I know I'm picking a LOUSY time to announce this, but I've set a deadline for submissions for Longer Worlds: May 15.

lightningcellar.moksha.io/publication/...

Congratulations to all the @thehugoawards.bsky.social finalists! What a list!

mockup cover of an anthology called [RECORDED], showing an old fashioned film camera with colorful glitch overlays, and a skull vaguely visible in the background; smaller text says "edited by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor"

'sup, sickos — who likes FOUND FOOTAGE???? good, because SO DO I and I am going to spend my tax monies on BRINGING MORE FICTION INTO THE WORLD and editing an anthology this summer. because we need more weird art and I want YOU to help make it. 👀⬇️

mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co#recordedantho

Betty Yee for Governor – Building a California That Works for Everyone Official campaign site for Betty Yee for Governor 2026. Learn about her vision for California, upcoming events, and how to join the campaign.

Even if not Yee, please make a small-money donation to *someone.*

Even $25 from many voters shows commitment and tells the big guns where to put their resources, and we need big guns to start pumping resources or we'll have a Trumpist mess on our hands.

bettyyee.com

Is Yee perfect? No. Nobody is. But people planning to vote Democratic *need* to start coalescing behind a candidate or we're in serious trouble.

Looking at the field, I think Yee is a solid choice, unlikely to have a scandal, possessing the experience to do the job efficiently if not glamorously.

I also really like that Yee is not paying lip service to diversity in California. She lives it. She's someone I trust not to throw a minority group under the bus for political expediency the way others who shall remain nameless have.

Jerry Brown did an amazing (if painful) job of getting the state back on a secure footing financially. But Gavin Newsom took a torch to all his good work, and we're in a full-on financial crisis again. Since Jerry Brown isn't coming back for Round 3, Yee is our best bet.

Yee was, in my opinion, one of the best controllers we ever had in this state. She did her job quietly, efficiently, and without trying to hog the spotlight.

And we need someone with good fiscal brains at the helm.

As would be the case with any Democrat, I disagree with large swaths of her platform.

But a wise person once said to me: Vote for the person, not the platform.

Yee has a damned good track record at exactly what the governor needs to be: a manager.

Yee isn't a flashy, likely-the-next-president, high-charisma candidate. But in a Dem. vs. Rep. race, she wins handily. She has a steeper hill Dem. vs. Dem., but at that point we've shut out the Trumpists anyway, and I can live with the voters' decision.

OK, California, I going to break my "no politics" rule again, because current polls show that if the gov. primary were held today, we'd have two Republicans in the general, and our choices would be Trump Bootlicker or Trump Asslicker.

I'd like to ask everyone to take a serious look at Betty Yee.

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Crepuscular Welcomes Kyle Aisteach! "Four Reasons Not to Let the Local Zoo's Caracal Negotiate the Interplanetary Trade Agreement" is available to Patrons now. Watch for it 5/13 or join the patreon to read or listen to this story today!

I've tried photographing ravens. Nevermore.

"Someone took this photo of me when I was waiting tables in NYC...the specialty of the house was ribeyes which I am showing off to a customer."

A doctor costume, honestly, not Jesus…

Trump claims the Jesus-like image he posted was meant to depict him as a doctor | CNN Politics President Donald Trump posted a photo that showed him as a Jesus-like figure. The photo caused a backlash even among some of his supporters. Trump claimed the photo was actually meant to depict him as...

I suppose this is one more argument for not using A.I.?

I'm supposed to be writing?

Danging, I knew something was wrong...

So, the tone of the "Register your support for MAGA" spam shifted abruptly today from "Democrats are ahead, don't let them beat us!" to straight-up "We're already winning!" lies.

They're so amusing that I'm almost glad they ignored the 1,000+ attempts to unsubscribe.

Somehow "Oil & Vinegar Age-Related Immobility" doesn't have a "Stripper" ring to it.

Some unsolicited advice from an editor:

In short fiction, especially on the internet, you've only got a couple of sentences to convince a reader to keep reading.

Those first sentences are what the theorists call "the promise to the reader," letting them know if this is a story they want to read.

Rep. Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for CA governor amid sexual assault allegations California Rep. Eric Swalwell announced he is suspending his campaign for governor on Sunday amid allegations of sexual misconduct by four women.

OK, I guess Betty Yee seems like the right kind of boring. Can she be the new frontrunner?

Any furry who's writing stuff I like is welcome in my anthology.

(I suspect if I ever edited a furry anthology the furries would all be like, "What the hell is THIS?")

Eye to the Telescope is open for poetry submissions for their issue with the theme "Tribute."

So I composed a haiku:

The Hunger Games fans
raising funds for charity.
Let's pay our tribute.

(There may be a reason you won't be seeing my byline in that issue.)

Recently, a new market opened up looking for novelettes, paying only $10/piece, and using A.I. I joked that if people were willing to sell novelettes for $10/story, I could afford to edit an anthology that *doesn't* use use A.I. artwork.

Well, one thing led to another and here are the guidelines:

I've spent a lot of time telling people that if a market can't afford to pay a reasonable rate for your work, it can't afford to market your work, and you should seriously consider if you wouldn't be better off publishing it yourself.

I stand by that.

Image of a Lowes with clothing hanging under a sign that says "Window Treatment." Caption reads, "I admit, I don't understand these new interior design trends, but these look like lousy window treatments."

Today from Hell Itself: What happens when the wrong people travel and the right people stay at home. "Pearl Anniversary" by Deneffew Gordon

I used to joke that I would welcome our new robot overlords because they couldn't do worse than our elected officials.

Looking at the current state of A.I. and our elected officials, I'm officially sorry I gave the impression I was calling for a competition.

To be clear, @georgewhitesides.bsky.social, @padilla.senate.gov, and @schiff.senate.gov, Congress has the authority and the responsibility to halt the President's unlawful use of military force. If he escalates the Iran conflict today, all of Congress—not just the Republican Party—is liable.

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!