Rae Carson
@raecarson.bsky.social
cat mum, black thumb, rebel scum, author
My deepest and sincerest apologies to everyone whose work I critiqued, saying that your villain was over-the-top or cartoonish. I’m so sorry. Now I understand that there's no such thing as a too-ridiculous villain. In fact, there is no ceiling to ridiculousness. I’ll do better.
New story day! "The Matador and the Labyrinth" is up at Diabolical Plots. Borges meets Hemingway. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."
Just picked up this sweet lady from @ccfinlay.bsky.social and @raecarson.bsky.social so she can enjoy her fur-ever home with @authorjlhenry.bsky.social. She's a little unsure about the cat carrier but seems eager to live her future princess lifestyle!
Due to extreme cold, we experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly of a water pipe and now have several inches of standing water in our basement and no running water at all while we wait for the plumber. But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.
Laurel Amberdine just died aka @amberdine.bsky.social - one of the first ppl I actually hung out with in the field... she'll be missed by many - including @johnjosephadams.com & @lightspeedmagazine.com folks, @effies.bsky.social , & others who knew her. Very sad news. locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...
Laurel Amberdine Obituary
Author and longtime Locus editor Laurel Amberdine died January 21, 2025 of cancer. Amberdine was a devout Catholic who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and later lived in the Bay Area and Portland…
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While on the Other Site I learned how important it is to develop a signature style and fashion. Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”
Maybe it’s a sign of menopause but my fridge’s crisper drawer has found new life as the cheese drawer.
It’s a little known fact that god created feet to help us find our cats' puke even in the dark. You’re welcome, and Happy New Year.
if you’re a true friend, you’ll remind me to never again cut my hair without wearing my glasses
Fondly remembering that time I got so sick of doing dishes that I threw them all in the trash and bough paper plates
🎼 All I want for Christmas is a lot more sleep, a lot more sleep, yes, a lot more sleep. . .🎶
Have you ever put off an important medical appointment or procedure, or refused to go the ER because of expense and/or hassle?
Odin may be tiny and blind in one eye, but he rules this house like the mighty god he is. #EyeOnOdin
I’ve made the important decision to spend my flu recovery time re-reading the Murderbot Diaries.
Last night I dreamed up a Star Wars / Buffy crossover, and I woke up with very mixed feelings about it not being real.
I regret to inform you that this kitty suffers from an unbearable condition known as Acute Snuggle Deficit. We’ve tried everything. There is no known cure. #EyeOnOdin
For those of us with seasonal depression, putting up holiday lights is a stand against despair, a determination to find joy in the darkness. So please don’t judge when we put up our lights waaaay too early and keep them up waaaay too late! 🤩🤩🤩
The honest truth is that when I’m on a tight deadline, I live like a barbarian. Wrappers and take out containers everywhere, the cat boxes stinking, dishes in piles, used tea bags. . . I’d take a picture, but I’m too embarrassed.
This is the face of a kitty who just had his Most Perfect Prized Possession cruelly stolen by his horrible mom. (A leaf. It was a leaf) #AShotOfWhiskey
Count me among those who just cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscription.
Dave Weigel@daveweigel.bsky.social · 2y ago"The decision not to publish was made by The Post’s owner — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos." I worked at the paper for seven years and Bezos never interfered with a thing. This is five-alarm fire stuff. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
NAVOLA tour dates! Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...
that time I splashed water on my face except I hadn't taken off my glasses
Rae and I have watched so much women's college basketball the past four years that if we talk about the Buckeyes or Hawkeyes or Huskies or the Cardinal, it's a women's team. By default. To prevent confusion when we talk about the men's teams we add a word, the Gentlemen Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, etc.
READ IT! You're in for a treat.
C.C. Finlay@ccfinlay.bsky.social · 2y agoThe new issue of Clarkesworld contains "Hello! Hello! Hello!" by Fiona Jones, one of our students last year at Clarion. We loved this story back in week 5 then and we love it now. A great debut. Brilliant, fun, and big-hearted. Highly recommended. clarkesworldmagazine.com/jones_03_24/
I was so shocked and sad to see this terrible news about Jaime Lee Moyer, who was not only a lovely writer but such a supportive member of the fantasy-writing community: www.facebook.com/12429579/pos... She will be remembered. ❤️
C.C. Finlay
Dear friends of Jaime Lee Moyer, we have some very sad news. No one had heard from Jaime in more than ten days, which was concerning because her latest book was scheduled for release this week. This....
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Cookie dough for dinner! It's made of oat flour and crushed walnuts so it's like totally healthy, right? RIGHT?!
