PSA that Kagi's ad-free, subscription-based search has a free tier with 100 searches per month.

- sending one person a loving message - better: phoning - better: inviting them over for a meal - even better: inviting a few people who are involved in whatever struggle over for a meal to feel that we are part of a community All of these things are more effective political actions than posting.

Things are heating up. 🔥 Our Fire skirt features bold red flames on a black background with a full, twirly silhouette. Finished with a sturdy waistband and pockets deep enough for… well, a lot. store.mayakern.com

I just finished reading my e-ARC of @marissalingen.bsky.social ‘s A Dubious Clamor, and this is the blurb I sent: “A Dubious Clamor is a witty and nourishing delight, full of music and harpies and Scandinavian folklore and a passionate defence of the values of inclusion and mental flexibility.”

This is why I only use non-algorithmic feeds now. I know those people. But I don't necessarily know what *they're* being influenced by, so it's still largely inescapable. Sigh.

The little dragons and their castles were an absolute hit with the kids last Christmas, in case you need a gift for a 4-10yo

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture. 😽

thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis the "we're going to force this on you and you have no choice" is ALSO not helping

I've been using DuckDuckGo in lieu of Google for a while and it's... fine... but I've been trying out Kagi's free searches and just received a pubmed article as a top result instead of the 15 pages of AI regurgitated slop I normally get. Folks, we might have a search winner.

I hereby declare this to be Swole Girl Summer and am not even going to bother doing any cardio outside that isn't neck-deep in cold water. Here's to gainz 💪

I don't need to enter for an ARC, but I sure love some homemade tiramisu

I assume, like the other AI features in gmail, we'll be able to opt-out. But I also hate that this is pushing me closer and closer to migrating emails. Gosh, the absolute PITA that will be T_T

AHHHHH

It is 900 degrees and 100% humidity and I am dreaming of walking into the ocean

One of the current scams targeting writers is to send an e-mail that appears to be from a real editor, full of gushing (LLM-generated) praise for one of their books. There are a couple of very specific tells I want to flag for the vulnerable.

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

A colleague excitedly reported that AI was used to read names at a graduation ceremony they went to. They said, think of how the announcer usually messes up a few names and now the AI won't! And I asked... how did they know the AI *didn't* mess up any names? :/

Ahh! Congrats!!

Trying to decide if it's officially Bleach Blonde Summer or if I've got the energy for one more pink hair week. 🤔 No hair dye can keep up with all the pool and lake and spring time we pull in the summer.

Parents of older kids: is there ever a point they stop having crises the moment you close the bathroom door 🥲

What’s a book we haven’t covered on Bar Cart Bookshelf that you’d love to see a drink for?

In case you were unaware, VILLAIN by @nataliezed.bsky.social is out this Tuesday! LET ME TELL YOU WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE IT PREORDERED ALREADY! everybookadoorway.com/villainously...

I have a friend who has been asked (demanded) to publish an impossible number of papers in the next year and even she laughed when I told her some researchers were saying verifying citations wasn't important

I hope to someday not be so jealous of Paris - because we'll be doing the same things here

Taking both the replies & quotes at 6.30am, applying data analytics, this is the top 25 mentions (take with a pinch of salt): 1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 2. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 3. Beloved by Toni Morrison 4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 5. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Took the kiddos to watch Sheep Detectives yesterday and ahh, I love it when a movie is just. Good. And fun. And funny. It was a liittle scary for 5yo in one or two places (you can probably guess) but otherwise excellent for both kids and adults, without talking down to either.

Me walking through a swarm of lovebugs: Nature is healing 🥲

I refer to my cargo ebike as my SUV for a reason

TFW you request your library buys a book and they DO 🥰

This covers a lot more of the understanding and science for why this hantavirus outbreak is not something to worry about, let alone panic

so much praise for my book! 🥹 get this sapphic ace romantasy now and see why everyone loves the baby dragon! read it already? leave a review! ✨ 🌈📚 #IndieAuthor #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #romancelandia books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6 vriccithode.itch.io/the-dragon-n...

Fave Five: New Queer Cozy Fantasy, 2026 Edition The Divine Gardener's Handbook by Eli Snow Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum Bromantasy by Máire Roche Bonus: These are all…

#SFFChat Outro: Well, with this week's topic, I think I have to promote 6-time Hugo Finalist podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists! We talk about these topics all. the. time., often in the company of excellent guest stars! Give us a listen. 😉 worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com

Devin Madson's Reborn Empire series and Between Dragons and Their Wrath -- both have multiple countries, peoples, interacting in complex and well-thought-out ways, where the history clearly influences the MCs and the plot. Looove them. #SFFChat

It doesn't have to be deep, and especially not all on the page, but it should feel lived in. Stray comments about historical mythos, consideration re how the climate affects the architecture and dress, what is rare and therefore prized/expensive vs what is common and considered low brow?

City transportation and planning! Like yeah, sure, maybe your world has horses, but horses are expensive so how do your lower classes get across town? Esp the elderly and disabled? Are you really too much of a coward to have fantasy trams??

Ahahah this is a delight

"[C]orporations only exist because states allow them to. Which means that every power a corporation has was given to it by the state. Hawaii just took one of those powers off the list—starting next year, corporations in Hawaii can no longer spend money on state + local elections." #ShareGoodNewsToo

This is a large part of why I turned off seeing just reposts. Lotta folks were kneejerk reposting all the awful stuff. At least a QT tells me they tried to engage with it somehow.

VILLAIN comes out ONE WEEK from TODAY and I am practically vibrating with excitement and The Anxiety™.

Thank the ever loving undergods. I've had doctors laugh at me for saying I had PCOS (diagnosed by *other* doctors) because I didn't have cysts. I hope this means better treatments, too.

...wait how is this different from other days

My book comes out in the US today. If you spot her, say hi? www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/danai...

Switched to Aldi from Publix over a year ago and immediately started saving >$50 per grocery trip. Publix used to just be like Whole Foods expensive, but I swear in the last 5 years it's gone unhinged.

It's the absolute last few hours - ABSOLUTE last few hours - to take advantage of the Sword & Kettle Ten Year Anniversary Kickstarter and get either the ebook anthology for $10 (everyone) or the print/ebook combo for $30! www.kickstarter.com/projects/swo...

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New Kate Elliott!!

This Must-Have Monday I have SEVENTEEN new books to ft! Incl 🚀 @annleckie.com returns to the Imperial Radch! 🌊a queer amnesiac = key to saving humanity from the gods with @corvidarcana.bsky.social AND AMINA AL-SIRAFI'S BACK!!!

LOL maybe the next gen isn't cooked after all