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Miri Castor

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YA fantasy author of Opal Charm series. Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Activist. Nerd. Occasional baker. She/her. https://miricastor.com/

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Far from it
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11.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context

17.02.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 7759 πŸ” 6504 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 139

Even if the destruction somehow stopped today, it will take years to rebuild.

09.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 586 πŸ” 213 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 6

For International's Women Day, I'm having a cookie butter cheesecake!

08.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art The highest court in the US declined to review a case about copyrighting artwork created with the help of AI.

It’s so rare to get a decision like this. I hate to be grateful for the bare minimum but I’m grateful to the work of everyone involved in obtaining this victory. www.engadget.com/ai/the-supre...

03.03.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 10
the between by tananarive due novel, vaguely futurist art style depicts a black man crouched and huddled between one door opening to a waning crescent moon, the other offering a glowing sun at dawn

the between by tananarive due novel, vaguely futurist art style depicts a black man crouched and huddled between one door opening to a waning crescent moon, the other offering a glowing sun at dawn

Happy Women in Horror Month! I'm behind on women horror authors (that's what a lifetime of trying to read "the classics" will get ya, patriarchally-sanctioned dudes), but some books I've loved:

@tananarivedue.bsky.social's "The Between," with its simmering build to a Hitchcock-worthy climax.

01.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of an obviously AI generated book. Native American Stories for Kids: Bedtime Legends and Folktales That Keep Indigenous Wisdom Alive Paperback – June 29, 2025
by Rose Evelyn

Screenshot of an obviously AI generated book. Native American Stories for Kids: Bedtime Legends and Folktales That Keep Indigenous Wisdom Alive Paperback – June 29, 2025 by Rose Evelyn

More terrible AI slop. The images feature a figure being sung out of a hardcover book and a Native woman with hawk wings and a fabric tunic.

More terrible AI slop. The images feature a figure being sung out of a hardcover book and a Native woman with hawk wings and a fabric tunic.

AI slop is everywhere on Amazon, but especially in children's books. I was looking for something else when this popped up in the sponsored books. 1/

25.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 11

KEEP CANCELLING NITRO

Until Discord says the words "We will stop the rollout for global age verification" KEEP CANCELLING NITRO

24.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 322 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

When you realize that Warner Brothers said "Delete that shit" and the BBC chose to keep it...baby this is why I'm not debating nothing about modern racism. Full grown adults made a lot of choices

24.02.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1830 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 29
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Foxglove Fiction Candace Harper and Ceillie Simkiss are one person writing under two pen names. She is a queer, neurodivergent woman living with her family and furballs in the South.She’s known for being the overly en...

My mom was hospitalized this weekend for a large kidney stone and a kidney/bladder infection that has spread to her blood stream. We could use some help because this is going to absolutely wipe out her savings.

I'm doing a 25% off sale on ebooks on my site through the 28th with code HelpMom25!

23.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

As a reader, I love it! It brings a sense of urgency and in certain speculative settings, it amplifies the storytelling (e.g. The Spear Cuts Through Water)

23.02.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Even if the two of us are ever torn apart ... Take my revolution #rgu

25.12.2025 02:44 πŸ‘ 3205 πŸ” 1637 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.

And you know why?

Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

18.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 7865 πŸ” 2549 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 84

Reminder that this great itch bundle benefiting the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota is still running! It's full of great TTRPG and PC games and resources and you can get a little reading challenge zine from me too!

19.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

18.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 41053 πŸ” 10834 πŸ’¬ 476 πŸ“Œ 1027
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!

New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.

12.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 5279 πŸ” 1359 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 65
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Save 10% on Relooted on Steam Reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you...

The amount of racism in the Relooted reviews is sickening.
A bunch of assh*les clearly bought the game just to leave a negative review before getting refunded, and another bunch of assh*les are marking these reviews useful for them to be displayed a the top store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...

12.02.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 10

Last day to get Book 1 for $1 on Amazon! #happyblackhistorymonth

09.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

goddamnit

05.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 3563 πŸ” 631 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 40

I wrote and finished a Black YA SFF series! The Path to Dawn (the first book) is currently on sale for 0.99 til next Tues!
www.amazon.com/Opal-Charm-P...

04.02.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Path to Dawn (Book 1) is on sale for $1 until next week! πŸ™ŒπŸΎ

Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C...

03.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New Consulting Contracts in Texas Will Muzzle Authors and Harm Students New discriminatory contracts in one Texas Educational Service Center will deny authors, students, and educators inclusive opportunities.

A new consultant contract at a Texas Educational Service Center would muzzle authors & harm students, barring them from inclusive experiences.

Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.

This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.

bookriot.com/texas-esc-1-...

02.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6

Happy #BHM ✊🏾

02.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We had eradicated this disease.

And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.

28.01.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 1986 πŸ” 800 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 30
Image of 5 books from the Opal Charm book series

Image of 5 books from the Opal Charm book series

Snag a copy of my completed Black YA SFF series! ✨ #booksky

www.miricastor.com/books

27.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane

26.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 2363 πŸ” 867 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 46

we actually need to band together and let the dems know we will never donate another cent or vote for the party again if a single member of the party votes to give a single cent to ice ever again

24.01.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 5066 πŸ” 1187 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 93
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets with signs and banners

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets with signs and banners

Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.

23.01.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 14708 πŸ” 4348 πŸ’¬ 239 πŸ“Œ 356

Hey APub authors who have Amazon works on the rights list--this could give you a LOT more money out of the Anthropic settlement.

23.01.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0