Cille M.
@cillefish.bsky.social
💛 hiking, cooking, and speculative fiction. I'm affiliated with: 1 partner, 3 🐈⬛, 0 deities, & many unfinished art/craft projects. I work in tech.
Canadian-American
🗣️ en
🚫 theft-based AI visuals/writing/etc. (you post, I block)
🟥🟪🟦 & 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally
Canadian-American
🗣️ en
🚫 theft-based AI visuals/writing/etc. (you post, I block)
🟥🟪🟦 & 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally
He's wrong even about the semicolons 😂
When an inline list contains list items that have commas, you separate the list items with semicolons instead of commas. This is kind of the punctuation equivalent to the nesting logic you remember from highschool math (item [item {item} ] )
When an inline list contains list items that have commas, you separate the list items with semicolons instead of commas. This is kind of the punctuation equivalent to the nesting logic you remember from highschool math (item [item {item} ] )
I think this one has got to him because he's posted at least three separate responses to this over the last 10 hours:
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
He's wrong even about the semicolons 😂
When an inline list contains list items that have commas, you separate the list items with semicolons instead of commas. This is kind of the punctuation equivalent to the nesting logic you remember from highschool math (item [item {item} ] )
When an inline list contains list items that have commas, you separate the list items with semicolons instead of commas. This is kind of the punctuation equivalent to the nesting logic you remember from highschool math (item [item {item} ] )
All day I've bn trying to recall/find a sci fi short story/novella involving a boy in(?)SoCal who journeys w/ a robot butler who has to give his heart as fee for the boy's passage. I was always bothered by the scene where heart washes up on beach, assumed operational. Still loved the story.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
All day I've bn trying to recall/find a sci fi short story/novella involving a boy in(?)SoCal who journeys w/ a robot butler who has to give his heart as fee for the boy's passage. I was always bothered by the scene where heart washes up on beach, assumed operational. Still loved the story.
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I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.
This is very good and you should read it, especially if you like your sci fi mingled with fairy tale, western, and horror. I'm still thinking about a few moments in this.
I've made @thomasha.bsky.social's original novelette "Uncertain Sons" - from his debut collection - available to read for those catching up on year-end reading, for awards eligibility and recommendations. Enjoy!
We appreciate your kind consideration.
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
We appreciate your kind consideration.
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is very good and you should read it, especially if you like your sci fi mingled with fairy tale, western, and horror. I'm still thinking about a few moments in this.
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It’s a good night for it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
It’s a good night for it.
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This is what neighborhood free groups are for.
And if you do it unsolicited to individuals, the etiquette is to phrase it apologetically and in terms of your own perhaps somewhat unhealthy fixation on circumventing waste
And if you do it unsolicited to individuals, the etiquette is to phrase it apologetically and in terms of your own perhaps somewhat unhealthy fixation on circumventing waste
One of these days we’re gonna have to establish a more explicit adult etiquette for offering people your old shit. Like yeah it was dope to be given a couch when I was 25. I’m 38 now. I don’t need shit anymore because when I do, I just buy it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is what neighborhood free groups are for.
And if you do it unsolicited to individuals, the etiquette is to phrase it apologetically and in terms of your own perhaps somewhat unhealthy fixation on circumventing waste
And if you do it unsolicited to individuals, the etiquette is to phrase it apologetically and in terms of your own perhaps somewhat unhealthy fixation on circumventing waste
One year since I lost this big big little guy. He was only 8 and I miss him a lot. I try to give his brother a lot of love. 💔
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
One year since I lost this big big little guy. He was only 8 and I miss him a lot. I try to give his brother a lot of love. 💔
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solution: ask artist to license existing artwork (that looks very similar in theme but WAY better) for one-time extremely limited use. Artist agrees. Artist gets paid, author gets non-AI, everybody is happy.
YES you can do this!!! See something you really like from an artist? Ask to license it!
YES you can do this!!! See something you really like from an artist? Ask to license it!
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
solution: ask artist to license existing artwork (that looks very similar in theme but WAY better) for one-time extremely limited use. Artist agrees. Artist gets paid, author gets non-AI, everybody is happy.
YES you can do this!!! See something you really like from an artist? Ask to license it!
YES you can do this!!! See something you really like from an artist? Ask to license it!
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The print version of my anthology is out in a few weeks, but the electronic version is now available and on sale at the link.
In the free preview (linked) you’ll also be able to read all of the front matter—including the futurisms and thematic tables of contents—and the full intro.
In the free preview (linked) you’ll also be able to read all of the front matter—including the futurisms and thematic tables of contents—and the full intro.
The Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction
The Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction takes a “broad view” of science fiction in terms of its histories, themes, forms, and communities. Covering over two hundred years, the anthology focuses on ...
books.google.ca
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The print version of my anthology is out in a few weeks, but the electronic version is now available and on sale at the link.
