I just … feel so hopeless about the state of public health. I recently heard a doctor talk about how parents are now refusing to let doctors give their newborns vitamin K shots to prevent hemorrhaging. Like, it’s literally a vitamin. There aren’t even “preservatives” or whatever in those shots.

Has anyone written a piece about the adult kids of antivaxxers? Like how do they feel about the decisions their parents made for them?

49% of COVID infections are asymptomatic according to Yale School of Public Health. Yale advises layered protection: N95 masks, HEPA filters, good ventilation, vaccines, rapid tests and wastewater monitoring. Source: pdflink.to/yale-covid-1...

For context that's a third the price the RIAA expected a single human to pay for just downloading 24 songs a decade ago (after cutting the ruling down from $1.5m, or $62,000 per song), and that's not adjusting for inflation:

My book came out 6 years ago -- thank you WTAW Press for taking a chance on this collection. It made my world so much bigger and helped me meet so many wonderful people and find community. Huge hugs to all my readers -- forever grateful.

There needs to be a special place in hell for male doctors who deny their women clients a medication they've been taking with no ill effect for years and instead try to recommend a bunch of other shit that the client has already tried unsuccessfully

I was fortunate enough to get a galley of Bog Queen by @annanorth.bsky.social and let me tell you, get on it

The Passion 2: Bigger & Christier

I DESPISE the endless bots that sign up for my mailing list. I end up having to delete them one by one. And then I feel bad because half my “subscribers” are gone. If you’re real and would like to sign up, you can go here. Don’t worry, I send one out like twice a year. rchetypes.com/contact/

I’d watch an entire documentary about the casting process for #OrphanBlack.

Ffs why does it take SO MUCH WORK to maintain muscle in your forties it’s like nature wants me to dissolve into a ball of goo

I feel like any country that used to colonize another country should automatically offer citizenship to everybody from the colonized country. Like just as a bare minimum.

Great conversation from Shirin Yim Leos with @rchetypes.bsky.social about writing and publishing. Don't worry about how long it takes to write your book. If you're looking for an agent, residencies and awards can help open doors and give agents an extra reason to take notice.

Hi @rchetypes.bsky.social Suad and her child Omar are crying out for help. Please have mercy. The war has destroyed her life. She lost her home, her job, and her family. She has nothing left. Please help her by donating or sharing.

Just give me like twenty kittens and puppies and let me lie under the pile. That is all I’m emotionally capable of doing now and maybe forever.

I know we have breweries and wineries where we can sample alcohol. However, there should be a place where you can sample all kinds of bread.

I'm curating this books reviews series in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social for @literaryhub.bsky.social ... Everything we're soliciting is here on this page ... www.sandyernestallen.com/announcements

Don't threaten me with a good time But seriously if you have published a book, file a claim

People always say things like “love” or “family” are universal parts of the human experience. Nah. Desperately needing to go to the bathroom while being nowhere near one is the most universal part of the human experience.

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq

My dear childhood friend is raising funds for a 13 year old boy and his mother who have been staying with her during his treatment, and for his family still facing a genoc1de back in Ga7a. I can personally guarantee that every cent will support their needs. Thank you for sharing. gofund.me/4a1c529a

If anyone needs something adorable to distract them from this general hellscape, might I recommend watching Manny Jacinto read thirst tweets about himself

Kim Davis going from "my religious beliefs demand that I don't facilitate a same-sex marriages" to "my religious beliefs demand that there are NO same-sex marriages anywhere" *should* make Democrats realize there is no "sincere" compromise with bigots on trans issues.

Register today for our Open Level Fiction Workshop with @rchetypes.bsky.social. You’ll come together with a small group of writers to workshop fiction submitted by your fellow students. We have a limited number of scholarships available. The scholarship deadline is August 20. bit.ly/46ZeDg5

Some personal news… @roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social are relaunching @therumpus.net!!! And I’m excited to be joining their team as poetry editor! 🤓 WEEEEE!!! You can submit your poetry for consideration here: therumpus.submittable.com/submit

For anyone who’s interested, this optimistic SFF Kickstarter @habitatspress.com looks pretty cool! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

My publisher released four of my novels with new gorgeous covers by the great Yuko Shimizu. They’re calling it the LaValle Quartet though each book stands alone. Just look at these things! They’re in bookstores now. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/LVQ/t...

