Ellen Kushner
@ellenkushner.bsky.social
Author & woman around town. Married to Delia Sherman. Wrote Swordspoint. Host/writer of public radio’s Sound & Spirit. A new gig every 17 years. Back to writing novels. Seeking for further amusement. I would probably like you.
In 1986, contracting HIV meant you were going to die, usually slowly, painfully, and alone. Now it's a chronic illness like hypertension. In 1986, gay and lesbian couples couldn't have their relationships legally recognized and had to adopt elaborate legal workarounds.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 18h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
Wicker is a 2026 romantic fantasy comedy film 👉🏼 adapted from the short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones.’ 👈🏼 There. Fixed it.
Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 6d agoFirst trailer for ‘WICKER’ starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki and Peter Dinklage. In theaters October 30. #Wicker #OliviaColman
BY THE WAY I never said nor intended to say that one must be able to speak rationally about the choices you made. "Look, exploding potatoes are just COOL ok?" is A)not rational and B) a thing that a writer is very likely to say about their work. You don't need a powerpoint presentation of themes.
Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 5d agoFor writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why
Wicker is a 2026 romantic fantasy comedy film 👉🏼 adapted from the short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones.’ 👈🏼 There. Fixed it.
Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 6d agoFirst trailer for ‘WICKER’ starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki and Peter Dinklage. In theaters October 30. #Wicker #OliviaColman
the crime is fundamentally a woman criticising a man. you can tell because of all the people who think she has some sort of obligation to fluff him because...they both worked on the same topic??? and she didn't agree he was great???
Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 7d agoFor the record, this Emily Wilson Odyssey review furor is ridiculous, and largely fueled by algorithms designed to work us up over practically nothing. She wrote a very interesting review from her perspective and I personally enjoyed it. Now, it feels like people want her arrested for a crime.
Just watched Ep1S1 of DEADLOCH. I cannot stop laughing. 1) Kevin the Murder Seal 2) If ever you find me in the grip of severe depression, just play me the Deadloch Women's Choir singing "I Touch Myself" My only problem is that now Delia wants to go to Tasmania worse than ever.
i didnt realize that baal shem / baal shem tov was a generic term for like, a rabbi-shaman who dealt with your demon problems until a few days ago looking up medieval jewish folklore for @clairewillett.bsky.social
"Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actua...
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I enjoyed getting to step in at the last minute to fill in for Reader #4, who had to cancel at the last minute! Already there to hear these fabulous women read. The evening began as always with an early dinner in Japan Village. I <3 Industry City!
Brooklyn Books & Booze @ Barrow's Intense@bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social · 2w agoDespite a 🌪️ warning, our intrepid audience turned out to BBB to hear from @megelison.bsky.social @randeedawn.com @larazontally.bsky.social & @ellenkushner.bsky.social! Next: 8/18 @alexshvartsman.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social #CatherineStine & @louisevans.bsky.social! Pics: tinyurl.com/92x92pjx
Is a Plutocrat like a Mickeycrat, but taller and with longer ears?
I love this book! It’s brilliant. And charming. And clever. And profound.
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 3w ago“It took Benjamin Franklin twenty-seven minutes and fourteen seconds to discover there was pornography on the Internet.” Clones of the Founding Fathers are sick of fascism, too. @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends Meg Elison's witty science fiction novella Foundling Fathers!
Just finished watching The Other Bennett Sister. What an actress!! Loved it. Reasonably smart script. Great acting all around, really. And great physical culture.
"The dust that Pancho bit down south / ended up in Lefty's mouth" is one of the greatest lines ever written. #fightme
absolutely correct. trump is dumber than a wet wipe but his feral instincts have always been razor-sharp — he knows a massive turnout of blue voters spells his political doom.
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 3w agoI think the main takeaway here is he’s terrified at the prospect of a Dem majority capable of conducting meaningful oversight and desperate for a pretext to meddle in the midterms.
I've lived in Beijing, and the thing is - they don't have elections.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoNewsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States."
: I’ve removed all my social media apps and moved them onto an old iPhone I had lying around my house. I dubbed this phone my Scroll Phone. I designated a single spot in my home where I could use it: a stripy armchair in my living room, which I have now anointed the Scrolly Chair.”
Opinion | The Lo-Fi Way I Broke My Scrolling Habit (Gift Article)
I tried many remedies to break my social media habit. A homemade hack worked best.
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I love this book! It’s brilliant. And charming. And clever. And profound.
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 3w ago“It took Benjamin Franklin twenty-seven minutes and fourteen seconds to discover there was pornography on the Internet.” Clones of the Founding Fathers are sick of fascism, too. @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends Meg Elison's witty science fiction novella Foundling Fathers!
Easy to say when nothing but sunlight or a stake can kill you.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoStephen Miller on Lindsey Graham: "He's someone we're still gonna be talking about 200 years from now"
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“verify your age” I broke a high heel in the (Reno-type) wooden escalator at Washington Street station on my way to Filene’s
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3w ago"Verify your age" Produces rotary phone, flawlessly dials a phone number
But having been trained in it, its SO OBVIOUS when older politicians are doing a Form Platitude. Hear me out. The thing to understand is, it’s the equivalent of “I’m fine, and how are you” in a conversational opening salvo. It just serves to signal “I know this dance, I wasn’t raised in a barn”.
Younger folks, take note: your parents grew up in a world where to answer anything substantively different from “I’m fine, and how are you” was considered actively rude. And everyone old enough to be President today remembers at least the dying gasps of that world. Many set their habits in it.
