"Your Birdsong Pleading" by @loragray.bsky.social now free to read online! "So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?" plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...

Discovering this by tracing the history all the way through 🇩🇪 reunification blew my mind.

Here's a story about vets taking issue with the way ICE protests in Broadview are being handled “They know that they can’t arrest us just simply for protesting. So instead, they drag us away onto their property and give us felonies for trespassing.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/v...

I’m so freaking excited we have a chrysalis on one of our milkweed plants

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch. I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

About ready to scream. $3000 per work would have been life changing. Any money at all would be helpful. Locked out because $65 per book wasn’t happening at the time they were published. So they just got to steal from me for free and I get to hear that’s what I get for not publishing “right”.

It's a new story day! "In the Void Behind My Deaths" is free to read at @factorfourmagazine.com See what happens between death and rebirth...and what it means for the whole universe share.google/SYcRA61Zkrz7...

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day. As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time. At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

Stockport Mosques statement of solidarity

Akeela Ahhmed of the new British Muslim Trust (which is monitoring anti-Muslim prejudice), has made this statement of shock and solidarity with the Jewish community, with an appeal for calm and vigilance against those seeking to exploit acts of violence and hatred

Imam Qari Asim has made this statement from the British Muslim Network about the Manchester synagogue attack. [He is also a British Future trustee].

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

Terrible news that two people were killed in Manchester attending their place of worship at the synagogue in Manchester, with others seriously injured. Community Security Trust @cstuk.bsky.social who do so much to keep Jewish people safe at faith and community spaces have issued this advice.

In food history, we notice how super-refined foods--gelatin, vienna sausage, white bread--lose class and become horrifying once they become industrialized. Suddenly, fingermarks in bread dough demonstrate skill, not clumsiness. Post-chatGPT, I'm feeling this about writing. Smoothness feels gross.

Californians: do it

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

I’m recording a podcast episode later today on #mystery reads and thought it a great reminder to share this Pack of great & varied crime fic authors. Our web home crimewritersofcolor.com includes books listed by subgenre, speakers db, events etc. 🖤 @crimewoc.bsky.social

i'm guessing this is for his buddies who have been accused of war crimes or blatant racism

Happiest of book birthdays to @franwilde.bsky.social. A Philosophy of Thieves is officially out in the world today! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781353...

It's my birthday! And my bday wish is for you to do something to help democracy/community. You could: Call/email your reps Donate to a food pantry Help a disabled friend bring in groceries Babysit so friends w kids can go to a protest Help fix a nonprofit's website The possibilities are endless!

That's right - new story out from me today, in The Sunday Morning Transport, about a certain restaurant in southwest Florida.... (warning: may contain marine biology jokes)

Next newsletter coming out soon with some notes on my fantastic time at Flights of Foundry. In case you want some near-monthly news from me, you can subscribe here: buttondown.com/risawolf

WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Had a great time attending my first @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social ! I especially loved learning all about epigraphs from @courtney-floyd.com and scent from @risawolf.bsky.social

My Flights of Foundry Chill-n-chat is in 15 minutes! And if you don't want to see me, F0F also has @vajra.me and @nassos.bsky.social in discussion about each other's works in 15 minutes, which I admit I'm sad to be missing. You can still register to see them!

In just 15 minutes the awesome Jordan Kurella will be doing a reading at #Flights2025! Come check it out! There’s still time to register if you haven’t yet: flights-of-foundry.o...

I like all of Beth's stuff. But there's something about this novel that reminded me: man, I am glad she is alive and writing in this timeline.

A reminder that I'm at Flights of Foundry this weekend! I'm moderating two panels TODAY and they're open to all. Flights of Foundry is an entirely virtual "pay what you can" convention & the panels have no attendance limit! (my workshop tomorrow is full, but there's still room in my chill-n-chat.)

I cannot express how wild this quote is. This is a top tech analyst at a well-regarded firm saying that there is not enough capital to actually pay for all the stuff that NVIDIA and OpenAI has promised. It is so important that everybody realizes that *there is not enough money to do this*

Flights of Foundry has officially begun! Our Chill-n-Chat tomorrow is full, but please go take a look at this awesome lineup of programming. Our co-founders are also on several panels throughout the weekend!

Camden had zero homicides this summer. City and county leaders credit the 2013 disbandment of its police department. Violent crime is at a 50-year low. This is amazing. www.inquirer.com/news/camden-...

I wrote a thing. A is for autocracy Absolute power for our new king B is for bible-thumping Which covers all egregious sins C is for censorship To hide the things that we don’t like D is for dictatorship A new name for the new Fourth Reich

The word is out! I'll be Guest of Honor at Arisia this January! This is baby's first Guesting. I don't think I've ever been a 'guest' at any event. But now I shall guest... WITH HONOR.

You can get my Nebula Award-winning spooky book along with 2 dozen others for only $13! Don't miss out!

Happy Equinox! Hope you have a wonderful autumn if you're in the northern hemi, or a gorgeous spring if you're in the southern!

A HOUSE BETWEEN SEA AND SKY has over 1000 reviews on Amazon! 🤯 And it's not officially out until October 1st! Remember: it's a free pick this month for Prime subscribers, or $1.99 for other customers. Next week, it's out in paperback & audio & sold everywhere. Preorder at your local indie!

hello all! i am doing a reading at Two Hour Transport with Cliff Winnig this Wednesday at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern! Do you want to hear me give my *own* voice to the hills and to the Death of Mountains? heck yeah! clicky link:

Happy partial solar eclipse day to anyone in Australia or New Zealand!! I'll be following along online.

As habit is a disposition towards action, essentially, we recognize that any potentially privileged ally's solidarity is conditioned upon whether we make ourselves subordinate to them. This habitual stance forces a reinstatement of the situation of oppression where the oppressor decides for us.

What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.

If you're an HWA member and have enjoyed reading something published this year, consider submitting it for the Bram Stoker Award recommended reading list. It's a great way to put a spotlight on your favorite stories! horror.org/awards/curre...

NYC, if this makes you angry, come to the New Yorkers Against ICE rally on 9/25 at Foley Square!

Press warned to back up as DHS police take lawmakers were taken away in zip ties, among them Comptroller Brad Lander and 10 other state reps including Bobby Carol, Marcela Mitayanes, Julia Salazar, Emily Gallagher, Jabari Brisport, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas,... story TK

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

For those who didn't see it last night, my flash story "Respect the Hustle" is now free to read at Plott Hound Magazine, edited by and illustrated by @thaisibir.bsky.social . plotthoundmag.com/respect-the-...

I'm so thrilled that my story is available for free now! Also, that is a STONKINGLY amazing illustration of my opossum MC and I couldn't be happier.

An excellent review of the current state of e-book "ownership" - and a call to action - from Maria Bustillos at the Columbia Journalism Review. www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

So...guess what I've been doing? It's the story of an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, and some extremely opinionated weaponry. Pastries! Operettas! Complicated friendships! Coming soon to a page or e-reader near you!

Spellcasting On is out now! Cosy sapphic romance with yarn 🧶 and magic ✨. Available now on all the usual platforms: buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy