Magic is scary and powers need to be hidden, AND our heroine gets bullied because she doesn't have powers yet! BOO! Witches are queens, like literally ran the government, AND they've always been reviled by society! EW! Magic is a status symbol, EXCEPT the extra powerful kind our heroine has! WEAK!

Happy 13th Birthday to Oh Joy Sex Toy! Join our Patreon Pledge Drive this month for BONUS COMICS and to keep the site going for one more year! www.patreon.com/OhJoySexToy

This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone.

I love when Richard makes me a folk hero. You should read his books!

I mean, you wouldn't want anyone to mistake it for a cow.

I have told the FCC no. Have you?

The day is here: #ArvCon2026 to benefit @damonrunyon.org begins TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. ET, with our Pre-Show featuring Expedition from the Mysterious Peaks & @toiya.bsky.social, @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, @tbonejenkins.bsky.social, & @middayclay.bsky.social! Please spread the word, & see you tonight!

Venmo email: Got a few bucks? You could use it to buy crypto. Me: NOT ENOUGH "NOPE" IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

delete the internet, we have peaked

Truly, a name to inspire faith in a financial institution: an entry from the "Drug name or Lord of the Rings elf" quiz, brought to you by what you shouldn't need an investment account to afford. Their lack of capitalization means they understand you, the little people.

Hi everyone! I don't talk much about it here, but I have an autoimmune disorder called ankylosing spondylitis. My life is SO MUCH better now that I have a diagnosis and medication. But that medication also costs me *$700* per month just to be able to literally walk.

Truly, a name to inspire faith in a financial institution: an entry from the "Drug name or Lord of the Rings elf" quiz, brought to you by what you shouldn't need an investment account to afford. Their lack of capitalization means they understand you, the little people.

I don’t know what’s going on with this thumbnail, but you should watch this joyfully bonkers show, the players are so good. Hilarious and heartbreaking.

The #opencall for submissions to fill out the WERE-2 #urbanfantasy anth is ongoing! If you’ve got a were-creature story (with a focus on a were-creature OTHER than a werewolf), then read the guidelines, revise that story, and submit it! Details at Moksha here: zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io. #writing

Our general submission window is now open! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

This is the greatest scam email of all time. I now want to start every email with “Yourself there, take good note”. I salute you, random Argentine scammer who cranked the ChatGPT Oirish setting up to 11

Want to try some new-to-you romance series and authors? Check out romancebooklovers.com for free romance reads! April 28 only. Select your favorite subgenre and browse the covers. No strings attached.

No new data centers in #Seattle! This petition has already made the news, and now they've expanded their goal. If you haven't already signed it, here it is! actionnetwork.org/letters/no-n...

Seen in the wild: a triumph of local over corporate advertising! (What does PBR even have to do with unicorns...??)

Our limited demographic window ends soon! Of course, you can still submit in the general window next month, but it's our goal to publish more authors of historically marginalized backgrounds, so send us your stories and poems! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

Also, speaking for BCS, we want your stories in your voice, not your voice run through a slop machine's editing or wording or grammar 'correction.' Your voice is unique. The slop machine's voice is a homogenization of everyone else's voice.

Scene: Scrolling through new IKEA products. Soft, gentle music tinkles in the background. Suddenly-- VIOLENT MUSICAL STING

Have you heard about our 3 Day Critique Workshop? It's this summer, July 23 - 26th, in Bremerton, WA! Early Bird Registration $305 (increase on May 1) Scholarship opportunities are available for those in need. Check our website for more info, cascadewriters.org

It's launch day and we're going to space! The US edition of THE FOLDED SKY is available now in ebook, TPB, and hardcover, and there are wonderful new Stephen Youll covers for ANCESTRAL NIGHT and MACHINE. books2read.com/b/mBB0QZ

Last day to stuff your e-reader for cheep cheep cheep 🐦

There's only one day left of the #NarratessBookSale where you can get a TON of titles for $1.99 or less, including The Lucky Machine (and The Warm Machine by extension :P) Browse all titles now (psst there's free ones too!): indiebook.sale #Books #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks

