but then projects like WHAT ELEGANT STARS come along, and i think--hot damn. *this* is why speculative fiction exists. (kinda. it exists for lots of other reasons, including that it's fun going "what if xyz" happened. but, you know what i mean.)
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Popping up from the void to say, I'm starting an independent writing workshop! Do have a look, and share with anyone you think might be interested. samit.substack.com/p/writing-wo...
I expected so much better from you. As a constituent, I want a senator who will be a national leader in abolishing ICE and prosecuting every agent for their involvement in these murders and abuses.
Just started reading The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy and what I can say so far is that if you loved the Tamora Pierce Tortall books and wish there was a genderswapped version by a trans woman about needing to be a girl to get trained as a witch, this could very much be the book for you
Meme upper image: a small wasp on a person's hand. Lower image 1: a calm reaction to the wasp, titled, "before reading Asunder." Lower image 2: a haunted reaction to the wasp, titled, "after reading Asunder."
thanks for the wasptrauma, @kerstinhall.bsky.social
Spongebob meme template: first pane has a piece of paper with "it's okay to ask for help" written on it. In the next panes, Spongebob / Karys reads the paper, throws it in the fire, and happily warms her hands.
I'm convinced this will not change in book two:
Ferain reaching towards a ball labeled "his body," unexpectedly held back by a pink blob labeled "the baby herald."
Asunder by Kerstin Hall has left me in tatters, full of feelings and memes
Hi Jennifer! I was wondering, do you have plans to re-open to queries in the next few months?
I so so so wish I could be there. Your Alanna panel sounds AMAZING
This is giving me shivers!
Love me a disastrous party
late to the party, but can't wait to read this!
You have one of the best, most delicious magic systems I've ever read. I get lost in your descriptions of embodied music and magic. The world is in for a treat <3
she's only posted the first line here and it's already living in my head