All the books I got as gifts over the holidays! Which one should I start with?

just gonna post this thread again

Turning and turning in the widening gyre... For those who are feeling scared and helpless, please take care of yourself, strengthen your communities, and remember, everyone has skills they can use to organize and help build a better world

if any of you have been wondering about my lack of activity as of late, I've been working 60+ hours a week for the past several months

Finally got the last Clarkesworld Magazine subscription for the year and here's the line up. What beautiful covers for a wonderful magazine. I can't wait to see what next year brings

I'm Elizabeth Dunaway, a weird SFF short story writer who reads a lot more than writes I remember reading "The Dispossessed" By Ursula K Le Guin during an extremely rough time in my life and being so thoroughly moved that it inspired me to get back into writing after a period of stagnation

I'm alive Just really, really busy

Got a mild concussion, so no reading or writing for a bit

now recording...

We are pleased to report that a court has dismissed the terrorism charges against one of the RICO defendants in the #StopCopCity trial, citing the prosecutors' intentional delaying tactics. Indeed—the entire case is simply judicial persecution. Throw out all the charges. crimethinc.com/AtlantaRICO

Listened to @margaret.bsky.social's wonderful episodes of Ricardo Flores Magón's fables on Cool Zone Media Bookclub. My personal favorite was "The Rifle." @coolzonemedia.bsky.social is an amazing crew in general and y'all should give them a listen.

the people angry at this seem captured by the delusion that "immortality" would somehow trickle down to the masses. This ignores two key things: 1. Most tech oligarchs see "immortality" as uploading themselves to the cloud 2. They want to make themselves gods and don't desire your company

like 70% of the worst evil being perpetrated in the world right now is caused by rich men trying to avoid death. this is their underlying hope for AI, and genetic engineering. if true immortality ever existed we would have a moral responsibility to murder the inventors and bomb their labs.

Thank you, kind folks, for using my tip jar. If you’d like to help with my internet bill, I would appreciate it. Otherwise, I’ll have my commissions sheet ready tomorrow. ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman

The Deep Ones - I’ve been always thinking about a deep sea Cephalopod theme and here it is! Tentacles and appendages are so different when it comes to arranging the composition so it took me a good while, and hopefully it ends up well! 🦑🐙They’re just like from another world💙

Now it has been eight years since anarchists and other anti-fascists assembled in Charlottesville to block the rise of a fascist street movement. Against all odds, they succeeded. This is important to remember today, when we face a new threat on a much greater scale. crimethinc.com/Charlottesvi...

we hope every Trans writer is having a nice day

A bit late to this but Happy Book Lovers Day What book I love the most is a hard question but if I was to just pick one, it would have to be Ursula K Le Guin's "The Dispossessed" It has had one of the greatest influences on me as a writer and as a person

A bit late to this but Happy Book Lovers Day What book I love the most is a hard question but if I was to just pick one, it would have to be Ursula K Le Guin's "The Dispossessed" It has had one of the greatest influences on me as a writer and as a person

6 days to go: we're 40% funded! Please keep reposting and back the campaign if you can! 💚 We won't be able to keep doing this unless we get 100% funded. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

What "weapons" do you think can be found in transphobia? The only ones I see are aimed at the people I fight alongside of. If you're willing to sacrifice the same people the fascists want to kill, how are you any different from them? We don't win by throwing each other under the bus.

Odd question: I'm planning on switching over from Google Docs to LibreOffice But LibreOffice automatically sets their document margins to 0.75" all around and I don't know how to change this other than doing it manually on each document Any advice?

CITY!!

I’m glad people are seeing this cruelty. But we shouldn’t forget the people our border has killed, they get little more than a metal cross my friends make, a small cairn, a little plaque, and a space in the hearts of those of us who wanted better for them. nomoredeaths.org/us-mexico-bo...

Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot in Los Angeles today, kidnapping over a dozen people in what they called "Operation Trojan Horse." They borrowed this tactic from Patriot Front, a neo-Nazi group that rents box trucks to transport its members to marches. Now the fascists hold state power.

The best writing partner a girl could ask for

Hey y'all, the fundraiser for our trans, worker-run newsroom is nearing its goal. Please donate to support radical, in-depth, unapologetic trans journalism.

There is nothing more beautiful in late summer than the sea of Queen Anne's Lace that takes over all the highway dividers and neglected sidewalks

Who needs Superman when heroes like this walk among us?

Petition to make this our national anthem because nothing captures American culture quite like it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_O...

The paw and the cat

We're nearly 30% funded with 12 days to go! Thank you to everyone who is backing the project — please repost and help us make our goal! ☀️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam... #solarpunk #scifi #fantasy #scififantasy #scifimagazine #fantasymagazine

Well, we tried to stop the portal, but it looks like it’s opening anyway. Oh well. We open for submissions at midnight. Ish. Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each. Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.

Joking aside, I’ve been to some of the hardest places on earth and seen immense suffering, and I believe we are closer to a beautiful life than many of us think. One thing I see consistently, even amidst war and death, is people taking care of each other without expecting anything in return.

We must believe a better world is possible.

Struck gold at a used bookstore today for $25. The covers themselves are worth it. Very excited to (eventually) crack into all of these

Coming soon, a quarterly fantasy fiction magazine by Hugo and Ignyte Award nominated editor Sonia Sulaiman. Join the Patreon to stay tuned in! www.patreon.com/c/NightMarke...

I'm a big fan of Sonia's work and am very much looking forward to this

It’s moulting time for a lot of birds so that means it’s magpie Skeksis time at the bath 😂🤣 #birds

12 days left to get us funded! 🚀 Help us continue printing optimistic sci-fi and fantasy: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam... #solarpunk #scifi #fantasy #scifibooks #fantasybooks

I've known I've been up too late when I start seriously considering trying to read Ulysses or the William Blake Prophecies

consider me intrigued

New Pfp lol

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Before she was assistant editor here Rebecca Summerling submitted a story called "Bone Crush" about falling in love with a skeleton amidst the apocalyptic death throes of a crumbling, decaying city. That story is still sick af and even though it's a few years old now, a good story remains timeless.

WE NEED YOUR HELP, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 83% funded with 9 days to go! Please push us over that finish line so we can make another year of your Uncanny Magazine! buff.ly/d6biJJf

SURPRISE! We couldn't wait until next week—our Kickstarter pre-launch page is live right now!!! Sign up to be the first to know when it launches in October, and please spread the word and tell a friend! Every sign-up makes a huge difference. We are officially one step closer to OTHERSIDE!

Welcome to OTHERSIDE, a magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! This October, we’ll be fundraising on Kickstarter. Until then, you can join us on our Patreon! We’ll open for submissions in January 2026. See thread for details! 🪐🗡️ (1/5)

Imo: The best special edition with a new cover, sprayed edges, gorgeous artwork, and printed on the best paper that's $100+ is less beautiful than a Mass Market Paperback with an experimental cover, a broken spine, and is <$10 at a used bookshop