Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced!
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Writer, editor, critic, scholar. Lambda + Hugo winner. Hungarian / Jewish / agender / neuroatypical. E/em/eir/emself or they. טומטום. Intersex. 100% migráncs in Lawrence, Kansas. Metroidbrainia enjoyer. Opinions my own & do not represent anyone else
I'm honestly wondering if I should treat a ton of grading like workout sets, because after a bunch of them, I need a mental break like a physical break. Or maybe even combine those. Like idk, one assignment, ten kettlebell swings. One assignment, ten kettlebell swings. Has anyone tried this?
(I wonder if the new publisher of Analog / Asimov's / F&SF is sockpuppeting the Reddit thread about their latest round of contracts conflict, because what's happening with the user defending them endlessly despite racking up over a hundred downvotes is rather hard to explain otherwise)
I own copyright on the vast majority of cover art I’ve created. And yes, I own the right to make prints of that art. But even when fans demand I make prints upon book release, I don’t do it @ that time. Why? Because I want the author and publisher to make $$$$$. But those art rights remain mine.
Suzan the chalant goth@sillysyntax.bsky.social · 11h agoThanks for posting this Analog. With all due respect this does not make any sense to me. I've had covers created for my books by their publishers. They hired artists. The Text copy right of Countess and Skin Thief belong to me. The artist for those covers doesn't sell that cover art elsewhere.
This week I have the most grading in ALL of the semester (yes, just after the Jewish holidays ended) - sorry I am not around a lot, but I am nearing the end B"H. I did go to the library booksale and bought 8 books (I got two of those for free bc I did the reading challenge), thread when I'm done?
Some favorite octopuses I've drawn to celebrate #WorldOctopusDay
Greatly entertained by this because I've been playing this game in breaks between grading, I kid you not, people's homework assignments about Propp and the structure of folktales.
Nozomu@nozomugames.com · 2w agoPeople sometimes ask what Burn With Me was inspired by... And although there are no direct influences from games or other media, I still want to highlight a book (or rather two books) that have helped and influenced the narrative of the game a lot: the analysis of folktales by Vladimir Propp.
People sometimes ask what Burn With Me was inspired by... And although there are no direct influences from games or other media, I still want to highlight a book (or rather two books) that have helped and influenced the narrative of the game a lot: the analysis of folktales by Vladimir Propp.
Oh my G-d it has Ű.
Not Jam@not-jam.itch.io · yesterdayhey everyone here is a brand new totally free CC0 font for your collection please enjoy :) 12px height, contains latin extended, latin supplemental, gender symbols, maths symbols, cyrillic, runic, and probably more not-jam.itch.io/not-jam-seri...
This was such a hard review to write. I hope I did The Sunken, The Adored by Donyae Coles justice. reactormag.com/book-review-...
Donyae Coles’ The Sunken, the Adored Is Full of Beauty and Dread - Reactor
Alex Brown reviews a sometimes frustrating, sometimes haunting, always unique new horror novel.
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Last year, every* gender studies scholar in the US was spammed with a hardcover copy of an "academic" book by some TERF from a big publisher. (I opened it to a random page and gave up after 3 factual inaccuracies, I didn't get to the next page.) I wonder why I am reminded of that all of a sudden!
Anthony Strand@durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 3d agoScholastic sent me a whole box of paperback copies of Sorcerer’s Stone that I sure didn't order. When I asked why, my rep told me they're sending complimentary giveaway copies to random schools that do Book Fair.
This Thursday we'll be doing a Steam #metroidvania bundle with ✨Echo Weaver x Little Nemo✨! To celebrate, we'll be giving away 5 copies of BOTH games. Like and repost this post to enter the giveaway, help spread the word, and support #indiedev ❤️🙌
Btw if you want to buy an awesome puzzle game that came out today, buy Echo Weaver: store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
Save 10% on Echo Weaver on Steam
Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what...
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I am seeing a ton of discussion of Order of the Sinking Star (and a lot about Jon Blow's politics) but no comments on the art direction? I've been still climbing out of the mountain of stuff after moving, so I kind of missed that this game looks like it had no art direction?! Is it just me???
