This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️

I wrote a short story I really liked, but wasn't quite a fit for magazine after magazine. But then Death Kit (deathkitcom.wordpress.com) took an immediate shine to it, much to our mutual delight! Don't give up on those odd little stories--they have a home somewhere.

My birthday is a month from today, and my big birthday wish is to be able to edit another Cursed Morsels zine bundle. Pay would be 10 cents/word, which means I'd need about $600-700 to produce the five zines. If anyone wants to help make that happen, just sayin'... ko-fi.com/cursedmorsels

The paperback edition of Blood of the Old Kings by @sung-il-kim.com and translated by @antonhur.com is out today, so we are re-releasing our interview with them from last year. The cast loved the first book and found this interview to be a delight. geeklyinc.com/off-the-book...

1. Artists>AI forever 2. every tech bro compares everything they do to Gutenberg. This is stupidly arrogant, but it's also just plain stupid. Gutenberg was not replacing _handwriting_, he was replacing clunkier methods of printing. He was also not rewriting the _content_ of the bible.

Honeyeater Review - Something's Rotten in Bellworth by @christinaladd.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @tanaudel.bsky.social geeklyinc.com/honeyeater-r...

Check out the new SpecPoVerse! I have a poem in it, so do a lot of cool writers! specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...

Re-upping this for the afternoon:

I am not the right blood type, but if you are, please consider saving a life (or reposting, that helps too!)

Quick update: We have a handful of what look like could possibly be solid leads, which is amazing. Lots of steps to go through from here, but hot damn...the world can be beautiful sometimes. Will 100% still receive info from folks who want to step up and help.

Authors, tomorrow is the last day to submit yourself as a possible member of a class action lawsuit against AI trained on your work without your consent. Check if your work is here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... and submit here:https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

I made a book, a very tiny book. On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse. If anyone wants to publish it for me I would be overjoyed. This is just a rough to see how it works out

@amber-hathaway.bsky.social Wanted to let you know that I saw your post about your book, was intrigued, preordered it, and got my local library to buy three copies as well. Social media can be such a weird thing, so much void-screaming, so FYI you are being heard :)

And we are live on KS - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... - The “Mmeory” anthology is launched with a theme of memory manipulation - magic spells, cyborg memory edits, very unreliable narrators, time travel gone wrong. Help us bring this book to life. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky

@tacobellquarterly.org Unknown poet. Minneapolis 2025.

ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.

Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock Review: Born Deadly Yesterday by @christinaladd.bsky.social Check out Christina's review of the book by @maudwoolf.bsky.social, shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke award for Science Fiction Book of the Year. geeklyinc.com/thirteen-way...

THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES! We have 5 days to reach our fundraising goal & we have a LONG way to go!! Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support! Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #booksky

Komodo dragon says: #TransRights #TransArtMay

Anji Kills a King Review: The Fish Rots from Everywhere by @christinaladd.bsky.social geeklyinc.com/anji-kills-a... @torbooks.bsky.social @bookreviewskill.bsky.social

In today's not-terrible news, a camera set up to observe an eagle nest has captured a duck taking over that nest: racketmn.com/duck-watch-2... Unclear if this is a metaphor, but probably not, since it's mostly just cute.

I'm very proud of Harvard for rejecting Trump's demands. A note on the $$: I understand it's easy to look at Harvard and see only wealth. Here's a brief explainer on what that money really means (thread): 1. The money is not in one big pot. It is in thousands of little pots, each highly restricted

Two horror poetry collections on sale for the rest of National Poetry Month! I'm in one of them!

I never knew where this book was going, and I mean that in a good way. Deeply weird, and unexpectedly sweet. I loved reading it.

My flash piece "Red-Crowned Crane Woman" is up at The Orange & Bee! theorangebee.substack.com/p/red-crowne...

My book of last year, struggled for a bit to find the words to explain how great of a conclusion of the trilogy this is but I got there in the end. A great ending to a series.

This vibe. (art by Ainsley Drew)

I had two badly infected wisdom teeth that my surgeon made clear it was urgent for me to get out. Today, I found out that United Healthcare is refusing to pay for the anesthetic. United Healthcare does not care about human pain and suffering, women's pain and suffering. FUCK United Healthcare.

Happy existence to all those who celebrate.

I see you, today and every day. #tdov

A Drop of Corruption Review: How We Deal with the Swamp by @christinaladd.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @robertjbennett.bsky.social

“The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said. Was it the Purge before this? Rude of no one to tell me. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

You deserve the little treat xox

Character draft! Who would be best at surviving & thriving in a new world--or at least the best at a spectacular failure? Vote!

I am still a bit amazed I have a story with The Forge, and I am so excited to share it! At places like Delphi, does some last vestige of prophecy linger? Or is it all in her head?

Stubhub sold me a ticket. That ticket changed the time. I never got notified. Stubhub confirmed the wrong time multiple times, including an hour before the (wrong) show. I get there, tickets don't work, and now they say it's my fault for not checking tickets. Do not use Stubhub.

Timeline cleanse with bonus random fact: the Egyptians fuckin hated turtles. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apesh

At the start of a new season and series, we begin our deep dive into Tamsyn Muir's The Locked Tomb series with Gideon the Ninth. We discuss why we like and chose the series and what makes it unique. This episode focuses a lot on Gideon herself. geeklyinc.com/gideon-the-n...

We're now approaching our final 24 hours. Kickstarter is all or nothing so only a limited time remains to make use of these deals and help secure the future of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine. www.kickstarter.com/projects/uto...

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE. Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!? secured.heritage.org/the-heritage... Please share with a friend or a thousand :)

I don't understand this insult, "bleeding heart." Yes, hearts bleed when wounded. The only hearts that don't bleed are those of the dead.