Autistic Lexicon Hobbyless Behavior The tendency of those without personal passions to negatively focus on the lives of others. Autistic ppl’s special interests *tends* to distance us from this. The term is German in origin (Hobbyloses Verhalten) and an insult along the lines of “get a life”

new lament configuration just dropped

The people demand Ethan Hawke's big naturals

Who is surprised? If we don't use it we are being told we will be left behind (good please leave me with my books thank you) If we do use it, we're not smart! It's the same thing over and over and over. Wow.

Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry submissions two weeks from today, on July 19. kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/

Just a ridiculously photogenic tern?

History repeats itself - first as a 30 Rock bit, then as government policy

New cross stich idea unlocked

She pose

If Children of Owl gets enough preorders, I will promote my pug from book assistant to book manager. Please preorder thank u.

Strange Horizons is currently at $20,700 out of their $22,000 base goal! Share it! Donate! Share some more! We want Strange Horizons to keep doing their good works www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

if you're looking to support queer disabled authors this pride and upcoming disability pride month, this bundle is magnificent! 25 books for only $25! 🌈📚💙 tinyurl.com/queerabled #PrideMonth #DisabilityPrideMonth #BookSky

Raspberries really coming in now ♥️

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN

Diane. 10:30 am. July 4th. Yesterday I heard my first cicada of the summer.

new romantasy dedicated bookshop is opening in Oxford today and 10/10, no notes

🌸Hi! I’m Dani Finn!🌸 I write romance with nonhuman characters 🐙 Disposable Magic 🪐 Terra Flux 🦋 Fly by Night 🧟‍♀️ Ghoul Girls 🪽 Grey Angel 🪓 Jagged Shard 👹 The Maer Cycle & the Time Before Only my Weirdwater & Scrublands books have human protagonists danifinn.itch.io books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...

Post a random picture or else everything will go tits up in July

God I love these movies so much. Who wants to watch rich assholes die? Oh, I do, all day long

Finally found time and watched They Will Kill You (2026) last night. And, listen, I know this movie wasn’t made for me, specifically, but this movie was made for me, specifically. 🖤🗡️🩸😈

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

And please add Effie to your list! Her short stories are brilliant. www.effieseiberg.com/stories.html

Reminder that you can read my poem for free! As well as work by a bunch of talented writers!

May/June Spec Flash Roundup is out today!

Lunchtime for us humans means she’s breaking out the big ‘ol puppy dog eyes

(unless you think they're found family, that isn't my business)

Avacados are just butter you found in a tree

Two movies I saw recently that I was kind of so-so on, but which each had one really cool visual that I thought was pretty awesome.

I swear, "a pope from Chicago excommunicates a Nazi-adjacent sect" is like a cut scene from The Blues Brothers

Librarians, I love you, and I will hold your hand while I say this: Your Disability Pride Month booklists should not include books by nondisabled people about disabled people. We have a saying—it’s been around for a long time now: Nothing about us without us.

*fires up Garth Marenghi meme*

it's always dog o'clock somewhere

Friend: You apologize a lot. Me: It's a Canadian sorry. Friend: Ohhh. Me: Yeah, sorry. Friend:

obviously love this

The new issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com includes (along with lots of other really cool things for you to read) my interviews with: Meg Elison! @megelison.bsky.social Tran Nguyen! @mynameistran.bsky.social June issue had Isabel J. Kim & Naomi Kritzer! clarkesworldmagazine.com

Ah, the joy of seeing the pear tree you bought over two years ago finally bear fruit, and the sorrow of learning recently that you’re allergic to pears now 🥲

Oh, and cover reveal, I guess.

It's my 41st birthday today! I'm absolutely blessed to have the most fabulous wife 🫶 in the world and to have the career I dreamed of as a kid 📚 Featured: the three books I asked for (never let it be said my tastes aren't chaotically varied)

Neighbours starting to light up the fireworks they bought from, I assume, that one guy at the abandoned Loblaws parking lot, thus turning my poor dog into Mrs. Bennet.

The squirrels have been in the yard and she does NOT approve

Just a reminder you can perceive me and my BESTSELLING 🤯 novel at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social in a week and a half! I'll have Jumpscare Society stickers and maybe brownies (non-medicinal), if I can find prepackaged ones so we don't get sticky fingerprints all over the store.

Either this heat breaks, or I do 🥵

IT'S HERE IT'S HERE! My new story is up!! I'm proud to be in Clarkesworld again after a few years absence. I'm proud to be in the anniversary issue of the magazine's conception. I'm proud of taking ellipses back from AI 😉. Read it here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_07_26/

These wild strawberries I have growing in the back backyard are pure ambrosia. I weep at their deliciousness 😭

Look, someone had to

It’s finally here!! JURASSIC PERK My story about the baristas on the office park side of an unnamed island that strongly resembles Isla Nublar is finally out in the world today and you can read it right now for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ☕️ 🦖 ☕️ 🦖 ☕️ 🦖 ☕️ 🦖 kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/...

Harley Quinn & Jessica Jones

I read a whole lot of short SFF, and khōréō is easily one of my favorite magazines; they publish incredible + important work. The field needs them. Please consider joining me in backing their Kickstarter + sharing the word! They still need $13,215 to meet their goal and the campaign ends July 15th.