i am not part of the write every day school of thinking, but i am part of the read every day school. if you can fit 1-2 short stories a day (even just fifteen minutes some days), that's hundreds in a year. i will eat my hat if that doesn't change your writing instincts. will eat my goddamn hat.

Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

We have now shipped 432,367 whistles all across the country. 135,000 in February alone. And we could not have done it without y'all. The Pancake Priestess made you a thank you note. 💓 Get whistles > linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

“Computer, show me Judith slaying Holofernes but with Margaret Cavendish and Mary Shelley trimming Asimov’s sideburns”

Ooh, just saw “without Asimov there would be no science fiction,” and no, you stale crouton, you waterlogged saltine, without Mary Shelley—harassed by her husband and Lord Byron—there would be no science fiction. You’re confusing fandom for canon.

I’m reminded of one of my favorite Stephen Jay Gould quotes, from The Panda’s Thumb: “I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.”

OKAY GANG BUCKLE UP we are PUBLISHERS MARKETPLACE OFFICIAL for WICKHILLS Thank you to @mkcurry.bsky.social and @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social and @torbooks.bsky.social for making it happen! Prepare for me to NOT SHUT UP ABOUT THIS MOTHERFUPPIN BOOK (when I am less busy)

Victoria (and Writer Beware) is a great source for things to watch out in guidelines and reports of questionable publisher behavior. (And I totally agree with this "by submitting you grant rights" is a major issue)

Guy at my local played "Fox on the Run", which was great but it didn't quite compare to the first time i heard it a few months ago, from this sick Japanese bluegrass band (Redbull) doing 5 part harmony on the chorus youtu.be/vMR_Riwa3SY?...

Manifesting a bonkers robust sales weekend so we can pay shop & warehouse rent. Q1 is brutal on indie retail. If you have a friend you haven't introduced to our delicious, ethical, dweeby tea yet, now would be a great time! Tea shop is open daily from 9:30a-7p www.fridaytea.com open 24/7!

Done! Reviews left for: - Hollywood Animal - Wagotabi - Rimworld - Sailwind

Apparently if i only post my videos of projects as replies they won’t show up in my video gallery, so i guess need to fix that with my cardboard werewolf mask as the final parts don’t show. That’s why you seein’em again I will say that raw cardboard look always has some sort of charm to it #art

One day left to submit your work to Nightmare Magazine! We close at 11 pm tomorrow night. As ever, we're looking for short stories under 7500 words, flash stories 0-1500 words long, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Today I'm drinkn' 🧇. 2022 Waffles from @white2tea.bsky.social and tiny cakes while drafting for #writingabtwriting and trying to stay warm. 🍵

But what a cutie that first draft is.

*looks around at the lot of you* go write your book

Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing

*screams pitifully like Vader at the end of the prequels*

It's a myth remix where Heracles refuses to harm the legendary monsters and instead builds a found family out of them. Also, according to numerous librarians, it features the most sailor-mouthed Hera of all time.

Awhile ago, I bought a five pack of frog-shaped fidget toys from Bree. I'm here to tell you they're excellent, and that my kids regularly fight over who gets to have the rainbow frog. I can only assume they everything else in the shop is similarly awesome, so you should definitely order things. 🙂

The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well

“Outside it’s really a terrible thing. People are being dragged out of their homes day and night. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared.” No one is spared.“ Anne Frank, 13 January 1943

There's a publishing auction for charity running at the end of this week with a BUNCH of wonderful critique, books, art, and bookish items for donations to organizations that help immigrants and low-income communities experiencing the threat of ICE. #writingcommunity 💙📚 #author #journal

Hot Tea Melts ICE! Volition Tea is doing a "Call your Senators Grand Prize raffle" where voicing your opposition to increased ICE/DHS funding grants you entry to a raffle to win $435 worth of tea: every tea they offer. www.instagram.com/volitionteac... #tea #teasky #AbolishICE #GongFuCha #GongFu

Finally caught up to reading this in my emails, and it's such a good way of thinking about how you interact with and study your environment! (Also a very good writing exercise that I really should indulge in more often)

with the way y'all are rampaging through tonight's wishlist, Gunther Eagleman might be the actual professional-grade logistics bankroller. thanks for you in-kind marketing donation, bro

If you want to read some excellent fiction about people working together and looking out for each other in hard times, "The Year Without Sunshine" is a very good choice, as many have said lately. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

Today's tea was an unknown puer at vegetarian dim sum with my aunt and future cousin in-law. Delicious treats all around as it snowed sideways outside. 🍵 #teasky

Sneckdowns on functioning bus routes are best because they show operation of large vehicles, which streets are often designed around

Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians. Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!

As the winter storm rolls in, remember: NYC landlords are legally required to provide heat and hot water. If yours isn’t fixing the heat within 24 hours of notice, they’re breaking the law. Call 311 to report it.

If you need something positive to do to help your community right now that will cost nothing but time, go give blood. Someone is always in need. (A family member's life was saved by donated blood.) For a list of blood donation centers & blood drives within 20 miles of your zip code, search AABB:

A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain. A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones. The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...

Do it. I beg you. This madness ends a lot faster if billionaires lose money.

One of the things about creating your own worlds of fiction is that, if you don‘t like how something tends to works in fiction, but you like something about it, your version can work the way you want it to.

John's novels have so much heart and compassion that they make me insanely jealous of his writing skills. I can't get enough. Read Wearing the Lion to get your heart ripped out in a good way.

John is one of my favorite people and he's going through an absolutely miserable time right now. If you can, throw some support his way -- and if you haven't already, read his books and short fiction! SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is clever, vicious, horrifying, and -kind,- take it from me.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

I may be late to the party, but T Kingfisher's Nine Goblins was the goofy, kind hearted, nightmare-inducing balm I needed right now. 🪐📚💙

Feed cleanse 🥰🥰🦦

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. LOLOL One of our printers is almost out of whistle filament! One spool can make between 400-700 whistles! Pick your favorite color and help us send whistles! a.co/4UkHTqd God I hope that doesn't go to my bread book this time. 😂

John's novels have so much heart and compassion that they make me insanely jealous of his writing skills. I can't get enough. Read Wearing the Lion to get your heart ripped out in a good way.

Things continue. #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

Naomi Kritzer's informative blog posts on how to help are great (see last/pinned post). Her Hugo & Nebula award-winning novelette "The Year Without Sunshine" is a must read for the moment we're in. A fave. We take care of us. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

“may your grandkids race to change their names” is actually an incredible curse we should all start adding to our repertoire it’s gonna be true of a lot of these people

Imagine making a shitpost on Cyberpunk only for William Gibson to answer it.

This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.

All of today's #CriticalRole live doodles are in the Doodle Archive: drive.google.com/drive/folder... All previous Campaign/one shot live doodles are here: drive.google.com/drive/folder... Enjoy! #CriticalRoleArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRolefanart ✨ patreon.com/TriaElf9 ✨ ko-fi.com/triaelf9