In the free preview (linked) you’ll also be able to read all of the front matter—including the futurisms and thematic tables of contents—and the full intro.
In the free preview (linked) you’ll also be able to read all of the front matter—including the futurisms and thematic tables of contents—and the full intro.
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We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
Rice-cooker lentil soup:
For the spices look up any savory recipe -- pasta, curry, chicken marinade, whatever
1 package lentils (if your cooker is small, halve this)
1 onion finely diced
1 summer squash finely diced or 1/4 head finely sliced cabbage
1-2 tbsp spices of choice
1 tbsp oil
For the spices look up any savory recipe -- pasta, curry, chicken marinade, whatever
1 package lentils (if your cooker is small, halve this)
1 onion finely diced
1 summer squash finely diced or 1/4 head finely sliced cabbage
1-2 tbsp spices of choice
1 tbsp oil
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rice-cooker lentil soup:
For the spices look up any savory recipe -- pasta, curry, chicken marinade, whatever
1 package lentils (if your cooker is small, halve this)
1 onion finely diced
1 summer squash finely diced or 1/4 head finely sliced cabbage
1-2 tbsp spices of choice
1 tbsp oil
For the spices look up any savory recipe -- pasta, curry, chicken marinade, whatever
1 package lentils (if your cooker is small, halve this)
1 onion finely diced
1 summer squash finely diced or 1/4 head finely sliced cabbage
1-2 tbsp spices of choice
1 tbsp oil
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My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
There’s a Steep Cost for Ignoring Black Expertise
We live in a world bent on undermining Black life.
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
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I had this piece in the pipeline at Teen Vogue when the news dropped; I'm publishing it to my Substack because I think it's important and I don't want an interview with Adam Hochschild to go to waste.
sufficienttotheday.substack.com/p/the-federa...
sufficienttotheday.substack.com/p/the-federa...
The federal government wants to crack down on left organizing. A century ago, it largely succeeded.
Socialist labor leader and presidential candidate Eugene Debs upon his release from federal prison in 1922.
sufficienttotheday.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I had this piece in the pipeline at Teen Vogue when the news dropped; I'm publishing it to my Substack because I think it's important and I don't want an interview with Adam Hochschild to go to waste.
sufficienttotheday.substack.com/p/the-federa...
sufficienttotheday.substack.com/p/the-federa...
Mini Sunday watercolor from the #beampaints affirmation coloring book. Actual (meteorological) rain would be nice.
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Mini Sunday watercolor from the #beampaints affirmation coloring book. Actual (meteorological) rain would be nice.
"I need to believe that this is a winter season and that spring is within reach." 🤍
Congratulations to Eugenia Triantafyllou! Eugenia's “Loneliness Universe” won the Best Short Story 2025 British Fantasy Award! You can read it here! buff.ly/lY0VAZC
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"I need to believe that this is a winter season and that spring is within reach." 🤍
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
Having a very hard time with this prop 50 "just give the state of Calif. some extra powers on a temporary basis, we swear it's a great idea" line. I work with a lot of lawyers and when this type of sh*" comes up I read what the legal analysts say, and it ...is not good.
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Having a very hard time with this prop 50 "just give the state of Calif. some extra powers on a temporary basis, we swear it's a great idea" line. I work with a lot of lawyers and when this type of sh*" comes up I read what the legal analysts say, and it ...is not good.
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And no one knows how many of the dolphins that leap in the waters of the Inmost Sea were men once, wise men, who forgot their wisdom and their name in the joy of the restless sea.
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
And no one knows how many of the dolphins that leap in the waters of the Inmost Sea were men once, wise men, who forgot their wisdom and their name in the joy of the restless sea.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Update on the interstate conflict over abortion. A NY court sided with a county clerk who refused to enter a motion to enforce Texas's judgment against a NY doctor. Why? The state's shield law prohibits him from helping Texas in its suit against NY doctor acting lawfully under NY's shield statute.
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Update on the interstate conflict over abortion. A NY court sided with a county clerk who refused to enter a motion to enforce Texas's judgment against a NY doctor. Why? The state's shield law prohibits him from helping Texas in its suit against NY doctor acting lawfully under NY's shield statute.
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The first mistake the girl makes is to remember her past. The second is not to raise her eyes.
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The first mistake the girl makes is to remember her past. The second is not to raise her eyes.
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💀 three days to go on my kickstarter! 👀
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky #art #printmaking #witch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky #art #printmaking #witch
Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot
A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.
www.kickstarter.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
💀 three days to go on my kickstarter! 👀
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky #art #printmaking #witch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky #art #printmaking #witch
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i mean this. If anyone in your life starts nattering on about this, you reply "oh, so you're pro-genital inspections for children??"
These are not "fairness in sports" or whatever policies. These are "genital inspections for children" policies and you should call them that
October 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
i mean this. If anyone in your life starts nattering on about this, you reply "oh, so you're pro-genital inspections for children??"