really underestimated how long the."time of monsters" is supposed to last in the whole "new world struggling to be born" business
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Those who become jailers are themselves no longer free.
The air has that orange cast to it that makes everything look like a nostalgic flashback in a movie but now fills me with dread because I associate it with the sensation of burning lungs
The Repair Shop and Penn and Teller: Fool Us on Tubi are getting me through life right now
Jenny Hamilton@readingtheend.bsky.social · 2d agooh shit you can currently watch The Repair Shop for free on Tubi and the Roku Channel! Let me please take this opportunity to encourage everyone here to watch The Repair Shop! people come with their Old Items, and a bunch of highly skilled craftspeople fix the Items
AI can help or harm people, and EFF was created to make sure it helps. Join EFF live in conversation with Cory Doctorow on August 12. eff.org/livestream-sai
The portal is open! 🕳️ We want horror stories up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints. We pay $0.08 per word. Simultaneous submissions are accepted so long as you keep us informed. More details on our website (below).
Relief efforts for Northwest fires: ‘The whole rez is on fire’ As wildfires burn through Native nations in OR and WA, communities have banded together to set up sites to donate and support families impacted by the fires. How to help details are in article. ictnews.org/news/northwe...
Relief efforts for Northwest fires: ‘The whole rez is on fire’ - ICT
As wildfires burn through Native nations in Oregon and Washington, communities across both states have banded together to set up sites to donate and support families impacted by the fires.
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About a third of the state of Oregon is on fire at the moment with many people evacuated and homes destroyed. If you feel inclined and are able to help, here is one verified place to support the people of Warm Springs: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... u
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWS) Wildfire Recovery Fund
***OFFICIAL CTWS DONATION ACCOUNT***The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWS) sincerely appreciates the generosity and support…
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You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
Can’t wait for this guy to pop up again in the Alan Ritchson episode of Finding Your Roots
Patrick McCray@patrickmccray.bsky.social · last wk.Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...
📣 3 days left and we're $210 away from 9c/word! 📣 Our first stretch goal towards keeping our fiction rates the same is almost here! (That's also $5210 away from 10c/word! 👀)
Strange Horizons@strangehorizons.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Strange Horizons Fund Drive ends in 4 days! Increasing 2027 fiction rates to 9c/word is just $1520 away! You can still fund a poem, review or short story directly or secure one of our Fund Drive patches. If you've already donated, please share widely! Link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
As struggles over voting rights, free speech, and democracy continue, we hope Democracy Under Siege sparks reflection and action. Stream it free July 3–5. Help us bring free screenings to libraries, schools, houses of worship, and community spaces nationwide by donating today.
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For more than 45 years, Women Make Movies has championed women filmmakers and their stories. The largest distributor of films by and about women in the world, WMM also supports hundreds of independent...
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It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! So many great artists, so many different styles and visions — thanks to all the artists sharing their work today
Time for my favorite historical fact about Lawrence, Kansas: In 1856 it was chock full of abolitionists hell-bent on making Kansas a free state, and was therefore sacked by pro-slavery “border ruffians” who destroyed the local newspaper’s printing press and dumped all the lead type into the river.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last mo.also if you haven’t read anything about the history of lawrence, you really ought to
Partway through Bridget Read's unmissable chronicle of pyramid ("multi-level marketing") schemes, *Little Bosses Everywhere*, there comes a dual revelation: no one is selling any product to end-users *and* no one knows it: pluralistic.net/2025/05/05/f... 1/
Research has shown that dogs are more intelligent than we think. But not all of them.
I have a new story out today at Technology Review, and they gave me a gift link to share! www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/12/1... It's about thoughtcriminal archivists, word-fame, and how to get through a dark age without losing your soul. Much.
You do your own time
A story about saving
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The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the news that author, mentor and friend, Jane Yolen, has died. She was 87 and her loss cannot be measured. Please find the full obituary here: www.scbwi.org/remembering-...
The June issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by Carrie Vaughn, Claire Jia-Wen, Rebecca Campbell, Pan Haitian, Anne Wilkins, Samantha Murray, and Damián Neri. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_237 Subscriptions available at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - APRIL 2026🏳️🌈 I round up over 20 works by @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social @spacevalkyries.bsky.social @cindyphanauthor.com @ayidashonibar.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!! www.patreon.com/posts/159559...
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The ultimate AI prompt engineering curriculum is a college level Intro to Logic course, a college-level Expository Writing course, and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs.
I was trying to think of the poem that has the line in it, “It was raining and it was going to rain.” When I finally found the poem I realized I have now lived in Portland a long time allpoetry.com/Thirteen-Way...
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry
Comments & analysis: I / Among twenty snowy mountains, / The only moving thing / Was the eye of the black bird.
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I did in fact have a Weird (great) Uncle George On Mom’s side… on Dad’s it was Weird Uncle Henry.
Hillary Monahan@hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 3mo agoI love that every family has the story about Weird Uncle George who didn't like people and polished coins and loved trains obssessively but sure, autism is new.
VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means? ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]
This week on Planetside… Posting fiction in installments builds a writing habit that readers return to week after week. Learn more from “Using a Newsletter Platform for Serial Fiction” by @angeliqueauthor.bsky.social , read by the author: www.sfwa.org/2026/04/14/u...
Using a Newsletter Platform for Serial Fiction - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by Angelique Fawns. Find out how the search for a publishing platform that feels sustainable led to sharing serial fiction and creating a stronger connection with engaged readers.
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