I'm a Democrat in Maine. Tomorrow I vote on a slate of OVER 1300 candidates from my county to select 149 delegates to our state convention next week to choose the nominee to face Susan Collins in the fall. Do I know how many I can vote for? No. Do I know the deadline to submit my ballot? Also no.

In my own work, I’ve interviewed quite a few college-educated perpetrators. They justify their violence with a lot of the phrases we’ve heard floating around this week like, “It wasn’t rape—it was just nonconsensual,” or, “Yeah, it was bad, but should it ruin a guy’s life?”

🚨BREAKING🚨 More than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group just voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the largest union in trade publishing history! newsguild.org/hachette-boo...

I've got a story out in the current issue of Abyss & Apex! Free to read at this link. Let me know what you do/don't like about it. www.abyssapexzine.com/2026/06/sist... #scifi #sisters #terraforming #shortstories #amwriting

You've cooled your last blood? Molotoved your last cocktail? Jane'd your last eyre? Caught your last 22? (I'm not sure I get what we're doing tbh.)

I needed this today.

This morning has already been one of surprises. First a very well-fed raccoon waddled across the street in front of my window, then my wall art of the cover of A Wrinkle in Time fell on the floor. Coincidence? I think not.

She says it well. Take it from another long-time Maine resident.

That's my book. It's real!

The thing is, I think Platner is probably not a secret Nazi who is waiting to get into the Senate to flip on us. I think he's probably just an edgelord who currently believes what he says he does but who has given no evidence that he can stick with & work for a set of beliefs.

Okay, everyone needs to know about the Tiny Angry Witch. Right Now! www.tinyangrywitch.com

Already ordered this. Space octopuses are clearly in the vibe and @reasie.bsky.social has written a doozy! Mine comes out next May and fingers crossed it will be as cool. #octopuses #scifi

Very, very excited about this because seaweed water bottles and the plasticbros who hate them feature prominently in my WIP.

Reposting because we all need some beauty.

I mean, really, how can you not 'awww' at this little pal?

I'm going (it's easy because it's online) and I'm on my first panel ever!

Ooh look! It's my story, up for free! Read it if you dare! Thank you @Plotthoundmag.bsky.social for publishing it!

Who/what/where is your favorite book review podcast? Especially ones that review science fiction? #podcasts #bookreview #writers #sciencefiction #SF

This is happening!!!

If anyone greets you with the words "May the fourth be with you" today, the correct response is "Live long and prosper"... (...or so @ncdominie.bsky.social assures me...)

This moseyed across my feed and I like it a whole bunch. Look at those trees! And the swoopies! Let's support each other, even if we don't know each other.

I'm one of those people felled by its and it's.

Fascinating video where you can listen to the evolution of English from about 400 CE to the present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=842O...

A Constellation of Chronic Medical Conditions Commonly Seen in Autistic & ADHD Adults

Perhaps we are all intrepid galactic explorers, only some of us do our intrepid exploring with trick knees and fading hearing.

I write stories about women navigating the challenges of their mature years while facing outlandish situations. How's that for a brand?

Big old turtle glaring at me from a nearby pond. Same to you buddy. #turtle #springthaw

It's time to make the roses bloom. WINE FOR ROSES by Emily O'Malley Liu is out today! Get your copy in ebook or paperback at shirakipress.com/wfr #booksky #gardencore #fantasy #romance

There is no McTry.

Happy Book Birthday! I'm looking forward to meeting you THIS THURSDAY at Print Bookstore in Portland, Maine!

If only... www.patreon.com/posts/autist...

Definitely an occasion worth commemorating. #octopuslit

Unlike our eyes, which have three types of color receptors, Octopuses have only one. However, their pupils are like prisms that can break white light into the separate colors of the rainbow. So they can't see color OUR way, but they have their own. #octopus #writing

"All authors are using AI now" Not true! A lot of us use a combination of chocolate and anxiety.

Graham Platner has an ad tying Maine hospitals closing to "Big Pharma." As a person who follows health policy closely, I have no clue why and how he thinks Big Pharma is related to hospitals closing. No one with health policy expertise would say that's the cause of hospital closures. 1/ #mepolitics

If you want to read some pain, here it is in all its pulpy messiness. Heartwrenching. Blood Money: The Anthropic Settlement open.substack.com/pub/catvalen...

Want to see some gorgeous ceilings?

Thoughtful article on how to use Dr. Who to help your AuDHD self (or child) www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

I know this author and this story. Both mighty fine!

Sadly true and hysterical. mcsweeneys.net/articles/ira...

If you've got a kid reader in the family, check these out!

Just getting my pteranodon on in Raleigh

Sword lesbians, chivalry, and mech suit jousting (oh my) Check out my flash fiction in Small Wonders today!

Today is publication day for my story, "How May I Serve You?" in Plott Hound! plotthoundmag.com

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Right? Don't let her get the credit for it.

Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.

Is this the best debut novel of this century? I say it's a contender, at the very least.

What I sent to Senator Collins today: Here is your chance to prove your courage! Stand up to your Republican colleagues who want to trade ACA subsidies for abortion restrictions. Say NO! Say it publicly for all of us constituents to admire! You can do it! Prove you're a woman and not a mouse!