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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

Good morning, sleepyhead. How about you and I crack some wet food and start calling our reps about fascism?

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

As part of snow prep I filled up all the bird feeders, put in fresh suet cakes, etc. woke up this morning to about a hundred grackles braving the storm to eat -everything-. (Imagine two other poles similarly swarmed, and a few dozen more in the trees waiting to jump in)

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Hunkering down for the storm? All my ebooks are pay-what-you-can over at my shop: shop.traversingz.com

Was Ms. Ginger Stray pleased at being shut in the porch last night? No, she was Very Displeased. Was she sheltered and warm and safe from the howling, -3 winds outside? Yes, yes she was.

I don’t know what she was seeing but I absolutely believe she was seeing something very important

I SWEAR I left the “stray cats eat free” sign in California. 😞 🐈

Back in novella revisions, where the vibe is a little grim.

A frankly astounding Humble Bundle of about 70 books by women SFF writers, including the Iskryne series by @pennyvixen.bsky.social and me and my first two Karen Memory novels, for $25 for the whole bundle, benefitting youth mental health. www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...

Good morning ❤️

beautiful and gentle wild turkeys i met in a forest during a dream. they were velvety soft, they kind of drifted along the ground like jellyfish, and they were very aware of the Dangers.

Joseph Cornell, Planet Set, Tête Etoilée, Giuditta Pasta (dédicace), 1950 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1124572

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Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow chicagoshovels.org

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

I love TWSBI pens so much. And if Leuchtturm made a spiral (so I could fold it flat) I would never buy another brand of notebook again … instead I am lost in the wilds of too-thin paper, bereft.

Wishing everyone a day filled with quiet wonder ❤️

Best early present ever 😻 (reposting with alt text)

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

Speaking of hiring me, I also do sensitivity reading/authenticity reading. I had a bunch of expensive medical bills this fall, with more to come in the spring, and my bank account is not happy with me. bookjockeyalex.com/sensitivity-...

The very very best 💕

Dems released their vison of “winning” which was leaning away from immigration and “identity issues” MEANWHILE IN CALIFORNIA ( and god I do love the number of of folks who basically just in their phone . Because they can do this all day)

Shout-out about SFF writer Tonya Liburd, who needs a hand: gofund.me/c4df717d6

This 👇👇 the shows this year were some of the worst I’ve done, when we all need more support than ever.

Reminded that I’ve been meaning to mute Rand and her titles. Her work needs to return to the dust from whence it came. We have grappled with it, argued it in good and bad faith, wrestled with its straw men offspring for decades. Enough is enough.

Frogs not kings.

Do you think I’d explain my masterstroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I made the NYPD woke 35 minutes ago.

This Indigenous Peoples Day please speak up: another typhoon sweeping away homes of Alaska's Natives, who, during settlement (statehood: 1948) were forced to end ways of life (like my Grandma's) involving mobility across regions & stuck them in flood-prone/unstable villages with housing deficits.

An Ess-A-Bagel straight from the oven is one of the top 3 things I miss about NYC.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

My dad got an email from the VA and nearly had another stroke at this wording:

The Gaza Soup Kitchen run by Hani Almadhoun and family is currently feeding 3000 people a day under the monstrous conditions of the engineered famine happening before our eyes. You can help feed at least a few people. Please donate: gofund.me/e37b4bae

One thing I'll say about DC not only canceling Red Hood, but recalling the first issue and refunding stores for buying it, is that you can still get Neil Gaiman's work through them. They still work with Otto Schmidt. Eddie Berganza worked there for years AFTER the formation of a policy that no women

And what if I want you to also take my work the fuck out of your billion dollar plagiarism machine after you pay me this pittance? Because thieves don't get to keep what they steal.

If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x

Shirley says never be afraid to show your delectably soft belly to those you love.

A reminder that my prints are on saIe on INPRNT

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

My cemetery memoir funded in under 24 hours! Next up: a reader's guide for backers that will include a cemetery playlist and a bingo game for playing in your local graveyard. I've extended the Early Bird discount on paperbacks, if you'd like to grab a copy. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lor...

At this point I’m just fascinated by the journey these books are taking. (They were supposed to go from Delaware to Louisiana.)

Found @theesnakebitch.bsky.social at GalaxyCon and stocked up on my faves 🐍

I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.

50% of my books arrived! We’ll see what tomorrow brings … but started my sticker shopping in case I’m done early. Lovelies courtesy of @hexabeast.bsky.social