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Heya, I just wanna say "Thank you!" for reading my posts and interacting with me. I appreciate you! May you have a calm, uneventful, peaceful week. [Insert gif of calm vibes. Couldn't find one!]

Hello and a blessed taco tuesday to you, too. Any tea sippers following me? I'm seeking a blend that's comparable to Aveda's signature tea but isn't as expensive. Suggestions?

Today's free newsletter highlights how and why I'll be changing my format. If you dig my BlueSky feed, check it out! booksofm.beehiiv.com/p/out-of-the...

Heya, recommend short iOS games that have been great for stress relief. Here's my top 3: Angry Birds: Evolution Cats -N- Soup Kingdom Two Lands: Call of Olympus add-on

Every day feels like a game of whack-a-mole. And there's 1,434 days to go. That's a lot of moles. Or something.

Sigh. Okay, with the price of coffee spiking, if you imbibe said sacred beverage, recommend stocking up via Kitty Town Coffee. When you purchase the beans, you actually feed rescued cats, too. www.kittytowncoffee.com

Also happy to report CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD was hella entertaining. I didn't have deep expectations for screen time of certain characters, and thoroughly enjoyed Anthony Mackie's dedication to the role. Aye, aye Cap'n!

Hey, y'all. If you're looking for a terrifying thriller with CUBE vibes, check out THE PLATFORM on Netflix. It's really, really well done and offers a lot of layered messages.

Don't you love playing whack-a-mole with dystopia? Right.

All I want for Christmas is for people to "rediscover" the scientific method.

This is your friendly neighborhood auntie suggesting that you get caught up on your vaccines as soon as humanly possible.

Mood

Documenting (online or off) is something you can do. It will help. Why? Data is being erased and manipulated. Having excellent records of what's happening will help reduce fraud, revisionist history, and preserve the facts. This administration will not last forever. Records will be needed.

SIN-ce you asked, it's a DORK TOWER THURSDAY! Empathetic new strip up now at the Mothership: www.dorktower.com/2025/02/13/1... Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!

Precisely.

Hey guys, be aware that TERFs may be trying to spread around misinformation and bad faith interpretations of the Trans Literature Preservation Project. If you want the accurate story, please refer to the article directly.

Okay, googly it is. ...though I like the "i"... Get it? LOL!

Please help. Is the adjective for wonky eyes spelled "googily" or "googly"?

Heya, if you're in the US and seeking advocacy groups, check out the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They're doing a lot of excellent privacy-related work and legislation. Memberships, donations, and a free newsletter are available. www.eff.org

ICYMI

Fresh fiction every week, access to the current serial... or both! The support helps bring more Lili books into the world, and every tier includes access to my private Discord, where we have a lot of fun. (And I often personally answer reader questions...)

Calling poets,prose writers & essayists to submit to the @strangehorizons.bsky.social AfroSurrealist Special Issue!Send us your worlds that slip between the mundane & the uncanny,the ghostly & the futuristic. Me & @shingai-be-like.bsky.social are co-editing strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Heya, popping in briefly today to reshare an announcement. @writingtheother.com is offering an "Are You My Ally?" webinar in March. The webinar is available to attend live or to download as a recording. Can you please share or RT? writingtheother.com/are-you-my-a...

Hello friendos, I have perhaps the most pedantic question imaginable. What magical ritual do you all perform to highlight in your journals and not watch in horror as the ink bleeds? Srsly though tips appreciated.

How'd your weekend go?

This is an amazing illustration that, IMHO, perfectly captures 2025's vibe. So, so well done.

<------Team Indiana Jones

Because we're once again talking about meritocracy... (sigh)... ...here's my list of three great science fiction stories that reveal why meritocracy is a meretricious myth. buttondown.com/charliejane/... (Also, why does nobody ever do the meritocracy/meretricious thing? It's got a snap to it!)

All right. I am pointing at my fellow writers. Will you write today? Put some words down? Channel that fire in your eyes into your prose? LET'S DO EET

Literary Organizations Release Joint Statement Decrying Anti-Trans Executive Order www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The GOP majority in the house is 3 seats. There are two special elections in Florida coming up and one in NY. With a few bucks to donate to those efforts, we can shave or even erase that majority. We don't have to wait two years.