Sorry for re-sharing, but the funds raised so far already ($1,300) went toward expenses in June—but developments in the past week are 1) my cat (Zel) needed $2,500 emergency surgery, & 2) seems there’s a balance of $1,500 from a scan I had in January that’s gone to collections. gofund.me/d8ae681e1

Donate to Help AJ Overcome Health and Financial Challenges, organized by AJ Odasso

Hi, all! My name is AJ. I’m a college English professor, editor, and writer… AJ Odasso needs your support for Help AJ Overcome Health and Financial Challenges

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I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”

AI CANNOT HAVE THE EM DASH I LOVE THE EM DASH

Rebecca Fishbein@bfishbfish.bsky.social · 2y ago

Apparently folks think that writing that contains an em dash is a dead giveaway that it's from ChatGPT, which I guess is a sign that most people have never read anything in their lives.

One thing all marginalized people have in common is that under white supremacy, at any given time we are whatever beneficiaries of our status quo need us to be in order to advance their rhetoric but at no particular crucial point ever are we real actualized voice-having human beings.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 6d ago

It's especially galling that Haley Stevens is portraying herself as the great protector of the Jews in her campaign against a Muslim candidate, given that in 2022 she beat a wonderful Jewish Congressman in a costly primary in part by accusing him of being insufficiently pro-Israel.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 763: Having a tough time? Good. Got a rejection? Good. Got a bad review? Good. Had to abandon a project because it wasn't working? Good. These things all teach you resilience, patience and determination; the things you need most as a writer.

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

New poem in Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social Thank you @ajodasso.bsky.social! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Digital Black Lung

Google means a hundred acres north of town

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What’s a woman? We asked The Odyssey and you’ll never believe the answer…s! 1. Bird with a lady head 2. Shapeshifting witch 3. Baddie who came out of a bird egg 4. A whirlpool maybe 5. Tentacle monster who barks like a dog 6. More different shapeshifting witch 7. Weird horny island hermit

Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 3w ago

It cracks me up how mad people are about Eliot Page existing in a story that pretty famously contains Tiresias the Transition Enthusiast, an mpreg headburster, and a chick who hatched out of a swan’s egg. Yes hi I am Homer my gender is “lol” (Yes I said chick she’s a swan & so’s her sister. HONK.)

I can't stop listening to this. It's like my soul travels to another dimension for a moment when those harmonies hit. Pure dopamine piped through my headphones. (Tori Amos and her backup singers covering "Poison & Wine" by The Civil Wars)

re-upping this thread on the wonder of jurassic park because the great sam neill has left us an incomparable actor who truly understood the magic of cinema thanks, sam, for sharing that magic with all of us

Micah@rincewind.run · 2mo ago

the reveal - the absolute and total fumbling awe of Grant and Sattler as they see dinosaurs for the first time, just as John Williams’ greatest score kicks into full gear - is one of the best scenes in all of cinema

An open letter, to readers, about Charity and Sylvia. I am very pained to feel the need to write this. #queerhistory #pride

Many thanks to Bond & Grace’s Lit Talk for asking me to be a guest columnist this month! (I’m unsure of why all of my instances of “fanfiction” have been corrected to “fan fiction” on their end, but I’ve kindly notified them that it should be a single word.) www.bondandgrace.com/lit-talk/fan...

Fan Fiction, Queer Yearning, and Why You Need More Undead Joy in Your Life

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Slate@slate.com · last mo.

Was the LGBTQ+ movement’s pursuit of “visibility” a mistake? slate.trib.al/VSFkbOe

Many thanks to Bond & Grace’s Lit Talk for asking me to be a guest columnist this month! (I’m unsure of why all of my instances of “fanfiction” have been corrected to “fan fiction” on their end, but I’ve kindly notified them that it should be a single word.) www.bondandgrace.com/lit-talk/fan...

Fan Fiction, Queer Yearning, and Why You Need More Undead Joy in Your Life

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There has been a noticeable increase in Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. over the past few years. Here’s a brief guide to Juneteenth.

The History of Juneteenth

On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the United States continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday.

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Know what TV show actually wouldn’t get made today? The Twilight Zone. Half of these fuckin’ episodes are about fascism.

Happy Birthday to Venus Ebony Starr Williams. To celebrate, check out the Courtside Coffee top Williams Sisters Doubles Matches at Wimbledon. open.substack.com/pub/courtsid...

Venus and Serena Williams Top 5 Doubles Wins at Wimbledon

The grass is always meaner for opponents facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Now that they have a wildcard, watch out.

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#tvlspoilers the poem lestat was singing in french!

if they actually construct his ballroom I bet we could get Super Bowl numbers for taking a bulldozer to it

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2mo ago

i hope media executives are taking note of the tens of thousands of people who for several hours on a friday night have stayed glued to livestreams of scaffolding being built just so they could witness his name getting knocked off a building

Jane was an incomparable writer and a wonderful friend. She was so supportive of my poetry endeavors when I was younger and less sure of myself; her legacy of kindness will be a treasure, always. May her memory be for a blessing.

Adam Stemple@adamstemple.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.

I got a bird from @effinbirds.com! \o/

Absolute nonsense. Libraries are generators of enthusiasm. I can't tell you how many customers buy books from us after having read them from the library. Librarians are also some of our best customers and wonderful people. Main reason book sales are down is that everything is fucking expensive!

Becky Spratford@raforall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You all-- I never thought I'd see the day, but library peeps, strap in for a fight. The Author's Guild is going after us as the reason why authors are making less money. I don't think they understand who they are dealing with: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

A literacy crisis means people are struggling to UNDERSTAND what they are reading, not that people can't necessarily read.

Congratulations to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social for this magnificent piece and this great honor! It was such a privilege to get to accept and publish this piece in @strangehorizons.bsky.social 💙

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association@sfwa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And the winner of the first-ever Nebula Award for Poem is... 👀 “The World To Come”, by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons 12/22/25) 🎉 ALL our finalists have expanded possibility this year at SFWA. We are so thankful to be able to launch this new award with your potent works. Congrats, Jennifer!!!

MY GOD 🟠👄🟠 #devilsminion #tvl #thevampirelestat 🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DZI_t2K...

you have to be sincere and you have to get weird with it

There's a lot of buzz about YouTube filmmakers taking Hollywood by storm. The brilliant @bjcolangelo.bsky.social takes a hard look at what that buzz means, who gets to be a part of it, and who doesn't. Folks? If I've said it before, I've said it a million times: Listen to BJ Colangelo.

The Future Of Horror Filmmaking Is YouTube ... If You're A Dude - SlashFilm

With all the buzz about YouTube creators becoming successful horror filmmakers, it's time to have a difficult conversation about YouTube as a platform.

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Past couple of days I did the full rewatch of the extended edition LOTR films. Really wish techbros had pulled healthy and supportive male friendships from the stories instead of all the evil crap like Palantir

Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦@raphlife.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is. GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart. But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.

Being intersex means that my body is ALSO observably not organized to do this shit. So, so many of us fall outside the lines for so, so many different reasons. Sorry not sorry, but I’m neither—and proud of it 🫶🏼

Katy Montgomerie 🦗@katymontgomerie.com · 2mo ago

Along with many other people my body is observably not "organized" to produce any gametes, by her stupid anti-science definition I'm not male or female

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it…