A.M. Tuomala
@amtuomala.bsky.social
Author of fantasy novels about language nerds, dragonslayers, and roaming geologists. Pronouns are xie or zie/hir.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/amtuomala
Website: https://amtuomala.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/amtuomala
Website: https://amtuomala.com/
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A.M. Tuomala
@amtuomala.bsky.social
· Oct 3
Hello to anyone new! I write fantasy stories about loving broken things. My most recent book was The Map and the Territory, a post-apocalyptic picaresque about a cartographer and a wizard trying to get home in a shattered world haunted by a death goddess.
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I'm not starting an award.
But I am going on a perhaps quixotic months-long exercise in spotlighting great quality early 2020s queer SFF. The details, the thinking behind it, and a bonus cringeworthy pun are here!
I look forward to shouting at y'all about great books over the next few months.
But I am going on a perhaps quixotic months-long exercise in spotlighting great quality early 2020s queer SFF. The details, the thinking behind it, and a bonus cringeworthy pun are here!
I look forward to shouting at y'all about great books over the next few months.
I'm not starting up an award
...but I am testing a hypothesis and spotlighting some great queer SFF
borrowed-and-blue.beehiiv.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 AM
I'm not starting an award.
But I am going on a perhaps quixotic months-long exercise in spotlighting great quality early 2020s queer SFF. The details, the thinking behind it, and a bonus cringeworthy pun are here!
I look forward to shouting at y'all about great books over the next few months.
But I am going on a perhaps quixotic months-long exercise in spotlighting great quality early 2020s queer SFF. The details, the thinking behind it, and a bonus cringeworthy pun are here!
I look forward to shouting at y'all about great books over the next few months.
#FebOutlining I do make art occasionally, although I haven't made very much yet for the projects I'm working on currently. Here's Senovar Zataja, one of the characters from Prism House.
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#FebOutlining I do make art occasionally, although I haven't made very much yet for the projects I'm working on currently. Here's Senovar Zataja, one of the characters from Prism House.
#FebOutlining Do you make or commission art of your characters? Use dollmakers to build their looks? Share the art here! (Please remember to use alt text, and Do Not share AI-generated art; we don't do slop in these parts.)
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
#FebOutlining Do you make or commission art of your characters? Use dollmakers to build their looks? Share the art here! (Please remember to use alt text, and Do Not share AI-generated art; we don't do slop in these parts.)
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🌹 Roses are red
Violets are blue
There are over two dozen books
In this bundle for you 🌹
29 books for $25 bucks all week long
Get in here: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
Violets are blue
There are over two dozen books
In this bundle for you 🌹
29 books for $25 bucks all week long
Get in here: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🌹 Roses are red
Violets are blue
There are over two dozen books
In this bundle for you 🌹
29 books for $25 bucks all week long
Get in here: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
Violets are blue
There are over two dozen books
In this bundle for you 🌹
29 books for $25 bucks all week long
Get in here: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
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#FebOutlining Do you make fancasts for your characters? Who are some of the people you'd cast in your current project(s)?
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
#FebOutlining Do you make fancasts for your characters? Who are some of the people you'd cast in your current project(s)?
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You can support a good cause and get a little printable reading challenge zine from me in this bundle along with a lot of other cool stuff! Please check it out!!
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
You can support a good cause and get a little printable reading challenge zine from me in this bundle along with a lot of other cool stuff! Please check it out!!
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
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The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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It's Aspec Reading Bingo Day -- in which I recommend books for the year-long Aspec Bingo by @nerdydreamer107 and @queerbooksupremacy on Instagram.
Today's prompt is NO ROMANCE
One slide again!
♠️🌈📚
Today's prompt is NO ROMANCE
One slide again!
♠️🌈📚
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
It's Aspec Reading Bingo Day -- in which I recommend books for the year-long Aspec Bingo by @nerdydreamer107 and @queerbooksupremacy on Instagram.
Today's prompt is NO ROMANCE
One slide again!
♠️🌈📚
Today's prompt is NO ROMANCE
One slide again!
♠️🌈📚
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DO YOU LOVE RELATIONSHIPS??
Because there are two bundles on itchio right now for you!
One for romance: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
One for friendship (SFF): itch.io/b/3486/frien...
I just think it's neat :3 (I'm in the friendship one obviously)
Because there are two bundles on itchio right now for you!
One for romance: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
One for friendship (SFF): itch.io/b/3486/frien...
I just think it's neat :3 (I'm in the friendship one obviously)
Valentine's Day Romance Bundle by Talli and 29 others
Valentine's Day Romance Bundle: 29 books for $25.00
itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
DO YOU LOVE RELATIONSHIPS??
Because there are two bundles on itchio right now for you!
One for romance: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
One for friendship (SFF): itch.io/b/3486/frien...
I just think it's neat :3 (I'm in the friendship one obviously)
Because there are two bundles on itchio right now for you!
One for romance: itch.io/b/3515/valen...
One for friendship (SFF): itch.io/b/3486/frien...
I just think it's neat :3 (I'm in the friendship one obviously)
#FebOutlining I'm not really a fancaster--I just don't have a good mental encyclopedia of actors--but occasionally I'll see a face and say, "Yes, that's my little guy."
#FebOutlining Do you make fancasts for your characters? Who are some of the people you'd cast in your current project(s)?
February 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
#FebOutlining I'm not really a fancaster--I just don't have a good mental encyclopedia of actors--but occasionally I'll see a face and say, "Yes, that's my little guy."
#FebOutlining Do you make fancasts for your characters? Who are some of the people you'd cast in your current project(s)?
