you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides the nytimes:

A budget is a moral document. Your investment of financial resources is a direct reflection of what you value. And then there’s Trump’s budget, which is an immoral act of profound violence that shows his complete lack of values and reflects the moral rot at his core.

Whew! Halfway sold out. Thanks for boosting friends, this will help with summer events. ❤️

I've been writing seriously since I was 10. Deciding to publish was a split between "as long as I'm doing this, I may as well get some recognition and/or money" and thinking my stories could help people see themselves represented in new ways and do some good in the world. #SpoonieAuthChat

If fanworks count, I finished a piece of fanfiction that was about 166 hand-written pages long when I was 11. If you mean original fiction, I finished a portal fantasy novel that was 575 hand-written pages at age 14. #SpoonieAuthChat

I definitely had imposter syndrome for a while! First it was "oh, I've only published short stories with a small press." Then it was "oh, but I'm just self-publishing." Shout-out to the more experienced authors who have taken me seriously and insisted I take myself seriously! #SpoonieAuthChat

My debut novel is coming out in June! It's a nerdy, interfaith queer YA romance about a bisexual Lutheran girl coming to terms with her sexuality and her crush on her lesbian Jewish best friend by writing fanfiction about their favorite detective show. bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #SpoonieAuthChat

Definitely. At the school I went to, sixth grade English was split into two subjects, reading and writing, each of which was given an hour a day. Our writing class was so good that my whole friend group wanted to be authors. I was the one who kept going. #SpoonieAuthChat

*bangs pots and pans together* Two-thirds funded! We're two-thirds funded!! Come see what all the fuss is about - www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Something about this didn’t sit well with me. So I dug. A quote from this article stands out—“A spokesperson for Her said other department heads have been offered the chance to stay on while they and the administration figure out if they are still a fit for their jobs.”

There's so much going on in national politics right now that even a lot of members of Congress don't realize this book-banning bill exists and has made it out of committee. Call them. Make them realize. And make them do something about it. action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661

Happy Trans Day of Visibility, friends! If you know anyone at @macalestercollege.bsky.social who could use name/gender marker change help, I'll be hosting a clinic there on April 9. If you know somewhere that would like to host a similar event, let me know.

I just spent about half an hour checking to make sure the story wasn't on active submission anywhere else, which brought up one of my pet peeves in publishing: Form rejections are fine. "If you don't hear back in X weeks/months, it's a pass" is fine. Just leaving people hanging? Not fine.

Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ I'm a nonbinary editor and the best thing you can do to support me is follow, repost, and check out my website! Or if you ever need an editor, let me know. I'll be reposting/supporting trans 🏳️‍⚧️ authors, artists, and small businesses all day as well!

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! Our Kickstarter for DUCKS IN A ROW and DUXXX IN A ROW has gone live. Over 40 stories by our queer creators, collected in two lovely volumes for the first time. Check out the campaign, and boosts of this post are very appreciated! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... 🌈📚 📚💙

Just got an acceptance email from @themetaworker.bsky.social! I'm so excited for the weird, lyrical story I wrote to actually make it into the world!

I am so fucking proud to be a Minnesotan. I loved today's No Kings rally. The strength and creativity of my neighbors inspire me. That said, if we are listing our Twin Cities neighbors killed by ICE, Victor Manuel Díaz belongs on that list with Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right

Liberal responses to this, while well meaning, often make me sick. “Well just piss on the floor then!” “This is a distraction.” “What will their reaction be when a passing woman enters a mens bathroom, that will sure show them.” Like none of this makes it better. It’s not funny, it’s not a gotcha.

Skullrunner by @vyvre-argent.bsky.social I loved the way the autism rep felt so much like my own life. And also the anti-imperial worldbuilding.

Last night I dreamt I was watching TikToks (I do not have a TikTok account IRL) and stumbled across a video of a teenager reading my book. And truly, running across a fan of my work in the wild would be a dream come true.

Please, I am begging people: never again repeat the claim that only two people were killed in the occupation of Minnesota.

I'm Linnea! I write queer YA fiction, and I'm also a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. My writing week has been relatively unproductive, but I'm deep in book promotion for my forthcoming debut novel, The Girls Will Be Okay. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

I've been really tired. I'm very privileged to be in a situation where I can nap when I need to, but needing 12 hours of sleep per 24-hour period is still a drag. (Yes, I'm consulting medical professionals about this.)

