Come write with me! At Lighthouse Writers Workshop, we’re bringing back my hit 4-week craft seminar “Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Robots: Craft Lessons from Speculative Short Fiction.” Sign up here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w...

Fam, do we think a Bluebeard-themed “Do Not Disturb” door hanger is darkly clever or cluelessly nightmarish

If asked i would say that the Rosetta images of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are tied with those of Satrun by Cassini as the most dramatic and incredible of a solar system object ever returned via spacecraft. Just look at the mood here.

Thrilled to have two poems from This Elegance in the latest issue of Cortland Review. I challenged myself to write about an animal (since I don't typically) and ended up writing about a giant phantom jellyfish 🦑

What do you mean you’re the random Louvre visitor the Internet mistook for a gentleman detective ready to crack the crown jewels heist

It's #WorldOperaDay, so I had to pull together some of my favorite operatic books. From the wide expanse of space to Weird Cities in trees, from the reception of a Problematic Fave to squid operas inspired by his work, this art form moves the spirit and shakes the rafters. See any faves?

I define hope as the belief that our actions can make a difference. For me, it's not an emotion but rather a daily practice. Every week I share good news of climate solutions, not-so-good news on how climate change is affecting our lives, and something concrete we can do about it. Subscribe here:

Scoop: Trump lost the legal battle over halting the offshore Revolution Wind project after Orsted, its developer, brought reams of evidence to court alleging the government was lying about military security concerns. It’s a sign truth can empower companies Trump targets. Via @heatmap.news

It’s been a busy few weeks 🌱 oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

“AMPLITUDES: STORIES OF QUEER AND TRANS FUTURITY is an exceptional speculative anthology.” @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social (@QueenOfRats) reviews a new anthology edited by @leemandelo (@leemandelo.bsky.social)

Help I am desperate to know more about Luther’s “abominable bichery”?!

Snapped this neat photo of ethics under modern capitalism

We need more Muppet operas. Imagine the possibilities. Imagine Muppet Tännhauser youtu.be/gVxTNb3KfeI?...

Skrmetti was a 6–3 decision—but the majority also split in half, with 3 justices angling to go further in eradicating constitutional protections for transgender people. To hold everyone together, Roberts resorted to incoherent sophistry. With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...

We are not a distraction we are real people facing real existential threats

Happy pub week to Lee Mandelo and AMPLITUDES: Stories of #Queer and #Trans Futurity! These stories will stay with you, and it's an honor to bring out this anthology at a time when readers need tales like these more than ever 🌈 🩵🤍🩷 #AuntieEditor @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @leemandelo.bsky.social

Anthos aren't always an easy sell but @leemandelo.bsky.social has worked MAGIC into each page of AMPLITUDES & I'm so proud. Out 5/27. Kirkus - "A radically queer anthology of trans joy and suffering." ⭐ LJ - "A must have." ⭐ Booklist - "Overflowing with raw emotions." 22 stories for only $18.95!

It remains to be seen whether the new Chicago-style pope will follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and make outreach to LGBTQ+ people. But as @theodoremccombs.bsky.social explained last year, queer Catholics are used to such ambiguity.

please don’t text me war plans, because I’m actually at capacity right now and I don’t think I can hold appropriate space for you. do you have someone else you could reach out to?

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

In one month! I'll be teaching a 4-session online seminar through the Lighthouse Writers Workshop, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Robots: Craft Lessons from Speculative Fiction." Four Wednesday evenings, March 19 to April 9. Register here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w... (1/4)

3yo (very relatably): *on pretend megaphone* Attention, Everyone! Every single thing has happened!!

A better world is possible

This is pretty amazing! The next four years will see concerted efforts to reverse these trends, but it’s galvanizing to see we have real gains to defend.

Lynch dying just before inauguration feels a lot like Bowie dying just before inauguration. The ominous clouds; the passing saints of freaks.

This was a cool development in Denmark in 2024. Looking to 2025, as countries update their climate commitments (NDCs), they should include agriculture-specific GHG reduction targets and incorporate agricultural mitigation measures. Which country will be next to make a splash on ag & climate?

Just sneaking in under the New Year's Eve wire, here's a rundown of the ten books I enjoyed the most in 2024: cartesiantheatre.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/m...

Loved these two in “Nosferatu” because they were pretty much replicating Mel Brooks’s and Steven Weber’s bits in “Dracula: Dead & Loving It” but this time with auteur cinematography

New headstone inscriptions just dropped

In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically. rdcu.be/dbFbB

You numismatic perverts

[to the tune of “Standing in the Way of Control”] 🎶 Because we’re 🎵 Going into debt for our cat To extend her life ooh ooh 🎶

As is distressingly typical in these cases, “Talk to Your Children about Two-Tongued Jeremy” was too conservative in imagining the abuse would be the exception, and not the dominant use case

This is literally a story by @theodoremccombs.bsky.social story in Uranians

I'm excited to now share this with the world: Our new US DOT Climate Strategies That Work Playbook is live! It includes 27 evidence-backed local and state strategies for reducing GHG emissions from transportation. climate-strategies-that-work-usdot.hub.arcgis.com

Pick up some Palestinian fantasy and sci-fi this Read Palestine Week! Available in most bookstores (it keeps selling out, so be persistent!). Try buying from @workshops4gaza.bsky.social at the link below. www.workshops4gaza.com/bookstore/th...

If you're looking for a comprehensive database of all the anti-science actions being taken by the government, we & our partners at @sabincenter.bsky.social have you covered! Our Silencing Science Tracker has documented these actions since 2016. climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

In one week! You can still sign up at lighthousewriters.org/workshop/gri...

“We’re hearing that the Angel of History balloon is out of control - a wind is blowing from paradise and it’s broken free of its moorings”

Not only a great thread, but it sets up a terrific “ases to asses” joke

Hey everyone, in two weeks I'll be teaching an online seminar though the Lighthouse Writers Workshop, on realist fiction with unreality at its center. Details below and at the sign-up link: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/gri.... Anyone can register. I cannot wait to dive into these stories together!

Need an Apple Health push alert like “Your time listening to the Prelude to ‘Tristan & Isolde’ and searching for explainer videos on Kierkegaard’s ‘knight of infinite resignation’ increased 210% in the last 12 days. Consider petting a cat”

I’m a direct descendant of a Navy lieutenant who led the expedition that killed Blackbeard the Pirate. My dad once shared this at a party with a woman who turned out to be a direct descendant of Blackbeard the Pirate and it was more awkward than anyone expected

With the Vatican’s willingness to bless same-sex unions and a green(ish) light for transgender baptism, has the Catholic Church mellowed on LGBTQ doctrine? Or is it the Inquisition in drag? @theodoremccombs.bsky.social investigates.

Just stumbled upon the brilliant, heartbreaking "Lacuna Heights" in an older F&SF, by one of my faves: Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social. Not online BUT in his awesome collection URANIANS, which u should absolutely get if u love queer spec fic! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720256...

I'm sure thst unless you follow Jewish media you have seen absolutely nothing about this but today a group of Isreali and US Rabbis were arrested at the Gaza border for demonstrating while attempting to bring a shipment of food to Palestinians. They are part of the group Rabbis for Ceasefire.

I’ve been looking for some indication of whether the Italian baroque painter Bernardo Strozzi was gay because, ahem:

Not to alarm anyone but I may have to get engaged to land