Did you read a book by a transfemme in a language other than English this year? Comment them on this post! The Foreign Language category for the TFR Awards only has two votes total and I need more crowdsourcing.

Is my mirror conscious? The being reflected in it is able to duplicate everything I do, even very hard things.

Are you… well, you know… Are you a… FRIEND OF THE PUSS? Well now, for only $99 per year, you can make it official! It’s the gay marriage of liking books too much! SIGN UP to be a FRIEND OF THE PUSS for the discounted introductory price of only $99/year including shipping! shorturl.at/NYRRw

this isn't a writing prompt i'm just curious if anybody has any holiday movies they like watching that aren't necessarily holiday movies. i gotta watch lotr every year, personally

nothing says "Christ is born" like

Wow- did Christmas sneak up on you because you were distracted by [gestures at wide scale social collapse]? Don't worry! Your local bookstore probably carries one of these two books that are guaranteed to please readers with good taste!

Finally made some time to play Carnage on Cape Cod tonight. The story pulls you right in and it has me hooked. Very excited to keep playing more during my upcoming break. @fangandtentacle.bsky.social & @boramart.bsky.social absolutely crushed this, please go play it. #ttrpg #cyoa #lovecraftian

"education is, by necessity, inefficient ... learning is ultimately a process, and one that is predicated on friction and struggle" — Sonja Drimmer & Christopher J. Nygren

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 55% off in the Steam Winter Sale! Inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft - our folk horror adventure is the perfect play for Christmas! store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

Bari Weiss is innovating entire new dimensions of failure. She's failing in ways hitherto unconceived of. A pioneer of failology. A faileontologist. Whole career is a Fail Mary. She's beyond the fail. The Daily Fail. She's on the quest for the Holy Fail. Making tomato and Fail Salad.

support independent media. idk what else to say right now.

Happy holidays from all us #queer, #LGBTQ writers at Prism & Pen! This week, we offer a special re-take on Dickens' A Christmas Carol, plus global festive tales. Grammy-nominated Rand Bishop shares his new find: Folksinger Anna Tivel and a lovely #transgender themed video. medium.com/prismnpen/a-...

applications are arriving which is terribly exciting a quick reminder from me then: this is essentially a statement of interest. there are more details forthcoming (tomorrow!) and a more thorough screening to whittle a short list so don't feel the need to be perfect at all

Encouraging undergraduates to *start* with AI, robs them of the skills they need to begin learning how to be a history detective. And when you move up to the graduate level, AI doesn't have access to actual archives. And it cannot produce new knowledge. *YOU* have to do that.

At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban GAC, they said trans people are "at the root of the evils we face" and are "a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.” Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.

My Lambda Award-winning debut novel THE DEVOURERS, a dark, queer, mythic realist tale about sex, love, violence, & shapeshifting, has finally surpassed 20k sales. Those may be rookie numbers to many authors, but for me, it's a big deal, even if not big money. Sincerest gratitude to my readers 🖤

We're happy ppl keep getting EUSECT by @hypetaph.bsky.social and like to imagine them gifting this loathsome little beauty to their loved ones. :) You can find it here! (Including non-Amazon options!!) 🔪❣️🐺 traumbooks.com/eusect/

Nothing recent, but if you go to jeffrey-ricker.kit.com and sign up, you’ll get a free ebook of stories, and who doesn’t like free? I know I do. #WeeknightWriters

They say they’re protecting kids. They’re not. They’re harming these kids by blocking their access to health care. These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages. If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.

From an interview in the paperback version of my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, published in 2020. On alarmism:

Dan Bongino had planned to announce his departure from the FBI on Friday 19 Dec. 2025. ... the same day interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest approach to Earth (coincidence) – and also the legal deadline for the DOJ's release of the Epstein files (not coincidence).

"Our expert pundits are slow learners, refusing to accept that the world of politics, law, and elite institutions that they mastered has been taken over...They continue to try...to give the benefit of the doubt to voters who have thrown in their lot with authoritarianism." — Sherrilyn Ifill

Almost done reading the whole collection and it is absolutely a must read

“Minneapolis, since the early ’70s, has really been a leader in the gay rights movement,” he said. “That comes out of a lot of the student organizing at the University of Minnesota in the late 60s.”

