On May 30, I'll be on the panel, "How the West Got Weird" at the PGH Book Fest. My portion will be on the campus of University of Pittsburgh though this is a Carnegie Library event. events.humanitix.com/host/pbf

TEN SLEEP was longlisted for a Latinx literary prize. The REFORMA National Book Award. A nice validation that to be dual ethnic is to be something special even if you're not fully one ethnicity . . . Didn't win, but that's okay!

Seems fitting that the landlords destroyed my lil bird habitat on Earth Day. Sigh.

Some multi-posts from Jay Bushman on Twitter's early days when some of us used micro-blogging as a publishing platform for literature. Not sure what that all did for my career besides getting me mentioned in news articles and what not, but the experiment was still worth it thanks to folks like Jay.

Jay Bushman@jaybushman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Back in the early days of Twitter, I met a few other folks experimenting with the platform for telling stories, and we traded notes. (Shout out to @nicholasbelardes.bsky.social). Then, once a year like clockwork, someone would come onto the platform to announce. “The First Twitter Novel.”

Wittle juncos imitating parent behaviors? 🥹🪶

This Northern Pygmy-Owl I found today needs all the love. Don’t you wanna hug that floofy tum? Gah! 🥹😭 🪶

Finally got a Summa T for 2026. 🪶

I didn’t disturb this barn owl but a raccoon did. Mama then looked at me as if I might be tasty. I’m not, I said. 🪶

They’re baaaaaaaack! 🪶

From the wonderous fantasy to mind-expanding sci-fi, from the depths of horror to the magical realms of the speculative, we're proud to have an expansive list of SFF fiction eligible this year for awards consideration! @dianapho.bsky.social @viengsamai.bsky.social

Boat ride time. One gray whale pod, a common short-beaked dolphin, mola mola, harbor porpoise, rhino auklets, murres, some shearwaters.

Re-found a King Eider today in Morro Bay, CA. 🥰✌🏽🪶

Fun goose flock analysis. Test in the morning. 🪶

This will be a fun event on Feb. 7 in Atascadero, CA. We'll be giving away thirteen books, and have a bookseller. I'll be in conversation with NYT best-selling author Kalyn Josephson about all things eco-creepy.

Always good to start the new year with a sale! Through Jan. 31. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ten-sleep-... @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

Sup Maggie 🪶

Snow Goose vs Ross’s Goose. 🪶

Sleepy friend.

Random explorations for seabirds. Montaña de Oro, CA.

Finally went to go see this local celeb—Lewis’s Woodpecker. 🪶

Unless this is some mega-rare Yellow-rumped Warbler from Mexico or Guatemala, just gonna assume a hybrid Audubon’s x Myrtle with that throat pattern and bizarre chip call. 🪶

Saw a Tundra Swan today—I wasn’t the finder. 🪶

Doesn’t get any weirder than finding a Yellow-breasted Chat in someone’s back patio condo tree. It then flew down into another tiny condo back patio. Wild place for one of these skulky birds. First Meadow Park record here in SLO County. 🥹🪶🐥

Ever want a size/color comprison between a Lucy’s Warbler and a Bushtit? Here you go. 🪶

Blackburning Warbler—first record for Meadow Park, SLO County, CA. 🪶

Franky Whitefeathers at his Meadow Park hangout. 🪶

Ruby takes a dip.

Meadow Park baffy

Ooooo! Got my first Brown Thrasher in California at Big Morongo! 🪶

I wanted to do a highlight of some of my favorite authors for #hispanicheritagemonth these authors are amazing, let’s celebrate them all! @gabino.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social @nicholasbelardes.bsky.social @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social @gusmoreno.bsky.social