The massive amount of capital needed to finance a campaign is a huge barrier in the way of people we would actually like to vote for

If anyone thinks about writing such a piece, @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org would very likely be interested in it!

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My last week in Columbus aaahhh
I moved here for grad school with a lot of hopes and ambitions. Frankly, most of those didn't pan out. But I'm glad that I've finally found things I like about Columbus before I leave. That feels like its own achievement.

Breaking: Trump orders the dismantling of the US Forest Service.

All regional offices are being shut down and the research program destroyed.

Ancillary Review of Books: Year 7! Questioning power, imagining possibility: ARB provides thoughtful criticism of speculative fiction. Help us pay our writers and staff!

Big news! ARB's first fundraiser is officially live! We're shooting for the very modest goal of $1k, with lots of stretch goals in mind. Your support is of course appreciated, and any help in spreading the word would be wonderful!

Please help Jamal's family keep him alive through Israel's genocide. He's in the ICU with asthma, diabetes, & injuries from IDF attacks. His parents can't afford medication & insulin. He's just 2 yo, & can barely breathe. Bsky refuses to let them hold an account. Please, have mercy and share/donate:

Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

Our general submissions for Issue 2 are NOW OPEN until April 21st!

If you are a 2SLGBTQIA+ writer, send us your work! You can submit one story and up to three poems. Wondering what we like? Issue 1 is free to read on our site! But please don't self-reject—we can't wait to read your work 🗡️🪐🌈

Today was a really big day for me. We closed on a house! My first house ever, and I'm in love with its weird quirks and charms. I can't wait to put down roots and have a community in person (all love to my digital community too of course)

Vampires Will Take Your Limbs: Review of Cabaret in Flames Misha Grifka Wander Under Review:Cabaret in Flames. Hache Pueyo. Tordotcom, March 2026. I’ve read and watched most of the decent vampire media I can get my hands on, skipping out on a few because I…

Vampires Will Take Your Limbs: @mishagw.bsky.social reviews Hache Pueyo's CABARET IN FLAMES (@tordotcompub.bsky.social)

really really excited that Ancillary Review will be starting its very first crowdfunding campaign in a few weeks! we're raising money to become a paying market for our hardworking writers - consider giving it a follow?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/anc...

I'm frankly in awe of his ability to take what is in the US mostly an excuse for people to get drunk, and bring it back to sober, emotional, empathetic relationship-building.

it's the blood! I used to be able to work out right after donating, and now I really just can't. This getting older thing is lame.

This is lovely, thank you for writing it.

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There are reports of ICE activity on the north side of Chicago happening now.

Please share so people in the area can be aware and take precautions.

If you’re in the area please come by our office at 7016 N Clark St for ICE whistles.

We protect each other. Chinga la migra.

Amazing article, thank you so much for writing it

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...
Amazing article - especially because a lot of people don't realize that not only does AI spy on you, you're often not talking to AI at all but to a human.

Hey bsky! It’s been a little while since I plugged this, so you probably haven’t seen it. Not only are we making a romcom that is witty, fast-paced, queer and anti-billionaire, but you can read the first 10 pages at the link below! #WorstManOGN

So true... High collar sides plunging down to the navel is the way

I'm torn between plunging and high collar that's open, which I see other people have also mentioned so clearly we're on to something

In honor of the crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS, which desperately needs your spacebucks to get over the finish line, we have the ultimate question:

🚀 What neckline is the most space opera and why? 🚀

imagine if you were a vampire that lived for 100s of years but you just had a regular guy's memory. Like a normal person. "What was Venice like in the 14th century" Ahhh, I don't...I don't fucking remember. There was a guy, Vincenzo? Maybe that was the 15th century. Wait, did I live in Venice?

The banana stand sign from Arrested Development badly photoshopped to read “book coverage that won’t make you sick and kill you!” The word “won’t” is underlined

The Ancillary Review of Books anti-billionaire promise:

Thank you for including my game! I hope people enjoy it :D

this shows to me that when there are actual material stakes that people can feel, they act. there's stakes to voting, but they are hard to feel. many political issues don't engage people because they are made to feel distant. there's still some good in people but they need things to feel close, real

Exploring Theodora Goss’s Letters from an Imaginary Country Discover Theodora Goss's _Letters from an Imaginary Country_, a compelling short story collection exploring themes of identity and female empowerment.

The Other Perspective: @mishagw.bsky.social reviews Theodora Goss's collection LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY (@tachyonpub.bsky.social)

Some people think no one is truly evil and everyone is just waiting to meet one nice liberal who will fix them

Finished reading "your behavior will be monitored" which comes out this year - it was a lot more fun than any novel about current-style AI has a right to be. definitely recommend for an engaging read, though I doubt the real world will follow the path it depicts

Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord.

You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.

discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?

Wonderful idea! I've applied and would also be happy to help with any admin work if you need volunteer assistance.