We didn't deserve this day.

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

Anti-War protest tonight at 6 pm at the White House. Spread the word!

Palestinian writer Omar Hamad founded the Phoenix Library—the Gaza Strip’s first public library—built in the wake of Israel’s ongoing genocide. Read his tale of displacement, weighed by worry and book stacks, and support the Library as a place of refuge: www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/04...

The Five Calls app now has a script for you about not committing genocide in Iran. Please call and leave messages to your Reps and Senators. 5calls.org

Our associate editor Ghazal is looking to leave Tehran as soon as possible, so if anyone knows of an art residency or work opportunity or uni posting that they can apply to, please let us know (dm or email). These are scary times, and we must protect each other as best we can.

Sweet liberty, sapients, have we got something for you: the "Democratic Futures" special submissions call! In short, we're looking for original and reprint science fiction stories relating to the theme of the future of democracy, from today until June 30. For more details, see today's post!

Featuring @pennyvixen.bsky.social, @mikebrooks668.bsky.social, @julietk.bsky.social, @marinalostetter.bsky.social, @freyamarske.bsky.social, @everinamaxwell.bsky.social, @meganeokeefe.bsky.social, @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social, @czwrites.bsky.social, & a spotlight for @blueterraplane.bsky.social.

The Trump Administration is trying to mass-evict immigrant families. Join us TONIGHT at 7pm PDT for an informational webinar on how to fight back! We will explain the “Mixed Status” ruling, and walk you through submitting opposing comment. Together we can work to stop this! bit.ly/4bULweP

Crips for eSIMs project is OUT OF FUNDS!!! Genocide is ongoing, and our principle way of hearing the news about it is through Palestinians finding ways to connect to the internet—including eSIMs. This is a real priority need, folks. Just a five connects someone for a month: bit.ly/esimsUK

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Will never forget — truly think about it too often tbh — how in July of 2024 using the words “ethnic cleansing” in a panel description at an SF convention describing Israel’s actions was considered inflammatory rhetoric & I was asked to reword it to not put off prospective attendees

it's #transdayofvisibility and i have a short story collection coming out about the beautiful, horrible parameters of a body (and, depending on who you are, how the world treats it). if that speaks to you, consider pre-ordering

Hey horror fans, do you need some extra reading material for this year's #TransRightsReadathon? We got you covered! Here are some free eBooks written & edited by trans authors & published by Ghoulish Books. Please share! buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...

Official fundraiser announcement: it's kicking off April 8! Shares appreciated!

israel is going to start hanging palestinian prisoners

The wonderful @lavietidhar.bsky.social has put together an incredible 15-book 2026 World SF bundle for a limited time! You won't want to miss this :)

There's just ONE WEEK LEFT to back the Kickstarter for We've Always Been Here! If you want over 50 illustrations of queer joy throughout history (and throughout the world), pledge now to get your copy! We're 94% funded & have less than 1,500€ to reach our goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

instead of watching the new harry potter trailer, why not pick up some horror books by trans and nb writers for the trans rights readathon?? there are so many good options. For example, check out some of these writers:

Can you help the Lesbians in Space audiobook crowdfunding campaign reach the 75% mark? Only $59 to go to achieve this milestone: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... I am looking forward to narrating this project led by @wctracy.bsky.social

Time sensitive: this is the last day to submit comments opposing the Bureau of Land Management's clearcutting of Oregon's ancient forests. This is a tool that educates you on just how diabolical it is, and it helps you submit your comment. morethanjustparks.com/oregon-old-g...

Travelers in US airports, get yr phones out! Faces, tattoos, patches and any other identifying info. You can log agents here or with @bellingcat.com, to name just 2 options. wiki.icelist.is/index.php/IC...

Day 80! I read Grave Dirt, Corpse Paint by @czwrites.bsky.social published in @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social. When it comes to killer looks, how far would you go? Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/s...

