Holy shit these two photos from Artemis II that were shared just a bit ago.

When I was younger, I wanted to be an astronaut to explore the unknown and float around in space and to boldly go where no man has gone before, and now I wanna be an astronaut just to be 238,000 miles away from earth so I can finally unclench my jaw for a little bit so

Canadian Friends! Nominations are currently open for this year's Aurora Awards, and my short story "the love song of house and lake" is eligible for the shortlist. If you need a spooky summer romance to get you through the rainy days of April, this story is for you ❤️

"I believe in a future in which trans people aren't forced to live in fear, shame and secrecy." My strip for TDOV.

THERAPIST: and what do we do when we're sad? ME: get another used cat? THERAPIST (nodding): get another used cat

There's something both tragic and satisfying about finding the darling I need to kill, that one little moment or turn of phrase I just adore that is undermining the whole 🤬ing book. Sigh. #writerstears #writersky

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by @djangowexler.bsky.social A hilarious romp through the origins of an evil empire. Definitely going to pick up Davi 2. #booksky #darklord

at this point I do think we need a law where, if CEO/executive salaries exceed a certain reasonable threshold, it should be illegal for the company to cut employee salaries, freeze hiring or institute layoffs on financial grounds unless they've first cut their own compensation back to the threshold

gonna write a story where the MC is a butcher, and every time there's a major plot development the price of steaks goes up

A reminder in time for the Hugo nomination deadline! I know 2025 was a BANGER year for novellas but I'm incredibly proud of this one, and would love to see it on the ballot 🔥👻

I want it now!!!

I recently got my ARCs of VILLAIN and they are *gorgeous* aaaaaa

Makes me wonder if I should look harder at self-publishing...

and flying cars

If anyone is at ICFA this weekend and goes to the award ceremony and manages to get a pic of my daughter accepting her honorable mention for the Dell Award (or the Must Read Books award now) I would be so incredibly grateful! I could only afford one plane ticket (for her) so I have to miss it 😭

✨✨✨So it seems #Firefly has announced a new animation series based on stories prior to the movie Serenity’s plot! Yussss! ✨✨✨ #tvseries #nathanfillion 🪐📚 #scifiseries #scifi #scifiwestern

If you have printed books with Ingram Spark, please take a moment to fill in their "opt out" form, so they know not to sell your books to Big Tech companies that scan printed media to train their datasets. www.ingramcontent.com/page/ai-opt-...

The Poet Empress by @dragons.bsky.social This one had me from the first page and held on right to the end. I love it when I honestly can't predict what's going to happen and yet it all comes together so beautifully in the end. #thepoetempress #booksky

Sorry, I have to disagree. I'm not a horror person and I personally prefer One Battle After Another, but Sinners is an objectively better movie. #bestpicture #sinners

I know it was yesterday, but same.

The 2026 Aldiss Award longlist is out! There are so many great books on here, and I’m stoked to see A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST among them! If you’ve read ASOLL, you probably know worldbuilding is very much my jam, so this means a lot to me! Congrats to all! thealdissaward.com/the-2026-ald...

Phenomenal series. Loved every word, even when it broke my heart. Five stars. No notes.

Participating authors: - J.P. Babb - Brandon Butler - K.M. McKenzie - Jesse McMinn - Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social - Y.M. Pang (me) - Peter G. Reynolds - Danny F. Santos - Colin Searle

Time to reveal the title for The Echo Archives book 3!!! Guess a letter in the comments, and if you guess correctly, I'll fill it in! See how early you can guess the full title! (If you've already seen it on my Patreon, shhhhh!) THE LAST _ _ _ _ IN THE _ _ _ _

"Sinners" is a particular kind of story about migration, spirituality, and Black speculative survival skills.

We’re celebrating the re-launch of The First Step! Share the new hardcover between March 10–20 and you could win: ✔ Signed Deluxe Collector’s Edition ✔ Swag pack ✔ Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses Post a pic of your copy OR share one of our graphics. Learn more: forms.gle/Tm5FxgxHmyJ8...

AI and decision-making.

Also available in our UK & US shops - limited remaining book & box stock of A Song of Legends Lost (book 1): bit.ly/IC_ASOLL

📣 In the UK & US shop! Purchase at: bit.ly/IC_ADOBB Our Illumicrate Exclusive: A Dance of Burning Blades edition, created in collaboration with M.H. Ayinde and Orbit Books, is now available for general sale.⁠

The in-house editor would like a word.

FYI! There is still stock of book one 'A Song of Legends Lost' in our UK/INT and US/CAN shops 💛 👉 illumicrate.com/search?q=a%20song%20of%20legends%20lost&type=product

Finally got my physical copy of Emptiness. Might be the prettiest 24hr anthology I've had the good fortune to be a part of. #shortstories #sffwriters #anthology 🪐📚💙

FREE for this weekend only! Emptiness, a one-shot anthology. 48 stories written and edited in only 24 hours, including one by yours truly. And this weekend Feb 14&15, you can download the e-book for FREE! Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ #sff #anthology 💙📚🪐

FREE for this weekend only! My writing group always does an annual, 24 hour one-shot anthology. This year's theme was Emptiness. 48 stories written and edited in only 24 hours. I'm not in this one, but there are some awesome authors here! www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ

This was so fun to be apart of :3 Happy v-day, grab a copy, embrace the existential dread 🥰🥰🥰

FREE for this weekend only! Emptiness, a one-shot anthology. 48 stories written and edited in only 24 hours, including one by yours truly. And this weekend Feb 14&15, you can download the e-book for FREE! Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ #sff #anthology 💙📚🪐

For this Valentine’s weekend, EMPTINESS: A ONE-SHOT ANTHOLOGY OF SPECULATIVE FICTION is available as a free ebook on Amazon! CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ #fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories

A new post all about writing a trilogy. After finishing the Sisters of Jade Trilogy, I wanted to share some of my notes about the process. Is it easy? Nope! Is it satisfying? Hell yeah! #AuthorTips #writingtipsandtricks #fantasytrilogy www.jamesdowne.com/post/how-to-write-a-trilogy

EMPTINESS, the 9th installment of Toronto SFF Writers' one-shot anthology series, is here! Get 120k words of fantasy and science fiction, all written in a single day. The ebook will be free on Amazon this weekend Feb 14-15! books2read.com/emptiness #sciencefiction #fantasybooks #CanadianWriters

My writing group's latest 24 hour anthology is now live! 48 stories written and edited in only 24 hours, including one by yours truly! And what's better is this Saturday Feb 14, you can download the e-book for FREE! E-Book: Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ 🪐📚💙

Gift from a fellow writer. #fantasyauthor #writenow #writersky

HENCH is also for sale from Bookshop.org, which is a fantastic way to buy directly from independent booksellers. Thank you so much for bringing this to me!

Kaladin, soundtrack based on Brandon Sanderson's Way of Kings, (and my fav writing music) is being taken down as a result of the Cosmere deal with AppleTV. If you haven't heard it, pick up your copy ASAP because tomorrow it could be gone. mailchi.mp/3fccc838fb27...

Age verification? My entire public school simultaneously line-danced to Achy Breaky Heart.

It's wonderful that Liam Ramos is home, but let's not forget how many children are still being held.

Birthday book order finally arrived! Time to top up the TBR! #tbr