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A big, beautiful bill and the “Wishbone” The latest legislation have you in shock? Things could be worse, as it they are in this excerpt from the short story "Wishbone." Originally published by Third Flatiron Press, "Wishbone" appears in my new collection Patti 209: Fifteen Tales of the Very Near…

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William Finnegan, in The Journal of the Plague Years, predicts that the next stage of societal decline is going to be not more outrageous acts, but strange silences, closures, and disappearances of public and private agencies journaloftheplagueyears.substack.com/p/nothing-fe...

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“A Sign of the Times” (excerpt) Here's an excerpt from the short story "A Sign of the Times" from my new collection Patti 209: Fifteen Tales of the Very Near Future, available in ebook or print: "...under the new Washington State statue, corporations are regarded by the law as individuals, and…

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Thanks to everyone who came to Thursday's Quick Reads! Time to get ready for the next one. It will be here before you know it! Sign up at the link to register for this FREE, fun online smorgasbord of women & nonbinary SFF authors! www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

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Better off “Unnoticed” For your weekend reading pleasure: Here's an excerpt from the short story "Unnoticed" from my new collection Patti 209: Fifteen Tales of the Very Near Future, available in ebook or print: “Your mother and I were ignorant,” he said. Wow. For once, Dad was actually admitting…

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Book lovers! Tomorrow! Spend an hour listening to live #AuthorReadings via Zoom featuring #womenauthors #fictionbywomen #enbyauthors. 6 authors, 8 minutes each - it’s fast, it’s fun, and best of all #FreeBooks! #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, #Horror, #Horror tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

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I don’t want to read about a former President’s mental decline because a journalist got a book deal. I want to read a report about the current President’s mental decline by a journalist brave enough to speak out now.

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Meet “Patti 209” Here's an excerpt from the short story "Patti 209" from my new collection Patti 209: Fifteen Tales of the Very Near Future, available now: I went ahead and made our cocoa, flavoring the drinks from a tiny bottle of vanilla I kept in the pocket of my robe. I loaded the cups onto a…

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Book tastings are très classy. Sample 6 #womenauthors #enbyauthors - Fast, fun & best of all #FreeBooks! #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror @kganderson.bsky.social @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social @sarahday.org @ravenbelas.co Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

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Seattle area folks—Delighted that the Couth Buzzard bookstore and cafe had an opening on their schedule.

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"No King, No Queen, No Master—We'll not be fooled again!" Something brings to mind these yrics from Steeleye Span's track "The Wee Free Men" for their album about Terry Pratchett's novel Wintersmith. genius.com/Steeleye-spa...

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Just Published: Patti 209 The ebooks are up at Apple Books and Amazon.com, and print editions will be available May 9 at Amazon.com and (through Ingram/Spark) from your favorite bookstore or library. Check the UnCommon Sense page for up-to-date ordering links and detailed information on the June 6…

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Let there be light (bulbs) The new LED lightbulbs are amazing—a switch on the stem of the bulb lets you adjust them to select a visual "temperature" from icy cool (4000 Kelvin) to sunshine warm (2400 Kelvin). Choose from PAR LED (highly concentrated, narrow spotlight), R LED (older floodlight) to…

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Nadine Smith (at the free substack Wide Awake America) interviews Melissa Ryan, a community organizer and parents who recently moved to Seattle, about the type of community-building that needs to precede change. 1nadinesmith.substack.com/p/start-at-t...?

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I strongly recommend following @timothysnyder.bsky.social

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My mother was healthy. She hurt her leg and caught (eventually fatal) COVID at a medical center in Florida full of proudly unvaccinated “healthcare workers.” If only there were a vaccination to protect us against the superstitious and stupid.

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I heard Effie read this at Two Hour Transport—awesome story!

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MISCosity—it will stick with you Book Review Early on in journalist Clark Humphrey's refreshing new book, The MISCosity Manifesto: A Guide to Flowing Smoothly Through an Ultra-Complex World, he quotes F. Scott Fitzgerald: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed…

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This is how Dems on the Hill need to message on Trump’s economy instead of pussyfooting around! “I would challenge every Republican… to explain how any of what Donald Trump has done in his 51 days in office has helped improve the lives of Americans.” - @tarasetmayer.bsky.social Watch this…

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When it's in Publishers Marketplace, it's real! So excited to have Vonda McIntyre's last book out in the world soon! @clarionwest.bsky.social @timmi.bsky.social

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This is my city 😍

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Freeze is resting up for Caturday.

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Now they are trying illegally to fire the Federal Elections Commission Chair:

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My concern is not merely that Tmp is inviting another 9-11 with his Gaza “plan” but that he is deliberately inviting it—so he’ll be able to start a major war, claim emergency powers, and imprison peace advocates and other “enemies” of his oligarchy.

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Join us! I also hope for an appearance from the behatted cat!

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What we're witnessing is the work of a serial extortionist. These alarming "policy" announcements are designed to get organizations, one by one, to cough up money in the hopes that he'll change course. Hence the flip-flopping and broken promises. There is no strategy. Only greed.

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Wow

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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

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Proud to be on the B Cubed Press editorial team! Alternative Liberties is available to order now. With stories by Adam-Troy Castro, Brenda Cooper, Louise Marley, David Gerrold, Jim Wright, Harry Turtledove, Elwin Cotman, and more.

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Yet not as dire as The Long Tale of Mr. Tippy mrtippy.com/mr-tippy-aka...

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DeLauro: A multibillionaire with apparently no working knowledge of our government, someone who is a self-appointed president of the United States, Elon Musk issued a marching order for House Republicans to go against their own elected leadership.

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This is Freeze. We’re adopting him, and his brother, from Adam’s County Pet Rescue.

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Here's the second Story Hour Starter pack! Not all the guests are on Bluesky yet, but between the two packs, there are already over 300 authors. And they're all fascinating the other 8,759 hours of the year, too! go.bsky.app/FQRhMa7

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Henry Farrell on how we are living in Philip K. Dick’s future: open.substack.com/pub/programm...

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