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
#FebOutlining Do you make fancasts for your characters? Who are some of the people you'd cast in your current project(s)?
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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
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The situation in Minnesota is still bad. Many people are still in hiding & unable to go to work or anywhere.
ICE & other law enforcement still terrorizing people, abducting people, assaulting people.
Keep calling your members of congress.
Donate $ if you can.
Spread the word. 💜
See below:
ICE & other law enforcement still terrorizing people, abducting people, assaulting people.
Keep calling your members of congress.
Donate $ if you can.
Spread the word. 💜
See below:
Want to help people in Minnesota? The best place to start is: www.standwithminnesota.com
You can donate money to people who need it, donate airline miles, send supportive messages, & read about other things to do to help or prepare your own community:
www.standwithminnesota.com/actions-to-t...
You can donate money to people who need it, donate airline miles, send supportive messages, & read about other things to do to help or prepare your own community:
www.standwithminnesota.com/actions-to-t...
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The situation in Minnesota is still bad. Many people are still in hiding & unable to go to work or anywhere.
ICE & other law enforcement still terrorizing people, abducting people, assaulting people.
Keep calling your members of congress.
Donate $ if you can.
Spread the word. 💜
See below:
ICE & other law enforcement still terrorizing people, abducting people, assaulting people.
Keep calling your members of congress.
Donate $ if you can.
Spread the word. 💜
See below:
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someone asked me recently if i could rec some more SFF books with butches beyond mine, which reminded me that i made a list for google books a while back. i’ve included that list plus some others i’ve read in the last few years!
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
Butches in Books
Updating the list of my favorite butches in (mostly) fantasy
clclarkwrites.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
someone asked me recently if i could rec some more SFF books with butches beyond mine, which reminded me that i made a list for google books a while back. i’ve included that list plus some others i’ve read in the last few years!
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
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Great Birnam to high Dunsinane Hill shall come.
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Great Birnam to high Dunsinane Hill shall come.
Always fascinating to read a book that is technically adept and that does well at what it sets out to do--a book that I can admire as work of skilled craft--but that doesn't resonate with me. It really helps me dig into what I need from a book to be satisfied.
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Always fascinating to read a book that is technically adept and that does well at what it sets out to do--a book that I can admire as work of skilled craft--but that doesn't resonate with me. It really helps me dig into what I need from a book to be satisfied.
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Boosting @laviecestmoi.bsky.social’s fundraiser once again. gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...
Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja
Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...
gogetfunding.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Boosting @laviecestmoi.bsky.social’s fundraiser once again. gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...
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Submissions are open for my anthology, "Passing Strange: Queer Weird Arthurian Tales"!
We want stories that include: an LGBTQ+ main character; a spec fic element; and an Arthurian element. Artworks or illustrations of stories also welcome!
Check out the details:
juliebozza.com/submissions-...
We want stories that include: an LGBTQ+ main character; a spec fic element; and an Arthurian element. Artworks or illustrations of stories also welcome!
Check out the details:
juliebozza.com/submissions-...
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Submissions are open for my anthology, "Passing Strange: Queer Weird Arthurian Tales"!
We want stories that include: an LGBTQ+ main character; a spec fic element; and an Arthurian element. Artworks or illustrations of stories also welcome!
Check out the details:
juliebozza.com/submissions-...
We want stories that include: an LGBTQ+ main character; a spec fic element; and an Arthurian element. Artworks or illustrations of stories also welcome!
Check out the details:
juliebozza.com/submissions-...
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Hey y'all! The official book page for my forthcoming novel The Fist of Memory is up so you can pre-order it. Here: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-... or here: www.amazon.co.uk/Fist-Memory-...
You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
🙏🏾🚀📖🤖
You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
🙏🏾🚀📖🤖
The Fist of Memory
Fist Of Memory is simultaneously a near-future thriller…
www.goodreads.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Hey y'all! The official book page for my forthcoming novel The Fist of Memory is up so you can pre-order it. Here: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-... or here: www.amazon.co.uk/Fist-Memory-...
You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
🙏🏾🚀📖🤖
You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
🙏🏾🚀📖🤖
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#FebOutlining Do you build character profiles as part of your prewriting? How do you do it--character development worksheets, character sheets from a tabletop roleplaying game, spreadsheets to make sure you remember what color everyone's eyes are?
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
#FebOutlining Do you build character profiles as part of your prewriting? How do you do it--character development worksheets, character sheets from a tabletop roleplaying game, spreadsheets to make sure you remember what color everyone's eyes are?
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
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Time for 2021!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Time for 2021!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
Thanks for all the 2020 recs, you can expect a shortlist of those early March.
For now, what queer SFF out in 2021 (the year we thought Tr*mp was gone lolsob) did you really like? Like A- or above. See my starting list in the pictures and alt text.
Please offer idea, please RT!
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If you could pick any modern author for the Time War/Bigolas Dickolas effect, who would you pick?
Many come to mind but I deeply believe that Kai Ashante Wilson and Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is very underappreciated. Would love for him to get some love, especially with his new novel next year!!
Many come to mind but I deeply believe that Kai Ashante Wilson and Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is very underappreciated. Would love for him to get some love, especially with his new novel next year!!
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
If you could pick any modern author for the Time War/Bigolas Dickolas effect, who would you pick?
Many come to mind but I deeply believe that Kai Ashante Wilson and Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is very underappreciated. Would love for him to get some love, especially with his new novel next year!!
Many come to mind but I deeply believe that Kai Ashante Wilson and Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is very underappreciated. Would love for him to get some love, especially with his new novel next year!!