Interview with me about Murderbot and the upcoming Platform Decay at www.space.com/entertainmen...

"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!" "Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!' - two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest

This is a gorgeous essay. “So much of politics is taking action but not getting what you want.”

"Awakened," by A.E. Osworth "A Psalm for the Wild-built," by Becky Chambers "Litany for a Broken World" by L.J. Cohen (Because why stop at one?)

Great thread:

Check out this gorgeous cover! Tune in Tomorrow was a romp of a good time, and I know the sequel will be just as good

some thoughts amidst burn out + grief, but keep at it. #iceoutnyc #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics

Also, if you were wondering why the season finale of Leverage:Redemption last year was a refutation of the Melian Dialogue, "the strong do what they will", condemned systemic cruelty and offered illegal resistance is legitimate, as opposed to a fun heist, it's because WE'D DONE THE FUCKING READING.

I had an amazing time at Arisia this weekend! Participated in some great panels and caught up with old friends and made some new ones. This was originally going to be my only con this year, but that may have to change -- I had far too much fun!

an underrated plus of living in Boston is that absolutely no one believes this

PSA

"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."

Reasons to vote for Toby, #13: October could rival Batman for the way she acquires random teenagers and provides them with family, safety, and adults who listen.

if you’re criminalizing librarians, the answer to “are we the baddies” is an emphatic yes

Oh no! Somebody sent me a very nice email. But that means I have to reply to it, which requires acknowledging a compliment. Can't I hide under my desk instead?

I forget where I first heard this, but in writing there are no rules, only difficulty levels.

1994: internet is ephemeral 2004: internet is forever 2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots 2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work

I mostly write short fiction, but I'd love people to read my latest story in Strange Horizons. It's about worm-filled doppelgangers and why being cis-passing kinda sucks.

Just finished In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune -- a lovely, bittersweet reflection on what it means to be human, in which almost all of the characters are robots. It's not as light as House on the Cerulean Sea, but it has just as much heart!

I don't have any books yet, but check out this thread full of awesome trans and nonbinary authors!

I never post about being at a place until I'm no longer there. It's a good practice.

As if I wasn't already excited to get my hands on this!

There's basically nothing in the world that makes me happier than shouting about books I love. (Okay, maybe donuts.)

Not for me, but this looks like a fantastic opportunity for someone out there!

Useful translation in thread This really does make the whole "slate" argument sound even more ridiculous

Just as the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, one price of free speech is eternal humility, recognizing that none of us is immune to becoming a tool of censorship if we fail to recognize how its manipulative tactics shape and distort our thoughts and actions.

Important thread about the racism layer to the censorship

If you want to be one of the ones who resist tyranny, then pay attention to how people fold to it, and ask yourself what you would do under the circumstances. People who fold to petty bullshit often haven’t thought about it and we are socialized to go along with what authority figures say.

It's been a day, have a kitten.

This revelation throws into question every Hugo Award ever given. If the US & Canadian admins quietly disqualified people for political reasons this time, have they done it before? Will they do it again? People keep asking me if this is worse than the Puppies. YEAH. THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PUPPIES.

This is an excellent day for "Roses are red Violets are blue Singular they Predates singular you"

Sometimes I love negative reviews: "While the inclusion of non-binary and lesbian characters was great to see, the sheer volume was disproportionate" 😂 If you want disproportionate queerness go buy A Fire Born of Exile geni.us/AFireBorn books2read.com/u/b5WeP7

Currently, my favorite spec fic couple is October Daye and Tybalt. But that's because I just started catching up on that series!

IN THIS HOUSE WE BELIEVE * you can't edit a blank page* ~ the author is not their characters~ TRADPUB BOOK COVERS SHOULD NOT USE AI ART ! we do not tag authors in bad reviews ! You Are Never Too Old To Write A Book ........everyone's journey is different ** authors support authors **

Starting on a new social media site is weird. Do I introduce myself? Start in media res, as it were? Here goes nothing!

have we empirically determined that revision is better than just producing a perfect draft the first time* *a thing that is both normal to want & possible to achieve