review of hell's heart by alexis hall DNF @ 21%: This is all over the place, random women keep fingering her and I can't be bothered reading infodumps about whales. I'm literally so bored.
further proof that sometimes negative reviews sell books better than an algorithmic ad ever could
ICYMI: I have a new short story out! it's a very personal one about belonging when you're biracial—and it's also my first magical realism piece!
it's one of the most vulnerable stories about my own self and identity I've ever written, and it means a lot folks have resonated with it 💜
Hey this story about grief and love and theology by @elizabethcobbe.bsky.social is a banger and you should go read it inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-sta...
with strange aeons, life never die
Want to help raise awareness in your community about the national book ban being considered in the House of Representatives? Print out this one sheet and hang it up in your community:
in the time of death sometimes you just need to pacclabmech
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
"They are in the middle of saying grace when Emily turns into smoke."
A new story in @innerworlds.bsky.social today!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-sta...
I have a new short story out today!
"La Sirena's Blessing of Belonging" is about a girl making a wish to find where she belongs. It's a deeply personal piece about biracial identity—and also a contemporary (slightly futuristic) magical realism story rather than secondary world!
I hope you enjoy ✨
And send us your burning publishing q’s, for our surprise bonus episode 💜 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's International Women's Day, and thus it makes sense that today is 4.17% shorter than your typical day but you still have to do as much work in it.
"After months of high-profile, militarized immigration raids in major American cities, the Trump administration has scaled back its deportation strategy, leading to a dip in arrests last month, according to three federal officials and internal government data. In recent weeks, immigration agents have focused on conducting more targeted enforcement operations, rather than indiscriminate street sweeps, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy. Those arrests have been less visible and chaotic than the campaign that led to violent clashes with protesters — including the fatal shootings of two American citizens in January — and generated intense political blowback against President Trump. The retreat from some of its most aggressive enforcement efforts underscores the challenges the administration faces in meeting its goal of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants."
Record ICE kidnapping and disappearing continue
The Trump regime's daily ICE snatchings are four times higher than they were a year ago. But the @nytimes.com says the regime has "scaled back its deportation strategy". This is like the "pause" in global warming, anyone remember that?
There is no legitimate argument for not abolishing ICE and prosecuting everyone involved like a criminal gang.
Chicago, IL
ICE abducted a US citizen when she came home from a trip to Turkey. Sundas "Sunny" Naqvi was born in Evanston, Illinois, and is being held in an ICE detention center.
ICE told her family they don’t know where she is. Her iPhone pings from within the ICE building. Protests are outside.
Damn me, but all things are queer
the funny thing is how experts in money aren't like experts in an actual field of study. they're more like … podcasters who've managed to become popular among gamblers but aren't sure how
You know you want to hear me and @ashsmash.bsky.social share our thoughts on publishing. Listen to us cackle over the most ridiculous form rejection I have ever received. thanksbutnotforme.com
Strange Horizons co-ordinating editor and author of The Wall and The Horizon Gautam Bhatia spoke about what I’d call a related issue — which I slotted in “nuance” — specifically, orientalism: “Literary agents and editors based in the U.S. and the U.K. have certain assumptions of what Indian sf/fantasy should look like, and these assumptions flow from what they believe a U.S. and U.K.-driven market wants — which is essentially an orientalised and Bollywood-ised vision of India that flattens most of its complexity, and forces writers to write narrow, ‘identifiably Indian’ themes. For example, which is the last space opera authored by an Indian writer to get published in the West? The last hard sf novel in the tradition of Banks or Tchaikovsky? These don’t exist.”
Thank you for doing this 💚 (& I especially appreciated the attached bit)
"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"
arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...
Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.
We have the data. My longest columns have more readers, who read longer, and who share them the most.
Video of the March 2025 fatal shooting of American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims by federal officials that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over" another agent with his car.
You should be able to criticize your government anonymously online.
Full stop.
"Age verification" legislation is just a pretty name for "forced online ID checks," meaning everything you post is associated with your government name
We have to stop this.
theintercept.com/2026/03/05/k...
ahhh this is all so good! read the entire piece!
I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...
Firing Kristi Noem was a step in the right direction — and it only happened because we all stood up and spoke out to say enough is enough.
But cutting the leaves off a weed doesn’t pull out the root. She was just one piece of Trump’s backwards immigration agenda.
Stephen Miller needs to go.
& by running most emotional expression *and* self-understanding through an anger filter. I don't know that it's even conscious for most guys. Sad? anger! Confused? Anger! Hurt? Anger! Vulnerable? Anger! It's teal and orange but for feelings
a nice looking sloth
a wet sloth, looking like some kind of demon creature that you might see in a nightmare or like, a republican primary caucus
march 1st 2020 march 2196th 2020
The painting "Night in the Steppe" shows a vast plain under a bright full moon, the light being distributed over the landscape and the water in an almost magical way.
This work is made by the renowned Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk, who invented the unique painting style called "plyontanism" (from the Ukrainian word plyontaty, meaning "to braid"). This technique consists of hundreds of fine, intertwined lines that create depth and an almost textile-like texture.
