Now available for booksellers, reviewers, and librarians: Book Two of Meridel Newton's Shelter Trilogy. As the newly elected leader of Osto, Amaya Bly has her hands full after a hard winter drained resources and strained the population's tolerance for dark days. www.netgalley.com/ca...

The perfect holiday song

So one of the things I miss most about living in Japan is the loose tea selection at my neighborhood family restaurant. Specifically, they had a powerful hibiscus/rose hip blend that became my favorite tea the first time I had it, and I've missed it ever since.

There is a reason the main villain of the Shelter Trilogy (so far!) is a far right conservative asshole with no depth. It is a) more realistic to the world we're living in today, and b) more satisfying to see him get his ass kicked.

via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon

I know it's easy to dump on organizations when they misstep repeatedly, but it's also important to recognize when those later missteps are attempts to correct for the original error, and when they're triangulating in on a better course of action.

*cups your face in her hands* Do you like emotionally stunted men who are also kind and on a Growth Journey? Do you like MacGyver, but would prefer it in space? Do you love found family stories? Do you like politics? Do you want more Weird Alien Shit? I need you to read this series.

DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three

I love the universality of the instinct to start reciting the poem the second someone mentions The Dark Is Rising. Truly, you are my nerds.

Happy Winter Solstice. The mists returned to Avalon as we celebrated the return of the light on the shortest day. Tomorrow daylight hours begin to lengthen. It was a beautiful morning on Glastonbury Tor.

Ahaha, that was fast.

I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.

Join us on January 5th for a reading by Meridel Newton from the second book in the Shelter Trilogy! Osto is back with a new leader, but can she keep the community together? www.eventbrite.com/e...

This morning, (in bed, warm, groggy) I heard (but did not react) A cat puking Somewhere. Now, I walk in fear (barefoot).

I wonder if I will ever stop having feelings about The Untamed.

Now available on NetGalley! The second book in Meridel Newton's SHELTER TRILOGY stands on its own as the small community of Osto has a new leader. Amaya Bly has her hands full trying to keep her community safe--but will she be able to? www.netgalley.com/ca...

Mila Kunis is just always going to be Jupiter Jones to me. "Hey, Jupiter discovered a toxic love of ballet, cool." "Oh look, Jupiter grew up and became a cop!"

Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.

Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is, in fact, a tortology

I would probably get along better with babies if I hadn't learned everything I know about it from Temperance Brennan.

The second book in my post-apocalyptic hopepunk novella trilogy is coming out on January 5th! You can preorder it now so it shows up in your mail or ebook list as a happy surprise. :D

I am starting to think the AI slop might be paperclips.

Ahaha, you can absolutely tell Brennan's a dad now. He's way better at small children in this episode than in other campaigns.

It’s always DM can I roll for investigation and never DM can I tell you how beautiful you look right now? Absolutely, stunning sitting behind your DM screen plotting away at our collective demise.

🌌 The fabulous Meridel ✨ 🐙 Clay & Paint #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates #InsertAnInvert 🦑🐡

Well, this looks incredibly fun and timely.

Heh, well, as evidenced by my last post, the entirety of the Highwayman by Noyes lives rent free in my head. But also, my only tattoo is a line from Sarah Williams' The Old Astronomer. "I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚

The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.

Oh my God, the Moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS. The coup was over in hours because people said no.

It's coming! It's coming so soon!

Sometimes I think about how the guy who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Abe is watching the government do exactly what he wanted it to do as a result of his actions, and I just feel the need to stare at the wall for a while.

Nobody asks questions when I tell them my day job. It's the most boring thing imaginable. Most people just blink and move on. When I say I'm a writer, the worst question is "Have I read anything you've written?" I dunno, dude, but probably not!

Why is it that I can spend years working toward something I'm really excited for, and then once it starts to become real, all I want to do is run and hide?

I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

Lizard Leigh is both a very talented cosplayer and a Youtuber I really enjoy, and their latest video is a clear, detailed look at the death of JoAnn Fabrics and the workings of private equity. Highly recommended.

I got my final dose of the HPV vaccine in October, and it's honestly been pretty surprising how many of the people in my life had no idea what it was or how helpful it is. Get your HPV vaccine, folks, and eliminate a whole swathe of possible cancers from your future!

I heard there was a Cohen song, And all the Christians got it wrong, But you don’t really get the meaning do ya? ‘Cause you see its about getting laid, It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith, But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”

Trump: [pressures CBS to end Colbert's contract] Colbert: Bet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...

Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art. Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.

"Potentially" divisive? Really?

So I would say in general when a headline like this happens things would not be going well

Bought myself a little bouquet of sunflowers the other day and man, I really think van Gogh was on to something with these.

I have the day off, and I have decided to go on a mini-adventure, visiting places in DC that I have been meaning to check out for years, but never quite managed to find the time for. First up: MLK Jr Memorial Library. Come with me, Bsky.

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨ Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...

AP DMs Stop Using the Word 'Massive' Challenge 2025

Here's a bit of a timeline cleanse for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNl2...