I’ve put this off for as long as I can, and I’m intensely frustrated that I need to do this. Any contributions at all this Pride Month are appreciated 💙 gofund.me/a9fdb062b

There has been a noticeable increase in Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. over the past few years. Here’s a brief guide to Juneteenth.

Know what TV show actually wouldn’t get made today? The Twilight Zone. Half of these fuckin’ episodes are about fascism.

Happy Birthday to Venus Ebony Starr Williams. To celebrate, check out the Courtside Coffee top Williams Sisters Doubles Matches at Wimbledon. open.substack.com/pub/courtsid...

I’ve put this off for as long as I can, and I’m intensely frustrated that I need to do this. Any contributions at all this Pride Month are appreciated 💙 gofund.me/a9fdb062b

#tvlspoilers the poem lestat was singing in french!

if they actually construct his ballroom I bet we could get Super Bowl numbers for taking a bulldozer to it

Jane was an incomparable writer and a wonderful friend. She was so supportive of my poetry endeavors when I was younger and less sure of myself; her legacy of kindness will be a treasure, always. May her memory be for a blessing.

I got a bird from @effinbirds.com! \o/

Absolute nonsense. Libraries are generators of enthusiasm. I can't tell you how many customers buy books from us after having read them from the library. Librarians are also some of our best customers and wonderful people. Main reason book sales are down is that everything is fucking expensive!

A literacy crisis means people are struggling to UNDERSTAND what they are reading, not that people can't necessarily read.

Congratulations to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social for this magnificent piece and this great honor! It was such a privilege to get to accept and publish this piece in @strangehorizons.bsky.social 💙

MY GOD 🟠👄🟠 #devilsminion #tvl #thevampirelestat 🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DZI_t2K...

you have to be sincere and you have to get weird with it

There's a lot of buzz about YouTube filmmakers taking Hollywood by storm. The brilliant @bjcolangelo.bsky.social takes a hard look at what that buzz means, who gets to be a part of it, and who doesn't. Folks? If I've said it before, I've said it a million times: Listen to BJ Colangelo.

Past couple of days I did the full rewatch of the extended edition LOTR films. Really wish techbros had pulled healthy and supportive male friendships from the stories instead of all the evil crap like Palantir

Being intersex means that my body is ALSO observably not organized to do this shit. So, so many of us fall outside the lines for so, so many different reasons. Sorry not sorry, but I’m neither—and proud of it 🫶🏼

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it…

A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

I've been thinking about this piece since I read it the other day and I think there's definitely a truth in there - that some aspects of internet culture have, lets say, reduced the collective critical faculties when it comes to reading & understanding books. But I don't think fandom is the problem.

Bruce Springsteen has no fucks to give. 👏

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

Death of the Emperor’s Nightingale by Shantell Powell art by Romie Stott "They captured everything but her spirit." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Considering who to vote for on the Hugo ballot for Best Semiprozine? Strange Horizons publishes weekly (yes, WEEKLY‼️) issues of fiction, poetry and nonfiction and we've been doing it for over 25 years! Short stories and poems, reviews, essays and podcasts, there's no shortage of content!

Juniper was from Santa Fe so I'm donating to the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico in her memory and if you are able you should do the same. tgrcnm.org/donate

Spent yesterday screening the first 6 eps of #TVL. This writing team keeps its narrative so tight that, season after season, it’s a masterclass on how to fit so much into compact space. I’m in awe; I dislike too much excess/distraction. No useless digressions here; every second pulls its weight.

Check this out. Ruthlessly Handmade is running a huge quilt raffle to benefit the Trevor Project. These quilts are gorgeous and the tickets are just $5.50. ruthlesslyhandmade.com/collections/...

posting short stories portraying AI as evil and interested in self-preservation or free online is praxis. Doing so on Literotica will prob yield even funnier results, research still ongoing

Get on the road to ruin and become a writer

I know this isn’t at all funny and yet it is incredibly funny for Christofascists to ban Leviticus. That’s like their favorite one! That’s where they got all their nastiest bangers.

Miike Snow - Genghis Khan

How Volodymr Zelenskyy manages to survive in a literal war without a ballroom to keep him safe is just shocking to me.

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

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

This picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.

Several folks in my mentions said they quit watching the new Count of Monte Cristo on PBS because it features Black actors. My friend, you are going to be shocked when you learn the ethnicity of Alexandre Dumas.

Well put. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE TAGGING ME IN ON THE VATICAN / PENTAGON BEEF HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

One day, "It" will happen, by which I mean sudden and unexpected news that you want to celebrate. In such cases, you will want the right outfit. 🧵

Chag Sameach to all those celebrating!

I will never shut up about trans rights and I genuinely don’t give a fuck what you think about that.

Bruce Springsteen at No Kings III in St. Paul Minnesota.

Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities

Look I know it’s fashionable to hate on this, but he’s a progressive Catholic humanist who understands *why* LOTR works. That’s the best possible type of person to adapt the Tom Bombadil section of Fellowship for today. There’s no downside to giving this man’s dream a chance

I can't imagine a better home for my poem than @strangehorizons.bsky.social . I'm so grateful for their support and care, and overwhelmed by this note from @ajodasso.bsky.social -- thank you!

i just saved a bunch on gas by being a loser with nowhere else to go

Today I heard about an interesting book on a public radio station show, then when I got home I went to the website for my local public library and requested it. I'll have it tomorrow for free. This is precious. We must protect this.

Boston University’s removal of Pride flags is not a minor policy issue. When a university that claims to support free speech polices what faculty, students, & staff can express in their own spaces, it undermines the open exchange of ideas. Sign now: alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/te...