I am going to have a really hard time choosing my favourite book of the year. I have fallen in love with a lot of great ones.

So happy that I finally picked up my copy of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches because I love it. I recently wrote a modern-day witch story (on sub to Tales & Feathers) and this is really inspiring me to turn it into something longer ... at some point when I have time (ha ha ... ha).

Behold: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

If you can get past the paywall, this article is very beautiful and also very sad. CW dementia and medical-assisted end of life. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m... The Paperbag Princess and Love You Forever were absolute staples of my childhood.

I'm really happy to have found a system for getting myself to write that is, at least for the time being, working pretty well. I've been using Pacemaker Planner to create plans for various projects, but the daily goal is never bigger than 500 words.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Some wholesome Trek content to start the week right #startrek #tng #voyager #ds9

Hey, I have had some questions about who is allowed to file. Here is the class certification:

This series gives me such joy. I particularly love how each one has centered on a different type of mystery, totally ready for Rian Johnson's take on a locked room mystery.

I'm a human rights lawyer. I've worked on countless immigration, asylum, & refugee cases. As the fascist in chief sends ICE and the military to target immigrants in Chicago, here are tangible steps you can take to protect your immigrant neighbors. (No paywall) www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-to-pro...

hey canadians! here's something politically actionable you can do about the payment processor censorship! sign the petition #CanPoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Whoever trained the ESPN prediction machine should have not included the obvious American bias. Anisimova definitely could win, but no way is that the more likely outcome here. My mother wondered if the A in AI stands for American instead of Artificial. #USOpen2025

It's officially a two ice cream day, though I didn't have the first until after lunch, so that's something.

I finished reading/listening to Fat Tall: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith a few days ago and am still coming to terms with it. Definitely not an easy read at points - I frequently had to take breaks between chapters - but a vitally important one.

As folks are watching Fit For TV, the documentary about The Biggest Loser, a few reflection questions: How did The Biggest Loser teach you to think about people who are fatter than you? How did it teach you to treat them? Where have you unlearned those lessons? Where can you do more unlearning?

I've had a few weeks to come to terms with my disappointment over the eventual "winner" of the latest Rex Factor series. I have finally sat down and come up with a definitive list of my top ten Queen Consorts of England (the male consorts were eligible, but Prince Albert didn't quite make the cut).

If you want to believe it, check it twice ::clap clap:: If you want to believe it, check it twice ::clap clap:: Doesn’t matter if it’s awful Doesn’t matter if it’s nice If it confirms your bias, check it twice! ::clap clap::

I haven't had ice cream yet, but I did treat myself to a brown sugar oat cortado from Starbucks because the morning was a little hectic. This is the last week that my daughter is at her current daycare, and I'm hoping the new one will lead to a less rushed morning routine. #singlemomlife

Over the summer, my work keeps our freezer stocked with treats from DQ. When I decide to have my first one of the day, it's a pretty good barometer for how the day is going. Today, I had one after lunch. It has been a pretty decent day.

I sort of can't believe that Legends & Lattes seems to have nothing to do with the video game Coffee Talk. It was the first thing I thought of when I first saw the cover.

I'm working on a story to submit to Tales & Feathers, so it felt like the perfect time to finally get around to reading Legends & Lattes. I am only a few chapters in so far but already 100% getting the appeal and excited to see how Viv's coffee shop does. #amreading

Listening to my background music playlist on Spotify and Captain Borg from the TNG soundtrack came on. Just hearing the music from the cliffhanger of Best of Both Worlds Part 1 gives me chills. Literally chills!

So, last night I stayed up till 11 to finish The Incandescent because I was too stressed about what was happening in that last plot pivot to go to sleep. This might not seem that late, but again, TODDLER. Not sure what I am going to read next.

Boundless is going under, it’ll cease trading by end of day. Archna has emailed Neem Tree Press authors about this but not Unbound ones :/ Authors, a couple staff members are working hard to get reversions, subcontracts, and files to us—if you need them email NOW before the lights go off

I've been reading The Incandescent by Emily Tesh, and this morning I reached Chapter 26 and it was just ... perfect. Except for the part where I got to the end and was left wanting so much more, but the clock says it is time to get the toddler up, fed, and off to daycare/work for both of us.

Okay, well. Queer & especially trans authors of erotica and other content deemed 'nsfw' by major platforms, please drop links to where people can find your stories in the replies. Everyone else: Repost people's links. Stop worrying about the sanctity of your feed & help the most impacted authors.

Israel has killed one Palestinian child in Gaza every 45 minutes for 20 months straight. This is based on the official death toll, widely understood to be an extreme undercount

*whispers* "DEI" should never be a programming category, it should be the core of all programming okay bye

Happy Murderbot renewal day!!! www.theverge.com/news/704047/...

Not yet convinced that it's possible to do a romantasy version of The Hunger Games, because no Hunger Games copycat that I've ever come across realizes that dystopia is supposed to have something substantial to say about society.

📣 Submissions are OPEN July 1 - 31 📣 We invite immigrant and diaspora authors to submit their stories & share their unique perspective through speculative fiction✨ www.khoreomag.com/submissions-... #SubmissionCall #SFF #writing #ScienceFiction

But I did not shoot the typography!

Just finished this yesterday, easily one of my best reads of the year! Absolutely delightful book <3

I had the pleasure of seeing Nichelle speak at a convention and she was so fabulous. This is a great way to honour her memory: people.com/late-star-tr...

If nothing else good comes from the Sabrina Carpenter discourse, it did at least lead me to the excellent Lolita podcast by @jamieloftus.bsky.social. Quickly binging the episodes and I plan to finally read the book when I am done.

I love Star Wars.

It's Pride Month! Quoting with a queer character 🏳️‍🌈 (or two)

My daughter is currently into planes, so we have been watching videos online of them, mostly take-off and landing. As a result, I now have a favourite plane: youtu.be/jKcG__-zV4c

Does anyone who’s been following me for like 20 years happen to have MP3s of my old music? I lost a lot in a computer crash ages ago. I have my albums, but I don’t have a cd drive anymore! Lemme know, I’d love to get em all up online to share. I currently have just these 4: Lucyknisley.com/music

So, this Unbound/Boundless fiasco. I was going to be polite about it, but after this morning’s email: no

After back-to-back reads that I was very excited about but ultimately disappointed, I am happy to be re-reading both Murderbot by @marthawells.com and Brothers Sinister by @courtneymilan.com because I know they are excellent. Also watching Murderbot on Apple TV+. #amreading

There’s no way to ease into this news, so here it is. Today, I am announcing ConCurrent Seattle, a one-day SFFH con intended to be an alternative program to WorldCon, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle at 700 Union Street, across from the Sheraton. 1/7

I wish I could say I was surprised but I'm not. At least now it's in the open (if you're spending money on Harry Potter, watching Harry Potter themed stuff etc., please reconsider in view of where this money might be going?)

Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind.

Instead of watching the LAR Lilo and Stitch, I have a marvelous suggestion... Watch this instead.

A joy of reading Jane Austen is when she gets particularly savage. From Sense and Sensibility: "Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition." #amreading #janeausten

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

I am reading Deep Water by Ali Hazelwood (and enjoying it) but suddenly got the idea that someone needs to challenge her to write a book called Short King next. Write against type! #amreading

Go Canada! You don't let McDavid stand in front of the net uncovered!