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<p>Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing</p><p>An exhibition at the French château were Leonardo spent his final years looks at the many inventions the polymath drew from nature.</p><p>by Richard Whiddington</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/leon</span><span class="invisible">ardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116</span></a></p><p>Leonardo da Vinci at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1629</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a></p>

Design for a flying machine with wings based closely upon the structure of a bat's wings.

Codex Atlanticus f.858r is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

The drawing depicts a mechanical ornithopter, with broad, membranous wings structured by a system of wooden spars and ribs that closely mimic the skeletal framework of a bat. The wings are hinged and segmented, suggesting they could flex and contract during flight.

At the center lies the framework for the pilot, who would power the machine through physical effort, likely by arm and leg movement transmitted through pulleys or levers.

Leonardo surrounds the central sketch with notes written in his characteristic mirror script, analyzing the principles of flight, balance, and wing movement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_inventions_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci#/media/File:Ailes_battantes_Luc_Viatour.jpg

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<p>Women Have Always Written SFF — But It Wasn’t Always Easy to Find</p><p>In the 1970s, many of the best new authors were women — do you remember how you first found their work?</p><p>By James Davis Nicoll</p><p><a href="https://reactormag.com/women-have-always-written-sff-but-it-wasnt-always-easy-to-find/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-Jz1eu4TLW6WeYT1nfVqXetVzQwA_H2BcdpfafyWXGvZqXaP0psgm71PUYlZCMcwX9FBeY_MJFuupaw6E6piDGgypgQ&_hsmi=375918471&utm_content=375918471&utm_source=hs_email" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reactormag.com/women-have-always-written-sff-but-it-wasnt-always-easy-to-find/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-Jz1eu4TLW6WeYT1nfVqXetVzQwA_H2BcdpfafyWXGvZqXaP0psgm71PUYlZCMcwX9FBeY_MJFuupaw6E6piDGgypgQ&_hsmi=375918471&utm_content=375918471&utm_source=hs_email"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reactormag.com/women-have-alwa</span><span class="invisible">ys-written-sff-but-it-wasnt-always-easy-to-find/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-Jz1eu4TLW6WeYT1nfVqXetVzQwA_H2BcdpfafyWXGvZqXaP0psgm71PUYlZCMcwX9FBeY_MJFuupaw6E6piDGgypgQ&_hsmi=375918471&utm_content=375918471&utm_source=hs_email</span></a></p><p>Science fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/36</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Fresco found in Pompei representing a high society woman with accounting documents.

The fresco shows a young woman in a circular frame. She holds a stylus to her lips with her right hand, while in her left she carries a wax writing tablet bound with cords. Her gaze is steady and contemplative.

She is dressed in a green undergarment with a maroon cloak draped over her shoulders. Her hair is styled in tight curls, held back by a gold net or hairband, and she wears gold hoop earrings.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sappho_fresco_(from_Pompeii)#/media/File:Sappho_fresco.jpg

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<p>There is one more thing ;)</p><p>Those of you who subscribe to my blog via RSS already know, and now it's the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> community's turn!</p><p>I am releasing a photo e-book!</p><p>"4xKungsleden" contains mainly photographs from 4 trips on the trail but there are also some thoughts that are important to me and hopefully to the readers.<br>The work is nearly completed. As a teaser, I'm posting the cover art and I'll keep you informed on what happens next.</p><p>__________<br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Dark grey photo album cover with four colour photos forming a strip across the centre of the cover. The title "4xKungsleden" is above the photographs and the subtitle 'Arctic exposure: a visual tale of the far north' is below.

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<p>What do you mean OR? 🤔 <br>I can broil in existential dread and plot a fantasy series at the same time. 😂 Luckily I don't make mistakes, at least not any I'm willing to admit too 😜 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/fantasyseries/" rel="tag">#FantasySeries</a> <a href="/tags/vs/" rel="tag">#VS</a> <a href="/tags/existentialdread/" rel="tag">#ExistentialDread</a> <br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

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Apparently some people go to bed and just...sleep???
They don't plot a 7-book epic fantasy series or softly broil in existential dread or replay every mistake they ever made???
And then they wake up [checks notes] REFRESHED? | just. It sounds a bit fake.

