"Don't embarrass yourself. Don't embarrass your dogs." My Sunday Morning Transport story "First, Last, Oldest, True," is part of their annual storyflod—hope you will come read. www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/first-last...

A formative experience for me as a child was seeing the personal library my mom (a Ph.D) kept in her study and asking how many of those hundreds of books she had actually read all the way through, and her very matter-of-fact-my explaining how and why she had read *all* of them, *multiple times*

7 years ago today, on the winter solstice, F and I got married ❤️

Psst! If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD! www.harpercollins.com/products/the... www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN

had a great first day at The Potter's Studio Holiday Sale/open studio in Berkeley last night! My little badger sold immediately 🥹 today I'm showcasing some of my more sculptural forms, including three whistling vessels if you find yourself in Berkeley, stop by the studio at 4th and Camelia 11-5!

randomly came across this photo in The Atlantic and of course I'm sharing the nightmare fuel with @greatdismal.bsky.social 😇 (should click through to the correct image in full format) www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/0...

My latest newsletter post! You have to read it to see why the chicken picture makes sense. Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition. kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...

So here's a fun thing: my Curses & Curtains series of fairy tales-meet-musical theatre fantasy novels is now eligible for the Best Series Hugo! Start with book 1, An Uncommon Curse! books2read.com/u/bzKXBj

Many a big rig rig will be wrecked. And not all rest stops survive:

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t... and these are our closest allies!

I may or may not have been reading a lot of @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social when I sculpted these 😅 I can't decide if they are wonderful or horrifying or both, but I know that I love them. Wood fired in the kiln at Laney College Art 🔥

Next-generation Clipper, or Clipper 2.0, rolls out Tuesday with improved features like discounted transfers, instant fund availability and contactless credit or debit card payments.

Delighted to have my story "Alice", in this year's Hp Lovecraft Film Festival's Microfiction collection! I love these little volumes, and it's always an honor to be included 🐙✨

Our new cap is seriously so cool to me

Batman! ❤️

and made sure all participants knew what our protocol was (also posted to website). Every single org and event needs to prepare. Train staff and volunteers. Put contact info up and make it accessible. Doesn't matter where or who you are. Build trust by being prepared. 2/2

One of the things we prepped for at Concurrent was the possibility of an ICE raid, given the number of BIPOC/multiply marginalized people who'd be attending. We were in communication with the theater (who already had strong protocol in place because a community member had been abducted) 1/2

THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!

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I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

Incredible sunset tonight. View from the Easy Bay.

things that raise your blood pressure: knowing that there are people who, threatened by devastating floods, will abandon their dogs along with their homes things that lower your blood pressure: knowing there are people who will take a boat out into the flood to pick up other people's abandoned dogs

Our thirty-third and December issue is live! ogre.red We're closing out the year of magazine issues strong with our trademark mix of poetry, visual art, and music, along with a spoken word audioscape and a new column in our regular series on contemporary poetry and culture. Check it out!

ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety. My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.

60 submissions...

Two days later and Mr greedy guts is back for more. This time I felt bold enough to get right up close to take a picture so you can see his blue tongue in all its glory

Onigiri in the city 🌁

In Eden Royce’s Psychopomp and Circumstance, a young Black woman defies her mother’s grip and steps into a mirror-haunted home where family secrets blur the line between the living and the dead. Check out @elizabethbroadbent.bsky.social's review for #NightTideMag 👻📚 nighttidemag.com/2025/11/30/1...

do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!

I received my awards from the @sfpoetry.bsky.social The Elgin Award for best Best Full-length Poetry Collection (Mexicans on the Moon) and the Dwarf Star Award (Perish and Live Forever). Many thanks to everyone who voted or has supported my work. It is the honor of a lifetime. Much love!

so smol 💚 very excited to have (a very few!) little frogs on my table at this year's Holiday Sale at The Potter's Studio in Berkeley, Dec. 13-15. will have bolo ties and other small items, too www.thepottersstudio.org/events-overv...

Very lovely hike this morning!

BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!

Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.

pumpkin curry simmering 🧡

Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES Out 7th April 2026 (UK) June 9th 2026 (US/Can) Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior. Preorders open now!

This thread 👇 👌

Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction. “The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” — altermag.com/articles/the...

Trump meeting is even funnier when you picture JD Vance getting redder and redder as he watches

the one with the little cup hat is a candle holder and has a little snail friend. Fingers crossed everyone survives both firings. They’ll be on my table at this year’s holiday sale at The Potters’ Studio in Berkeley 💚

i love being part of psychopomp staff so very much i'm continually in awe of the quality of the work they put out at (The Deadlands, Psychopomp, and Fantasy), and it says a lot that this kind of quality is having trouble surviving. This is hard news. Please read Sean's post to the end, friends 🖤🖤🖤

a post about Psychopomp in 2026 please read and share thank you very much

I keep making frogs, ya’ll

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

Hello darkness my old friend Can you just chill, it’s 3pm

Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days

some days I miss my home state so much

In other breaking news, it's autumn in New Mexico