The Cylon inspired whistles are amazing and I can’t wait to get them, and if you have ideas for some kind of fundraiser involving me and the Cylon whistles hmu. I am open to any and all ideas. By your command etc 🤖🚀

Thank you so much again to everyone who has donated or shared the GoFundMe! It has been so heart-filling seeing the care and kindness for our family. (1/?)

Another new book day, this one by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social! And it will immediately slot into my progression of rereading Slaughterhouse Five --> Tacoma by @aaronburch.bsky.social --> Every Galaxy a Circle.

Every time I get a new email about the Anthropic class action settlement I just want to fucking cry because it's a reminder that I (and a ton of other writers) have been excluded from even having this tiny crumb of justice because our publishers didn't take the extra step of registering copyright.

My new sci-fi short story is out now in Lightspeed Magazine (and also featured on Gizmodo io9)! 3 planets, including Earth, meet their apocalypse at the exact same time - and their people experience each other's lives in psychic visions before the end. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/deat...

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

"Whoever thought we would live through this ... or that any of this shit would happen?” The creator of "Andor," the "Star Wars" series centered on a growing resistance to authoritarian power, spoke to @status.news about the show's real-life parallels. More here: www.status.news/p/andor-ice-...

Thank you, Rochita! The story in question is free to read over at @strangehorizons.bsky.social. Rochita is helping me with my fundraiser for my medical needs. If you liked the story and feel so inclined, my fundraiser is linked below: gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Opened a beautiful new box of bookmarks last night! 🌙 With a quote from JD Ho’s Backyard Alchemy. You’ll be able to find both at @riverriverbooks.bsky.social’s table at AWP Baltimore next month 📚💙

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share some books. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s the kind of bilingual, multicultural stuff full of BIPOC and queer representation that angers fascists. Much love. (45% off!) www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

did you know I wrote a ROMANTASY?? (I thought I was writing a sword fighting book) 🔥⚔️🔥BURN UP IN VICTORY is on sale for $2..99 🔥⚔️🔥 books2read.com/burnupinvict...

Breaking MS NOW: The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official. At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance. www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA

A remote outpost. An alien life form. A mystery. My next novel is out next month. #scifi #sciencefiction books2read.com/OnTheEdgeOfN...

Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal? Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail… Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you. Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.

no great artists have ever struggled, a famous thing about artists that we all know. everyone prior to three years ago lived lives of luxury.

Shocked that the same president who was endorsed by the KKK would stoop to this level. This whole administration is rife with Neo-Nazis and groypers, nowhere moreso than in Trump’s Gestapo. When we win, we must disband DHS, prosecute ICE, and prevent this walking atrocity from ever happening again.

🪧“We had to do something.” Students across multiple Houston-area school districts staged walkouts to oppose nationwide immigration enforcement and mass deportation. #aliefhighschool #woodlands #oakridge #icewalkouts #houston #texas

I also want to shout out the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library. My brother is an avid reader using their audio player. When they heard what happened, they sent him a replacement player so he could have at least one normal thing back. They are a lovely lovely program.

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS Send work to [email protected] until February 7 Expected pub: late 2026

Writing this story made me happy in a dark time. I talked to half a dozen people who started queer bookstores in their communities, and what I heard gave me hope. These aren't just bookstores — they're a lifeline for people who have no place else to go.

You can listen to Money Life and This Podcast is a Ritual wherever you get your podcasts. I’ll add links on my website and link tree. 🎧 #deathpositive #podcast

Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.

Save on titles by @tomsnig.bsky.social @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @jfdt.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @brackenmacleod.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social and more!

He is a very special fellow. A few thousand other U.S. elected officials could take lessons.

Less than a year in print and this bad girl already has 1000 ratings on Goodreads! #books #janeausten "After procuring several fervent assurances that his wife would apologize sincerely and deeply for his absence from Rosings that evening, Mr Collins reluctantly died."

Me making a post about how hard it is for my parents to accept help after the fire that literally destroyed everything they have and getting responses from people doing "gotchas" about farm subsidies may turn out to be my villain origin story

On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!

The whistle goblins shipped 100,000 whistles in the first four days of February. And today? The fifth day? 37,000 more. This is perhaps the most inspiring act of collective action I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of. Help by buying filament: linktr.ee/WhistleWi…

It hasn't even been 48 hours and we are already at $300,000 for @translifeline.org! Also, @rebell.bsky.social made this graphic. I just want to be clear that SHE is the one who felt this was the right graphic to celebrate 300k. What will she make for 350k? Donate--> give.translifeline.org/tcc

I wrote a whole essay about this. And some women have worked their whole lives to recover from the damage that men did to them. It’s not a sign we’re stronger. It’s a sign of privilege. So many brilliant, talented women had their promise cut short because they couldn’t access the help they needed

so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.

Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined). daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...

Below: the face of a cat who thinks we can keep another family housed today. This family needs $1000. We overshot the mark slightly on the last one so we are already at $75. Venmo nkkritzer, and I will send the money to the family once it's raised.

Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver

I was not prepared for the mindbendingly trippy turn this book takes and you should read it to experience it yourself.

My mom has been going back to the house in hopes the kitty somehow made it out and the emotional toll of seeing the fire destruction is rough. The few objects that look normal amidst the debris feel like a fracture in reality

a simple draft check for a poem is retyping it, if you hate it then it needs work, and if you like it but don’t discover any possibilities in retyping then it also needs work

Trying to get Midwestern farmers to accept help is nearly impossible. Trying to convince my parents to accept it because they literally just lost everything to the fire should not be this hard 😭 the GoFundMe is nice because they have to accept it because it's already there.

We’re excited to be sponsoring @oaklandreviewofbooks.org right out of the gate. In this short piece I try to explain why. They’re formally launching now, so do check them out. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/why-were-spo...

Four years ago I spent a year having to beg for money on GoFundMe for a life saving surgery. I didn’t want to do it, but my insurance wouldn’t cover it. Not medically necessary to be able to eat and breathe, apparently. I don’t think anyone who hasn’t done this knows how hard and tiresome it(1/?)

What's your favorite bookstore in the Midwest?

Publishers, if you want to make some quick easy money, start printing country fact books and general nonfiction (not narrative or bio) for the high school level again. Release updates every couple years. School libraries will auto-buy that shit. Guaranteed profit.

If you're afraid to ask someone for a recommendation, please don't be. It's part of the job of being a mentor, editor, teacher, advisor, former boss, etc. to write recommendations or politely decline. (I wish I could go back in time and tell my former self this.)

Oh shiiiiit native plant stickers are here and ready to ship! You can get 'em at SquidFacts.net

I also want to shout out the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library. My brother is an avid reader using their audio player. When they heard what happened, they sent him a replacement player so he could have at least one normal thing back. They are a lovely lovely program.

Locus Awards voting is OPEN! Anyone can vote, and you can write in any eligible titles, editors, publishers, artists, magazines, and more! Even the Hugos usually see only two or three thousand votes, far fewer in some categories - your votes matter!🗳️ poll.voting.locusmag.com

We've paid 32 families rent today. Thank you to the random one of you who paid like half of those.

Please donate to help Chloe’s family if you’re able!