According to my new office chair and general ergonomics, I have short upper arms, long lower arms, and my back isn't curved right (I knew that one)! Regardless, I am comfy to write for the first time in over a month. Woo!! ... now to stare at the screen for a while.

HUGO VOTING CLOSES THIS SATURDAY! HUGO VOTING CLOSES THIS SATURDAY! HUGO VOTING CLOSES THIS SATURDAY! A million and more thanks to those who have been eagerly interested in the Best Poem category in particular! And if you haven't voted or read the poems yet, there is still time!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · yesterday

Finalist information can be found on our site: www.lacon.org/hugofinalists You can access the voting platform through our Member Portal. If you have any questions or problems, email hugo-help@lacon.org.

My plan is to re-post this every two months. Easy peasy. 😆

Craig Shackleton@craigshackleton.com · 9h ago

Fantastic evergreen thread.

I am not active enough on social media to keep up, but here's me trying to catch up: - Gen AI sucks, and no you can't sell your Gen AI stuff at Can*Con (see our policies) - I love all the people-made art you've shared. Yes, yours, too 1/?

*takes deep breath* *ululates* WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS hornedlarkpress.moksha.io/publication/...

Orchids revived, the corpse ambulant and a poetic ruined abbey. These are the news stories I want to read.

Are you an emerging BIPOC author in Canada? You have until August 3 to apply for this. writersunion.ca/bipoc-writer...

Good grief, this hits home.

Sitting by a One Ring firepit, watching two friends duel with lightsabers. Life is good. 💖

While the discussions are flying around re: reading with your younger folk, if you’ve got a reluctant reader, may I take this opportunity to bring your attention to Hi-Lo? High-interest, low-complexity. For ESL, reading disabilities, and/or reluctant readers. And you can still get a queer rom-com!

Stuck with You

Stuck With You is a story of Queer joy and a playful teen romance, following two frenemies as they fall for each other while stuck in adjacent seats on a day-long train trip. Ben is on a train back to...

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Great Canadian musician with a great Canadian band. My sister in law attended a concert and picked up a copy of their album with the Guess Who. Best of all the cover was autographed by all members of both bands. And subsequently it fell into my hands (no idea how!)

Marie Bilodeau@mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 2w ago

Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign: Remembering Kerri's beloved uncle, Ted Gerow, who left us on July 3. An original (and longest active!) member of Five Man Electrical Band, you may have heard some of his songs. Celebrate his life with a listen today! 💖 www.mariebilodeau.com/blog/afarewelltoted

Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign: Remembering Kerri's beloved uncle, Ted Gerow, who left us on July 3. An original (and longest active!) member of Five Man Electrical Band, you may have heard some of his songs. Celebrate his life with a listen today! 💖 www.mariebilodeau.com/blog/afarewelltoted

Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign — Marie Bilodeau

A farewell to Ted Gerow

mariebilodeau.com

Lots of folks taking advantage of our Summer Reading Sale to pick up the antifascist classic COYOTE RUN by @lilithsaintcrow.com because heck yeah, it delivers what the cover art promises: women destroying fash Only $10 right now & you get bonus goodies with it hornedlarkpress.com/product/coyo...

It was easier to deal with my insurance for 50K+ damage with the right coverage then it was to get a new battery from the Apple Store with Apple Care i love my insurance company more than my phone company my phone is pink and glittery i should love it more i'm so confused

I have a bunch of books in Kobo Plus, and so do loads of cool people! Now’s a good time to check it out. 💖

Sandstone@quartzen.bsky.social · 2w ago

Kobo is running a promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus, from now through August 4 where you can get a 14-day free trial and then your first month after that is 99 cents- might be a good time to check it out if you've been wanting to! Unsure if this promo is US-only!

Okay, I *must* write today. Have barely written since I lost my basement office (boo!). Now am set up at the kitchen table with a lovely cup of coffee. Time to get those words! *stares outside in fascination at MOVEMENT!* ...now I remember why the basement office worked so well...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 367: Nothing you write is ever wasted. Whether anyone reads it or not, it helps build something better. It counts.

Today is your last chance to vote in the #2026AuroraAwards! There remain just over 6hours left to vote before the deadline at midnight Eastern Time. If you've read even one nominee you consider worthy of support, please make the effort to get your vote in! www.csffa.ca/members-home...

This nearly slipped by me--but a last-minute reminder that Aurora Voting closes TONIGHT at 11:59pm EDT! There are a TON of great nominees across all the various categories, so vote what you loved and I hope you'll keep Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 in mind in the Best Related Work category.

I am here to WHINE that no matter that our BASEMENT FLOODED and a family member PASSED AWAY and a parent FELL DOWN THE STAIRS we are still EXPECTED to come up with a plan for EVERY MEAL and MAKE THE MEAL and also PAY BILLS and keep WORKING and ADULTING IS THE WORST thank you for listening

Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

You might be wondering how you can support an author when you're short of time, money, energy, etc. But honestly, making your own post about a book helps us! The more people who are talking about a book? Well, that's how buzz begins. You can do that on whatever sites you use.

I got so excited that our new furnace is going in today that I completely forgot to have coffee. how am i even still alive

My parents would probably not have dementia if not for smoking. It’s not sexy. It’s stupid.

Olivia Hill@machineiv.bsky.social · 3w ago

I genuinely hate the push to make smoking a thing again. I have watched so many drawn out, ugly, painful deaths from smoking. It makes everything disgusting. It enslaves us to the worst kinds of corporations. There’s ZERO positive here.

Okay, so our basement flooded and we’re filling in the schedule of loss for the insurance company, and seeing how much replacement value is for some of our old possessions is… ouch. Like, the Lunar 2 strategy guide? Almost 300. My 30th anniversary He-Man DVD set? Almost 500. 😅

Charles de Lint has responded to the questions about his AI cover on FB. It boils down to "while it's bad the tool was created through theft, I'm still using it" which is ... not great. If artists are not going to stand with other artists, no one will. Highly disappointing.

I, a human, wrote and drew this cartoon with my human body and sent it to human art printers who printed it with their human hands and you a human (?) can now buy a ltd edition print of it in my shop! Link in bio

The junk guys are taking out our flooded furniture and when they moved a piece of our sectional, it started to, and I quote: “shoot water out like a sprinkler.” It’s been ten days since the basement flood. Ew. 😂😱

Once a basement Now a dungeon … downgrade, or …. ? (Oreo is against the whole debate.)

Yesterday we had a banner day - insurance will cover damage, and our washer and dryer still work so we can do LAUNDRY! We also received and agreed to a replacement furnace quote. Once we have AC again, our house will feel like a POST-BASEMENT PALACE. 💖🏰💖 Excited!!