It seemed a bit disrespectful at first, but as my feed has filled with wall-to-wall pictures of young, middle-aged, and even elderly Robert Redford, there is really no conclusion to be reached except dear lord, what a smoke show.

This is tonight! you should come! www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

Wanna read some revolutionary political uprising type stuff? But history is feeling a little too close to home at the moment? May I recommend: The Amerlough Dossier by @larazontally.bsky.social It’s political. It’s revolutionary. It’s gritty. It’s queer. And I’ve reread it too many times to count

reminder that next week you can see me give my very first reading as a married person

Very excited to be reading for @swsworlds.bsky.social next Thursday, Sept 18, at 7pm eastern time! Register for FREE here: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

I noticed you across the bar 🫦 and I think you draw far too much attention to yourself, Mr. Underhill 😠

Australian slur technology is the most advanced in the world

oh yeah we live in hell actually

RSVP for the Sept. 18 Quick Read, here me read a tense dinner party scene (the only kind of scene i know how to write) www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

these earrings are becoming my brand

Returned home from the Seattle Worldcon with 7 hours, 10 minutes of fascinating conversations with @foxesandroses.bsky.social, @johnpicacio.bsky.social, @larazontally.bsky.social, and @nassos.bsky.social. I hope you'll subscribe to Eating the Fantastic to join us at the table! pod.link/1083737796

Tomorrow at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social, catch three Neon Hemlock authors: @larazontally.bsky.social @whatsmacksaid.bsky.social & @sharangbiswas.bsky.social 7pm! Please buy their books 📚 so Sharang doesn’t have to bring them back to DC on the train. www.astoriabookshop.com/events/33868...

clams so good i broke my moratorium on molluscs

Homeward Books just sent our first newsletter, and if you're not subscribed you missed some cool news. magic.beehiiv.com/v1/538bebc4-...

No I just really need you to clean up YOUR mess, which is horrid, so that there’s enough room for MY mess, which is lovely and comforting and necessary

Hey hey hey, if you'll be in/around WorldCon//Seattle next Thursday, my small press is throwing a sick party and you should come!! www.tixtree.com/e/homeward-b...

The thing is, you should absolutely read Amberlough (and then consequently inhale the whole trilogy) because it’s gorgeous and queer and devastating and I wish! it was! less relevant!!

love @bookriot.bsky.social out here like "huh for some reason diesel and decopunk are super in right now, could it be the fascism." Anyway, love to get an Amberlough shout out in this political climate *sweats* bookriot.com/dieselpunk-r...

Any grown ups out there with tips on recapturing uhhhh a sense of joy and play in your artistic practice DO NOT SAY FAN FIC I STG

(This skeet brought to you by @larazontally.bsky.social's novella No Such Thing as Duty)

reminds me of those grey floor home remodels

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

Do things on purpose. In art and in life.

NEW: 18,500 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The Washington Post has just published every single known name. A seminal moment.

As someone who was once Tiltonated as "a parasite" for writing historical fiction about real people, this review was the sweetest vindication. Thank you @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social! www.nerds-feather.com/2025/07/book...

gotta find this person so i can be best friends with them www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/03...

The EPA just moved to roll back all limits on carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants—and proposed to entirely stop regulating power plant carbon pollution going forward. We can’t allow this outrageous assault to happen. Please sign & submit your comment! secure.ucs.org/a/2025-tell-...

Book mail is the best mail. I’m so excited!!!

it’s my favourite ship dynamic

Writers, people you care about have low-key joined a death cult. Tech bros love it. Church ladies. It puts profit over people, over planet. It bans books. It's winning. How are we supposed to tell stories in a time like this? This week on my newsletter: writing in the time of the Death Cult.

hello--did you read my fraught and angsty bisexual historical novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social??? Would you consider LEAVING A REVIEW? www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Just a reminder to follow this lil guy for updates: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

i didn't say it

LLMs use em-dashes because they were trained on my books (among others) without my consent.

I'm like a Genie in that I could make my dreams come true if I weren't trapped in a small object (phone)

In a laboratory-scale study, green roofs captured 97.5% of microplastic particles in soil keeping them out of runoff, in addition to substantial heating and cooling benefits. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/07/an-u...

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

good morning, we are revising (hated task!) so we don't have to think about, you know, everything else

Crowdsource research time: Where do you find out about new books that you then - crucially! - actually purchase?

Lavos, the alien monster intent on destroying all life, has emerged from beneath the planet's surface to endorse Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race. "Cuomo has the experience and character necessary to lead," said Lavos, while fire rained from the sky

The bees from My Girl have endorsed Cuomo

live footage of me returning home after a brief trip outside today

if you were at stokercon and you live in astoria and you're a handspinner and i made you put your info into my phone...I accidentally deleted it. Plz message me, I want to hang out and spin!

*NEW YORK CITY!* Early voting has begun for the Democratic primary! Rank Zohran #1, do NOT rank Cuomo!

Stealing this cute selfie from @victormanibo.com to show proof of life//StokerCon attendance. Have to say impulsively barconning an event a 30 min train ride from my house was like...actually unbelievably surreal. Felt like a fever dream. Which I guess is on point for StokerCOn.

"Wealth tends to make people act like assholes, and the more wealth they have, the more of a jerk they tend to be." www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Massachusetts folks: I made these stickers sharing LUCE's ICE hotline ☎️ 617-370-5023--they verify sightings and share confirmed info. Stickers fit 1"x2.6" label (Avery 5160). Image below or follow link for a full sheet. Print, stick every&anywhere. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v098...

I just lost my day job to an evil twink named Big Balls so it's a great time to support my Patreon if you like short fiction or need writing advice. patreon.com/melison