Preparing for a writing summer. I have scheduled my moments at the Royal Library in The Hague as I discovered that it's easier to write when I am away from home. Also, if there is another heatwave, the KB will probably be a lot cooler too.

Fuck cancer.

The urgency of the Moment I had been discussing increasing the impact of Moving Love film project with ImpactMakers producer and director, Vera Born, and during this discussion, I pitched creating a number of workshop sessions based on visionary world-building principles. Making use of these…

Had quite an intense session with some lobbyists and politicians together with participants from the LGBTQ+ asylumseekers community. Hoping for change for safer asylum for vulnerable groups in the asylum system. #MovingLove

Also while I am at it. Today is session three for Moving Love’s Think Tank sessions. If you’re in Amsterdam and feel so inclined, do come by. framerframed.nl/en/projecten...

I have just been gifted with a small touchscreen pen. An excellent little thing for swiping with. It is very low tech. Just a pen with a rubber tip. It doesn’t do anything else except help me type on the phone keyboard and swipe. Who knew such a little thing could make me so happy. #littlethings

SF writers and readers are some of the nerdiest nerds on the planet. We love tech. We are so early-adopter that we imagined it before you built it. If you’ve lost us, you’ve lost the fight.

Boosting these auctions as part of a reminder that @romancingthevote.com auction/fundraiser continues over the weekend. You, too, can support voting rights and get great swag etc as part of the deal.

For the second workshop in the Moving Love series, we also want to invite folks who support safety for LGBTQ+ asylumseekers in the asylum centers. Join Marielle Verdijk and Luna on July 7 at Framerframed. framerframed.nl/en/projecten...

My friend, Thomars is raising funda for Queer and Trans Refugees in South Africa. If you can, please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference. gofund.me/f300bfe54

Disgusting that a trillionaire exists when vast numbers of people can't afford to live. Obscene.

Hey, quick reminder to my Canadian readers -- I'm going to Montreal this week, so if you want a signed copy of OBSTETRIX, place an order with Argo: www.argobookshop.ca

Haven’t touched the organ since my mother died. Today, I thought I should practice as I have a lesson on Monday. Somehow, I found myself crying. Maybe it’s the way the organ sounds. I miss my Mom. #grief

June 21 - Conversation between Abboud and Verges: how revolutionary and decolonial movements experience setback; how state repression and neoliberal policies shaped anti-colonial struggles; and what forms of domination continue to saturate our contemporary life. framerframed.nl/en/projecten...

Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the #2026IgnyteAwards, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

I would be REMISS in not bringing this sale on King's Dragon ebook to your attention.

For folks in Deventer, queer artist Alejandro John Tuan Rodriguez is having his first exhibit. Films from Moving Love will also be shown alongside Alejandro’s beautiful work. ettyhillesumcentrum.nl/activiteiten...

Moving Love has a place on the Schouwburg boat number 39. #movinglove #UtrechtPride

Am a bit sad to not be able to go to the Pride celebration in Utrecht. I’m seeing the updates on our app group and going: ah, I wish I was there too. 😭

In bed, recovering from a stomach bug. Waiting for the youngest son to deliver probiotics and electrolytes as I haven’t been able to hold anything down. Thank God for long distance emergency consultations with my brother as I do want to be better before Monday.

Thus far, I have been trimming and cutting portions of my hair. But now the back part has gotten quite unruly. So, I finally made an appointment to make my hair look somewhat more orderly.

Just received word of the publication of this book which includes my contribution for one of the chapters. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

What Big Tech has done is dilate the Overton Window around copyright and the value of art. They position creators (and copyright law) as obstacles to "progress", and use this to crowbar people in power. "Art has no value. We already have enough art. We can puree it all and vomit 'new' iterations."

Moving Love will be at World Pride. pride.amsterdam/event/moving...

Grief takes a lot out of you.

YOUR signature on the linked petition is a vital brick in the wall of reconstructing trans people’s rights in the U.K. It will take only moments and is worth so much. translucent-org-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/transluc...

Grief You can also listen to this blogpost. My mother passed away on the 27th of May 2026. Just six months short of turning 89. Because of my own personal circumstances, I won't be going home for the funeral, but there is a livestream and distance is lessened by the daily calls and check-ins with…

An excellent read. jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/the-proble...

What do we do when the archivists chose to leave out our histories? Why…we fabulate. Of course. #queeringhistory #queerjoy #queerlove

Co-Creation Lab’s Spring School is always intense. But I loved meeting the beautiful people from Afrontosas. One day, I want to visit this collective in Lisbon. #queerandproud #fabulatinghistory

On my way to Amsterdam. Repairs on the track have complicated my travel a bit but I am getting to my destination earlier.

Marks on a page You can choose to listen to this blogpost. A little while ago, the mother of two of my students passed away. She was still quite young and while I'd only met her briefly, I experienced her passing as a personal loss. Maybe it was because of the care with which she introduced her…

Theee’s so much beautiful birdsong in Kruller Muller’s sculpture garden. 😊

Read Nisi’s beautiful letter to Octavia Butler. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Oh dear. It’s raining and I forgot my hat. 😱

Reading through the letters of Jose Rizal; I am amazed to find a Dutch connection. Dr. Jose Rizal wanted to study Dutch. 😲 #trivia

Letters as presence You may be elsewhere but your words are here They are still warm with your presence. -For my Dad who left this world in 2016-

Small Planet: The #SFinTranslation Magazine will bring back the tradition of asking people to report on what's going on in the SF scene in other countries. In the first issue, we have Wales, thanks to the fabulous @cherylmorgan.bsky.social !!!

I wrote about trans community suicide prevention, including a 4-step guide to peer interventions with links to further resources, for Xtra: xtramagazine.com/health/we-mu...

Good morning, part 1 of our written Humanity in Stories panel is up: philippinegenrestories.com/2026/05/huma...

Of course there is also the massive environmental degradation that disproportionately impacts BIPOC and working class people...

The AI tech billionaires want strip us of our ability to think independently, relate with other beings outside of the digital sphere and its manipulations, and create knowledge free of surveillance and corporate influence.

The issue with the AI industrial complex is not so much that it seeks to transform machines into sentient beings, but rather that it seeks to turn human beings into machines. The goal is to subjugate us not only physically under the demands of capital, but also to dominate us in the psychic realm

Forgot to add tags. #LGBTQ+ #asylumseekers #intheirownvoices

So proud of the young makers who made the ten short films which premiered at Utrecht Schouwburg. Also thankful for the supportive crowd who showed up for our filmmakers. The exposition will continue to be shown at Schouwburg Utrecht at the Henkman Zaal and the Escher Foyer.

Heading to Utrecht for the Moving Love premiere at Schouwburg Utrecht.

Musical adventures:Pipe organ with Birds You can choose to listen to this blogpost. The snippet which I talk about is at the end of this blogpost. Today, I'm sharing a small audio snippet of a music experiment. For this experiment, I used a recording of birdsong layered with an excerpt from Bach's…

Moving Love Premiere It's a happy thing to note that Moving Love will be on exhibit in Amsterdam during WorldPride 2026. I'm not yet sure how much I can share about this jut yet but suffice to say, I'm really happy that we were able to find a location that's accessible to lots of people and also a…

I need to finish writing a number of things but it’s practice day and so I am getting me to the church for a couple of hours at the pipe organ. Will also try to make a satisfying recording for the blog.

Having a pocky break. Youngest son’s pasalubong from Japan. 😆