“Hey look, the humans got something right!”
Osprey were once in danger of disappearing but conservation efforts brought them back. Thank goodness, just look at these charmers
#birds 🌿
A stack of pink books that say OBSTETRIX * Naomi Kritzer on the spine.
My birthday is this week! (I'm turning 53.) And to celebrate, I'd like to do another fundraiser so how about I give away another pre-release copy of OBSTETRIX?
Best Novelette “Kaiju Agonistes” by Scott Lynch (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62) “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak (Clarkesworld, Issue 220) “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells (Reactor, July 10, 2025) “The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” by Cameron Reed (Reactor, April 2, 2025) “The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 67) “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 65) 414 ballots cast for 144 nominees. Finalists range 36-64.
Best Novelette
“Kaiju Agonistes” by @scottlynch78.bsky.social (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
“Never Eaten Vegetables” by @hhpak.bsky.social (Clarkesworld, Issue 220)
“Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by @marthawells.com (Reactor, July 10, 2025)
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I'm glad you have someone with superpowers on your side. Very best wishes to you.
I'm making one last push to let people know about this online talk -- sponsored by the British Library in conjunction with their current exhibition on fairy tales. The live stream starts at 7:30 tonight, but if you buy a ticket *before* the event you can watch it any time over the next 7 days.
This is going to make the next month even harder. So if you want to do something to help, now is a great time to support my Patreon.
If you folks like sterling and handmade goods and are not already following my twelve wonderful jewelry goblins while we fling shiny stuff into the universe, I would implore that you do so. This is our main revenue stream, and our community is great!
@peculiarityshop.bsky.social
Today is day 140 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Cases like these are why it feels like every Minnesotan is raising mutual aid rent relief.
(You can help at StandWithMinnesota.com)
A moth with an orange face and black eyes. It is hanging from a twig looking directly at the camera. It is very fluffy, like a teddy bear
Moth faces are so cute. Here’s a moth in the genus Trosia
This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
There are some important things to remember in terms of Awards-shortlist day etiquette. A short thread.
Even folks I really like and respect make some blunders on this stuff.
1) Allow people to enjoy the shortlist. Avoid dismissing the finalists (whomever they are) for at least a month.
Hawk moth! Hawk moth! Hawk moth! 🌱
Look at this pidge who is the color of morning light.
A flowerpot full of my cat
Absolutely amazing what starts growing in your garden and you'd swear you never planted it.
Sonia's car got repossessed and she needs one to get back and forth to her jobs as transit is practically nonexistent. She's talked the car lot into a $2500 down payment. This DV survivor needs your help. paypal.me/MsSoniaD or cashapp $spunkylilminx #UrgentNeed #MutualAid 💸 💕 💸
THREAD. Also from certain angles a respite from the daily horror of existence.
Beautiful colors in the sky at sunset In Minnesota .
Beautiful colors in the sky at sunset in Minnesota
#Sunset
A very tiny bright orange baby salamander. It is extraordinarily cute, lying happily on moss.
We saw our first little red eft of the year today. If you see one please do not pick it up! Their skin is highly porous and the salt, oils, lotion, sunblock, bug spray, etc. from your hands can make them sick. Use a leaf to move them if they must be relocated for their safety. ❤️
Help Matthew Cover Emergency Surgery Costs
If, and only if, it would NOT at all be a financial hardship, and you find what I do valuable ⤵️
www.gofundme.com/f/help-matth...
View of a couple of monuments and towers from Edinburgh castle, particularly a clock tower
402. #photography
A gas lap in the shape of a dragon with several lights
11. A gaslamp in the shape of a dragon. #photography done at the James J Hill House
The Senate took a reckless action. This hurts.
225,000 acres impacted
650,000 public comments ignored
A foreign mining company now has a clear path forward
We’re angry. Not done.
A $150,000 match is live. Every dollar is doubled to power the fight ahead.
https://www.friends-bwca.org/openwater/
Lol, that's great.
Some of mine are probably under radiators or similar places. They're very sturdy and were used as cat toys from time to time.
I did stop reading a Victorian romance when the narrator remarked, "Now, I'm no dumb bunny."
That's really too bad. I still have elephants and an otter.
I went through so much Red Rose in graduate school. Do they still put a little china animal in each box?
Marcel has rumbles and upside-down biscuits for you.
Thanks, that's sustaining.
