The comments in this thread are a pure delight for anyone who loves Greek mythology.

New Release! New #scifiromance gladiator in the arena - JAMIRR (Badari Gladiators Book 5), on Amazon and still processing on the other wide ebook platforms. He has amnesia, she's a tough female gladiator and the sparks fly... #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8ZXJGNZ/

Hello, friends! Today is the day. We're begging everyone to get their payments in before tonight! Only 77 people are left out there, and I suspect many aren't seeing these posts because they are new to the auction this year! Please repost this reminder to contact us if you haven't gotten an email!

Happy anniversary of that time the post office asked me to provide evidence that my package was not delivered.

$250,000!!!!!!!

DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN

We are closing in on a sweet quarter of a million dollars raised for VoteRiders and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in this year's @romancingthevote.com auction, and I love everyone in this bar. 💓

Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

I had to stop and take a few minutes to doodle out a little dreamt visual of Mr Darcy.

I must reiterate that “Nazis bad” is a good red line to have, not merely morally but also strategically

Quick tutorial on how to opt out of Meta's new feature which allows anyone to tag your Instagram handle to generate AI images of you. @evystadium.bsky.social on Muse Image in 40 seconds:

📣 A reminder that if you donated to the Graham Platner campaign via ActBlue within the past 90 days, here's the instructions on how to request a refund: help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...

If what you really want is a story with a marginalized author's name on it that still sounds exactly like a white dude who went to Clarion, then LLMs are tailor-made to feed you exactly what you want.

So excited! Just got my prelaunch approval from Kickstarter for my Dancer of the Nile omnibus Special Edition! It'll launch in the early Fall. Follow the pre-launch to see new reveals and art as they're announced. #romantasy www.kickstarter.com/projects/ver...

"this is their Evil Plan!!!" (points at party that has been unable to organize its way out of a paper bag, has alienated much of its base due to spinelessness & incoherence, and has fumbled every opportunity handed to it on a silver platter)

Best STAR TREK captain. Wrong answers only.

thank you I was just going to look for this, which is in my opinion our modern textbook on explicit consent that is sexy and caring and also respects someone who has had their consent violated in the past. (and I can say that without bias b/c I wasn't besties with Courtney when I first read it!)

Nobody needs your take. You, on the other hand, have got to start listening instead of cynically demanding nuance. SA survivors on average suffer PTSD at a rate comparable to or higher than combat vets. Now look up how many women and gnc people and trans men have been assaulted.

I am tech support to the bone and do not like to mystify computer stuff but I genuinely believe in my heart of hearts that printers have demons in them. There is literally no other explanation.

Ok, auction gremlins, I know that the organizers have a way for us to support donors after the auction, but I'm going to create a StoryGraph reading challenge for the authors/books from this year too! If you are an author who donated a not-book item, drop me a comment! @romancingthevote.com

The irritation one feels listening to illegal fireworks exploding literally above one's roof as the watch duty app chimes to warn of a wildfire starting less than 15 miles away. Like can we not risk burning half of L.A. down again please??

So far we’ve raised $160,000+ and still have tons of super affordable items available as buy it now’s that you can purchase through tomorrow. Please help us raise even more money to help make voting accessible: www.32auctions.com/organization...

We've raised $150,000 for voting rights! Woohoo! Time to call it a night.

Boosting these auctions as part of a reminder that @romancingthevote.com auction/fundraiser continues over the weekend. You, too, can support voting rights and get great swag etc as part of the deal.

The auction listing comes with the swag stickers too.

I'm participating in @romancingthevote.com with my illustrated Time Traitors editions! 🦖 Kickstarter is currently the ONLY place to get these deluxe books. Time Trap isn't even out yet! Support voting rights & get your Jurassic Park/Romancing the Stone fix! www.32auctions.com/organization...

ONLY FIVE HOURS LEFT. Backing Time Trap can get you: the (brand new) book, art, sticker, a free short story and a vote on what cute dinosaur we make next! Don't miss your chance.

FIVE HOURS LEFT!! Don't miss out on all the goodies. Some of these are only available to Kickstarter backers at the moment.

WE DID IT! We've raised $100,000 for voting rights, and it hasn't even been a full day. Thank you all so much--now let's see what we can do over the next four days!

Pâtissier et Étranger: My latest book is a mash-up of baking drama, spy thriller, and science fiction set in Paris in 1967. Blurbs from John Wiswell and Kate Heartfield! All the usual bookstores, including: www.strandbooks.com/patissier-et...

For those who are new to our auctions, here's a last minute guide as to how it works. There are two types of items on our auction site. 1. Bidding auctions 2. Buy-it-nows

Chicago History Museum is doing an ad hoc free admission day tomorrow for Chicago residents in order to give people an air conditioned place to be during the day, which is a lovely move. Do other local museums do the same during extreme temps? I hadn't heard of it before.

SQUEEEEEEE

Wow holy shit www.them.us/story/daught...

everyone with an English degree rn: WELL, WELL, WELL,

Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.

TikTok's latest illegal 'life hack' seems to be 'dispute credit card transactions for free stuff' and legality aside I am here to beg you: Do not do this to small businesses. It really fucks them over in ways you may not be aware of beyond stealing from them (which is, to be clear, what this is).🧵

New York City residents are celebrating the reopening of public pools — including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who jumped into the water while wearing a suit at an East Harlem pool on Saturday. Outdoor public pools will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day through Sept. 13.

LET'S. FUCKIN. GOOOOOO romancingthevote.com @romancingthevote.com

yeah, there are a few people who will abuse generosity. there will always be a grifter or two out there. please don't let it close your hearts. if you give someone some money, you are doing something good. if they lied to you to get it, you still did something good. just keep being kind.

Oh hey! I was wondering if Bookshop was running a sale this week. Readers! This week is a great time to stock up on books.

If you're a young trans man or trans masc person who needs a dad today, congrats. I am your dad now. I am proud of you and what you've accomplished although some of your young person culture and choices perplex me. I am proof trans men can be middle aged married dudes. You can be too some day. Live.

I want this added to the evidence pile for use the next time someone sadly shakes their head and says "Resistance doesn't matter. He'll just do what he wants anyway. He's the king now. It's too late." Surrender is a choice, not an inevitability. And adopting the "just give up" frame is cowardice.

Time Trap live on Kickstarter in early release. Join the adventure: www.kickstarter.com/projects/eli...

Interesting read

It's me! I'm one of the semi-finalists with my SF time travel thriller Time Traitors. 😁🦕🦖

It's me! I'm one of the semi-finalists with my SF time travel thriller Time Traitors. 😁🦕🦖

"Just call everyone 'love'."