monday playlist

book covers were really good for a while but unfortunately i think they've gotten bad again. and this is definitely due to how many books are being published over the year, it's too many, everyone's overworked and quality is going down

Don't forget to read and vote for the Ignyte Awards! The deadline is August 16th, and "Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity" is nominated alongside so many excellent books and stories.

The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations finalists! Public voting is now open thru August 16: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/ We encourage you to read or otherwise engage with the nominated works/folks between now and then. Thanks for tuning in!

okay. OKAY. okay. it's time for a new season of princess ilya rozanov. i need him.

I will also be filming little videos around the con for @reactorsff.bsky.social so please come find me and talk to me about books!!

Christina Orlando@cxorlando.bsky.social · 6d ago

come hang out with meeeee @laworldcon.bsky.social

come hang out with meeeee @laworldcon.bsky.social

More than once in the past two months I have been like ??!?!??? about the music-related commentary around this show—but now my palate is cleansed, my brain is happy, my heart is full, because Emmet knows what the fuck they're talking about and this essay is PERFECT.

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 6d ago

Reinventing yourself through rock music is a tradition carried by countless musicians, from David Bowie and Siouxsie Sioux to Prince and Elton John. In Interview With the Vampire, Lestat creates a mythos through his own music: #IWTV

lotsa people use the term "dark academia" when what they really mean is "magic school" and these are not the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!! school setting does not a dark academia make!!!!!

ETX Gov@etxgov.myatproto.social · last wk.

You've got a captive audience on a plane, and you know they can't open the doors and yeet you out. What subject are you gonna do a 30 minute sermon on?

You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS

I worked on this essay about my dad, the Twilight Zone, and gender transition for a really long time. Honored to have it appear at @reactorsff.bsky.social thanks to @cxorlando.bsky.social.

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · last wk.

In "Number 12 Looks Just Like You," The Twilight Zone explores a society of surgically enforced conformity and the fate of a father who resisted. In a new personal essay, Alex DiFrancesco reflects on a life without easy transitions:

Absolutely loved working with the brilliant @alessandrostardust.bsky.social on this piece — it is beautifully vulnerable, and tells a story of transition, family, and sci-fi's unique ability to show us all the possibilities of life.

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · last wk.

In "Number 12 Looks Just Like You," The Twilight Zone explores a society of surgically enforced conformity and the fate of a father who resisted. In a new personal essay, Alex DiFrancesco reflects on a life without easy transitions:

OKAY all my worldcon travel is booked so now we can make plans to hangout

not naming names but i just think maybe if you need something professional done, maybe dont email about it at 6:50pm friday night, demand it's due by sunday, and then send your PAST DUE follow up at 9:30am on monday????????????? maybe????? maybe the fact it's past due now is a you problem, not me???

okay taking a poll: is it weird to tell people you had a dream (of any kind) about them?

CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED BOOK wrath goddess sing absolutely ruled

Mags Visaggio - Writer and Writing Coach for Hire 🏳️‍⚧️@magsvisaggio.com · 2w ago

if you likes the odyssey, do read wrath goddess sing for the real skinny on achilles

eliminating public transportation systems forced most American families to buy a second car. that was a government decision made for you before you were born.

Peter Norton@norton.bsky.social · 2w ago

Car dependency was not a choice. It was and is the deprivation of choice.

we all know it's "tell your boyfriend if he says he's got beef that i'm a vegetarian and i ain't fuckin scared of him" right???? that's uncontested right?????

Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago

As we come ever closer to the end of the Hugo Awards voting period, a reminder: no matter which work you believe deserves to win the Best Poem category, just casting your vote sends a strong message for the value of the category.

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hugo Awards voting is still open until August 8th! Whether you're already deep in the voter packet or haven't even glanced at the nominees yet, please read and vote for the works in the Best Poem category and support speculative poetry as a core element of genre! www.lacon.org/hugofinalists/

the best thing about reading a book (or anything) written by a friend is seeing your friend all over it. sometimes theres a sentence and i just think, oh! oh how lovely! that's such a him thing to say. there's so much of my friend in here.

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness YEAH I SAID IT. SUE ME.

andré carrington@andrecarrington.bsky.social · 3w ago

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

listen. LISTEN. i know, i get it, i really do. but nothing will beat the audience reaction when cap calls mjolnir in avengers endgame. that was like the nerd superbowl

Boner Vivant@dougtilley.bsky.social · last yr.

Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema? During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.

Emma Landis is the woman who was shot, and here is her gofundme. The gofundme contains a narrative about what happened: the woman was engaged in peaceful protest, spoke to an agent, and he shot her in the foot. www.gofundme.com/f/support-my...

Donate to Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting, organized by drew hegedus

My best friend has always stood up for what’s right, and yesterday was no e… drew hegedus needs your support for Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting

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Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.

The one *real* antisocial behavior that has ballooned out of control and affected everyday life on public transit? TikToks blasted from phone speakers at full volume.

Unfortunately it is gonna take me forever to read this because the characters are so distinct I am reading it out loud to myself and doing all the voices

My speculative poetry debut is out in @strangehorizons.bsky.social ! Check it out maybe: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Communion: An Elegy

The shrieking of a thousand prophets and djinn, wailing for a land that was holy once

strangehorizons.com

HEY TERFS ARE YOU PLEASED REMEMBER HOW WE SAID THAT EVERYONE'S LIBERATION IS BOUND UP TOGETHER BECAUSE EVERYONE'S SAFETY AND THRIVING IS ONE SINGLE THING AND NONE OF US ARE TRULY SEPARATE AND EVERYONE SHARES THE SAME ENEMY Do you remember that can you see it yet, like

Heritage Foundation now targeting women's sports after SCOTUS' anti-trans sports ruling - LGBTQ Nation

Project 2025's architects say that Title IX and women's sports harm men's sports and "feminine graces."

lgbtqnation.com

hey did we know bsky has a "go live" function? would it be insane if i do that one day

So the brand name you need to be wary of until the recall is complete is Taylor Farms.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3w ago

Exclusive: Investigators have linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the outbreak of a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands in United States.

hey i know we talk about sci-fi and fantasy books on here a lot but i have other hobbies too okay, i am large/contain multitudes, so: tell me about your dungeons & dragons character!! or other ttrpgs you're playing and enjoying!! tell me about your game drama!