Interesting analysis on how robust the US democracy is against the authoritarian forces on display.

They've lost the 9yos

New #scifi conference in Canada! Halifax. Check it out! I hope to go to the inaugural next year. Follow them! @tricon-hfx.bsky.social

Ahhhh! “…the best story in the collection, Catherynne M. Valentes Came the Last Night of Sadness…” From Locus Online’s review of #TheEndoftheWorldAsWeKnowIt: New Tales from #StephenKing ‘s The Stand!

Button smashed

We are very much looking forward to having a table at Can Con @canconsffh.bsky.social! Stop by our fan table to chat about the bid to host the 2030 World Science Fiction in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton)!

The @edmontonin2030.bsky.social Worldcon bid will have a table at CanCon. (I'll be there staffing the Edmonton bid table)

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

Kate Heartfield started a starter pack for @canconsffh.bsky.social folk! Check them out and follow :) go.bsky.app/UXVrVHZ

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities - on.ft.com/3IuZ5qz via @FT

If you're looking for ways to fight the despair from the state of the world like I am, may I recommend booking a tour at your local wildlife rescue, or walking dogs that need to be adopted or booking an animal meet and greet at your local zoo. Being with animals reminds me of the good in the world

I was an opinion columnist on RACE, GENDER, human rights and international affairs. It was literally my job to comment on these issues. Your personal discomfort and fear is yours to own.

Kicked out of Columbia University, now Washington Post. All for writing and speaking about race and injustice. The best way to support my work is to join @resistanceschool.bsky.social and take my class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

I see people talking about short story collections. There is lots to say on this topic but I will shut my mouth and just say, I have a short story collection! I also love short stories as a art form. bookshop.org/p/books/skin...

My interest in #D&D is coming back now that I have time to breathe (sometimes - I still have a #toddler). How young can a child be introduced to RPGs? Are there any #RPGs made specifically for younger kids? Like... I can wait til he's 5, but wonder if there's anything for 5-year olds.

Please don’t ever say “exaggerating the threat” to a Black woman.

Open Office is great, but the spell check is sometimes lacking for #scifi and #fantasy authors. I mean, I'm asking you how to spell "sinistral" Open Office, not the other way around.

Word.

are you ready for some big news? WE ARE OPEN for BIPOC subs for issue 100! and we are celebrating with a special theme: Transition, Migration, and Borders: Movement in, and of the Body 💖for those of us who find home in liminal spaces💖 find out more here: psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...

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Join these great science fiction indie authors at the Science Fiction Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! #writingcommunity #scifibooks #author

I'm really tired of the "everything should be sexy" / "nothing should be sexy" arguments about media. Some things should be sexy and other things should not be sexy and everyone needs to come to terms with the fact that not all things will please them, personally.

Time to #edit this #novel while the baby sleeps. Is anyone else in the #writer trenches today?

If you’re talking about American fascism without talking about race, you are missing out on its most critical ingredient. If you talk about it as if it came out of nowhere, you are missing what it is. If you talk about solving it without a solution that addresses these, you won’t solve it.

There is this picture, yes. I told people if they sent $500 to a particular charity in an hour, I'd wear this regency dress. It's owned by @maryrobinettekowal.com, who was visiting. Masculinity-policing dudes will repost it to mock me, which is weird considering I posted it in the first place.

... @adamroberts.bsky.social @angelasylvaine.bsky.social @derekkunsken.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social Allen M. Steele and R. A. Lafferty. Thank you to them all! 🤗

I last posted about this with everyone at Worldcon, so I'd appreciate a boost if you're willing as the world is noisy and full of horror, but the African SF Novels and Novellas Bundle - curated by Eugen Bacon, is still going strong at StoryBundle, and includes 2 of my novels! storybundle.com/scifi

Great time to buy a completed #scifi or #fantasy series! My House of Styx/House of Saints duology is there! A Godfather story in the clouds of #Venus!

Do I have to be American to understand why Cracker Barrel is trending? I've read some posts, but I still don't understand.

TOMORROW.

Reason my toddler is melting down #14: I will not let him handle raw chicken.

Sweet! All things considered books are a great entertainment investment. $15 for 8-12 hrs of entertainment.

Andes is wearing a superhero tshirt for the first time, at 2.4 years old. I am not the best photographer...

This is a really fascinating look by @jessnevins.bsky.social into the comic book world in 1939, and the forces that were shaping Superman, and as a consequence, the superhero genre. traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3c339...

I saw this on FB and it bears restating here. Say it with me: "Use AI for low stakes uses where it is appropriate. Do not use it everywhere."

Who's going to FlameCon in NYC this weekend? I'll be tabling at booth O167! Stop by, say hi, and grab some prints and books!

Nothing but good news with AI...

Is it me, or is editing hard? Maybe my memory is off, but I thought it was easier... Last time I edited a novel, I didn't have a #toddler though. Could it be that? He is cute.

Wow. 37 Celsius in Gatineau. I want to go back to Gaspesie...

Over on Reddit someone is asking for science fiction for their precocious young reader and the people there are suggesting books that were old when that kid's grandparents were the same age as the kid, for fuck's sake if you didn't know any SF books from this millennium maybe sit this question out

Lmao I'm an award-winning critic who has been covering thr SFF beat for more than a decade and I've never read Heinlein, Asimov, or Clarke. If all goes according to plan, I never will. I'm good, thanks.

If you want to know the secret to meeting and maybe befriending celebrities, here is mine: Want nothing from them and offer them kindness. Celebs are constantly confronted by people who want something from them. Be someone who isn't that. In my experience, that's a relief and a happiness for them.

I love comic book history, and this is an astonishing interview. Jim Shooter talked with the Comic Book Historians for 7 HOURS! It's a complex interview with a talented, defensive, hard-nosed creator who became management. Shooter was EiC of Marvel for my comics golden age. youtu.be/FBh709_dLNs?...

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Happy National Book Day! www.essence.com/news/nationa...

"Worm Song" by @derekkunsken.bsky.social (6,060 words) — An augmented human finds herself alienated from her wife and drawn to the worm song on a gas giant planet where dragons are in danger of going extinct. (My rating: 4/5)

Saturday, 16 August, Edmonton is hosting an online WorldCon Bid Party during the @seattlein2025.org. Canadian writers and artists talk about scifi and do readings. There's also a social space to hang out and another for a gaming session. I'll be reading. Please visit www.edmontonin2030.org/bidparty

Snoopy dance! So excited I can finally announce this. Forget hot girl summer, get ready for SLASHER SUMMER in 2026! 1/

The queries have started about “What if I only used a little bit of AI for my story submission.” The answer is, fuck AI. Uncanny Magazine doesn't want your story. There is no grey area here. Send us a story using AI for any aspect, it will be auto-rejected and you will be banned. Period.

Photos from today's walk. I liked the color variation on this sunflower. #bloomscrolling #photography #FlowerReport #sunflower #garden #nature #PNW #flowers