Did the ol' Jess Songwriting Special again (tried to use different chord combinations than my usual, now I'm not 100% sure it even adheres to music theory, and I have no way to tell)

My wonderful editor @jamteayang.bsky.social is right: You Pierce My Soul is out today, and y'know what, it does slap! You can order it (paperback or ebook) here: bookshop.org/p/books/you-...

Why use AI to generate bespoke sentences when you can instead pre-order a book Kirkus Reviews called "an exciting, socially relevant tale" AND get a stressed-out lady with ADHD to pen those sentences for you?

I have a sapphic dystopian YA romance coming out TOMORROW. If you submit proof of pre-order before midnight EST tonight, I'll write you a three sentence ficlet, topic of your choice. publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/you-pie...

Want a queer YA book bundle (plus some cute stickers) for cheap? I got you. Proceeds go to #KidLit4Ceasefire 🍉📚♥️ The fundraiser ends April 2! 🔗 www.32auctions.com/organization...

Giving this a little bump. Free paperback of a queer YA dystopian romance! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... btw you can enter to win an ARC of my upcoming queer YA dystopian romance from now til the 10th!

Wrote a song about calling my (useless) red state senators, when fueled mostly by spite. (Alternate title: "I Hope I Make You Nervous.") app.box.com/file/2120161... Obligatory link to 5 Calls: 5calls.org

Nothing I can say will ever impart my spineless Ohio senators with the slightest whiff of compassion or principle. I call them anyway, in the hopes it makes them nervous. 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...

Jo is playing the paladin and they are gonna knock it out of the park, I'm hyped!

I don’t know if a flood of calls at this moment asking for dissolution of DHS and abolishment, investigation, etc., of ICE and Noem will matter, but I made the calls - it’s easy to do, and it can’t be a flood without us.

Thank you for listening! Hope you enjoy ❤️🚀

every single official in a city invaded by ice thugs needs to do the exact same thing

Self-promotion feels weird given what the US is doing right now, but my health insurance premium *quintupled* in cost this year, so...

Show me proof of a donation to World Central Kitchen. From now til the 31st of December, 11:59 pm ET, for every $20 raised, I’ll reveal a new type of imaginary ranch dressing from my frankly unhinged list of imaginary ranch dressings. World Central Kitchen: wck.org An FAQ: tinyurl.com/yjtwvtrf

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for tagging me and I'm honored that Iris could be of any assistance!

I named my fists "Les" and "Misérables" because this beatdown is going to last an extraordinarily long time...and also feature a number of weird digressions.

For #audiodramasunday remember to support @laurenshippen.com’s new audio drama, Phantom Pulse, on Kickstarter. There are only four days left, and it already sounds FANTASTIC. www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...

Feeling so thankful that I got to work on this book with the incredible Jessica Yang; truly a dream editor. Also, hey! Book! Available for pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799767... and out May 5! Exciting!

It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I am AMPED (pun partly intended) for this rocking paranormal musical audio drama. Please back it if you can!

Food banks need extra support this month! We've got a bundle with the Re: Dracula audiobook & concept album & blooper reel, and the Re: Carmilla super cut & score. All for $20, which will be donated to Feeding America and will feed over 200 people! ko-fi.com/s/e6a726eeae

All my love to everyone out there doing creative work whose success depends on self-promotion in the middle of, uhh, all of this.

The final ever episode of my sci-fi audio drama The Strange Case of Starship Iris is here! (If you haven't listened yet, start from the beginning. Trust me.) Summary: the aftermath Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi... Link: playlist.megaphone.fm?e=FAFO738312...

#NoKings is today! Absolutely not too late to find your local rally and show up! Have fun and stay safe! gregpak.net/2025/10/17/g...

SO many things are terrible right now so here are some things that rock: 1. The musical OPERATION MINCEMEAT. If you can't see it live on Broadway or in the West End, listen to the whole soundtrack in one go and try to keep in mind that the whole thing is performed by just five people.

The second-to-last ever ep of Starship Iris is out now! Summary: Doing the mission. Link: tinyurl.com/59u2h64d or wherever you get your podcasts! Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi...

