so over mediocre basic white men

The fact that he used the word “crud” truly shows how he’s an expert on children’s literature People are wild

@lataco.bsky.social should have been a finalist for the pulitzer prize.

just know they had a robot walking the met gala carpet. end of the world shit. garbage

fuck the met gala. The pulitzer prize in fiction is where its at hahahaha

loving it. Also loved Audition!

I can finally tell you that I was the fiction jury chair for this year's Pulitzer. I had a blast, and am so grateful for the experience.

exciting time for speculative work

I don't even know @danielkraus.com but I'm happy for him. I'm just excited supernatural writing is getting love.

I say it is the moon.

Met Gala? No gracias. Go buy my horror novel TINY THREADS about fashion, predators, and capitalism. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723976...

Just makin' it clear for your asses. Erasing the voices of black and brown people is not "agree to disagree" territory.

The problem with having a criminal President who promotes conspiracy theories, incited an insurrection, & lies habitually about everything and is enabled by an entire political and media movement that does the same is that after a while people don't believe him and create their own narratives. #whcd

Mentirosos

had a minor procedure done today and right before I was put under the doctor asked me about my middle name and I kept thinking, YOOO I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP WE AINT GOT TIME FOR FAMILY HISTORIES Anyway, my middle name is Socorro and it means help, aid, relief

If you’re like, “Wait, everyone is shackled on ICE flights?! Wait, there are 50 ICE flights a day?! Wait, they’re sending people to countries they’ve never been to?!” I am begging you to please read my ICE Air FAQ. 🙏 gillianbrockell.com/what-is-ice-...

Yea, sir. The rascal’s drunk

Pedro Paramo is the perfect book.

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

Yet be well assur’d You put sharp weapons in a madman’s hands.

truly hate calling my reps but there is something in reminding these offices that we have a lunatic president and they should support impeachment.

Had so much fun being one of the judges for @tournamentofbooks.com Definitely check out all of the judgements and add to your TBR pile!

Anyway, one of the queens of horror Mariana Enriquez is following me on IG and that's whats up.

authors really be out there stating they only write to entertain the readers and they never insert politics in their work FOH

Look at this gorgeous cover! And i get to be a part of this Horror anthology led by the talented @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social The stories are so good!

San Diego, I'll be at the San Diego Writers Festival tomorrow on a horror panel, which should be a lot of fun. My book TINY THREADS is mentioned in this festival highlight: www.kpbs.org/news/arts-cu...

yah!

“The ICE warehouse jail in Merrimack is not opening. For the people who would have been detained there and their loved ones, this is a real win. It also proves something larger: detention expansion is not inevitable. Everyday people can stop these facilities.” afsc.org/news/how-sma...

The statement by Dolores Huerta is so heartbreaking. Just horrific

Now live at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social: In today’s match, @lilliamr.bsky.social closes out the opening round! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-ten...

wow we are arriving at the exact situation every single person imagined within one second of seeing their first robot dog

Wrote a personal essay for the LA TIMES IMAGE magazine about Santee Alley and menswear. www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im...

I saw sinners three times. So not interested in that other film at all.

Sinners should have won. Period.

Yuck

This flight is really playing Lady Gaga Bridgerton style

I was young when the gas crisis happened in the seventies but I still remember seeing the long lines. It was set up so cars could fill up on set days for just like 5 gallons. But I also lived in NY so we didn’t even have a car.

couple of things: I'm really digging the new Gorillaz album Bugonia? Was locked in until one moment in the movie that took me out and i don't mean the ending the winds in LA are so intense today

New @tananarivedue.bsky.social!!! I'm in!

She’s like a liar gone to burning hell

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

We need NYC-based authors/writers to use their skills to share the importance of public libraries in the 21st century. If this is you, write things and post them to all of your networks. Also sign a letter to the City Council: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

Block the Paramount/Warner Bros deal, Dems in California. Play hardball.

las cosas estan mal

In his acceptance speech for award for best screenplay, Ryan Coogler said “when you look at a blank page, think of who you love” and I dunno, that really moved me so I wrote it down and sat it on my desk to look at while I work

The U.S. military says it carried out strikes on three boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing at least 11 people and again providing no evidence of alleged drug smuggling. This brings the total number of strikes on boats in waters near Latin America to 42, resulting in at least 145 deaths.

From tear gas attacks to violent abductions, we are collectively witnessing the mass-scale abuse of children. Young people are fighting back.

The #Sirens26 faculty are a-maaaaaa-zing! You won't want to miss their keynotes! @kellybarnhill.bsky.social @notquitehydepark.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social Jewelle Gomez @laylaazmigoushey.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @lilliamr.bsky.social

Looks like Los Angeles high school students are scraping with Feds downtown today 👀👀 hundreds of students surrounded a group of fed pigs an forcefully made them retreat back into the detention center garage. Solidarity with the youth! 🖤

yep, they're still at it in LA and Portland too the media is gonna be like "time for a new narrative" and it's so important to keep talking about how none of the cities they invaded have become more safe since the spotlight shifted away from them