So, I was in the process of putting my ethics on a fire to burn them so that the press could have a facebook page. Apparently I don't need to because facebook say no. (To be clear, I had literally created a personal account page and not even put anything on it yet).

Alright y'all. If you are a reviewer and you're interested in ARCs for trans fem fiction, hit us up with links to what you do and ways to contact you :)

making Word groan slightly as I force it to load all of When You Fell from Heaven so far (for reference; I’m working on the first chapter of the third book)

The amount of stupidity that's going in to making our epubs reliably accessible and pretty across multiple platforms is insane. Here, meet the beginnings of the AP logo font so that we can successfully render our font in light and dark mode.

Today's been a *day*. Our first book is really close to being ready for press so we decided to work on the ePUB version of it. It turns out the theoretical 'knowing ePUB production is a hot mess' thing is entirely different from a practical 'discovering how much of a hot mess it is' experience.

Layout, round 2 has begun! (First time was a practice run). If we can get our payment processor sorted we should be ready for preorders for our first few books in the next few weeks!

This book (recommended by the lovely @april.social) is absolutely destroying me.

If you're interested in how to balance writing and research, whether non fiction, fiction, or student writing, here's a free zoom meeting/talk/discussion with the authors of a new book on that very topic, Oct 30, 7 pm ET. #writing #writing&research #research Sign up here: rcwms.org/event/writin...

This article by @taliabhatt.itch.io reminded me of what I saw watching author friends challenges and is exactly why we exist. And also why we're not open yet... Because our first two payment processor options were based in Texas... So now we're working on option 3 www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

The authors: Persephone is a pretty terrible person. GO characters: Persephone is a pretty terrible person. The readers: Can she step on me?

We're at Tacoma Studio Tour at Blue Cactus Press! ( tacomaartsmonth.org/2025-studio-... ) Why not come visit us and say hi! (And check out Blue Cactus Press' awesome range of books).

IT'S INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN DAY SO YOU CAN BUY ALL MY LESBIANEST BOOKS FOR ONLY $10 UP TO MIDNIGHT WEST COAST TIME 20 HOURS $10 16 STORIES COME GET YOUR GAYS itch.io/s/161550/int...

Reminder that book 22 (!) will be out October 7, is called “Galactic Unicorn,” contains some of my favorite comics I’ve made, and is already available for preorder. bookshop.org/p/books/gala...

As a reader, I love when I have access to both a physical book and an ebook edition. The physical book is my favored reading experience, but when I'm traveling the ease of just grabbing my ereader is nice. So, I'm just wondering what y'all's preference is... Do you buy one, both?

Santa Cruz! I am coming to you! This Sunday, Oct. 5, I'll be at Bookshop Santa Cruz for the kickoff of Banned Books Week. Fight for your right to read the stories you love <3

STRANGLER IN A STRANGE LAND — CHAPTER 4 This is the final chapter of my wife’s Dorley story, now available to all patrons! www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

@halschrieve.bsky.social Thanks for the awesome talk at Browsers this evening! It was great to meet you...Sorry we don't have business cards yet! ;)

I did not plan to spend today attempting to coax a financial institution into letting me give them money, but here we are.

The awesome and delightful @victoriascott.bsky.social is at Elliott Bay books in Seattle tonight. If you can you should go see her (and buy her excellent book).

This is why we need to make this work. (The radio silence has been business planning time).

I feel like I ought to be able to point to the bad posts I was making in 2001 to verify my age for internet purposes

Censorship is a sinkhole. You are not safe just because it opens up under someone else's house. Porn. LitFic. Black art. Queer art. Band together, because nobody is safe unless everybody is safe.

...I wouldn't be putting off going to the doctor for this infection. The whole mental calculus of Disability Vs. What I Can Afford is a blight.

Spent a big chunk of the day talking to another small press & another bookstore. The rest of it working on the business plan. We have about a third of a completed, workable, business plan. And a friend with finance experience is going to help us with the finance modeling to make sure it's good.

Patriarchy is core to a fascist regime, as is control over cultural production, the means of distribution, the tools to shape ideology and manufacture consent. 'Obscenity' then has always been a tool of control, of regulating sexuality to be ... well, not non-exploitative, but under strict control.

So Tempting Poison is currently delisted / banished to the shadow realm, so if you want to read these stories about (mostly trans) lesbians doing things to one another, you'll have to use the link! moniker-ersatz.itch.io/poison It's lesbian sickos territory, so please read the content warnings.

Remembering in 2016 when my beloved cousin archly told me "the LGBT community will be just fine" under Trump. Tell me again, how government mandated erosion and outright attacks are us being "just fine."

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out after being released from ICE detention. "The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.

We've been absolutely stunned by the level of interest and excitement - thank you all so much! We'll keep everyone up-to-date on what we're planning and where we're at. And, if you've sent us a resume or link we'll hold that so we can find good matches for the books we have planned...

As we work our way towards a distant launch date (that's not that distant), there's a lot of planning and research and, frankly, spreadsheets in our future. And while I love a good spreadsheet, there's one thing that's really delightful that's going on in the background.

It's here, our Pride 2025 bundle! $30 for sixty-six works, from 38 transfem-majority creators--books, music, artwork from queer creatives from India, the Philippines, Thailand, and more. It's a fantastic deal, and we have SO many great lesbian books. itch.io/b/3065/queer...

Hey y'all!! We're literally just getting started, but if you're an Developmental / Structural / Line / Copy editor or proofreader, and you'd be interested in working with us, please ping us with your pricing / contact details or for more info about our plans.