I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

This story by @kplumhoff.bsky.social “Good Sign of Future Happiness” begins like this and just keeps getting wilder: “Let’s agree that it was an accident, what happened when the tourist interrupted us choosing our king.” From Issue 90 of @smokelong.bsky.social www.smokelong.com/stories/good...

Poem by Denis Johnson (via Narrative)

Now the grading is done and I have some time to celebrate the publication of my new flash fiction in @smokelong.bsky.social, “Conflagration Kills Five.” It’s the magazine’s Dark Fantasy and Psychological Thriller pick for 2025. There’s an interview, too! www.smokelong.com/stories/conf...

Now the grading is done and I have some time to celebrate the publication of my new flash fiction in @smokelong.bsky.social, “Conflagration Kills Five.” It’s the magazine’s Dark Fantasy and Psychological Thriller pick for 2025. There’s an interview, too! www.smokelong.com/stories/conf...

Check out my story, “Conflagration Kills Five” in the new issue of @smokelong.bsky.social ! Thank you, @kplumhoff.bsky.social for sharing your favorite line. Can’t wait to read your story (and the others in this issue) once I’m done grading!

Happy birthday, Shirley Jackson! I can only imagine what confusion readers of this paperback edition might have experienced. (Read the thread for Jackson’s reaction to the cover).

I have a story in this one! Looking forward to reading the whole issue.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many Catholic parishes and power figures have been loudly and openly “fuck this”

Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.

Today I will try to raise some funds for places and initiatives I support and that need continual support. It was my birthday on Tuesday but I was traveling all day. I’ll add to the list throughout the day.

So this is an exciting thing happening next month. www.harvard.com/event/george...

Some of my favorites: Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns, Creature and A Horse at Night by Amina Cain, The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington, The Taiga Syndrome by Cristina Rivera Garza, Revenge of the Scapegoat by Caren Beilin, and Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger.

All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁 Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...

Libraries are sites of refuge, where curiosity is nurtured, where people find shelter, education, entertainment, job assistance, skill-building programs, and access to resources that would otherwise be out of reach.

Happy #BlueSkyMonday! Our version of #CyberMonday but, with, like cool book recommendations rather than gross algorithm driven sales. So we'll be giving out recommendations ALL DAY & all recommendations will be 10% off. Make your requests now or just watch for posts throughout the day!

Arab Lit Quarterly is making all of their pdfs of works with Palestinian authors free for #ReadPalestine week. arablit.gumroad.com

If you’re going to shop today, buy a Sally Rooney novel while you still can. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I read Caren Beilin’s Sea, Poison on recommendation of Josh from @portersqbooks.bsky.social and it was so good I immediately read Revenge of the Scapegoat. Now @davidnaimon.bsky.social drops the latest conversation with Beilin, which means I get to listen to her talk about both books back to back.

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I think about the countless trans people whose names won't be plastered on infographics because the world was so hostile and violent to them that they felt the need to opt out on their own terms. Mourn the dead. Fight like hell for the living.

"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."

I have need of someone with Japanese scholarship. Maybe someone knows someone? I’ve written a piece in the style of Sei Shonagon. Working title: nagori. Q: Is there a 10th c equivalent for this word? Something that holds both anticipation and aftermath, or lingering? I know. Pass it on anyway?

Really? A book I translated, that I have dreamed of translating for some 15 years, was released today by a good publisher, an imprint of Hachette, and no one on BlueSky cares at all? Not even a little bit? #booksky #wheresthelove

A reminder about my class Reading Flash for @flashfictioninst.bsky.social, on Sunday, November 23, from 6 to 8pm ET. flashfictioninstitute.com/product/read...

At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.

That was fast

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Cool write-up on indigenous horror by @billyjstratton.bsky.social

Your reminder that I'll be doing an AMA today at 3 PM EST on r/horrorlit! Feel free to stop over and taunt me! www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...

A 13-year old child stolen from his parents by the police without a word. A mother finds out her son is gone, handed over to ICE, taken to a facility 500 miles away. So many people on the wrong side of history.

I’ve only read Satantango. What should I read next?

This is a must-see event for me. The last time I saw Amber was when she came to Suffolk to read from And I Do Not Forgive You back in March 2020, which was such a good time but just before pandemic lockdown. I’m very excited to the read the novel and celebrate its release!

This comes just as I’m finishing teaching the novel in my horror course. Lincoln highlights the very important omniscient narrator here in an illuminating way. Some students have the tendency to say “it’s all in Eleanor’s head” by the end, but the omniscient narrator says otherwise.

I’ve only read Satantango. What should I read next?

Some reading for Black Speculative Fiction Month:

I loved it! Now I want to go on a deeper dive into Black horror, the blues, hoodoo, haints, etc. (I teach Bitter Root in my comics class, Ballad of Black Tom in my horror fiction class, love the work of Tananarive Due and am looking for more, as well as scholarly work …)

The people who don’t like horror in my house are out, so I’m finally watching Sinners.

a most useful+dialectical philosopher, on shame +decency "seeing this kind of basic social norm enforcement as fundamentally at odds with living in a free country is deeply delusional...shame serves as a robustly liberal alternative to political violence." www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com

A simple but important way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. A helpful list is in the link below but please do explore @arablit.bsky.social more widely as well as publishers like @commapress.bsky.social

Latinx Heritage month is coming up and this is a reminder that I've put together a very robust Latinx Spec Fic Author starter pack! Go follow and support these authors! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

Links from @amalelmohtar.com’s newsletter to help the people of Gaza. Gaza Soup Kitchen: www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-... *** The Butterfly Effect Project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... *** And @mommunism.bsky.social’d whole timeline.

Very excited to be presenting an essay at this event! Kathryn Davis is an extraordinary writer whose work inspires and haunts me in the best way. Looking forward to meeting the other presenters and hearing @kellylink.bsky.social in conversation with Davis!

Just listened to this today. Great conversation and looking forward to reading the book!

Hi Boston based people my friend unfortunately has to give up his cats and he’s devastated about it but he wants to make sure they go to a loving home . It’s a pair of brothers who are very sweet and affectionate. If interested shoot me a message for more details

New story up at The Palisades Review, “Gin: a diptych.” www.thepalisadesreview.com/new-stories/...

Support poets, poetry, and humanity in Gaza. Buy their anthologies or donate. I decided to write this review after following the Gaza Poets Society and seeing the poems they have been sharing with us. This review comes out of gratitude for their generosity.

If you haven’t already, please take the time to vote before the fifteenth. This award is open to everyone. I’m a finalist for two categories: Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction for best anthology. And the Ember Award: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/