gotta give it to the post's cover game, like obviously it's anti but they also know half of brooklyn is getting this framed

Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM

I'm so heartened. (also: I helped! I voted for my city's council elections! and the Dems swept on policies of free public transit, environmental protections, housing justice, reducing road speeds, renewable energy... all things we need at every level!)

"i wish andrew cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time i utter his name" — zohran ice cold lmao

LOL I did not realize Kraft dropped out. what a dumbass

As the dread day approaches and the spirits begin to stir, now is the perfect time to hunker down with a horror novel! 😈🗡️ This Halloween, TFR shares twelve chilling tales from transfemme authors to match the mood 🖤 A handcrafted rec list with a scariness rating for each book. #halloween #horror

if you're in NYC, go out and vote. get it done, friends.

FANTASTIC NEWS! I contacted INPRNT and asked about whether or not this piece would be allowable. I have confirmed it does NOT violate content guidelines and as such "Full Circle" is now available as prints and a sticker! #bskyNightMarket #prints #lion #art www.inprnt.com/gallery/pala...

Continents xkcd.com/3159/

Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC! The window will close after 500 submissions are received. More information: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no... If you sent us a story in April or June, you CANNOT submit in this window.

SNAP Benefits are disappearing next month, & we need to take care of each other. If you donate $3 or more to either hrfoodbank.org or foodbankonline.org, I will send you an eBook copy of Memories of Enaros! Just send me a SS at astrid.e.abell @ proton dot me w/ the subject HR Foodbank w/ the proof!

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

I wrote quite a bit for #AceWeek, but the piece I’m proudest of is also the most difficult: Why TERFs Don’t Like Asexuals Either www.pillowfort.social/posts/6789909 An in-depth analysis of what TERFs believe about #asexuality and #asexual people, and why it’s such a common target of theirs.

Just finished @premeemohamed.com 's "The Annual Migration of Clouds". It's an emotionally genuine coming-of-age story, grappling with an all-too-relatable theme: when you don't really have any choices, how do you face being forced to make one? But you guys. The *world-building*. It's masterful.

We are pleased to present the summary report from our 2024 Ace Community Survey, which marked the 10-year anniversary of the first survey that was released in 2014! You can find the link in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025

A harpy, from south america. The biggest eagle of the world.

I don’t know how many times I have to say this but if you didn’t know any geek girls in high school or you don’t know any now it’s because they didn’t trust you and you’re *NOT A SAFE PERSON* for women to be themselves around.

I just read The Dragon of Ynys, one of the asexual fantasy icons. It was sweet. It seems so odd that a book published in 2018 and rereleased in 2020 should feel so old and venerable, but in this space, it kinda is, and it has made its niche.

Pillowfort at least is chugging along and doing its damndest to avoid these downfalls!

What happened to the social media good guys? osteophage.neocities.org/projects/goo...

The Chronicles of Nerezia is a big fantasy series in fun bite-sized format! It has... ✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding ✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games ✨ found family road trip claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/ 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF

I'm excited to someday publish a story and then when I say the protagonist is aroace everyone on twitter* gets mad at me *twitter includes Bluesky

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

There's a good chance Homer and I wouldn't get along.

The 2025 Gender Census survey is open now until 30th August! An anonymous, worldwide survey by a #nonbinary activist about #gender experiences beyond the binary! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCens...

reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

Easy out, maybe, but I still really love H. P. Lovecraft’s stories and poetry. The imaginative descriptions and the creepy atmosphere still Hit

“Dog chases down ambulance that owner is being transported in. When EMS realise, they let the dog in.” Love this 🥰❤️ #DogSky #Reddit r\NextF***ingLevel

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

if you wanted a baseline against which to recalibrate just how niche your sense of the genre might be: this is a pretty good example of currently popular, mainstream fantasy. NYT bestseller, Goodreads Choice award nominee, 30k+ Amazon reviews at a rating of 4.4, touring to packed rooms of fans &c.

personally I do find it helpful to be occasionally reminded that basically everything I love in modern genre is the equivalent of the strange life that flourishes around a particular set of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor

reading The Sea Spirit Festival and WHAO I was not expecting a human sacrifice ritual. hell yeah I love human sacrifice rituals especially when everyone is cool with it because This Is how It's Always Been Done and anyway it's a super high honor to be chosen as the human sacrifice.

I always enjoy a good desert scene (commission)

so this is why Orc City is happening lmao

For the last 24 hours Twitter has been full of people mocking the everloving shit out of this “fantasy author” for trying to dunk on one of Hideo Kojima’s best creations: FAT MAN. If you’re wondering why everyone is making Orc City jokes, this is why:

Wow, this is really exciting to read about. I included a chestnut tree in my illustration set in NYC earlier this year. womenof1000ad.weebly.com/sisters-of-a...

For Pride month, we've created a new book collection on our site for queer and transgender books featuring main characters or stories that fit within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum! Check it out here: www.readindiefantasy.com/the-lgbtqia-... But! We need YOUR help to fill it!

HUGE: Senate Parliamentarian says that Mike Lee's public land sell-off violates the Byrd rule, requires 60 votes in the Senate. A bunch of other terrible anti-environment provisions do too. This isn't over, but this is a huge win. www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

Today is the birthday of African American science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. The winner of numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, she was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. #💙📚

It’s Sunday so Snox

Only 4th? I woulda thought we were the top dog here www.telegram.com/story/news/2...

more windows should be stained glass. Just in general. More buildings should have stained glass windows

Another short story rejection :( But I sent in my third dissertation chapter to my professor!

IT'S JUNETEENTH! There is still so much fucking work to do in this country to clean up the blood it was built on and so many reparations owed. One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists. bsky.app/starter-pack...

💚 COMMON BONDS 2 is open for submissions! 💚 We are very excited to read what all of you wonderful writers have for us! We want short stories and poetry that: - are SFF - have an aromantic MC - focus on a non-romantic relationship Details here: claudiearseneault.com/call-for-sub... 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫

What was that??? #Jeopardy he knew the answer! He just spelled it wrong! Not giving the woman “Carlsbad” was bad enough but denying it to the guy just because he didn’t know how to spell cavern?