Bookshop.org has the print version of Farewell Speech marked down. Preorders are open if you enjoy scifi stories about single mothers, protective teens, and supportive body-sharing aliens. bookshop.org/p/books/fare...

It's a gray kind of day inside and out. What song(s) do you like to play to brighten the room with warmth, comfort, and joy?

🗓 Mark your calendars! Saturday, April 4th, 1 pm, Chicago's Federal Plaza: 📢 *Rally for Trans Visibility* Be there. 🩷🩵

Same, though I'm mostly running games now (with @roughmagicrpg.bsky.social). We decided to run counter-programming in Chicago and also make it a mutual aid benefit thing, which has been fun (if stressful) to help plan!

Overheard just now: I love this weather, it makes me want to go frolicking! Honestly, same

I know her! Seriously though, I got the chance to do some sensitivity reading for Shannon a few years ago and absolutely fell in love with this universe she'd written. Also? I made this cover! 😊

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

At every turn, Rough Magic has shown me that I'm in the right place, with the right people. I'm a little sad because C2E2 is where I met all these folks for the first time in person, but more so I'm excited for what's to come 💜

This. 100% this. Your appreciation helps push back the negative thoughts that like to creep in and say everything we do is trash and nobody likes it or us

Happy Lunar New Year! In this year of the horse, these fiery unicorns are ready to fill your 2026 with fierce, rebellious energy—if you can harness it! I made these ones gray, but over on Patreon, you can download the line art and make them whatever color you please www.patreon.com/posts/151016...

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fun fact: you can’t spell “painting” without “pain,” but that’s super arbitrary and you can totally paint for joy too. duh.

The more I see, the more it looks like 2026 told 2025 to hold its beer.

Awful upon awful, the depths of evil on display are bottomless

Oh hey, that's me! I'm going to be at Polar Vortex on Friday & Sunday running my Tarot RPG and helping out with the booth 🩵

Who runs this account:

Excited and proud to announce that I'm guest editing @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Spring 2026 issue. Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.

Signal! Boosting! Anyone know someone who does this?

I've been told I'm a bard, a druid, or a wizard. This test seems to think I'm too introverted for bard and too nerdy for druid? Wizard it is!

Launching soon!! ⚔️ Dungeon Scratchers is a scratch-off ticket mega-dungeon experience tor use with any TTRPG system. Scratch the ticket to push your luck with puzzles, combats, traps, and treasure! Sign up to stay in the know www.kickstarter.com/projects/rou...

so don't get too comfortable. #art

Oh no, it me 😅

Capricon 46 is around the corner! I love this Chicago SFF convention, and this year I'm on several panels. Come say hi!

A sudden Drinking & Dragons cancelation at Replay in Lincoln Park means there are 4 seats up for grabs for Sunday's game! Turn their loss into your gain and become the hero of the day! events.humanitix.com/drinking-and...

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

Child: I am stealing your feet, just like I stole R's 😈 Now I have 6 feet Me: Awesome. Now will you please just walk over to your room and get changed? Child (slowly scooting): I must slide there, because of all these feet. Me: WHAT?? You've got 6 feet, so walk like an insect. Go. Goooooooooo 😩

And I helped! 😆

this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous this is worth sharing and educating people about

Listening/watching now and it's a great convo. Highlights so far: - players becoming more confident outside the game because of being able to explore tough topics in-game - links to resources - really interesting modifications to safety tools

"I like people, I like the way they smell, I like the way they think"

When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point

new Clippings column is now up. written and illustrated by yours truly. this month, we take a look at the life and legacy of Peta, a two-spirit healer on the front lines of the AIDS crisis, and Therese Frare, a photojournalist who captured Peta's final years www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Helped a neighbor dig her car out of the snow today. The aftermath was a brutal reminder that I'm not in my 20s anymore. On the other hand, I'm not in my 30s either. Send muscle relaxers 🫠

If you haven't already, consider joining our email newsletter tonight! The December news scroll goes out early Monday morning, and we wouldn't want you to miss out. We even asked our little dragon to make a snowflake chain to decorate it! We'll see how they did 😜❄️🎲 mailchi.mp/roughmagicga...

TOMORROW ON @datafruits.bsky.social JAZZY FUCKIN' HOLIDAYS RETURNS FOR OUR 5TH YEAR i will be on the air from midnight to midnight, blastin' jazz and soul, hanging out in the chat, and raising money for @translifeline.org if you don't have anywhere else to go, now you do. come hang with us <3

Looking for a gift for a birding friend or a kid who loves nature? I have 10 books for adults and kids, some bestselling and some award-winning, and you can see them all here: rosemarymosco.com/books (Note: one of them, Birding Is My Favorite Video Game, is out of print but a new edition is coming!)

Resist the Trump regime - give to support the people of Chicago! We've compiled a (non-exhaustive!) list of citywide resources you can reference. You'll find ways to donate, volunteer, or organize an event. Step up for Chicago communities: tinyurl.com/ICAmutual

In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps. When the sales drop, please remember that!

I'm running a birthday game for my nephew later today and I convinced the kids to give my Magic of Friendship Warlocks a try. Each get a different flavor to their eldritch blast, and the more warlocks you get blasting at the same time, the more powerful they become as a group.

We have loads of games coming up! Sat Nov 22 - Quester's Guild: Minions Guild @loavesandwitches.bsky.social Drinking & Dragons Sun Nov 23 @ Spiteful Brewing Tue Nov 25 @ California Cookies dispensary Wed Nov 26 @ Revolution Brewery Get your ticket at events.humanitix.com/host/rough-m...

@seventhink.bsky.social i saw an email pop up about a new design with my "favorite skeleton" and was dubious. Opened it up to see that yep not only is it my fave, but I'm currently wearing the Mapled shirt 😂

Nobody asked, but: I think the biggest pitfall of sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, especially for worldbuilders, in the infodump. You're (rightfully) just so proud of all the work you put into creating a cohesive setting that you just wanna PUKE it all over readers/watchers on page one. (thread)

Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂 For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me! Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages. blikada.com?pg=1#showComic

A little winter-loving monster doodle to celebrate the first snow this fall in Chicago

Oooooh friends. It’s that time of year again. Cut Amazon out of the equation! My publisher is doing the Year 4 Backerkit RIGHT NOW and THE DRAGONSCALE COMB is part of it. Help support small press AND get more dragons, feral pegasi, and princess kissing www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Alice is cool and you should take a look and maybe even support her awesomeness!

And this is a great thread about the article, LotR, and racism in fantasy.

Illinoisans are FURIOUS at @durbin.senate.gov Screenshot of Senator Dick Durbin's (D-IL) Instagram page, his Bsky is much the same. And the fax I just sent to Dick's DC office bc the phone number no longer goes to voicemail even.

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