Lekha Sen
@lekha-sen.bsky.social
Emerging writer. Avid reader. Somewhat baffled observer of birds, humans, and large oaks.
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The Speculative Detective Agency: Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic
Trust the MysteryThe Speculative Detective Agency is a global organization of agents confronting cases that defy conventional logic: haunted environments that resist documentation; a Bloody Mary sight...
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The idea that better things aren’t possible is fertile soil for reactionary politics.
It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org
Thank you! At an event last night I said "If the word hope doesn't work for you try, 'Never fucking surrender.'" The word hope seems too sunny to a lot of people, but the heart of it as I'm interested in it is: we make the future in the present, if we show up, and that never surrender part.
Beginnings are often my favorite to write and excavate. I was delighted to reflect on one here, and for a Substack that focuses exclusively on those ever-important, tricky starts
Hayley Shucker@hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 3w ago4 more interviews with The Speculative Detective Agency anthology authors. @richienarvaez.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social @lekha-sen.bsky.social hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/more-inter... #thespeculativedetectiveagency #speculativefiction #firstchapters #writing #shortstory
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
Enjoyed thinking about how queer I find detective fiction for this roundtable
Richie Narvaez@richienarvaez.bsky.social · last mo.Some of the loverly contributors to THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY talk about the origins of their stories, over at Do Some Damage @dosomedamage.bsky.social. h/t @scottadlerberg.bsky.social dosomedamage.substack.com/p/investigat...
My partner read 'Ozymandias' by Percy Shelley for the first time today and immediately said this is just like Viva la Vida (2008). Pillars of sand indeed.
With ALT text. It also should be noted that all of those things are still available. Stop using genAI & search on your own. The reality is that living under capitalism means they will monetize anything they can get their hands on & convince you that you need to buy it from them. You don't.
Luiza Jarovsky, PhD@luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 4mo agoSuraj has a point.
Happy birthday among the stars to the patron saint of us all, the great Octavia Butler.
What a staggering loss. RIP Marjane Satrapi.
Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
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On a new episode of the podcast PASSAGES: On Morrison, Namwali Serpell and Kortney Morrow discuss Toni Morrison’s Paradise.
Namwali Serpell and Kortney Morrow on Toni Morrison’s Paradise
Toni Morrison didn’t want a monument or statue erected in her honor; she wanted a dedicated reading room in her hometown public library, a space that could allow for change and continuous eng…
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Sonny Rollins plays his saxophone on the Williamsburg Bridge, 1966 📷 David McLane
Just read episodes.ghost.io/how-to-make-... and it was absolutely amazing. Memoir fiction by way of sci-fi? Why categorize when you can cry a little and crave cheese at the same time
How to make risotto
The cis recipe blogger version of Emily St. James from another timeline greets another year.
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Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 5mo agoFor more on this, consult my fake recipe blog. episodes.ghost.io/tag/emily-ro...
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
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Whalefall is the most beautiful death in the world. I would love for my decomposing remains to become a lively and diverse ecosystem for sharks, crabs, sea snails and mollusks
In a historic moment, I was interviewed by fellow Black woman particle physicist Dr. Katrina Miller. Few people can understand my journey the way she does. We talked about my new book, why poetry matters, and yes, how the *fact* of non-trinary neutrinos challenges anti-trans rhetoric. #GiftLink
A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry From the Cosmic Edge
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"A piece of this book is me saying there is value in banding with the poets, and fighting for the value of being curious and trying to articulate the world with whatever tools are available to us. Not for the purposes of selling something, but for the purpose of fulfilling our humanity.” 1/ 💙📚 🧪
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 5mo agoIn a historic moment, I was interviewed by fellow Black woman particle physicist Dr. Katrina Miller. Few people can understand my journey the way she does. We talked about my new book, why poetry matters, and yes, how the *fact* of non-trinary neutrinos challenges anti-trans rhetoric. #GiftLink
HI COME HANG OUT WITH ME (also come hang out with @scalzi.com @clarkesworldmagazine.com Jinwoo Chong @rfkuang.bsky.social Jody Blanchette @yumewrites.bsky.social @thomas-elrod.com andddd @josepheckert.bsky.social , respectively, at varying locations :3 )
Tor Books@torbooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin Nebula, Locus, and the Shirley Jackson Award-winning author @isabel.kim for a discussion of her latest novel, Sublimation. ✨ More info: bit.ly/3QzFMQN
Just finished reading Katherena Vermette's real ones, which was recommended to me by a dear friend. A fantastic read, with two loving sisters at the center of it all. Makes me want to write something, or work with some clay after a long absence
Please share as widely as possible. This is open to Palestinians anywhere in the world, published or not. Call for Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories! Pro rate pay: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...
Thyme Travellers 2 – Call for Submissions
Roseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, will be publishing a sequel to the award-winning and acclaimed anthology Thyme Travellers featuring speculative fiction by Palestinian writers. Editor So…
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HT make Bluesky better than Xwitter--PERMANENTLY. Choose your account's "Settings" (gear icon) from menu; pick "Accessibility" from next choices; check "Require alt text before posting" from next choices. Presto! Instant DEI! Your photo posts can now be read by lowsight/blind people like me FOREVER!
Today I saw a chimney swift behind the dumpster of the local donut franchise. What chimney lingers there? Much to think about.
