Did you know- your senator's staff keeps a tally of how many people call on each topic, and uses that information to set their agenda. I have been told that 150 calls in a week is a busy week. YES, calling matters! Call your senators! Tell them NO MONEY FOR ICE! indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...

This ends tomorrow and they’ve raised over $120k so far! Bid on manuscript and query critiques by authors, agents, and editors, character art, book bundles, and more. Payment directly to the listed organizations, with winning items claimed via donation receipts. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

This is a season of grief and struggle. Today we're going to share a long list of stories and poems - of hope, of not just surviving but thriving, of resistance, of unexpected kindness and connection in the midst of darkness. Save these up for when you need them. 1/16

The word "unprecedented" makes me so mad. Nothing happening now is unprecedented-- it's happened again and again in recent memory. This was and remains predictable. Anyone acting surprised right now - get over yourselves and start showing up. Pick a way to resist. Pick a way to help. ACT!

Solidarity with Minnesota.

While all eyes are on Minnesota, don't forget that the occupation is beginning to gather force in Maine. ICE is a nation-wide threat. Build your local support networks. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

Don't just say it to the Democrats. If you have a Republican representative, CALL THEM. They work for you, not for Trump. MAKE them hear you.

These Democrats voted to fund ICE. Let them know you see their cowardice. Reps Tom Suozzi (New York), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (North Carolina), Laura Gillen (New York), Jared Golden (Maine), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), and Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington).

Minnesotans are strong and resilient but we are also not okay right now. None of this is okay. We will still come together and still help each other through this, but we need support from our neighbors. Reach out to your friends and loved ones here. Stay informed and get involved.

I wrote some short drafts of pretty nature micro-musings for self care last night. If you need a moment of rest, here's one of them. A small gift, just for you.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.

How are you resisting ICE today, in solidarity with the folks of MN who are enduring violence and terror at the hands of a modern-day Gestapo? Staying safe if you are vulnerable is resistance! So is calling your elected officials to demand accountability and the defunding of ICE. Speak up!

Tomorrow (Friday January 23) is a national day of solidarity with folks in Minnesota who are defying fascism and demanding that ICE get out of their communities. Here are actions you can take to help them fight. iceoutforgood.org

IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀 othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Fascism thrives by silencing voices of humanity and dissent. Help voices from Minnesota be heard. www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies

Done. Now it's your turn. Took like 2 minutes.

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j

I have a very short story in this beautiful collection. Time to get cozy! (Thank you so much @omgjulia.bsky.social for putting this together.)

Do you sells works on itch.io? Do you have a work starring one or more characters on the aromantic spectrum? Then we want YOU! to submit your works to a bundle of works starring arospec characters to run during Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Deets: duckprintspress.com/resources/du... 🌈📚

OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️ If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between! 📚 Open window: Jan 1-14 📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Over on our patron Discord, we're running a little contest... and we thought we'd bring that contest to Bluesky, too! So, here goes: we open to fiction/poetry submissions on January 1st. How many subs do you think we'll get in the first 24 hours? We have OTHERSIDE swag for the closest guess! 💫

The regime is actively working to make living by a deadline harder. Taxes, elections, healthcare, bills. All affected by this ridiculous policy. See next post for more information. FDT

Blessed Solstice for all who celebrate the Wheel of the Year.

Today! Read the alt-universe dreams of @sarahgracetuttle.bsky.social in their story "A Pothos, Once Freed": In this universe, she kept the window closed. Her pothos plant pressed its leaves against the glass and stretched toward the sky as best it could." ivylit.com/index.php/20...

My silly, good-vibes microfic featuring geckos, house plants, and parallel universes has been published in ivy.'s inaugural issue! Yay! ivylit.com/index.php/20...

If you're looking for small gifts/stocking stuffers that do some good, what about some bookmarks from my shop? They're $5 for doodle bookmarks, no shipping cost, and the full $5 gets donated to the Transgender Law Center. www.sarahgracetuttle.com/shop

We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online. 🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines 🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...

This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀 othersidespec.com/guidelines/

on this trans day of remembrance my poem "live" at @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social feels very fitting "you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."

This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn trans siblings lost to violence, fear, and hatred. I hope there is comfort for some in knowing grief is shared. If you are trans & in mental health crisis, The Trevor Project has 24/7 text/chat/phone hotlines. www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

Reminder: you can print and distribute Know Your Rights cards! Look up and print cards in the top few languages for your area. Stick them on bulletin boards/community resource tables/in Little Free Libraries, and ask if local businesses would like to give them out! www.ilrc.org/redcards#ite...

fact: transphobia is for losers

We are TWO BACKERS away from 400 backers!! With LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT for late pledges, help us get to 400 backers before our campaign fully comes to a close? 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

I'm selling handmade doodle bookmarks in my online shop to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. 100% of the cost of the bookmark will be donated the TLC. So far, we've raised $25! Check out the shop to support trans rights and my doodling-for-mental-health habit! www.sarahgracetuttle.com/shop

24 HOURS LEFT IN OUR KICKSTARTER! Thank you for hitting so many stretch goals and allowing us to publish even more art, reprints, and nonfiction when we open in 2026! It’s not too late to snag rewards (subs! crits! stickers!) and fund some issues of Year 3! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

With less 24 hours left in the @othersidespec.bsky.social kickstarter, they are only $290 away from bringing us NINE issues of queer-created words and art!!! Let's goooooo! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Here's a thread with ideas for where to go to give/get food assistance for folks in the US. 1 in 8 of us depend on SNAP to feed ourselves and our families. Roll out that mutual aid folks! Time to double down on community. Know a national resource I haven't listed? Let me know & I'll add it.

The OTHERSIDE kickstarter ends in just 3 days! You can help @othersidespec.bsky.social bring more queer words and art into the world AND get epic stickers for just $7! OTHERSIDE is less than $1000 from funding issue 9! Let's gooooooo!!!!!!!!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

HAPPY ASEXUAL AWARENESS WEEK! Have some book recs. Even more book recs: www.goodreads.com/review/list/... An awesome itch.io bundle (including my book PUPPETRY): itch.io/b/3318/ace-p... This post with text: duckprintspress.com/2025/10/25/a... 🌈📚

🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan. More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The wonderful @sarahgracetuttle.bsky.social has been one of the biggest supporters of OTHERSIDE. Grab a subscription + poetry critique from the award-winning author of Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife... and much, much more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

My latest poem for adults, "When Found in the Sun, a Monster," is a reimagining of the Mother of Monsters from Greek mythology as a sensual being. Did you know, Echidna and Typhon were described as being truly in love? That doesn't sound so monstrous to me. www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Up early to drive to my hometown of Lexington MA (where the first No Kings day was arguably held in 1775). If you don't know where it's happening near you, here's the guide. Please turn out--this is one of those days that matter in American history www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...

So well deserved. This is an excellent anthology.

I just backed OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Hi, it’s me, the big baby who had to hide in the movie theatre bathroom for twenty minutes during the last Alien movie, I guarantee this will be the funniest day of your life and arguably one of the worst days of mine. Tell a friend about OTHERSIDE! Tell two friends, if you really hate me.

Do you want queer artists to get paid to make pretty things? Help @othersidespec.bsky.social hire more artists! (Do you see how delightful their cover art is? They have good taste!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

YOU ALL DID IT! WE HIT OUR REPRINT STRETCH GOAL! Our next stretch goal is MORE ART!! This is so much more than we dared hope possible so thank you 💜 Beyond more art we also have nonfiction followed by an additional reprint per issue! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...