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Jo Miles

@jomiles.bsky.social

they/them, writer of optimistic sci-fi and fantasy. Latest books: The Final Chronicle of Yeneh: https://books2read.com/yeneh Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry: https://books2read.com/tea-treachery Newsletter: https://www.jomiles.com/newsletter/

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 4d ago

Pronouns matter! Mine are they/them. I'll happily accept ey/em/eir or other neutral pronouns for funsies, but "she" is not for me.

Gendered Intelligence@genderedintelligence.co.uk · 4d ago

Happy International Pronouns Day! Using the right pronouns is essential to respect people & can help trans people feel seen. Declaring pronouns can create a safe place & can avoid making assumptions. Remember, for some people, pronouns, like gender, aren’t fixed. #InternationalPronounsDay

International Pronouns Day

Using the right pronouns is essential to respect people and can help trans people feel seen.

Declaring pronouns can create a safe place and can avoid making assumptions. You can do this by using them in email signatures, introductions and meetings.

Remember, for some people, pronouns, like gender, aren’t fixed. They can change throughout their life, and sometimes multiple times.

Horned Lark Press @hornedlarkpress.com · 5d ago

Levi breaks down the awesomeness of THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH by @jomiles.bsky.social and compares it to a Studio Gibhli favourite! Score your copy for $5 off right now when you buy from us! hornedlarkpress.com/product/the-...

Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 5d ago

It‘s increasingly difficult to get by without technology infiltrating every facet of our lives. As I didn’t have a cell phone until recently, I can personally attest to this. Sometimes I wonder, where does tech end and the human begin? Thank you @jomiles.bsky.social for this piece of #resistance

Flash Fiction Online@flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our second RESIST reprint release this week is “Your Guide to the Ever-Shrinking Solitude on Planet Earth” by Jo Miles: What if your participation is mandatory? “Solitude still exists. I know, because I’ve found it” #sciencefiction #resist @jomiles.bsky.social flashfictiononline.com/issues/resis...

Everina Maxwell @everinamaxwell.bsky.social · 5d ago

FYI! Tor has put up the whole first five chapters of my lesbian winter soldier book CALL ME TRAITOR for free here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The cover of queer fantasy book Call Me Traitor; two women in a magical battle on a stormy mountainside

Fuss @fusspot.rip · last wk.

This was worth sitting and typing out the alt text. Even Cookie Monster gets that genAI is worthless.

A photograph of an article from The New Yorker magazine.

It is headed by a stylized illustration (by Luci Gutiérrez) of a nervous-looking Cookie Monster facing the viewer head-on and raising a circuitry-covered cookie to his open mouth.

TEXT: Me resident cookie expert on Sesame Street, so me responsible for telling everyone about cookie—how to eat cookie, how to make cookie, and, most important, how to slow down and enjoy cookie. But then me get new boss, Matt.

Matt here to “implement technological solutions that improve productivity.” Me don’t understand. So me ask Big Bird for translation. Big Bird say this mean Cookie Monster has to use A.I. for cookie work now.

Me confused. Me know cookie inside and out! Me never get complaint about cookie duties before. Now me not enough? Me spiral.

So me talk to Elmo. Elmo say not to worry because me cookie experience still very valuable. Elmo also remind Cookie Monster that me always have good cookie idea, like making chocolate cookie, or coconut cookie, or oatmeal cookie, or tiny cookie, or macaroon. Wow! Me making me hungry. Me feel better now.

Next day, me record episode of weekly cooking show with Grover. In episode, me eat VERY BIG cookie. Everyone laugh. Me proud!

Then Matt ask why me not using A.I. to write script for cooking show. Matt say A.I. smarter and faster than Cookie Monster. Me explain that me already cookie expert, and me always done good job of bringing joy of cookies to everybody. But Matt say that if me no use A.I., me fired. Me panic!

So, me try it. Me tell A.I.: “Write about cookies.”

“When it comes to cookies, it’s not about the taste—it’s about the experience.”

What this mean? Taste of cookie very important to cookie experience. Me frustrated. Why Matt say robot would be good at cookie?

But me try again. This time, me tell A.I.: “Write about cookies passionately!

“Some people only eat cookies on the weekends. I eat cookies all day long. Because the cookie grind never stops. Agree?”

DESIGN THINKING! Comic@designthinking.lol · last wk.

Ysabel Yates'... I mean Cookie Monster's superb takedown of why GenAI in the workplace sucks.

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · last wk.

Tentacles + eating the rich is exactly my jam and I can't wait to read this.

Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE@amandaghelms.bsky.social · last wk.

For those of you on NetGalley, my upcoming novella THE UPPER TENTACLE is available to read now today ONLY! If for Bosses' Day you'd like a werido book wherein cthulhu-like aliens have eaten the billionaire bosses, this book is for you! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Graphic of the cover of THE UPPER TENTACLE

with text Read Now on NetGalley Today Only

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 2w ago

Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.

Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 2w ago

Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.

John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 2w ago

Publishers Weekly called today, asking questions about the Must Read Magazines contract situation. Did a 38-minute interview w/ them. This story isn’t going away. ICYMI: I’ll fight just as hard for the rights of the kid entering the industry as I will for my own. Don’t f**k w/ artists’ rights.

Horned Lark Press @hornedlarkpress.com · 3w ago

One month before an election has us feeling some kind of way. It’s a mood. Tired of techbros and the one percent buying governments and need a world where they don’t win? We got you. Stories by @lilithsaintcrow.com, @jomiles.bsky.social, & @marissalingen.bsky.social. Out now wherever you buy books!

Books to give you a little hope and inspire you to fight oppressive systems:
COYOTE RUN
THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH
A DUBIOUS CLAMOR

3 ANTI- FASCIST
READS

$#1 Coyote Run New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow serves up science fiction pulp in a North America fractured by drones, bioweapons, and ideology, giving us a heroine practically made out of violent resistance. "A GNARLY, ADRENALINE-PACKED SPRINT OF A TALE, BRIMMING WITH GUTS, GRIME, AND DELICIOUSLY BLOODY ANTIFASCIST CATHARSIS." -LAUREN THOMAN, AUTHOR OF YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE Your revenge fantasy come to life Badass, angry and grungy female characters Breaking into a secret prison camp Shape Shifter$ #2
Horned Lark Press
The Final
Chronicle of Yeneh by Jo Miles
Alien first contact tangles up with portal fantasy in this lush, adventurous tale, perfect for anyone who grew up dreaming of visiting Narnia or traveling to the stars.

Let's talk about the connection between colonialism and capitalism
Sci-fi rewilding
Nepo-baby redemption arc
A socialist xeno biologist
Incredible world building

#2
Horned Lark Press
The Final
Chronicle of Yeneh by Jo Miles
Alien first contact tangles up with portal fantasy in this lush, adventurous tale, perfect for anyone who grew up dreaming of visiting Narnia or traveling to the stars.

Let's talk about the connection between colonialism and capitalism
Sci-fi rewilding
Nepo-baby redemption arc
A socialist xeno biologist
Incredible world building

#3
A Dubious Clamor by Marissa Lingen
Enjoy a world of sorcerous aunts, musical magic, and moody swords in this delightful tale of finding one's balance in an unbalanced world.

Pining for your ex
Immigrants: we get the job done
Enchanted swords, fed up harpies
and musical
magic
The power of community

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

A standalone adventure where the weeds are heroes. If you like alien ecology, family secrets, and a dash of fantasy in your sci-fi, this is for you!

Horned Lark Press@hornedlarkpress.com · 3w ago

Step right through this portal and see what happens when the garden comes to life! @jomiles.bsky.social wrote a banger here. Buy from us and get bonus goodies, but it’s also available wherever you buy books! Handy links to other vendors on our page: hornedlarkpress.com/product/the-...

AVAILABLE NOW
THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH
JO MILES
Alien first contact tangles up with portal fantasy in this lush, adventurous tale, perfect for anyone who grew up dreaming of visiting Narnia or traveling to the stars.

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

Real life: "Something weird happened to me." Everyone: "It's all in your head." Star Trek: "Something weird happ--" Everyone: "Red alert! We will run every scan until we find the source of your weird thing. Time loop? Alien possession? Subspace bubble universe? We've all been there."

Robert Rose@robear.bsky.social · 3w ago

A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes

A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

Also this weekend is Hearthcon! Free and streamed on Youtube, all things cozy fantasy: www.lazydragonbooks.com/hearthcon-2026 I'm on "Cozy Fantasy Over the Rainbow" on Sunday 9 PM ET/6 PT, talking about queerness in Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry and other queer cozy faves.

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

Literally all those things and more. It is so good, folks. Unhinged in the best way.

Karen Osborne@karenosborne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Gunslingers, necromancers, Bridgerton, dead gods, murder debutantes, Battlestar Galactica, bisexuals, ballgowns, intrigue, bad boyfriends, body horror... it's THE HOLLOW CROWN OF HEAVEN! Preorder now for April 27th via @barnesandnoble.com's ✨PREORDER SALE✨ for 2027's most unhinged science fantasy🖤

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

Look what showed up on my doorstep today, as if by fairy magic! It's my contributor copy of Worlds of Possibility (vol 2) and it is absolutely gorgeous.