At one point last year I was like, did I just make up Anne Carson being nonbinary, because I clearly remember her saying that, but Google brought up nothing. I just tried again and this blog post has SOURCES. (Definitely more than just "hinting at" fwiw) the-niche.blog/2017/02/21/t...
Top Five Times Anne Carson Hinted That She Might Be Trans
#5: When she said (repeatedly) she only learned ancient Greek in order to be more like Oscar Wilde: Carson did admit, in the end, that part of her desire to learn Greek came from her childho…
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🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/
147 of my mutuals follow this account, head over and see. This is the kind of account that will all of a sudden out of the blue post a very specific kind of propaganda that will then rapidly go viral. (I hope I will be wrong)
Tred@tredlocity.bsky.social · 4d agowait, is this a real person or a bot? so many people follow this account but all they do is post engagement bait and "yesss" to every answer, including my dumb joke one.
Tomorrow is release day for @dorothyproject.bsky.social and both books are currently 25% off at nyrb.com!! I’m so excited to read these!
Clear evidence that a member of the ruling regime tried to get 7.5k voters, mostly Muslim, deleted even after being told there was no supportable reason to. This is going on throughout the country. This (among other reasons) is why people are on the streets protesting in India right now.
BJP agent sought Form-7 deletion of 7,561 names in Ballari
Claiming that more than 7,500 electors were either “absent or had shifted,” a BJP-affiliated Booth Level Agent (BLA) attempted to fill Form-7 applications and, after his claims were not accepted by th...
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Suffering the Other is complete! I have possession of a partial print run, with the rest in process. I have many packages to ship - this will take a few weeks, please bear with me. Thanks to lead editor @mrsteeleyogirl.bsky.social and cover artist/designer @andrewsfuller.com for making this happen!
Hello and happy Fullmetal Alchemist Day! We're about ready to get started with this year's winner announcement A very special thanks to our first-ever sponsors: @bcsmagazine.bsky.social, @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, @laworldcon.bsky.social , and @revmindi.bsky.social ! #2026IgnyteAwards
The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 7d agoMorning, theydies and gentlefolk! Today's the day! We'll see you in a couple of hours.
I've been looking forward to this for a while - a new tool for making grid-based puzzle games! I haven't used it yet but the design goal seems like it might be "what if PuzzleScript was both more powerful and more approachable", which is very exciting to me.
Cammymoop@cammymoop.bsky.social · 5d agoMy free game making tool for grid-based games is out now! cammymoop.itch.io/grid-game-ma...
2. "Shapeshifting Recovery Staff" by @bogiperson.bsky.social in @nightmare-magazine.com Magic without war. Weird with a cozy horror feel, grounded in unhurried normalcy and matter-of-fact graphic descriptions. Check it out if you loved @wiswell.bsky.social's Someone You Can Build a Nest In.
Shapeshifting Recovery Staff - Nightmare Magazine
Your clients are—more often than not— helpless, a stack of unsorted organs kept pulsating by the will locked inside
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October poetry recommendations thread! In this thread, I'll highlight some fantastic poems I read and reviewed in September on Stardust & Verse. If you want to check out all the reviews now, you can do that here: www.patreon.com/StardustAndV...
September 2026 Review Round-Up! 💫 | Stardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews
Welcome to the first Stardust & Verse Review Round-Up! These posts collect reviews and interviews that are now free to everyone (free membe
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Jewsky, a request for assistance: Kiddo asked for a "textured" tallit. Something not too heavy bc shul gets hot sometimes, but with plenty for a sensory seeker. He identified our touristy woven blanket as ideal (see image.) The only Judaica shop in our town closed; where should I order from?
Bunch of writers sprinkling Celtic mythology or Greek mythology all over a scifi or fantasy story with NO OTHER ELEMENTS from these cultures or countries, but the moment I say, 'Caribbean,' I have to match a newsreel or your vacation fantasy. The double standard is ridiculous.
People to me: "Surely Hungarians knew nothing about transgender topics before the 2000s, how can you claim that they did? This is excessive activist history!" Hungarian newspaper from 1933: "Everyone knows the name of Lili Elbe" (Cited in this article, enjoy! real.mtak.hu/94557/1/2019... )
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My third novel, HERO COME HOME, officially has a cover! Preorderable from the usual places us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
