While I've been writing Science Fiction... My 13-year-old daughter is writing about girls and Human Rights in Afghanistan, the DRC, and ICE detention centers. She has not even once mentioned that she writes. She’s writing about much more serious stuff. rzgallant.substack.com/p/while-ive-...

I wrote this fairy-story for my daughter when she was born. She's a teenager now. Maybe there's still something salvageable... 🦚 rzgallant.substack.com/p/something-...

A new beginning: my website and Substack are live. I’ll be sharing the making of The Anankē Threshold — a mythic science fiction novel — and other work in progress. 🌐 richardzgallant.com ✍️ rzgallant.substack.com

hey folks, my friend Betsy is an ESL teacher, and she could really use a hand with school supplies. please check out her Amazon wish list below and THANK YOU from both of us!

Hello friends! I’ve just launched my Substack — a place to share updates on my novel The Anankē Threshold and other works in progress. Behind-the-scenes notes, research, and writing updates. First post here: rzgallant.substack.Anankēkē-the-beginning-a-story and the website launches on Monday.

Just reached out to WingNut & WB re: The Silmarillion adaptation. Offered consulting grounded in Tolkien’s epic roots—wyrd, exile, heroic fate. If they aim for gravitas over gloss, I’m ready. Inklings Prize, 2024 📂 www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/u6z69...

What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

You have to listen to this:

My muse when I dismiss an erudite pun and go for the fart joke instead.

The Jewish community is in pain. Antisemitism is surging and it’s mostly met with silence. Eric Ward of Race Forward is right. Antisemitism doesn’t just threaten Jews, it destabilizes Democracy itself. Don’t be silent.

Pete Buttigeig hits the nail on the head. #USDemocracy

“Y’all, we did it — Tulsa just created a $105 million reparations plan for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.” (From @thebwstimes.bsky.social )

San Diego residents force ICE out of their neighborhood. These ICE thugs know how much shame they bear for their cruel and unconstitutional actions, which is why they don't show their faces. 😡

This is what is coming if the big BILL passes it’s part of project 2025 remember when 47 said “vote for me, this will be the last time you will have to vote because it will all be fixed beautifully” Everyone needs to stand up for democracy now! That’s called a dictatorship. #ProudBlue #DemVoice1

My daughter's first concert - got to meet the singer of the Italian dark wave band Kirlian Camera, Elena Fossi, tonight. It's now her favourite band and I wouldn't be surprised if my 12-year-old goes goth soon.

Oof. We’ve fallen so far, so fast.

Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!? Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.

For those who missed it, Lyons wants to handle deportations like Amazon handles packages. Let that sink in.

China continues trolling the US with new videos. Here’s one - “US sweatshop factory”

I’m old enough to remember when I took out a full-page ad in the New York Times last fall to publish a letter signed by 225 mental-health professionals saying that Trump’s severe personality disorders made him destructive and dangerous.

Imagine if you just ate an edible🤣🤣🤣

If you’re on #DisabilityBenefits, it’s ok to have hobbies, holidays, food deliveries, and so on. Benefits exist so disabled people can live safely, independently, with quality of life. Don’t let government rhetoric make you feel guilty for existing.

Priorities…👇 Trump. Is. A Total. Piece. Of. Shit. ✨

A member of Congress is quoting Goebbels—Hitler’s propagandist!—on the House floor. If you’re asking #WhatCanIDo, here’s your chance. Condemn Rep. Keith Self for bringing Nazism io Congress. Let the Republican Nazis know—in Cory Booker’s words—we will not stand for it. resist.bot/petitions/PL...

This was….five months ago

“The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war plans… Do senior Trump administration officials use Signal regularly for sensitive discussions? Do the officials believe that the use of such a channel could endanger American personnel?” Jeffrey Goldberg Which laws did Trump officials break?

…Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Michigan.

…gratitude to the Americans," the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said in a post on Facebook. The 3rd Infantry Division identified the fallen soldiers as Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam; and…

…U.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania. "We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…

Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise. Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied. The…

I hear that many books have been stolen and used to train Meta’s AI. The people who built AI stole from many, many other writers like me to train their machines. For free. Without any acknowledgement. And that’s wrong. @societyofauthors.bsky.social #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFA

Hallo Journalisten! Wenn ich sage »Gras ist pink«, dann ist das eine »Behauptung«. Echte Journalisten könnten das überprüfen, statt es als »umstrittene Behauptung« zu verkaufen. Wenn ich sage, »Die Grünen essen Kinder«, dann ist das Propaganda und KEINE »Behauptung« und auch nicht »umstritten«.

my day? made

Can we permanently put to rest the myth that a businessman knows more how to manage the economy? Or do we have to wait for our economy’s collapse for some among us to grasp it?

Love that tan suit!!! 🔥🔥🔥 @dcombes.bsky.social @claynobles.bsky.social @krassenstein.bsky.social @rdoch82.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @free2beme.bsky.social @jess-murray.bsky.social @paspuggie48.bsky.social @youranoncentral.bsky.social

Anything & everything can help… right? 😈😈 #FuckShitler

This 👇

@raskin.house.gov We seriously need to start talking about a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk for collecting our Social Security numbers. We will suffer from this for decades to come!

Today is my wife’s birthday so wrote her a tune: #originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky philipdewalt.substack.com/p/089-when-s...

"The rule of law matters. As an attorney, if my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them." -Former Skadden Arps attorney Brenna Trout Frey

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Guys, we're in trouble. This is only going to get worse. Please be aware of your surroundings. Help your neighbors. We need to stick together