I'd like to share a few updates, including upcoming events and writing classes. Perhaps you will find a new crochet pattern to love or a new book to read. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/the-...

Looking forward to another great Starforgers event with some amazing instructors!

Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...

Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue holding wildfire preparedness town hall in the South Valley

A new blog post up on the website. Fashion of Worldbuilding (Part 2: A Vampire Noir Setting) www.habigerkissee.com/post/fashion...

The upcoming loss of a deep-ocean monitoring system is triggering deep anxiety in Alaska, the nation’s top fish-producing state, where temperatures are warming twice as quickly as the global average.

A wonderful review by Jodie for Flightless by @marieparks.bsky.social

Learn to hide exposition in plain sight (without infodumping all over readers) in this $10 on-demand class: members.maryrobinettekowal.com/shop/avoidin...

Hey, I edit Write magazine, and we take pitches. Our audience is Canadian authors. We run craft pieces, essays, reported stories and more. Please read the guidelines and look at back issues first. Must be Canadian. Won't take pitches here, but you can ask me questions. writersunion.ca/write-magazine

If you are commissioning an artist, and want a specific pose, don't run to genAI to try and make it for you. Draw a stick person. Stick person poses are beloved among all artists. We can see exactly what you want. Do not fear sending the stick person. The stick person is magical.

Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

#Booksky #PrideMonth Have you checked out the Pride StoryBundle yet? 16 great queer books, 1 great cause! Please help us spread the word! storybundle.com/pride

Another great review for Marie's book, Flightless. Go check out Jodie's review and then get a copy for yourself so you can see what all the hype is about. @marieparks.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social

@mkauthor.bsky.social new book is so much fun. Preorder your copy if you like southern gothic suspense, dark humor, and buddy travel adventures.

“Missouri Republicans are taking an ax to Dolly Parton’s signature initiative. The state’s decision to freeze enrollment in Parton’s Imagination Library, which offers free books to kids, comes at a perilous time for children’s literacy.” www.ms.now/opinion/doll...

All of our evergreen episodes will continue to be available here spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com

Not every technological innovation is a good thing, or a benefit to humanity. And some are so half-baked that they do more harm than good. Buying into the hype instead of asking for improvement just makes them unlikely to get improved. TL;DR: Don't fall for the hype. Ask questions.

Your chance to win a free copy of Dr. Gnoll from @librarything.com

This.

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

New article at the website - Fashion of Worldbuilding. #fantasy #onwriting #worldbuilding #fantasywriting www.habigerkissee.com/post/fashion...

Great seeing Tess Gallagher during her dino road trip this weekend! Katie gave her a tour of the Paleo Prep Lab at the Cincinnati Museum Center, including a look at skin impressions from the Mother’s Day Quarry, part of Tess’s research focus.

Yay! Congrats to Ashton. If you love quirky scifi adventures then One Night at Kedasi is for you. With Zip and Tom there's not been a better scifi pairing since Han amd Chewy.

I've partnered with the wonderful @greenapplebooks.bsky.social to create a SUMMER READING BUNDLE. You get three books I selected inside a nice care package. Including a sticker with a cat doodle I made! <3 Order by June 7: greenapplebooks.com/subscription/charlie-jane-anders-summer-reading-bundle

Good response by Tech students.

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

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horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

I was chatting a lot with Hailey today. She has some amazing writing projects she's dying to get back to, but caring for a loved one with cancer is a LOT. As she says, they still need some money for rent, and anything you give can help her get back on track. Please help if you can <3

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you!

Day 2 of the Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival! We are all set up with @marieparks.bsky.social and we have music today! Sold a bunch of books yesterday and hope to sell more today! #albuquerque #abqevents #bookevents #celticfestival

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A couple of our neighbors at the Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival. Clan MacKenzie and the Albuquerque Sandinavian Club. The Scandinavians brought a bunch of cookies! With @marieparks.bsky.social

Set up with @marieparks.bsky.social at the Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival! Highland games, clans, Celtic music and books! #bookevents #fantasybooks #booksky #albuquerque #abqevents

Unfortunately I just assume everything I get these days is spam amd AI slop. Very depressing.

🚨Call for Submissions🚨 We are looking for dinosaur ghost stories! Edited by Halli Reid, submissions OPEN NOW May 1-Jun 30. Stories must have a connection to the province of Alberta, Canada. More info: tychebooks.com/submissions

Spring? What spring? Woke up to snow today. Happy May Day.

You are super, even if you don't believe it. 🥰🦸‍♂️ #WritingCommunity #writers #authors #inspiration #superpowers

CALLING 5-13 Y/O CREATIVE KIDS! 📣 Please submit writing, art, and photos for Issue 10: Folklore/Mythology by 5/15. Our mentors can't wait to help your work sparkle. Subscribe, spread the word, and keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #parents #teachers #kidlit #emag

OR JUST WRITE THE THING YOURSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME THAN WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS mashable.com/article/sinc...

I’m so excited to be joining the Columbus Book Festival, July 11-12. Meet @jeshonard.bsky.social and me in the Indie Author Alley tent, where we'll have Unrelenting, Undeniable, Flightless, and Lesbians in Space for sale and signing. @notapipe.bsky.social @apbooks.bsky.social @wctracy.bsky.social

A sign of what is wrong in America. How can you have no opinion on dinosaurs? At least the pollster acknowledges that some of those are not dinosaurs, but that's another problem with America.

Accurate. This is exactly how I became a writer.

Well this is interesting: New study from Denmark shows that Tylenol is not linked to autism Hope that everyone in the 🍊🤡 administration reads this!!! www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...

Come join us on Thursday! Free event. Great books. A perfect evening!

Today we launch Read More Books, a semi-regular Commonplace series featuring @kawulf.bsky.social asking authors five questions about their new book. We kick off with @johngmarks.com and his fascinating study of the long fight over Washington's legacy of slavery.🗄️ commonplace.online/article/read...

NEW: Sexual misconduct is pervasive in America’s statehouses, too, according to a new report by the National Women’s Defense League. At least 424 instances of sexual harassment have been reported in America’s statehouses since 2013, researchers found.

Do you like lesbians? Do you like books? Do you like lesbian books? Then you'll love the big lesbian bundle @elizamaresauthor.bsky.social put together for Lesbian Visibility Week, featuring Woman of Sorrow and Blood and 93 other sapphic books for just $40! itch.io/b/3635/lesbi...

"New" blog post. Easter eggs in our books. www.habigerkissee.com/post/easter-...