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<p>Read the Dramatic 17th-Century Memoirs of Alice Thornton, Who Wrote Four Versions of Her Life Story</p><p>Researchers have digitized all four volumes, which are now available online. The autobiographies offer a compelling window into a tumultuous period in English history</p><p>By Sonja Anderson</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-the-dramatic-17th-century-memoirs-of-alice-thornton-who-wrote-four-versions-of-her-life-story-180987167/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-the-dramatic-17th-century-memoirs-of-alice-thornton-who-wrote-four-versions-of-her-life-story-180987167/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/read-the-dramatic-17th-century-memoirs-of-alice-thornton-who-wrote-four-versions-of-her-life-story-180987167/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>The autobiography of Mrs. Alice Thornton is available at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://ia801308.us.archive.org/9/items/autobiographyofm00thorrich/autobiographyofm00thorrich.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ia801308.us.archive.org/9/items/autobiographyofm00thorrich/autobiographyofm00thorrich.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ia801308.us.archive.org/9/item</span><span class="invisible">s/autobiographyofm00thorrich/autobiographyofm00thorrich.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Alice Thornton autobiography title page from 1875.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Alice_Thornton#/media/File:Alice_Thornton_title_page_from_1875.png/2

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Jane Austen at 250: Why we shouldn’t exaggerate her radicalism

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Reading For Fun Is Plummeting in The US, And Experts Are Concerned <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://literature.cafe/post/23412955">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Library of Congress acquires only known lyrics sketch of 'Over the Rainbow'</p><p>By Chloe Veltman</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5511391/library-of-congress-wizard-of-oz" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5511391/library-of-congress-wizard-of-oz"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">511391/library-of-congress-wizard-of-oz</span></a></p><p>Wizard of Oz at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/25089" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/25089"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/25089</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Screenshot of Judy Garland performing Over the Rainbow for the film The Wizard of Oz.

Dorothy is pictured from the waist up, standing in a modest Kansas farmhouse setting. She wears her well-known blue-and-white gingham pinafore dress over a light blouse with puffed short sleeves. A neat ribbon ties back her dark hair in pigtails, emphasizing her youth and innocence. Her gaze is slightly upward, her eyes wide and expressive.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judy_Garland_Over_the_Rainbow_2.jpg

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<p>7 authors in a dark, gothic horror fantasy 👼😈</p><p>7 spotlights to introduce them! ✍️📖</p><p>Also wanna about the stories.</p><p>I'll start the ball rolling. 😁 Call me Etaski.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/comingsoon/" rel="tag">#ComingSoon</a> <a href="/tags/horroranthology/" rel="tag">#HorrorAnthology</a> <a href="/tags/fallenangels/" rel="tag">#FallenAngels</a> <a href="/tags/darkreads/" rel="tag">#DarkReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasyreaders/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasyReaders</a> <a href="/tags/horrorbooks/" rel="tag">#HorrorBooks</a> <a href="/tags/horrorromance/" rel="tag">#HorrorRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romantichorror/" rel="tag">#RomanticHorror</a> <a href="/tags/gothicreads/" rel="tag">#GothicReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/urbanfantasy/" rel="tag">#UrbanFantasy</a></p><p>@bookstodon @bookstadon @horror @lgbtqbookstodon @sffbookclub @paranormal @romancelandia</p>

Fallen: Darkness Ascending Vol. 1. Meet: A.S. Etaski. Author Spotlight. A gothic background of a dark forest with a transparent image of a hand reaching for a pair of white wings.

I'm A.S. Etaski and I write Dark Epic Fantasy, Erot!c Horror, and Erot!c Fantasy. Images of two of her books: No Demons But Us (Sister Seekers 1) and Shadows and Hounds (Sister Seekers 10), including a female Dark Elf in a red uniform gazing at the viewer, and a strong man with glowing tattoos facing away from the viewer.

Black and white with gothic forest in back: Author Question: I think the most fascinating thing about the dark is...

The Dark is the opportunity to face terrifying truths about oneself and about the world. To make it through the terror, and the inevitable change which follows, creates a new facet of the person we've always been. The truly fascinating part for me is whether we can face the discomfort of that change and learn to embrace it or choose to lie to ourselves instead. --A.S. Etaski

Catch me in "Fallen" Coming September 26th!
3D image of a paperback and ereader showing the cover of Fallen: Darkness Ascending Volume 1. A gothic, dark-haired female angel with a crown of light about her head stands upon a white snake, surrounded by a mass of longswords driven into the ground covered by red mist.

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<p>FYI: I've updated my Speculative-Fiction Showcase at bookshop(dot)org based on some of my recent reads. If you're searching for some new books and authors, give these a try!</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/michael-shotter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookshop.org/lists/michael-shotter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/lists/michael-sho</span><span class="invisible">tter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase</span></a></p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @fantasybookstodon @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/booksoffacebook/" rel="tag">#booksoffacebook</a> <a href="/tags/readersoffacebook/" rel="tag">#readersoffacebook</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

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<p>William Blake’s painting The Ghost of a Flea speaks to processing childhood trauma</p><p>White paint dots the flea’s eye, so that he appears to be both looking ahead and looking at us.</p><p>By Sarah Corbett</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/william-blakes-painting-the-ghost-of-a-flea-speaks-to-processing-childhood-trauma-234131" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/william-blakes-painting-the-ghost-of-a-flea-speaks-to-processing-childhood-trauma-234131"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/william-bl</span><span class="invisible">akes-painting-the-ghost-of-a-flea-speaks-to-processing-childhood-trauma-234131</span></a></p><p>William Blake at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/295" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/295"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/295</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The Ghost of a Flea, c. 1819–20. Tate. Tempera mixture panel with gold on mahogany, 21.4 cm × 16.2 cm (painting), 38.2 mm × 32.4 mm × 5.0 mm (frame).

