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hello!!! my fabulous, fabulist, climate fiction novella (out in March from @lethepress.bsky.social ) had a first person plural point of view. what is that, we ask? it's we/us/our. a mountain speaks as an ecosystem as we/us/our. is that intriguing?!? pre-order THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS!!!

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My friend @mathyadriana.bsky.social lost her job last week, and I want you to know the story: buttondown.com/yarntheory/a...

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If you're a trans artist and interested in your art being on the cover or inside of Issue 3 of TRANSplants Zine, please get in touch and submit something! I pay and there's a decent sized readership. asterolsen.com/transplants-...

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canonically adds the BeDazzler to science fantasy setting

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they voted for harris, because rural voters are not a bigoted monolith despite what you've been led to believe. but even if they didn't? they'd still deserve fucking mail service

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In celebration of my books being on Itch now, for the next week you can get any one for half off, OR all three for $3! 🌈📚 itch.io/s/148444/im-...

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wooo, my books are on itch! tabithawrites.itch.io

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Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally. Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...

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brief thread. since we focus on the role of local institutions at Bolts, one thing we knew we wanted to do when Trump won was: ramp up our reporting on how local law enforcement is responding — & why it matters. it's still early days — but some important articles from our team as patterns emerge:

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Reminder St. Louis County, St. Louis City, and KC's four counties DO NOT run their own elections like every other county in Mo. MAGA governors appoint Election Boards that govern elections in urban counties. Locals have to pay the bills but have little say.

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I wish more people were talking about egg prices as less of a “muh egg prices!” thing and more about the fact that there is an organized egg cartel that is illegally price gouging and almost certainly illegally price fixing and reaping massive, gigantic profits.

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Ace of Cads: The Monroe Owsley Story For the first time, 1930s Hollywood actor Monroe Owsley's life and career are covered in a single volume that gives important context to his death that was covered up and answers some mysteries. Free! chaceverity.itch.io/ace-of-cads-...

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SO APPARENTLY!! You get 25% off upcoming books at @waterstones.bsky.social for a couple days with code PREORDER25, including the beautiful red-covered paperback of THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS! 😍 www.waterstones.com/book/the-sie...

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SAVE SONOMA STATE: A pluckye public regional liberal arts and sciences campus yn the North Bay Area ys fightinge devastatinge cuts that wolde hurt studentes, educacioun, and the communitye. www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

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I like how Majima is supposed to have amnesia in this game but seems to remember what a Master System is just fine

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Under two weeks until the Suikoden I and II remasters come out...

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Last call, #cozyfantasy #authors #writesky -- got a cozy fantasy book you're willing to share with folks who support #disability rights? Get in touch with me tomorrow! I'm starting on the bundle assembly and any promo art my half blind self can manage on Sunday, spoon stash permitting.

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The post you've all been waiting for!! Here's a whole bunch of books for Aromantic Awareness Week! #AroWeek #booksky 🌈📚💙 queerbooksweekly.com/aromantic-aw...

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If I didn't have to pay for all the books I buy for my school library, what a dream that would be. Instead, I push right up to the edge of my budget every year and still can't buy everything I need.

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another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access

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Why is no one talking about the AMEN extended to fill the space? It's delightful. I love it when scribes do that.

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"Wield" Maybe even the dragon can take up the sword. ------ www.kamakru.com/prints/limit... #linocut #linoprint #dragons #art #fantasyart

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I think I am probably good on The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas response short stories but I will read any number of The Left Hand of Darkness response novels that people want to write

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Excited to share the second essay in my Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. This one on E.R. Eddison's THE WORM OUROBOROS (1922), a challenging, rewarding novel written in beautiful, archaic prose imitating early modern English poetry/plays. It's a playground for literary critics and fantasy scholars!

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Note for everyone sharing this post (and justifiably mad about the milquetoast framing) that it does not seem to be from the Democrats' actual account but instead @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social which doesn't seem legit (the Democrats' verified account is @democrats.org )

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Notice how the AP is suing the White House on freedom of speech, not freedom of the press. I hope @dbauder.bsky.social will say more about this as the story unfolds. Meanwhile here is something to read on the difference between the two. www.cjr.org/analysis/thi...

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