Happy New Year to all my friends celebrating this weekend.
Patricia Flaherty Pagan
@pfpwrites.bsky.social
Book nerd. Writer of strange stories and poems. Crime, horror, and fantasy fan. Little Free Library steward. Mom to a great kid and too many rescue cats. #writesky #booksky
MA readers: Check out the NE Horror Writers at Oddfest 7 from 12-4 at Topsfield Fairgrounds today! Pick up signed copies of my horror collections & peruse lots of scary reads...
All of the AI controversies can be depressing & hard to process (hello HWA mess) so I appreciate this take from specfic talent @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · last mo.Resharing this post on my blog every time an AI controversy arises out of someone clearly not understanding AI’s exploitation of creative work: newsletter.hlwalrath.com/p/theaiboom
Support fantasy/scifi & horror poets!
Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 4w agoOn the topic of Awards, the @otherwiseaward.org is open to recommendations, and they accept POEMS. As long as they "explore or expand our understanding of gender". Please consider reccing your favorite poems of 2025-2026 and help us expand the field. #poetryhugo otherwiseaward.org/award/2026-o...
Loved the NE horror talent, humor & community at the Carry Me to Your Bookshelf author extravaganza organized by Christopher Golden last night! #horror #authors #booksky #horrorcommunoty
Defend women's votes. Reject the "SAVE" America Act! action.momsrising.org/sign/RejectS...
Tell Congress: Reject the "SAVE" America Act!
At a time when families are struggling with sky-high rents, unaffordable child care, and rising grocery costs, Donald Trump is holding bipartisan housing legislation hostage in an effort to force Cong...
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Teachers rarely hear from parents who support intellectual freedom. A kind, respectful message reminds them they have allies in the community. A simple email can go a long way. #FreedomToRead #RightToRead #SupportTeachers #Libraries #Education
Hi. I write speculative short stories & poetry. I found a dead duck on a peaceful Rockport beach yesterday. Seagulls came to peck at it, but the blue waves still broke.
SFFChat@sffchat.bsky.social · 2mo ago#SFFChat Intro: Introduce yourself & share something that happened to you or that you did this week (it can be boring if you like!)
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files. No matter what happens, it can’t be forgotten.
“Many, many people died of Covid after I left office because while I was in office I let it rage throughout the population with my lies, neglect, and incompetence! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Loving this book about an alien living as a young woman coming of age in working class Philly (and later NYC). Glad my spec fic book group picked it. #booksky #scifi #bookgroup
Fight book bans! The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your family can read. But that's what they're trying to do! Every Library activists made it easy to tell Congress to reject the Federal Book Ban Bills. #library #libraries #booksky via @everylibrary.bsky.social stopfederalbookbans.us
Stop the Federal Book Ban Bills!
We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!
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Odd, that stupid Donald Trump is in a snit with Canada over air quality when he has dismantled the EPA, promoted burning coal, and pulled out of climate change accords, guaranteeing air quality issues *worldwide* for not just this summer, but maybe FOREVER. What a colossal Idiot.
Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke in US cities
Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.
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Our independent federal regulatory agencies were created to protect the public from corporate harms. The only reason to end these protections is to give corporate America even higher profits by shifting the risks of harms to individual people. The shame of the John Roberts court.
One Big, Ugly Year later: Tell Congress to reverse Medicaid and SNAP cuts! action.momsrising.org/sign/hr1-ann... #momsky
One Big, Ugly Year later: Tell Congress to reverse Medicaid and SNAP cuts!
One year since the Big, Ugly Bill was passed and what are moms still waiting for? Lower costs, accessible health care, and relief from the harms caused by Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill. Last July 4th, Republ...
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Salem harbor cruise for my husband the great dad. Happy Father's Day to all the caring, reliable, strong father figures out there! #fathersday
Thinking of those who have never had the dad they needed (for varied reasons), & those who've lost their father figure. Cheers to the relatives, teachers & mentors who help fill the gaps.
Is there a Father's Day card that says something like "You were selfish, but you paid for college, so thanks for that?" Asking for a friend.
Back to writing one American Sentence a day as a warm-up. Forces me to focus. #writesky
Quoting this one to my son. #momsky
Gabino Iglesias@gabino.bsky.social · 3mo agoSo much “real men” this and “real men” that. Real men pick up their dog’s shit even in the middle of the night when no one’s looking. That’s it. Be decent. Always. Done. That’s a “real man.” What you wear or how you look or who you kiss doesn’t matter. Being decent matters.
UK publishing generated £7.4 billion in revenue last year. Compare that to: Premier League football: £6.6 billion Home entertainment: £5.6 billion UK film industry: 2.8 billion Now tell me again why authors don't deserve fair contracts and better pay.
The last thing we need are bullies with guns lurking at voting locations. QUICK SIGNATURE: action.momsrising.org/sign/VoteWit... via @momsrising.org #GunSafety #MomSky #Democracy
NO to guns at voting locations!
We deserve freedom from gun violence, including when we vote.
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