What? @markokloos.bsky.social is great. This is wonderful news!

Kevin Hearne@kevinhearne.bsky.social · yesterday

One nifty thing out of a bajillion nifty things that happened in the midterms is that @markokloos.bsky.social, a sci-fi writer and spiffy dude, won a seat in the New Hampshire state legislature (D). Yay for Marko!

Those of us who read Light way back when are feeling both surprised and smug about this. www.npr.org/2026/11/09/n...

Apocalyptic sci-fi novel 'The End of Everything' wins this year's Booker Prize

M. John Harrison's slim novel is the first Booker Prize winner that's "emerged from the bona fide [sci-fi] world," according to the Booker Prize Foundation's chief executive.

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This is such awful news.

Erin Keane@erinkeane.bsky.social · 5d ago

Salon.com's team had an amazing election night. It is truly so fun, such an honor, to work with such smart, passionate, deeply funny people. This morning, we were informed the publication was closed, effective immediately. Here's the official company message. www.salon.com/2026/11/05/g...

Gwenda is one of my fave writers and this looks to be SO great. Do yourself a favor and pre-order it.

Gwenda Bond@gwenda.bsky.social · last wk.

🥀 Hello, friends! I have a very thinly veiled secret: I’m also Gemma Bowen. Same me, more Regency scandal. ✨ THE WITCHING OF KATHARINE WARD kicks off my Wayward Sisters series on August 31, 2027. Meet Gemma, admire this gorgeous cover, and find preorder links: gemmabowen.com

Maybe you, like me, struggle whenever you have to resize a photo. NO LONGER! @joshaboldt.bsky.social made this handy little web app that will zap them right down, no uploading or privacy issues, and give 'em back to you 😍 #IshareforIcare photofixer.quickandeasyapps.com

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(I am also working on Gwenda Bond’s next book, which is due in a December — for real this time! One reason you don’t see me around these parts much.)

🥀 Hello, friends! I have a very thinly veiled secret: I’m also Gemma Bowen. Same me, more Regency scandal. ✨ THE WITCHING OF KATHARINE WARD kicks off my Wayward Sisters series on August 31, 2027. Meet Gemma, admire this gorgeous cover, and find preorder links: gemmabowen.com

Ooh! @gwenda.bsky.social’s next book sounds amazing!

We’ve accepted two stories so far this reading period. Do you have the third? Open through September 30th. Brownhoundpress.com/submit #shortstories #opensubmissions

Submit a Story — Brown Hound Press

Submit a story to Brown Hound Press.

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KILLER story to kick off @brownhoundpress.bsky.social's Season Two! Go read it!

Brown Hound Press@brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Season Two Opener - Welcome back! Before you start reading Pearl Reagler’s “I Am Coming to Asheville to Kill You” take a deep breath. Because you’re going 2,300 words without another one. Josh Boldt, Editor www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/pear...

If you haven’t read Kameron’s The Light Brigade you’re really missing out.

Kameron Hurley@kameronhurley.com · 2mo ago

Gosh! www.cbr.com/best-militar...

Season two submissions are open during September btw!

Brown Hound Press@brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Here they are! All twenty stories from Brown Hound Press Season One. What a great collection of authors from around the world. You can read them all for free at brownhoundpress.com.

Based on how I foolishly tear through any money I get, I'm probably the "random wallet", but I could honestly make a case for "fifty-two years an imbecile"--of course then I'd have to explain the one year of my 53 when I wasn't...

Fred Coppersmith@unrealfred.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy Labor Day! Tag yourself!

I'm not proud, but... It's very hot and when I got home the frat kids across the street were beer ponging with their table in the only available spot. So I rolled down the window and told them they were in my parking spot and while I don’t like calling the city this, I absolutely will.

No, the google doodle made you cry. Go search something.

Well, Kameron got me hooked on yet another word game, it seems.

Kameron Hurley@kameronhurley.com · 3mo ago

Well, I now know for sure the Outlier "finds no one else has played today" is incorrect, because spouse and I generally play around the same time, and both of us were told that we were the only ones to find two of our words, even though he submitted his about 20 min before mine.

Copy edits for The Witching of Katharine Ward by my new alter ego Gemma Bowen are done but for the ded & acks. Due Monday, so I'm practically early! More on this one to come v. soon.

This was SO fun! Read their books!

Bookstore Romance Day@handle.invalid · 3mo ago

At 4 PM EDT Sat., Aug. 15, the focus turns to Historical Fantasy Romance w/ @meganf.bsky.social, @stephanieburgis.bsky.social, @clpolk.com, @evaleigh.bsky.social, @natania.bsky.social, & @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & moderated by @gwenda.bsky.social. Tix @ link www.eventbrite.com/e/1995804119...

I have taken down the post with which you found fault and which you were probably savoring with great superiority Forgive me I like to enjoy things and your opinion was dumb

Oh also HI, I have been busy girl reportering and noveling and lifing and I forgot about bluesky for a second and my inbox groans and weeps. I hope you are all doing well!

I don't want to make @joshaboldt.bsky.social self-conscious, but I was sending a link to a @brownhoundpress.bsky.social story and scrolled down this page and just, wow, every one is a banger--I have never seen a mag develop a personality so quickly. Catch up: www.brownhoundpress.com/stories

As @gwenda.bsky.social has said, practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. What gets me closer, anyway, to perfect is that I keep looking for ways to make the basic stuff I already learned better, along with the stuff I’m still growing into.

This story is SO good!

Brown Hound Press@brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Story of the Week - As the editor of Brown Hound Press, my goal is to feature other writers. But every once in a while I may publish one of my stories if I have a good one to share. Josh Boldt, Editor www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/josh...

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026

YouTube video by Stephen Colbert

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My little story "Bloom" is up over at @brownhoundpress.bsky.social Really enjoyed writing this one and working with Brown Hound Press was a wonderful experience. Highly recommend!

Brown Hound Press@brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Story of the Week - No spoilers, but I bet you will be fooled by the way @shellyjones.bsky.social opens their story “Bloom.” An innocent birdwatching expedition, eh? I don’t think so. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/shel...

Someday we'll have a meme about what our favorite @brownhoundpress.bsky.social stories say about us... Mine will start with these two: - @libbycudmore.bsky.social's "The Pantry": www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/libb... - @shellyjones.bsky.social's "Bloom": www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/shel...

Shelly Jones - Bloom — Brown Hound Press

Irene hadn’t heard the lifeguard shouting from the shore. She liked to turn her hearing aids off when she could, reveling in the artificial silence of the lake in summer. If she were alone, the way sh...

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#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THE FRAME-UP @gwenda.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle US until the 24th at 11:59pm PDT! amzn.to/3Ruf2kY #TheFrameUp #ad #amazoncom

The Frame-Up

Dani Poissant is the daughter and former accomplice of the world’s most famous art thief.

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Good news, everyone www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/h...

Engaging with arts and culture can slow biological aging as much as exercise, study suggests | CNN

When it comes to slowing down our biological aging, engaging with arts and culture is as beneficial as physical activity, a new study suggests.

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Loved this one -- such good banter.

Brown Hound Press@brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Story of the Week: Ronald Coleman described his story as a quirky rom-com, and it is certainly that. I instantly loved the concept of a “Villains Only” dating app, and the characters drew me right in. Great backstories and banter. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/rona...

The irises have come in nicely this year