The Narratess Indie Sale starts today! For the next three days, 280+ books will be on sale, available for $1.99 or less. Even if you're on a budget or book buying ban, you can still grab the free ebooks (those don't count for your buying ban, because you're spending money!) indiebook.sale

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

Sandal also thinks your coworker and/or partner and/or family member was wrong when they did that thing you didn't like and he wants to hear all about it

So what I'm guessing here is the treasure could be under any of the four, but the homeowner will come out and yell at you if you try to dig more than one hole. If only someone was here to give you a hint, you could at least make it a Monty Hall problem.

Clearly this is a visual pun, but it sure looks like the company's mascot is the very thing it opposes. And who would want to banish such a cute little guy anyway?

Also HAPPY FRIDAY I would really like for people to pre-order my magical spy weird city novel! It's not coming out in the UK because the one (1) offer we got for UK rights was like "Ugh ugh bleh THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST barely sold, why would we WANT UK rights" But! If pre-orders?? Maybe LOVE???

Continuing the theme of "race traitor mascots" from the packages of chicken nuggets sold by chickens

So what I'm guessing here is the treasure could be under any of the four, but the homeowner will come out and yell at you if you try to dig more than one hole. If only someone was here to give you a hint, you could at least make it a Monty Hall problem.

Clearly this is a visual pun, but it sure looks like the company's mascot is the very thing it opposes. And who would want to banish such a cute little guy anyway?

Delighted to be at @norwescon.org and discover a fellow silly sock enthusiast in @what-eats-owls.bsky.social!

If you want revenge, then dig two graves. the first one is a practice grave to get a feel for it and the second is your main or "show grave"

Oh my god, the alt text is a gift. 😹

CSI: Cat Which suspect was at the scene?

The annual cycle has turned, it has entrapped us: the Easter Beast with No Face has come again. Wherefore does it come? It cannot feed, after all. Perhaps it can only breed to perpetuate the hideous cycle once more.

The annual cycle has turned, it has entrapped us: the Easter Beast with No Face has come again. Wherefore does it come? It cannot feed, after all. Perhaps it can only breed to perpetuate the hideous cycle once more.

Book Release Day! Craving some optimistic science fiction where people care about each other and their basic needs are met? The final novel of my Satori Chronicles is out today! Cut Me Out in Little Stars is available wherever you enjoy buying books. books2read.com/cutmeoutinli...

I talk a little about the project I'm bringing to the Sandusky workshop for Professional Novelists and describe the workshop again. Please share this if you know someone who might be interested! Here's the URL for more information: www.catrambo.com/wormhole/wor...

Time sensitive: this is the last day to submit comments opposing the Bureau of Land Management's clearcutting of Oregon's ancient forests. This is a tool that educates you on just how diabolical it is, and it helps you submit your comment. morethanjustparks.com/oregon-old-g...

I am slowly moving my childhood collections from my parents' house to mine, and while it's not currently a particular hobby of mine, I want--nay, NEED--you all to know that there is a set of My Little Ponies that I like to call the "Ponies Do Genetics" line and it is the best thing ever.

I am slowly moving my childhood collections from my parents' house to mine, and while it's not currently a particular hobby of mine, I want--nay, NEED--you all to know that there is a set of My Little Ponies that I like to call the "Ponies Do Genetics" line and it is the best thing ever.

Reminder the WSFA Small Press Award accepting submissions until March 31, 2016 at 11:59 PM EDT. Cash prize of $500 USD to the winner. Rules and details below www.wsfasmallpressaward.org

I've discovered that the SILVER ebook is on sale! It's $2.99 across U.S. stores as far as I can find, and the second book in the series, TARNISHED is also on sale for $2.99 on Amazon (maybe other stores will match given time?) Give my anthropological werewolves a try! books2read.com/silver-rhian...