Catherine Stein 🏳️🌈
@catsteinbooks.bsky.social
Writer, Reader, Agent of Chaos.
Author of steampunk and historical romance.
Drinks lots of tea. Loves Oxford commas.
https://catsteinbooks.com
she/her/they
Author of steampunk and historical romance.
Drinks lots of tea. Loves Oxford commas.
https://catsteinbooks.com
she/her/they
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I send out a periodic newsletter highlighting new self-pub & small press queer romances I think look promising.
IF YOU are putting out a queer romance in 2026 for retail sale and you are (like me) NOT publishing on Amazon, please reply / DM so I can get you on my radar.
Reposts very welcome. 🌈💜🌈📚♠️
IF YOU are putting out a queer romance in 2026 for retail sale and you are (like me) NOT publishing on Amazon, please reply / DM so I can get you on my radar.
Reposts very welcome. 🌈💜🌈📚♠️
February 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I send out a periodic newsletter highlighting new self-pub & small press queer romances I think look promising.
IF YOU are putting out a queer romance in 2026 for retail sale and you are (like me) NOT publishing on Amazon, please reply / DM so I can get you on my radar.
Reposts very welcome. 🌈💜🌈📚♠️
IF YOU are putting out a queer romance in 2026 for retail sale and you are (like me) NOT publishing on Amazon, please reply / DM so I can get you on my radar.
Reposts very welcome. 🌈💜🌈📚♠️
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Hey so this is important. Amazon is removing ALL erotica and new queer books from its Amazon associates program, which seems to be a first step towards delisting these books a la itchio.
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
This feels like a REALLY BIG DEAL. I personally don't buy from Amazon if I can help it, but when I Heart SapphFIC promotes my 🪐📚books, I for sure include their link.
#censorship #lgbtq+ #sapphicfiction #booksky #writersky
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How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon
#censorship #lgbtq+ #sapphicfiction #booksky #writersky
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How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon
How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon - I Heart SapphFic
How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon - TB here. This is going to be a long post, but it's worth reading. The gist of it is that Amazon is up to a bunch of terrifying nonsense, and IHS...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Hey so this is important. Amazon is removing ALL erotica and new queer books from its Amazon associates program, which seems to be a first step towards delisting these books a la itchio.
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
Hey, guys (gn), Peter Anderson Studio has our back, as always.
you're legally allowed to take the afternoon off to analyse the good omens 3 teaser btw
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Hey, guys (gn), Peter Anderson Studio has our back, as always.
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It's a-getting closer. cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It's a-getting closer. cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...
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I really love the focus on the crew in this. 💚 These are the guys that make it happen!
Teaser for Good Omens 3.
Coming out May 13, 2026.
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#GoodOmens #GoodOmens3
Coming out May 13, 2026.
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Via GoodOmensPrime (Twitter/X)
#GoodOmens #GoodOmens3
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I really love the focus on the crew in this. 💚 These are the guys that make it happen!
So relatable.
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
So relatable.
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Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
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The US has always had concentration camps… they just called them reservations. They have always tortured children, they were called residential schools. Knowing your history is important to know that your enemy is the system.
The USA now has CONCENTRATION CAMPS
The USA is torturing, starving, and killing adults and CHILDREN in these CONCENTRATION CAMPS
Sick
Disgusting
Abhorrent
WHAT HAPPENED TO NEVER AGAIN
The USA is torturing, starving, and killing adults and CHILDREN in these CONCENTRATION CAMPS
Sick
Disgusting
Abhorrent
WHAT HAPPENED TO NEVER AGAIN
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The US has always had concentration camps… they just called them reservations. They have always tortured children, they were called residential schools. Knowing your history is important to know that your enemy is the system.
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“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
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I mean the main blowback they are facing from me is not going far enough.
The NYT says Democratic proposals for reforming ICE are “facing blowback.”
But blowback from who? Not the people! Polls show support for most reforms exceeds 60%, with some ideas reaching as high as 94% of the public!
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But blowback from who? Not the people! Polls show support for most reforms exceeds 60%, with some ideas reaching as high as 94% of the public!
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I mean the main blowback they are facing from me is not going far enough.
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Let the System Fail.
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Let the System Fail.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
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A helpful tip: Blocking an account does not unfollow them. 17 people I follow still show up as following this trash basket, and I know at least some of y'all don't mean to be.
Remember: Unfollow, THEN block!
Remember: Unfollow, THEN block!
Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
February 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A helpful tip: Blocking an account does not unfollow them. 17 people I follow still show up as following this trash basket, and I know at least some of y'all don't mean to be.
Remember: Unfollow, THEN block!
Remember: Unfollow, THEN block!
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Hat tip to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social for doing The Work.
Beginner’s Guide to Black Science Fiction and Fantasy
A while back, I created the first beginner's guide to black science fiction & fantasy in answer to two realities.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Hat tip to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social for doing The Work.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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It is in fact nice to get genuine reader email, not generated by "AI." I try to respond to all the reader email I get, even if it's a brief "Thank you!" If you mail an author I recommend a) keep it short, b) be positive; no one likes getting "your work sucks" email. Don't expect a reply for that.
The only author I've ever written to to tell them I liked their fiction was Ken Liu, who wrote back and was very nice.
I should probably do that a bit more; it's probably nice to have a short note from a reader.
I should probably do that a bit more; it's probably nice to have a short note from a reader.
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
It is in fact nice to get genuine reader email, not generated by "AI." I try to respond to all the reader email I get, even if it's a brief "Thank you!" If you mail an author I recommend a) keep it short, b) be positive; no one likes getting "your work sucks" email. Don't expect a reply for that.
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If you want to cheer me up a bit on my birthday, you can share this post ✨
I'm looking for loving homes for my traditional art originals!
They all were created with love and watercolour pencils ❤️
You can find the gallery here:
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I'm looking for loving homes for my traditional art originals!
They all were created with love and watercolour pencils ❤️
You can find the gallery here:
ko-fi.com/illustory/sh...
Visit illustory's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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February 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
If you want to cheer me up a bit on my birthday, you can share this post ✨
I'm looking for loving homes for my traditional art originals!
They all were created with love and watercolour pencils ❤️
You can find the gallery here:
ko-fi.com/illustory/sh...
I'm looking for loving homes for my traditional art originals!
They all were created with love and watercolour pencils ❤️
You can find the gallery here:
ko-fi.com/illustory/sh...
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DHS literally posted "Want cheaper housing?" with a number to report your neighbors.
We did this in the Trail of Tears. We used weak people's desire for free land to get them turn on the Natives. That was the "Destiny" our nation made manifest.
We did this in the Trail of Tears. We used weak people's desire for free land to get them turn on the Natives. That was the "Destiny" our nation made manifest.
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
DHS literally posted "Want cheaper housing?" with a number to report your neighbors.
We did this in the Trail of Tears. We used weak people's desire for free land to get them turn on the Natives. That was the "Destiny" our nation made manifest.
We did this in the Trail of Tears. We used weak people's desire for free land to get them turn on the Natives. That was the "Destiny" our nation made manifest.
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just putting this here no reason
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
just putting this here no reason
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I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
Are the humanities the only disciplines whose classes begin with modules speaking to the importance of studying the humanities? "Why study the humanities?" and "Why the humanities are important" must be cliches.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change