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Announcing DOWNRIGHT SCOUNDRELS NEEDED. The Anarchist Cookbook meets Unforgiven in a story that is unapologetically about the means and methods one should use to interfere with the logistics and supply lines of those in power. March 2027.

hey all!!! Apex Magazine needs our help! with 4 days yet to go? they need $4,000 to keep bringing us monthly flash fiction contests, stories published from the slush, dark surreal fiction, and a zine that supports new authors and voices!

Scab.

The Last Fifteen Minutes is such a beautifully crafted film about finding bittersweet solace and comfort and love in the face of unmitigated disaster, told with Shing's characteristic whimsy and humor and heart, and if you have the chance to see it immediately, you absolutely should 😭❤️

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

Y'all have helped me buy exciting things for my homecoming, including a walker tray, bed risers, a toilet riser, a shower transfer bench, groceries, and grab bars. You will also be helping me stay in my house. Thank you so much. www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...

So, wait, has NaNoWriMo rebranded as "Novel November", paid for by ProWritingAid, which used to be a spell/grammar checker but now is (you guessed it) an "'AI' grammar checker"--in short, yet another way for a griftslop machine to grab human-written text? Do I have that right?

Had cause to revisit this piece for reference today and realized NaNoWriMo, as an organization, has been vaporized. Seems like consequences are possible after all

Guillermo Del Toro dropping another one liner that’s exactly how I feel about AI slop, the “punishment” is built in

There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

Upright Women Wanted by @sarahgailey.bsky.social is about anti-censorship traveling librarian outlaws in a post-apocalyptic American Southwest. As I read it, I kept wondering how Gailey managed to capture the setting vibes of Laura Ingalls Wilder while telling a story with very different values.

the ending to this book is *chef's kiss*. worth every word. pick it up ASAP.

VERY rare to have such clear documentation of an Inciting Incident

This is heartbreaking.

YOOOOOO

A reminder for CA voters: Sonja Shaw, who endorsed by Moms for Liberty, is running to hold office in our education dept. She's anti-LGBTQ and would absolutely ban books if she wins. Vote for Richard Barrera for CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction. www.kqed.org/news/1210382...

Have we made it to the Skydome? Yes. Has a human mistaken me for a sausage and placed me on a gravy fountain? Also yes. We are masterful snake-ret agents and I will take no questions.

Writing tie-ins is *a real fucking skill* and anyone who sneers at the people who do it can go piss up a rope. You think it's easy to write an entire novel to very specific order on an almost impossibly tight deadline? And have it be satisfying to read? Motherfucker, *you* try it. See how you do.

also ALSO we're open for novella submissions right now more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

Join TONIGHT for my first ever B.O.A. livestream! You can influence the game by supporting Skiffy and Fanty, and show your love for snakes!

The first time Gailey explained the concept of “horse crab” to me I was concerned! confused! weirdly compelled! Seeing its final form, I at last know peace.

broke a man the first time i told him this. He came up to me and said "I just don't like tattoos" and I said "well, I'm not trying to have sex with You" and I saw something permanently rotate inside him

Gailey is a monster who must be stopped (complementary)

Goodbye @canconsffh.bsky.social, which remains the loveliest, kindest, most welcoming place, filled with and run by the very best people. I am so lucky to have gotten to be part of it. 💕

Can*Con! I have a surprise signing in the vendor room for the next 20 minutes! Come say hi!

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry began on October 16, 1859.

This week you can find The Scale of a Man, my illustrated reflection on craft, grief, and inheritance, on @therumpus.net. Thank you @marinaomi.bsky.social for believing in this piece and getting it further into the world. Read the whole thing here: therumpus.net/2026/10/13/t...

This is a stellar round-up of some of this year's excellent horror (plus, I am on here for MAKE ME BETTER!)

I have been trying to post a post all day and it is simply not posting. Is Canada telling me it's time to retire. Am I being (correctly) silenced

Thank you to We Are Teachers for naming Bathtime for Snow Monkeys one of their best books of the month for October! (it's at the bottom of the list in the nonfiction section, I swear it's there 😅) @yasimamura.bsky.social www.weareteachers.com/new-books-oc...

Count spoons and write spec fic? You should apply to Spoonquill: a free online residency for writers with chronic illness. It's designed with rest in mind and has guest sessions by @adapalmer.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social @dongwon.bsky.social @witchywonderer.bsky.social @jcalyst.bsky.social

Tomorrow at 4:30pm at @canconsffh.bsky.social opening ceremonies, I will officially promote @brandoncrilly.bsky.social to Co-Chair. Anyone who knows Brandon knows he is kind, dedicated, and cares about the community, and I'm thrilled to once again have a co-chair! Join me in congratulating him!

Did I tell y'all that I got to write Flash Gordon? I got to write Flash Gordon!! The art in my issue is by Jan Balduza and this cover, which is based on my story, is by Arif Prianto Yanick Paquette.

Okay #PortfolioDay let's go. I'm Lucy Bellwood, Adventure Cartoonist. I tell stories that ignite a sense of possibility! If I’m going somewhere, I want you to come with me. I love traditional media, the postal service, great big boats, & using comics to make people feel less alone. lucybellwood.com

👑CRUEL KINGDOM 2 #2 IS OUT TOMORROW!👑 ⚔️Kneel and beg for another ruinous day of existence... because @eccomics.bsky.social rules over this kingdom now!⚔️ [Excerpt from ‘EVERY ROSE’ by Sarah Gailey & SOM]