I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...

being horny is all fine and well—I read and write [very] horny books—but ultimately, for me, romance is about comfort. it’s about knowing what’s coming, and knowing it’s going to be okay. the more chaotic the world is, the more romance I consume.

One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain. "The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.

“I don’t know if I have the emotional infrastructure for this.” Sam said this in the penultimate episode of Somebody Somewhere, and it was one of those moments that brought the theme of the entire series into focus for me. I’m going to miss this show.

Maybe sacrilege, but the Robert Pattinson / Zoe Kravitz BATMAN is the best Batman movie. Loved the mystery, the underground, the Crow vibe, everything. Wish James Gunn would make this into new DCU continuity.

Maybe sacrilege, but the Robert Pattinson / Zoe Kravitz BATMAN is the best Batman movie. Loved the mystery, the underground, the Crow vibe, everything. Wish James Gunn would make this into new DCU continuity.

Electric Kingdom by David Arnold was full of multidimensional characters (the first generation whose only world was this fly-pocalypse), kids fighting past isolation to build community, a unique take on time travel, and a story that never went where I thought it would. Great for grades 8-up.

Electric Kingdom by David Arnold was full of multidimensional characters (the first generation whose only world was this fly-pocalypse), kids fighting past isolation to build community, a unique take on time travel, and a story that never went where I thought it would. Great for grades 8-up.

Such a great writer. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead was such an early example for me of what comedy could be.

In a predatory system of commerce, my general thought-rule is: Corporations exist to eclipse you. Small business exists to feed you.

A reminder, too, that he ran on this. It wasn’t a secret. They had “mass deportation now” signs everywhere. That voice telling you not to lift a finger to stop them? That wasn’t your conscience.

No more Wave Elections From now on, let's only have Wave Motion Gun Elections www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV0x...

Candace, The Universe, And Everything @misssmith11.bsky.social is a perfect time travel story, and fits between that YA/MG space publishing seems to avoid. Also, I picked it up because it was blurbed by my favorites: @laurelsnyder.bsky.social @anneursu.bsky.social @erinentrada.bsky.social 💜💜💜

A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving

Been working on a new MG manuscript, and @lancerubinparty.bsky.social is my favorite YA/MG writer . . . so this was nice to get.

I am not a very good trumpet player, but I've been making music with it for the past five years (after a 25 year hiatus), and nothing brings me more peace than the noise from that trumpet. Make something. Be human.

It: Welcome To Derry episode 5 non-spoiler spoiler…

I hate that I watched this movie. I hate myself so much right now.

I got an abnormally large advance ($100k) for my debut duology I sold two years ago. Minus taxes and my agent’s cut, I've seen roughly 50% of that (last chunk is paid out when I submit the complete (edited, not just drafted) second book. First book isn't out until next spring. I have two day jobs.

The next 30 minutes is a beat for beat remake of JAWS, but with bigger dinosaur jaws, and as Scarlett Johansson as Roy Scheider.

Been working on a new MG manuscript, and @lancerubinparty.bsky.social is my favorite YA/MG writer . . . so this was nice to get.

"They taste like . . . burning."

Watching the latest Jurassic . . . Hot take: If a product-placement Snickers wrapper can destroy your containment protocols . . . you should not be in charge of making super-mutant dinosaurs.

"Swastikas are bad" used to be such a low bar.

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later. Remembering us is not enough.

As an 8th grade teacher, this is the first year in a decade that I haven't had any openly trans students in my classes. It's sad that these kids who were feeling they could more safely be themselves, now have to hide themselves away.

Watched The Beast In Me, and mostly liked it. Just wondering why so many shows have like some big flashback episode right before the finale, especially one that no one needs, and the narrative doesn’t need either.

When I think of AI I think of Prince being asked about holograms of dead celebrities: “That's the most demonic thing imaginable.… If I was meant to jam with Duke Ellington, we would have lived in the same age. That whole virtual reality thing... it really is demonic. And I am not a demon."

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

this is truly one of my favorite episodes of the year, where Sarah and I get a chance to talk about our favorite books published in 2025. ❤️

Dont listen to @bencollins.bsky.social, this is the only acceptable Massachusetts Chinese-food-turned-sandwich

My kingdom for one reporter just to ask: WHY

@gregandree71.bsky.social — I saw this post today and laughed so hard at the “might be Satan” part.

WHAT THE HELL

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

our leaders are so small that they have to diminish our heroes.

a fifteen year old is a child.

Nia Davenport ( @niadavenport.bsky.social ) is a great writer and friend whose young family just lost a husband and father. If you've loved her books or her presence in the writing community, and you can spare something, please contribute. gofund.me/4299d5593

Totally.

forever applicable.

Nia is a lovely person and excellent writer. Please help support her family if you can.

Just seeing this. Help support Nia or boost if you can. She's a wonderful person and writer.

"We got a promise. Said they'll fix the healthcare thing once the government is opened." Smh.

When I got my brain MRI, it was because I had COVID so severely, my doctor worried I'd had a stroke. I needed testing immediately to figure out the best treatment, and I got it--and paid $2,000 after my employer insurance.

I am obligated to remind you periodically that my first novel is out next spring and has nothing at all to do with the current goings-on thank goodness

Nia Davenport ( @niadavenport.bsky.social ) is a great writer and friend whose young family just lost a husband and father. If you've loved her books or her presence in the writing community, and you can spare something, please contribute. gofund.me/4299d5593

I love great novellas, and you all need to put these two urban fantasies by @veronicarothbooks.com on your list, When Among Crows, and To Clutch A Razor. Writing the second book in a series isn't easy, but this one is amazing. Looking forward to more in the Curse Bearer series. 🙌

👀 👀 here's the (gorgeous) cover for my next book, Seek the Traitor's Son! Quick pitch: It's about the daughter of a bounty hunter the Knight sworn to protect her ...and the prophecy that ruins both of their lives. 5/12/26! Art: @pablohurtado.bsky.social Cover design: @katieklim.bsky.social

find the lunch joint in your town that's offering a new hoagie called the Sean Dunn. those are your people