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BCS does not want "AI"-edited/AI grammar-checked/flow-edited submissions because we want your own voice. Especially if you are English as a second language; your experience is unique. AI homogenizes narrative to fit patterns averaged from other writers. We want your voice; the voice of your story.

submitted 17 hours ago • 3 comments

Cheddar Luck Next Time is a cheese-filled cozy mystery debut by Beth Cato (4.25/5 stars) rusereviews.com/2025/04/24/c...

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Time for a CONTEST OF SILLINESS! I have one special WEARING THE LION book box. And I'm giving it away. In my book, the lion keeps climbing Heracles for more scritches. To enter the contest? Share a photo of you "wearing" your mighty pets. Details here: johnwiswell.substack.com/p/a-giveaway...

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Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.

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Hugo Awards Voting is NOW OPEN! All WSFS members can now cast their votes and access the Hugo Packet — packed with finalist works across all categories! Voting closes July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT, so don’t wait too long! Learn more here: seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...

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I already read this book. It is awesome. It has all the feels. Give it some preorder love!

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Calling ASD a “disease” is stigmatizing and without basis. Tracking people with ASD in a database is fascistic and terrifying.

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I made Cheesy Sourdough Discard Crackers today!

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One week left!

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PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week. They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions. Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.

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The big Barnes & Noble preorder sale is live! Get 25% off all preorders, including my upcoming novel WEARING THE LION, and the special edition of SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN which literally drops next week! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/someone-yo...

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Today on Bready or Not, EXTRA CHEESY edition: Legendary Macaroni & Cheese! This cheesy make-ahead supper dish was very popular back in 2020. (And yes, the gif depicts the actual recipe.) www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

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#RemoveRFK

submitted 7 days ago • 9 comments

With the number of cheese pun available 'Cheddar Luck Next Time' by @bethcato.bsky.social should be the start of a fun series and book one is a blast. Out now The SFBook.com review: sfbook.com/cheddar-luck... Thank you @daturabooks.bsky.social @caramalines.bsky.social

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As a person who has studied history, an autism registry is a five alarm fire.

submitted 3 days ago • 1255 comments

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

submitted 3 days ago • 177 comments

We used to be a proper country that had to work at accidentally adding a third hand 😢

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SORRY. Sorry. Have we seen this incredible news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement

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Hi! I'm an autistic author of poetry, stories, & novels. My most recent novel, out this month, is a cozy mystery named CHEDDAR LUCK NEXT TIME. My lead character is an autistic woman. #SpoonieAuthChat

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One of the things I sort of touched on in my @msnbc.com column but didn't fully get to tease out: Framing high-support needs autistic people as a tragedy doesn't do much to provide them the support they need. Rather it adds shame. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

The Goodreads giveaway for CHEDDAR LUCK NEXT TIME is done at the end of April! Enter while you can. US/Canada only.

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To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/) File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."

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Hi SFWA colleagues, It occurred to me that you only have around a week and a half to snag a copy of Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed from the Nebula Voter Packet, and I hope you will do so!

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🦄FLASH #SALE!🦄 Sunday is not only Easter but also Peter S Beagle's #birthday. In celebration all editions of THE ESSENTIAL PETER S BEAGLE are 20% OFF! For more info and to order books visit tachyonpublications.... Sale runs Friday 4/17 through Monday 4/21 @spmlaw.bsky.social

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Ben Franklin on vaccination. (via Mic: www.mic.com/articles/109...)

submitted 4 days ago • 14 comments

I would have CheesyCon and we would, get this, geek out over cheese.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

First bee of the year, and it’s a thicc one! One might even describe it as bumbling.

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Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.

submitted 5 days ago • 434 comments

I just finished Cheddar Luck Next Time. This was so much fun to read!

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Siberian squill is highly invasive here in Minnesota, but it is also undeniably gorgeous when it blooms.

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First place I encountered the very concept was the TV show Night Court. The portrayal there really made me think at a young age. In my early 20s, I was blessed to have online friends who were queer, trans, & furry. I'd had a very conservative upbringing; my eyes were truly opened, & I listened.

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It’s my stop on the @daturabooks.bsky.social #BlogTour for #CheddarLuckNextTime by @bethcato.bsky.social and I absolutely loved this cosy mystery with lots of cheese 🧀 Visit my blog to read my full review of this brilliant book: www.thebookmagnet.co.uk/2025/04/blog...

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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one. Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

submitted 8 days ago • 159 comments