Connor Coyne (he/him)'s Starter Pack
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@blueskiesfalling.bsky.social
@aflcio.org
America's Labor Unions, representing nearly 15 million members across the country.
@nnedi.bsky.social
*THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
@whetmoser.com
newsletters @ nyt. ex qz, chicago mag, chicago reader. i'm not a miracle worker, i'm a janitor
@shadowtodd.bsky.social
Be-shadowed music reviewer on YouTube, cohost of Song vs. Song Patreon: http://patreon.com/toddintheshadows Media/inquiries: toddintheshadows@standard.tv
@annaleighclark.bsky.social
@Propublica.org journalist in Detroit, exploring Michigan and the Midwest Author: "The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy” Teacher: Alma College MFA program in creative writing www.annaclark.net
@tigers.bsky.social
Miguel Cabrera is an all-time great and the sky is blue. #GraciasMiggy
@atrubek.bsky.social
founder & publisher, Belt Publishing. author, former academic, recent Pittsburgh transplant. https://notesfromasmallpress.substack.com Belt Publishing: beltpublishing.com
@meganabbott.bsky.social
NYT-bestselling author of EL DORADO DRIVE (out June 24, 2025), BEWARE THE WOMAN, THE TURNOUT, GIVE ME YOUR HAND, YOU WILL KNOW ME, THE FEVER, etc. Co-creator/showrunner: DARE ME on Netflix. www.meganabbott.com
@tedgioia.bsky.social
Ted Gioia is author of 12 books, including The History of Jazz and Music: A Subversive History. His newsletter is The Honest Broker (www.honest-broker.com)
@jdryan08.bsky.social
Executive Director, Middle East Research and Information Project (www.merip.org | @merip.bsky.social). Adjuncting at Rowan University. Historian interested in Turkey, Prodigal Son of Philadelphia. Usual caveats.
@kleonardphd.bsky.social
Librettist, lyricist, poet, scholar, teacher. Writing operas abt the Jane Collective, ending rape culture, & climate change. Runs the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive (sfsma.org). Autistic. Disabled. kendraprestonleonard.hcommons.org
@clereviewbooks.bsky.social
the cleveland of reviews of books clereviewofbooks.com
@jamesmartinsj.bsky.social
Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor for the Dicastery for Communication, author of "Come Forth." https://linktr.ee/jamesmartinsj
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@eldiagram.bsky.social
A journal of text, art, and schematic. Kicking it since 1999. Published by New Michigan Press. Edited by @angermonsoon.bsky.social
@jocelynbenson.bsky.social
Mom. Military spouse. Marathoner. Michigan’s Secretary of State. 2026 Democratic candidate for Governor.
@fasterthanshaun.bsky.social
Co-founder and former owner of Booksweet, your community bookstore in Ann Arbor. Writer of things, mostly comics. Open for work. He/Him. shaunmanning.com
@weketchum.bsky.social
Writer + Editor (Vulture, NYT, VIBE, BET, The Root, Newsweek, XXL, etc.). “My journalistic range is a catalyst for change.” © Black Thought Loves: Hip-hop, basketball, sneakers, like three Nintendo Switch games Work: https://weketchum.contently.com
@leilasalesbooks.bsky.social
Leila Sales suffers for her art. Well, it's not really art. But it's something. And she suffers. Author, editor, eater of chocolate. My newest book, THE MUSEUM OF LOST AND FOUND, is out now! https://leilasales.com/ https://thebookengineer.com/
@dananessel.bsky.social
Michigan Attorney General. I love my kids, wife, cats, and country. But not Ohio State U.
@srfeld.bsky.social
Appellate public defender, trade unionist, @nycdsa.bsky.social member. Washingtonian by birth, Chicago alum. He/him. Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
@mhindley.bsky.social
Rogue history Ph.D. Public servant. World War II, hockey, lipstick, and classic movies. Colorado and Wyoming bred. DC dweller. Author of DESTINATION CASABLANCA (PublicAffairs). Opinions my own.
@slucy.bsky.social
I run a produce store, a florist, a wine shop, and mostly post about bike lanes. 📍Hyde Park, Chicago
@mysterywriters.bsky.social
MWA is the premier organization for writers and fans of the mystery/crime genre and we present the Edgar Awards every spring. https://bit.ly/m/Mystery-Writers-of-America
@rogueclown.bsky.social
i play trivia. ❓ i boop snoots. 🏇 i like the musclebound soap opera. 🤼 denizen of the interstices. 💖💜💙 your nu-metal trash dream boy, only older. 🏳️⚧️ Chicago is home. 🌃 https://rogueclown.neocities.org 💻 (they/he)
@mikiberenyi.bsky.social
Bands: MB3/Lush/Piroshka Book: Fingers Crossed Website: mikistuff.com Gigs: UK/EU: julia@atc-live.com; US/RoW: bowen@teamwass.com PR: UK: duncan@bellaunion.com; US: sarah.avrin@charmschoolmedia.com
@quimbysbookstore.bsky.social
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 quimbys.com Zines + Books + Comics + Tracts + Plenty https://linktr.ee/QuimbysBookstore
@shunn.net
Writer • Puzzlemaker • Hugo/Nebula Nominee • Author of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST • That Manuscript Format Guy • @sbsolver.com • @tylogr.am • NYC • He/him/Bill • https://lnk.bio/shunn
@leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social
Author of 14 📚 including ANCESTOR, MENTOR and the GREAT GIMMELMANS. MILES IN TIME out May 6th. Screenwriter and publisher of Fringe Press. Native New Yorker. LeeMatthewGoldberg.com
@me3dia.bsky.social
✶✶✶✶ That guy with the sideburns. Ex-journalist, now PR exec and nonprofit ED. Host of 20x2 Chicago @20x2chi@bsky.social http://me3dia.com Need a Chicago star? http://me3dia.com/star.html
@michellemsmith.bsky.social
Author & Reader of Horror, Suspense & Thrillers. Current WIP: A psychological thriller. Addicted to sunsets and Red Vines. Day job: Blowing sh*t up
@beltmagazine.bsky.social
An independent digital magazine by and for the Rust Belt. https://beltmag.com/
@flinnlab.bsky.social
Plant Ecologist | Educator | Professor of Biology at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Investigating northeast Ohio’s natural heritage & how humans shape it. https://kathrynflinn.com/ AKA Katie
@dtcitron.bsky.social
Applied mathematics for epidemiology | Infectious disease modeling | Digital data for health | HIV | Malaria
@clararaubertas.net
simple urban beer mom • ✶✶✶✶ • 👨👩👧👧 🚲 🏢 🌇 🚍 💻 🎶 🌳 🌊 🍃 • she/her • also @youngcrone.net
@rosamund.bsky.social
reading and writing and domestic life in Chicago. #amquerying a YA (?) novel about live action role-playing (LARP). // rosamund.co
@sylviahubbard1.bsky.social
Awardwinning Bestselling Independent Author of over 55 romance suspense books, Sylvia Hubbard, is an avid blogger, speaker, podcaster, literary guru, mompreneur expert, digital strategist & addicted writer.
@neverett.bsky.social
@bsky.app
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@blueskiesfalling.bsky.social
FLINT, MI writer · gothicist · gardener · walker · dungeon master · dad · gen x · connorcoyne.com