I'm 15 or so years late, but I get to read The Leftovers before I watch the show, and this little book snob couldn't be happier for the journey I'm starting. #reading #theleftovers

Facebook kindly reminded me that 19 years ago today, I posted photos of myself as a child to an album. This ended up being 10 years TO THE DAY before my first kiddo came into the world. I'm appalled that social media has been a part of our lives for 20 years now. But...am I a prophet? #weird

Another rejection, #writingcommunity. They come and go. Question: What do you do (if anything) to your project after rejection? Do you give another edit? Change your cover letter? Or do you leave it all alone?

It's #blackhistorymonth. Read Octavia Butler, Walter Rodney, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nnedi Okorafor. Watch Sinners again. Watch, read, and listen to Black art. White people: understanding that Black art is art from your fellow human beings is a path to empathy and our collective future.

“Sure, we’re raping the children right in front of us, but is there more we could be doing to ruin lives all over the world?”

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

For no reason, here's some recommended reading: Coffeeland - Augustine Sedgewick How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney The Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler None of this is new #booksky #minnesota

Watched "2010" for the first time. Surprised how much political tensions drove the story, given politics were largely absent in 2001. Smart move, really. While it doesn't have the same impact as Kubrick's film, it works as a sequel despite a slightly different tone & some dodgy early CGI. #Filmsky

Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.

How it feels as a pantser when your characters take over #writingcommunity #writer #writing

When Ted Cruz is backpedaling...

Still gotta see "Bone Temple", but honestly, it's "Send Help" that has me hankering for the theatre. #Filmsky #horror

This and games - #enshittification and desperation, this just reeks of "please don't unsubscribe, look how fun we are, we have everything you want." Except what we want. #netflix

This exactly why I tell people to fight misogyny and child abuse if they want to fight authoritarianism. Those are pillars of fascism that so many people think are “normal” parts of a “democratic” society. News flash: they have no place in a democratic society.

This is, hands down, one of the best deconstructions of #Andor yet. As much history lesson, behind the scenes, and analysis. I'd chalk this up to required viewing. @parkesharman.bsky.social youtu.be/6HLS_SQbWR4?...

Let's talk The Killing Star. Charles Pellegrin and George Zebrowski's answer to Carl Sagan's Contact. A dark hard sci-fi about the human race's survival against malevolent forces wiping out all life on earth. With ties to Titanic, Jurassic Park, Contact... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvMX...

No real surprises with these nominations (except F1 getting a best picture nod). Hope #Sinners does well, but I feel it's One Battle After Another's year, and would love to see Rose Byrne win. #Oscars #OscarNominations www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

God, I hate coming up with titles. Sometimes it's easy, but when it's not.... Staring at the story you've written with the clunky title, wracking your brain for something better. Anyway, subbed my time-travel thriller, hoping "Thread Vector" appeals. #writingcommunity #scififantasy #writing

Some solid videos on #Andor pop up from @jessiegender.bsky.social & others got me thinking about the right-wing reactionaries again. The core of this is that the right fails to understand the idea of "audiences" and assume THEY are the only audience, but also that maturity just isn't their thing...

#CTVNews are fucking cowards

He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sends a text that remind him of the war plans He sends a text that reminds him of the war crimes #Hegseth

Que? (The French one, not the Spanish one)

Well, with some egg on my face, I do owe Daniel an apology. I hate this situation. I hate the damage it will do to survivors of SA who are already struggling to come forward knowing there's real examples like Naomi who lie. I also hate how this is so, so public an example.

Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

The allegations against Daniel Greene are stunning and heartbreaking and I hope Naomi King gets the support they need through all this. But what I am right now is angry. I'm fucking raging internally. It's not just that Daniel abused someone who trusted him, it's that he's just another symptom...

All I'm saying is a bunch of six year-olds took over a whole-assed government agency...and no one thought to distract them with Legos or episodes of "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?" This country really doesn't have the mousekatools for this, and it's disgusting.

When you entrust positions of power to unserious people, you give them the ability to do serious damage.

Every time I see a surprised headline from a News Outlet about the next thing Trump is doing I internally scream "WE KNOW, and we KNEW." As if these things weren't communicated clearly by Project 2025 and the Trump teams' own comments. It tells you immediately where the media has always stood.

One of the most freeing things I did this year was to axe #Goodreads and #Storygraph. I'm tired of Gamifying EVERYTHING, and just want to read for it's own sake. I don't care care for stats or social clout, I just want my hobby to be a hobby again. Anyway - Blood Meridian is fantastic so far.

I can't avoid @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and Kelly Weinersmith's missed opportunity with this title. "How to Create a Human Terrarium That Isn't All That Terrarible" was RIGHT there.

People like to think Russia is behind our disinfo and division problem. I have bad news: Russia exploits the cracks we create ourselves. That’s what I told a parliamentary committee in Ottawa today, where I testified on Russian influence and disinformation. SUBSCRIBE: rachelgilmore.substack.com

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 8 / 20

While there might be a speck of a point here, old school office “culture” needs to just die. It’s synthetic and propped up by abusive management cultures. Employers acting like they’re not the ones that need to change are driving a lot of these firings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvCP...

Totally how a sane world leader acts. #toddlerinchief #trump

So we live in a world where Elon is stupid enough to say that a CEOs sole responsibility is to the shareholders. Not only is this the quiet part out loud...it proves the alternate reality of the rich. They think businesses exist not for services or products, but themselves.

Okay, so I'm only on episode 3 of #thePenguin but holy shit,guys. The character work, writing, acting. So beyond its roots.

Whoops, missed another couple days 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 7 / 20

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 6 / 20

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 5 / 20

@fdsignifier.bsky.social Dropping the data on the election. Good context for the energy that the Trump camp AND Harris camp brought. Solid analysis www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ne...

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 4 / 20

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 3 / 20

Whoops....missed a couple. Anyway.... 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 2 / 20

20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 1 / 20

New Second Thought - Between this, @iwriteok.bsky.social new Behind the Bastards on Peter Thiel and Blonde Politics' video on "Dark Maga" - there's a clear story about the Tech Billionaires' power grab and the world they want. This is by design, and long-term. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nST5...

Okay... @vicmmic.bsky.social knows Gourley AND Richter. CONAN ON VIP, STAT ...please

A lil tip for the folks with shoe polish on their lips today :)

Bag of Bones Press contest time! Can you write a horror story in a single Blue-sky post? Follow me here, share this post, then add your story to this thread. Best story by midnight this Saturday (GMT) will win any one of our great horror anthologies! Link to our books: shorturl.at/0NotP 🖤💀🖤

Enjoying this 30-year cycle of classic horror remakes. I am incredibly excited for @realgdt.bsky.social's take on #Frankenstein. Robert Eggers' #Nosferatu looks incredible as well. Horror fans, gobble it up.