Down the Common and Up the Mountain, through the Faerie Woods and around the Agora, these were my books of July www.mollyoneillwrites.com/post/july-20...

July 2026 - Reviewed

July felt like an odd and very long month! It feelslike it has been dragging on since at least mid May and somehow I onnly managed to read six books, of which two were for research. I did get about ha...

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Don’t forget to cast your vote for the 2026 Hugo Awards! Did you know that voting on the entire Hugo Awards ballot is NOT required? Do you know films and video games, but not novels? Do you love art and graphic stories, but haven't read the novellas?

Hugo Award Finalists – LAcon V

Important Links:

lacon.org

You can still vote for me in the Astounding Award for Best New Writer Category at this years @laworldcon.bsky.social until August 8th! My eligible book is Greenteeth and I would really love your vote! If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through this site now: lacon.org/register

The writer had a lot of fun with this piece: “The statue is not cursed. The statue is blessed,” he said, in spite of all available evidence – but he has certainly been left angry.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w ago

New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy

US citizens can comment here to save this incredible site- it’s part of a global heritage alongside sites like Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal and it should be as unthinkable to destroy it eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home...

Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨@kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 4w ago

Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development

@iwriteok.bsky.social what’s the book on primitive warfare you mentioned reading on the Seal episode? Sounds interesting

Hello #Portfolioday! I'm Anine, an illustrator based in Scotland, and I'm looking for work - email me if you think I'd be a good fit for your project ✨ 💻 www.anineillustration.com 💌 anine@anineillustration.com (I also do private commissions, email me for that too)

it is #portfolioday and i have a portfolio and now it's everyone's problem i'm a nonbinary art guy in the pnw and i will draw stuff you want if you give me money thxnywy.art ko-fi.com/thxnywy

hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Mark, a freelance illustrator working in advertising, editorial and publishing. I like to make images with a focus on light and atmosphere. 🔗 www.mark-boardman.com/portfolio 📧 mark@mark-boardman.com

Art transcending mediums #portfolioday

Leier Coyol@leier-coyol.bsky.social · last mo.

Once again it's #PortfolioDay Hello there! The name is Coyol (or Pelusa) I'm a mexican graphic designer that likes to experiment with different mediums. I mostly do digital, embroidery, and needle felting If you'd like to support me, a follow would be nice, also my Etsy and Kofi are on my bio

Beautiful - I love the volcano! #portfolioday

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi #portfolioday :) I’m Elio, queer Italian illustrator. I love delicious color contrasts and gritty texture. Looking for work in publishing and editorial (kidlit would be great), merch design, and even personal commissions 🌷 🌐 thesunxix.com 💌 heliantusannuusart@gmail.com #art #illustration

I love an artist with a specific and unusual point of view/style! This is excellent #portfolioday

garin | comms open@garin.bsky.social · last mo.

Heya! #PortfolioDay! My work schedule is completely free at the moment, so if you need an artist for your project or commission feel free to contact me anytime! 📩Contact: garincomms@gmail_com 👩‍🎨Portfolio: garin-art.carrd.co

Ooh #portfolioday I’m going to go on a reposting spree of some favourites

You can still vote for me in the Astounding Award for Best New Writer Category at this years @laworldcon.bsky.social until August 8th! My eligible book is Greenteeth and I would really love your vote! If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through this site now: lacon.org/register

Prairies and Period Drama, Justices and Journalists, and two separate books about characters who can speak to the dead! These were my June reads - what were some of your favourite books this month? www.mollyoneillwrites.com/post/june-20...

June 2026 - Reviewed

Thus we finish the first half of 2026, and begin freewheeling downhill towards the Christmas break! Here in Sydney we have been shivering away as winter has taken hold, lowering the temperature to the...

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it's true!

@nytimes.com absolutely delightful crossword today - I laughed out loud with joy when I solved the theme! What a lovely start to pride month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I knew this man was too good to be true - now it comes out that he's an arsenal fan??? Devastated

The Soccer Times@nysoccertimes.com · 3mo ago

NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani wears an Arsenal FC kurta as he attends Eid al-Adha prayers at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx. Photo by Selcuk Acar.

Rereading my latest draft and I wrote this absolute banger of a line: “ her long braids whipped around my head, whipping at me.“

2 published books, 14 years on the British school system and 32 years of having one in my surname and I still haven’t got a damn clue when to use an apostrophe

bit of a wait on site for the induction today so I opened up @tkingfisher.com's What Stalks the Deep - ten minutes later the safety officer turns up - the spitting image of Alex Easton! It was rather strange, as if ka'd walked right out of the book.

Voting is open now! Some absolutely amazing work on this years slate - and I’d also very much appreciate your vote in this years Astounding Award!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Voting in the #HugoAwards, as well as the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer is now open until August 8, 2026 at noon PDT. Votes can be submitted through our online balloting system, NomNom, or by mailing in a printable ballot.

It's the Met Gala and I see some great 'books as looks' on the green carpet! I also think Mallt would absolutely SLAY Beyonce's dress, very Queen of the Dead!

From nuclear winters to toxic leviathans, fire breathing lizards to magnificent ravens, these were my eight books of April www.mollyoneillwrites.com/post/april-2...

April 2026 - Reviewed

April was cool and sunny here in Sydney and very busy! I've been on sites all over the city, attended a wedding and been caring for my latest two foster kittens, Moonpie and Professor Montgomery Snugg...

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Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol. Motherfuckers, we built this:

Gang today is a great day to pick up Nightshade and Oak on kindle!

@hushupimreading.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Nightshade and Oak by @mollyoneillwrites.bsky.social is a bargain 99p on Kindle today #affiliatelink #booksky amzn.to/4ePNksA

You can vote on the Hugo Awards, even if you don't plan to go to the Worldcon. A $50 WSFS membership gets you voting rights on the Hugo Award. It also usually comes with ebook copies of finalists. We'd certainly love to see more people voting (and would also love your vote for fanzine this year.)

LAcon V Registration

Register for LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), August 27-31, 2026 in Anaheim, California.

scifiinc99.regfox.com

Very, very excited and unbelievably proud and grateful to be a finalist in such great company! See you in LA!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Astounding Award for Best New Writer 💫 (cont.) Molly O'Neill (1st year of eligibility) @mollyoneillwrites.bsky.social H.H. Pak (2nd year of eligibility) @hhpak.bsky.social Jared Pechaček (2nd year of eligibility) @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social

(55/55) Astounding Award for Best New Writer 💫 (cont.) Molly O'Neill (1st year of eligibility) @mollyoneillwrites.bsky.social H.H. Pak (2nd year of eligibility) @hhpak.bsky.social Jared Pechaček (2nd year of eligibility) @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social

I reread On the Beach this weekend because of “current events” and it really does hit differently reading in Australia in 2026.