Just in time for @novelnightmares.bsky.social next week! 💙📚🩸

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

I am far, far too old to play this drinking game.

Yes, avid readers *definitely* want to be constantly bombarded by the novel equivalent of junk mail. Definitely. The deliberate contempt for her audience is breathtaking, but I suppose a hearty fuck-you salute to "Ms. Hart" for her honesty.

Have I bugged you about reading Asunder? If so, and you haven't yet, now's the time. If I haven't, then let me correct that shameful lapse: read Asunder!

From the order: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."

I'm practicing and looking forward to our COLD Horror Reading tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Beaverton City Library.

The Pima County library has this title, so hold placed!

Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go. Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go. Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go. As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

As an Arizonan who is often frustrated at his "moderate" positions, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Gallego speak so bluntly about this.

Despair, inc's Mistakes, but with Snail.

Excited to see that there are now some (all?) events posted for the Tucson Festival of Books (click on an author's name to see their events.): tucsonfestivalofbooks.org?id=67 There are a lot of great authors coming to Tucson in its loveliest month.

Just finished Fever House by @keithrosson.bsky.social , and now I'm itching to read the sequel. Bloody, beautiful language, and great fun to read. Thanks, @richardleis.com for the recommendation!

I loved this book - it was one of my favorite reads from the last year. The characters are well-drawn, the setting feels lived-in, and the story gripped me. Out in the UK today, but available in the US as well.

I'm struck by how the media, especially print media, sticks to enforced neutral language even as it is obviously being gamed by fascists. We need a wave of 1890s muckracker journalists. ::old timey radio voice:: Horrifying scenes in Minneapolis today as federal agents brutalize the citizenry!

@hicommander.bsky.social , @asrivkin.bsky.social , equivalent band post yesterday was fun, so back at ya: C&C

Good morning

Authorities *should* be afraid to escalate. Authorities *should* hesitate in crucial moments. Authorities *should* be in more danger than civilians. If they don't want to be in more danger than civilians, they need to see if the Post Office is hiring.

For the same reason techbros love Iain M Banks: they read badly and understand nothing.

I mean, maybe. I bet it's just lightcurve analysis.

I'll be reading at the event at the end of the month, along with several other horror writers. It has been a rainy, mild winter so far; maybe our words can conjure up some snow for February. ❄️☃️

My son put it best when he was a young kid: "Cats are great because you get happy every time you encounter them. You turn a corner, and there's a cat there, and it's like there's a cat, and that's great." I always think about it whenever I turn a corner and encounter a cat.

Hearing about this (for equivalent planetary science grant programs) was at least 25% of the reason I chose not to get a PhD.

Top 5 favorite reads of 2025, reverse chronological order: The Works of Vermin, @hironennes.bsky.social The Locked Tomb trilogy , Tamsyn Muir White Cat, Black Dog, Kelly Link The City in Glass, @nghivo.bsky.social Asunder, @kerstinhall.bsky.social

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

I don't Instagram, but I suspect he's right.

Because lemmie tell you, when I am firing all of my weapons, I want to make absolutely sure that means the guy driving the ship cannot see where he is going.

Hi friends, please help me spread the word on the open professor position in #planetaryScience we have in Bern 🔽

Well, that was unexpected! A trawl through this list (and there are a lot of good ones here!) led me to a note-perfect explanation of why The Last Unicorn is still one of my favorite books. @theredtailwitch.bsky.social, yes. Yes to everything you wrote.

Paperback available today for purchase or order wherever books are sold!

(Hi, I'm old! I meant to quote this the first time around, not just repost. Oops.) I stumbled across "Press Enter" in some secondhand scifi short story anthology, and it knocked me flat. I haven't read many other works of his, but that short story has never left me.

We mourn the passing of SF great John Varley with a look back at his impressive body of work, from the Eight Worlds series to his brilliant short stories. What was the first Varley story you ever read? Which books are your favorites?

Our first release of 2025 will be @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER! 🏆 A Finalist for the Nebula & Locus Awards, 🖤 A Reactor Reviewer's Choice Best Book of 2024 📙 A New York Public Library Best-Of Pick SABRIEL meets WITCH KING in this deliciously dark fantasy! Preorder https://geni.us/asunder

Re-upping this, since it's only available for two days:

MEPAG folks, sensing an opportunity, furiously start writing a new set of justifications for MSR.

We're raising money for another packed year of programming at Willamette Writers. From online critique groups, productivity meetings, and write-ins, to monthly chapter meetings, guest speakers, and the annual conference, there are events for writers at every stage: www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Announcing a BRAND NEW Gilded Age fantasy of ballrooms, bargains, and bloodshed from the one and only @nghivo.bsky.social!! The Scarlet Ball commences October 2026 🩸

I loved this book! I want the author to be able to write the sequel! I've given it to two of my brothers-in-law for Christmas already this season!

Good year to live in Tucson!

to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.