Ann Leckie
@annleckie.com
Author of the award-winning Ancillary Justice. Lives in St Louis.
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Last year, Starbucks’ CEO took home $95.8 million. The typical Starbucks worker got $14,674. That’s a gap of 6,666 to 1.
It’s no wonder Starbucks workers across the country are going on strike today.
Show solidarity and shop elsewhere.
It’s no wonder Starbucks workers across the country are going on strike today.
Show solidarity and shop elsewhere.
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Last year, Starbucks’ CEO took home $95.8 million. The typical Starbucks worker got $14,674. That’s a gap of 6,666 to 1.
It’s no wonder Starbucks workers across the country are going on strike today.
Show solidarity and shop elsewhere.
It’s no wonder Starbucks workers across the country are going on strike today.
Show solidarity and shop elsewhere.
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Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!
"Don't scold people who are trying to help" yeah the thing is, if you're trying to help me push my car out of the mud by standing on the shoulder telling me you know better than to run off the road and also my car pollutes the air, I am not obligated to thank you for your assistance.
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Don't scold people who are trying to help" yeah the thing is, if you're trying to help me push my car out of the mud by standing on the shoulder telling me you know better than to run off the road and also my car pollutes the air, I am not obligated to thank you for your assistance.
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The jokes about how the internet is "just for cat pictures" kinda bug me, because they trivialize this incredible technological achievement that has changed so many lives
Some of us are allergic to cats. Our parasocial relationships with your animals sustain us. We need your cat pictures. Send them
Some of us are allergic to cats. Our parasocial relationships with your animals sustain us. We need your cat pictures. Send them
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The jokes about how the internet is "just for cat pictures" kinda bug me, because they trivialize this incredible technological achievement that has changed so many lives
Some of us are allergic to cats. Our parasocial relationships with your animals sustain us. We need your cat pictures. Send them
Some of us are allergic to cats. Our parasocial relationships with your animals sustain us. We need your cat pictures. Send them
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Do Not Cross Picket Lines
No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Do Not Cross Picket Lines
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This is a useful thread about the policies behind a three day suspension of a well known poster.
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is a useful thread about the policies behind a three day suspension of a well known poster.
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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There are ofc counterexamples. One of the only hard-and-fast rules of writing is that it's technically possible to make damn near anything work.
But the real question is, WHY are you trying to make it work? What is this very heavy hammer bringing to your story? Why is it the right tool for the job?
But the real question is, WHY are you trying to make it work? What is this very heavy hammer bringing to your story? Why is it the right tool for the job?
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
There are ofc counterexamples. One of the only hard-and-fast rules of writing is that it's technically possible to make damn near anything work.
But the real question is, WHY are you trying to make it work? What is this very heavy hammer bringing to your story? Why is it the right tool for the job?
But the real question is, WHY are you trying to make it work? What is this very heavy hammer bringing to your story? Why is it the right tool for the job?
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
I enjoyed Death by Silver quite a lot! Check it out if you haven't yet.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I enjoyed Death by Silver quite a lot! Check it out if you haven't yet.
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if you are going to invest yourself in the political views of an artist (don't) please don't make a science fiction writer, the genre with the most deranged cranks per capita of any artistic field.
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
if you are going to invest yourself in the political views of an artist (don't) please don't make a science fiction writer, the genre with the most deranged cranks per capita of any artistic field.
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(actually a series of stories.)
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
(actually a series of stories.)
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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I would just live my life so that Joyce Carol Oates does not feel the need to destroy me.
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I would just live my life so that Joyce Carol Oates does not feel the need to destroy me.
Honestly, "but Bond died in the last movie" is just...every new actor has been a new Bond, a fresh start. If you want to do the obsessive continuity thing, you do that within that actor's run. I'd have thought anyone immersed in 007 movies would realize this
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Honestly, "but Bond died in the last movie" is just...every new actor has been a new Bond, a fresh start. If you want to do the obsessive continuity thing, you do that within that actor's run. I'd have thought anyone immersed in 007 movies would realize this
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Obsessive devotion to continuity is the enemy of epic/mythological storytelling—especially when there are many authors involved. Whether we're talking about Star Wars, superheroes, or Bond, the answer is to nail the essence of the story and care less about making it all "fit."
