I read THE POISON PALACE while travelling in Italy, finding rare moments to commune with deep time amid the hills and castles, and the book unfolded settings and eras I've rarely seen in fiction with a graceful, fiery verisimilitude both intimate and mythic. It resounds in time.

Thank you so much for your generosity Indra ♥️ this means so much to me coming from you

Updated the post with a verified Venmo link! It's in the blog post, or you can go directly to it here: linktr.ee/sinijay8#230...

Thread: 1. This is not a robot. It's a mannequin. 2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching. 3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i... #AI #robot #teacher

do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!

THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAAR is so many things packed into 136 pages; a being like its protagonist, one who must remember the immensity of the 'serpent impossible', but who also must suffer the pains and live the delights of Earth.

No donations for 2 days. Shimaa was shot by an Israeli quadcopter trying to keep her baby safe & lost her husband to Israel's genocide in Gaza. Please help her keep her daughter, who's very sick & malnourished, alive. They urgently need food, medicine, shelter from the cold:

Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May! Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show! And to those who go on the few remaining days: taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...

Please share & give to help 19 yo Hosam's family survive Israel's genocide in Gaza, which has left Palestinians starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps & damages tents. They urgently need warm shelter. Donations have dropped steeply since the 'ceasefire':

The situation is still dire for Palestinians; donations are needed more than ever. Please donate to individual families and 'adopt' a fundraiser on Gaza Funds, the Sameer Project and similar:

Please share & donate to help Ahmad & Samar evacuate & start new lives in safety outside Gaza. Crossing the border and starting from a scratch in a new country is arduous and expensive, & they need help:

I loved THE COMEBACK by Annie Zaidi; set in-between the worlds of small town theatre and big city film, following not only its self-absorbed actor protagonist but a whole cast of characters who all grow in the course of this taut novel. I devoured it and would highly recommend it.

You won’t be able to put down this imaginative supernatural thriller with twists you won’t see coming, complex relationships, and a world where gods live among us. Preorder the paperback version of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon today! buff.ly/5PpcYIO

@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself. Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...

Huge congratulations to @katherineschof8.bsky.social!

All eyes on the captured activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla, but also please continue to give directly to families in Gaza, via gazafunds.com.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

It was a pleasure to select/edit the fiction for this @tasavvurnama.bsky.social issue, featuring new fiction by three writers, as well as a @indrapramitdas.bsky.social reprint. Plus, original art and a bonus ghost tale by Alia Sinha. Thanks, team Tasavvur!

It's apparently international non-binary day, and while I don't really like the term for myself (I prefer genderqueer), if you'd like to support an nb writer in India here's a thread of my books, starting with the one that helped me figure out that I'm genderqueer in the first place.

Sometimes I fall into patterns

Please share & give to help Diyaa's family survive Israel's genocide in Gaza. They're being starved & hounded, & donations are slow & few. Please help him get over the 1000 dollar mark so he can buy food for his family:

ONE WEEK!! THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES (Mossa & Pleiti #3) comes out in ONE WEEK! Pre-order now from your favorite bookstore for more 🫆 mystery 💕 romance 🪐 on Jupiter 🚄 with trains 🫖 and tea 🎓 petty academia 🥟 and lots of snacks

Please support Hamza and his family survive in Gaza: chuffed.org/project/plea...

Please share & give to help Haithem's family, including 4 children, survive & escape Israel's genocide in Gaza. They're being starved, bombed, & displaced, & donations are few & slow (none for 4 days):

Delighted to share that Sphere will publish my debut next summer!

Thank you so much for being the most supportive of supervisors. Could not have done it without your patience, kindness, and warmth.

Alaa, a young engineer in Gaza, is supporting himself and his entire family through the devastation of his homeland. The prices of even basic necessities are through the roof. Please support them by donating and sharing: chuffed.org/project/1258...