The muscular and nude Flea is depicted using its jutting tongue to gorge on a bowl of blood. Part human, part vampire and part reptile, the beast strides from right to left between heavy and richly patterned curtains.

In his left hand he holds an acorn and in his right a thorn, both items drawn from the tradition of fairy iconography.

His massive neck is similar to that of a bull and holds a disproportionally small head, marked by glaring eyes and open jaws, and a venomous slithering tongue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_a_Flea#/media/File:William_Blake_002.jpg

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<p>The Pieces of "8" are a great way to get a quick sample of The Nod/Wells Timelines and my style of writing but they're just the tip of the iceberg. Explore a vast universe of speculative fiction that's only getting bigger!</p><p><a href="http://michaelshotter.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>michaelshotter.com</a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @audiobooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/bestreads/" rel="tag">#bestreads</a> <a href="/tags/yournextread/" rel="tag">#yournextread</a></p>

An image featuring positive reviews of the four "story singles" from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of the Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" - "Paper or Plastic?," "Office Hours," "Hostile Takeover," and "Fair Game"

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<p>Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival</p><p>Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.</p><p>by Nina Pasquini</p><p><a href="https://www.harvardmagazine.com/books-literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-marlowe-literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.harvardmagazine.com/books-literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-marlowe-literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.harvardmagazine.com/books-</span><span class="invisible">literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-marlowe-literature</span></a></p><p>Christopher Marlowe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/410" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/410"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/410</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A 1585 portrait believed to be of Christopher Marlowe, by an unknown artist.

It depicts a young man, with long hair and a light beard, with his arms folded. He is expensively dressed in a dark doublet, possibly velvet, with rows of golden buttons. The doublet has a zig-zag pattern made by cuts in the cloth, exposing the orange lining.

The upper left hand corner of the portrait contains the date anno dni 1585, together with the age of the sitter expressed by the Latin text ætatis suæ 21, meaning of his own age 21.

Below this is a Latin motto, Quod me nutrit me destruit, in English That which nourishes me destroys me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlowe_portrait#/media/File:Christopher_Marlowe.jpg

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<p>New Review - a very smart novel in dialogue with a classic telling us the untold story of The Other Frankenstein by Melissa F Olson which I highly recommend! <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/12/the-other-frankenstein-by-melissa-f-olson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/12/the-other-frankenstein-by-melissa-f-olson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.runalongtheshelves.net/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/9/12/the-other-frankenstein-by-melissa-f-olson</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>7 authors in a dark, gothic horror fantasy 👼😈</p><p>7 spotlights to introduce them! ✍️📖</p><p>Also wanna do some about the stories.</p><p>I'll start the ball rolling. 😁 Call me Etaski.</p><p><a href="https://mybook.to/Fallen1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/Fallen1</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/comingsoon/" rel="tag">#ComingSoon</a> <a href="/tags/horroranthology/" rel="tag">#HorrorAnthology</a> <a href="/tags/fallenangels/" rel="tag">#FallenAngels</a> <a href="/tags/darkreads/" rel="tag">#DarkReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasyreaders/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasyReaders</a> <a href="/tags/horrorbooks/" rel="tag">#HorrorBooks</a> <a href="/tags/horrorromance/" rel="tag">#HorrorRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romantichorror/" rel="tag">#RomanticHorror</a> <a href="/tags/gothicreads/" rel="tag">#GothicReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/urbanfantasy/" rel="tag">#UrbanFantasy</a></p><p>@bookstodon @bookstadon @horror @lgbtqbookstodon @sffbookclub @paranormal @romancelandia @fantasy <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span></p>

Fallen: Darkness Ascending Vol. 1. Meet: A.S. Etaski. Author Spotlight. A gothic background of a dark forest with a transparent image of a hand reaching for a pair of white wings.

I'm A.S. Etaski and I write Dark Epic Fantasy, Erot!c Horror, and Erot!c Fantasy. Images of two of her books: No Demons But Us (Sister Seekers 1) and Shadows and Hounds (Sister Seekers 10), including a female Dark Elf in a red uniform gazing at the viewer, and a strong man with glowing tattoos facing away from the viewer.

Black and white with gothic forest in back: Author Question: I think the most fascinating thing about the dark is...

