I have one (1) high school friend who I'm still buddies with, all these many, many years later. Definitely more friends I've kept ties with from college and beyond.

Another call for longlist entries for consideration for my not an award. Today: 2022! See my starter longlist in the picture and alt text; what else from 2022 in queer SFF novels/novellas would you give an A- or above? Let me know in replies.

I'm so enraged with TurboTax. We FINALLY had a decent, guided free file and they and their lobbyists killed it. I'm learning how to fill out the forms myself out of pure spite this year.

tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors. i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare. thank you. thank you.

Hugo Noms have opened and I want to get in quick with this: there is a fabulous and vibrant contemporary SFF novella scene and the quality is *not* disproportionately located at tordotcom, which puts out brilliant work but does not have a monopoly on it. 5 titles for your consideration follow:

Oh no 😂 (this is both really good and horrifying)

Every book is better with tea -- this one particularly so. So I'm doing a giveaway: a curated goodie box of themed tea and snacks for 1 reader who preorders *Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry*! Preorder here: books2read.com/tea-treachery Then upload your receipt: forms.gle/q2t2n28NAheg...

very happy I was reminded that The List exists and includes specific types of rep, so I can finally answer the burning questions of "where are the Boys Kissing in Space?" that I have been getting from friends (answer: not on Libby, apparently 😭 but at least I have a tbr now)

I know we've got data on the average number of books folks typically publish over their career/lifetime (very low), but I wish we had more information about _why_. I want to know the stories behind all those shiny debuts who we never hear from again.

I am forever sad that all 3 of my books were slated to come out as MMPB, but because of COVID, only one did

Oh hey! BEING ARO is up on NetGalley! 👇 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

This morning I bring you feral offerings of the GOBLIN MARKET, only a little bit cursed. Pre-order it as a gift for the future chaos goblins we all must become. 🍄✨ @reactorsff.bsky.social reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Hi folks! Some of our friends in the Twin Cities have come back with another request! It's a heartbreaking one but the need is real, so if anyone can help get them more masks & filters for those on the streets to deal with being gassed constantly, that would be amazing!

The hets making me have to explain straight to my kids is the WORST / only partially kidding

Post a banger that isn't in English This still gets me T_T

Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026

Happy five-year anniversary to ENGINES OF OBLIVION! www.amazon.com/Engines-Obli...

Yay!

Anytime one of my posts gets beyond my circle, they attract a very specific kind of reply person. I can only describe them as folks who make me briefly question reality. It's...unsettling.

Unrelated but still daddish: Why do the French make omelettes with only one egg? Because they all know that one egg is un œuf.

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

How to be a Writer. 1. Stare out of window at rain. 2. Experience a certain lassitude. 3. Contemplate the infinite. 4. Tea.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "No, using AI isn't going to make this project go any faster."

Honestly surprised the local strawberries survived so well despite the 20F we had last week.

Me: ugh, my writing will never be as deep and thinky and twisty as these amazing novels. Why should I bother. Also me: I'm bouncing off every deep thinky novel right now, I need something easy and fun.

Me, before the run: Dun wanna. Dun wanna. Why am I doing this. Curling into a ball covered in blankets is a better idea. Me, after the run: I feel great! Why don't I do this every day?? 🤷

For the deep lore on Proto-Blueskexian, also known as Twitteric, may I suggest Because Internet? gretchenmcculloch.com/book

This convo around glp-1s reminds me a lot of the 15+ years I spent being gaslit by doctors about my PCOS until I was trying (and failing) to get pregnant and suddenly they took me seriously. Our medical system has some seriously fucked up priorities.

I'm going to start measuring how rough our winter is based on how many times I've had to de-ice the chicken water. Last year was once, maybe twice. This year we're already past seven and it's still February.

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Nat & Cami’s Guide to Running an Undercover GSA by Karis Rogerson Today on the site, I'm delighted to welcome Karis Rogerson to reveal the cover of her debut f/f YA Romance, Nat & Cami's Guide to Running an Undercover GSA, which releases June 23rd! Here's the story: Casey…

February 2026 Queer Romances smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/02/febr... via @smartbitches.bsky.social

Calling indie authors and publishers: If you're looking for an editor who specializes in #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror or anything between, I might be just what you need! Hit me up at The Duke of Editing. I provide most levels of editing at reasonable rates! #writing thedukeofediting.com...

(Scene: trying to explain neurodiversity to 9yo) Me: ...society is designed for one kind of brain and anyone who's a different is considered "spicy." My spicy is that I'm more anxious, some folks are more sad-- 9yo: Is there a spicy for being really annoying? Me: That's just called being a sibling.

It's #BlackHistoryMonth! Black trans, nonbinary, and female authors are doing spectacular, groundbreaking work in progressive #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and #horror, creating worlds that are more joyful, more hopeful, and more just. We're showcasing 28 of these works this month so prepare your TBRs!

Looking for a spooky-cozy tale to warm you through this bleak February? My supernatural thriller/historical fantasy/MM romance about a former phony medium and an Egyptologist teaming up to investigate a haunted artifact is available from a variety of booksellers that are not THAT bookseller!

Ahhh! I was just thinking about this book earlier this week. What a delightful, bloody mess. Season 3 Hannibal in more th.an just vibes, but with a decadent perfumer instead of a cannibal gourmand.

Our gym makes shirts sometimes and apparently the latest is being made to celebrate Weightlifting Wednesdays (yay!), which they want to abbreviate to WLW on the front of the shirt. The *look* me & the other queer chick shared at that 🫢

Ohohoho ARCS have landed! BEING ARO, my next book co edited with Madeline Dyer, releases in May from Page Street! I’m so hyped to share this collection with y’all and celebrate aromantic stories!

This *has* to exist. Anybody?

Okay, kind of a left-field request but: there have to be books about mom friends/groups solving murders, right? And/or committing murders?

Ayyyye 🥶

Thinking about that guy with whom I crossed paths in the Publix parking lot last night as the temp was dropping 30 whole degrees in the span of an hour who looked me in the eyes and said "I ain't coming back outside for three days." I hope he's warm.

Hey authors -- I'm curious. For various reasons, we usually only see the highlight reals on social media, but how many novels have you trunked over your career? Especially post first published book?

Hey folks! Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.

OK folks, let's get this started. Think back to pandemic year 2020. Think of SFF books from that year which "include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered characters, themes, or issues." A broad citation! Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?

Snow! SNOW!!

I'm making my baby lemon tree its own little blanket tent tonight to survive the 20F we're expecting. I already lost the bud blossoms (the first it had ever put out! 😭); here's hoping we can keep it warm enough.

Ooh this is a bandwagon I can get on: Nevermind the jobs you had, what were 5 classes you took in college (or other learning opportunity)? Physics Calculus German Lit Sex & Gender in Ancient Rome Medieval Latin

I will grant Lansing that olive burgers are pretty good, actually

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️‍🌈 I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!! www.patreon.com/posts/149417...