Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.

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As a multiple language speaker it's also frustrating to see people using AI for translation because the English speaking world tends to treat translators like workers for hire instead of co authors of text and this feels like more of it. Translation at the literary level is creative work. (2/?)

CORVID UPDATE: I walked the dog past my murder of crows' tree yesterday. I said "HELLO! HELLO! HELLO!" as we went under them. They started cawing at me, then took off, flying... TO MY HOUSE! They waited for my return. One crow said, "HULLO!" So, of course, I gave them their tasty peanuts.

That night Frog and Toad were both happy when they each turned out the light and went to bed.

my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides

Poetrye ys the technologye of hope

Announcing #3 of my 4 recent translation sales! Isis Aquino's sci-fi story "The Abyss in the Depths of Her Eyes" will be published in @foofarawpress.bsky.social in 2026!!! #SFinTranslation

Publishing friends, any advice on a path to reissuing this collection of short stories (plus about another book’s worth of new stories) that I self published three years ago? www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

Announcing 2 of my 4 recent speculative translation sales, both coming out in 2026: @santiagoeximeno.bsky.social's microfiction "Letters From a Dead Girl" in 'Dreams and Nightmares' magazine! & Armando Boix's novelette "The Sea's Decree" in Adventures BookZine! #SFinTranslation

The stars have somehow aligned, and we're up to FOUR (4) total translation acceptances within the past month! These stories are all slated to come out next year: two of them are science fiction, and two are horror/dark fiction. #SFinTranslation

“Help!” cried Toad. “My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?”

“Frog,” said Toad, “let us eat one very last cookie, and then we will stop.”

“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. “I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.

Contracts are still pending, but I've had *TWO* new translation acceptances in the past week or so!!!! I'm so excited, I love these stories and I can't wait for you to read them, too! #SFinTranslation

At long last, I've finally set up a ko-fi (AKA, an online store)!!! You can use it to: * help me continue providing pro bono translations! * colaborar conmigo en una traducción! * hire me as a developmental editor! * buy my digital zines and handouts! ko-fi.com/molowrites

really not loving the latest installment of Monica's Medical Mysteries

To all who wryte storyes & poemes, to everyone who doth wryte scriptes & screenplayes, to those who make art of all kyndes, and to those who designe and performe yn daunse, and theatre -- thanke yow. Whethir you make for a few friendes or an audience of millions, thanke yow. You helpe us all.

may we all be these dogs

Friends in the art, poetry, and author community, come support others in your field by buying the Best of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, vol viii www.amazon.com/Best-Penumbr... A lot of hard work has been put into print by Jeff at Penumbric and all the amazing creatives who have contributed

Been a bit overwhelmed lately, but in good news, I have a new story out! "Shining Star" follows Belén, an aristocrat's daughter on a worldship, as she learns about the horrors from the Deep Belowdecks that saved her life. Read "Shining Star" here: www.neondystopia.com?p=100043367 #scifi #horror

Alas, somebodye took the German holidaye fruit breade. It was stollen!

Hi! Have you had something high-protein today, drank a glass of water or gone outside? Many things are bad, but you still matter, and are someone worth taking care of. I know how hard you are trying. One thing at a time.

Me: "Why don't I bake anymore? I used to bake all the time! I love baking!" Me, at 4pm: "Time to start baking!" Me, ~7pm: *hangry exhaustion tantrum while the dough's chilling* "I HATE BAKING!" Me, ~830pm, eating fresh tasty cardamom chocolate cookies: "They're SO GOOD, but I'm SO TIRED 😭 "

Sleepy Triscuit toes 😴

Gettin' wild www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

I'll be at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social starting tonight!!! Join me for geeking out with awesome people about Andor Season 2, translating speculative fiction, and zines!!! My schedule: molo-writes.com/2025/09/26/m... Flights of Foundry Program for 2025: flights-of-foundry.org/program-3/

OMG @lastweektonight.com FINALLY TALKED ABOUT BERND DAS BROT!?!!?!! (Bernd is AMAZE, we discovered him the wild back in 2019 on Kika!!!) OMG THEY MEET?!?!! AND THE VOID IS BACK?! I AM DYING THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE #bernddasbrott #lastweektonight #kika

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This week on Planetside… Cheap, bold, and unforgettable, paperbacks made literature accessible, collectible, and wildly entertaining. Find out how in “Happy 90-Something, Dear Paperback. Here’s Hoping You Survive to 100” by @rosemaryjones.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/08/26/h...

Un fuerte aplauso para nuestros autores que han sido ampliamente nominados en los premios Ignotus

My new book review is up! If you like reading about heroic librarians and/or how much positive impact one person can have on hundreds of people's lives, read 'Dear Miss Breed' by Joanne Oppenheim! molo-writes.com/2025/08/24/r... #history #libraries #ilovelibraries #librarians #UShistory #WWII

¡Hola! Somos Editorial Cerbero y hacemos ciencia ficción, fantasía y terror. ¿Solo eso? Sí. En sus casi infinitas variantes. Y, desde hoy y de manera ininterrumpida, aceptamos manuscritos. Prestad atención a este hilo, porque en él os explicamos qué queremos y cómo lo queremos.

ICYMI, PLEASE REPOST! "Uncanny Magazine Is Looking for Submissions Editors Once Again!" buff.ly/7Ol5DQu

Neighborhood crows strutting their stuff. More in the alt text on their lifestyles and fashion sense.

weird bird outside

Ya tengo en mis manos el último número de «Salvage», la revista que edita China Miéville en UK. Muy agradecida por haber elegido mi relato «The arrendatario» y por la traducción de Mónica Louzon - @molowrites.bsky.social

My cousin needs gender-affirming care but the costs are prohibitive here in the US. If you're able to, please consider donating so they can finally get the top surgery they need. (PS: Even if you can't donate, spreading the word is super helpful, too!) www.gofundme.com/f/fe5uh-tayl...

Really not enjoying how my migraines are worsening with age. Striking while I'm asleep (and thus unable to prevent them in time with medicine) is sheer evil.

Every once in awhile, I think of my favorite “…the fuck did you just say?” phraseology, which is from Homer’s Iliad, proving we have never, ever changed as a species, only less fancily inclined. “What nonsense has escaped the barrier of your teeth now?”

My translation of Susana's story "The Arrendatario", which is about a housekeeper who rents out her body to rich people in order to have more quality time with her daughter, is now out in Salvage Magazine!!! (Originally published in Spanish in @elyunquedehefesto.bsky.social) #SFinTranslation

Reminder.

"Oh no, what will I do until Murderbot S2?" For your past-paced, upbeat, snarky, anti-corporate #scifi needs, may I suggest Warped State? Currently on sale for $1.99! books2read.com/u/3Jeere

It's a GREAT time to buy our July-Dec 2024 collection: because it includes an amazing bonus essay by @bogiperson.bsky.social (as well as all the others essays from the journal over those months). The ebook is just AUD10 thanks to our winter sale: www.speculativeinsight.com/buy-collections

Esta realidad se calla o se romantiza, porque el esfuerzo es muy bonito. Pero lo cierto es que es una triste radiografía que explica por qué vamos de camino al monopolio de los grandes grupos: no puede trabajarse dos veces para comer media. Y es lo que a muches editores les pasa