Marie Brennan

Okay, this is a thread for U.S. folks, but also anybody facing political woes at home. I'm pinning this to my profile as an irregularly updated thread for advice and links on how to take action/take care of yourself. Scroll through it any time you need reminders (that's what I'll be doing myself).

I know I've been reposting about this a lot, but here's a post of my own: @apexmag.bsky.social *very* much needs a push to get across the finish line of their Kickstarter. They're one of the mainstays of pro SF/F short fiction, and they need our support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

I know I've been reposting about this a lot, but here's a post of my own: @apexmag.bsky.social *very* much needs a push to get across the finish line of their Kickstarter. They're one of the mainstays of pro SF/F short fiction, and they need our support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Fun fact about UWOTC-CWA: Everyone who supports our cause has banding. You can (and up to one other creature without banding) can join us by signing our petition. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

If you are able, please support and/or boost! Apex is a cornerstone of the SFFH short fiction scene. They do tremendous work and they need our help now.

We're in the final 4 days of the Apex Magazine 2021 Kickstarter and we're $4,393 away from our initial funding goal. The time is now! Let's hit our goal and fund Apex for 2027! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

....just to add a fun note to the day! (ok, yes, I love pantoums so this is the most biased recommendation you will see on this site today, which is saying something, but still! It's a short read. Enjoy!)

For the Halloween season, may I offer you a zombie apocalypse customer service complaint in the form of a pantoum? “One-Star Review” is up at @zoeticpress.bsky.social! www.zoeticpress.com/an-30-lurkin...

Last night of vacation. I went to the belfry of Ghent and they were selling copies of this book in the gift shop. @swantower.bsky.social

For the Halloween season, may I offer you a zombie apocalypse customer service complaint in the form of a pantoum? “One-Star Review” is up at @zoeticpress.bsky.social! www.zoeticpress.com/an-30-lurkin...

Y'all, this needs a big push to speed it toward the finish line! Please spread the word (and the love)!

Apex Magazine @apexmag.bsky.social is doing their annual Kickstarter and I urge everyone to back one of the genre's most constantly amazing magazines! BONUS: If you share this post you're in the running to receive a signed book from me. Details in thread. 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

I'm a little nervous offering to send signed books for every 50 reposts b/c I'm supporting Apex this way on my own dime, but they mean that much to me. Our genre magazines are vital to the genre community and Apex is one of the best there is! Spread the word and support their Kickstarter! 4/

10 DAYS TO GO until the end of the Apex 2027 Kickstarter, and we're 40% away from our funding goal! ⏰⏰⏰ if you've been considering treating yourself to an annual subscription or some exclusive Apex merch, now is the time to do so! Let's lock in another year of strange, shocking, beautiful fiction! 💪

The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is ALIIIVE! 🎉🎉🎉 we have short story critiques, backer-exclusive anthologies, fresh new merch (which you can check out below) and more, PLUS a brand new Q&A with @lightspeedmagazine.com and @nightmare-magazine.com! ⬇️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

#Pokemon #Pokemonart #pokemonfanart #corsola #galariancorsola #Cursola

EXCITING NEWS! 📢📢📢 We've done some behind-scenes calculating and are thrilled to announce that if our Apex Magazine Kickstarter funds, we'll be able to pay for TWO October flash stories for publication! 🎉 You can help us make it happen by submitting your flash and backing the Apex Kickstarter below!

My fellow authors: if your recently-published book is going to have a sequel, I *beg you* to note that fact on your website, somewhere easy to find. Even if you don't know the title or release date or anything more than "more is coming." I want to know if I should keep an eye out!

Foss? - Dynjandi, Westfjords, Iceland Shot on iPhone 17 Pro Max October 2026 #iceland #photography #landscape #fyp #dynjandi

Voters everywhere: get your vote in EARLY. Deliver mail-in ballots by hand if you can; don't trust the post office to deliver them in time. Don't assume the line at your polling place will be short come Election Day. GOP strategy right now is "prevent people from voting;" don't get caught by it.

California voters! My husband has assembled his usual explainer doc for the propositions: why they're on the ballot, who's backing them, relevant history, etc. Feel free to share far and wide! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#AICouldNever this is exactly it. exactly it. utterly wonderful brought to my attention by @taldragon.bsky.social

Yeah, right: a Harlequin editor is going to write to me from an **AOL address** to offer to buy The Mask of Mirrors, a chonky fantasy (not romance!) novel which was published by Orbit five years ago. The end of AI-assisted scams cannot come soon enough.

18 days left the Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter, and we're 45% of the way towards our goal! Just $1k more will get us to the halfway point, and then it's all downhill (uphill? Whichever metaphor sounds more relaxed and positive) from there! 💪 Donate below: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

We did it! The LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is now fully funded! Thanks so much to everyone backed, shared, or helped spread the word. We couldn't have done it without you! The campaign is still open for another 59 hours, so there's still time to back it if you haven't already. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

It hasn't been 1001 nights yet, but will she let it go on that long? Sometimes letting go is hard, as the narrator of "Tomorrow Night" by Marie Brennan discovers:

New flash story! Just about three hundred words long, "Tomorrow Night" is up at @smallwondersmag.com -- see if you can spot the folkloric source it's riffing on . . . smallwondersmag.com/piece/tomorr...

We saw a huge uptick in backers since this quoted post. Thanks to everyone who backed and shared! We've still got about $4800 to go with 3 days left. Please do still share the quoted post if you haven't already. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Every October @sfpoetry.bsky.social posts audio of Halloween-y poetry, and this year's entries have started going up -- including my own sonnet "Gorgoneia"! Listen to it and others here: sfpoetry.org/wp/halloween... #sharepoetry

To boost the @lightspeedmagazine.com/@nightmare-magazine.com #Kickstarter through its final days, I'm offering up two special rewards: a signed set of the Memoirs of Lady Trent, and a signed set of the Rook and Rose trilogy! Choose 'em at the add-on stage: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

@lightspeedmagazine.com and @nightmare-magazine.com are more than 90% of the way there with their Kickstarter! Three days left to push the total the rest of the way! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

According to Kickstarter tracking service, Kicktraq, the LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE campaign is trending toward only reaching 94% of our goal. So WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. If you love SF, fantasy, and horror short fiction, please consider backing today and sharing this post. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

To boost the @lightspeedmagazine.com/@nightmare-magazine.com #Kickstarter through its final days, I'm offering up two special rewards: a signed set of the Memoirs of Lady Trent, and a signed set of the Rook and Rose trilogy! Choose 'em at the add-on stage: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

This is also a reminder that several SFF mags *with* author-and-artist-friendly contracts are Kickstarting RIGHT NOW and backing/supporting THEM is a great way to show MRM that they will lose this argument.

An excellent poem for our age: rattle.com/on-rereading... #sharepoetry

Six days left in the @lightspeedmagazine.com / @nightmare-magazine.com #Kickstarter, and they're getting close -- but they still need backers and signal-boosting! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...