a world without trans people has never existed and never will

Evergreen meme

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Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!

you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am

I now have a Substack newsletter! Keep updated on book news and announcements by subscribing. First article, ‘How to Write a Myth Retelling in 4 Easy Step,’ available now. Link: bit.ly/4o2D0Pv

Robert Burns, 1926. “Diana and Her Nymphs” #painting #1920s #RobertBurns

…and now for the UK cover, releasing April 23rd 2026. I think this is one of my all-time faves.

It is my honor and privilege to announce my second novel—THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS, a sapphic reimagining of the Argonautica focused on Medea and Atalanta preorder here: bit.ly/3VyYS8R

This dynamic is like heroin to me

My coworker read Psyche & Eros and said, “Wow you can really write a s*x scene!”

It’s my time to shine

This is so true. 99% of book bans have the intended effect: you never hear about those books again. The 1% of banned books that become infamous bestsellers elsewhere are not the norm.

I’ll have to check this out

So beautiful

Coyote pups at a cemetery in Chicago. Watch with sound on.

Simply extraordinary

My short story Eden, which I like to describe as "Eve, Adam, and the Serpent are a found family, also surprise it's sci-fi" is free to read on Kindle Unlimited until August! A quick summer read for your enjoyment Link: bit.ly/47XCWJI

I have something good coming for you….

Happy two year anniversary to Psyche & Eros! When I first dreamed up this story during the height of the pandemic, I never could have imagined she’d make her way into the hands of readers all around the world. Thank you to everyone who has made my book such a success

#author #indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

happy pride month btw

BURPS ONE-MILLION

You voted for this, MAGAts

I sure could use that money

Love this

This one is so good, don’t miss it

When I was younger I thought a brothel was a place that served myriad types of broth

Bees are sacred to Apollo, and honey has been offered to the gods for three thousand years, since the days of Mycenae. The Oracle at Delphi was offered honey and said to be a Bee, bringing prophecy down from Apollo; apiaries were connected to the god as well. #FairyTaleTuesday

We cannot force a corpse to donate organs, but we can force a dead woman to be an incubator against her family’s wishes. The precedent this is setting is terrifying.

Become a writer! It’s like having homework every night for the rest of your life

UK peeps - the Psyche & Eros ebook is 99p until the end of May! geni.us/PsycheAndEros

Me: Inshallah they choose a good pope My friend: Luna what is wrong with you

So much of life is “welp I’m here now, a place I didn’t expect to be, might as well make the best of it”

The Foxes, Franz Marc , 1913.

Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

A wild deal appears! Snag it now

Behold the Bulgarian cover for Psyche & Eros! I think this is my favorite one yet

Good news, UK folks, Psyche & Eros ebook is 99p all May! Link: geni.us/PsycheAndEros

Way to resist, Harvard So hard core www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

where my moon enjoyers at

“Writing is mostly a case of mood management. The emotion you have is not absolute, it is temporary. It may be useful, but it is not the truth. It is not you.” ― Anne Enright

Stories simmer in our minds for months or years before they are ready to be served up on to the page. – Melissa Marr

My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.

She’s finally here! Check out my short story about the goddess Athena as the patroness of a modern Boston neighborhood. bit.ly/42QrBu9

This but for the Charles River

Now is really not the time

Delighted to announce that my short story, "The Goddess of Boston," will be publishing in the 24th edition of Stygian Lepus Magazine! More details to come