I have been reading Asimov's & F&SF since I could first read, and they were first on my list when I started trying to get stories published. If this company cares at all about the future of the magazines, they need to stop taking advantage of writers and bring their contracts in line with the field.

Working on the revision of a novelette. I let it rest for a while, and I’m glad it doesn’t look too awful… as far as first drafts go. No, it’s terrible. She says as she rolls her sleeves. #writing

It’s been a long day, the kind that leaves one empty. And still, I can’t sleep. Thank goodness for books. Take me to a land of wonder far away from my mundane toils, where good wins over evil, and happy endings feel possible. #reading #books

This is brilliant! During her speech, after the announcement, N.K. Jemisin mentioned the “Lovecraftian Horror of AI” as one of the great challenges of our time. I think there isn’t a writer who wouldn’t agree with this perfect “descriptor.”

Yes for Science Fiction in Science Fact! Thank you all for a great panel! @takarasmall.bsky.social @aetiology.bsky.social @janehu.bsky.social @coreyspowell.bsky.social @sfwa.org #Quasar2025

@sfwa.org Thanks! I’ve been attending some amazing panels! Way to go with Quasar!

Fui ao Teatro Municipal de São Paulo ouvir Sheherazade do Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, música que preenche as reentrâncias do consciente, expande a alma e alimenta o espírito. #MúsicaClássica #TeatroMunicipalSãoPaulo

Outro dia, passei pela Livraria Patuscada e comprei esse conjunto de pérolas da Editora Patuá. No momento, estou viajando com o Senhor Oline e curtindo muito a aventura criada por Rafael Zoehler! #livros

#socialmedia I’m paying attention to this👇 www.newsweek.com/divine-every...

A Australia passou uma lei que proíbe qualquer corporação de usar obras de arte e trabalhos criativos para alimentar sistemas de IA sem a autorização dos artistas, escritores e criadores. Adoraria ver uma iniciativa semelhante no Brasil. #arte #artistas #escritores #livros

Após uma consulta médica, entrei na Livraria Martins Fontes da Ave. Paulista e voltei aos meus dezessete anos. A diferença boa é poder comprar mais que um livro por vez. #livros

Deepak, really? What the actual fudge? She says, while unsubscribing from her no longer favorite meditation podcast. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #epsteinfiles

If you’re considering reading #JoyceCarolOates for the first time, I recommend “Hazards of Time Travel” for its timeliness.

Are we entering the designer-baby era? #genetics #DNAediting

Are we surprised that terrible people have low literacy levels? #epsteinfiles

Soldiers’ lives become commodities during a war and after the ultimate sacrifice, their bodies are plundered for parts by a weapons manufacturer who profited from said war, and while trying to connect with a world it doesn’t understand, the amalgamation of all those soldiers is called a monster. 1/2

Is Joyce Carol Oates an “abuser of semicolons,” who writes “laboriously pretentious drivel?” Or does she slay? 🤔 #JoyceCarolOates

Brilliant checkmate from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! #SNAP youtu.be/5nz177ttbXg?...

“Women are not the problem. Feminism is not the problem. The problem is a culture still too comfortable questioning women’s legitimacy, ambition and anger.” msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...

My NYT subscription cancelation reason: Calling women a nuisance in the workplace, really? I expected better from the NYT. This isn’t the time to give space for desperate caricatures of pundits spreading prejudice and misogyny. An apology might be in order.

Hopescrolling is a thrill.

Same for writers.

welcome good news #books #reading

Lately, I’ve been communiting a lot through 💔and ❤️‍🩹.

I’m so excited for the return of my critique group’s novel-a-thon meetings! We read each other’s chapters, offer supportive comments live, and send back docs with questions and suggestions. Writing is a solitary journey, and having a community of dedicated writers to call friends is such a blessing.

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

SF, show your love for the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Take your lunch hour tomorrow & join the RALLY FOR THE INTERNET ARCHIVE on the steps of City Hall, honoring The Web We’ve Built together. 📅 Tues, Oct 21 🕦 11:30 AM 📍 Steps of SF City Hall, Civic Center Plaza ℹ️ blog.archive.org/event/rally-...

Makes sense.

A “Brazilian MAGA” family member harassed my husband and I during a family chat where I shared some cool images of the #NoKings protests. They said they love big 🍊 and that my husband and I were lying to play the victims. They said big 🍊will fix Brazil’s problems “too.” It’s the Twilight Zone.

Interessante ler as notícias publicadas no Brasil sobre os protestos No Kings (Sem Reis) acontecendo por todos os Estados Unidos hoje. Não são milhares de pessoas nas ruas e avenidas, mas sim milhões. No protesto de junho, não foram 3 milhões de pessoas marchando, mas 13 milhões. Hoje, muitas mais.

Professores são guerreiros na batalha constante para semear conhecimento e capacidade de análise crítica. Força a todos que escolheram esse caminho inspirador, porém muito desafiante.

O Dia Internacional dos Escritores, cujo nome completo é Dia Mundial da Paz para os Escritores, se celebra todo 3 de março e foi instituído em 1986 durante a 48a conferência da PEN International.

“Emotions are often cultural, not universal or instinctual.” (Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World, 52)

Segunda-feira de uma nova semana com tantas oportunidades para procrastinação.

Brave Portlanders went for a naked bike riding protest in the cold and rain today. “The act of removing one’s clothing in public is laden with meaning – it can symbolize vulnerability, a return to basics, or an assertion of truth (as in the saying “the naked truth”).”

Feliz Dia das Crianças! Eu que fui batizada na Basílica Velha de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, muito antes da catedral existir, também celebro o dia da Padroeira do Brasil. A lenda da família conta que eu quase morri durante o parto e meu pai fez promessa, me batizaria em Aparecida se eu vingasse.

This is insanely impressive! www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

R.I.P. Diane Keaton🖤 www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

The world is a complicated place. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Happy to be in São Paulo taking care of myself, spending time with family and friends, writing at local bakeries, enjoying the big city vibes.

Ansiosa por um tempo de sossego que nunca chega. Feliz por estar a caminho de São Paulo para, pelo menos, viver um período de desassossego com jeito e sabor de Brasil.

pretty and tasty

The signs are clear - the murder rate is increasing in war ravaged Portland, as thousands of crows begin gathering for the season of ominous clouds of feathered harbingers of doom… #crow #portlandcrows #murderofcrows #portland #photography #citystreets #nokings

Friday! Yay! Wait, this means nothing anymore. Weekends aren’t what they used to be. Crazy stuff has been happening everyday. At least everyone will be home to enjoy each other’s company and… But we all work from home now. Ugh… Going out for a walk, and I’m leaving the cell phones behind.

This👇

Cloudy sky, crisp air, tree foliage changing colors, and murders of crows taking over the neighborhood’s rooftops. The smell of pumpkin spice wafts around bakeries and coffee houses. Felt hats and warm scarves, corduroy and boots, sweaters and flannel shirts are in again… Welcome, October!

Rest in Power Jane Goodall

I had an ugly fall a few years back and developed a mild case of agoraphobia. For ten months, I couldn’t drive, and I wouldn’t step outside unaccompanied. I’m dealing with a major flare up today. Pardon me as I go hide inside a book.