Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (as always), and the stupid gay hockey show

just said out loud to myself "there's so many relaxing activities I need to do, I'm not relaxmaxxing enough". did I do it. did I win relaxing

If any questions should be asked first about what this means for literature then the 1st question should be about Palestinian lit and all the writers and translators who were killed and who are currently still starving Then about the way institutions have worked to silence Palestinian Americans

If I have an event in the evening, and then spend the entire day being anxious and unproductive because I'm stuck in Waiting Mode, I should be refunded the day. Give me back my 12 hours

I'm in this one!

Our November/December issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for more of the best new science fiction from A.C. Koch, James Van Pelt, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Christopher L. Bennett, whose latest novella continues the story of the Biauru

anyone else feel like their life is an unending series of minor embarrassments

That’s the second-worst blown lead by a blue team in Canada this year.

As someone who doesn't watch sports but does love human suffering, I'm having a great night

If the clocks roll back due to daylight savings ending during game seven of the world series that unlocks an infinite inning overflow glitch

good game

and to think we could have been reminded what happiness was like

okay i don't like sports anymore do you guys want to talk about 2013 new japan pro wrestling

The good thing is that regardless of who wins tonight it isn't the Yankees.

This game is the baseball equivalent of being punished for stealing fire.

okay seattle etsy witches you got your revenge

all of toronto coming into work today

TWO BASEBALL FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

Out of all the things that could recreate the manic energy of following Blaseball almost entirely through Internet Posts, I was not expecting actual baseball.

i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling

i have a show coming up and the world series is during my damn tech week

okay fine I'll admit it. I'm a sports guy. I've been one all along. I love you sportsball. I love you playoffs. I LOVE YOU BLUE JAYS! (leafs are on thin ice)

Googling “blue jays” to check out the score but also fine with finding out how bluejays the bird are doing too

Haven't read 2022's original anthology of New Weird Horror from a literal murderer's row of trans & GNC writers and artists? Well, it's never too late and it's more vital than ever. Print: store.tenebrouspress.com/products/you... eBook: store.tenebrouspress.com/products/you...

[does a little crab rave dance for no reason in particular]

Come closer, closer still, and take a long look at the “Anatomy of a Haunted House” by Avi Burton in our issue 21. Don’t worry, it won’t bite. Much.

classic sff isn’t even all old white men, is the thing. women and poc were always foundational to the genre (see: delaney, le guin, butler, russ, sheldon/tiptree jr). and yet its always heinlein et al who gets recommended. i wonder why 🤔🤔🤔

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

Offer received and accepted, funemployment ends homies. I release my employment jelly to the wild now, thank you friend.

Eleven books by transfeminine authors have been nominated for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards! In this article, I've compiled them all into an easy-access reading list for anyone who wants to check them out before the October 4th ceremony 🩷 Shoutout to @lambdaliterary.org for recognizing our work!

looking for transfemme beta readers for a play script i wrote, ~5k words. turnaround in the next few weeks, max aug 30. can offer very small honorarium and/or reciprocal beta reading/crit services

every day i log on to the internet and learn 1) there is an incredibly vital piece of government infrastructure i’ve never thought about before and 2) now it’s super duper fucked

my roommate and I have such different decor sensibilities, it's really fun. her: let's put up a cute illustration of the eiffel tower? maybe a cat poster? me: what about a lurid illustration of the skeleton war her: ....live laugh love sign? me: S K E L E T O N W A R

The way that I was raised, being Jewish meant believing that every human life was sacred; to save a single human life meant saving all of humanity. That no law or ritual was more important than saving a single human life. It's unfathomable that any Jew can accept what Israel is doing in Gaza.

>air quality warning >surely it can’t be that bad >go outside >who put a blurry filter over the landscape

[worst possible stuff happening everywhere] man why do I feel bad

every day i think “we live in the world’s dumbest timeline, surely this is rock bottom” and then political officials worldwide go “hold my beer lol”

no okay but seriously is anybody hiring. for anything. thank you

is anybody hiring? preferably eccentric old money contracting me to clean their mysteriously red-stained floors after their evening bacchanals? qualifications: can use a mop, keep a secret.

In this incredible essay, @attackerman.bsky.social sums up exactly how I feel as a Jew right now. This quote hit me right in the guts. www.forever-wars.com/my-fellow-ne...

These folks continue to bring quality stories to the public - free of charge - in both audio and text versions online. You can support them in this for less than a decent cup of coffee a month. Do eeeeeet.

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

my goal is to beat hades (no god mode) on run #69. i am bad at video games

“One day I’ll be dead and I won’t have to watch this team,” thinks Leafs fan to cheer himself up

fiiiinally home to pick up my contributor copies, both magazines are gorgeous and i’m thrilled to be a part of them! @analogsf.bsky.social @archiveoftheodd.bsky.social

Steve Paikin ends the debate by announcing the Leafs won, causing Blanchet to also burst into flames