Thrilled to have Marie Brennan as our guest of honor! I hope everyone will join us for an hour of fantastic speculative poetry! @swantower.bsky.social @electricsheepsf.bsky.social

Details in thread -- come hear me read "A War of Words," and a bunch of other great work from my fellow guests!

"Datloween" 😂

What are y'all's favorite *non-horror* Halloween movies? Think "Nightmare Before Christmas" more than *The Conjuring*.

Exciting news! I've been working all year on a vertigo arts project in collaboration with others in academia, physical therapy, puppetry, and dance. Now the first part is out: I'm running a creative writing workshop for people who are directly or indirectly affected by vertigo. >

There's just 69 (yes really) HOURS LEFT to donate to the Apex Magazine Kickstarter! ⏰ We're thrilled to bring you more Apex in 2026, but there's still time to unlock our stretch goals! At $22,500, we unlock drabble submissions with editor @kaidelmas.bsky.social! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

<types "ping me via" into a text message> <phone suggests: "Whatsapp" "email" "telegram"> 🤔

If you're a bookseller/librarian/reviewer and would like the chance to read this early our review request form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

WE DID IT!!! 🎉🎉🎉 over $20,000 raised with 3 days still left to go! Thank you all so much to everyone who shared and supported our Kickstarter; we truly, TRULY couldn't have done it without you! 💜👽 Bask in the warm glow of a fully funded Kickstarter with us 🌟 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

There's only 5 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we just unlocked our 80% goal! 🎉 @lesleyconner.bsky.social will host a LIVE READING of "The Monster Fucker Club" by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social! Keep weird, wonderful fiction alive and donate TODAY 👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

There's only ONE WEEK LEFT to fund Apex Magazine in 2026, and we JUST unlocked our 70% reward!! The Apex editors will host a live affirmation critique of the Internet's most beloved amateur horror stories! 📸🌲🥩 🎃 Help us reach our funding goal and donate TODAY! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Me whenever the AI topic comes up:

We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of the charming new fantasy The Worst Monk in Omnu from author Marie Brennan. A new smart fantasy novel with high stakes but with a cosy feel, to open a new trilogy. Publishing 4th May 2027. Scroll down for the chance to snag an early copy for review!

I feel bad for whoever bought Amtrak tickets and accidentally sent them to my email. They look completely legit, but I have no way of contacting that person about their mistake . . .

We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

A friendly reminder that the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter remains ongoing. Help a fabulous publication keep publishing for another year! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Remember when we said more rewards arriving soon? 👀👀👀 Soon has come sooner than you thought! Check out our ever-growing catalogue of goodies and help us continue to publish your favorite short fiction in 2026! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Okay! This is going to take a while so I had to finish some stuff first, but: Why Da Pope Fucking Up Opus Dei Is A Huge Fucking Deal: a thread

NEW FICTION: "Mrs. Patterson's Home for Landlocked Men" by Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social #SFF #flashfiction flashpointsf.com/2025/10/17/m...

Just saw a headline of "FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects of Narcan" and for a moment I thought it said "Reverses Effects of Narcissism." Somebody invent that latter drug, stat.

WE'RE OVER HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL!! 🎉🎉🎉 THANK YOU for all your support! 💜👽 We're celebrating with a TON of amazing new rewards (check the 🧵 to see them all!) including signed books, author critiques, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING and more! 🪦 Join the monster mash here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Once it is is widely understood that THERE ARE MORE OF US THAN THERE ARE OF THEM, the actual mechanics of opposing and defeating Trump - institutions linking together to protect their interests and prerogatives - are much easier to implement.

But the atmosphere of fear and paranoia has to be broken in order for that to happen. Which is why things like No Kings are so important: massive public displays of Trump's unpopularity, demonstrations that MAGA is not all-powerful, and that there is real risk associated with being too close to it.

📢 Announcing our theme for the November submission period: Revolutions! We're looking for daring, subversive, and strange fiction that explores this theme! ⏰ Submissions will open on November 1. Read the full theme description and submission details: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...

