BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

She's absolutely right. As a producer with several films in development with female directors, I can say it is an absolute uphill battle to get execs to fund their projects. Great scripts are sitting on shelves while a generation of our most talented women sit idle. www.avclub.com/kristen-stew...

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If alcohol, tobacco and drugs aren’t allowed within 1,000 feet of schools—tear gas shouldn’t be either. We send our kids to school to learn, not receive front row seats to Trump’s extreme enforcement tactics. I’m demanding Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon do something to stop this.

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases. Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

I’m reading some of my work at a Deep Dish reading this Thursday, October 23rd at 6:30 PM! Deep Dish is a speculative fiction series celebrating science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hope to see you there! *6:00 time from the image below has been updated to 6:30.

I have two books coming out tomorrow, Children of Chicago and The Shoemaker’s Magician — together they’re called The Chicago Saga. I’d love if you could preorder them, or pick them up tomorrow at your local bookstore. You can preorder here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/cynth...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition team to scale Mount Everest, has died. He was 92. 🧵

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon! I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

We're getting personal w/ my #FirstPeriod story... Part 1! 🩸🩸🩸 Please watch/listen to this short video & share your own first period story in the comments or via repost - be sure to tag me & to link our crowdfunding campaign for #BleedFilm (shared in the comments). 😉 Thanks for listening, gang! ♥️

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the 2025 winner of the Adam Morgan Literary Leadership Award is @samiraahmed.bsky.social!!! As a national leader of Authors Against Book Bans, Samira uses activism to combat censorship, and we are so grateful for the work she does.

This is tomorrow! Why I Love Horror with Becky Spratford, S.A. Barnes, Nick Medina, James Kennedy, Ananda Lima and me! Here are the details. Please join us. Register at: visit.northbrook.info/event/13742346

What??? Psychomanteum has advanced to Semifinals at Slamdance (top 1%)! 🙊 #Slamdance

Chicago just went all in on renewable energy and is demonstrating that it works. Chicago now powers EVERY city-owned building – from airports to police stations – with renewable energy. That includes O’Hare airport.

I had the pleasure of joining Kat and Luna on the Delight in Fright Podcast to talk screenwriting, horror, and "Please Don't Feed the Children"! @zombikat11.bsky.social

Join us tonight at 10pm EST as we chat with Devi Bhaduri screenwriter of Psychomanteum Winner for Best Horror Screenplay Chicago Horror Film festival. www.youtube.com/live/R6_yJKR... @devibhaduri.bsky.social

"Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech."

Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Meanwhile, on HBCU campuses, lockdowns after bomb threats and though I'm sure this won't interest most media types, it is worth noting: abcnews.go.com/amp/US/multi...

Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.

"universal health care means studios wouldn’t have to subsidize workers’ medical expenses" -- hmmm interesting

My script Psychomanteum is an Official Selection! Thanks, @horrorigins.com! #horrorigins #horror #horrorfilms #horrorscreenwriter #womeninhorror #horrorfilmfestival #tucsanarizona

Who is going to the last two spots? 👀👀👀 #writers #booksky

More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.

Go @raforall.bsky.social! ❤️

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As Trump Targets Chicago, Mayor Fights His 'Tyranny' With Executive Order www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...

Seriously poignant post from Stacy Abrams. 🫡💪🏾💪🏿💪💪🏼🇺🇲📜⚖️

This Tuesday! Atlanta! I'm going to be at Charis Books in Decatur, GA for their regular Meet Me There spoken word event, along with the wonderful @quarefutures.bsky.social! RSVP and info: www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/meet-m... ATL queers, I'd love to see you there!

Back in 1946, the KKK was trying to make a major comeback after World War II. Enter Superman — the Man of Steel exposed their secrets and took them down in his radio show. I asked Rick Bowers, author of Superman vs the Ku Klux Klan, what we can learn from this today buttondown.com/charliejane/...

This ruling is now final, and the case is closed. President Donald Trump does not have the authority yo invalidate Chicago & Illinois laws that ban local law enforcement officials from helping federal immigration agents, U.S. District Court Judge Lindsay Jenkins ruled. @wttw.bsky.social

76% of Texas’s $2.4 trillion GDP comes from the blue parts. - DFW: $709.0 B (29.5%) - Houston: $642.1 B (26.7%) - Austin: $229.2 B (9.5%) - San Antonio: $201.2 B (8.4%) - El Paso: $49.3 B (1.9%) Blue: $1.83 T (76%) Red: $0.57 T (24%) #EconSky #Gerrymandering comptroller.texas.gov/economy/econ...

The ICETrump Korean Hunters continue their courageous crackdown on immigrant classical musicians, engineers and researchers who are threatening the American way of life by existing and breathing

The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they're passing on the grants as a result. n.pr/4mlDK1w

I need every Dem to be listening to how Beto is talking about power. It’s not to be stored up for some gun powder plot; it needs to be used like Walz used it to feed every Minnesota school kid. The exercise of power begets more power

"There’s enough Midwestern self-deprecation and snark to delight the most ardent Chicago afficionados." Randy Hardwick's review of "Red Line Horror Stories" Edited by Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (@frombeyondpress.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/12/a...

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.

Attn Chicago area horror fans. You can now sign up to see me and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social talking about why we love horror for free in La Grange. Book sales and a book signing as well. lagrange.librarycalendar.com/event/becky-...

Excellent words of wisdom from @charliejane.bsky.social today. "Writing an unpredictable story can help you deal with randomness in the real world, where you never know what publishers or readers might throw at you. Don’t be thrown off course by change — be mercurial and ever-changing."

Publishers of all sizes have been warned after cyberattacks took over the email accounts of senior staff at British publishers. pressgazette.co.uk/news/cyberat...

"Radford has grounded her high concept novel with well-researched scientific content." @devibhaduri.bsky.social's review of "One Yellow Eye" by Leigh Radford (Gallery Books) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/28/l...

One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted. Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

‪Never forget that the real hero in all this is the Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown. It was Brown's three-part investigative report that led to Epstein's arrest. Without her dogged work, Epstein might still be raping children. @jkbjournalist.bsky.social

So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.

AOC: "when politicians leave government, they go and work for lobbyists and that tells you everything about the coordinated interests that are in cahoots all over regardless of party."