Heads up, writer friends. For the second time I received a cute email from an 11 year old asking if I'd read their short story and give feedback. Story Not an attachment but a link. Be safe. Delete. Do not respond. Emails virtually identical but for boy/girl name.

This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.

Canadians this also exists in some places up here. (Edmonton for sure)

vote! in! your! local! elections! every! time!

Brie Larson voices Rosalina in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, only in theaters April 2026.

Alright, #TTRPG plant pals! I’ve got these scatter terrain signs painted, but what should i write on them for what they point to?

The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.

It could be one more weird anomaly in this unending cycle of what the fuck.

Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing. Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.* www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...

Friend of friend’s pic from Silverthorne last nite

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

In the US, law enforcement isn't just legally allowed to lie to you, they're ENCOURAGED to. OTOH, your lawyer is legally prohibited from lying to you and can lose her license for it. Which of those professions, though, do you reflexively associate more with lying? You're not immune to copaganda.

Black authors to support in the Goodreads awards👇🏾 #booksky #blackbooksky #goodreads Link to Buy from the list and support a Black Indie Bookstore, Brave and Kind in Decatur, GA bookshop.org/wishlists/5c...

In Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser Jr's paintbrush was made by E.Gadd, making him a war criminal. Over the years it's been changed to be a Bowser Jr logo. The rehabilitation of E.Gadd's image continues with the newest trailer

Anthropic just announced that it plans to spend $50 billion on AI infrastructure, starting with data centers in Texas and New York. This $50 billion project will create just 800 permanent jobs.

big ruling today

not interested in a kennedy heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a pelosi heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a cuomo heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a clinton heir for the same reason i’m not inter

I know y'all want those files, but I want you to really think hard about what can/will happen after they are released. Do you expect indictments? Jail time? For whom? By whom? The current sitting President is a convicted felon and has not served a day in jail.

every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation

A quick note on the availability of our ebooks...

Romance people AND everyone else!! Are you or someone you know able to sponsor Bookstore Romance Day??

This is such an important episode. It explains a lot of experiences we have living in women’s bodies.

I'm gonna be real-real here: Bookstore Romance Day may not happen in 2026. By this time of year, I've usually secured at least a handful of sponsors & their backing helps pay for things like newsletter services & Canva & Zoom & internet, all of which are needed for planning & off-season events.

Frames 🪟

This morning’s swordplay. The joy of learning something new (and on your own) is permission to just focus on how something sounds and feels. I’m a sensory person. I find the sound of wind, metal quite satisfying, and meditative in the morning. #jian #straightsword

I am exhausted of hearing about Jeffrey Epstein and seeing a bunch of men and women use the memory of a dead pedophile for political expediency. I wanted to hear it all from the mouth of his most outspoken victim, and, frankly, one of the bravest women who ever lived. Please read this book.

It's ✨soup season✨ What's your favorite soup? 🍲

The president of the united states sexually abused children.

The big day has finally arrived for our favourite little mouse… 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐭❄🪓❄🐾❄🍄❄🌲❄🍪 WINTER BURROW IS OUT NOW 🥧❄🧣❄🪑❄🐾❄🐭❄✨

Sunshine, Galaxy, Odyssey and Wonder in the same movie. Gonna be peak cinema. 😮‍💨🔥

We will be holding a leftovers sale for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin next week!

Looking forward to winter snow ❄️

Meet the Democrat Who Toppled a MAGA Sheriff in a Key Swing County | (And nice to know @chrislhayes.bsky.social's team looks to the @buckscountybeacon.com for local political news in what be the nation's most closely watched swing county - #BucksCounty #PA01 ✊) WATCH: tinyurl.com/yrc6cuc4

More than 30 years after his death, the work of Bob Ross continues to engage viewers. https://to.pbs.org/49Hzu96

well boys: we did it

So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora

Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!

Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue." Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...

Still looking for a copy of the inspirational NHS pamphlet, but here's an USian one.

Fresh discovery: In the small help icon in Canva, click it, ask if AI images can be filtered, it will say no and bring up a Make a wish button, you can send it in to the dev team. Let's flood their asses because this can't stay!

Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)

Cat commission process 🍂 #illustration #art #watercolors

"Yeah you're clowning Kim K, but someone else who failed the bar the first time seeing it might also feel bad." I mean... if they also skipped law school, studied with chatGPT, and went in unprepared bc psychics said they'd pass, maybe they should?

my top three categories: fantasy: heard of - 17/20 read - 5/20 tbr - 2/20 romance: heard of - 15/20 read - 3/20 tbr - 3/20 romantasy: heard of - 10/20 read - 4/10 tbr - 0/10

Ahhh Goodreads Choice Awards season. Time to feel massively humbled about my knowledge of contemporary literature.

My cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (Here's the opening of "Wearing The Lion.")

While I'm super relieved that the Supreme Court has rejected yet another assault on same-sex marriage, this is a reminder that marriage equality still does not exist in the U.S. People with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between love and essential benefits and resources.

that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan

No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either. If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.