For every pledge UFO10 receives today, our Chief Canine Officer Leia will get a treat. Who's in? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

This is such a lovely book. Do yourself a favor and go get it!

in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday

Hooray, it's Fat Bear Week! The most wonderful week of the year, aka the distraction we all need right now: explore.org/fat-bear-week

As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer: 1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors! 2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy 3) Language learning via Mango 💙📚 And:

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

"But there's nothing I can do!" 1) There is always something you can do to make things better for yourself or someone else. You do not have to Solve National Government today. 2) Having bad feelings, even anger, isn't "doing something." Anger feels like righteous action but isn't.

48 hours left and this Kickstarter still has $1800 to go! If you've got a few bucks to chip in, help bring this delightfully funny Jewish noir to the world! Fighting demons with super soakers full of Manichewitz wine. What more do you need to know?

Brilliant.

Triscuit presents: mixed toe beans!

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Website and email list!!!!! Give that reader who loved your work a place to find more.

As #Andor said — (meme via @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social )

I'll be at Capclave this weekend! Come say hi if you see me! My schedule: A Wizard’s Place (Sat 1pm) Mass Autographing (Sat 7pm) - selling and signing books! Alternative Roads to Hero’s Journey (Sun 12pm) Is SF Political? (Sun 2pm) capclave.org/capclave25/

I don't envy mass mobilization orgs trying to thread this needle right now, listbuilding is important for mobilization and continued engagement with your base. And with mainstream social media the way it is, it is VERY hard to estimate turnout for an upcoming action

Genuine question to people saying "nonprofits don't need your email": How do you think orgs SHOULD follow up and engage people who attend protests or take actions? How should they inform people about future protests, if not email? If you say "social media," I cannot take you seriously.

Part of the point of mass resistance (of which protest is just one part!) is that they can't "go after" everyone involved. They can't arrest literally millions of protesters. We make each other safer when we do this en masse. Make choices for yourself, but don't call other people's bravery "stupid"

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

Not that anyone needs me to spell this out (again) but hell, just in case you do, here is explicit evidence that the goal is to isolate, silence, and eradicate trans folks. As folks in the replies below note: trans rights are also YOUR rights. If some lose, we all lose.

"Don't sign up for a protest" is a thing to think about if you're planning to do illegal shit. Putting your name and email on a mass, planned, permitted demonstration is a zero marginal risk if you are already politically involved, and a de minimis risk if you're not.

I see it's time to put on my nonprofit staff hat again. No, you don't have to RSVP for protests. Yes, you can just show up. If you feel at risk, by all means, don't rsvp. But it is not some nefarious plot when orgs ask you to RSVP! It helps them in numerous ways:

Go support Loyalty Books! But better yet, call your Senators and ask them to push to end the DC occupation. Then buy yourself a book as a reward! Remember that DC residents and disenfranchised and have no senators to stand up for them.

Loyalty is an incredible bookstore with an incredible team. I've done in-person events there, we did the Comfort Reads panels there with @marthawells.com @kjcharleswriter.com @tkingfisher.com, it's a wonderful place. please support if you can. www.crowdcast.io/c/comfortrea...

Loyalty Books is a wonderful independent bookshop that supports queer authors and authors of color. And bookstores are far from the only DC businesses suffering.

We need humor even when the world's on fire. Especially when the world's on fire. I'm glad to see the return of this anthology! (If you like funny SFF, go back it!)

Oh this sounds amazing, I can't wait!

It needs to be said that by rebranding Charlie Kirk's views as moderate by both right wingers and liberal cowards resets the extremist views he held as normal and pushes the Overton window to the far right

*facepalm* As a general rule of life, never say to any author “I wouldn’t expect a [genre] author to know anything about [topic.]” You will, without fail, discover that a statistically improbably number of people in that genre grew up there/did their thesis on it/have one in their lap.

no one has ever deserved an Emmy more than this man

Go check this out! You won't regret it.

This is such a charming flash fiction! A crow gets inside a dragon’s lair, sees all the glittery goodies, and does what crows do as the dragon watches on and considers the audacity. I love them both!

Two special guests here at Frightreads. I would accept a ride in exactly one of these.

If you're at Frightreads, come say hi! I've got my own new thing in trying: little hand-bound books of my short stories! Aren't they cute?

Did you miss this yesterday? We are Super Big Mega Turbo Excited about it. This story made our feathers floof and we think you’ll love it too.

We can, and should, deplore Charlie Kirk's murder, without whitewashing who he was. ttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/charlie-kirk-assassination-tragedy/

Political violence is abhorrent. I have not celebrated Kirk's death. But Newsom calling for his followers to "continue Charlie Kirk's work," someone who praised stoning gay people as "god's perfect law," who called for men to "take care of" trans people like they did in the 50s and 60s, is not it.

Don't trust me! Trust your eyes... "Timely, compulsively readable, and just plain fun." @ph-low.com "A zany romp through the outskirts of hell." @jomiles.bsky.social " light, funny, and audacious" @princejvstin.com #crowdfunder #SFF #fantasy #noir www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

You had me at narnia in space.

Ahhh! It’s new story day!! Check out my #scifi flash “The Earth Will Not Consume Our Bones” at @naturefutures.bsky.social today!! 💙🤖💙

It's coming!!! I've been calling this one "Narnia in space" or "the rewilding story" -- THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH is part portal fantasy, part anti-capitalist anti-colonialist ecological sci-fi, and I'm SO excited that Horned Lark is helping put it out into the world!

Hey! It’s a full moon. It’s a lunar eclipse. It’s a giveaway! Win an annotated copy of HIGHER MAGIC and some moon-themed stickers! 🌚 Details in thread.

I feel like WARPED STATE by @jomiles.bsky.social needs a shot here. The main character is an activist.

New story day! "The Truth About Crows" is a sweet fun story about what happens when a dragon finds a crow trespassing in her lair. I think my fondness for both crows and dragons is well documented by now! It's the perfect length for a Friday afternoon break, too: factorfourmag.com/the-truth-ab...

Thank you for your lovely words about my satiric fantasy noir, Hornytown Chutzpah, @jomiles.bsky.social Labor, Organizing, True Love... even if I didn't have the heart of a young Fred Savage I would fall for Warped State www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

I'm super excited for this! Happy book birthday @valerievaldes.bsky.social!

What Andrew says is true, so I'll help by crowing for him. I blurbed this novella! It's a zany romp through the outskirts of hell that mixes urban fantasy, noir murder mystery, and a big splash of Jewish humor into a wildly imaginative story. It's bonkers in the best possible way. Go back it!

✏️ Happy Labor Day! 🖌️ Did you know that AI “art” is labor theft? Hi. I’m a professional traditional artist of over 15 years & I was able to make a decent living until 3 years ago. In May 2023, over 50 of my paintings had been scraped without my consent to fuel AI image generators like Midjourney.

I've been reading and loving @princejvstin.com's reviews for years! Now, he's reviewed something of mine! Squee... "Hornytown Chutzpah is a light, funny, and audacious novella that relies as much on screwball comedy as it does hard-boiled noir, with more than a dash of Manischewitz wine."

One of my favorite speculative stories about labor, organization, and advocacy is @jomiles.bsky.social Warped State. It's really great. What's yours? www.amazon.com/Warped-State...

I read an early copy of this and loved it! Anxious murder house, wise and mysterious sourdough starter, queer characters in the 1920s, and that most elusive story element: a genuine sexual-tension-free male/female friendship. Highly recommended!