Brigitte Bardot (born #otd) and Leonor Fini on their way to the Surrealist Ball at the Castle of Ferrières, Paris, December 1972.

repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

"I want to know how to support people in their work." Folks. I dunno, maybe it needs saying. Buy their books or comics or records. If they're on the outside, get people talking about them. Talk about them yourself. Share the links. Subscribe to the outlets and say why.

Reminder! Book to Film Book Club that I’m starting at DeStiil Books

An inspiration for my book SOUPY LEAVES HOME (with @jopi.bsky.social out on @darkhorse.com )

if you like this, know that I'm working for a whole issue + cover of the new High Strangeness comic, for Oni Press & SpectreVision ✨

If I controlled an animation studio- any animation studio- I would jump both feet forth. Alas- for good or bd- I do not.

Bullshit. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

Mirror, mirror, reflecting our [LASER] beam... What is the loudest [gravitational wave] signal that we've seen? It’s #GW250114! (Yes, it’s been two weeks since it was announced, but I can still celebrate! 🎉 ) #EinsteinWasRight #HawkingWasRight @ligo.org @egovirgo.bsky.social

Good, if depressing, piece on the industry here.

Just a reminder that if you enjoy a book, please leave a quick review on Amazon or Bookshop dot org, or wherever. Even if it's only a sentence, it really, really helps get the word out to other readers.

Pencil art Wonder Woman ⭐ #art #illustration #WonderWoman #cartoon #margueritesauvage #cute #comics #heroine

More to love about countries I already love

The homogenisation and consolidation of buisinesses and brands has led to the erosion of the midlist, the indie movie or band or comic. There's a real sense of "I'll only try media that's already popular / famous," and I'm begging you to look for the weird shit, the experimental, the niche.

As always, today's a great day to support artists, writers, creators. If you have the means, buy a book, commission an art piece, play an indie game, go to a live theater show. You can also leave a nice comment, post a review, signal boost someone's work. Everything helps.

Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."

lol ok i had to

This is such a cool result! TOI-561 b is basically the worst possible place to go looking for an atmosphere: too hot, too small, and too old. But it looks like someone forgot to tell the planet that. Because it has air, anyways 🧪🔭 Me for @sciam.bsky.social:

This is brilliant. :)

The offer made to women in the enticement to become trad wives is the same as the offer made to citizens in the enticement to embrace authoritarianism: give up. Abandon the aspiration to self rule. It’s imprisonment recast as rest and relief.

Digital artists in Montreal. You should totally apply for this cool ass Insectarium residency! I wish I could! Looks amazing! www.artsmontreal.org/en/grants/pr...

I am calling for a moratorium on new tote bags. We all have more than enough tote bags already. Stop giving me tote bags at conferences. I do not want or need any more tote bags.

Canada has officially recognized the State of Palestine “Canada offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for the State of Palestine and the State of Israel, as part of a coordinated international effort.”

Events on Earth getting on your nerves this month? @nsousanis.bsky.social offers some more distant bodies of evidence worth contemplating. 🔭

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

Happy Batman Day! I was so happy I got to write him once with art by Mirka Andolfo in Dark Knights: Death Metal Last Stories.

here's a little something i just write for the @wgawest.bsky.social - my answer to the eternal question "how do i know my script is finished?" #screenwriting #screenwriter #tvwriting #writing www.writtenby.com/career-craft...

Gentle reminder that in the late '50s, the U.S. government did not censor comics. Comics companies censored themselves. Not sure why that crossed my mind today but there it is...

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power. This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

And here's Lucy Bellwood with some INCREDIBLY useful advice for comics writers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXO1... @lubellwoo.bsky.social

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The fall of Diamond has created a tidal wave of bad. One of the most well known of indie publishers needs help fighting back against some serious bullshit that's endangering their entire company. You can help @greenroninpub.bsky.social here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...

The JPL Eyes on Exoplanets site has a good visualization of where the planets we've found are in our Galaxy - short version is that most of them are very close, with one stretch of planets towards the center of the Galaxy. We think almost every star has planets! eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/

Whenever I visit NYC I am so delighted to know that although I’m visiting now, I am in fact a New Yorker and this place formed me and I am home.

It's wild to be working on a revision of a book you wrote ten years ago and remember exactly where and when you wrote a specific line. Some magical mind-motor memory. Spooky.

For the latest No Failure, Only Practice, I wrote about using what Robert McKee calls "cue words" to structure better dialogue. I use examples from Denis Johnson and Ursula K. Le Guin to show how cues keep dialogue efficient, understandable, and energetic. I've had good luck with the tactic lately!

NYC folks. What’s a must see exhibit going on right now? May have a few hours to spend this week.

To name a few that maybe don't get mentioned as much, DOWNHILL RACER, JEREMIAH JOHNSON, THE HOT ROCK, THE CANDIDATE, THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER. In recent years there's ALL IS LOST, A WALK IN THE WOODS, David Lowery's PETE'S DRAGON remake. I'm going to have to watch THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR again.

Good time to rewatch SNEAKERS

A movie star to his core, Robert Redford has died after a visionary career in cinema, including founding the Sundance Institute that transformed the market for independent films.

My latest newsletter is all about how to be a resilient writer in the face of career setbacks, ego death and creeping fascism. I offer 17 handy tips on how to hang onto yourself and keep going when the challenging times just don't seem to stop. buttondown.com/charliejane/...

🔑 Keys to the Moon Last week, @esa.int handed over its third European Service Module to NASA, which will power the Artemis III Orion on its mission to return astronauts to the Moon 🚀🌑

Next summer, I'm teaching a unique writing retreat themed “Revision, Rewriting, and Re-Visioning” on the Greek island of Zakynthos from June 6-13, 2026! Registration is now live through Uptrek, an organization that hosts artists' retreats all over Europe. (Space is limited, and already half-booked!)

Many developments since , and even more public misconceptions, but I remain proud (and hopeful) as 1 of 3 authors representing the class and standing up for copyright, even in the face of blinding tech progress. More soon. #AI #authors #publishers #copyright www.jurist.org/news/2025/09...

Art life is: Apply Pitch Submit Rejection Apply Pitch Submit Rejection Apply Pitch Submit Acceptance Apply Pitch Submit Rejection Apply Pitch Submit Positive Rejection Apply Pitch Submit Rejection Apply Pitch Submit Acceptance Apply Pitch Submit Rejection Apply...KEEP GOING FRIENDS UNTIL INFINITY!

1/ 🔭 Astronomers have discovered 'The Cliff,' a distant object that may hold the key to understanding the mysterious 'little red dots' observed by the James Webb Space Telescope #JWST. These could be supermassive black holes, not galaxies! #Astronomy #JWST

Starts this Thursday! Two thursdays, super affordable and I'll help you figure out the world of your horror, scifi, fantasy or historical fiction! @sfwa_inc www.clarionwest.org/programs/onl...

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers go.nature.com/3Kir39u