Thank you so much for creating this, Kate! The hour approacheth!!

"If you're upset about Jimmy Kimmel losing his job wait until you hear about [thing we've all been talking about nonstop on here for a year]!" Literally no one here needs to hear this. Bluesky is collectively plugged into current events at a level that probably isn't healthy for its users.

Speaking of @canconsffh.bsky.social , last year's starter pack for panelists, vendors and volunteeers was popular, so I made a new one for this year. Please tell me if you're on programming or helping out with Can*Con this year and would like to be added, or if you'd like to be removed.

Coming up in just over 2 weeks! I’ll be talking with some great people about how we keep writing while all of *this* is going on Registration is free at rainbowspacemagic.org

Our Kickstarter launches in TEN DAYS! September 29 is in fact SOMEHOW ten days away!!! We’re nervous and excited and SO ready. We're only screaming intermittently. Sign up to be notified when it launches. We have a lot of fun rewards and goals planned… you won’t want to miss this 👀

This is just one of the many panels that's happening Oct 4 & 5 at the 6th annual Rainbow Space Magic. This free virtual con is for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction. Full schedule at www.rainbowspacemagi... #LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

If you were waiting for a tipping point into fullblown authoritarianism, that happened. It's not actually an interesting debate /when precisely/ that happened, and I don't think it mattered. It's happened.

Time to vote for Fat Bear Junior ❤️ 🐻

As happens with every. Single. Pilot. Program. That ever looks at anything akin to UBI, it is cheaper to just straight up help people get to a modest financial baseline than to deal with the outcomes of not helping people in poverty. It’s not news until we deploy it at scale.

a canceled streaming subscription is easily converted to several spec fic magazine subs on patreon and similar services, some are as low as 1-2 bucks. the more you know.

I am so excited about this!

it is disappointing to see people fired over charlie kirk bullshit turn around and start a newsletter on substack, of all the platforms to choose

One takeaway for Canadians watching what’s happening in the United States right now is that we need to put more pressure on governments / parties to strengthen democratic institutions and the fourth estate You can also defend democracy by supporting the work of journalists and civil society groups

Every fucking headline from every fucking media organization gets this story fundamentally wrong. The Trump regime threatened, and ABC caved. Kimmel didn't say anything about Kirk that was remotely offensive. This is censorship by a fascist president abetted by a cowardly mega-conglomerate.

How incredibly inspiring

Absolutely none of us know what we're doing. Become a writer

If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.

I legit feel like I've gone insane.

WTF is wrong with these MPs?

Something has gone awry at the faire this year, and Princess Lilaclaire is not having a great time. Check out "Princess Lilaclaire and the Witch's Frog Faire" by @indigorue.bsky.social today and see what happens when the frogs just aren't cooperating:

The first round of the Diabolical Plots submission window is complete. Everyone who submitted should have received either a rejection letter or a hold letter. 80 stories were held, will need to narrow that down to approximately 24 acceptances!

Cassini's final full view of Saturn 🪐 a mosaic comprising 11 color-composites captured by the spacecraft in visible light filters on September 13, 2017. The following day it dove into Saturn's atmosphere, ending its mission after 13 years in orbit.

This is just one of the many panels that's happening Oct 4 & 5 at the 6th annual Rainbow Space Magic. This free virtual con is for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction. Full schedule at www.rainbowspacemagi... #LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

Charlie Kirk said school shootings were worth it. He labelled trans people as violent fanatics. He trafficked in conspiracy theories. He made a fortune off hateful rhetoric. He’s not worth crying over and Trump will use his death to further the destruction of U.S. democracy. | @taylornoakes.com

This year, we’re trying something new at Rainbow Space Magic. We’ve lined up some kickass professional editors to give you feedback on the opening pages of your queer SFF novel. Submit the opening pages of your novel to apply for a one-to-one session. forms.gle/vaqPkKYwM1... #RSM2025 #QueerSFF

Hey! We have a starter pack of RSM panelists/readers/etc you can follow: go.bsky.app/UobYdhe

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

And your local library may have a storytime or other activity for small ones that you can attend at the same time. I loved doing this with my kids & we all have fond memories of so many of those stories we read then.

I'm really looking forward to moderating this panel (Sunday, October 5th, 1:30pm Eastern)! Register for #RainbowSpaceMagic (virtual! free!) at rainbowspacemagic.org (the whole detailed schedule's there, too!)

All the details about this year's @spacemagiccon.bsky.social 🌈🚀🪄

Story coming from me in late autumn in the Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology ❤️ (actually 👻, I guess)

holy fuck

72% of our funding goal with only 45 hours left. We need your support now to publish another year of stories that are strange terrifying numinous inspiring queer heartening subversive unexpected intrepid. kck.st/4mIkEm1

I just backed Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...

@themountaingoats.bsky.social announce new album 'Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan' featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tommy Stinson, and more — hear lead single "Armies Of The Lord"

When you answer a prompt, like @sophianyx.bsky.social's many fun ones, with an image (still or gif) please USE ALT-TEXT.

in these bummer days what you need to get you through is the new Mountain Goats track out tomorrow. yes ok technically it's a song in which two men bury a third with little hope for either of them on the horizon, but little hope isn't none, right? righteo, all aboard! 30tgrs.ffm.to/armiesofthel...

The applications you've all sent us so far are SO GOOD! Keep 'em coming! You've got until this Friday to apply. #QueerSFF #QueerFiction 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky #WritingCommunity 💙📚 #RSM2025

Small Wonders will be open to original flash fiction submissions this Friday, September 12th. We'll be open through October 31st! We'll also be closing to reprint flash fiction on Friday, September 12th. Send us your weird, wild, wonderful little stories with big emotions!

#RainbowSpaceMagic starts one month from today!! 2 full days for writers and readers of queer speculative fiction :-) Registration (always free!) & the full schedule is at rainbowspacemagic.org

That’s it for now! Follow along (we're othersidespec everywhere) and be the first to get updates! And if you have questions, you can reply in this thread or sign up for one of two upcoming virtual cons where we'll be hosting a chat: Flights of Foundry and Rainbow Space Magic. More soon! 🪐🗡️🌈 (5/5)

It's almost time for our Kickstarter campaign, which will go live on September 29th! This campaign will fund four 2026 issues of OTHERSIDE! We have some amazing rewards for you, and we can't wait to share more soon. Please consider signing up for the prelaunch: kickstarter.com/projects/hyb... (4/5)

If you're a Mark Carney devotee that will defend anything that man does because he's "better than Poilievre", please God put me out of my misery and just hit the block button because watching you meltdown at him receiving the smallest form of criticism is downright painful to watch.

This is such a great opportunity to get feedback from an editor!

Looking forward to moderating this panel at #RainbowSpaceMagic on October 5th! (Registration, which is free!, & the full schedule can be found at www.rainbowspacemagic.org)

I saw this before Premee’s post, which was really the ideal way to find out he was back

If you submit a story to Diabolical Plots based around hatred of trans people: --you can fuck off --I mean, like entirely all the way off --you should save yourself and us the trouble and just withdraw it before we read it --if you can go ahead and block us here too, that would be great thanks

when you're deciding which couch to fuck

If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x

Why is there a police officer in these photos? #ottawa #ottpoli