Mayor-elect Katie Wilson looks like Virginia Woolf, and I love that for her and for us. #seattle

At the outdoor seating of a coffee shop here in Seattle today I had a squirrel WHINE AT ME FOR CRUMBS. I look forward to Katie Wilson doing something about the entitled squirrels.

As a copyeditor, I just want to know where the *hell* Jeffrey Epstein learned to use punctuation.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.

The best kind of bookmail is the one where you somehow helped with the book and I'm proud to say I had the honor of being a beta reader for The Quicksand Theater Company by @writermollyringle.bsky.social Look Molly up and find out about her wonderful Eidolonia novels. #Booksky #Blueskybooks #books

SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”

🇺🇸 This #Veterans Day, honor our vets by sharing the facts. For many veterans, service doesn’t end when they come home. Veterans make up nearly 1 in 4 federal employees, and 15% of the National Park Service. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country. #VeteransDay #NPS

Check online to see if your ballot has been counted, and if not, see if it's possible to cure. info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...

November dusk loveliness #Seattle

Fantastic moon halo out there right now over Seattle! #astronomy

This pic of Comet Lemmon + auroras 😍 From spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload...

Rather rude of adjectives ending in -ly to exist, because how are we supposed to turn those neatly into adverbs? Leisurelyly. Lovelyly. Comelyly. Livelyly. Uglyly. Gentlemanlyly.

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

The site Shepherd.com had me pick my three favorite reads of the past year—a near-impossible task, but here's what I chose! 📚💙 @shepherdbooks.bsky.social

There are as many lessons to be learned tonight for Democrats as there are Republicans. Namely: NEVER GIVE UP! No matter how bleak or depressing or pessimistic things seem, there is hope in resistance and fighting back. Enjoy tonight's victories and let them remind you of what is possible.

Damn is it nice to do some joyscrolling for a little while again. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 🇺🇸

NYC I love you!!! Giant hugs from Seattle!!!

Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM

Very often, when I get a mammogram, they have me come back for further imaging because they didn’t get a clear enough picture of some part. They say it’s because of dense tissue, but I know it’s because my boobs, like fae and vampires and cryptids, are too magical to be captured clearly on film.

*Whispers* Dick measuring contest

I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.

The Andrew formerly known as prince.

"A gender-bent Moulin Rouge and energy vampires? Say less! The Quicksand Theatre Company is a cozy delight of a book." 😍 Loving this blurb from author Jasmine Kuliasha! Request the book if you want to read it early: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... ...or just preorder; we love that too.🌈📚🪐💙📚

My cozy queer romantic fantasy, The Quicksand Theatre Company, is up on NetGalley now and could use some early reviews! Here are its tropes in all their fluffy glory. (And if the PDF gives you trouble, let me know—I have an unofficial epub.)🌈📚💙📚🪐 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

For Mel Brooks fans, this is a lovely treat of a performance. And very Halloweenish! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh8c...

Everyone needs to write the Tolkien Society and implore them to get the Tolkien Estate to begin a lawsuit against the administration for unlawful, unpermitted use of Tolkiens work for propaganda purposes and the 9 Tech Companies using Middle Earth names for their own corporations.

Get Tolkien’s words out of your filthy lying mouths.

Pretty stoked to see my Greek myth–based novel in such astonishingly good company on this list! #persephone #hades #greekmythology 🪐📚💙 theportalist.com/underworld-f...

Heretic Coffee in Portland, Oregon has announced that starting Nov 1st they will provide breakfast to those in the community who will be facing hunger due to SNAP benefits not being sent out in November. "we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee #Pinks

GIVEAWAY! I have a few paperback ARCs remaining for The Quicksand Theatre Company and would love to get them into the hands of some early readers. Open worldwide, winners to be picked at random on Oct. 31! TO ENTER: 1) in comments, tag someone who might be interested, 2) share this post! 🪐📚🌈

I think we under-estimate how many people are miserable because they have no enthusiasms, no hobbies, because they gave up reading and quit learning when school ended. It's shocking how much studying a beloved subject elevates your mood. It will transform your life.

Conversation topic this morning: Muppet humor v Disney humor. Muppet vibe v Disney vibe. To me it boils down to: Disney always seems like it could be wearing a promise ring, no matter its outward behavior. Muppet always seems like it could wink at you and invite you to its dressing room.

My cozy queer romantic fantasy, The Quicksand Theatre Company, is up on NetGalley now and could use some early reviews! Here are its tropes in all their fluffy glory. (And if the PDF gives you trouble, let me know—I have an unofficial epub.)🌈📚💙📚🪐 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

For the sake of my mental health, show me a few of your favorite pictures from last week's #NoKings and tell me where you're repping. It's good to be reminded that people everywhere oppose fascism.

"This is how they're going to steal the election..." Stop. That's what they want. They want you to give up and not bother, because you're afraid and disillusioned. CA and NJ are both heavily vote-by-mail states. Prop 50 in CA is on track to overwhelmingly pass. Don't give up.

Authors: help the world know how things really and honestly stand for for us writers. This yearly survey turns up some helpful and interesting data. 📚💙 writtenwordmedia.typeform.com/authorsurvey25

SNAP could run out of funds due to the federal shutdown—impacting 42M people as soon as Nov. 1. Groceries are already out of reach for many—let’s come together to help our neighbors stay nourished. #EndHunger Give now: bit.ly/4hrZTts

Even after all these years, whenever I wear red and purple together, I hear Cordelia in my head snarkily saying to Harmony, "What did I do now, wear red and purple together?" #BtVS

“They hate America,” the right tries to say about the rest of us, while their guy literally smashes apart the White House.

Love this by @carterhaughschool.bsky.social: "traditional ballads are nightmares...They take as their subjects the nature of power, the fragility of the human body, and the dark currents of magic underneath the surface of the world. Their narratives are animated by love, lust, loss, and justice."

#Haiku : Bright lights decorate Orion, who lies across The SeaTac flight path Inspired by finally seeing Orion rising, late the other night. #astronomy

This is always both terrifying and delightful: the new novel is up on NetGalley! Go request it! It is witchy, fae, queer, cozy, and romantic, and I had a fabulous time writing it.🥰 (And if the PDF gives you trouble, let me know—I have an unofficial epub.)🌈📚💙📚🪐 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Love this article, because it's what I've been saying from the start: humor and irreverence are not just sanity savers for us, they're crucial weapons against those who style themselves Very Serious and Fearsome Dictators. (Gift link. Share!) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...

BEST SIGN AWARD! 🔥🏆🔥 #RESISTFascism #Pinks

Someday, though, Wordle, right? #wordle

Seattle Indivisible claims that on Saturday “An estimated 90,000+ people marched with us (11.5% of Seattle).” So proud of my city! Imagine where we could get if the whole country manages to meet that percentage. @seattleindivisible.bsky.social