I’m teaching an open-level fiction workshop for One Story! Details below:

… did you all know that babies under 6 months can’t drink water because it might kill them

Book 48 of 2025 Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 225 by Neil Clarke Strong issue! Favorite pieces by: @clairejiawen.bsky.social @rchetypes.bsky.social @derekkunsken.bsky.social @andrewliptak.com & A.T. Greenblat #BookSky 💙📚🪐 #books #sciencefiction #booksreadin2025 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I Want to Burn This Place Down is available wherever books are sold!!

Me traveling in my 20s and 30s: I want to see, try, and buy everything! Me traveling in my 40s: Please let me just sit here and eat my baguette in peace.

I wonder if the French people who give you an attitude for speaking French poorly in France are the same people who thank you profusely when they are in a country where they don’t speak the language and you step in to translate for them

I just chased down a robot to get my food back. It’s actually not as complicated a story as it sounds, but I know the importance of leaving the audience hanging.

Just read I Want to Burn This Place Down by @maris.bsky.social and it is funny, insightful, and oh-so-relatable in many places. Highly recommended. bookshop.org/p/books/i-wa...

I don’t speak Korean, but I’m pretty sure this awesome-looking arcade game involves kicking a slipper off your foot and trying to have it land as close to the bullseye as possible

How are the people who say things like “Everything works out in the end” and “Justice will prevail” doing these days

A: Did you know that for decades the CIA ran a program called Project Stargate that spied on the pope using psychics and that it was deemed a success? Me: I can say with confidence I was not expecting any of those words to come out of your mouth, and definitely not in that order

Proud of my local bookstore for doing the right thing

Saw this spider the size of my whole palm in an underpass today. While I was busy taking pics of it, my partner was shouting, “Get away from that thing. It’s a huntsman spider, it’s venomous, and it JUMPS.”

I have been slowly reading and responding in batches—at this point, if you've been waiting more than a week, that means your story has been held for a second or third look. Subs are still open till the end of the month, so if you want to make my final decisions even harder than they already are~

This is your regular reminder that if you have dense breasts, which many people of color do, you may benefit from screening with ultrasound or MRI in addition to your yearly mammogram. Mammos are important and useful but may miss small lesions in dense breasts. Ask your doctor if this applies.

Fulbright Board Resigns Over Political Interference Nearly the entire scholarship board quit Wednesday in protest of the Trump administration’s intervention in the selection process, which they say was politically motivated and illegal. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ZrfEsR

Hey, fellow Asian So. Cal Fam: ICE is visiting local Asian grocery stores like HMart and 99 Ranch - just heard this from a local contact. Please be careful AND please take this as a sign - this impacts us too. Call. Protest. Donate.

No one: Absolutely no one: Me: I wrote a follow-up to my 2020 @clarkesworldmagazine.com story “The Last to Die” clarkesworldmagazine.com/chang-eppig_...

Genuine question: I’ve been seeing “A-list” celebrities, like people who are leads in blockbuster movies, doing Internet ads for random apps. Why? How much money could they be making from these ads that they’re not making from their hit movies?

This site doesn’t have nearly as many trolls, but it still has a fair number of “I demand evidence for your lived experience/for what is widely recognized as true” guys

Just heard the developer of a major cognitive test say that she likes using Google’s “AI” because it makes Internet searches easier and … I guess I can’t trust the validity of this test ever again

When I deleted my account on that other site, I was afraid I'd never regain the platform I'd worked hard to build, modest as it was. I've now exceeded the followers I had, and I'm much happier not having to deal with the trolls. If you still feel like you need that dumpster fire, no, no, you don't.