This is the mayor of the largest city in New Jersey, who was just last week offering vocal and unflinching support for trans people and calling out Democrats for cowardice and inaction.
This is fucking horrifying.
Whoever said that authors need alcohol to write well clearly never tried insomnia with COVID.
Saw a fascist at the grocery store today. It's cool how they can just walk around without getting punched in the face now. 🤬
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The UK supreme court today ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to biological sex.
Trump's Executive Order 14168, issued on 20 January, similarly proclaims to be ‘Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’.
Judith Butler: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
The Amy MacRae Award celebrates excellence in short memoir (max. 2000 words). We are looking for "gravity, clarity of purpose, originality, spark, artistry ... something that makes it shimmer or stay with us, a quality that lifts it into the realm of art." brevity.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/s...
Great read, thank you.
The State of the Horror Address 2025: As the World Burns.
Writing fearlessly. A call to arms. There's a lot to celebrate, and there's still important work to be done.
Great work!
Check out my new feminist thriller, "Drive," about escaping an abuser - only on Medium for a limited time!
deerichardswrites.medium.com/drive-46ca3a...
I've never been so rewarded with my economic withdrawal efforts as I am in seeing this graph. Sustained withdrawal is happening!!!
‘When authoritarians promise a return to an imaginary past, they stoke a furious nostalgia in those who have no better way to understand what is actually undermining their sense of a durable and meaningful future.’
Judith Butler on Executive Order 14168: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
One more week to send in your microfiction, poetry, and nonfiction! Remember, you can submit one piece per theme--so, up to six pieces total during this open call. I pay 10 cents per word for accepted pieces.
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The #1 thing I hear most about eating healthy is that it is too expensive. I'm challenging that claim in my recent post on The Neurodiverse Gastronome. Check it out!
medium.com/the-neurodiv...
Our fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1000 and publication in the spring 2026 print edition.
Submit by end of day on 3/16, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (no extra charge for expedited response).
See the link below for details:
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The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 56, “Resurrecting Venus” by Galen Dara: In the background, two planets overlap. A large red one is eclipsed by a blue one, the surface is decorated with waves. At the forefront, a woman's face is split in three pieces that are slowly coming together. Spread throughout the motif of sea waves are present in shades of light blue, dark blue, and purple. The outline of koi are spread throughout too, accompanying the woman. The quote reads: “He held his cap clenched in one fist. ‘There’s a snail coming through the forest.’ Margery’s blood went cold as if a shadow had passed over the cottage. ‘How big?’”
Last minute reading for the Hugo Awards?
Try the short story "Marginalia" by Mary Robinette Kowal! @maryrobinettekowal.com
It came in 1st place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll!
You can read it here!
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New for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, my review of an impressive work of reportage on Myanmar (so well done it’s hard to believe it is a debut book), focuses largely on the 2010s but very relevant for understanding the current situation there as well lareviewofbooks.org/article/hope...
"A Door Isn’t Just a Door: A conversation with Lucy Rose by Sky Davis" written in white at the bottom of Rose author photo. To the right of these words is the book cover for The Lamb beneath the full white Rumpus logo.
"...the heritage of horror is in all those really short cautionary tales that are passed down between people."
Sky Davis interviews @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social about The Lamb (@harperbooks.bsky.social).
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How I expect rejection letters to read:
Dear Idiot,
Your work is a mockery of writing, and has no place in our program. Every year we get too many applications, and must turn down gifted writers. You are not one of them; you should be embarrassed.
May your writing journey end,
Lord of Writing
This week’s guest is Wendy N. Wagner, EIC of Nightmare Magazine!
We’ll sample stories from Nightmare and dig into Wendy’s writing. Lots of great stuff in store!
Read along with us!
@wnwagner.bsky.social @nightmare-magazine.com
#Accessible version.
It’s true. We do.
#InternationalWomensDay
For the estimated 5.29 million Black migrants living in the United States, the risk of detention and deportation is particularly high because many Black American communities already face intense scrutiny by law enforcement.
I will be talking about the writing community & hope to see you there! 🥰
creativecommunitysessions.com/p/get-your-t...
A very satisfying end to my journey...
Check out my new blog post, "A Bitter Epilogue," on Medium. Read with caution, there's a lot of swearing and calling out of the gatekeeping in the publishing and MFA systems.
deerichardswrites.medium.com/personal-ref...
If you're boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Ghost Flower and its sequel are both available as ebooks on Itch.
jessicaconwell.itch.io/
Postcard wants to read your poems! Don't forget, you can now submit up to 3 poems! More info at: www.postcardlit.com/submit
📢 FREE POETRY ALERT! Selected Poetry: Spring 2025 is a must-read—fierce, tender, unforgettable. Don’t miss this groundbreaking collection.
📥 Get it now: shorturl.at/NrpSt
Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social.
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Stories by Authors with Disabilities
We all face challenges of one kind or another, but some face additional complications in achieving their goals. Here are stories by authors with one or another form of disability. “Cat Play” — Mari Ness “A Song Without a Voice” — Brad Preslar “Always Dawn to…
