Hammajang Luck is up for a Goodreads Choice Award in the science fiction category!!! if you enjoyed my heist lesbians, you can vote in the first round here mahalo nui loa!!!

“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. “I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.

I'm absolutely thrilled to share that my dragon riding romantasy story, "On the Wing of a Prayer," will be published by Flame Tree Press next March in the anthology OF LOVE AND DRAGONS! 🥳 You can check out the TOC and preorder here: blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth... #WriteSky #BookSky

I love that United tries to sell me internet for $10 when it is providing me what I need (several hours disconnected from reality) for free.

Delighted to announce that my short story, "Not Yet, Little Witch" will be appearing in Flame Tree Press' first Romantic Fantasy anthology! It, along with 22 other #romantasy short stories, will be available in March of 2026!

—NY Dems flip Onondaga County & Dutchess County legislature, first in decades —Dem mayors in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincy... —Seattle GOP city attorney trails big —MN Dems defend state Senate —Dems flip legislative seats in MS —Dems defend swing legislative seats in NY, WA

—Coloradoans fund free school meals —JD's half-brother loses —PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff —PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once ground 0 of conservative takeover —Charlotte approves transit tax —Dems flip CT towns like New Britain. (And that's not all!)

What we know, 12:10am [Now in 2 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House —Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win supreme court —ME vote-restricting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —Krasner & Bragg win

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre" www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

My #Writing12in12 update for October is I wrote a short piece and also a flash piece, both of which I am submitting to magazines! I also have the roughest of drafts for another short piece that I hope will get heftier with revisions.

Two by Two by Two by @crossingwinter.bsky.social from Issue 6 bonded witches; devious magics, murder she spelled www.heartlines-spec.com/two-by-two-b...

And with my own post, I am reminded of my weary decade long desire for someone to do a klezmer cover of the Rains of Castamere

Not all instruments were made for a genre of music the way the clarinet was made for Klezmer I said what I said

boo!

I wonder if Lorien Testard knows just how much he’s changed my life. I hope he is having a good day.

The short term “oh hell yeah not meetings today” is growing increasingly stale as I know that it will condense the timelines on stuff that needs to get done in Q4…

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

Sometimes being a writer is opening up what you thought was an entirely unused notebook and seeing ONLY THIS and having no GODLY IDEA what you were doing

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness) As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

There are FIVE DAYS LEFT in our Kickstarter!! There’s still tons of awesome critique rewards, from poetry to short fiction to query letter critiques from some amazing folks. AND if you want to play a TTRPG with us, that’s up for grabs too 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

There's only ONE WEEK LEFT to fund Apex Magazine in 2026, and we JUST unlocked our 70% reward!! The Apex editors will host a live affirmation critique of the Internet's most beloved amateur horror stories! 📸🌲🥩 🎃 Help us reach our funding goal and donate TODAY! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

i'm having this fascinating experience of poking at a manuscript i haven't touched in three years. i wrote it during a spiral, and coming back, man, past celia really trusted her memory and left 0 helpful notes, didn't she. god damn it.

For the morning crowd if you need some lols bsky.app/profile/effi...

We've been cooking up some fun plans and today felt as good a day as any to share them! INTRODUCING: TEN YEARS OF #REYLO FOUR DIFFERENT FANFICTION EVENTS TAKING PLACE OVER THE NEXT 14 MONTHS Details for each event can be found in 🧵

Chandelure 🕯 Pumpkaboo 🎃 Duskull 💀

Friendship in your thirties is making sure everyone has done their PT exercises for the day

Powerful letter from a non-verbal autistic person. Give it two minutes of your night and feel your heart expand.

Doodlin'. #inktober

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight. @blockclubchi.bsky.social

let's play a game...

I can finally say this publicly now. Yay!!!

Silver sisters 🌕✨ [ #hades #hadesgame #art ]

Last week was awful. There was a death on my birthday, and I found out my SNAP benefits went from $290 to $23 It was a bad time So, if anyone wants to join the Patreon or Kofi, even for a month, I'd be thrilled. There's microfiction, and updates, and tarot/oracle readings. Maybe other things too.

I will never not repost this (Sound on for maximum effect)

and here's a static cover reveal post for people who want to skip the book trailer and/or hate videos! cover art by Lucy Rose THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases in July 2026, from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social! #author preorder now: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq...

To celebrate 200 total patrons, we're giving away a 6-month Patreon subscription, including Discord access & Issue 1 of OTHERSIDE in 2026! Winner will be drawn on Monday! (We'll choose a bonus winner from free patrons, so be sure to sign up.) To enter, repost & reply with a favorite queer read.

YOU ALL DID IT! WE HIT OUR REPRINT STRETCH GOAL! Our next stretch goal is MORE ART!! This is so much more than we dared hope possible so thank you 💜 Beyond more art we also have nonfiction followed by an additional reprint per issue! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

The vet told me that my cats were his best behaved patients today is this what your kid getting an a on their report card feels like?

may you all be sealed in the book of life

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Another month, another #Writing12in12 Update! (How is it October? This doesn't seem fair.) I wrote a flash piece that I'm hoping to edit today actually! I like the premise and vibe a lot so I wanna see if I can make it sing a little bit more!

HAPPY KICKSTARTER DAY!! 🎉🎉🎉 Kick(start) the first day of Spooky Month with us and come check out the cool stuff we've got planned for you!! 🎃✨ 👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

This is the second time our co-founders have woken up to a STRETCH GOAL HIT!! You hit our $9,700 goal overnight—that means ISSUE 7 IS FUNDED! We are now ONLY ONE STRETCH GOAL AWAY FROM YEAR 2 FULLY FUNDED!! AND spot our next revealed stretch goal? 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

127 dollars and my cat can get turnt

I told the @othersidespec.bsky.social Discord that Winnie and Wilf could have whipped cream if we hit $3000 on day one. If we hit $9000 today (only $40 away!) I’ve vowed to introduce them to Cheez Whiz. Support queer art, but also… support Winnie and Wilf. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Our co-founders went to sleep and woke up to ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL HIT! Thank you so so much—that's Issue 6 funded WHICH IS HALF OF YEAR 2 FUNDED!! AND it's only Day 2!? Let's see how far into our stretch goals we can go. We added a new one to the list 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Things are still going strong over at the Otherside Kickstarter!! If you missed Day 1, Day 2 is still a great day to throw some love at a new queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine - whether that’s a pledge or a share. Let’s go! 💜

"To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek…" www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/safe... Out today for everyone in @nightmare-magazine.com

HONK!