Not only is he a smoking hot abolitionist who was assassinated for refusing orders to massacre indigenous folks, he "befriended Walt Whitman" according to his Wikipedia page which ABSOLUTELY means they fucked

Patrick McCray@patrickmccray.bsky.social · last wk.

Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...

I have become my worst fear: someone who corners people at parties to share an endless stream of facts about Teddy Roosevelt

Chicago is the greatest city in the world

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2w ago

This one is amazing too

"The deal can't go on. The deal goes on." - Samuel Beckett

Eden Robins@edenrobins.bsky.social · 3w ago

I believe it was Tolkien who said, "Gather ye ebooks while ye may, for who knows how long this deal will last"

hey, remember: don't eat anything and don't breathe

I believe it was Tolkien who said, "Gather ye ebooks while ye may, for who knows how long this deal will last"

Ooh! Don't Cross Mo Ellery is on this list!! 😍🐩🛑🏳️‍🌈Thanks @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com!!

LGBTQReads@lgbtqreads.bsky.social · last mo.

Fave Five: New LGBTQ Murder Mysteries, 2026 Edition Murder at the Hotel Orient by Alessandra Ranelli A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio Don't Cross Mo Ellery ... https://lgbtqreads.com/2026/07/06/fave-five-new-lgbtq-murder-mysteries-2026-edition/

The Supreme Court today addressed one of the most pressing threats to the nation today: banning this high school sophomore from playing school sports with her friends 🫡🫠🙃

Healthcare has to be one of the 2 most important planks to run on in 2028. It has to be Improved Medicare For All or bust. Single payer that includes vision, dental, and mental health for ALL. Go to war with the insurance companies. Tie healthcare to everything because it is tied to everything.

I know this is not the biggest concern going these days, but it stresses me out that basically every artist/writer/critic is now expected to create their own tiny empire instead of getting paid by any existing entity to perform a job they've worked to get good at!!!!

Extremely can't wait for this. Jeff, will you sign it for me??

jeffreyford8@jeffreyford8.bsky.social · last mo.

Signed a contract with PS for a hard and soft cover omnibus editions of The Well-Built City trilogy. First time these books will have appeared in this format in print. I've always wanted to do an edition like this. Derek will do the cover and interior illustrations. Look for it in the Fall of 2027.

📚 Book #Giveaway!📚🎉 We're giving away copies of @megelison.bsky.social's subversive new novella FOUNDLING FATHERS #TheStorygraph buff.ly/H1paUKL #GoodReads buff.ly/jgVSfpN ENDS TOMORROW @arleysorg.bsky.social

Gave my name with my coffee order today, and the barista said "ah yes, spelled E-D-I-A-N?" Unrelatedly and miraculously - novel is also happening

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

Did you know I have a silly sexy murder mystery coming out on August 11? It's got real crossing guard drama, fake Chicago neighborhoods, awkward bisexual encounters, & 3 giant poodles. Plus murder. Preorder Don't Cross Mo Ellery (birdiehorne.com)! And follow us on Tiktok - birdiehornebooks!

At the airport nonconsensually listening to business guy talk loudly on the phone behind me and it's all "I just assumed Doogie would be the easy plug n play for the TTD commission but Tond was on the hook with the Florglies merger so the whole thing was a no-go"

Same goes for everyone. This was one of my favourite books of 2024, well worth picking up if you haven’t.

Ed Morland@edmorland.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Guess I've really have run out of excuses for not reading Remember You Will Die now...

I understand those suggesting small press or self-pub as a solution, but they only solve getting the book out there—they almost never solve enough sales to (partly) live off of & you also won’t get the attention you get w/a traditional publisher; even critical darlings need a bit of a boost

Molly Templeton@mollytempleton.com · 2mo ago

was just reading an interview with a writer who said, in essence, that they have a 2nd book idea but don't know if they'll write it bc they don't know if they'll make any money on it. and this made me blisteringly sad. everyone needs to eat & pay rent but I want to read the books ppl WANT to write!

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

Finally, Doc Brown will be able to fuel his Time Machine without having to work with terrorists. This is the future we were promised.

Ghost Dansing ☠️ 👻👽🐸@ghostdansing.bsky.social · 2mo ago

U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/c... Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan has also faced criticism from nonproliferation experts.

gender of the day:

Eden Robins@edenrobins.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good news everyone, the German word for a Roomba is "Saugroboter" which means "suck robot"

Good news everyone, the German word for a Roomba is "Saugroboter" which means "suck robot"

I'll be in conversation with @edenrobins.bsky.social, and if you haven't read her book yet it's written all in obituaries and was a finalist for the LeGuin. I cannot wait for this!

Tachyon Publications@tachyonpub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

June 24 6pm Join MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store and the #NorthAdams Public Library for a reading, conversation, and book-signing with @megelison.bsky.social on her latest book, FOUNDLING FATHERS buff.ly/gYboVhC #event #MA @arleysorg.bsky.social @ktliterary.bsky.social

We asked 100 people what is a good name for a man

assbutt@nasboat.org · 3mo ago

Denvis

there’s music for literally every activity

One of the funniest things to me about living in this small town is that when the cops catch someone with drugs or guns or both, they make a little photo tableau of their haul - a still-life, if you will - and post it to their Facebook page.

Gold Coast Chicago Tesla, the midwest hub of Tesla protests, is gone.

A Very 21st Century Tale of Insomnia: waking up at 3am to the whirring of your robot vacuum, and then staying up with anxiety that your town could turn an empty mall into a data center

before and after smoking a big explosive cartoon cigar

Jeff McComsey@jeff-mccomsey.bsky.social · 3mo ago