Thanks to @tbonejenkins.bsky.social for the cover quote!!!

Holy SHIT the latest Genshin Archon quest got me ready to write a whole goddamn treastie on faith and walking away from faith and also staying in faith and fighting to bring truth to those who'll be shattered by it and DAMMIT THIS WHOLE FUCKIN ARCHON QUEST 😭😭😭😭😭

Putting the finishing touches on my short story collection. I got a few places I'll be sending this to (thanks, friends at Worldcon!), but if my writer friends know of any other presses who do short story collections, please recommend!

Welp, new #GenshinImpact update and new Nod Krai region dropped so, you know, I'll see ya when I see ya. ::puts on headphones and gets ready to not sleep tonight::.

Okay y'all. You can stop yelling at me. I FINALLY WATCHED SINNERS.

::sits down to journal about Seattle:: ::stops:: ::stares:: HOLY CRAP I NEVER DID MAKE IT BACK TO HMART DIDN'T I??????

If you enjoyed my short story, "Deconstruction in the Form of a Cat God", @uncannymagazine.bsky.social just published my essay about my faith journey complete with cats, figuring out my faith, and a bonus rumination on what following love looks like when horrible stuff happens unexpectedly.

If you enjoyed my short story, "Deconstruction in the Form of a Cat God", @uncannymagazine.bsky.social just published my essay about my faith journey complete with cats, figuring out my faith, and a bonus rumination on what following love looks like when horrible stuff happens unexpectedly.

Looks like I'm going to be staying in a hostel for my last couple of days in Seattle. Anyone got any tips, advice, things to watch out for? This will be a new experience for me.

Holy crap tomorrow I get on a plane and head to Seattle for Worldcon. Is it okay to feel weird about it?

What's this? Our website looks a bit different now! The landing page has been redesigned to provide you with pertinent info at a glance. Walking directions from Summit as well as a map are now up front, as well as links to our credo, our FAQ, and our registration page. concurrentseattle.weebly.com

I’m going to my first ever Worldcon! I have a panel with Victor Manibo, Van Hoang, & Salinee Goldenberg. Plus, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social is generously sharing her reading slot w/ me. 🥹 I’m also paneling at @concurrentseattle.bsky.social w/ Sam Asher, Lauren Ring, LaShawn Wanak, & David Levine!

Thanks to everyone who sent me well wishes and checked in on me. I deeply appreciate it. I’m slowing getting back into work mode, which means it's time to announce that I’ll be attending Seattle WorldCon next week. I won’t be on any panels at WorldCon itself /1

Now that I'm home, I can finally start preparing for Worldcon next month. One thing I'll need help with is finding a place to stay from Sunday, August 17 (the night of the Hugos) to Tuesday, August 19. If anyone's got a place in Seattle or are willing to lend me a couch/hotel space, please DM me

ICYMI: ConCurrent's first panel of the day will be the short fiction panel with @samasherwriter.bsky.social @tbonejenkins.bsky.social @daviddlevine.com @awprihandita.bsky.social @ringwrites.bsky.social. Two EICs, plus Hugo, World Fantasy, and Nebula winners all on this panel!

On the plus side, I am finally getting around to reading A Wizard of Earthsea for the first time ever. Also...I'm starting work on that Evangelical Omegaverse story I've been hinting at for the past year.

This has been sitting on my shelf for ages. Starting to read it now.

I have just posted an announcement about @giganotosaurus.bsky.social being placed on pause for the next couple of months. My family has been dealing with a couple of back-to-back losses, so things are a bit hard right now. I've posted more info on FB, so feel free to go there to see what's up.

For those of you who read GigaNotoSaurus magazine, we will be putting a pause on publishing for the months of August and September. We will reopen in October. giganotosaurus.org/2025/07/14/g...

YURI ON ICE IS NOW ON HULU. I REPEAT---YURI ON ICE IS NOW ON HULU. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AND LOVE WINS INDEED!

There will be more info coming soon. Please follow @concurrentseattle.bsky.social and bookmark concurrentseattle.weebly.com for the latest updates. I may start a newsletter if there’s demand. Otherwise, expect our version of retro—no AI, no apps. Just old-fashioned websites and pen and paper. 6/7

ConCurrent is going to be in-person only; we ask that attendees wear a mask. ConCurrent can provide masks for any congoers without one. Unfortunately, the venue is not set up for virtual panels. For excellent virtual programming, please check out orgs like Dream Foundry. 5/7 dreamfoundry.org

Registration will be required (limited seating and fire codes, etc.). ConCurrent is not a replacement for WorldCon. One should be able to attend both without judgment. Our community thrives on connection and discovery, and turning away potential congoers runs contrary to that belief. 4/7

To make this run, however, we need funding to the tune of 5000 USD. A full breakdown of costs can be found at concurrentseattle.weebly.com/funding.html. This is where you come in! Please help us make ConCurrent a real thing and declare unequivocally that genAI has no place in the arts. 3/7

There’s no way to ease into this news, so here it is. Today, I am announcing ConCurrent Seattle, a one-day SFFH con intended to be an alternative program to WorldCon, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle at 700 Union Street, across from the Sheraton. 1/7

Did I also tell you that I'm working on another project? Also...Uh... How do I format this in Word? Is Times New Roman double spaced still a thing? New Courier? Single space but separating paragraphs ? How do small presses read stuff now? Can you tell it's been a while?

