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My founding fathers

Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.

I feel like I’m going insane, the degree to which politics and yes the media completely made this up. The anti gay marriage panic I got, there were a ton more gay people who wanted to get married, this thing is not a thing

In light of today's Supreme Court decision against trans athletes, I'm poking my head in from vacation to re-share my article from last week about the two anti-trans initiatives in WA this November.

I want cis Americans to sit uncomfortably with the fact that most of these restrictions were ushered in through the liberal act of "just asking questions" about trans people.

This is really exciting news for Clarion West! This workshop changed my life for sure, and has been an important part of the Seattle writing and creative community.

that’s like a weeks worth of potato for free!

I shop at Target as little as I can; they suck. But now they're using sh***y AI at the self-checkouts to falsely accuse people of theft (and having them arrested, natch) so I want to shop at Target even less now. Avoid self-checkout lanes everywhere I guess!

It’s the freakin weekend

do you like cheese & travel? My partner Carol has a great piece for you up at The Cheese Professor today... www.cheeseprofessor.com/blog/cheese-...?

I have yet to encounter any anti-trans argument that does not boil down to “I think it’s icky and I don’t like it.“ That’s an acceptable argument when you’re talking about brussels sprouts, Chad, not people. If you look at a trans person and don’t see the _person_, you’re the damn problem.

What he said.

🚨 THIS JUST IN: With over 100 protests still to come, we can already estimate that at least 8 million people participated in No Kings protests today. That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings

Social movement scholar here to comment on No King again. a 🧵: These protests are important b/c: 1.) as sustained image events, protests offer evidence of continued disapproval of the direction the country is going and disavowal of the country's leadership.

Guys guys guys JM Sidorova’s book THE WITCH OF PRAGUE is a wonder. I’ll be in conversation with her 7pm Monday March 23 at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park, Seattle-ish. The beauty of this book will move you.

Hero of our field!

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Hey y'all, been away from social media for a bit, but a reminder I'll be a featured reader at this month's Two Hour Transport tomorrow night! (along with @daviddlevine.com) twohourtransport.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/t...

Hey everyone! I'll be appearing online at Two Hour Transport next Wednesday, January 28! (Not Jan 18.) Hope to see you there!

Aw this hits hard. :(

🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨 A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws. Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...

Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners! ✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social) ✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press) ✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social) #SSBA #SSBA2025

✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨ Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...

Ahhh I'm so excited to see @jennreese.bsky.social and @devinellekurtz.bsky.social 's picturebook Seven Ways Through the Woods on Amazon's list of Top 20 Books of 2025 for kids aged 6-8! I adore this beautiful (in every way) book and want EVERYONE to get it. 😍 www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding...

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

I was delighted to see that @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social's monumentally great story, "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" has won the Ignyte Award! ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/ www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...

There's a lot of stupid shit happening in the world but we still decided to start a small press. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

Wow, fantastic news! I'm honored, thank you so much!

Wow, I'm honored! Thank you Small Spec Awards, and congrats to @evanjpeterson.bsky.social and @scottgable.bsky.social as well!

Me and Crosby had a great time at #WorldConSeattle yesterday! We'll be back again today!

Friends! I'll be attending WorldCon 2025 this week. Here's where you can find me! (and hit me up if you want to hang out!) #seattleworldcon2025

excited to be a part of Starfinder's 2e relaunch with this tale of the iconic operative, Iseph! hope you enjoy!

“It’s possible, even probable, that Trump is interested in the issue as an instrument for bludgeoning Democrats…But Democrats don’t have to make it easy. There’s no reason for them to fuel the MAGA fires by overthinking, underreacting, and avoiding confrontation.” www.thebulwark.com/p/transgende...

Hey, these are MY students, this is my class! Come check out the livestream about their short film!

True Ghost Stories @katrichardson.bsky.social @briannamalotke.bsky.social @andrewpennromine.bsky.social at Norwescon

"We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is a Hugo finalist!!! Thank you to everyone who read and voted, and to @johnjosephadams.com and the wonderful team at @lightspeedmagazine.com! Congrats to all my fellow finalists!

The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far. Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million) www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

If that thing guts Social Security , I would like a lump sum payment please. Every cent that the government has taken out of my paychecks for the last several decades, plus interest. That’s MY money.

This is a tough read, fellow Americans, but this is the cruelty we're doing to people who have no criminal records.

I have made a terrible mistake

Can't get through to either @durbin.senate.gov or @duckworth.senate.gov. Dear Senators Duckworth and Durbin: Please make a public statement confirming that you'll be doing the right thing and voting NO ON CLOTURE. Thank you.

Putanesca-style sheet pan salmon from Ottolenghi's COMFORT is what's for dinner

Life hacks:

My story "Last Bloom on the Sage," (along with a lot of other really great stories from the antho Fungi) was republished by Brazilian imprint Macabra Darkside. Thanks @orringrey.com and @silviamg.bsky.social for the book that keeps going!

I’m a huge fan of Nathan and Nathan’s work (and he knows his S&S!!) so this means a lot to me!! Thank you so much! ⚔️

When the last of prep school reptilian Leon’s powerful family is murdered (probably by stupid humans), his only hope to avenge their deaths is Lizzie, his science lizard cousin. Getting to the truth puts Lizzie’s small town—and its working-class cryptids—in world-class peril. #2025Pit #A #SPF

Looking for a low-stakes writing workshop? Love the thought of hanging out on the Washington coast hanging out with cool editors, agents, and authors? Why not check-out Cascade Writers' 3-day Critique Workshop? (I'll be teaching there w/@arleysorg.bsky.social!) cascadewriters.org/2025-three-d...

When the last of prep school reptilian Leon’s powerful family is murdered (probably by stupid humans), his only hope to avenge their deaths is Lizzie, his science lizard cousin. Getting to the truth puts Lizzie’s small town—and its working-class cryptids—in world-class peril. #2025Pit #A #SPF