I’ve been reading through Murderbot at an alarming rate these past few days, and OMG they are so good. Currently on System Collapse. It’s been such a pleasure to read, all the highs and lows and wondering who Murderbot it and what it wants. (also, ART/Peri is my favorite character, hands down)
If you ever wanted to listen to me yap about The Stand for 1100 words, now you can! In 4k HD even!
Here's why I have problems with this book in 2026, why 12-year-old me didn't care, and why I love it anyway.
Oh I will have to read this. I love The Stand. Had me hooked the whole time.
A picture of me in a navy suit smiling to camera. Captioned Trans in the City Changemakers List 2026, with a name badge saying Jess O'Thomson
Proud to have been listed as one of Trans in the City's inaugural trans changemakers. It's been a challenging year for us all, but have relished the opportunity to be on the front lines trying to fight for trans human rights.
#TransDayofVisibility #TDoV
I’ve been reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds and boy oh boy has it just been one treat after another. I can’t believe it took me this long to run into his books (I read Galactic North last year and absolutely fell in love with it)
Writing has been going well. "Hunger" is no longer a novella, but a novel, and "The Secrets We Keep" has been put on the back burner until further notice. I was just struggling with the story and realized that maybe it wasn't the type of story I wanted to be telling.
I recently read "The Gods Themselves" by Isaac Asimov, and now I'm reading "Revelation Space" by Alastair Reynolds and "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells. I'll get some posts up about them soon. But I'm enjoying the books so far. The Gods Themselves was... interesting.
Looking forward to getting back in the game this year. I’ve got a great outline coming together for Hunger (potentially a novel now?) and am getting a reading list together for the new year (late to the game but life you know?) if everything goes to plan, I could have a first draft in a few months!
I’ve been gone for a while, but that’s because of life. I’m hoping to get on here a bit more and start re-engaging with the writing community and getting some writing done!
and seeing him be unable to change the path of jihad was so cool. The fight with the Harkonnen was fun. Overall I feel like the ending worked so well with the rest of the story. I kind of want to pick up the next one, but maybe another day.
Okay, just finished Dune the other day. WOW! Thoroughly enjoyed reading this story beginning to end. The way the author handled his ability to see into multiple futures was awesome. His sister was weird and I loved it. The final battle was cool! Seeing him develop and fit into the roll they needed…
The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!
AND THIS IS WHY YOU VOTE IN THE MIDTERMS
AT THE STATE LEVEL
AT THE COUNTY LEVEL
IN ALL ELECTIONS
THEY'RE ALL FUCKING IMPORTANT
Elon Endorses Cuomo, with pictures of Adnrew Cuomo and Elon Musk
Another big endorsement for Andrew Cuomo. And it only cost $959 million in tax breaks.
It’s novel writing month. I’ve got a group I’m working with and we’re all going to be doing some long-form writing for the month. I plan on posting updates in here!
Not to add that I have a wedding to go to tomorrow.
Finished moving and now I’m sick. ✨ yay ✨
The Unbound (RIP) edition of The Scottish Boy which absolutely sold so so well on word of mouth (check out its deluge of Amazon reviews) imagine what would happen if it had ~marketing~ ALSO the book has great illustrations by Trungles
My agent is @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social so if you are an editor of an imprint thinking “I wish romantasy was queerer / more m/m and also had incredible, immersive worldbuilding that brought a medieval era viscerally to life” HAVE I GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, also I have plans for 2 more similar books
Life has been busy, but all of our stuff is physically in our new place. Now we exhausted unpacking everything into the new place for the next few days.
A screenshot of a post on X that reads: Cuomo, talking to conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg this morning: "God forbid, another 9/11—can you imagine Mamdani in the seat?" Cuomo asks. "He'd be cheering," Rosenberg says. Cuomo paused and chuckled before saying: "That's another problem."
Just disgusting.
I haven’t been on in a while, needless to say a lot going on personally (moving to another state, starting a new job), so haven’t had the bandwidth for writing and posting. Hopefully in the coming weeks I’ll be freed up for November and can work on my book!
Looking out through a screened porch, pale early morning sky. There are overgrown hollyhocks and other bushy greenery that have lost their flowers for the year. Past them are green trees just barely starting to lose their leaves. In the foreground inside the porch is a copper fountain in the shape of a leafy vine.
Back home for two days, then off again.
It's been over a dozen years but every now and then I think about how my 11th grade English teacher told me I couldn't submit my short story for an assignment cause the story took place over like 6 months. She said short stories can only take place in a short period of time, like a few hours.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
okay this is it, this is the thing that I say "that isn't really reading" about
A journey of a thousand miles begins with 4 disgusting yet delicious gas station snacks
Cover art for The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell: fantasy illustration of a red and gold dragon with a snakelike head, catfish whiskers and koi scales, looking at a knight in golden armour. The knight is riding a dappled grey horse, who is rearing to meet the dragon. They are against a dreamy, romantic background of painted trees and sky.
The Bachelor’s Valet illustrated cover art: watercolour silhouettes of two men, one fixing the other’s tie, on a teal background in a field of tall yellow hollyhock flowers.
The Faerie Hounds of York illustrated cover art: a woodcut-style wolf rearing up against a dark green background.
The Bayou illustrated cover art: a minimalist black church surrounded by bare trees in front of a full moon or a pale sun, with a staring alligator underneath.
Hello! I'm a queer indie author of fantasy, romance, and gothic horror. I write the Flos Magicae series, my new release is a short story collection #TheCarnelianKing and I publish a sword & sorcery serial on Patreon #TheBlackKnightSaga
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Getting some writing done this AM! Hoping to finish this section in The Bay RD2 today, then hopefully finish it all up tomorrow.
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity 📚💙
The "BUY MY BOOKS SO I CAN AFFORD TO DO STUPID STUFF" sale continues!
The first two novels (ebook only) of these completed trilogies are on sale for HALF PRICE!
