Trekking to see FRANKENSTEIN in the theatre for a second time (only an hour and a half away this time.) I don’t care how far outside the metro market this is screened; I’m putting in my time for ‘film should be experienced in theatres’ this fall.

I finally set up a Proton Drive account so I could send a pitch deck w/o it AI scanning (I'm the web admin for my Workplace accounts; it will not let me turn Gemini off). Obv their encryption/privacy is the draw, but I'm loving Proton's UI. I'm switching all my personal and biz accounts over soon.

OFC, Kim Schrier was one of the 86 to vote against their party. She constantly votes against her base. Someone needs to primary her. I just wrote to @kccclaudia.bsky.social, the other progressive who ran for King County executive this year, and begged her to run in 2026. I'd work so hard for her.

it can be overwhelming HOW beautiful existence is but dang does it feel nice to resonate in that space when youre lucky enough to catch hold of it. when you randomly touch the current behind everything. you KNOW its back there but all you get is glimpses when you notice the way light shines on water

Wow, @charliejane.bsky.social’s LESSONS IN LOVE AND DISASTER undid me. Queer resilience, complicated mother/daughters, hyperfocus and infodumping used academically AND neurodivergently, and a magic system that feels so similar to the liminality of the creative process. One of my fav books this year.

Sending someone I want to work with my project playlist is MUCH SCARIER than sending them my script.

all the AI slop out there makes me want the most aggressively analog stories out there. like I want a one-of-a-kind homemade zine someone tucked into a baggie in the hollow of a tree, and I want that zine to include a shitty hand drawn map to a treasure it may or may not take 30 years to find

Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames *** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *

Consequences for himself ("I'm in danger") and for other characters. This Ralph Wiggum moment reminds me Jane Austen's EMMA, when Emma humiliates Miss Bates. The reactions of everyone around Emma (and Lisa) make these moments hurt more (which become hinge moments for the protagonist's growth later.)

Just finished Nia DaCosta’s HEDDA and had to scrape my jaw up off the floor. Sean Bobbit’s cinematography was a feast to take in. Tessa Thompson is amazing in everything she’s in, but she devoured the role of Hedda Gabler. I hope she gets Oscar nods for it. Absolutely next level.

I've been thinking about Alice Wong all weekend. Her writing and the example of her advocacy weren't just revolutionary, it was a lifeline to so many of us in the disabled community. Donate in her honor to the fundraiser chuffed.org/project/crip...

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Disaster imperialism in full effect in Jamaica according to family there who tell me there is now a strong US military presence under the guise of aid including military planes, drones and helicopters. Please continue to support grassroots & mutual aid hurricane recovery efforts as you are able.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

KATIE WILSON WON! Congrats to @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social, her team, and everyone who worked so hard on this campaign. I hope every centrist in office either crosses over to the left or resigns. Schumer’s capitulation weakened the nation and the party, but momentum for 2026 is with progressives.

I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.

This is out in January and still would be grateful if anyone wants to pitch a review or interview for it!

notable that this is what the co-founder of Indivisible is saying this isn’t going to just be a handful of angry posters trying to organize primaries, you’re going to see real organizational muscle behind this I think

Want to help mutual aid groups heal their communities? @distributeaid.org has delivered hundreds of thousands of healthcare items so far this year. Everything from masks to HRT injection equipment to these wheelchairs. All going straight to local groups embedded in the communities they serve.

making Jacob the stereotypical Bluesky user is the rudest and truest attack anyone has ever made on us

majoring yn English ys punk rocke

At the PREY / PREDATOR: BADLANDS double feature and we just finished seeing PREY on the big screen and it was so good. I love the movies streamers are bringing us, but the theater will always be the best way to experience a film. Ten minutes until BADLANDS starts!

Last week, V and I drove to the middle of nowhere for a showing of @realgdt.bsky.social’s FRANKENSTEIN. The drive was worth it; it was transcendent. Beautifully shot, acted, and designed, it’s a film that begs to be seen in the theatre. It changes you by the time the lights come up. And the SCRIPT…

caring is punk! Empathy will win!!!

My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’

America's Mayor is an American Muslim Immigrant. That's it. That's the post. Carry on.

Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.

Ready for silver linings results in the storm clouds tonight. I want to see anti-trans attack campaigns failing, progressives rising, Mamdani for New York City, Wilson for Seattle, Prop 50 for CA… West coast, we still have a few hours left. Get those ballots in. 🗳️

I already wanted to buy this book, but I'm such a sucker for painted edges and a ribbon.

Here’s some Laurent Reis art to make your Monday a little better.

This is an absolutely tragic gutting of one of the best politics desks in the country

Hey, TERFs. You gave misogynists this weapon. Fuck you for that. www.bbc.com/news/article...

important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out

I only behave properly during game night if I’m given pens and paper.

My friend's kids have requested I DM a DnD game for their family. I was shocked when they asked; I haven't DM'd a game in years, since before the cancer. But I'm having so much fun putting the campaign together. It'll be their first campaign, parents and kids. I'm gonna try and make it a great one.

That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually. The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

The teeny tiny No Kings things in very red areas are so huge Say like five or six people show up. None of them knew each other before. Suddenly they’re all friends. And maybe from that you get a group that does longer-term organizing that can punch *way* above its weight considering where it is

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

I hear there are a lot of new people here this week. Here are some flash fiction writers for you to follow, if that's your kind of thing! go.bsky.app/GHFjv7

To become dependent on ChapGPT is to evacuate yourself from your own life. YIKES, no thanks. I’m gonna be alive inside every damn thing I do, even and especially the ish I don’t wanna do.

I am trying to repost many fundraisers for Palestinians, because support tends to drop off in the ceasefires, when it is actually possibly even more crucial than before. Please give what you can to Palestinian direct or mutual aid.

ALCS bound!! What a beautiful game. Let’s go #Mariners!!!

I just updated Hillary Behrman’s website with this book prominently over the artwork! I love my clients so much and it's so exciting when they come back to do book launch updates to their sites! hillarybehrman.com

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

Two Latinx writers in the Rhysling Award!! 💖 Thank you so so much for including me!! :') And enormous congrats to all the finalists and especially @pedroiniguez.bsky.social for winning in multiple categories!! 😱🎉 Love to you friend, you deserve it! 🫂