Helping me get my book name out there would be amazing <3 #weeknightwriters #TheQueenInTime 📚🪐

💙📚🪐📚 I'm re-reading the The Dingilliad by David Gerrold because I discovered a 4th book came out in 2020 that I haven't read...yet.

💙📚🪐📚 Last night, I finished reading the Broken Earth Trilogy (The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky) by N.K. Jemisin.

So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.

Today is the day!

‘When authoritarians promise a return to an imaginary past, they stoke a furious nostalgia in those who have no better way to understand what is actually undermining their sense of a durable and meaningful future.’ Judith Butler on Executive Order 14168: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

💙📚🩸📚 Finished my read of @tananarivedue.bsky.social's "The Reformatory". I'm sitting here at my desk, trying to compose what I want to say and instead I'm crying. What Robert goes through is heart-breaking, often infuriating.

The Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index is a national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices, and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer employees (LGBTQ+). Disney shareholders rejected a proposal to break from the HRC and its CEI index.

How to replace Chuck Schumer as leader.

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

New ZNB #Kickstarter now LIVE at tinyurl.com/ZNBSkullXBones! Back now for #sff #antho about #pirates featuring @davidbcoe.bsky.social as editor, Violette Malan, @alansmale.bsky.social, & more! Rewards and bonuses galore! Support #smallpress! #booksky #readingcommunity #fantasy #pirate #piratebooty

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"Meta is seeking to stop the promotion of a new memoir by a former staffer that paints the social media company in an unflattering light." That's my cue to order a copy! You can support a local bookstore by ordering through Bookshop.org

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The 2024 election was a reminder that the old school Dems needed to go ten years ago, I'm a Boomer and say it's time for my generation to go the hell home and let younger, stronger and better Democrats take the lead. The old "polite" days of American politics are long gone.

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?

I use Libro.fm for audiobooks! Much more satisfying to give my audiobook money to indie bookstores instead of billionaire-owned megacorps. Highly recommend!

BIG thing i get teased about over the years (in playful ways, it is fine buckaroos, but a light tease none the less) is the DIRECTNESS of my titles. many who stumble upon my books will immediately comment 'the title is so long it just says what happens'. here are some of my thoughts on that...

If you are against MAGA... & complain the left is not doing anything... then shut up and STEP UP. Your opinion of "the left" that you somehow separate yourself from is muck on my shoe. Be a part of something. Do something. Stop acting like you are incapable of being part of the solution! #change

Yes, I AM jealous.

Rent: A fancy way of saying "I have a house subscription"?

Don't just read trans books because of the horrific state of the world right now. Read our books because we have stories to tell. Every trans author, whether self-pub or trad, whether writing a Big Important Book or an escapist fantasy, fought a battle against them & the world to tell you something.

Here's the unpopular part: while COVID and bird flu still flourish, defending disabled people means wearing a mask. Especially in crowds and ESPECIALLY if you are sick and can't stay home (but please -- stay home).

If you want to push back against genocide, you *have* to defend trans and disabled people.

See also, the 1933 Nazi burning of the Institute of Sexology, which held replaceable research into trans and gay identities. Attacks on LGBTQ rights are an effective way to test the waters on what society will tolerate and what other marginalized groups can be targeted next.

In today's episode of doomerism isn't a strategy, here's a list of things you can do today to make the world around you suck a little bit less: Pick ONE thing and do it. bsky.app/profile/itsa...

Pedro for President tbqh

I'll go anywhere on behalf of a good cause - and that means engaging people across all the different platforms. Good to be connected here, @maddow.msnbc.com and @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com.

I've seen an old misunderstanding going around; that libraries don't benefit authors. But they do! A lot! Here's how:

Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)

It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.

This is how it’s done.

THR: “.. Paramount now signaling that it’s prepared to go on the offensive .. leveraging the threat of uncovering information about Trump’s financials, including with respect to his social media company .. and the cryptocurrency he launched, in discovery.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

How do we elect a #Vulcan? #StarTrek

‼️ A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances. A new poll also found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending to align with moral views in recent months. This is the way 🔥🔥🔥 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

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Here's an example of the sort of tests I run with "AI" to see if they're still on their bullshit. One of these listed characters doesn't exist in the book. Gemini just plain made them up. Again: what does it get wrong about the things I *don't* know about?

Fully deleted my Goodreads last night. Felt good. I haven’t used it in 6 months bc storygraph has been so much better. Highly recommend checking out storygraph 🫶🏻 #booksky

Im saying all this because I see far too many people sharing dubious information as fact, a phenomenon amplified by treating panic or worry or anger reactions as if they were facts.

Shocking right?

We asked Cass Sims Knight a few questions about writing and her story, "Elemental Gossip". bannisterpress.com/2025/01/31/i...

We are so excited to see Forgotten by A. Gural is eligible for the Aurora Award in the YA novel category! Read a excerpt on our website: bannisterpress.com/forgotten/

Again. Don’t panic. Prepare.

History you need to know: The Montgomery Bus Boycott went on for almost a year.

💙📚🪐📚 I've been reading the short story anthology "Other" (published by @bannisterpress.bsky.social) & sharing my thoughts when I finish a part. While reading part 4, I got greedy & also read part 5. "Other" has been a wonderful journey & I'm sad that I've reached the end. I love the stories and...