more than the compassion of a merciful God I need the gif from Fall of the House of Usher of Tammy Usher saying 'Fuck Blippi.' who has made this gif. I need it.

I texted Jenny Hamilton to ask when “the Cardassian guy who’s in love with Bashir” shows up in DS9 and then hit play and saw this

🔥review of #punishedfordreaming by @booklist_ala My fav line “She methodically shows readers the ways that policymakers on the Left and Right have created system after system that prioritizes money first, white children second, and Black children never.”
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did John Brooke write this

do any of my mutuals still need an invite code for BlueSky?

Yes I re-read Jenny Hamilton’s review of THE SHAMSHINE BLIND every time it shows up on social media, yes I have the biggest head now

It's always a good week at Strange Horizons, obvs. But this week's reviews are a strong group.

We've Jenny Hamilton o Paz Pardo's debut, J. Moufawad-Paul on Stephen Graham Jones, *and* Jonah Sutton-Morse with a really smart take on the latest Kate Elliott writing yet another book, go figure. Catch up!

strangehorizons.com/issue/7-august…

'they falter when they forget that we cannot escape to without also escaping from'

So many people say 'it's not that deep' but it really is.

explaining to Scabby the giant inflatable rat that actually the panel talk I'm crossing a picket to deliver will uplift his and other marginalized voices by exploring the possible horizons of solidarity opened up by putting Lacan in conversation with Object Oriented Ontology

The bruja at the heart of my story builds a life in and around scary small-town politics that don't want to see POC people thrive & live beyond trauma narratives. Hers is a story about reclaiming her right to joy & magic. 2/2

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Weep, Woman, Weep isn't a cozy paranormal--I call it cozy gothic b/c it's got some heavy stuff in it but it's ultimately hopeful--but it deals with the power dynamics of a small town this article explores. Who has agency & power? Who doesn't? 1/

This was a fascinating read, esp. when thinking about world-building.

How to Uphold the Status Quo: The Problem With Small Town Witch Romances tor.com/2023/08/08/the… via Tor.com

New blog post: on Vajra Chandrasekera's stunning, constantly confounding debut The Saint of Bright Doors, the most remarkable fantasy novel of in a year that has not been short of them. Crawford/WFA juries, take note. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-sa…

SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Good Omens
tor.com/2023/08/02/sff… via Tor.com

'I pick a book up wanting to enjoy it[...] This doesn’t always happen, of course. And when it doesn’t, I can still do my level best to be generous.'
Molly Templeton on learning (and relearning) to be a generous reader:
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