Pupper is allowed on the couch but rarely does. this morning, though:

Attempting to bribe my brain to make some words: Almond croissant and orange-cardamom latte. #writing

Insomnia night means today is going to be a long day. #SendCoffee

Brownie o’clock!

Musical chairs? Five cormorants, four weathered pilings. #birds #photography #BirdOfTheDay #Groups #nature #wildlife #BirdSky #PNW #cormorant #BirdPhotography

Temeraire: The Roleplaying Game is coming to Kickstarter in early 2026! I've been working closely with Magpie Games to bring the world of Temeraire to life in this exciting new RPG. Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...

Glad I got my writing done this morning, because now the power is out.

A second Pacific cold front will cross the Pacific Northwest Wednesday followed by another atmospheric river event. These will mean additional periods of gusty winds, mountain snow, and heavy to excessive rainfall with a renewed flooding threat. Make sure to check weather.gov for the latest.

Timeline of #writing a story, part 1: THIS IDEA IS AMAZING no clue what to do with it Wait, maybe... no <restart> I AM A GENIUS oh wait, no I AM AN IMPOSTER <restart> Surely this will fix it or maybe... ? BUT WHAT IF <research rabbit hole> <9 pages of rambling notes>

Have acquired #writing fuel, and I am determined to make some new words for the #WIP

Seattle skyline, from Alki. #photography #landscape #PNW #Seattle

Hoping for a productive #writing week, because after this week the kids are out of school for winter break, and past me foolishly signed up for a project with a mid-January deadline...

Mallard duck, closeup. #BirdOfTheDay #ScratchersAndPruners #birds #photography #BirdSky #wildlife #nature #duck

Playing around in Procreate, and I like how this one came out: Pigeon #ArtYear #birds #ArtSky #BirdArt #pigeon

More rain is coming our way. Please continue to stay alert, avoid flooded areas, and follow guidance from emergency officials.

“Oatmeal” #breakfast

Crow and Heron, taken at Carkeek Park. #BirdOfTheDay #HeronsandEgrets #birdsandrocks #photography #BirdSky #nature #wildlife #PNW #birds

Ursula Le Guin's short story "Solitude" presents a fascinating counterpoint to the concept of the Happily Ever After ending, imagining alternative ways of thinking about the world, relationships, and the self:

Update: 45 minutes in the pool. #exercise #victory

Yesterday's #ExerciseFail was getting all the way to the pool before finding out that it was closed for staff training. Hoping to manage an actual swim today. Posting here for accountability.

It's really impressive how Carolyne manages to bring all the seemingly unconnected elements of the story into one gloriously constructed whole of intricate architecture. As complicated as mankind (and feykind) itself. by @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social

Today in #writing: I am always frustrated when my #WIP starts feeling too similar to some popular media item (e.g. a recent movie or tv series)... ... but often really interesting things come out of trying to make sure my story goes in a different direction.

Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast! The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31. Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register

The National Water Center has issued an updated Key Messages for the ongoing Catastrophic flooding impacts this week in Washington. More info: water.noaa.gov #flooding #wawx

A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.

Yoooooo! It's Storytime listeners! I narrated Caroline's magnificent "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Love, Death" earlier this year. You've told me that you loved it like I did, so I thought you would want to know this.

On this day last year: Leaf, weathered.

"Mushrooms, like so many things, were both a blessing and a curse. Fairy circles purified the soil, absorbing iron and thereby detoxifying the Fae Realm. A blessing. But ... mushrooms were drawn to iron, and the human world was rich with it. A curse." www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfi...

I am having a granola bar. Because an oatmeal raisin cookie is basically a granola bar, yes?

Need a bird break? Here's a thread of my favorite bird-in-profile shots from around the Pacific Northwest. One photo per bird, starting with this Anna's hummingbird, nesting. #BirdOfTheDay #SideViews #birds #Photography #nature #wildlife #BirdPhotography #BirdSky #PNW

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall. Widespread significant river flooding is underway and is expected to continue through much of the week. It will be critical to monitor the forecasts now and through the next seven days at weather.gov.

Nominations are open! I would be honored if you considered my stories but especially my novelette "The Life and Times of Alavira the Great" published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social written as a series of Goodreads reviews! 🙏

Having already had my morning coffee, today's #writing is fueled by chai.

🚀 Members! Nominate your favourite works of the year to the BSFA Awards Longlist today! If you're not yet a member, it takes minutes to join - just go to www.bsfa.co.uk

"Finished is a temporary state, ephemeral, always subject to the whims of those who come after us. Unfinished, however, is eternal." Catching up on 2025 reading? Check out my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War": www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfi...

Also from the archives: great blue heron, nesting. #photography #BirdOfTheDay #NestBuilders #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife #heron

A burst of color from the archives for a dark and rainy Monday: Cosmos flower, pink. #bloomscrolling #photography #ColorADay #PinkMon #nature #flowers

Looking at the weather forecast, I probably won't make it out with my camera any time soon... This is probably nature's way of telling me I should be #writing!

Bird on a twig. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOnTwigs #birds #photography #naturephotography #birdphotography

Decorations complete!

We managed to acquire a tree before the weather turned terrible!

Pancake o'clock!

Flamingo, trying to borb. (Photo taken at Woodland Park Zoo.) #photography #BirdOfTheDay #borbs #birds

I finally got my 2025 eligibility post up! In terms of publishing it was a pretty good year. In terms of life? Meh. atgreenblatt.com/2025/12/05/2...

Once again at a cafe, trying to find my way to the right words. Everything so far this morning is wrong, but maybe caffeine will help... #Writing #Coffee #WIP

I also have a novelette (with @kyliu99.bsky.social)! "If a Digitized Tree Falls" appeared in @reactorsff.bsky.social reactormag.com/if-a-digitiz...

So far this morning, (re)wrote 500 words at the start of a new #WIP (possibly all of which are incorrect), and acquired a latte and a cranberry-pear muffin with cinnamon-sugar topping (definitely entirely correct). #writing

SFWA members! Nebula nominations are open, and I'd be honored if you consider my work for your ballot. This year I had a short story in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, & a novelette (w/ @kyliu99.bsky.social ) in @reactorsff.bsky.social ...

I always put a ridiculous quantity of honey in my chai, but today after adding my usual generous amount there was only a tiny bit of honey left in the container, so clearly the thing to do was just add the rest and now my tea is basically dessert. #NoRegret

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...