I got to hang out with my sister on Tuesday!

The Girls Will Be Okay is a nerdy, interfaith queer YA romance about a bisexual Lutheran girl coming to terms with her sexuality and her crush on her lesbian Jewish best friend by writing fanfiction about their favorite detective show. Out June 8! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

COVER REVEAL! Our next two anthologies are collections of short stories from our 2021-2023 archive, a general imprint anthology of 22 stories and an explicit imprint anthology of 19 stories! KS launches March 30: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... Cover art is by @dylanmeconis.bsky.social 🌈📚 📚💙

Preorders are 25% off at Barnes and Noble, now through Thursday, if you have (or sign up for) a membership! Memberships are free, and you have to give them your email to order from them anyway. This is a great time to preorder my book, The Girls Will Be Okay! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girls-...

Hello to my SD60 neighbors - if you were at Edison High School today for the SD convention and admired my “Jacob Frey is a Bad Person” shirt, you can get your own at garaktailor-shop.fourthwall.com/products/jac... Available in multiple colors and as a tank top if summer ever comes.

You can preorder my book and get a discount by using this affiliate link!

Anyone got recs for *funny* indie romance books/authors? Any spice level. (I’ve got no squicks.) Self-recs allowed/encouraged. (Boosting this post is also appreciated because I struggle to find fellow romcom authors on bsky. I know it’s a skill issue but still.)

Looking for something you can do to help authors you love (like me)? Ask your local library to order our books! Not only does this support us, it also makes it easier for you get your friends to also read the books you enjoyed! Then you can talk to them about books! Libraries are great!

It's not "ethics" or "community care" to keep harmdoers' secrets for them. You're not obligated to be a silence breaker - the risks in our kyriarchal society are real, yes, & it takes great bravery (organize with others if you can!) (tell one trusted person at least?) but you don't OWE them.

I admire Mamdani's erudition, eloquence, and commitment to interfaith and interracial solidarity so much. Putting words together well for the camera is only one part of governing, and I'm sure Mamdani isn't and won't be perfect--but it's so nice to hear a politician be so knowledgeable and coherent.

Combining a love of college basketball tournament brackets and mutual aid.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today is one of the few days in the US when it's really obvious that white Americans can have culturally specific practices, and the gap between "culturally generic white American" and my personal lived experience is on my mind. linneapeterson.com/2026/03/17/w...

I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!

I've been getting quite a few questions from press, etc. and so wrote up something a little bit longer here: cooperativeoverlapping.substack.com/p/a-fuller-s...

Solveig is trying to fill the hole in her sisters' lives left by their mother's death, but grief has left her too rigid to nurture--or to be a good friend or potential girlfriend.

Authors, I'm a bit late sharing this as I got distracted after seeing it on discord, but sharing for anyone who distributes paperbacks via Ingram Spark (directly, via Amazon's expanded distribution, or via Draft to Digital.)

It's look like there's a chance this gets out of committee. The next action on it is Tuesday, so set aside some time this weekend to act! More info in the thread!

just think it's interesting that none of the breathless "chatgpt is alive and will replace human labor" pieces mentions the actual human labor underpinning it all.

Mpls mutual aid t-shirt update: 2 unisex styles — white ringer sizes XS-3XL & blue unisex fitted XS-5XL. Cost: $37.50, includes shipping; 100% after production costs to Lucy Laney School mutual aid fundraiser on north side; only 10% funded right now. Order site up Thursday. givebutter.com/lucy-laney

We need reparations for ICE victims. Anything short of that is setting the stage for a massive wealth grab from people of color that will re-entrench racial disparities for generations.

The Trump administration is gearing up to kick an estimated six million more people off of food assistance programs — including nearly two million children. The move would save just $1 billion a year, while Trump spends upwards of $1 billion per *day* on his new forever war. Priorities.

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

I'm trying to watch the Paralympics on Peacock, but I just watched about 7 minutes of alpine skiing, and there was no commentator??? The visual footage was great, but the only audio we had was from the venue, and it was faint and echo-y. I wanna know about the athletes! I want details about scoring!

The Girls Will Be Okay is up for preorder! It’s a nerdy, interfaith queer young adult novel about a bisexual Lutheran girl coming to terms with her sexuality and her crush on her lesbian Jewish best friend by writing fanfiction about their favorite detective show. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Just ban this shit already.