Im reading these at the same time right now (by accident) and it’s a very cool layering of themes/ideas. Also both are really good in their own right. #Books #BookPairings #Nonfiction

what’s the Odyssey about? I’m so glad you asked

This week's blog is about the mistakes I see newer authors making in 2026. As someone who has been publishing since 2014, I have thoughts and some advice for newer authors with only one or two books out:

There is a good chance that if this had happened to me in this story, I would have died. www.thedrive.com/news/how-flo...

Definitely been on a horror kick lately! #LastFourWatched

Just a reminder. I'm always surprised how many people aren't aware of this. #Libraries

Earlier this week, Intelligencer ran a piece called "ICE Won." We definitely don't agree with the title, but its gist—that the normalization of federal police violence is accelerating—is proving accurate. ICE arrests roughly doubled in Chicagoland in June over May. Some more thoughts on that:

Immaculate podcast alignment 💫

HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HATES SLOP

Mira Grant/Seanan McGuire 💕

Ugh. I need a warning for trigger warnings when they’re spoilers.

This raccoon is all of us: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

Older lady peeped the rainbow flag on my bike, asked in a thick Russian accent “It’s your Pride?” She told me her youngest grandchild is “not she berry or he berry but no berry.” I said “Nonbinary?” She got so excited. Yes! Yes! And “Is a secret, but they are my“ *looks around, whispers* “favorite.”

This is a very interesting read grounded in history. www.theguardian.com/inequality/n...

Today is the birthday of African American science fiction author #OctaviaEButler. The winner of numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, she was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. #💙📚 #Booksky Have you read her work? www.librarything.com/author/butle...

A Better CaturDogDay….

She loves to play with the rooster 😭

Tell Me I’m Pretty - 18x24” acrylic on canvas. Available.

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Just finished Murder By Memory! Loved the “ambiguous utopia” this book represents, and especially enjoyed the cozy-with-a-hint-of-menace ending. #Books #SciFi #QueerSFF #QueerNormative #Cozy #OliviaWaite

Be yourself. Unless yourself is a dismissive doctor.

Nancy 6/16/26 … “Fritzi Ritz Interlude” Part 4

Is it carbon monoxide

Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.

“Scots discovering tailgating” could be a real Prometheus stealing fire moment

Sunday book buy #Books

I’m nearing the end of the first season of Widow’s Bay and I can’t bring myself to finish it because then there won’t be any show left 😭 #WidowsBay #TV #Horror

If enough people bully me into it I’ll write a little horror short about this.

If your novel is picked up by an indie or traditional publisher, ask about how you can buy copies at cost so that you can afford to sell at vendor events with reasonable profit. Usually you need to clarify this up front. Don't be afraid to ask for this. #writingcommunity #booksky #copiesatcost

Pride events make me anxious, because as a power wheelchair user, I feel like I don’t really belong in those spaces that I long to be in. sooooo, when you go to Pride events this month, look at how many power wheelchair users are there, or anyone with mobility aids. The answer is not enough.

But did you know that you can go to the library and get ANY BOOK AND THEY WONT STOP YOU #itsascam #books

He reads a big book He reads a little book He reads an old book He reads a new book He reads a book that reminds him of the good times He reads a book that reminds him of the better times

Had this really weird thing happen 2x in a row where I go see a specialist, have a really good appointment, and then *the next day* start having weird new symptoms related to the thing we discussed. #chronicallyill #wtf

CAT M0V€S #6 (2021) by Spanish artist, Juan Ruiz (date of birth unlisted). Oil on paper 30 x 40 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

I almost gave up writing entirely bc trying to write to market was a joyless prospect. So I decided, fuck it, I'm going to be self-indulgent. Turns out, it made me a better writer. And shaping these stories of my heart brings me joy. Even when it's hard, even when I struggle. It's everything to me.

New: Internal Microsoft planning documents say the company's goal is to "make people addicted" to its new Scout AI assistant www.404media.co/microsoft-wa...

Long day at #WisCon wrapped up with some truly amazing speeches and the presentation of the Otherwise Award to Luminous by @silviapark.bsky.social--Congrats! 🎉 Thank you to all those doing excellent work in spec fic and the folks that work to make WisCon happen. 💛👏

learning to loaf #Cat #Caturday

Come to WisCon!!! It’s a feminist sci fi convention that’s fully online this year, is full of cool rad people who give a shit and make interesting stuff, and also I will be participating in some of the programming this year ;) #ScienceFiction #SFF #WritingCommunity

A little birdy told us that Premee Mohamed and Darcie Little Badger are going to be speaking at a feminist science fiction and fantasy convention...The bird is us! WisCon is the convention. Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25 2026. Online. Exciting! @littlebadger.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com #WisCon

Libraries are a model for how the rest of the world should work and every time I go into one I cry. ✨

It's possible to build better things in the world. Collectively, we can accomplish a lot.

Children’s books are full of wonder, safety, belonging. #ReadThemHome initiative brings us together to take action for children, for people. To let kids be kids, to insist they have wonder, safety, belonging 💛📚🏡

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

Happy Mother’s Day, haha #MothersDay #Reading #Books

i see a horse has won the kentucky derby again. this is beginning to feel rigged

WisCon is a feminist inclusive SFF convention. Do you write Science Fiction and/or Fantasy? Register for WisCon. Join our community. #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention #Sciencefictionandfantasy

Happy #mayday to all who labor 💕 whether your work is of the visible or invisible, paid or unpaid, legitimized or marginalized variety, and for those whose primary labor is in keeping themselves alive, you are deserving of care, respect, and dignity—- and a more-than-living wage!

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

Today is Independent Bookstore Day. If you’re not able to get out to visit your local indie bookstore, Bookshop.org is a great place to shop supporting indie bookstores. Free shipping this weekend! bookshop.org/shop/ronnica... #booksky