Make things in the cracks.
Gather with others to create.
Live now; leave good traces.
#zentao
Make things in the cracks.
Gather with others to create.
Live now; leave good traces.
#zentao
Graphic reading βCelebrating Black Voicesβ with a collage of book covers arranged at angles, including The Wicked, The Body, Harmattan Season, Big Girl Blitz, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, The Redemption Center Is Closed on Sundays, Ember, and Forged in Fiyah, on a textured beige background.
Celebrating Black History Month with new and upcoming releases from Black authors we canβt stop thinking about. πβ¨
Which oneβs going on your TBR first? π
Andrea tells an ancedote as LaShawn listens
272. at @capriconsfcon.bsky.social , @andreahairston.bsky.social (left) is interviewed by @tbonejenkins.bsky.social (right)
#boskone Bar conned with @rdavis.bsky.social @ctaylorbutler.bsky.social . And @andreahairston.bsky.social Took picture with my goblin doppelganger @justinkey.bsky.social .
"Joining with others to shape a future is the holiest act."
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
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Large tarantula stands over tiny spider, non-threatening, a cooperative relationship.
Despite what some folks tell you, your friend/neighbor doesn't have to LOOK LIKE YOU for you all to show up for each other, for you to feel each other. From Minnesota to Maine, Florida & California, from Greenland, to Gaza, & Kiev, to the Moon, we know this. This tarantula and frog know it too.
Eight photos of diverse people--Brown, Black, and white; a range of genders and ages--pinned to folders for the genre of writing they will teach: fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry, romantic fiction, screenwriting, speculative fiction and young adult fiction.
I'll be teaching at @lambdaliterary.org 2026 virtual retreat! Applications open on Nov 21, 2025 and close at 11:59 PM ET on Jan 8, 2026. Accepted fellows will no longer have to fundraise for their own tuitionβLambda Literary will provide financial support to those who need it. Spread the word!
Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston
Black Speculative Fiction Month. Day 2. Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social
#Blackbooksky #booksky #bookrecs
I'm attending No Kings's event, βNO KINGS Northamptonβ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Loyalty is an incredible bookstore with an incredible team. I've done in-person events there, we did the Comfort Reads panels there with @marthawells.com @kjcharleswriter.com @tkingfisher.com, it's a wonderful place. please support if you can. www.crowdcast.io/c/comfortrea...
This is happening in a few days and it's gonna RAWK
Heather on the list, on the case, doing good in the world!
Mr. President, your party controls the House, the Senate and the White House.
Do not shut down the government.
Good one!
No need to normalize violence!
The headline should be about Discordβs chat spaces enabling vibrant democratic discourse & undermining the military curfew to enable free speech & participation. Empowerment through egalitarian access.
NEW: "I think this is a very frustrating part of alien invasion stories for many readers: the invasion begins, and people donβt believe it" Seth Dickinson, author of Exordia, on five unusual alien invasion books:
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Andrea Hairston is a playwright and the author of multiple books, including Redwood and Wildfire, Lonely Stardust, and Masters of Poison. Today, she visits The OTHERWORLDS to discuss her debut novel, Mindscape.
π§΅ @andreahairston.bsky.social
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Demands from @unitehere.org Local 23 members are simple: A fair wage, fair contract, and respect!
This is the first strike of Texas hotel workers in modern history.
More reasons to be anti-AI
Obv looks fantastic, but can we have a shout out for Andrew Scott, who has absolutely cornered the market on malevolent glares. Prime example at 1.22.
Went out this morning and got our Covid and flu vaccines. They did ask me if I had any immunocompromised conditions and I said cancer and that was all they needed. They said theyβd had tons of people getting the vaccine all weekend since they got the new one in.
And what an incredible journey it has been. π
you can tell that RFK and anti-vax are a project of the elites because, despite generous anti-reality softball coverage, their views are still toxically unpopular.
you could not pay me money to read any amount of words on βblueskyismβ
if you are tempted to write a screed about social media website you donβt read then go outside
I did this video in my hotel room at Worldcon!
Pounding and Pounding! Finally a draft of THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS that I like! So BOOK HAUL! Charlie Jane Anders LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER was sold out, on order! SUNWARD out on Sept 16! I read SUNWARD flying coast to coast, a blast! All these books are delicious!
Great seeing you and sharing words! I miss Wiscon!
Title Nine has pants meant to be shorter and also LONG pants!
Whatever doesn't weigh too much, can fit in your tiny bag and come out looking like a million dollars, and refusing all the dirt and muck flung at it!