Wouldn't it be cool if someone adapted Frankenstein with an entire cast of trans actors? Oh hey, we're doing that! But we need your help to fund it! igg.me/at/refrank

Queer kidlit editor here! 🫡🌈 I edited a sapphic dystopian YA book titled You Pierce My Soul by audio drama writer @jesserbest.bsky.social and I just think everyone should preorder it and/or request it at their local library! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799767...

Tip: a lot of things in the world right now are very very bad, but if you live in the Northern hemisphere and you wanna really lean into Autumn, you could do worse than baking this smittenkitchen.com/2016/10/pump... while listening to Neko Case's FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD.

Episode 3.06 of Starship Iris is out now! Summary: With one night to go before the culmination of the mission, some things need to be said. Listen: tinyurl.com/37ed6z6b (or wherever you get your pods) Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi...

I'm so glad you've enjoyed Starship Iris, and if it's any consolation, I intend to keep making things (including sci-fi stories with queer characters and strong friendships) for a long long time!

New book coming in May! I invented a whole new genre of music for this one. It's called grotto rock and it is dear to my heart.

Hello and welcome to another edition of Get Me Through Thursday. Today what's getting me through is that my cousin is visiting! They are a professional trapeze artist who spends much of the year traveling the US with various circuses (and yes, they are as cool as that makes them sound).

Episode 3.05 of Starship Iris, "Reconnect", is now here! You can listen here tinyurl.com/4ndcs2j5 or wherever you get your podcasts. Summary: Another voice on the island. Content warning: This episode contains discussion of animal death. Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi...

If you love heists, snarky POV characters, locked room mysteries in space, bantery sapphic romance, AND deals, then check out my debut novel, Stars Hide Your Fires, available for all of September as an ebook for just $1.99! tinyurl.com/3fbp8yu9

Help fund this so we can meet some of these lovely people and some of YOU lovely people!

Links from @amalelmohtar.com’s newsletter to help the people of Gaza. Gaza Soup Kitchen: www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-... *** The Butterfly Effect Project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... *** And @mommunism.bsky.social’d whole timeline.

In honor of #SapphicSeptember, I present for your consideration: Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best, a sci-fi YA which I would pitch as "queer Knives Out in space" and is just delightful ✨🌈 Check it out here 🔗 bookshop.org/p/books/star...

Starship Iris 3.04.5 is available now! Summary: Nearly out of options, the crew reflects on the path ahead. Transcript (and content warnings) available here: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/blog/tags/th... You can listen here tinyurl.com/2jvxznjm or wherever you get your podcasts.

Going to the library fucking rules. You can walk in and pick your favorite things and then walk right out without paying anything. It's unbelievable and 100% the kind of thing that won't exist in the future unless you recognize the goodness now before it's too late

I filled this out, and hopefully other writer-folk will, too.

The right demonizes cities as cesspits of crime but I lived in Chicago for 7 years; the one time I've been mugged was in an affluent little Ohio suburb. (The first line of "Try That in a Small Town" is "Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk" which is literally what happened to me, in a small town.)

They keep asserting they're going to put AI in everything, including critical, dangerous systems. Meanwhile, AI is like, "sure, eat those yard mushrooms, the word strawberry has 88 Rs, I'm Mecha Hitler, here's Taylor Swift naked when you didn't even ask for it and she has eleven fingers lol"

I too have been wondering “what can I do to protest & dismantle ICE.” 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

A belated but extremely heartfelt thanks to the Greater Columbus Arts Council, for giving me funding in 2024 to hire a sensitivity reader for my upcoming audio drama Everyone Leaves Alive! #GCACGrants #ArtMakesCbus

Wrote a song about my favorite city, and also werewolves, which you can stream right here: creepingdoubts.bandcamp.com/track/werewo...

Hello and welcome to Get Me Through Thursday! Today what's getting me through is having a lot of creative projects going at once. I couldn't live like this year-round, but right now it is helping to keep my mind away from the yawning mouth of the void. What's getting you through?

Episode 3.04 of Starship Iris is live! Listen: tinyurl.com/3k8kfu7v (or on your podcatcher of choice) Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi... Credits and content warnings in the episode notes.

Do yourself a favor and listen to this, all in one go, with headphones on. A journey in the best possible way.