Framed some queer art today, so feeling compelled to share in hopes that it brings folx a bit of relief from the unending barrage of horrible news. 1. “Mutant Runway” by Ronoldi Valencia which I bought at Rosebud Gallery with funds from the sale of my piece Pink Planet.

From @haymarketbooks.org > In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...

I was remiss in tracing my reading last year, so my 2025 review is tardy. It feels absurd to post with Minneapolis under siege, but I often find comfort and safety in the pages of a good book. May my list benefit someone who needs it. charlesthefabulist.com/2025/12/31/y...

Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers Tina Turner (solo) Los Aterciopelados Saint Etienne Cocteau Twins Throwing Muses Dead Can Dance Bomba Estereo

OMGYG! Book mail from @twolinespress.com : The Week of Colors by Elena Garro (trans Megan McDowell)

Vol 4. of @clubchicxulub.bsky.social is out and I am truly honored to have my story “The Staircase” included in this collection of speculative delight! Hustle over to clubchicxulub.com/club-chicxul... to enjoy this issue!

"Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Saturday said that he is prepared to resign from his ministerial post for two days to lead a protest in support of the transgender community if the Pinarayi Vijayan government fails to deliver on its promise of financial assistance." [Free Press Journal]

Yesterday was the BEST BOOK MAIL EVER!!!! I’m jumping for joy to be holding Syr Hayati Beker’s WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE! Get thee to thine local independent bookseller post haste!

I felt compelled to draw my dog…

Congrats @alvinlu.bsky.social ! Everyone else, get thee to the Bama Bookshop: www.uapress.ua.edu/978157366212...

I feel like my feed could use a little « rescue dogs of Marin County » love…

Check out @wtawpress.bsky.social Virtual Summer Salon TONIGHT…

Tell me your pet's name with a GIF.

On this last day of short story month, and gay pride month eve, I read “A Man Learns to Smell Flowers” in Greg Sarris’s amazing collection “the forgetters!” The whole collection is a testament to the power of storytelling. Read this book!

I have a drawing in GROUP THERAPY An Exhibition at Rosebud Gallery Opening May 1st | 6–10 PM 839 Larkin Street, San « A raw, reflective, and deeply human group show exploring 💭 mental health, 💊 addiction, 🌱 growth, 💔 grief, 😖 pain, and 🕳️ trauma through the power of art. »

A horned & cloven hoofed demon sprints through a wall flames as if to say « Welcome to the future. » They’re decked out in what appears to be 1970s/80s gym attire with a ringer tee and contrast piping shorts. It’s unclear if their gut or boobs are hanging over their waist. Anybody’s guess.

This the reason for the season.

Time for Newsom’s “dishonorable discharge.”

Today’s demon is so cute that I have to share. Image: A spiny reptilian horned demon in aqua with fuchsia trout spots, cheeks, and tail.

THE RESIST LIST IS HERE. Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.

‘The notion that “trans people have always been here” is not a bid for legitimacy—it’s a fact of our resilience. It’s a fact that anywhere that gendered lines have been drawn by states and authoritarians, there have been people defying and crossing them.’ @gbbranstetter.bsky.social

At present, I am angry about a lot of things and my sign is too small to convey all the support the Trans community deserves now and always. This particular demon is in response to the absurd and insidious removal of the T from LBTQ acronym at Stonewall in New York City.

This will end well… A gremlin-esque demon with spiked hair, batwing ears, glowing eyes, and pointed teeth gaping from their bloody mouth dangles a key  labeled “TREASURY” in front of piles of coins and paper money…

My postcard from the Visual Aids Postcards from the Edge show. I have this fantasy of doing a whole “The Robots Made Me Gay” show, but I also have a collection of fairy tales to complete…

I am considering bringing a little more demon action over here…

I love that Visual Aids invites anyone to donate postcard sized art to this show… Take a break from the doom and enjoy some art for a good cause. Can you guess which piece is mine? postcards.visualaids.org/collections/...

Squeee! If, like me, you are into all things Bellatin and @livingjelly.bsky.social , you can pre-order bookshop.org/p/books/perp... I did!