Or just have him start the next film alive and well and then at some point have someone be like "Bond! I thought you got blown up!" And then have him quip "you know better than to listen to rumors," or "what can I say? That was no time to die" and then absolutely refuse to explain further
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Obsessive devotion to continuity is the enemy of epic/mythological storytelling—especially when there are many authors involved. Whether we're talking about Star Wars, superheroes, or Bond, the answer is to nail the essence of the story and care less about making it all "fit."
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speaking of sci-fi, also very intrigued by WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed- queer scifi marketed as for fans of Ann Leckie. seeing really good reviews and buzz. #ewgc
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
speaking of sci-fi, also very intrigued by WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed- queer scifi marketed as for fans of Ann Leckie. seeing really good reviews and buzz. #ewgc
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Thrilled to see my former student @m-r-glass.bsky.social's brilliant first book reviewed in @theatlantic.com.
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thrilled to see my former student @m-r-glass.bsky.social's brilliant first book reviewed in @theatlantic.com.
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Thing is, those quick little anodyne conversations in the signing line (or wherever) are actually kinda fun. I'm signing for an hour or more; I get bored easily, and having 30 seconds of chit-chat while I'm scribbling in a book makes things enjoyable for me. So chat away!
I find that I can have perfectly pleasant, if anodyne, conversations with people whose work I admire, but there's no real way to bridge the creator-fan gulf at all. (UNLESS the topic of conversation is something entirely different from their work and we're just two schmoes commiserating.)
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thing is, those quick little anodyne conversations in the signing line (or wherever) are actually kinda fun. I'm signing for an hour or more; I get bored easily, and having 30 seconds of chit-chat while I'm scribbling in a book makes things enjoyable for me. So chat away!
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The thing I want to stress to people: Authors (and other artists you admire) don't *expect* you to be scintillating when you meet us, so don't worry about being clever. What *is* appreciated is if you're nice. Just be nice! Nice is good!
But what if I say something completely stupid?? My anxiety is too high to speak coherently when meeting an author. The most I can manage is something like "thank you for writing and sharing your work. It has become my friend and I brought it here for you to sign, please." Then I flee.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The thing I want to stress to people: Authors (and other artists you admire) don't *expect* you to be scintillating when you meet us, so don't worry about being clever. What *is* appreciated is if you're nice. Just be nice! Nice is good!
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Every once in a while I do a developmental edit for someone and I take a look at the notes before I send them and think, "Man, I actually am pretty good at this."
If you want to find out for yourself, my docket's currently open.
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If you want to find out for yourself, my docket's currently open.
www.catrambo.com/service-cate...
Editing Archives | The World of Cat Rambo
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Every once in a while I do a developmental edit for someone and I take a look at the notes before I send them and think, "Man, I actually am pretty good at this."
If you want to find out for yourself, my docket's currently open.
www.catrambo.com/service-cate...
If you want to find out for yourself, my docket's currently open.
www.catrambo.com/service-cate...
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A stereotype is NOT a generalization of how some population differs from human universals but a way to demonize members of that population precisely WHEN they act according to human universals.
very funny to reflect on helen andrews simultaneous insistence that aggressive jockeying for speaking time reflects the male nature of direct rational confrontation and that female scotus judges interrupting their colleagues demonstrates female emotionality and disrespect for law
Brett Kavanaugh's behavior during today's second oral arguments has been incredibly obnoxious and rude. He is so eager to kill a service member's lawsuit against a negligent government contractor that he keeps interrupting other justices, raising his voice, and getting emotional. Weird and erratic.
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A stereotype is NOT a generalization of how some population differs from human universals but a way to demonize members of that population precisely WHEN they act according to human universals.
Don't cross a picket line.
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Don't cross a picket line.