It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!

Many things are bad but, Ripley reminds us, the sun also rises

My poem “Haunted,” about the continual displacement of Latinx people, appears in the Amorphaville anthology, available now through Hinchas Press. www.hinchaspress.com/amorphaville

Hey y'all! The official book page for my forthcoming novel The Fist of Memory is up so you can pre-order it. Here: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-... or here: www.amazon.co.uk/Fist-Memory-... You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... 🙏🏾🚀📖🤖

I often wonder about people I became friends with on pre musk Twitter. The woman who closed her account after her father died. The wonderful Irish lady who sent me a package when I was down on my luck, she closed her account when her brother fell ill. Where ever they are I wish them well.

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? 😊

The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan will be your overlord this week, sitting smugly at the equator where the groundhog has no sway. 🪶

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...

This time last year I had to face up to the fact my ex-publishers were imploding & would never pay me what they owed me for the seven books I wrote for them. It's been a battle. There's still a lot of repair work to be done. Bluesky has helped. If you bought one of these recently, thank you.

This is a fascinating story. ICE tried to buy a warehouse in VA from a Canadian company, to turn into a detention center. One of the company’s advertising partners basically told them that if they sold, they could kiss their ads goodbye. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

Some recent pieces! mostly still in process. monkey creamer, bat planter, rat bowl.

"That phone represents a greater power, one that could outlast Trumpism. ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all." gift article 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...

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oh boy little quake there

liam and his dad are home! and someone please get rep. castro a coat!

Happy book birthday to me... Happy book birthday to you... Happy book birthday dear, The People's Libraryyyyy... Happy book birthday to US. 💝

"My sister’s hooks are steel: cold and fierce. The five I traded connect fingers to my right hand. In the winter, they grow so cold they burn." You can now read "The Self-Made Women's Circle" online @thedeadlands.com 🔪

This installment wraps up year 8 of the project, so if you need even more there are 95 other posts going back to...January 2018

every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds

San Francisco's ICE OUT protest from above 🦅

the poetry one is pure gold. “Special Note: If your publication record is primarily free verse, please do not apply, as the position requires a deep understanding of classical forms and poetic techniques.” job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/501...

A writer with these qualifications willing to work for $40 bucks an hour has a serious drug problem and should just take up OnlyFans if things are that bad

Rent is due in just a few days, and lots of families in Minnesota need our help right now. I gave to this group! EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe chuffed.org/project/1671...

Really enjoyed seeing @bugthewriter.bsky.social and @ajwentz.com and other lovely @sfpoetry.bsky.social members virtually this afternoon 🚀 the horrors persist and so does poetry 🗡️

"To be female is to be a footnote." this story, omg

my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.

We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is getting a LARGE PRINT EDITION! 1st pic: large print cover, where you can see more of the fantastic cover art, including Phee's full Afro updo. 2nd pic: original cover. Coming soon from Thorndike Press by Gale. #booksky #Blackbooksky

Settling in to read.

Today’s small joy: picking out new eyeglass frames! 🤓

call a Democrat and tell them pre-capitulation will lose them your support and we'll give you a free eBook or $3 off any book in the shop. code: ABOLISHICE kithbooks.com

going to hold on to this & listen to it again the next time my spirits flag, & the next time after that, & after that again, &&&

Must read by Ta-Nehisi Coates on what happened on Minnesota. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t... Paywall bypass here. archive.ph/0TUGt

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Or you can pick up my books! SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN and WEARING THE LION are available everywhere now. THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS drops in July. You can also ask your local library to order my books! Or leave reviews wherever you frequent, and recommend them to friends. You do you.

Since people are asking if they can do something for me, here is a short thread. I'm clearly going to be laid up for a lot longer. Here are a few simple links. Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

This thread is a good one for strength and encouragement to keep up the good fight everywhere. We're not alone.

A five year old. What the fuck are we doing here? Jesus Fucking Christ.

Working on a little dragon basket 🐉

In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”? THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*! ✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

totally made-up non-issue displacing important and urgent issues

woodpecker portal, in the sun

From Sesame Street

Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy? The second chip was almost fungal. Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.

ICYMI, I announced the launch party for Bound by the Blood! It'll be January 25th at Pandemonium Books & Games in Cambridge! 6:30 pm, books will be on hand and I'll have some special swag, as well, for those who RSVP! pandemoniumbooks.com...

The wonderful @amalelmohtar.com is in the trade rag! With a phenomenal interview about her amazing collection!

Someone had a very tough day, but catnip snake is helping 🐍

hey Fantasy lovers did you know that both @arleysorg.bsky.social and @shingai-be-like.bsky.social are eligible for this year's Hugo award, Best Editor Short Form? THEY ARE and Best Editor Locus Awards, and the Special Award for World Fantasy just saying for REASONS 💖💜🦄 (get those noms in!)