THE CURVE OF THE WORLD is magnificent, a glorious vision of a wider reality: a world in which global commerce and fairness are not a contradiction in terms. It is the sum and summit of all Vonda McIntyre was as a writer and human being, her last, best gift to a world in sore need of hope. Out today.

Worth noting that most of the people who say Bluesky is dead or useless are journalists, not organizers. Bluesky has been OUTSTANDING for me as an organizer. I've raised THOUSANDS of dollars here, gotten HUNDREDS of people to actual events, gotten LOADS of people to DO POLITICAL THINGS.

I am a pro-transgender extremist. (Trans people are real and should live in peace.)

Weird stuff from my brain: Watching basketball. Misread a player's name as Dhalgren. Books, personified is one thing -- but Dhalgren? A book least likely for that. ... Then what if books formed teams & competed in sportsball?

I learned a lot of explicit grammar stuff when learning Latin in high school. Grammar was taught earlier, but I missed the early lessons with the terminology and laying out of rules. Was testing for correct usage but not rules a thing in the '70s? Must've been.

This is an official notice from FilkCONbobulated headquarters in the Crowe & Dove House deep in the wilds of Iowa! The room block closes June 4th, get your reservations in before that. The code is good from Thursday to Sunday. (1)

Let’s talk about Eligibility renewals for Medicaid expansion states. Starting 1.1.27- (Most) states are required to start verifying eligibility for expansion groups every 6 months. This is problematic for a multitude of reasons, but let’s focus on a few. You really need to get angry.

You can now listen to In Your Spare Time on YouTube, should you so desire! (Yes, the episodes are currently out of order. We're working on it.) www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

THE TOTAL RAISED FOR LGBT BOOKS TO PRISONERS AND WISCONSIN BOOKS TO PRISONERS (THANKS TO YA'LL AND THE MATCHING GRANT) IS $13,980 FUCK PRISONS YAY BOOKS YAY COMMUNITY

Hugo voting has opened.

The Carl Brandon Society is proud to present an all-new class: The Language of (Dis)ability and Chronic Illness in SpecFic! Join Jeané D. Ridges on Jun 13-14 to explore the possibilities of worlds made for (dis)abled and chronically ill characters to flourish. events.humanitix.com/the-language...

Some treat web accessibility as a checklist to meet legal or technical requirements. But at its core, web accessibility is about people, not code or requirements. Web accessibility is about making sure people with disabilities can use websites, apps, and digital technologies.

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only (chronological) Twilight Zone (original) M*A*S*H Murphy Brown Animaniacs Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dead Like Me Slings & Arrows Hap & Leonard Luke Cage Sense8 Pose Reservation Dogs Our Flag Means Death Dark Winds Heated Rivalry

Here’s my piece on the “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act in @thenation.com The VRA is the most important piece of legislation in American history. It more than anything is what ended American-style apartheid. And now Republicans have killed it.

Thread 🧵 about discrimination and intent, based on this lawyer's experience with landlord cases. Relates directly to today's SCOTUS gerrymandering decision.* * Callais, which effectively guts the Voting Rights Act. Fuckers.

Left the house again yesterday.

Oh heeyyyyy! It's Romance Book Blast Day! It's the day a huge passel of free romance downloads are available at www.romancebooklover... !

Today! Today is Release Day for my new book, the sapphic time travel fantasy coming of age novella, The Mystery of the Bitten Peach! Get it wherever books are sold... or right from Neon Hemlock: www.neonhemlock.com/...

Oh, would you look at that: Men are perceived as more creative than women even when competency is controlled for, and more deserving of rewards. Five studies shows men are routinely seen having more 'out of the box' creativity. But not only are women... adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/gender-ste...

Gist of thread 🧵

Since I don't remember if I shared it, here's my talk "Fascist Bullshit: How ‘Generative AI’ Enacts & Enables Authoritarianism and Eugenics" at the symposium "Virtual Power: AI, Ableism, Racism, and Fascism," at the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 conference, from January of this year:

My Nebula and Hugo finalist novella is on super Kindle deal $1.49 right now! Meet Minh, cranky 83 year-old ecologist who gives no f*cks, and earnest young Kiki who only wants to learn everything Minh knows. Together, they time travel and get into big trouble.

The Curve of the World, Vonda N. McIntyre's final novel, is now available for pre-order! You can find it on Bookshop.org or most major online retailers. bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #vondanmcintyre #finalnovel #thecurveoftheworld #dreamsnake #themoonandthesun #startrek

Are you a disabled person caring for another disabled person or an older adult? Want to talk to a journalist about it? Please DM or email sluterman at 19thnews dot org.

new toon in phone friendly format tinyview.com/this-modern-...

As a special treat for Indie Bookstore Day, the wonderful folks at @libro.fm are running a sale, and the AUTOMATIC NOODLE audiobook is available for just $4.99 until 4/26. This sale is only on Libro.FM, Nook, and Chirp. Lots of other books are on sale too! Rejoice! libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

If it's #ShamelessSelfpromoMonday then perhaps you would like to buy my new book about women's clubs and read about this mystery club's badge. Perhaps you can unlock the mystery. Sisters Behind the Wheel, a global history of women's motoring clubs, driving schools and garages. Details in ALT.

preparing to give another Trans People & "Biological Sex" talk, so I though I'd re-up this – it's an in depth primer on why anti-trans groups have become obsessed with gametes & why the actual science does not support their claims (no paywall): juliaserano.medium.com/why-are-gend...

We have SURPASSED $45k! Can we hit $50k over the weekend? Roll a Critical Success for your support action by sharing the bundle- tell your friends and FLGS about it! bit.ly/transbundle26 #transrightsbundle2026 #transrightsbundle26

I have got to stop doing this with cats. It's easy practice for changing a less-than-ideal habit.

Left the house yesterday

Good news! Pasenger train service planned for Madison again. Finally.

Ah that favorite time at the start of Trivia week: looking at all the pics and not recognizing any of them immediately.

Today was a 7-cat day! First one in a while. Old place, new place, & H & K's 3.

Thunder! Not too much. Wind is back to normal level, mostly

Big wind 💨 just started. I heard the front coming, which is new. Yep, thunderstorm warning. And now, a few minutes later, rain. Listening to weather is cool, but I am glad to be in a house with a window cracked, not camping.

New grant opportunity for disability & tech nonprofit organizations or programs: www.openassistivetech.org/new-grant-op...

Hello, Bluesky! We, the staff of Scientific American, are pleased to announce we have formed a union with @wgaeast.bsky.social. Just as mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, we are the powerhouse of the publication, and we’re excited to have a new way to contribute to its success.

Embrace your inner cow, reject hustle culture, envelope yourself in calm.

"Love and kindness are a form of resistance." (David Byrne just now.)

60% OFF The Voices of Martyrs audiobook www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

CHICAGO - ANYONE KNOW AN OVERNIGHT PRINTER (that works weekends?)

I'm running some more interactive workshops next week. We'll exploring the difficulties and possibilities of constructing queer histories and looking at early queer writing by Byron. Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/cc/byron-que...

My second favorite thing about the Artemis return is all the pics of cats watching it on TV bsky.app/profile/did:...

In honor of the defeat of the Confederacy and its fancy pompous general being forced to surrender to a rumpled shopkeeper, you can buy my book, which is probably the nightmare of ever architect of the confederacy. Available in ebook & print where books are sold www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...