It's been a while since I've been here. But I've been busy! Which is to say that I believe I will be finished with the rewrite of Bloodsword by the end of March, if not sooner. I've got gorgeous new covers and I can't wait to share all this with you!

The nearest food bank is almost 2 hours away by car. That is...not good for people up here in the mountains who might get snowed in. I am now sad that the old Catholic Church in the valley that recently closed and was selling off all its commercial kitchen equipment couldn't be repurposed.

I’ve set up a recurring donation with mine. Even $5 a month can help a lot—usually way more than we, who don’t buy in bulk, could buy in equivalent.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

An aside: Finally got to see BLUE EYE SAMURAI (on Netflix) this week (while donating platelets). Totally earned all the accolades. I adored it. Mizu is a delightfully effed-up character. Can't wait for the 2nd season! Note: Strictly NOT for kids, in case you weren't aware.

Oh hey! An opportunity to help the radiant @zzclaybourne.bsky.social get some wheels back, after his were sadly smushed. gofund.me/60734e64d

I miss Pat so much. I wish I had not been so shy when I first met her.

So sorry I keep forgetting to check in here. Back from Japan (what a dream!) and now Life is crashing down all around us. Guess I should take up ballroom dancing. Will keep me occupied while I starve, right? *sigh*

I'm tired, y'all. So tired. I honestly am looking forward to being in a place (Japan) where I can understand very little of what people say, have no concept of politics (ok, so I do know a little), and am not constantly worrying about what's going to happen next.

@jayewells.bsky.social !!! Your fingers come from their cloaca!!

Book 4 of Murderbot. Exit Strategy by @marthawells.com ❤️ "Always have an exit strategy, that was rule number one when interacting with normal people" 🤣 SecUnit is every neurodiverse person 👏 #booksky #book #crochet #craft #murderbot

I’m seeing a lot of inaccurate info about the Anthropic settlement being passed around as fact, so here’s a good basic explainer from the Author’s Guild that I highly recommend reading so you understand it better if you’re potentially part of the class: authorsguild.org/news/what-au...

Currently contracting with an amazing artist for new covers for the first 3 upcoming books and, even though my wallet is crying, I am SO EXCITED.

These animals are not just a symbolic treehugger cause. They serve a practical purpose, helping to keep other wildlife populations in check, which in turn helps control the spread of diseases in deer and elk. They shape the landscape by preventing deer from stripping plant life from riverbanks.

Beautiful fox wedding going on, with the sun shining through the rain and silvering all the ponderosa. Earlier, the sunflowers were bowed down with hail.

Oh dear gods, what a dream job!

Everyone has until Tuesday 9/19/25 to submit any public comment to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule rollback. Read what that could mean for you, and how to comment, here. ⬇️

Joined our local Firewise group as a means of doing something positive in our community. As the NM State Forestry person said, "It's not 'if', it's 'when' wildfire will happen here," so we're doing our best to be prepared. Esp. in light of federal cuts of staff and $$.

I'm also reading this one to try to understand the background (and underground) of AI. We definitely need much more regulation!

The monsoon is monsooning, the sick son is coughing, and I have work to do--editing, anthologizing, revising, teaching. Here we go!

I was going to get a COVID booster tomorrow, but was asked to hold off for 2 weeks to see if the pharmacy would in fact get the new vax in. When I asked if they knew whether they would really get it, I could basically hear the pharmacist throw their hands up in the air. "I guess we'll find out!" 🙃

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Bubonicon was good, if a little hard at some points. It's hard when you're new in a community, you don't yet have a new book out, and people aren't sure of you. I'm not trying to be BFFs or horn in on anyone's scene; I just want to be part of a community of writers, yanno? I adore talking shop.

I think if I do Bubonicon again next year, I'll stay at the hotel. Daily 3hr roundtrips were exhausting. And I was late to my panel one day because the traffic was terrible.

I would have defied my parents and applied to colleges for writing/English from the start. I would have worked with the local Yale representative (YALE!) who wanted to help me apply because he felt my writing was so strong. I wouldn't have listened to all the naysayers telling me not to write.

I'm imagining endless data centers running on human battery cells, the AIs chattering eternally to themselves...Oh wait. I think we already did that in the Matrix.

PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb

A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI. All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work. For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

My Bubonicon schedule this weekend! I hope to see you there!

I love these books so much! You can grab all of them now! <3

Finishing up one term at one uni this coming week. Starting another term at another uni with two courses the same week. Ah, the joys of adjuncting!

Someone is setting off fireworks in the Santa Fe National Forest. We are at HIGH fire danger. It is all I can do not to hunt these idiots down and drag them out by their ears like Gandalf with miscreant hobbits.

Originally, when I decided to restructure several things in Bloodsword (aka the eternal WIP), I dreaded the thought of adding another PoV, but...I must say, it *is* rather refreshing to have at least one character who knows wth is going on! 😆 #gaydragons

So, this feels so small and ridiculous in the face of what I see on the TL here, but...I'm going to be reading from my new novel at Bubonicon on Sunday, Aug. 24 and I hope you'll join me there. #gaydragonslives

This is huge. For years there's been a misconception that it's psychological and all in your head. We can already show changes in blood vessels, muscle tissue, etc. Now we see the genes that show ME/CFS disposition are NOT the same as the genes that show disposition for depression/anxiety/etc.

My tentative Bubonicon schedule has my heart fluttering a bit. Wow. Been a while since I've done panels and whatnot. Be gentle with me. ;-)

Hey friends, if you can vote for the Hugo Awards, voting closes today!

There are just shy of 500 #indiebookstores signed up for this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay on August 9. Are you one of them? #IndependentBookstores from anywhere in the world are welcome & you can sign up here: forms.gle/TsuHowxDy4UW...

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Finally, FINALLY, after a week of false starts and dashed hopes of writing for more than 10 min. at a time, I got an hour to myself this morning and was able to write the bridge between two scenes I'm joining into one. I really don't know how other writer-parents do it.

But a March survey from Nature found 75% -- 3 in 4! -- researchers are *thinking* about leaving the U.S. With huge funding cuts at every level from Federal agencies thru university grants, what's different now is that many may have no choice but to leave. (gift link) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

We can still save the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Here's a practical guide to what to do right now to save not just the agency's funding but its future all together. Part of this is messaging on reauthorizing the Museum and Library Services Act. bookriot.com/we-can-still...

Except my coworker is me...

Sentient sword pulls shenanigans on disaster bisexuals.

Amen amen. Ximena Odette

This will surely label me as an Old, but sometimes I deeply wish there were Digital Defense classes for kids and parents because the number of times one of my kids has come to me in tears b/c she got hacked...Ugh.

The horrors persist and so do I. I've so many exciting things I'm cooking up--can't wait until I can share them. For now, mum's the word. 🙊

This movie is pretty much my whole personality right now. What is funny is that I can think of the song most likely to break the Honmoon (like "Your Idol")--"Guilty" by Taemin of course! :-)