There was some weird cicada noise on the mics in church on Sunday and my kid and I were going nuts.

Don't worry; there are plenty of songs left to reference in your next books!

I love that my husband and kid can be relied upon to reply to the word "Barcelona," no matter the context, with "Oh."

Zine cover reading: MAY DAY STRONG Friday, May 1, 2026 HERE'S WHAT YOU DO No school, no work, no shopping

Made a #MayDayStrong zine! Here's what we're all doing on Friday, May 1, 2026, friends -- and why! Check out the zine in this thread and check out maydaystrong.org for events near you!

Kid and I are listening to OPERATION MINCEMEAT cast album. This show sounds like it's completely batshit and I loved it instantly. Can't wait until the tour comes near me.

a hammer head bat, female I think, hanging upside down clutching a large fruit possessively.

MINE

"Practice gratitude"?

In addition to everything pressing on me, I need to be grateful?

Should I smile more?

#indieapril book 10: The Glass Garden by Jessica Lévai

Cosmic artwork lures a pair of sisters & their crew into the dark caves of an abandoned world. 🚀👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏼🪐🎨🌌

This artwork might...alive? Maybe? 🤔 Hard to tell ---> bookshop.org/a/111282/978...

#booksky #scifi #sciencefiction #amreading #bookrecs

Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865)

Legends of Tomorrow

I just started reading MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER by @adambecker.bsky.social and yeah, that seems to be the problem. They think everything is a problem of technology and contort themselves into stories where tech solves everything.

Liberty Equality Fashion Shortlisted for the Eighth Annual French Heritage Society Book Award <br /><br /> Three women led a fashion revolution and turned themselves into international style celebrities., Liberty Equality F...

Oh, wow, you guys, this book!

I was a French Revolution fangirl in college & historical costume obsessive always, & this book is amazing.

Come for the fashion, stay for the tales of powerful women who liked & supported each other!
#WhatIRead2026
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I can't get over that he created a main character basically named "Herman the German."

Why the AI backlash has turned violent And why it's probably only going to get worse from here.

Last week, a 20 year-old man threw a molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's mansion; two days later, people fired a gun at it. Earlier that week, someone fired gunshots into an city councilman's house who approved a data center.

Why the AI backlash has turned violent:

Yay, Pushkin!

I got one of those emails purporting to be from an author. An IG account, also identified with that author, has followed me and liked some posts.

Is there a tactful way to find out if this is for real and not just an elaborate scam, without offending said author if it's really her?

Happy 5th birthday to my first book!
#IndieApril #NationalPoetryMonth

In this Congress, contacting your state officials is more likely to get somewhere. In Massachusetts, our state Senate passed a Freedom to Read bill but our state House has been too busy trying to keep kids from accessing social media—call your state rep and the Speaker and tell them to pass it!

Oh, I remember watching this with my parents and it was pretty clear none of us knew what we were getting into.

Poor Jeffrey DeMunn. I always think of this when I see him in something.

Ancient Egyptians loved the dual, because dual stuff was part of their whole personality. The two banks of the Nile, the Upper and Lower river, two crowns, pairs of tutelary god(desse)s. Also, you know, legs. Used rarely, but feels to me like a ritual use.

ENCOUNTERS with Cryptids Cryptids is an outstanding theme to base an anthology around.

Love #cryptids? You're going to want to pick up ENCOUNTERS WITH CRYPTIDS, edited by @andrewcull.bsky.social and @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. Check out @jonezyboy.bsky.social's review to read why! #booksky #books #amreading #horror #anthology

www.horrordna.com/books/encoun...

Metazooa Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Animal!

Today's Metazooa is my dæmon!
metazooa.com

Illustration of a giant smiling bat, wings outstretched over the countryside, red and black background.

Goodnight.
‘He loops in crazy figures half the night
Among the trees that face the corner light.
But when he brushes up against a screen,
We are afraid of what our eyes have seen:
For something is amiss or out of place
When mice with wings can wear a human face.’ ~ Theodore Roethke.
🖼️ Józef Wilkon

I had my beloved paperback copy of THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY bound so it wouldn't fall apart. The outfit that did it no longer operates, but I'm sure you could find someone online.

The song did that first.

A golden book showing the title interview with the vampire on the front and a picture of author Anne rice on the back with long dark hair.

On this day in Horror History, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE was published in 1976.🦇

Read about more anniversaries and obscurities from Horror History in The Grim Reader, Rue Morgue’s bimonthly newsletter. ow.ly/7YRK50YzZos

Looks like you (yes, you!) still have some time to suggest eligible works for the British Fantasy Awards. Here's the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I forgot, it's also #IndieApril!

A herring? It can't be done!

Law & Order just tried to do a heist episode that failed so spectacularly at every level I was stunned.

This piece explains a lot. Thanks for linking.

Welp. Just called my rep and thanked him and fellow Democrats for trying to get a war powers resolution through, and telling him to try again. And also impeach. Or cut funding for the white house. Or block the chamber physically until a certain person resigns.

Keep at it!