on the plane, watched the LOTR trilogy for the first time in decades and my #1 takeaway from that is:
learning about the wilhelm scream will ruin your experience of cinema
There’s nothing like attending Worldcon in-person as team @khoreo.bsky.social's representative, as one of the actual Finalists for Best Semiprozine, only for our masthead to be entirely skipped over, while everyone else’s names and mastheads were read in full, exactly as it was on the program sheet.
a scam honestly, wish i knew the manufacturer's address so i can write them a strongly worded letter
ah, human bodies. attempted to take care of mine by performing the activity known as exercise and in so doing have inflamed every tendon invented by god, and five more besides (the devil's tendons). love that for me
Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:
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Anyway. Please support their fundraiser if you can. There's plenty of cool perks left to claim. I hope to see Locus continue to welcome new & diverse writers into the community for many years to come.
Bit of a personal story but when my novellas were published in 2017 I was a ball of impostor anxiety ("What am I DOING here"). Locus offered to interview me for their author spotlight & it made me realize, wait, no, I DO belong. Of course. & I will always be grateful for that unapologetic welcome.
Locus fundraiser needs help! 4 days left and only 45% to their goal. They do incredible work spotlighting emerging writers of all backgrounds; it's quality work but it costs money to put out. It would be a shame if they had to cut back b/c they can't afford it. www.indiegogo.com/projects/loc...
We are seriously blessed with some amazing sff books lately. I just reviewed four brand new titles that take place in worlds that are utterly irresistible.
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Authors are:
@novarensuma.bsky.social
Neon Yang
@emilytesh.net
Sayaka Murata
Alexandra Pierce reviews BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME by @itsneonyang (@itsneonyang.bsky.social): “the prose is delightful and, mostly because of Yeva, drew me willingly along for the ride.” locusmag.com/2025/05...
Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang
#FundraiserPerk BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME is a stunning queer novella about a dragon hunter finding home with a dragon queen. Neon Yang will sign this copy just for you. Donate at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 or through our bio! @itsneonyang
Softcover of Amplitudes only 18.95, that's wild!!
Anthos aren't always an easy sell but @leemandelo.bsky.social has worked MAGIC into each page of AMPLITUDES & I'm so proud. Out 5/27.
Kirkus - "A radically queer anthology of trans joy and suffering." ⭐
LJ - "A must have." ⭐
Booklist - "Overflowing with raw emotions."
22 stories for only $18.95!
Rewards & Premium Rewards members get 25% off with the code PREORDER25. Check it out, I think the book's pretty neat :) #BNPreorder
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‘Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame’ by Neon Yang. SFF Pick of the Month. Taken from her homeland as a child, Yeva has powerful blood that makes her a useful tool for the empire. Yeva serves the Sun Emperor as his fiercest dragon slayer, a guildknight who moves through Mithrandon as something of a mystery to everyone else. Yeva rarely removes her armor and mask, preferring to interact with the world from beneath her layers of fabric and metal. When she is sent to the neighboring Quanbao in search of a dragon whom the emperor wants dead, she must face the past that she has been conditioned to forget. An oddity already, Yeva is even more so in a land that reveres dragons and is led by Lady Sookhee, whose own condition makes her sick at times and unable to hold court. Yeva must learn to reconnect with who she was before becoming the emperor’s weapon and discover not only the answers to Lady Sookhee’s mysteries but also her ruler’s true intentions. VERDICT Yang’s (The Genesis of Misery) emotion-laden novella will be a hit with fans of dragons and slow-burn romantasy. Readers of Aliette de Bodard and the “Singing Hills Cycle” series by Nghi Vo will especially enjoy Yang’s prose. Review by Kristi Chadwick
Hello all! My next book, BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME, will be out very soon (May 6th)! I call it my 'lesbian dragons novella'. It's gotten a starred Library Journal review and it is a Indie Next AND LibraryReads pick for May. Right now B&N are having a preorder sale, until 25th April!
seriously though why did that guy have a jetpack
miyazaki like "sony won't let me make a new bloodborne so i guess i'll just have to do it myself. for nintendo. this one has jetpacks and dinosaurs in it"
it's like i've forgotten what spring is, or something
Not me dressing for summer weather when its 10C outside bc ~THE SUN IS OUT~ i can't feel my face
AMPLITUDES: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity, edited by @leemandelo.bsky.social ! Featuring @mayadeane.bsky.social Margaret Killjoy @sarahgailey.bsky.social @itsneonyang.bsky.social & more
Out May 27, 2025!
#TDOV reads @erewhonbooks.bsky.social
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not Apple AirDrop giving me the ol' Screenshots Of Despair
Episode 9 was "Auspicium Melioris Aevi," by @itsneonyang.bsky.social. In a future where famous historical leaders are cloned and trained to become advisors to the world’s nations, the fiftieth copy of Harry Lee Kuan Yew tries to beat the system. www.likewisefiction.com/episodes/aus...
against a blue sky, the cathedral of st john the baptist in norwich, a 19th century building with medieval stylings
there will come a day when i stop taking photos of the cathedral of st john when the bus goes by on the roundabout, today is not that day
hung out at some friends' place to witness.... the beasts...,,
In good time Royal Mail brought me this today: ARC of an anthology I'm in. Stories of hopeful queer and trans futures. Out May next year. A reminder of community. That we are here, we make art, we put our stories into the world. Thank you @leemandelo.bsky.social for putting this one together.
what's more halloween than a lunchtime graveyard stroll
Thank you for sharing your story.
Having witnessed some of Ekpeki's poor behavior firsthand, I absolutely believe what Erin said is true.
(making a concerted effort to remember that social media exists. i will be better at it this time i promise)
what is it with people thinking that aspects of the human condition can be better explained with numbers than with real lived human experience
the translations are so rigid a lot of the time for no reason!
bruh how is my answer incorrect 😭 apparently i can’t english
