LRP leave kids alone you fucking freaks. leave them alone whether they're trans or cis or gender conforming or not or gay or not or intersex or not or whatever it is: leave them alone, you goddamn creepy horrible motherfuckers
Wendy N. Wagner 🎃
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Stoker nominated horror writer; editor of NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE. Rep'd by Lane Heymont. 🏳️🌈 Portland, OR - plant nerd, foot traveler - she/her, they/them https://linktr.ee/wendynwagner
DragonCon has announced the ballot for the Dragon awards. Of the 6 nominees for Best Horror Novel, only 1 book is by a dude! So glad for friends @cheriepriest.com, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @silviamg.bsky.social, and @isabelcanas.bsky.social! awards.dragoncon.org/2026-ballot/
2026 Ballot – The Dragon Award
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I have a ton of work to do. Obviously, this means I'm researching bird baths.
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Announcement: We're Launching a New Kickstarter Soon. Sign up to be notified when it launches! - Lightspeed Magazine
On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from som...
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“Seattle Center is extensively surveilled. Surveillance did not prevent these deaths.” “Surveillance did not stop the shooting on Aurora in North Seattle last Thursday nor the recent shooting on Capital Hill. Cameras don't stop bullets.”
Our Seattle@ourseattle.bsky.social · 7d agoCommunity Not Cameras coalition statement on the recent gun violence tragedy at the Seattle Center @mayor.seattle.gov
Neon Hemlock's Kickstarter campaign for volume SEVEN of their novella series (!!!) is at $13,132 out of the $14,500 base goal great job everybody! Let's keep it rolling! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven
Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly
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Was this what Marie Antoinette was thinking when she said "Let them eat cake"?
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 6d agolettuce has been recalled, bacon has been recalled , tomato is next
Starting to think if we want food safety, we gotta start eating the rich.
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 6d agolettuce has been recalled, bacon has been recalled , tomato is next
Why It’s Hard to Invest Your Retirement Sustainably — and How You Can Overcome the Obstacles @therevelator.org therevelator.org/invest-retir...
Why It’s Hard to Invest Your Retirement Sustainably — and How You Can Overcome the Obstacles • The Revelator
Retirement providers are legally required to diversify your holdings, but that also locks them into putting some of your money into fossil fuels. They are ways to move your money out of Big Oil.
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Nothing like pulling weeds and dispensing compost to make you feel less anxious. Now to avoid the news for the rest of the day...
Howdy! Late to the party today! I'm Nate, I write working-class cosmic horror, and soon YA horror romance. My favorite recent eco-horror is Girl in the Creek by @wnwagner.bsky.social It lures you in and then goes for the throat in ways I wasn't expecting. #HorrorWritersCHat
Artemis Quinn 🏳️⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · 7d agoHowdy, #HorrorWritersChat ! The leaves whisper secrets at the edge of a forest that melts into a garden. Its quiet murmurs guide you. You take a step. Q1 - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and... share your favorite piece of horror media with plants, poisons, forest, or eco-horror.
“Trump permits Data Centers to make acid rain.” I had to look this up to see if it was true and it’s true. States Rights and Local Rights are going to be the ONLY thing that save us now, for a bit. Creator save us all.
It's so hard when your pets are sick. Poor Alice, our elderly fluffy calico, is having trouble eating.
BE A BETTER BIKER (even if you already bike a lot) FREE class on defensive biking, laws, safe passing, lane positions & more. Highly recommended! Experienced riders will learn things that change the way you ride. Tues 7/28 5:30-6:30p 2730 S Moody | Room 1S019 (OHSU at Tilikum Bridge) 🚲🚗
BikeLoudPDX@bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 2w agoBE A BETTER BIKER Bike Safety Expert Viv offers FREE class on defensive biking, laws, safe passing, lane positions & more Tues 7/28 5:30-6:30PM Robertson Life Sciences Bldg 1S019 2730 S Moody Experienced riders will learn things that change the way you ride. Drivers will learn even more.
Every day American life feels a little more barbaric: the government sentencing people to prison for owning zines or attending DSA meetings, people doing without medicine and food and living in abhorrent conditions, scam emails everywhere ... I could go on all day. We deserve so much better.
With immense gratitude to the courageous people of Minnesota for standing up to fascism; and, of course, to all the wonderful contributors to this important anthology. (More specifically grateful to my brilliant co-editor Su Hwang and to the folks @uminnpress.bsky.social)
John Carpenter's THEY LIVE John Carpenter's THEY LAUGH John Carpenter's THEY LOVE
Just something in my neighborhood that I pass every day that needs to be seen by everyone.
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I read this, in almost one sitting, yesterday, courtesy of the Austin Public Library. Highly recommended. #BookSky
John Chu@johnchu.bsky.social · last yr.My novel, The Subtle Art of Folding Space, has a cover! Read about repairing physics, unreasonable parental expectations, and great Taiwanese food! Out on April 7, 2026. Pre-order now: t.co/0nz8JuNhwf Art credits: Jacket art by Weston Wei, Jacket Design by Katie Klimowicz.
Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏
Metin Seven (Moon Child's dad 🌝)@seven.eurosky.social · 2w ago
The fourth annual Queer Screams Film Festival kicks off in Portland next month, with two exciting special attendees joining the fun and frights.
Queer Screams Film Festival Announces VIP Guests For 2026 Edition
The fourth annual Queer Screams Film Festival kicks off in Portland next month, with two exciting special attendees joining the fun and frights.
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Researching is thinking | Wendy N. Wagner
First up: an obligatory photo of Beans checking out pastries:
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I usually eat a staid, responsible bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, but this morning, I said "F- it, we ball," and made French toast. It was an EXCELLENT decision.
Exciting news from Lightspeed -- an old hand leaves, an older one returns. I am going to miss the team so much, but I'm so excited for what will come next! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/e...
Editorial: July 2026 - Lightspeed Magazine
Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month's content and for all of John Joseph Adams's media and book recommendations!
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Nothing like saying "I know exactly how to write this essay" and then writing and deleting nearly 1000 words in order to create . . . 1 good paragraph. But now I know how to write one paragraph in that essay!