So lovely. ❤️

The LA Worldcon Community Fund (LAWCF) is a special fund to help defray the expenses of attending LAcon V for: • Fans or program participants from marginalized racial and ethnic groups • LGBTQIA+ fans or program participants • Los Angeles and Anaheim area fans of limited means

Some years back, the predictive text on my phone learned how I wrote and adapted itself to the words that I, personally, used. Now, every time it updates, it forgets my kids' names and everything else, replacing relevant suggestions with "This is what generic people who aren't you would say."

We're on-site at the #NebulaAwards today! Drop by our table if you happen to be in attendance.

If you’ve seen the gaming comic Dork Tower, you’re familiar with the character Igor, based on Scott Olman. Scott and his wife are in a bind after he needed emergency surgery to amputate his leg. If you can spare anything Scott and Dawn could really use your help. www.gofundme.com/f/help-scott...

Went to the Zon for another reason, noticed that books 2-4 in the Ginny Reese Mysteries are discounted 20% off at this time. With the series starter, An Embarrassment of Itches, at 99 cents, this may be your excuse to check out the series. #cozymystery www.amazon.com/s?k=the+ginn...

Since it's Pride Month, we want to hear about your favourite LGBTQIA+ SFF works. What books did you love that celebrated queer joy, promoted gay rights, engaged with gender diversity, and said that it is okay to be who you are?

Agreed. In fact, I kinda thought that giving us a vision of what might be possible was one of the foundational glories of fiction.

Happy Pride! There’s nothing more liberating than being who you are, and little braver than revealing that self to the world (take it from someone who waited too long) Doing that has a cost. But so does NOT doing it. Make your own calculations Without courage, all other virtues are meaningless

TECHNICALLY the campaign has ended (with an incredible $11,945 pledged!!) but we've enabled LATE PLEDGES! 🎉 You have until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to still back us and help us reach $13k to fund TWO MORE YEARS of T&F!! ⏳😍🎉 Back and share while you can!! 💚💚

Go home predictive text you're drunk

Texas public radio is reporting on a study that shows people who vote regularly live longer. So there my two cents worth for today.

Between you and me? If you enter this contest, your odds are GOOD. Like, REALLY GOOD. (And you don't need to do the whole song! Just part of it!)

I LOVE this audiobook, City Of A Thousand Spies. Check out my review and get it for $2 on Chirp, an audiobook deals site without subscriptions. Offer applies to first-time purchasers. www.chirpbooks.com/r/a5285b0e9a... PS It's book 3 of 4 but I highly recommend them all ☺️

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash

Quoth @haddayr.bsky.social "It really looks like someone said: 'Share the hedge!' And it said: 'NOOOO!'"

my fear is that when we indulge this conspiratorial thinking when we conjure a cabal of malign actors manipulating the world from the shadows we create a sense of helplessness when the truth is, if the world is an ongoing emergent accident we all have a role to play in shaping the emergence

Repost with the Russian agent that spies on your posts.

Find #LAconV at #Balticon this weekend on the 5th floor between the Capclave and Dublin in 2029 tables. Fuzzy has met the Capclave dodo, the Shore Leave bunny, Minerva the Balticon bookworm, Yoda at the Philcon table, the Dublin in 2029 sheep, and the RavenCon raven so far this weekend!

Hey @cmdrsue.bsky.social ! 😃

Holy shit

I took the "Which AO3 tag are you?" quiz, and this tracks pretty accurately. 😃 uquiz.com/quiz/vNQPkn/...

Let Brandon Case make you sad about robots and music today with "Love, Falling From the Stars" in our issue 29:

Cat checkpoint

Hello friends. WE NEED YOUR HELP ‼️ Our Kickstarter runs until May 31. We've funded T&F Year 5, but here's what else we're aiming for: $13k: T&F Year 6 ✨ $15.5k: T&F Print Edition 📚 Funding 2 years is a HUGE boost to the health & sustainability of the magazine. Back & share to help us get there! 💚

Quote with a fictional band that isn't Spinal Tap — wasn't that every '80s cartoon series that had a "Battle of the Bands" episode?

The LAWCF is a special fund to help defray the expenses of attending #LAconV for the following groups of people: - Fans or program participants from marginalized racial and ethnic groups - LGBTQIA+ fans or program participants - Los Angeles and Anaheim area fans of limited means

In challenging times, I make an extra effort to be grateful for the little things. Today, I'm grateful that Google changed their app icons so I can once again tell which is which. 🤪😁

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

If you have a unique sci-fi/fantasy-related item that you want to show to the fandom at Worldcon, submit a form for consideration as part of our Exhibits!

Last warning: Longer Worlds closes to submissions at 9:00 PM Pacific Time tonight!

Polish up your Beskar platemail, put the last stitches into your NSEA Protector Crew Uniform, and perm your chest hair so it looks good when you wear Sean Connery's outfit from Zardoz. BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO ENTER THE #LACONV MASQUERADE! The entry form is live: forms.gle/uoJP5oRnGJvH...

Just finished @emilytesh.net 's The Incandescent and dang. Given that I've been obsessed with Identity and Experience pretty much my entire life, and I collect kids to support and encourage, this book ticked off SO MANY BOXES for me. 😍😊🥰

Unsolicited writing advice: sometimes the things that don't feel like progess (making playlists, creating mood boards, setting up character sheets, etc) are critical to your process, which doesn't necessarily look like anyone else's. Plot, pants, daydream, set up whiteboards. You do you, babe.

For those who have nurtured a child, a pet, a garden, a dream... I wish you a happy Mother's Day. For those whose own "mothers" were absent, damaged, and/or abusive, I send love and sorrow to your younger self, who deserved better. ❤️

Happy Saturday, friends! ✨ We are less than $900 CAD ($650 USD) from funding the next year of Tales & Feathers! 🤩 Help us get there this weekend! Check out our rewards, back us if you can! Only 8 more backers before we reach 100--that could be you! 💚

Crossed 100 submissions for Longer Worlds overnight. I've got the budget to take 12. Cutting will be painful. We definitely need more markets for novelettes and novellas. Please support the publications that do publish longer short pieces to encourage that. Submissions open for one more week.

paging @cmdrsue.bsky.social

#11 -- I'll be there! Come say hi! (I'll probably be at the Art Show) 😁

My look from the Met Gala red carpet.

This is the program you've been looking for… So help us Worldcon participants, you are our only hope! Your quest begins here: choose where you’d like to lend your voice, expertise, and enthusiasm. Events will take place both online and in person.

Gooood morning friends! 💚 We are ✨thiiiis close✨ to hitting 50% of our base funding goal! Once that's secured we'll have our next volume LOCKED IN and we'll be able to set our sights on the future, and print! How far can we push this today? 👀

Pro tip: Feeling anxious about a big project or challenge? Strive for the insouciant arrogance of Marquis Wu'an as he rides into the Xie stronghold surrounded by loyal warriors chanting his name. 😃 #Mindset #PositiveThinking #PursuitOfJade

Books on saaaaaaale! Buy A Thousand Recipes for Revenge and A Feast for Starving Stone for a mere $2.49 apiece! That means the whole series is under $5. US and Canada only. Please share! Promo links A Thousand Recipes: amzn.to/3H7sZ0Y A Feast for Starving Stone: amzn.to/3L2uzCU

We will make a new law.

Membership rates are going up at midnight tonight. The current price of a full attending membership is $250, which will increase to $275. Register now for the lower price: scifiinc99.regfox.com/membership

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