Main Point Books, a fabulous indie bookstore, is now taking pre-orders for signed and personalized copies of my new short story Mestra. If anyone is interested, link is below. Preorders of any kind really matter and are a great way to support writers, so thank you! mainpointbooks.com/book/9780063...

Mestra: A Short Story (Signed )

Mestra: A Short Story (Signed )

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It’s Long Covid Awareness Day, and my sixth anniversary of being sick from it. My first impulse for commemorating this was to set all the meds and treatments I’ve tried to the tune of We Didn’t Start the Fire, or Tom Lehrer’s The Elements (which uses I Am the Very Model of A Modern Major General).

A great resource for Long Covid treatment ideas.

Patient-Led Research Collaborative@patientled.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're thrilled to release the #LongCovid Treatment Guide! This is a collaboration with @rthm.bsky.social to help patients & providers explore treatment options together. The guide focuses on 24 medications, but includes a few other interventions for breadth /1

Thrilled to get to be part of this!

The Sick Times@thesicktimes.org · 6mo ago

Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

My new short story, MESTRA, comes out as a standalone this September! I rediscovered this myth from Ovid while working on my Persephone novel, and it absolutely electrified me. In case you want to pre-order, thank you from the bottom of this author's heart, links are here! linktr.ee/madeline.mil...

A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...

You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times

If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.

thesicktimes.org

I know it’s not Caturday but I was late with the evening treat and found this waiting for me.

Happy Independent Bookstore day! It's always a great day to support indie bookstores, but I'm glad for this chance to celebrate them especially! I am so grateful for all they do for communities, readers, and writers. Support indies with online ordering too--through their websites or bookshop.org

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

bookshop.org

Circe, Achilles, Galatea, and even an obscure short story I wrote long ago.

Michael Livingston@michaellivingston.com · last yr.

Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions. Authors, search your name here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Thought I would share my new coping mechanism pic. My child asked a good friend to knit a pink hat for our cats, and he graciously agreed. We don’t usually put clothes on our cats because they are NOT fans, but Muffin was very sleepy and agreed to model.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

Love these three short videos from fellow Long Covider Matt McGorry on 4 common Covid myths. He nails it on all counts. I wear an N95 mask in all public spaces to protect myself from Covid, flu, and other viruses, and to make sure I'm not spreading them to others.

Chantzy@chantzy.bsky.social · last yr.

Brilliant - @nychealthy.bsky.social teamed up with Matt McGorry to make an info video on long covid. It's hands down one of the best I've seen in 5+ years 👏🏼 1/3

There are so many people we need to stand up for right now. Thanks to all of you who are calling their reps, protesting, donating, and taking action. Here is a great trans rights organization that I've been donating to. If you have others you love, share below! southernequality.org/tyep/

Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth

Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.

southernequality.org

Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.

5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

5calls.org

The sharp increase of book bans in libraries and schools the last couple of years is truly disturbing--and it's another thing we must fight. So many brilliant, powerful, and vital books are on these lists, including the work of @pronounced-ing.bsky.social. Book challenges are also way up. (1/4)

Celeste Ng@pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 2y ago

Welp. There's EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, marked as "remove from all libraries" as of October. 🙃

Sif is five years old today and still tolerating us all (barely).

I never ended up joining TikTok but I remain incredibly grateful to booktok and all the people who spoke about my books there. It meant the world to me during some very difficult years. Sending much love and so many thanks to all the passionate readers, now and always.

A couple of people have asked if I am still signing/personalizing books--yes! You can order my books year round from my lovely local indie bookstore, Main Point Books. Just specify that you'd like me to sign, and for whom, and they will get it in the mail. mainpointbooks.com/madeline-mil...

It’s often hard to find solid articles on Long Covid, but this one covers a lot of excellent ground.

Ilse MJ Mul@ilsemulauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

For those who want to know more about why we as #LongCovid patients are so easily extremely tired, check out this article. www.bbc.com/future/artic... #Long-COVID #Post-COVID

Just saying hello, from me and the cat crew. I’m so glad to be seeing so many old friends here.

Easy advocacy, folks! #DoSomething #disability #telehealth

J. Offir, PhD@joffirphd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Telehealth expiring: Now, folks. Please go sign this *right now.* And thanks very much to Amanda Crist on the other platform for working so hard on this. actionnetwork.org/letters/pres...

There are still ballot curing opportunities that could make a difference! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Indivisible National · Indivisible on Mobilize

We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.

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C. Some of you have asked me about ballot curing! 1. Here's the official Harris/Walz curing phone bank: events.democrats.org/event/684133/ 2. But! There are also virtual events across the country: events.democrats.org?is_virtual=t...

Harris-Walz Voter Protection Phone Bank · The Democratic National Committee

Call likely Democratic voters in battleground states with potential issues with their registration or ballots to ensure their votes are fairly counted! Every day, we strategize directly with state vot...

events.democrats.org

Hello! I continue to be pretty awful with social media, but glad to be here!