The Dark is the opportunity to face terrifying truths about oneself and about the world. To make it through the terror, and the inevitable change which follows, creates a new facet of the person we've always been. The truly fascinating part for me is whether we can face the discomfort of that change and learn to embrace it or choose to lie to ourselves instead. --A.S. Etaski

Catch me in "Fallen" Coming September 26th!
3D image of a paperback and ereader showing the cover of Fallen: Darkness Ascending Volume 1. A gothic, dark-haired female angel with a crown of light about her head stands upon a white snake, surrounded by a mass of longswords driven into the ground covered by red mist.

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Giorgos Garbis, founder of the anarchist publisher "Free Press," has died <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://slrpnk.net/post/26636404">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Non-military space opera recomendations

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Giorgos Garbis, founder of the anarchist publisher "Free Press," has died <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/35052308">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Writer Elisabeth Wheatley explains Audible's new policy that aims to create a monopoly and keep audiobooks out of libraries and other stores

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<p>Writer, Resistance Fighter, and Kafka’s First Translator: Milena Jesenská, Forgotten No More</p><p>Christine Estima on Breathing Fictional Life Into a Long-Overlooked Literary Figure</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/writer-resistance-fighter-and-kafkas-first-translator-milena-jesenska-forgotten-no-more/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/writer-resistance-fighter-and-kafkas-first-translator-milena-jesenska-forgotten-no-more/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/writer-resistance-f</span><span class="invisible">ighter-and-kafkas-first-translator-milena-jesenska-forgotten-no-more/</span></a></p><p>Kafka at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1735</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/translators/" rel="tag">#translators</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Milena Jesenská (1896 - 1944) - Czech journalist, writer and translator.

Milena Jesenská appears as a poised young woman with strong, well-defined features. Her face is oval with expressive dark eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. She often wears her dark hair in a short, modern bob. She is dressed quite simply.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milena_Jesensk%C3%A1#/media/File:Milena_Jesensk%C3%A1.jpg

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<p>10 Famous Authors and Their Unfinished Manuscripts</p><p>By Bess Lovejoy (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67424/10-famous-authors-and-their-unfinished-manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/article/67424/10-famous-authors-and-their-unfinished-manuscripts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/article/67</span><span class="invisible">424/10-famous-authors-and-their-unfinished-manuscripts</span></a></p><p>Twain, Dickens, Virgil, Kafka, Hemingway, Gogol, Chaucer at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/53</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/37</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/129" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/129"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/129</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1735</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/50533</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/531" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/531"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/531</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/144</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Mark Twain photo portrait, 1907.

He is shown with a full head of thick, white hair. His large, bushy mustache dominates his face. Twain is dressed formally in a light-colored suit, waistcoat, and tie.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#/media/File:MarkTwain.LOC.jpg/2

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<p>American writer Harriette Woods Baker was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1815.</p><p>She wrote under the pseudonym "Madeline Leslie." She devoted herself successfully to novels; but after about 15 years, she wrote popular religious literature. Some of her well-known titles include The Family in the Parsonage (1853), The Mother’s Mission (1854), and The Orphan Children (1856). </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriette_Woods_Baker" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriette_Woods_Baker"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriett</span><span class="invisible">e_Woods_Baker</span></a></p><p>Books by Madeline Leslie at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/31136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/31136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/31136</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Harriette Newell Woods Baker
G. Derby & J. T. White - T. White The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time

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<p>From Renaissance Florence to today’s global stage, Guicciardini’s shrewd maxims show that medieval political wisdom never goes out of style.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/08/medieval-wisdom-for-modern-politics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2025/08/medieval-wisdom-for-modern-politics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2025/08/m</span><span class="invisible">edieval-wisdom-for-modern-politics/</span></a></p><p>Medieval history and literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2863" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2863"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/2863</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Ritratto di Francesco Guicciardini.

The painting presents Guicciardini in the formal, sober style typical of early 16th-century Florentine portraiture. He is shown as a mature man with a thoughtful, somewhat severe expression.

Dressed in dark, dignified clothing, likely a scholar’s or statesman’s robe, he embodies intellectual authority and civic responsibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Guicciardini#/media/File:Ritratto_di_Francesco_Guicciardini.jpg

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<p>Practical Translation: Proust</p><p>A panel discussion moderated by Merve Emre</p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/24/on-translation-practical-translation-merve-emre/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/24/on-translation-practical-translation-merve-emre/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08</span><span class="invisible">/24/on-translation-practical-translation-merve-emre/</span></a></p><p>Marcel Proust (as an author and translator) at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#Translation</a></p>

First galley proof of A la recherche du temps perdu: Du côté de chez Swann with handwritten revision notes by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922). Auctioned by Christie's in July 2000 for £663,750 — a world record for a French literary manuscript.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu#/media/Fichier:MS_A_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu.jpg

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Recommend me some good sci-fi short story collections and anthologies.

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