I've been on hold for 49 min. and counting. The rental place is supposed to close in another 50 min. I know this is of little consequence in the grand scheme of things. Still, please pray for me that they don't just shut it down and cut me off 😮‍💨

TIL #yeg has a mural festival! This year it's Aug + Sept and Artist Applications are now open

We are doing filament group buys in centralized areas, but Green Lantern isn't in one of those areas, and is in danger of running out of filament.

Hey everyone, Green Lantern is one of our printers who is in dire need of filament right now. They are going through about 28 kg of filament a week (about 50,000 whistles). www.amazon.com/wedding/shar...

Lovelies, the squee I squeed!!! cc @annettew.bsky.social

Y'all, tomorrow we are going to cross 500,000 whistles shipped in February, which is just a staggering and bananas thing. We have a few printers under our "HELP SEND FILAMENT" wishlists tonight, so if you want to keep the ball rolling... linktr.ee/WhistleWishl...

Set design for a Bulgarian Brutalist dystopian film; cafeteria cutlery for the children’s workhouse/prison/school

Not a dig at Dr Wesley but… *white people

Feel the unreasonable need to know that at least some of you got the reference re the :crackle: and also: please take a break for joy!

So Bree hinted at this story a few days ago, but I want to circle back now that I have permission to share it. WHISTLES OUT: A WHISTLE CREW MYSTERY

I want to help Marie complete her utter domination by getting her the resources she needs. If we could print her tens of thousands of red cards, I have faith that she would distribute them ALL. So help us help Marie. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-whist...

I would like to get her at least 20,000 red cards and 20,000 bifold know your rights cards, which will cost about $1500. I'm hoping we can get enough to order those tonight.

ATTENTION BLUESKY you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!

This was so fun and listening to it again brought a smile to my face! Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Continuing the Season One thread! (a bit late)

@thebreakdownab.bsky.social PLEAAAASSSE use alt text when you post images.

Pretty nifty to be in the hometown paper with #yeg luminaries like thee Alice Major, @premeemohamed.com @martychan.bsky.social @anothernisha.bsky.social et al 🤓

:crackle: ✨✨PA ANNOUNCER VOICE✨✨ S1 E6 now available to fill your glee quota with special guest @tuphlos.bsky.social 📖📚 Please proceed to the link below to listen now 🎧 or save for emotional emergency ❤️‍🩹 Transcript: sgwong.com/podcast/epis... Subscribe/Follow the show and share the joy✨ :crackle:

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

And here comes the mandatory caveat: It's not a high salary, it's very competitive, it needs more funding and it's by no means a perfect system. But it's the reason why I've been able to write full time the past 10 years or so.

Me, carefully laying out my plans to their best effect Chronic illness: *lobs perfectly-aimed firebomb*

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

In a bid to distract myself from this weather-induced headache, I've agreed to join a gameshow on @theincomparable.com mostly bc I saw @annettew.bsky.social join first and also bc I know it'll be better fun than convalescing in front of the telly lol

Hi I've got a barometric pressure headache but I wrote this month's thing anyway here it is byeeee

Happy Lunar Mardi Gras to all who celebrate! 🧧🥳🤩🎊

Happy Pub day from me and @Questlove😎 Im so proud of this book Working with Questlove was a dream come true. When I was a kid I yearned for characters like Rahim and Kasia. I hope kids enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoyed writing about them TIME FOR A CHANGE AVAILABLE TODAY!!!!

The next person who dies better be terrible.

The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could

(On a break from LNY cleaning) There is nothing impressive about robots programmed to do what humans train countless hours to perfect. Like, mocap tech is super cool but this? This is just flashy copying & forcing these actual acrobats to applaud is obscene. Gimme reliable cleaning bots instead!

I am courageously rewatching Battlestar Galactica (1978). I loved this show in its original broadcast as a kid and am fully expecting it not to hold up but honestly, I don’t care.

Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

This final ep was bitter and sweet but mostly a ton of fun. A lovely send-off for a truly unruly, rascally bunch, and an absolute love fest for Annette whose brilliance and warmth and hard work created so many joyful memories ✨💗✨💗✨

With a HUGE cast for this epic episode @moiseschiu.bsky.social, @sgwong.com, @shelly.brisbin.net @jamesthomson.bsky.social, @mickimaynard.bsky.social Kirsten Goruk, and Kathy Campbell

We started on Valentine's Day 2020, so it is fitting we end on Valentine's Day 2026. Thanks to everyone who participated and everyone who listened. We leave you with lots of memories and recommendations. My heart was full. www.theincomparable.com/smooch/142/

Also, if you want more Gothic shenanigans with a cozy queer vibe, here are some books about murder husbands trying to solve murders without incurring more murders www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography... (one of my current WIP is book 3 in that series)

Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.

Got my vote in just in time 😮‍💨 Ok there’s still an hour+. Whatever. FALL GUY all day longggggg

ICYMI, I'm at 79% of my goal, and I'd appreciate any donation, no matter how small. Please keep sharing. I'm planning to have a small giveaway as a token of my appreciation, and anyone who donated since the start of Feb will be eligible. Details to come soon! Watch this space.

very very excited (& nervous! stage jitters!) to share news of a project that my person & I have been working on for so long now we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House! www.thedollhouse.studio

Across Canada, renters are being asked to hand over deeply personal data while AI tools scan social media, generate “risk scores,” and quietly decide who gets housing. ✅ ❌ 👉 Read our latest guest post on the rise of AI landlords in Canada, by Lynn Yu Ling Ng openmedia.org/article/item...

It’s so worth remembering that the movement against us is barely a decade old. This is new, and it’s not forever. We will win.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.

I don’t know who of those BIPOC critics are actively campaigning this year (many folks don’t campaign because they often rightly assume there’s no point with voters), but please don’t go with the same few white people who are always on the slate. 13/13 #HugoAwards #HugoAward

I'd love it if this year Fan Writer weren't all or mostly white. Even if you don’t want to nominate me, pleasepleaseplease read widely and diversely. There are so many great BIPOC folks writing in and about speculative fiction who never get Hugo recognition. 12/

One of my favorite columns is when I get to blend my skill at Reader’s Advisory (think the librarian version of book recommendations) with whatever my current TV obsession is, like this list for Peacemaker. reactormag.com/sff-reading-... 11/

This was one of the most challenging reviews I wrote last year, grappling with You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White. reactormag.com/book-review-... 10/