Pretty blue and purple hardcover of WoP volume 2, with ghostly dragon, cat, and spaceship flying whimsically around a woman's head

First page of my contribution, "Stories Never Die but Live Forever on the Wind"

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3w ago

Now look, I understand that you want to know why we haven't all Entwifed out of this shit, and frankly, sometimes I also want to know that. But there are many reasons for that, and one of them is that YOU FUCKERS WILL NOT LET US DO THAT.

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

And for those counting, yes, that is two separate cons I'm at this weekend. Bad idea? Maybe! Fortunately one is very near my house, and the other is virtual. Both will be fun! It will be great! Someone please just scrape my poor introverted self off the floor Monday morning. 😅

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

LAZY DRAGON BOOKS Inc - HearthCon 2026

HearthCon 2026 Schedule Watch live on YOUTUBE OCT 3-4th For email updates on any changes, please subscribe to our newsletter.

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 3w ago

I didn't make a snazzy graphic, but I'm at Capclave this weekend! Star Trek Still Lives - 11:30 Sat (Covering 60 years of Star Trek surely requires a 6 hour panel but alas, we only get an hour.) Signing books - 3:30 Sat and at the mass autographing. Food Glorious Food - Sun 10:00 Come say hi!

Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is a lovely, thoughtful conversation between @marissalingen.bsky.social and @jomiles.bsky.social about their new Horned Lark novellas. I've already read Marissa's (A Dubious Clamour) and absolutely loved it! And Jo's looks great as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqDk... #booksky

Chat with authors Marissa Lingen and Jo Miles

YouTube video by Kevin Hearne

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen"@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 4w ago

Gowron stared ovet a building he is risen

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 4w ago

More monies, more time loop stories!!!

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 4w ago

WE FUNDED!! AHH! Thank you, everyone!!! Now, with about 24 hours left, any additional monies means I CAN BUY MORE TIME LOOP STORIES. 👀⏳ (And subs will open in two weeks!) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 4w ago

A flash reprint for you! How far would you go to disconnect, if disconnecting was illegal? A reminder to look up from your device and breathe. This goes on my list of "sadly more relevant than when I wrote it" stories. I suggest: give it a read, then go take a walk outside--without your phone.

Flash Fiction Online@flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 4w ago

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 4w ago

I am full of feels over When The Tides Held The Moon. Just gorgeous. I need more intersectional sideshow found families in my sff. @venessakelley.bsky.social, I'm so glad we met at Lavendercon and that I bumped this up my tbr list!

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 4w ago

We are REAL CLOSE... come back #OpportunityWindow, get some awesome #timeloop stories!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

screenshot from the backerkit website showing OPPORTUNITY WINDOW is at 1567/2000 with 96 backers and 4 days left to go

K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 4w ago

I just think there's a special place in hell for genAI scammers who target authors who haven't received a nice email about their work in over 5 years 🥲

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · last mo.

ICYMI, check out the recording of my lovely chat with @marissalingen.bsky.social! We discuss harpies, fungi, Gilbert & Sullivan, portal fantasy, the importance of doubt, and the power of hope: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqDk... Thanks @kevinhearne.bsky.social and @hornedlarkpress.com for hosting!

Chat with authors Marissa Lingen and Jo Miles

YouTube video by Kevin Hearne

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · last mo.

Check it out! We compared notes on hopeful endings and how we pack in our favorite story elements, the wonderful weirdness of fungi, and how doubt is an unexpected but important virtue. My cat even made a guest appearance!

Marissa Lingen@marissalingen.bsky.social · last mo.

Miss my livestream with @jomiles.bsky.social last night? You can watch it on YouTube! Thanks again to @kevinhearne.bsky.social with his @hornedlarkpress.com hat on for hosting! youtu.be/VqDkfujn1R4

Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy fat bear week! It's the week when, no matter how dark the rest of life may seem, we can all pause and say: Wow, look at those absolute chonkers! Way to go, bears!! and feel a little bit better about the world. explore.org/fat-bear-week

Fat Bear Week 2026 - Explore.org

Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel. Our mission is to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity...

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · last mo.

Starts in 1 hour! All the viewing links here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alien-fore...

Alien Forests and Dubious Swords: A chat with Jo Miles and Marissa Lingen

Join authors Jo Miles and Marissa Lingen for this special virtual book event! Hosted by author Kevin Hearne.

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Marissa Lingen@marissalingen.bsky.social · last mo.

TONIGHT ONLY!* Join the livestream to chat with me and my friend and fellow @hornedlarkpress.com author @jomiles.bsky.social about our recent novellas! From the comfort of your own home or any other location as long as you're considerate with headphones! *Unless you watch it on YouTube later

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Event
Alien Forests and Dubious Swords: A chat with Jo Miles and Marissa Lingen Hosted by Kevin Hearne
Wednesday, September 23 7 PM ET
Join the livestream at:
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Instagram: @kevinhearne
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