Think Lord of the Rings meets Shakespeare but in a matriarchy, and you have a pretty good idea of how awesome MAEJ by @stromberg.bsky.social is. 🌏️god-tier worldbuilding 👑Game of Thrones-level intrigue 💬linguistics delight 💭 levitating parliament 🦜extremely adorable griffins

My friend Sama'a is trying to find food and milk for her young children, and every day it is both scarcer and more expensive. Please give what you can to help. chuffed.org/project/1575...

This is a great collection

In Gaza…suffering is no longer just a passing news item, but a daily reality. Hungry children, endless fear, and needs beyond their capacity to bear. Any donation—even a small one—can provide food, medicine, or hope to a family struggling to survive. chuffed.org/project/1575...

Wow, indeed! And to think, this review almost didn't exist, because the author of it wrote (a version of it) to me in a private email!! I was like YOU HAVE TO SHARE THIS : OOOOOOO

Wow 😳

Samaa urgently need $100 to buy milk and diapers for her little daughter. The war has taken away their safety, and even the most basic needs for children have become impossible to afford. Any donation, no matter how small, can help ease her hunger and fear 🙏💔 chuffed.org/project/1575...

Escape.

My friend Sama'a and her family are struggling to find enough food in the ruins of Gaza. Please give what you can to help. chuffed.org/project/1575...

Amputees in Gaza participated in the 10th Palestinian International Marathon.

You can vote on the Hugo Awards, even if you don't plan to go to the Worldcon. A $50 WSFS membership gets you voting rights on the Hugo Award. It also usually comes with ebook copies of finalists. We'd certainly love to see more people voting (and would also love your vote for fanzine this year.)

I'm in this! Sword and Kettle published my first ever chapbook, a short story titled "A Hole Walked In," which will be reprinted in the anthology. I'll always appreciate them as an early enabler of my hole-riddled & body horror-loving lifestyle :)

“We, the creators of the Torment Nexus, are now suing the writers of the classic science fiction novel ‘Don’t Create the Torment Nexus.’”

A tidy metaphor for the entire grift.

Sama'a and her family need food, and donations have slowed to a trickle. Please give what you can. chuffed.org/project/1575...

Starting a new post and linking directly to the fundraisers because Bluesky accounts are getting deleted so often. I will then comment with the Bluesky account below the fundraiser so you can follow or chat with them and try to update as needed. I also fixed the graphic because it was bugging me.

Samaa's little girls go to bed hungry, and she is unable to provide them with even a morsel to eat. Donations are so scarce, and there need for food is becoming unbearable. Please help them in any way you can; even a small meal could save a suffering childhood. 💔 chuffed.org/project/1575...

“One woman could be celebrated because her victimization was undeniable; the other elicited something closer to unease, as though the uncertainty itself made her harder to accommodate within the available scripts of recognition.” dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

Please help Samaa's 2 daughters, who are only three, and a half years old, have known nothing but war, fear, and hunger as childhood. No toys, no safety, no peaceful sleep... only bombing and deprivation. Your donation could give her daughters what the war has denied them. tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily

You didn't ask, but I newslettered. dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...

Hey, if anyone wants a book cover that doesn't suck, doesn't use AI, and doesn't put your book in the news for the wrong reason, I'm an affordable book designer available for hire. (Unless you're a fascist.)

I second this! Rachel has made three covers for me so far and I'm astounded every time

I feel like I need to see this

My friend Sama'a has two children to provide for in a city razed to the ground by Israeli bombs, a city where food and water are scarcer every day. Please give what you can to help. chuffed.org/project/1575...

Please help my friend Samaa Her two little girls know nothing of the world but fear and hunger… 💔 Nights without safety, days without enough food. Every donation—even a small one—can make a real difference in their lives. Be a reason to protect them from this pain chuffed.org/project/1575...

Always love to be reminded of this. A lot of it was hand-stitched too. Really amazing, precise work. Women’s work is so often minimised and forgotten.

My friend Sama'a struggles to find money just to buy bread, formula, and clean water for her children. Any donation can make a difference. chuffed.org/project/157569

Sama'a's stress at trying to provide for her family in the midst of genocide is unimaginable to most of us. Please give what you can. chuffed.org/project/157569

You guys need to read this.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump and all their little minions are mass murderers and should be taken into custody.

Évery day is a fight for survival for Sam'a and her family, and often the generosity of strangers is the difference between eating and going hungry. Please give what you can. chuffed.org/project/157569

This will kill the intellect and creativity of an entire generation if we don't fight it.

I just read Ryszard Merey's novels H and Wake Up! back to back. Excellent & provocative reads from @traumbooks.bsky.social

Every minute feels closer to losing him forever. He urgently needs evacuation outside Gaza, but the family cannot afford the cost. Even $5 can mean medicine, treatment, survival. Please open your heart and help.

Signal boosting for more queer books but also for this graphic, which I love more than most things.

Much of the media has moved on, but Israel still rains destruction on Gaza and brutally limits access to food, water, and medicine. Please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a keep her family safe and warm. chuffed.org/project/157569

The sheer fucking horror of this. Honestly 'ghoul' doesn't even cover it

Anarchist trans prisoner Marius Mason is finally being released after seventeen of a twenty-two year sentence! To celebrate his release and help him land on his feet, we will give Marius $2 for every item sold at akpress.org in the month of May. You can also donate directly at supportmariusmason.org

“Today, there is a chance to restore liberal democracy in Hungary. Given the worldwide erosion of democracy, the stakes of this restoration go far beyond the country’s borders.” dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

Gaza is in ruins, but Sama'a still has to care for her children. Please give what you can. chuffed.org/project/157569

If you are going to TriCon in Halifax, here is where you can find me: tricon-halifax.com @tricon-hfx.bsky.social

We have news! Transistance Press and Galaxy Moth Press have merged! We are now... Prismata Press! Same trans vibes. Same trans goodness. prismata.press

If you're local, I'll be speaking at the Don Mills branch of the Toronto Public Library about dystopian fiction on June 3 from 7-8 pm!