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ellethevillain.bsky.social
SFF writer/editor in Atlanta. DPO at Lambda Lit. Ignytes mother. Awards doer. Hugo Winner. Conrunner. Lego builder. Joy enthusiast. 77% Cake. Bi. Grumpy. She/her/chef. Read at Ldlewiswrites.com. 🏳️‍🌈 YEAR OF THE MER (Saga Press, 2026)
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Please share & donate if you can! Street medics in Baltimore are planning a training this spring. Funds are appreciated for supplies and logistical support to make this happen. Even a little will go a long way. givebutter.com/bmoremedics

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Just got out of jail. Only forty four left to go to catch John Lewis’s record. Remember - peaceful civil disobedience. Don’t comply in advance.

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As always, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is a real one.

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Never been startled awake by the sounds my house makes being pummeled with this volume of rain at this particular angle before

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So seattle people...what are the best and worst things about living there ? 👀

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Happy Valentines Day & happy book birthday to me! THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE is my Valentine to you. An unusual woman meets a charming thief while on a job & her whole world is upended. Thank you to @andydudak.bsky.social for my gorgeous cover! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-unbear...

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I feel like we're always 48 hours away from an "All Social Security Numbers Accidentally Deleted" headline now

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Happy chocolate-and-the-color-red day

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Ah yes, the post-vaccination woozies

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I am so grateful for art.

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I know, I know, dictators blah blah blah BUT ...we wouldn't be going through this if **I** had limitless authority and that's a fact, jack.🤷🏽‍♀️

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If I were in charge of a country whose pride is almost entirely in its penchant for violence and almost unfettered access to firearms, I would not make the decision to remove access to anti-psychotics. That's just me though.

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Posting thru it is NOT working for some of y'all. Please rest.

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Thinking about Kabosu (the Shiba Inu who became the "doge" dog) and how her legacy doesn't deserve any of this

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We have an Amazon link!! Tomorrow, my new fantasy goes on sale. An unusual woman meets a charming thief while on a job & her whole world is upended. THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE is about finding the courage to sieze your own power & love who you want. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKV8PLSJ/

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gonna go grocery shopping and just re-up on a vaccine while i'm there as a treat

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Big uptick in PayPal scam emails lately which I'm certain has nothing to do with anything baldly nefarious happening in the world nope

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New rule: games must be 15+ years old to justify remastering

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This is how you do it. Thank you, @tupelopress.bsky.social!!!

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Applications are still open for the Clarion West 2025 Six-Week Workshop! Apply now through February 15 for the virtual workshop. Instructors include @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social, Carlos Hernandez, @dianapho.bsky.social, and @marthawells.com. Learn more and apply now! Link in comments.

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Frankie Muniz drives NASCAR????

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Aaaand this is why we’ve been telling Democratic leaders to not rely on on the midterms as their only plan

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"And when it was finally time for Martin Luther King's well-dressed marchers to demonstrate for liberation, it was hard-drinking, knife-fighting, gun-toting, juke joint folks who made sure they were protected. Hood is love. Hood is life. Hood is liberation." If you're out of touch start here.

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Hozier is going to be in Seattle during Worldcon this year.......

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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...

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Crying in the club cuz I thought I had all my Tiktok videos backed up. WHERE ARE THEY. Well I retained this one at least. This was a cover illustration for Mermaids Monthly edited by @peripateticmeg.bsky.social and @omgjulia.bsky.social based on a short story by @ellethevillain.bsky.social.

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Fun fact: Year of the Mer (Saga, 2026) was also inspired by a piece of Nilah's art!

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I had oxtail birria tacos and a peach cobbler empanada for lunch and I never knew love like this before

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The "boy if you don't get" that this triggered in me just now

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