another beautiful illustration!!! 👇👇

Oh hey interview is live! Thank you so so much to @armedwithabook.bsky.social for letting me talk excitedly about THE FIRST THOUSAND TREES -- out tomorrow from @ecwpress.bsky.social ! "Nothing stays a wasteland forever. People hit and roll, and then they get up again."

a great time to make your TBR pile even higher 👀

was doing pass pages in Adobe yesterday, and the instant I opened the file, Adobe went "that looks like a large file, would you like an AI summary of it?" what the actual fuck? does this mean Adobe has already scraped my entire book?

guys, remember when he ended Russia’s invasion in 24 hours?

Guard your valuables and keep your eyes peeled! There are THIEVES about! The Canarviers have arrived and I’ll be at Little District books with Venessa Vida Kelley tonight to celebrate! See you there, DC!

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

fantastic news!!

New interview with C.L. Clark at the WOW newsletter today. I fell in love with their writing through a short story analysis on the Writing Excuses podcast. I was thrilled when C.L. agreed to do this interview - & was blown away with all the great craft advice! Thanks @clclark.bsky.social!

just... for no reason what-so-ever.... remember, i wrote The Iron Garden Sutra in 2022. no reason. at all.

there are so many jobs rn that are just like "help us make our AI model better" and i'm half considering to get hired just so i can run that shit into the ground before they fire me.

okay, i'm back for real now. what did I miss in the past month?

where did zebra cakes go? did we collectively hallucinate this treat?

for the weekend crowd!

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

stopped by @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social to drop off ARCs and sign some Dragonflies!!! living that author dream 🥹🥹

Noticed there's a picket up outside my local post office, so I am going to bring them some cookies in a bit. If you are in Canada and near a CUPW picket line, I am sure the folks there would appreciate some snacks or a friendly wave/honk.

it's a GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! 🔥 enter before October 10th to win! @erewhonbooks.bsky.social and @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social are giving away 100 ARCs of The Iron Garden Sutra 🤯 www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... *US entrants only

i literally teared up when this illustration hit my inbox yesterday 🥹🙏 this is an author's dream!!!

a squirrel has chewed through some overhead wires, electrocuted itself, and cut power to the whole street. crews are on the way. so, whenever you feel like you're not making a difference, remember that even the littlelest guy can have a big impact.

not here, but i will be at @canconsffh.bsky.social !!

i am not atually here, but some exciting news will be coming this Friday, so keep an eye out 👀

I've thoughts on the things we're not supposed to talk about along with the stories we tell. How we must push back on the justifications people use to ignore or embrace the wrongs around them. I also wonder why we let Alexanders and incendiaries hurt so many people. www.patreon.com/posts/139194...

thrilled to share this stacked TOC with so many of my wonderful peers!

Finally got approved for @thesuiway.bsky.social 's Iron Garden Sutra on Netgalley and I'm super stoked.

ARC Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An immersive scifi story about life, death, faith, doubt, and balance. Incredible world building, intriguing characters, and the writing is impeccable. A. D. Sui blew me away. @thesuiway.bsky.social

that’s enough internet for me. see you all in October.

ooo bang-on essay!!! what's funny, in a way, or not funny, is that even though i was raised on "Golden Age" sci-fi, all of it was in translation and so you had American sensibilities translated into a Soviet-approved package and that made for a READING, i tell ya.

the downside to having access to the latest in academic literature and understanding said literature is that now i have to spend 5 min of my 10 min doctor's appointment explaining what a meta-analysis is to my physician.

if you were looking for something to yell at your MP for.

If you are Canadian, please please please sign this petition and pass it around!!

is the sci-fi genre dead? i don't know. but i do have a very much sci-fi, very much alive book up on Netgalley right now that you should request 👀 comes with classic sci-fi tropes such as: big ship doesn't like you, passive aggressive men, and cool religious fashion.

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - JULY 2025🏳️‍🌈 I round up nearly 30 stories by @elijah.mea.rs @karinlow.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @johnchu.bsky.social @emnorth.bsky.social @prioryruins.bsky.social @mimulus.bsky.social @spencerwriting.bsky.social & more!!! www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

somehow, Dragonfly is on the Hugo longlist. thank you everyone who continues to show love to this little, angry novella. thank you @sillysyntax.bsky.social for alerting me of this wonderful development! 🙏

news outlet loses the last bit of credibility it didn’t know it had left to lose.

My new GenAI Grapevine column providing analysis and coverage related to generative AI is out. Includes a deep dive into the Anthropic settlement along with publishers failing to register copyright. Plus info on tension at Worldcon over writers using AI and a book people must read. 1/2

Yo, fellow Canucks! Head's up to sign up!

Looking for new books to read? Check out some of the bookmail that's hit my doorstep latelym What are you excited about? bookjockeyalex.com/2025/08/28/b...

Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.

i honestly don't care if you're reading for escape, or you're reading to learn, or you're reading to feel horny. i don't care. just READ! read, because they want you to ingest AI slop. read, because they want to erase any ounce of critical thought you have. read, because it will connect you—

so, he knew that this was a possibility and released the product anyway. this is big tobacco level bullshit.

This fundraiser sounds cool. Hope you'll contribute! gofund.me/a242648f

It’s official. September 6th. From all across this nation. We march in D.C. Join us.

The Israeli uprooted 10,000 olive trees in al-Mughayyir during a three-day siege of the Palestinian village. The Israeli army said uprooting the trees was meant to "deter" village residents and make them "pay a heavy price." mondoweiss.net/2025/08/isra... #Palestine #Israel

in Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault states that “schools serve the same social functions as prisons and mental institutions- to define, classify, control, and regulate people.” anyway.

it took me like 10 min. go, fill the thing out. 👇

i had my coffee. all is well.

wait for noon to come so i can have my second coffee like a housecat staring at a timed feeder.