My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”

🚨🚨🚨 And THREE stood up! Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact. When we join together and fight back, WE WIN! No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent. LET’S GO! #DefendHigherEd @aaup-penn.bsky.social

I wrote about how all the beautiful dumb stuff really does matter, and why you should come out for No Kings Day on Saturday.

We're only $1,064 away from the halfway mark!! Thank you SO much for all of your support so far! 💜👽 If we manage to hit $10k by the end of today, we JUST might squeak in under our deadline 🤞 It's scary cutting it so close, but we're no stranger to scary! 🛸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

James Baldwin, May 17, 1963 Time Magazine cover palate cleanser

did you know that right now, we're only a partial skeleton? we're not fully funded, and so we're missing some critical bones. this is truth and sadly not sustainable help us be a full skeleton? patreon 🖤 www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla... our coin fundraiser 💀 psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

<totters out onto porch> <settles into rocker> <thumps cane a few times> Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

@thepixelproject.bsky.social works to reduce violence against women, and they're putting together "Quotes for Pixels" wherein past interviewees talk about why violence against women *specifically* needs so badly to be addressed. Here's mine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouZT...

There's just 17 DAYS LEFT to back the 2026 Apex Magazine Kickstarter! We've been supporting outstanding authors writing strange, shocking, beautiful stories for 20 years...help us keep doing it for 20 more! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

We should be asking this c o n s t a n t l y.

It's a great issue. You can find the issue's editorial here, and from there the rest of the issue: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... They're also running their funding campaign for 2026, which you can find here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

NEW KICKSTARTER TIER JUST DROPPED!! 🌍✍️ Take your worldbuilding to the next level with @retreasure.bsky.social, complete with a 5 page critique! This tier is limited to just TEN backers, so make sure you don't miss it! ⏰⬇️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

It's Kickstarter Christmas! 🎁✅ We just added a TON of new tiers, including affirmation critiques with Violet Lichen Managing Editor Nichole Lightner and short story critiques from the most important Apex team members of all: our slush readers! ✨ Don't miss out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

The @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter is currently sitting at $6,717 of our $20K goal! That means we're a third of the way to funding four issues of Apex for next year! Can we hit 50% before the end of the week? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

WE'RE 30% FUNDED!! 🎉🎉🎉 Apex will be open to nonfiction pitches FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! ✨ Want to unlock the next chapter of Apex? Please consider backing our Kickstarter and help us keep publishing the strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful stories you love! www.kickstarter.com/.../apexpu.....

Happy Anti-Prime Day! Free shipping today and tomorrow at Bookshop.org -- support bookstores, not billionaires!

The @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter is starting the week at $5,797, only $203 away from 30% of our initial goal and opening to nonfiction submissions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Apex Magazine 2026 is A Project We Love on Kickstarter!! ❤️🍾🥂🎉 Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

New interview with Marie Brennan today - hear about her Hugo-winning poem, novels, short stories, and some gorgeous art! @swantower.bsky.social

This week on Planetside… An exclusive interview with the very first Hugo winner for speculative poetry. Read “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by Holly Lyn Walrath: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t... @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @swantower.bsky.social

We have spiffed up the BackerKit store for the Rook and Rose pattern deck with new images of the actual products (as opposed to the Kickstarter mockups), and also SIGNED BOOKS! Check it out: pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Check out this kickstarter and support queer voices in spec fic!

HAPPY KICKSTARTER DAY!! 🎉🎉🎉 Kick(start) the first day of Spooky Month with us and come check out the cool stuff we've got planned for you!! 🎃✨ 👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

It has been a delight to witness the love for speculative poetry after @swantower.bsky.social won the first EVER poetry Hugo award! Here’s my interview with the winner, you gotta read it! 🏆 Congrats Marie!

This week on Planetside… The Hugos presented their first award for poetry at Worldcon in 2025. Learn what that means for the genre in “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social & @swantower.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t...