This made it out of committee. You do NOT want to let it go to a vote. Go make your voice heard right now right now

Kickstarter coming soon so that we can continue book coverage that won't make you sick and kill you and even start paying the people doing the writing. No gods, no venture capitalists: www.kickstarter.com/projects/anc...

really really excited that Ancillary Review will be starting its very first crowdfunding campaign in a few weeks! we're raising money to become a paying market for our hardworking writers - consider giving it a follow? www.kickstarter.com/projects/anc...

A story from one of our members: In February 2025, I met an unhoused neighbor across from my house for the first time. I visited her and her partner during lunch breaks and evening walks, sometimes with water and food and other times just a big hug.

We are excited to reveal the cover for a dark fantasy novella written by a brand new author, with art by the talented Lisbeth Poirier. Caleb Sierra's The Wetworks Miracle is an esoteric biopunk headtrip that keeps you guessing to the last page. Available for preorder: www.stelliform.press...

Pluto - Naoki Urasawa

I have a new book coming in December 2026! * #ActuallyAutistic * Digging up the ruins of civilization * Body sharing! ...With your enemy! * Biblically accurate drones * Everyone questions their gender (I am also a trans person in Kansas and could use some encouragement right now 😳)

Trans and queer writers review thirteen essential queer books (that weren’t covered by the New York Times Book Review during Pamela Paul’s reign).

In case you missed it.

The Lemkin Institute has issued a *THIRD* trans genocide warning, noting the next stage is widespread containment - and this was before the 4th Circuit ruled today that states can essentially do whatever they want to make trans people "appreciate their sex". www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...

I made a ListChallenges list of 100 trans books I love, and 86 people have taken it! I love diving through the stats of everyone's responses, and decided to make some recs from the books that almost no one has read. #TransRightsReadathon Today's post: Poetry: World Voices edition!

‪ It's Read an eBook March, so we've got all of our ebooks on sale--or buy them all in a big ol' bundle and get them all! <3 This sale will go on until the end of March~~ 📚👀📚 traumbooks.itch.io

collect S-K-A-T-E

We have only 61 stories submitted for WHAT ELEGANT STARS so far. I suppose a lot of folks will submit in the last month, but that still seems low. Though the theme is more specific than some previous ones, so folks are less likely to have anything ready to go. www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

I was in Tehran this time last year. I want you to see how beautiful my city is. I want you to see the city the US/Israel is trying to wipe off the face of the earth

Read the entire Queer China issue here: doi.org/10.22459/MIC...

The Trans Rights Readathon is back for 2026! From books about trans elders to comics about trans joy, genderqueer fantasy and non-binary memoirs, here are a few suggestions of trans books to help you get started on your reading journey this Trans Rights Readathon! #trr26 #transrightsreadathon

Former LA Times managing editor @sarayasin.bsky.social launches The Key, a new publication about Palestine that will be "a home for journalists who have had their stories spiked in mainstream outlets." Her opening essay is worth every second of your time: www.thekeymagazine.com/p/western-jo...

We're opening to novella manuscripts on 4/1/26! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fiction—if you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you. Submission guidelines coming soon: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs #WriterSky #AuthorSky

Please help Mohammed's family survive Israel's genocide, which has left them homeless, sick, & starving:

imagine there are simply too many dopey flightless parrots walking around the sidewalks like penguins and fucking amongst the berry bushes. a beautiful world

Mind you these workers are specifically Kenyan workers who are made to view and annotate the absolute worst things created by man and machine for extremely low pay and absolutely no support or care from Meta for the trauma they endure every day at work

We need help. My husband drives delivery for a bakery and their truck broke. He's gotten no work shifts for 7 days because the bakery's mechanic is super behind due to understaffing because people are calling out sick. We're going to be $685 short on rent because of this. 1/2

“The real enemy of my people is here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality.” —Muhammad Ali on refusing to fight in Vietnam No to War, No to Empire: An Anti-Imperialist Reading List