A black and white dog lying under a granny square crochet blanket in greens, blues, and gray.

I've completed the latest blanket for Ben's hoard!
🧶

Two embroidery thread bookmarks - one in blues and greens, the other in browns and greens.

New bookmarks🧶

In case you'd like some fantasy novels about the power of friendship and musical theatre right now.

In Curses & Curtains, musical theatre is the dominant form of pop culture, and I have SO much fun developing and writing lyrics for all the in-universe musicals.

Honestly, when it comes to superheroes, I love that with Sailor Moon, her greatest strength is her emotions. While other superheroes win by denying or repressing them.

Close-up of a dachshund mix lying on a red armchair, head resting sideways on the arm rest. He's got an adorable but knowing grin

The problem is, he knows exactly how cute he is

#DailyDoggo

me, fiasco, a fluffy grey tabby sitting on the top level of a carpet cat tree, looking cool and smart

Wat if Fiasco had... new fancy author photo...

1000%

Might anyone have an idea of where to look for recent barometric pressure change data? I’d like to look at the past ~week so I know what to watch for next time. (My brain isn’t up to research yet, hence outsourcing the question while the info is still recent.)

(imagine the Swedish Chef is baking many cookies which will soon reach you lol)

Includes Celtic myth in space, were-mollusks, and a terrifying book club!

a girl in a tennis ball costume stands in front of a fence Alt: Sailor Moon, temporarily stuck inside an enormous tennis ball, claps and smiles.

In a plot twist that will surprise absolutely no one who knows me, I'm rewatching Sailor Moon again

Oops, I forgot to say the magic words:

It's a dog heist

I don't think I've ever in my life been as cozy as he manages to be 😂

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2026 - Reactor This month's stories focus on unstoppable disasters and satisfying revenge...

Capybara researchers, lady knight mech jousts, and a brand new SFF magazine! @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends the must-read short stories of March 2026, now with bonus alien invasions:

how lovely! also that pink dress is great

Me wearing a bright pink floral dress, black leggings, a light pink/orchid hoodie, and a pink hair flower standing in front of a Kwanzan cherry tree with beautiful pink blossoms. There are benches and grass surrounding the tree

A gorgeous weeping cherry tree in late afternoon golden sunlight

Closeup of Kwanzan cherry blossoms, which are bubblegum pink and frilly

A Kwanzan cherry tree, which is basically an explosion of pink

It's the pinkest time of the year! 🌸💖✨️

In case you'd like some fantasy novels about the power of friendship and musical theatre right now.

In Curses & Curtains, musical theatre is the dominant form of pop culture, and I have SO much fun developing and writing lyrics for all the in-universe musicals.

Full of scary fairy tale moments, magical food, and complicated family relationships!

If you like my Jewish Bisclavret retelling "Nose" you'll love my collection!

strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/

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

I'm assured by writer friends that one good thing you can do to support them is to buy not just new releases but explore their backlists.

Read SF/fantasy? Like queer stuff? I am part way through a project looking at great queer SFF from the 2020s.

2021 is here, and... 1/2

If you like my Jewish Bisclavret retelling "Nose" you'll love my collection!

strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/

If you're a 2SLGBTQIA+ writer: there are about 36 HOURS LEFT to submit your original fiction and poetry for Issue 2! Send us your work! 👀

Submit here: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Black and white dog, covered in pale green blanket, snuggles against his human's leg, which is clad in blue and white striped pants.

Ben Time!

If you've ever belted along to an Original Broadway Cast Recording, you'll love my Curses & Curtains series!

A 1990s "Read" poster with Miss Piggy lounging and reading dressed as Cleopatra and Kermit standing behind her dressed as Julius Ceasar holding a stack of books. The caption at the bottom reads: "some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing"

My best attempt

Boosting for Kristy, who had her hours cut a few months ago and, until next month, is the primary breadwinner. Help a girl out if you have any extra.

...the internet has failed me
how is there no gif of the episode where the evil Zoisite dresses up as Sailor Moon in order to lead Tuxedo Mask into a trap?!

A VERY LARGE pinkish tardigrade on green mossy surface, all from cake.

Another shot of the cake, plus info tags.

Gotta show you this tardigrade cake I saw at the American Museum of Natural History.

Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing FULL SCHEDULE - Weeknight Writers We are pleased to announce our full schedule for Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! This will be a full day of FREE virtual panels discussing various aspects of effe...

Folks, I am BEYOND excited to be one of the panelists on the "Avoiding Cure Narratives and Other Harmful Disability Tropes" panel at Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing online event of @weeknightwriters.bsky.social and to be in such phenomenal company! weeknightwriters.com/2026/04/18/s...