A reminder that the key to writing is getting the very best out of your brain, but in order to get the best out of it you have to take care of your mental health. Stress, concern, and depression will take a toll on your work. So always make sure to take care of YOU and you'll get your best work.

If you are against GenAI in SFF then we recommend you fill out the SFWA survey. Open to the general public so let them know what you think.

If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is. It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

with all disrespect to the brands, 30% off is really not all that exciting in this economy

"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.

I will never use AI for my covers, editing, translation, or anything else. It is not only useless to me as an author, it is actively hostile and harms every skill related to book production. If you're an author against AI used to generate writing, you better back everyone else in the chain too.

For those unaware, there are additional moderation services affecting what you may see and/or interact with. To view these go to Settings > Moderation > Scroll to bottom and click on Bluesky Moderation Services. You may not agree with mod decisions and this gives you more control over your feed.

👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead. IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained. IRS Direct File: 2023-2025. (Story from when the pilot launched.)

I can hardly believe @furpocalypse.org starts in TWO DAYS!! Made another piece a few days ago, taking suggestions from my friends on what to add in the background c:

ChatGPT is trending. As an educated person and writer, I am sickened by the number of people with whom I've recently spoken (in the last week), who say they use ChatGPT to draft their emails, social media posts, and screenplays/books.

ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine: FANTABULOSA! Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical. & thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘

Very excited to have a speculative flash piece out with Small Wonders today!

idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...

"Healthy debate" = when I criticize you "Cancel culture" = when you criticize me

This shit sucks man. Medically proven and effective treatment that would save trans youth a lifetime of pain and discomfort in their own bodies thrown in the trash because our country enables the most evil people imaginable.

As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

🏳️‍⚧️ TRAAAAAANS RIGHTS!!! 🏳️‍⚧️ You guys asked us again and again (...and again and again and again!) and we've finally brought back the hottest tee of the year! And, like before, a portion of each sale gets donated to the Transgender Law Center— available RIGHT NOW for pre-order: theyetee.com/transrights

From 2020 to 2022 COVID vaccines prevented over 18.5 million hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved the US $1.15 trillion. mRNA vaccines and treatments are being developed for diabetes, HIV, cancer, and more. Imagine how many more lives we could save if we don't defund science.

today my cat barked at me.

We're delighted to share the cover (by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social) and announce the table of contents for WE'RE HERE: THE BEST QUEER SPECULATIVE FICTION 2024, selected by editor @rykaaoki.bsky.social and working with series editor @cypayseur.bsky.social! www.neonhemlock.com/news/were-he...

My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.

We managed to bork the link. Here’s the right one! store.smallwondersmag.com/buy/d0205805...

Our “Best of Year One” anthology has gone out to our Kickstarter backers! It has 45 flash fiction stories and poems from our first year, all the way back to Issue 0. If you missed it, grab it from our store! store.smallwondersmag.com/checkout

Submissions for Baffling's Mecha vs. Kaiju issue will open on June 1st! Before the day arrives, check out this interview with associate editor D.A. Vorobyov for what he's looking to see in submissions: www.patreon.com/posts/129380... (The Patreon link is publicly accessible for free!)

Happy to announce that my collage, "Growth Comes in Spirals" was published in The Branches Journal ✨ 🔗 www.thebranchesjournal.com/issues 🔗 issuu.com/thebranchesj...

It's almost time! The Narratess Sale is an opportunity to grab a bunch of indie books for low prices (or even free!) In honor of the event, all of my books will be available for $1 on itchio here: whistberry.itch.io Also part of an itchio Narratess horror bundle here: itch.io/b/2942/narra...

NO NY MASK BAN Your calls are working but we need to keep the pressure up. KEEP CALLING If you are from out of state you should also call and say it will prevent you from traveling here.

wore colorful clothing today and literally everyone in my life who saw me commented on it, surpised

Please, if you love anything about this life, stop using ChatGPT and other GenAI. Just stop. Don't use it to dunk on it, don't use it for a laugh, just stop and let that shit wither.

i forgot it was tdov today and got increasingly more alarmed and suspicious with each text i got from somebody saying that they appreciate me

The Inescapable March, my debut fantasy LGBTQIA+ horror-romance novella @spaceboybooks.bsky.social is out today! 🥂🎉❤️ Life long dream, truly! Wouldn't have been possible without @thisisn8.bsky.social @sebdoubinsky.bsky.social @jmoffattwrites.bsky.social So grateful 🥹 readspaceboy.com/portfolio/th...

Please get your vaccinations & boosters now. Make sure your kids and family members are up to date. If you’re not sure, speak with your doctor. They may be able to do a titre check to see if you need a booster.

Some exciting news in my inbox today

May I propose to you for #TransRightsReadathon #horror fans, YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social? It's an antho of trans and gender nonconforming authors telling body horror stories and it's delightfully sick. www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...

We'll be opening for submissions for the EIGHTH Neon Hemlock Novella Series in June. What are some of the things you love about novellas? Who is writing wonderful novellas that should submit to us? What kind of stories do you especially enjoy in novella form?

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN JANUARY 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's December's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

if you can: write the thing that sounds SUPER FUN in your head. because it will sound SUPER FUN on the paper. readers can tell if the writer had fun writing something, for the most part, cause the love of the craft and characters and everything shows through. no idea is too silly. write it anyway.

There are no wasted words. You can write a whole 200k-word novel that you yeet into the back of a drawer and never let it see the light of day ever again and not a single word of that will have been wasted.

This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”. This is a manifesto against disability. This is the language of eugenics.

Happy Valentine's Day! Our present to you today is a BIG list of stories and poems we've published on the theme or subject of love! 1/34

Love is sometimes the thing that cuts, sharper than anything. "A List of Sharp Things I've Held In My Mouth" by @jkosakowski.bsky.social might draw blood: smallwondersmag.com/piece/a-list... 12/34

“Perhaps the cruel, controlled thing I’d been made into could be taught a sweeter kind of obedience.” By @jkosakowski.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...

Abandoning trans rights means abandoning ALL rights. They are inseperable. Abandoning trans people is to abandon all people, and indeed our very humanity. Think about what the fascist asks for, and then think of the totality of its cost. And then say no. To all of it.

A great way to show support for trans and other marginalized writers is to request their books at your local library. Many libraries will order in books for you if you ask (though some may restrict requests to recent releases, etc). Here are some wonderful small presses that publish and support

hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo. short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️. if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵 
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...

Excited to announce that you can read my flash story "Collar" in issue eighteen of Baffling Magazine! www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte... @bafflingmag.bsky.social @neonhemlock.bsky.social

Kick off the new year with @bafflingmag.bsky.social's Sex Issue! www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighteen Stories from j ambrose, Louis Evans, K-Ming Chang, Bastian Hart, J. Kosakowski, Anya Markov & Jason M. Harley 🪶