What I find telling here is that the possibility of him being turned on BY MEN was still judged to be threatening. This is a group of cishet women arguing that the presence of gay male sexuality was threatening to them as they gathered to watch a show about gay men. This is unabashed homophobia.

Head's up: Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy Book 1) by @robertjbennett.bsky.social is on US ebook sale for $2; I got some for random giveaway, *and* 5 copies for a US #KindleBookGiveaway right now. I *really* like this book, it's a bunch of fun.

Uncached, impulsive US #KindleBookGiveaway: 4 copies of @chuckwendig.bsky.social's The Book of Accidents: A Novel, because it is a good book (reminded me a lot of The Talisman), there are owls, and it has a perfect ending.

SOMEBODY STOLE MY FLALLER 🤬

A free/donate what you can event for Gaza! 12:30am IST, 12th Jan - do come if you're free 🍉

my haters know me so well 🥰

bud 'n birb

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway, courtesy of @galatfemme.bsky.social: 10 copies of THE SPICE GATE by @prashanthsrivatsa.bsky.social, which I *have* but haven't read, of course, sigh. If you read it, please let me know what you think.

TIL Dua Lipa has a book podcast 😮

As promised, here's a U.S. #KindleBookGiveaway of the Terry Pratchett novel Mort. It's the first Death book and still a favorite of mine. www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee...

Doing my first U.S. #KindleBookGiveaway -- here are 3 copies of the first book I finished this year, The Secret Book Society: A Novel, by Madeline Martin. www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee...

I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

Nervously watching my (gently) critical goodreads review of Heated Rivalry from 2021 start getting likes since the show's release

“Where do you get your ideas from, Ms Le Guin?” From forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards, naturally. Where else?

Heads up: as noted by @galatfemme.bsky.social, Olivia Waite's Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1) is on US Kindle sale for $3; I got a copy for myself, and some for random giveaway.

Just saw this Arab guy say “wah gwan alaykum” because he found a halal Jamaican restaurant in NYC. This the kinda chaos I enjoy.

Alongside the word of the year we should have “the word that has lost the most of its meaning this year”. I nominate “ceasefire”.

I'm looking for the next writer from Gaza to tell their story, to be published on Feijoa Dispatch and Fightback. We pay NZ$250 (about US$145) and the article can also promote your GoFundMe/Chuffed My DM's are open so please get in touch

#mahaparinirvandiwas Reminded on his death anniversary today, what a colossus Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is. Our history, politics, social and legal structures have all felt the impact of his intellect, his personality, and his character. He has no equal.

I am seeing some comments like “what if pro athletes really did kiss???” and I am excited for those people to learn about the WNBA

lots of otherwise smart women really willing to say truly dumb things about gay romance/heated rivalry. like, seriously stop and think about why you would be willing to say as a straight woman that you just really think it's nice to see a sexual relationship between equals. stop telling on yourself!

No, let me be fucking clear. Something ALL of us who run the backend of campaigns know: Palestinians IN GAZA are the people who are donating to each other’s campaigns, while everyone else looks away. I refuse to say more about this. Just sit with this fact.

JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics

my secret to enjoying the internet

Heads up: as spotted by @galatfemme.bsky.social, SPICE GATE by prashanthsrivatsa.bsky.social is on US ebook sale for $2; I got a copy for myself, and some copies for random giveaway.

He showed us the way

Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated

writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight

Shehan Karunatilaka in conversation with Jerry Pinto at Mumbai LitLive talking about the new generation of Sri Lankan writers like @vajra.me using SFFH to comment on life, society, and politics on the island 🇱🇰

lord i see what u have done for others

Happy srk birthday to this post only

In the middle of a packing marathon I wanted a nice cup of tea and a snack aaand I spilt the boiling tea on my hand that was scraped up and bruised already Is this a sign? 🥺

#Kindle #KindleBookGiveaway Since there’s a new Penric & Desdemona novella out, here are free copies of the first book in the series! www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee... www.amazon.com/kindle/redee...

Cached US Kindle giveaway, courtesy of @galatfemme.bsky.social: 10 copies of HUNTRESS by @malindalo.bsky.social, which I *have*, but haven't read yet. If you read it, let me know what you think please. #KindleBookGiveaway

What did y'all think about the ending of Homebound? I really liked the movie, but that little twist at the end was a rather odd choice that raised more questions than it answered, no? It felt just a bit mawkish in an otherwise excellent film imo.. allowance for filmy creative liberties? #desiwatch

Cached US Kindle giveaway, courtesy of @galatfemme.bsky.social: 10 copies of Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy Book 1) by @delilahwaan.bsky.social, which I *have* but *haven't* read yet, so if you read it, let me know what you think please. #KindleBookGiveaway

Refaat Alareer’s family is struggling. They returned to find their home demolished. If you have quoted a line from his poetry, retweeted something, or mourned his death, please support his family today. chuffed.org/project/1093...

Today's activity has been my yearly reminder that 90% of Booktube is white men in black turtlenecks with Serious Opinions on Dostoyevsky and white women in front of aesthetic bookshelves talking about why Colleen Hoover is bad.

Why would I use chatGPT when I can just add “reddit” at the end of my question and get a post from like 2008 that specifically answers my question

got overtired and overheated for 2 days in a row and now I have the mother of all migraines and my legs won't stop twitching send new body 🥺

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Good morning new followers! I'm an editor & occasional author w/ @blaft.bsky.social. We have 2 new titles out this month (weird horror antho + anti-caste stories translated from Marathi). Check out our work: www.blaft.com/collections/... Free Palestine 🇵🇸, fight bigotry 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏽, support indie creators

What we do know is that the plaintiff can refile in NZ at her discretion. This doesn't mean that anyone found her claims unsubstantiated or that Gaiman successfully introduced any doubt into the proceedings; it just means that somebody made a really bad choice of fillings.

If all this was purely fiscal the AI actors would be some musclebound guy designed to replace Chris Hemsworth or something.

The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,

We're meeting in one hour. Do join us even if you're unable to donate right now, just to read, listen, and share your thoughts. Keep Palestinian art and culture alive at a time when it's being actively wiped out 🍉

I'm back with another fundraiser for Palestinians next weekend. We're in peak Hindu holiday season here in India, and if you have something to spare, please think of the Gazans who are in hell on earth for the second year running. Please consider donating or even just sharing 🍉

This is on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DPTvld0iJuo/ and Fb www.facebook.com/peter.d.grif... as well, if you want to share with friends on those platforms .

OK, ok, I need to stop being coy and self-effacing. I am DELIGHTED that my work in making lesbian history accessible for authors of historical fiction is being recognized in books that used my work. My ultimate goal is to never again hear an author of a sapphic historical say "There's no sources."