Working up the nerve to contact the PhD professor of the book I'm reading to ask a couple of questions for my own novel research. Mainly because my at-home social skils has been reduced to grunts, growls, and the occasional shriek.

Oh wait I’ve got something for this

Come join me and @tbonejenkins.bsky.social for a cozy writers retreat in Waupaca, WI this fall! Space is limited. Register here (click on Wisconsin Writers Retreat!) camptamarack.org/reservations...

I haven't been on here much lately. Been busy, have I.

New story up at GNS: No joke, the devil you made a deal with at thirteen is back to make you drink the Lethe, save Hell, and your son with it. But you must remember not to look back. Read “Horror Vacui” by A.V. Greene @avgreenewrites.bsky.social giganotosaurus.org/2025/04/01/horror-vacui/

Hello #fountainpen Blue Sky. We have moved to Denver and my fountain pens are now drying out overnight. These are ones with screw caps that I have never had a problem with before. Is there anything to be done or is this just something I have to accept with the climate?

My latest Writing Update through my newsletter is now out!

Please enjoy a brief respite from the moral, political, and social collapse of the United States, courtesy of the very real and inexplicably ungated walk-in storm drain next to my old junior high! Thank you @giganotosaurus.bsky.social and @tbonejenkins.bsky.social for the space to go long. 💚 🛶

Also heads up to fellow Madisonians. Lake Mendota is mentioned in this. (whaaaaaaaaaat?)

Around 2am, I woke up with a phrase in my head, scrabbled for a pen, and wrote it down. This morning, I finally looked at it: No god formed on dead lips. Now if that ain't the first line to something. (still a bit weirded out though...)

Oo! To my writer friends!

So who uses the Finch app to help track daily routines? Been pretty pleased with it so far. It's hitting all my gacha and gamify vibes! Let me know and I'll add you to my tree.

Seeking Slush Readers! GigaNotoSaurus Magazine, a two-time Hugo finalist in the Best Semiprozine category, is looking for readers to join our amazing slush team. We are particularly interested in queer and BIPOC readers. Interested? Please email [email protected] for a questionnaire.

YOOOO WHAT IS THIS? WHAT IS HAPPENING? LORE ABOUT THE THREE MOONS? EEEEEEEEEEEE The prophecy has been unveiled, and the new moon approaches. I'm browsing Genshin Impact "Song of the Welkin Moon." Click to participate and earn Primogems and other in-game rewards. hoyo.link/EiCpS5goC

Wisconsin Writers Retreat! October 2-5 in Waupaca. Our speaker is @tbonejenkins.bsky.social ! Register on the Camp Tamarack website (click on Wisconsin Writers Retreat). camptamarack.org/reservations...

Tonight for the @wibookfestival.bsky.social , I chatted with @samanthashannon.bsky.social, author of the Bone Season series at the @madisonlibrary.bsky.social . The room was full of people who braved the cold and wind to hear our fabulous conversation!

Just bought my membership to Seattle Worldcon.

Guess what else I'm restarting at the Cafe? BOOK REVIEWS! And I'm kicking it off with the graphic novel "God With Us: Bible Stories on the Road to Emmaus" by @mikalatos.com.

I wrote a thing, which is very much about T visibility: seattlein2025.org/2025/02/14/f...

...at the height of the sparkly Edward/Bella era, and my vamps were most definitely horror figures. But I’ve always wanted to finish, always known the story and the title, and it keeps nagging at me. So… If I did a Patreon or a GoFundMe to write this third book, would anyone be interested? (2/2)

A question for y'all... Years ago, I wrote two novels, BLOOD GROOVE and THE GIRLS WITH GAMES OF BLOOD, about vampires in Memphis in the 70s. I’d planned a third one, but the sales of the first two did not encourage the publisher to continue. This was... (1/2)

Just finished writing 1500 words on the AfroFae novel, which brings the total count up to 45,210. Hey, it's my way of fighting back against ::vaguely waving at everything on fire::

Ah dang, I missed the halftime show because I chromecast YouTube on the TV so much, I have no clue how to watch regular TV on...my...TV. Whoops.