My deepest and sincerest apologies to everyone whose work I critiqued, saying that your villain was over-the-top or cartoonish. I’m so sorry. Now I understand that there's no such thing as a too-ridiculous villain. In fact, there is no ceiling to ridiculousness. I’ll do better.

New story day! "The Matador and the Labyrinth" is up at Diabolical Plots. Borges meets Hemingway. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."

Just picked up this sweet lady from @ccfinlay.bsky.social and @raecarson.bsky.social so she can enjoy her fur-ever home with @authorjlhenry.bsky.social. She's a little unsure about the cat carrier but seems eager to live her future princess lifestyle!

Due to extreme cold, we experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly of a water pipe and now have several inches of standing water in our basement and no running water at all while we wait for the plumber. But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.

Laurel Amberdine just died aka @amberdine.bsky.social - one of the first ppl I actually hung out with in the field... she'll be missed by many - including @johnjosephadams.com & @lightspeedmagazine.com folks, @effies.bsky.social , & others who knew her. Very sad news. locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...

While on the Other Site I learned how important it is to develop a signature style and fashion. Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”

Maybe it’s a sign of menopause but my fridge’s crisper drawer has found new life as the cheese drawer.

It’s a little known fact that god created feet to help us find our cats' puke even in the dark. You’re welcome, and Happy New Year.

if you’re a true friend, you’ll remind me to never again cut my hair without wearing my glasses

Fondly remembering that time I got so sick of doing dishes that I threw them all in the trash and bough paper plates

🎼 All I want for Christmas is a lot more sleep, a lot more sleep, yes, a lot more sleep. . .🎶

Have you ever put off an important medical appointment or procedure, or refused to go the ER because of expense and/or hassle?

Odin may be tiny and blind in one eye, but he rules this house like the mighty god he is. #EyeOnOdin

I’ve made the important decision to spend my flu recovery time re-reading the Murderbot Diaries.

Last night I dreamed up a Star Wars / Buffy crossover, and I woke up with very mixed feelings about it not being real.

I regret to inform you that this kitty suffers from an unbearable condition known as Acute Snuggle Deficit. We’ve tried everything. There is no known cure. #EyeOnOdin

Hope there's a sequel... "Any Sign of Life" by @raecarson.bsky.social Narrated by Amy Landon “My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."

For those of us with seasonal depression, putting up holiday lights is a stand against despair, a determination to find joy in the darkness. So please don’t judge when we put up our lights waaaay too early and keep them up waaaay too late! 🤩🤩🤩

#hidingfail #Clawdius

The honest truth is that when I’m on a tight deadline, I live like a barbarian. Wrappers and take out containers everywhere, the cat boxes stinking, dishes in piles, used tea bags. . . I’d take a picture, but I’m too embarrassed.

This is the face of a kitty who just had his Most Perfect Prized Possession cruelly stolen by his horrible mom. (A leaf. It was a leaf) #AShotOfWhiskey

Count me among those who just cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscription.

NAVOLA tour dates! Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...

My Best Friend's Shedding

that time I splashed water on my face except I hadn't taken off my glasses

Rae and I have watched so much women's college basketball the past four years that if we talk about the Buckeyes or Hawkeyes or Huskies or the Cardinal, it's a women's team. By default. To prevent confusion when we talk about the men's teams we add a word, the Gentlemen Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, etc.

READ IT! You're in for a treat.

I was so shocked and sad to see this terrible news about Jaime Lee Moyer, who was not only a lovely writer but such a supportive member of the fantasy-writing community: www.facebook.com/12429579/pos... She will be remembered. ❤️

best of mine too!

Cookie dough for dinner! It's made of oat flour and crushed walnuts so it's like totally healthy, right? RIGHT?!

Whiskey and Odin look through the catio window to check in on Cleo (she's doing fine but would like Rae to come outside and play with her).

Welp. I have seen Rebel Moon, and it is definitely the Snyderiest Snyder that ever Snydered.

Applications are open for this years Clarion Writers Workshop at UC San Diego. It's a great line-up of instructors -- Sam J. Miller, Jeffrey Ford, Matt Bell, Nalo Hopkinson, and the anchor team of Alyssa Wong and Isabel Yap. clarion.ucsd.edu#apply

The first snow of the year always makes me want to start a new play-through of Skyrim.

We were thrilled when this absolute stunner of a bluebird showed up at our Bird Buddy. It's been months since we've had a new species show up.

Having ChatGPT write something for you is liking having a robot exercise for you: the task might get finished but you won't accrue any benefit from it. Creativity, like athletic performance, is something that only happens as a result of doing the work yourself.

Been tracking the prices of a few items, hoping they'd go on sale for Black Friday. And they did! Every single one is on sale! For the exact same price as before. Black Friday is such a scam.

What is the scariest horror movie you've ever seen?

Book Launch Day 4 (I'm almost done with the boosts): “The message about the importance of literacy could not be more timely, and Buckellʼs sure-handed plotting keep the pages flying. Readers will be hooked.” —Publishers Weekly tachyonpublications.com/product/a-st...

"I don't remember hurting myself but check out this huge bruise" -- The Rae Carson Story

Since stepping down from F&SF, I've been quietly taking on freelance editing work, mostly novels and novellas. I have a spot open in my schedule later this month. Email me at ccfinlay at gmail if you're interested. 1/x

Our new House Sigil! From the incredible quilt given to us by the lovely @whatnext.bsky.social.

Fuck AI

If you were an Amazon Kindle Periodical subscriber, the best ways to support us now are Patreon, Kickstarter, & @WeightlessBooks! If you subscribe on Kindle Unlimited, please make sure to open every issue & read for a few minutes! Otherwise, we get $0! www.theverge.com/23861370/ama...

streeeeetch #caturday #eyeonOdin

what does it mean when you dream about being too tired to wake up

it’s ok to talk to me now

Sheree Renée Thomas has been a transformative editor at F&SF, publishing essential writers and stories. She doesn't deserve the problem she currently has to deal with there. But it doesn't surprise me that she has been forced to deal with it without publisher support. A thread. 1/x