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emmaliawrites.bsky.social
Codex and SFWA member, Voodoonaut's alumna, reader at FIYAH and Podcastle. BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent, and queer as a clockwork orange. She/? Find me at https://emmaliah.wixsite.com/emmaliawrites My book is out! https://books2read.com/u/mdapOW
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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

I read "Alabama Circus Punk" by @thomasha.bsky.social. Solid worldbuilding and playing with perceptions in a shaorter story. Published by @ergot.bsky.social

If you see this, post a skeleton.

In honor of Black History Month and Shabbat, here's an article on the Manischewitz, Carribean, and Black America connection. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/man...

In honor of #AromanticAwarenessWeek, I'm sharing my aro bafflement as to why fiction prizes romance over other forms of love. emmaliah.wixsite.com/emmaliawrite...

There is always something you can do to gum up the works of fascism. A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer. Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore. They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.

Writing wise, I try to adhere to @mightymur.bsky.social's "Stop kicking your own ass."

Continue editing my novel draft so I'm frontloading more worldbuilding and backstory.

Tried the floral shortbread and pistachio chocolate chip cookies from @cmalongi.bsky.social's CaFae Latte cookbook. Subbing half the shortbread sugar for lavender syrup produced flat yet flavorful results. The pistachio chocolate chip cookies are like little scones. They pair well with black tea.

The time I wrote a story more neurospicy than intended, which bothered a neurotypical beta reader. emmaliah.wixsite.com/emmaliawrite...