"Fundamentally, The Tyee’s mission is a deeply human endeavour. Our articles are written by people, based on newsgathering (like interviews, observation, research) conducted and verified by people. And will remain so." — Jeanette Ageson, publisher, and David Beers, founding editor

I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.

hey is anyone else really fucking exhausted

Last, but very not least, we reach the FINAL BOSS of our big books, the highest of fantasies--if you love puzzle-box intricate language and world-building, then your fantasy collection must have @stromberg.bsky.social 's MAEJ. 🎇 traumbooks.com/maej/

Lev Ockenshaw, a Jewish trans man with an unconventional relationship to ghosts and goddesses, finds himself in the midst of a strange office conspiracy. A wry, funny, winding and totally unhinged journey, by @tuckerlieberman.com traumbooks.com/most-famous-...

Lost, hurt; Oasis is still trying to piece her life together after she escapes from a cult, when she unexpectedly falls for Laura, THE vampire with a huge grudge against Bram Stoker. This modern revenge retelling is also available at Powell's City of Books: traumbooks.com/darknesses/

We wanted to make a thread of our door-stoppers for the BIG BOOK LOVERS!! So for those who like to have a nice, immersive read, here's our longest books, from shortest to most mighty...! 📚🧵 www.traumbooks.com

"While we need to acknowledge how deeply flawed the democratic system was that made Trump's rise possible in the first place, we must also recognize that MAGA doesn't simply seek to preserve that system but replace it with an entirely different regime." — @thomaszimmer.bsky.social

the salmon are not fooled

hi, this is super fucked up

What we're doing is worth it, though we don't know what we'll get.

Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last. A signal boost would be a colossal help. www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je... bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...

When you form a conviction to “defend reality” it very easily turns into an impulse to defend the status quo against unorthodox weird stuff in general. We’ve seen this a lot in recent decades from “skeptics” who are both capable critics of some fringe claims, and yet opposed to, say, climate science

Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:

Hey Podcast listeners, are you a Nebula subscriber? If yes, you can listen to my NEW INTERVIEW with #NotJustBikes @theurbanistagenda.com TODAY. We cover LOTS of interesting ground. Don’t worry, if you’re not on Nebula, watch for the FULL release on many platforms on FRIDAY! nebula.tv/agenda/how-t...

Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom. Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?” Choices. Choices are more free than car dependency. It’s not a hard concept. I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport. I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.

"Endurance is not about getting through and surviving unchanged—it's about adapting and maintaining space with intention." — Rosario Dawson (Illustrations by Shepard Fairey)

laws are irrelevant beliefs are irrelevant who is Tim Kaine

What if 'AI' could fix my Disaster Manuscript? The one I gave up on #writing because it needs another thousand hours of work and I forget what I wanted to say? Because I know myself, I thought I’d cave to temptation. But that’s not what happened. Because I know myself.

Over at @coyotemedia.org my colleagues and I are trying to build a new, worker-owned outlet in the Bay Area. We've already broken stories and had impact. To continue that work we need more members, plain and simple. And now you can get a discount! 🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.

Can't wait for the conversation!!!

Cached US Kindle giveaway, courtesy of @princejvstin.com: 10 copies of GLASS HOUSES by @madelineashby.bsky.social, which I *think* I have, but haven't downloaded yet? If you read it, please let me know what you think... #KindleBookGiveaway

Hi, I’m a disabled writer on ODSP, and taking care of my mom’s bills while she is in long term care. Any help with bills and food for December would be greatly appreciated: [image in the link preview is of a painting by Tissot showing Palestinian villagers and Jesus] ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...

I am #thankful for the writers who show up (despite everything) and keep at it so we have goodness to read. To my fellow readers: Who would like to read #Democracy Americana? Normally $90/year, but I have two gift subscriptions to give away, which would make it free to you. Let me know.

Hey, friends in NYC! @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is holding a Weekend of Community Action December 12-14 with events all over the city! I'll be helping with two cool events where you can get whistles and zines to help protect your neighbors from ICE! More news soon! www.handsoffnyc.com/community