Image features an e-book and hard copy cover of the anthology, Pirate Cove, featuring a picture of a pirate ship, the title of the anthology, and the publisher, Dragon Soul Press

Hey folks! I'm pleased to announce that my short story, "The First Mate's Revenge," will be included in Dragon Soul Press's anthology, Pirate Cove, coming out the end of June!

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today.

Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.

Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

🐸 Ribbit. Rebel. Revolt. #nokings DC ✊🏼

reshare for alt text, republicans and rich people who want to privatize mail have been lying about the USPS and trying to push this narrative longer than I've been alive, and imposing massive financial burdens on it to make it "insolvent"

I made this thread into a shareable web page. Here’s the link: skywriter.blue/@jennycohn.b...

Fix Your Hearts or Die It's a invitation, not a threat. The path to liberation for lonely men is feminism.

"A man free of patriarchy is a man who has found not only every woman's humanity, but one who has at last discovered his own. The actual path to liberation for lonely men is feminism—because pursuing an identity based on dominating others is self-isolating."
www.the-reframe.com/fix-your-hea...

Spoiler: Yes, He’s In Love With Her that POV you hate isn’t ruining romance, I promise

One of the best craft pieces I've read in ages and of interest to all writers, but especially romance ones (or ones who include central romances) reginablackwrites.substack.com/p/spoiler-ye...

SIGNS OF FASCISM

A digital illustration of an owl-inspired dinosaur from my book Novosaurs 2.

A digital illustration of an owl-inspired dinosaur from my book Novosaurs 2.

Did someone say #SuperbOwl?

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

A mother’s confession on SNL😂👇

❤️

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.

“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”

Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.

2026 Fiction Submissions Strange Horizons Open Now

Fiction submissions are open now!

The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.

For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

Comic. [Comment section on a video. 564 comments, including posts from three different avatars: “Who else is here in 2023?” “Is anyone else watching this in 2017?” “Anyone else here in 2025?”] [caption] For some reason, confused time travelers always try to find each other using YouTube comments.

Anyone Else Here

xkcd.com/3188/

The tragedy of Rob and Michelle’s deaths are incomprehensible.

I’m hearing Rob’s voice telling us all to do more, to repair the human soul, to repair our hearts, to repair our country, to repair our world, to keep fighting, to keep living for every soul taken from this earth.

My Book,The Christmas Spirit, is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale (75% off)! Check out mine, and all the other books on sale at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

I also have books as part of this sale! Go check it out! (mine are The Christ Spirit and Perfect Likeness)

Hey all,

The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.

Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.

You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

I tried to start a NG+ of Horizon Zero Dawn, but it skipped the tutorial, so I just started a normal playthrough instead.

Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.

Call! 🚨🚨
SEN. CANTWELL (253) 572-2281
SEN. MURRAY (253) 572-3636

Map of the Olympic Peninsula with hand drawn messages about possible flooding impacts along State Routes 109, 105, 110, 115, 112 and US 101 near the coast. A talking geoduck has a thought bubble that says, "tides + storms = floods."

Image description A flooded roadway with a sign that shows the road is closed to travel. Hand drawn text that shows travelers should not pass the road closed sign.

King tides + heavy rains = roadway flooding in coastal areas. @nws.noaa.gov is telling us to expect heavy rains coupled with king tides on the coast Wednesday and Thursday.
For real time info:
Travel map - wsdot.com/Travel/Real-...
Socials links & mobile app - wsdot.wa.gov/travel/mobil...

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈

Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨

youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987 YouTube video by Reagan Library

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

#nokings
Portland frog brigade