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Did anyone apply to be an art vendor for #norwescon? Have you heard back yet? They said replies go out in December, but now I don’t know if I’ve been ghosted or if they just got behind

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good write!

So I am going to say something about romance as a genre. A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>. This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.

Hey. Make that story weirder.

apologies to mattbors.bsky.social

I hate how much I enjoyed this BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦

It's fucked up that the new generation of Furries have to get converted by copaganda instead of a slick ass criminal.

It's finally out: New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine #5, featuring my contribution "Staku-ra's Hoard" - in which a seaside waitress joins a crew of reprobates (her ex among them) on the hunt for a cursed treasure! Please enjoy this piratical adventure! newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product/new-...

I have a candle market this weekend and I left prep work until the last minute, but on the plus side my whole house smells like Porn Without Plot candles and I get to spend the night drawing labels and watching youtube

The numbers in here are hilarious. Do you use AI on the job? Execs: 87% Managers: 57% Workers: 27% Planned investment by 2030: $5T "Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B Current annual revenue: $50B

I lamented that I couldn't add academic footnotes to the smut I was writing and two different friends roasted me for being predictable. Anyway.

Everything seems so much harder lately. Just hard, hard, hard. (IT'S FINE IT'S FINE)

I love listening to my own writing playlist and thinking "this slaps, who made this?"

THIS HOUSE IS CLEAN

Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy

Reposting again to emphasize that we won an award!!! Librarians picked the anthology out for best indy scifi. Tldr librarians think we’re cool ✨ 🥈 🥰 📚

It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5! books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

you know you elected a good mayor when the NYT does this in a headline

It’s pretty amazing how being trans will not save you from the burdens of being the eldest daughter

At critique group tonight my CP asked about the mythological inspiration for my fairy lover in The Cold Forge, and I did start citing early medieval poetry. I like to research!!!

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

Don't cross a picket line.

The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.

just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters

the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates

I like how Zohran Mamdani scandals are like "He called his old cousin his aunt one time" and Andrew Cuomo scandals are like "He sexually assaulted 13 women."

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

A not entirely unfounded theory of change is the subject gets so mad he has a heart attack

folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him

Hello new followers! I am a SFF writer but I also make candles inspired by books and TV I just added a bunch more candles, including some book boyfriend candles for the romance readers (and monsterfuckers) in your life www.etsy.com/shop/specula...

A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC x HOUSE M.D. Days before graduation, blood-magic medical student Nettle accidentally girlbosses herself into the middle of a murderous conspiracy. Her best friend has been hiding his radical political activism. And worst of all, she’s *really* broke. #DVpit #F #A #LGBTQ

Scotland, 1925: A gentleman thief, a lonely demon hunter and a married sorceress embark on a glittering heist to destroy the English occult. Forbidden passions and their own ambition threatens to destroy them before the English get the chance. Bi rep, ace rep, mf, mmf, mm #dvpit #a #f #queer

Some days it feels like feminism peaked in Legally Blonde (2001)

Bumble charges $16 a week to filter for people looking for a long term relationship. It’s so ridiculous it might actually be funny.

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

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So apparently xfinity has added peacock, netflix, and apple TV to their monthly internet bill. Which means I’ve been paying $30 a month since 2024 for them and no one told me. Might be worth checking your bill! It’s called NOW Streamsaver

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Pinned post update! 📌 Help us hit our preorder goal! 🎉 If you like... 🏳️‍🌈 Ace main character energy 💕 Found family ✨ Hidden magic ...then meet Bridget. Her sister is missing. The detective is being an ass. She decides to take matters into her own hands and gets more than she bargained for. 🧵 👇👇

Vaccines didn’t make me autistic, my mom is anti vax and I still turned out like this.

I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement of @bendthearc.bsky.social, , their first ever in a mayoral election. “We are really very excited about Zohran and his platform not in spite of our commitment to Jewish values but because of them.”

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

queer artists drawing bellies, drawing broad shouldered women, happy trails, the curve of arm fat, wrinkles, scars, stubble, girl dick and t dick, cellulite. I see so many things that we're supposed to be ashamed of rendered lovingly, with intent, not just "all bodies are beautiful" but with desire

Now this? THIS is art.

Get the hell off Substack before you literally can’t anymore without blowing up your business

39) Track your wins. Make sure other people know about 'em. This is especially important if you're a traditionally overlooked demographic. Because if you fall for the fiction you should be modest and downplay your own accomplishments? Certain types will LEAP at the opportunity to help you w/that.

I recently read REST by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, which looks at different studies about work, rest, and productivity. The overall conclusion is that if you work in a creative field, the best thing you can do is work <4 hours a day and spend the rest of your time napping, exercising, and playing.