I am having some computer issues, so please be patient if I take some time to get back to you. Thanks!

I'll be taking some time off from social media, but in the mean time, may I recommend two very different works, from two amazing writers, @brackenmacleod.bsky.social and @zzclaybourne.bsky.social? Enjoy!

TIL that "crustpunk" was a thing.

It's a pleasure to crochet from the skull of your friend!* Imagine how much more delicious to employ the skull of your enemy!

Missing everyone at Bouchercon, New Orleans! Hoist a Vieux Carre for me.

Here's some gorgeousness for the timeline! Flowers from the farm; there's such lovely detail on the tentacles, including the colored stones. At DragonCon this weekend? Stop by the @hibernacula.bsky.social table and see more stunning work by Kelly, or check out the shop's website (in comments).

BOSTON AREA: A friend reported a guy in a work uniform saying he had to do a gas meter check. She didn't let him in, called the gas co., who said meters aren't due for inspection, and she isn't the 1st to report him. He had a fake doorknob hanger with tele info to make an "inspection appointment.

That magic moment when you go into a fiber store, ask for a book on fibers from "other critters," and the manager hands you this.💜Thank you, @portfiber.bsky.social!

The idea that museums are "out of control" makes me lol. Also, we know exactly the one he means. Slavery is evil.

There is a moment in every warping process when it just makes more sense to do laundry instead.

This popped into my brain the other day. The intro (and the show) made me ridiculously happy back when. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0_M...

Yes, the promised cat bed is made. Yes, she still prefers the spinning wheel case.

When you see saucer-sized googly eyes on the espresso machine and this little gem behind the counter...well, you know you've found a good place to be.

I shifted the cat long enough to finish the carrier for my #spinningwheel. I wanted to use materials from my stash, and buy nothing new. I still need to do some finishing work on the zippers and make a removable pad for the shoulder straps, but I'm happy with how it fits. Zoe is too. ;-) #lendrum

I received a lengthy note from a reader about me using a name for a fictional river in Maine that happened to be the real-life name of the river she lives near (in another state), and how I got the fictional river WRONG. #ItsAFictionalFictionNovel

Quite right, little cat. Why did I ever imagine I needed to make a bag for my spinning wheel? #everythingisacatbed

Message from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When the little cat realized she was sitting almost in center of my pattern, she quickly moved so that she was sitting *precisely* in the center of my pattern. 🙄 #zerofucksdetected #catbuttmarksthespot

Like all of my favorite gatherings, Necon is filled with friends (old and new) yammering about writing, horror, spec fic, and art, science, and nerdery of all kinds. 💜💜💜 w/ @dannybzski.bsky.social @deathginger.bsky.social @erricknunnally.bsky.social @izzylee.bsky.social @brackenmacleod.bsky.social

This little friend kept trying to come at me, fangs bared. Remember and learn from my experience: if you go into the butterfly room of a museum, you're not supposed to flail if they get too close.

*snikt**

Where are my fiber witches? I just spent a week at a workshop for spinning consistent yarn at @harrisvilledesigns.bsky.social and it was amazing! Thanks to @jillianmoreno.bsky.social and my fellow classmates.

TONIGHT! Mere HOURS from now! See @erricknunnally.bsky.social and me at @copperdogbooks.bsky.social !

Voting matters.

I entered a yarn store and a woman yelled "Your hair is the color of the scarf I want to knit! Take a picture!" She thrust her phone at the owner; the owner suggested they should ask *me* if it was okay. I said sure. But it was the first time I'd ever been used as a color chip. #Munsell2/15VeryDana

This Thursday! Come see @erricknunnally.bsky.social and me at @copperdogbooks.bsky.social!

*cracks knuckles* Jessi our social media coordinator (who’s actively recovering from top surgery yesterday on Inauguration Day) was so pumped to see this. Check out their reading list here: www.copperdogbooks.com/trans-readat... Here’s their list of trans and nonbinary authors to support

WTAF? This is deeply fucked up, shameful, cowardly.

Awesome mail days are awesome! The catalog of the exhibit "Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects" by the Mirankers and my copy of THE EXPERIENCES OF LOVEDAY BROOKE, LADY DETECTIVE (with my foreword) have arrived! #SherlockHolmes #19thcdetectivefiction #LovedayBrooke

I'm so looking forward to my conversation with @erricknunnally.bsky.social on June 19th!

Found in the backyard: Any clues as to what they are? I still trying to figure out my field guide (I'm only up to "does it have gills?" and "do not eat or touch anything").

One of the truly excellent aspects of my cats is the "hands-on" managerial style they practice. If Smaller Cat is not right in the middle of unwieldy projects, where the action is, she's making sure I'm using the sewing machine correctly.

I was just about to put away the parkas and crampons when we're hit with a May Nor'easter. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Home from a trip, I discover one cat has learned to break into my office (where she expressly is not allowed without supervision) and the other conned the Cat Sitter into giving her a treat in bed. The spoiled little minx didn't even clear up her plate after. #CatScienceIsReal #catsdomesticatedus

Cosmo rainbow.

Now reading Percival Everett's JAMES, and holy cats is it amazing.

If you don't follow Maru, the cat who fits himself into any container and wears beer carriers as armor, you're missing out on some good stuff. Miri is much older now, but the way Kitten Miri played with the MUCH LARGER Maru is fearless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJR... #notallheroeswearcapes

The garden is starting to really perk up--in between rain showers.

Happy pub day to @erricknunnally.bsky.social and THE QUEEN OF SATURN AND THE PRINCE IN EXILE! I'm so looking forward to reading this!

After all the #weaving, unweaving, reweaving, and hemming, my shrug/shawl is all one piece of fabric, made by #doubleweaving techniques: two tubes connected by a double-width piece of fabric. I'm going to retire to my drinking couch, taking a break from social media for a while. Behave yourselves!😉

File under "Doable, but not recommended." When you think you can figure out the pattern on the yarn that might be *just* enough for the project. And you run out of yarn several inches too short. You can unweave six inches from the incorrect pattern at the beginning; it's ugly, but doable.

Hands up: who needs a laugh?* Definitely NSFW, probably. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=624... *We here at the Dana Cameron Literary Empire like to keep it classy. Come for the books, ideas, and weaving, stay for the fart jokes.

Thanks to you all, the auction by #crimewritersfortransrights raised $58,891.87! Congratulations to the organizers!

Thank you, Senator Cory Booker!

I thought yesterday was April 1st. Sigh. But...huzzah! The auction has one more day, and there's still time to bid on cool stuff. #crimewritersfortransrights LFG! www.32auctions.com/organization...

It's going to be a battle right down to the wire to get this lot! Thanks to @stephenking.bsky.social for helping #CrimeWritersForTransRights2025! The auction ends TONIGHT! www.32auctions.com/organization...

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing a crime/horror hybrid about friendship, revenge, monsters, and magic. Get yourself a few books. You deserve it! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

Good job, everyone--you made it through another week! It may not look it, but I'm nearly halfway done with this project --now that I've figured it out. Happy Friday, all.

Today's featured items in the Crime Writers for Trans Rights auction are in the Crafters Bazaar! Or you can chat with your favorite authors in a bookclub: @swierczy.bsky.social @deannaraybourn.bsky.social @tracyc1.bsky.social are offering this nifty opportunity! www.32auctions.com/organization...