b, looks like closer to 8a, now.
@saleyjo.bsky.social @saleyjo.bsky.social 
I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social Anti-Smoker My Website campralquitsmoking.net See How I Quit 20 Years Ago Fought Nicotine 35 Years Supporting others who Quit 🚭 STL MO ❤️To Promote Authors 📚 & Ozarks 🌄 Photographer 📷 Pez Add @piperformissouri.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social 💙
Jon Zajdel @falderalmalarky.bsky.social Disgraced Christian Prop Comic
Whyzayker @whyzayker.bsky.social Musician, writer, big mouth boomer lib, Woke as fuck, retired union president, LGBTQ safe haven, Trumpism is cancer 💙🤬🌈🍍🎸☮️
Amy B @a-beret.bsky.social 
@sherpasignalling.bsky.social @sherpasignalling.bsky.social графоман з фасетчатими (pfDID) очима, на шляху об'єднання
ділетант світового рівня
їсть молоко, а сере концептами інтерактивів
травмоване до сраки, не намагайтеся наближатися
kimmyedmonton (she/her) @kimmyedmonton.bsky.social Canadian Resister Sister in Edmonton - Treaty 6 Territory, within the Métis homelands & Alberta Region 4 #LGBTQIA2S+ALLY #SlavaUkraini #TEAMMOLLY #ElbowsUp #cdnpoli #TakeAmericaBack #CanadianFutureParty #MakeDemocracyDeliver #MapleMeidas #ResistanceTeam
Antona.Toni.Tayé.💙🕊️🤍📚✍🏽☕️♉️ @antonatonitaye.bsky.social Bibliophile/Javaphile
Water is my soul space
www.themusingsofalattequeen.com
www.pinklattepublishing.com
www.tayefosterbradshaw.com
Chaplain./Womanist./Actionist
M.B.A., M.Div. Writer. BookLover
🚫DMs; 🚫$schemes🚫porn🚫Maga🚫MLMs- I block
NCNW/ Finer 
benji, the jack of hearts 🔆🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦🌹 @destroytime.bsky.social insatiably curious bibliophile. nerd of many colors. secular seeker of peace, pragmatic democratic socialist, anti-fascist, cishumanist, decelerationist, up the #Arsenal! #LGBTQ+ #BLM #COYG #ForeverPrint.
cris @criskazoo.bsky.social them/him
raleigh 🫚 resist
rduresources.carrd.co
P. H. Low @ph-low.com THESE DEATHLESS SHORES • poetry ed @Anathema • short fic/poetry/essays in Strange Horizons, Reactor, Fantasy, &c. • Ignyte, Rhysling, & Locus noms • 🇲🇾🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (they/them) • linktr.ee/lowph
Donna Steele @steelestories.bsky.social Romance writer and reader-I write paranormal, sci fi and contemporary romance. Having the best "retirement" anyone ever had. Published over 50 books and loving it! (No DMs). www.steelestories.com. #author, #booksky, #romance, #scifi,
Katherine ✨ @lightandedges.bsky.social Chronically ill cat lady & librarian. She/her 🏳️🌈🍉- A Lena Friesen @agincourtgirl.bsky.social Music, food, books and Mennonite common sense. Library worker, sometime writer about music and native of Los Angeles living in that there South London. #MDANT
@bbrigade.bsky.social @bbrigade.bsky.social We TOLD you this was going to happen!!! "Hysterical" blue dot in TX. Pining for Governor Ann & Molly Ivins.
@nakai67.bsky.social @nakai67.bsky.social Democratic: more liberal than you’d expect. Rescue Dad.
🚫TFG 🚫GOP/MAGA/Q/Christofascists 🚫Crypto
🚫DMs 🚫📖 bans
Oh yeah - it should go without saying but
🚫Nazis 🚫KKK 🚫ICE
RD @rdreading.bsky.social Bookseller, Contemporary Fiction Reader, Book Club Organizer, Hiker, Yoga, Foodie, Exhausted Liberal who still believes
Joe @joejibbly.bsky.social Books and trees and music, sweet music 🎶
Eric Rosswood (He/Him) @ericrosswood.bsky.social Author of the Stonewall Honor picture book, STRONG, featuring the world's first openly gay strongman competitor. Website: linktr.ee/EricRosswood
Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com Dark SFF illustration & WP dev. Author, querying rn. Dark art feed curator. Likes robots a normal amount. I repost LOTs. No N/F/T, No A/I.
🖼️: AimeeCozza.com
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1st 🤖: TheWarmMachine.com
Alt 4 reposts!
Katina Davis @katinadavis.bsky.social She/Her 🏳️🌈 Webstore Coordinator at Paizo✏️ Freelance TTRPG writer & 🇫🇷/🇩🇪 translator 🖌️ Etsy shop owner (https://evergreenphoenixshop.com) 💜 games, puns, music, animals, tattoos, art, nature. 🌲PNW🌲 No AI/NFT. Views are my own. https://katinadavis.carrd.co