And now for today's good news ... a wonderful librarian now has a full time job getting people excited about books. All kinds of books. Even the diverse ones that the government doesn't want you to read.

UM WHAT our campaign is officially a Kickstarter "Project We Love"! Now more than ever supporting queer speculative art, poetry, and stories is so important—it means a lot that our want to create space for queer artists, poets, and writers resonates so strongly! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

*slaps roof of car* this bad boy can fit so much fucking gay words in it. Have you backed @othersidespec.bsky.social on kickstarter yet? They have 1.5 years of queer spec fic funded with each issue at a 15k words. Let's fill that bad boy UP. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Translunar Traveler's Lounge is open for speculative fiction, 5000 words and under. Please check the guidelines before submitting, but other than that, don't self-reject. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

OP: Maxicimam Blouse, headdress, bloomers: BTSSB Actually my comfiest MAM piece thus far but MAM has a lot of comfy pieces i love them ahhhhhh #jfashion #eglcomm #ロリィタ #ロリータファッション #ロリータ #lolitafashion

get in the otherside kickstarter launch shinji

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researching a maritime disaster in 2025: Option A: 350 word article by someone from politics beat Option B: 60 min netflix docu with 45 min of unsubstantiated vibes Option C: some rando YTer called Brick Immortar who has a 4 hr breakdown with all court docs & interviews with every survivor

I am currently reading the Extinction of Irena Rey and it's so unhinged. The first chapter is like I am a beautiful horrible translator do not sue me. Second chapter is fungi evil. It just goes to 100 and does not stop

I'll be yapping about genre as a tool and the post cyberpunk genres in October at Rainbow Space Magic! Hope to see you there

Our Kickstarter launches in TEN DAYS! September 29 is in fact SOMEHOW ten days away!!! We’re nervous and excited and SO ready. We're only screaming intermittently. Sign up to be notified when it launches. We have a lot of fun rewards and goals planned… you won’t want to miss this 👀

FF is at FoF! I'll be hosting a limited-seating chill-n-chat on Saturday the 27th at 9 AM Eastern. Join me to chat about anything short fiction related! Enter the lottery to get a seat! flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/ And if you haven't heard of FoF, it's only the greatest virtual con going!

Come hang out with us! Ask us your burning magazine questions, learn more about our vision for the first issue of OTHERSIDE, or just yell excitedly with us about all our favorite queer SFF. See you there!

As I toil away in the meat mines on this labor day, what are some of your favorite labor related sf? Mine are Metal From Heaven, Ancillary Mercy, & Going Postal.

I got curious about Hugo-finalist ages over time (specifically ages of authors whose works were finalists in the Novel/Novella/Novelette/Short Story categories), so I extracted some data from ISFDB and created some charts. www.kith.org/jed/2025/08/...

Mate-seeking spiders looking to smash are getting smushed by cars in Southern Colorado. So the state is building tarantula crossings.

Oliver Frey

forgot I made these badge ribbons back in april/may to give away as a con purchase bonus, and I have a lot extra that I had been concerned about because the joke is so topical that what if they become outdated by the next time I attend a ribbon con how optimistic of me

Would you care for a queer cyberpunk short story in these trying times? Because hi yes "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" is out for free now at @lightspeedmagazine.com ✨ This story means a lot to me and I'm glad it found such an amazing home 😭💜 🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆

Currently experiencing eggolavanche. All my pullets are laying so it's been 5 eggs a day.

There's this weird problem folks have where they imagine any marginalized person (by race, class, gender, industry, whatever) who achieves any level of success has a burden to make all the "right" decisions on how to represent themselves and their group and interact with other marginalized people.

Writing with resistance, Imagining a better future. Join us Oct 4 & 5 for the 6th annual Rainbow Space Magic. This free virtual con is for writers & readers of queer speculative fiction. Panels & schedule to be released soon! rainbowspacemagic.org. #LGBT #writing #ScienceFiction #fantasy

The blattodea page on bugguide is a pvp zone when filtered for Florida between the native species and introduced species.

Researchers have filmed thousands of climbing catfish scaling waterfalls, providing a rare insight into the daring migration of an enigmatic fish. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux

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Woke up today to the meatball painting over the pulse memorial rainbow crossing. Glad that people are redoing it in chalk. The other two crosswalks in the state are going to get painted over too. It really sucks loving a place where the leaders actively try to erase you.

My apologies to the amount of follow notifications I'm creating bc I'm simply trying to catch everyone I saw at worldcon in my net

New bumper sticker

SUBLIMATION is a novel set in a universe where crossing the border means splitting yourself in two. Literally. If you've ever imagined what could have been if you never left, this is a novel for you. Preorder link below. Available everywhere books are sold. torpublishinggroup.com/sublimation/...

The best part of this con was not seeing my friends it was witnessing "A short story is an insect" & then my friends texting me if I knew about it.

The urge to grasp firmly very strong #worldcon #hugoawards

The Embrace 🌈

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Please support this magazine, it is filling a big gap in spec fic publications that has existed for several years.

I absolutely love #metamorphosetempsdefille antique bouquet. The skirt is so full & spins with such satisfaction. Probably my favorite purchase of the year. #egl #lolitafashion #eglfashion #classiclolita

Back to back weekend! My comm and i went to a Yuletide faire, we were able to walk through a mansion originally built in the 1800s. This was the sugar plum faerie room! #lolitafashion #metamorphosetempsdefille #bouquetprint #jfashion #eglfashion #ロリータファッション #ootd

"The Last Flesh Figure Skaters" is perfectly tailored to my interests of sapphic sports stories & scifi. Highly recommend: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...

Hmm maybe I should point out for people who like queer SFF that isn't very tame and same-y that I have a whole asexual BDSM novella in my latest collection: amzn.to/3BtHufe Thanks to the venues who were willing to review it 😀, if anyone else is interested in reviewing it, DM me for an ebook!

It's the weekend, baby

GigaNotoSaurus will be reopening to submissions from January 1st - January 15th, 2025, so if you have SFF from 5,000-25,000 words, please send them our way! For more information on how to submit to GNS and what we’re looking for, please visit our website: giganotosaurus.org/submission-g...

@boxofhamsters.bsky.social for ur coloring pleasure

Capybaras 🍊

👇👇👇 It's a good thing to remember generally, too. You don't have to be perfect, 100% or nothing. You have choices beyond "solve this completely" and "give up." It all helps. Do what you can where you can.

Otherwise Fellowship Applications Due locusmag.com/2024/12...

Since I had to work and wasn't able to participate in ILD, I dusted off my lolita fashion blog and posted the personal essay I wrote earlier this year around the fashion, modesty culture, and gender. #lolitafashion #egl buglolita.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/v...

Happy International (Interstellar?) Lolita Day from Qo'noS (er, ABQ)! Our local #KlingonAssaultGroup and Starfleet ships met up at Snapdragon for their Star Trek Tea Party, so of course I dressed in full #KlingonGothicLolita frill! #EGLFashion #InternationalLolitaDay

the ruff - commissioned piece - 9"x7", pen on paper , 2023

Our sister imprint Violet Lichen is open for queries! Send in your weirdest, most wonderful speculative fiction before the mid-winter window closes on January 10th! 🔮🕯🕸🌙📚 Submission guidelines and details can be found in Marissa's blog post linked below, or here: violetlichen.com/2024/12/08/v...

"The Three Graces" Inspired by a classical statue, three lolitas embody the primary substyles of the fashion: classic, gothic, sweet. Available as Prints: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1544... www.inprnt.com/gallery/roug... studio.society6.com/designs/2800... #lolitafashion #rougeaeriedesigns