Okay bsky, enough of “show me your precious furbabies,” it’s time to put the little jerks on blast. Tell me how your cats bully you in your own home. I’ll start: This stinky menace hides in the shower curtains and tries to swipe at me whenever I get in.

Painted Devils by @what-eats-owls.bsky.social is the rare book that works perfectly in the middle of a trilogy while also functioning as an independent story in its own right. Highly recommended. #booksky #readersky #librarysky

ma'am that's my emotional support new season of game changer

This happened in my part of Seattle, and every sentence is more gutting than the last. Juniper should still be here.

Oh man, I got unexpectedly emotional watching this and recognizing pieces of the Portland I grew up in. I can't wait to see this when it comes out.

And to be absolutely clear about what kind of wealthy we’re talking about here: these are the area houses listed on Zillow

evangelicals have finally created. the golden calf. from the classic bible story “don’t create a golden calf”

This is the only Odyssey adaptation that understands that the hero is an impulsive himbo who deserves his many ass whoopings. It is entirely believable that this Odysseus would get a bunch of his guys turned into pigs by a sexy witch.

People who are NOT WorldCon members: you can get a virtual membership for $85, which lets you vote. *And* gives you access to the voters' packet. This has excerpts from many of the nominees, and full copies of a few. In particular: all of the October Daye books are in the packet.

Oh Lordy here we go!! Also if you’ve been waiting to pick up the Little Thieves books, all *three* are in the Hugo packet, my illustrations included. Go with god.

I think that if I wrote books like "The First Cat In Space and the Soup of Doom" I simply would not open my mouth to speak about the perceived quality of kidlit

It BLEACHED my petunias!! And took out half of my basil sprouts!

Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die.

the mask being set into the frame of a hand mirror 😚🤌

unironically love this one!! it looks like a well-used paint palette!!

everyone shhh my show is on 🍿

when I get to share Some News in the ambiguous future, I cannot stress enough that it predates and is entirely independent of purple state

the existence of a eucalyptus implies the existence of a malcalyptus, good morning and happy monday all

Fun fact: you don’t have to “wear your politics lightly” if they aren’t fascism-adjacent

🎶 CAUSE EVERY TIME WE TOUCH, I GET THIS FEELING ✨💃 🪩✨AND EVERY TIME WE KISS, I SWEAR I COULD FLY 🎶

*heavy sigh* unfortunately I seem to have thought of an idea for another book in the LT universe

i see a horse has won the kentucky derby again. this is beginning to feel rigged

For folks who enjoy such things, over on my tumblr I wrote up some of my observations as a primarily YA fantasy writer who took a deep dive into romcoms over the past year!

I am waffling on something this morning and it is actually the rare dilemma bsky is uniquely suited for. So: My (first!) Lodestar nomination is for the third book in the trilogy. We've got ePubs for all three books for the Hugo packet. However, I have the option of also drafting a "story thus far."

ICYMI yesterday :)

Freddie Oversteegen was a Dutch woman who was celebrated for luring nazis and nazi collaborators into the woods as a teen girl so she and her sister could shoot them to death. We can absolutely play dirty.

Khajiit has wares if you have coin

The YES has won in Virginia; voters approved the constitutional amendment to adopt Dems' congressional gerrymander. This is likely to deliver a 10-1 (Dem) congressional delegation in November, compared to 6-5 (Dem) now. The remaining obstacle: State supreme court will be weighing in still.

*rolls a golden apple into Bluesky* am I allowed to say “Hugo nominee” if it’s a lodestar

Ooh a second post, I can use the fancy graphic now. (This is ya girl’s first nomination. I am Mrs Bennet levels of excitable today.)

So I have some news..... THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM, BABY ✨

(watch this space)

Might say they’re… Roman’ the countryside

Friends, an immensely low-stakes mystery for the day. While out thrifting yesterday, I found this purported Tiffany lamp. What do we think, legit or nah?

Everyone please welcome CBS News Immigration Analyst Viktor Orban.

This is cause for celebration. May the entire white supremacist international he helped create also fall.

Simple syrup is so absurdly easy to make. 1:1 sugar and water, heat until sugar fully dissolves. This is the only acceptable way to sweeten coffee.

So this whole thread, but also given how victims are treated when they come forward, I don't understand the cycle of "Why didn't she tell?" & "Why didn't reporters tell without consent or a witness?" We all know the routine of victim blaming & denial that happens around powerful predators right?

Friend of mine got publicly harassed on a panel by a comics writer everyone knew was a creeper—to the extent that older female editors would carefully make sure no young women sat next to him in meetings. When she wrote about her experience, even without naming the guy, she got death threats

king solomon: well I guess that settles it

Having a lot of thoughts this week about the erosion of YA as an age category (any subject/prose style is free game, but your intended readers are teens) and push for YA as a genre (simpler prose, mandatory romance, your target audience is adults)

I don't think I could make a joke better than this

It’s their day too.

This exactly.

*hunger games cannon* . + * + . * . . BONDI . + * . + * . * + .

idk guys when i see a lot of similar headlines insisting that editors & authors are all already embracing AI, i don't assume these things are true. i assume there are a lot of very rich people with an unpopular product pushing a particular narrative in my industry!

I've been terribly remiss in mentioning this, but I will be at Norwescon this weekend, including moderating a panel this very evening! If you're attending, please feel free to say hi!