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RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/21/william/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/21/wil</span><span class="invisible">liam/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/a-peaceful-evening-turns-to-chaos-a-jealous-encounter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/a-p</span><span class="invisible">eaceful-evening-turns-to-chaos-a-jealous-encounter/</span></a><br>Lydia accompanies her partner; Thomas to spend time with his family, which brings memories of her childhood to the surface – deep in thought, the peace of the evening is disrupted by a jealous ex of Thomas’.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/the-crossroads-of-devastation-and-terror/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/the</span><span class="invisible">-crossroads-of-devastation-and-terror/</span></a><br>Raven discovers herself in a world that has been set ablaze; a world that is the picture of Hell – before she can really process, she is attacked by some ‘Entity’ made of shadow and darkness <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/lord-ashworths-awakening-confronting-wealth-and-poverty/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/lor</span><span class="invisible">d-ashworths-awakening-confronting-wealth-and-poverty/</span></a><br>Lord Ashworth grapples with his privilege amid the suffering of the lower classes, symbolized by the struggles of a young woman named Eliza. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/frosty-man-a-winter-adventure-with-magical-friends/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/fro</span><span class="invisible">sty-man-a-winter-adventure-with-magical-friends/</span></a><br>In a snowy village, a boy named Henry befriends a magical entity known as Frosty Man, who helps him and his friend Jack combat shadowy figures called Gloomies threatening sunshine.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/the-journey-of-genevieve-finding-youth-and-love-again/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/27/the</span><span class="invisible">-journey-of-genevieve-finding-youth-and-love-again/</span></a><br>In her final moments, Genevieve, surrounded by her grieving children, longs for youth and the warmth of the sun. As she reminisces, her deceased love Chesil appears, granting her a miraculous revival.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/23/norinas-journey-danger-in-the-lombardy-countryside/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/23/nor</span><span class="invisible">inas-journey-danger-in-the-lombardy-countryside/</span></a><br>Fifteen-year-old Norina Fiorito enjoys life on her family’s vineyard, guided by her mother’s nurturing ways and her father’s unconventional teachings. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
RevSm0990<p><a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/25/from-wealth-to-love-seb-kings-transformation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/25/fro</span><span class="invisible">m-wealth-to-love-seb-kings-transformation/</span></a><br>Sebastian Kingsley, a wealthy man feeling unfulfilled, escapes his opulent life to discover true love. Renaming himself Seb King, he finds solace in Cornwall, where he meets Madeira, a school teacher. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorsCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Short</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>"Six <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a> shortlisted for the first time, including three with their debut English-language publications.<br>A majority of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>: nine of the 12 nominees.<br>Titles translated from five original languages.<br>Concise but powerful <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a>, with just one shortlisted book over 200 pages. <br>A full house for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/independentPublishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentPublishers</span></a>, which is a first for the prize."<br>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Shortlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shortlist</span></a> is published <a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebookerprizes.com/the-booker</span><span class="invisible">-library/prize-years/international/2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BookerPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookerPrize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InternationalBookerPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalBookerPrize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>AFP: Authors hold London protest against Meta for ‘stealing’ work to train AI. “Around 100 authors on Thursday protested outside the London headquarters of Meta, accusing the U.S. tech giant of ‘stealing’ content to train its Artificial Intelligence models.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/04/afp-authors-hold-london-protest-against-meta-for-stealing-work-to-train-ai/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/04/afp-authors-hold-london-protest-against-meta-for-stealing-work-to-train-ai/</a></p>
UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>New <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> publication in the spotlight:</p><p>➡️ Intramolecular feedback regulation of the LRRK2 Roc G domain by a LRRK2 kinase-dependent mechanism</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91083.4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91083.4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>We talked to one of the <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>, Arjan Kortholt from our faculty of <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> and <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a>, about the article, preprints, open <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/PeerReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerReview</span></a>, open access, and <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> in general.</p><p>Read more on our Open Science <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a>: <a href="https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/open-access-publication-in-the-spotlight-intramolecular-feedback-regulation-of-the-lrrk2-roc-g-do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/library/open-access/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/open-access-publication-in-the-spotlight-intramolecular-feedback-regulation-of-the-lrrk2-roc-g-do</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biochemistry</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ScienceNewsroom_UG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceNewsroom_UG</span></a></span></p>
tomate 🍅<p>Really all universal booklink platforms are a pain in the ass. Either they cost a shitton of money, do only support a specific subset of online stores, are totally US centric or build links to stores in an old URL scheme the store does not support any more. *sigh* <br>I know how this should be to be a good store in just do not have time or skills to do it *sigh* </p><p>Fellow <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>, which UBL platform do you use?</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/selfpublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfpublishing</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/authorlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authorlife</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@kristiedegaris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kristiedegaris</span></a></span> Thank you for this article. A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mustread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mustread</span></a> ⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WriterCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriterCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a></p><p>I published <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> in Germany (with fixed prices) but it's similar. I know a famous writer with several awards who sells about 500 copies a year in the most famous literary publishing house.<br>And the money is a gross amount, freelance writers have to use it to pay for their workplace and insurances, taxes etc.</p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@Garwboy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Garwboy</span></a></span> As a friend of biodiversity I had nearly stopped reading until there: "I like all of those creatures. I find them fascinating, and they occupy important roles in our society and ecosystem. I would never say that about Mark Zuckerberg."<br>But now I dream of writer troll farms using your inspiring idea to train <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>: <a href="https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/an-article-for-meta-to-use-to-train" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.</span><span class="invisible">substack.com/p/an-article-for-meta-to-use-to-train</span></a> Great! Made my day. 😂 <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writerscommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writerscommunity</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scraping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scraping</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.</p><p>As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.</p><p>But what can authors do? Read here:<br><a href="https://societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/the-libgen-data-set-what-authors-can-do/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">societyofauthors.org/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">1/the-libgen-data-set-what-authors-can-do/</span></a></p><p>The Society of Authors<br>@Soc_of_Authors <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a></p>
Emma Byrne PhD<p>Hey, <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>, just found out that <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> stole your books? Tune in for my live explainer Saturday 22nd (tomorrow) at 19:30 GMT/UST</p><p>I'll answer questions and help you understand what you might want to do next:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/live/WqiYerScoto?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/WqiYerScoto?f</span><span class="invisible">eature=share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The DC Circuit's decision in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThalerVPerlmutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThalerVPerlmutter</span></a> is out, ruling that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> requires that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a> be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a>, not <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, reasoning to this conclusion from the structure of the copyright statute (e.g., duration is based on the lifetime of the author)</p><p><a href="https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2025/03/23-5233.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinio</span><span class="invisible">ns/docs/2025/03/23-5233.pdf</span></a></p><p>via NYU Law’s Jeanne Fromer </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IntellectualProperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualProperty</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> I don't say hello as long as these <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataCenters</span></a> lead to an immense climate-damaging footprint (water consumption/electricity), can even increase electricity costs for inhabitants of such an area. As long as there are no ethical guidelines. As long as these things scrape everything without restraint, appropriate copyrighted content and thus massively harm the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>. I say: we could use the money for urgently needed social and climate projects!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/generativeAi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeAi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateCrisis</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientist</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>, Margaret Bouvier, PhD, of Bouvier Grant Group has some suggestions for you on how to adapt to the changes affecting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> from the National Institutes of Health for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://bouviergrant.com/strategic-funding-adapting-to-the-changing-nih-landscape-post/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bouviergrant.com/strategic-fun</span><span class="invisible">ding-adapting-to-the-changing-nih-landscape-post/</span></a></p>
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