Given that some claim that certain kawaii creatures are not cats but little Londonites, and given that snake-haired mythological creatures are Gorgons and not technically demons… is this demon in Gorgon drag? Or just a kawaii Gorgon pretending to be a demon?

I love it when folks share the books they’ve read throughout the year. Here’s my version: charlesthefabulist.com/2024/12/31/y...

Quote with a favorite song cover: Gonna go with the Judybats version of Gary Numan’s “Cars”… a b-side on the “Daylight” single next to the hair burner classic “All I Wanna Do Is F**k Your Hair”… youtu.be/T5ZbXD6NQwQ?...

A little fountain pen sketch of my boxer Rocket…

This tune, White Winter Hymnal by the Fleet Foxes, came up on a Winter Solstice playlist, and now I can’t seem to get enough of it… youtu.be/DrQRS40OKNE?...

Shame indeed.

Having the realization that consuming eggnog without booze or coffee is basically just drinking a really runny frosting…

I am humbled and honored. A million thanks to Keith Powell & Stephen Beachy at @yourimpossiblevoice.com . Congrats to my fellow nominees.

Y’all need to read « First Woman Hanged For Witchcraft In Wales, 1594 » from @gwenekirby.bsky.social ‘s collection Shit Cassandra Saw… Puttin’ the fabulous in fabulism. Read the rest of the fantastic collection while you’re there…

Y’all should read all the issues of @yivjournal.bsky.social , but especially this one 🦒💃🏻 Deepest thanks to the editors for including my work! I’m honored.

Got Demons? In the spirit of Lynda Barry, time to put those folx to work… For 2024 I’ve drawn a robot a day… will 2025 be a demon a day? Kinda feeling that way now… A red devilish cartoon robot raises his hands in sacary paw pose. They’re wearin’ purple sweats with a “DEMON POWER” slogan

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.

Your Impossible Voice #31 finds the doomsday clock ticking down twenty days from the apocalypse. It’s chock-full of liars, the lost, and the lonely, floating in fog and hungry for cake, eggs, and kink. All that plus Allen Ginsberg, Frida Khalo, and a magnificent tower of giraffes.

Issue 31 drops Thursday. Spread the word!

Yesterday was the 78th anniversary of Gitta Ryle’s arrival to the US. She wasn’t quite seven when her mother placed her and her sister in the care of the OSE and sent them to France, where they spent the war years moving around to flee discovery by the Nazis. 🧵/1

as long as journalists and pundits act as if they are amateur political strategists & not people trying to understand and tell the truth about the world, they are going to take the implicit view that voters can never be wrong, which then demands endless explanation of their morally blameless choice

Fairy tale Halloween: On the Creative Engagement podcast, Dan Mandel and I chat about creative process, collaboration, and how fairy tales are part of the shared human experience. Have a listen: * Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... * On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2InL...

In case you missed it, we are holding our virtual reading salon on 11/21! We can't wait to hear the powerful voices of Vincent Chu, Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Nina Schuyler, and Rob Davidson. Registration is free and open to everyone: tinyurl.com/enb98k24 #virtualevent #indieauthors #smallpress

Please SHARE! Writers! We want to apologize that we are still processing the recent short story submissions. Uncanny Magazine was hit with a massive volume of submissions due to AI subs. We hope to get through the pile over the next two weeks. Thank you for your patience.

Hey everybody! Thrilled to announce that the first fairy tale from my collection in-progress is live in Midnight Chem Issue Two! I’m in the company of lots of wonderful writing & art… check it out: www.midnightchem.org/no-2/the-sil...

It's happening, tonight! Join us at 5:30pm PDT for our 2024 Summer Salon featuring @gracelp.bsky.social, @tsvoboda.bsky.social, Molly Giles, and Zack Rogow. There is still time to register at the link: tinyurl.com/wtawvs #virtualreading #authorevent #freebookevent #smallpressbooks

I had a really vivid dream of paintings of red bears. A series in an exposition. They had more long & narrow faces than this one. I had not painted them, but a friend had. Nor were the bears robots like this one.

Beside myself for Katie M. Flynn‘s Island Rule… the reading & discussion at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social on the park was fantastic. The cover! Just look! Get thee to thy local independent bookseller…