I don't know why, but Alaa tells me she doesn't get donations. Your heart should be moved to help a woman in Gaza who just gave birth & is the sole person caring for her family in famine while her husband is imprisoned by Israel facing execution. You can look at her as a real person you can impact.

I’m in a Locus Awards finalist anthology! Excited, and thrilled for the recognition for Stephen’s great work!

WOW! Honoured that YEAR’S BEST CANADIAN F&SF Vol 3 is a Locus finalist! THANK YOU to all the readers & voters & to the Kickstarter backers who made the book possible. Blown away to be in such amazing editorial company in anthologies this year. Congrats to the nominees in all categories! #stunned

SOS! Our kid, who is a trans refugee who fled our state to Oregon, has been living with their partner in a motel for the past year. Now the motel is giving them 28 days to vacate and they desperately need help with a deposit on an apartment. $2k goal. Please help and share widely!

A copy of YEAR'S BEST CANADIAN FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION Vol. 3 ed. Stephen Kotowych nestled amid white dogwood flowers.

I'm no stranger to the Canadian speculative, and this was a true delight! Gathering more than 50 stories and poems, this series is a remarkable addition to the genre of 'year's best' anthologies. A wonderful blend of iconic, award-winning, authors I've already read and voices that are entirely new.

Calling Of Behalf Of The Dark Lord story by @catgee.bsky.social was in Issue 2 of TTL - but there's no time limit on stories about the evils of a call centre translunartravelerslounge.com/issue-two-fe...

(A little late this time but!) FOUR SFFH SHORT STORIES I READ AND LOVED IN MARCH ✨

(⭐️) WARREN’S TENTACLE by @spalwick.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com

CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE DARK LORD by Catherine George in @translunartl.bsky.social

YOU: Hi my name is [name]. I’m calling from [ZIP CODE]. YOU: Today, President Trump said that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That rhetoric is extreme, dangerous, and disqualifying. 
FOR THOSE W/ DEM ELECTEDS: I’m asking [ELECTED OFFICIAL] to publicly condemn this rhetoric and use every available procedural tool to stop further escalation, including support for impeachment and urgent public pressure on congressional leadership. FOR THOSE W/ GOP ELECTEDS: I’m asking [ELECTED OFFICIAL] to publicly condemn this rhetoric, press the administration and cabinet to treat this as disqualifying conduct. YOU: Calling this what it is matters. Even if removal is difficult, elected officials should treat rhetoric like this as unfit and dangerous. YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS]

Script.

Thyme Travellers 2 An anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction

The #kickstarter for Thyme Travellers 2 An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction is now live! #projectwelove @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

Literally the main thing I use Bluesky for (and the main thing I used Twitter for, back in the day) is getting reading recs, talk about your stuff please!

The Queersar Not An Award 2021 For excellence in queer SFF and SFF with queers released in 2021

Presenting:

The Queersar Not An Award for 2021!

10 (+1) examples of top-quality queer SFF.

Brilliant fantasy cities, some great SFF romance, anti-Brexit Epic Fantasy, dark fantasy mystery, space opera, gonzo slipstream, a great spin-off with a particular spotlight on a throwback of the best sort.

Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast presents:

"Ephemera" by Catherine George @catgee.bsky.social

Listen on any podcast app, or at www.patreon.com/posts/154778...

Supported by Patreon patrons!

#flashfiction #podcastfiction #narratedfiction

I would say somewhere between 70-85% of my reading each year is SFF, varies depending on what else has caught my attention; the other genres I read regularly are mystery and romance (mostly queer), with a small sprinkling of literary fiction here and there

I always wonder - usually in vain - just how big auction houses determine provenance information. Thanks to the Epstein Files, we can see exactly how a seemingly rock-solid provenance was built on shifting sands for this Hercules. 🧵

A screenshot of the recent activity for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Anthology Series, from the Submission Grinder website, which shows a 175 day acceptance from the anthology on April 1, and the words "Congratulations Justin Trudeau!" after it in brackets

Alright, who did this? 😆 @ourmankoto.bsky.social have you discovered a spec fic talent in our ex-PM?

It’s been 5 weeks since NYU Langone ended care. Mamdani’s office has not directed H+H to absorb patients or enforced NYC human rights law against the hospitals stopping care. He also has not answered multiple trans journalists questions on if he will commit to doing so.

As of today, I don't know any trans person in KS who received direct help from a relocation org. If you are such a person, I would appreciate hearing from you.

Lots of trans people in KS who are in need and/or trying to leave, rely on mutual aid and QT orgs operating in KS. List below.

what if we got a 100% blockrate on it. what if they designed an AI and we unanimously said "nope"

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights

Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth NYU Langone Health cited the "current regulatory environment" in its decision to discontinue its gender medicine program for minors. NYU Langone Health in New York City had stopped accepting new patients into its transgender youth medicine program a year ago, GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group, via Getty

Gothamist NYC parents say Mount Sinai has cut off services for trans kids ahead of federal rule

hi, cis folks!

it’s been a little over a month since the 2 biggest private hospitals in NYC ended trans youth care. some folks thought this was resolved with a judge’s ruling or a letter from the NYAG.

care has *not* resumed!

there’s a simple ask ⬇️ for you, if you’re willing to fight with us. 🧵

Special shoutout to those people in small communities without a lot of political engagement who will stand out in front of their neighbors today in tiny groups and sometimes even all alone, with their NO KINGS signs. You are the bravest and the best of us

listen, y'all, this book deserves a Hugo just for being so bonkers. it's mad as a bag of cats. that's the kind of energy we need to be bringing to the Hugo noms in my opinion. let's gooooooo

There can never be too much joy, so thank you!

Readers! What is the last book you loved by a trans author? And what is something you loved about it?

Friday Friday Friday! Give us an adjective and we'll try to find a Small Wonders story or poem for it! We reserve the right to resort to nonsense if necessary, but we'll let you know if something is a stretch 😀

Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social - I loved (among many other things) the complicated mother-daughter relationship at the core of it!

Joyful!

My dear former student Aphid is fundraising to leave Kansas and move to Colorado.

He is a 100% real trans person in Kansas, I personally know him and vouch for him.

You can make an immediate big difference in someone's life this way!! Please spread the word & contribute if you can!

Even though my work was stolen, I don't qualify for this class action (because America is dumb). But if you do, looks like you could get paid more! The filing deadline is in a few days, so if you can file DO SO NOW! I can't get compensated but you should soak these fuckers for as much as you can