The Farwana family is sick & starving in Israel's genocidal famine & attack on Gaza. They require urgent healthcare, including for Khalil, injured, his children, & his wife Noreen who suffered an accident. Please share & give to help them survive, Bsky closes their accounts constantly:

We'd urge people not to panic - there will be lots of commentary coming out quickly that is likely to deliberately overstate the impact that this decision is going to have on all trans people's lives. We'll say more as soon as we're able to. Please look out for yourselves and each other today 💗🏳️‍⚧️

FWS have won their case against the Scottish Government. We will be reading the judgement as quickly as possible so we can properly understand what the Court has decided today.

"Winter emptied the trees, filled them again with snow. Because I couldn't feel, snow fell, the lake froze over. Because I was afraid, I didn't move; my breath was white, a description of silence." Louise Glück — Averno #nationalpoetrymonth Day 11 ❤️ #LouiseGlück #poetry #poetrycommunity

Yosef's family has very few donations, please share & give to help them survive & escape Israel's genocidal famine & intensifying assault on Gaza. Bsky keeps closing their accounts. They're starving & in desperate need:

Please share & give to help Saeed's family survive & escape Israel's genocidal famine & escalating assault on Gaza. Donations & shares have slowed a lot. His mother needs urgent treatment to save her eyesight. Bsky continually closes his accounts while his family's starving:

with aid not getting in and with ongoing bombardment again, eSims continue to be a crucial lifeline. if you are like me and can’t go to in-person things too often, please consider supporting our work directly: #ConnectingGaza bit.ly/eSimsRUs

‼️‼️ One more call for contributions from the Sameer Project. Their South Gaza campaign, where they are distributing food for survival as the price of rice skyrockets, only has funds left for ONE MORE WEEK. Donate here: t.co/1j2S3Rp86s

I can't believe there are only two days left. The support has been amazing. It has been a really rough time for self-publishing projects, and to be a queer author trying to keep going. You all give me life. 2 days left to support tje book! www.kickstarter.com/...

Tickets are on sale now for our celebration and high tea featuring women writers in speculative fiction. www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy... #steamyinseattle #clarionwest #annaguirre #elizabethstephens #alienromance #romanceisresistance #teaparty #womenwritescifi

The cover for my Southern Gothic novella PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is here! Predatory morticians, Gullah funeral traditions & a city where your family is defined by how they care for their dead. Art: Greg Ruth, design: Christine Foltzer Pre-order: torpublishinggroup.com/psychopomp-c... #booksky

Oh, Insta isn't showing the preview? here you gooooooo

If you have been hoping to read "A Magical Rom-Com of Spellcasting Reality Shows, Unlikely Love, and Enchanting Sabotage in the Heart of Miami," good news, Witch You Would is on NetGalley! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

It sucks, but my surgery didn't happen. I've been rescheduled to next month, which means I now have a whole new set of problems and expenses. Details in my update below. TL;DR: I'm in a tough spot. Please consider donating, boosting, &/or buying my work. Thanks! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Doing this workshop on Sunday the 16th – the timings are IST but anyone anywhere can join – all proceeds go directly to families in Gaza. Please join/amplify.

Please share & give to help Ahmad's family rebuild their lives--they're starving & freezing in Israel's genocidal famine & siege of Gaza. His mother needs treatment for her eyes. They're in urgent need of scarce & expensive essentials, medications & healthcare. Bsky keeps closing his accounts:

This writing workshop will be amazing — and there are spare places! All proceeds go to families in Gaza.

ICYMI I'm doing a fundraiser workshop this Sunday, 4pm IST/1030 am UK, all proceeds go directly to families in Gaza. INR 800 is less than 10 quid though of course you can give more. Please join, and/or share. 🇵🇸

Thank you so much, Rukman. ❤️

Sahar & her 4 children have been displaced multiple times and lost their home to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Her son Odai was injured in an Israeli quadcopter attack, & needs urgent treatment. Please share & give to help them survive, evacuate, & rebuild their lives:

Doing this workshop on Sunday the 16th – the timings are IST but anyone anywhere can join – all proceeds go directly to families in Gaza. Please join/amplify.

On its 4th anniv, I'm reposting for bsky my most popular Twitter thread: a defense of the "inactive protagonist," which birthed the essay below, in exactly the way it was written. But first I need to contextualize how and why it was written. psychopomp.com/fantasy/augu... +