Michele Stuart
@crystalbrier.bsky.social
(She/her/they)
Writer. DevOps/Sysadmin. Occasional artist. Perpetual student of Spanish. Struggling daily to embody the words "Never let the bastards wear you down." Usually failing. #blacklivesmatter #equality
https://michelestuart.me
Writer. DevOps/Sysadmin. Occasional artist. Perpetual student of Spanish. Struggling daily to embody the words "Never let the bastards wear you down." Usually failing. #blacklivesmatter #equality
https://michelestuart.me
Who needs some wonderful stories featuring birds? Here are a couple I listened to recently. Loved them both.
Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds by @jameslsutter.bsky.social in @nightmare-magazine.com
The Crow's Second Tale by @marissalingen.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds by @jameslsutter.bsky.social in @nightmare-magazine.com
The Crow's Second Tale by @marissalingen.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Who needs some wonderful stories featuring birds? Here are a couple I listened to recently. Loved them both.
Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds by @jameslsutter.bsky.social in @nightmare-magazine.com
The Crow's Second Tale by @marissalingen.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds by @jameslsutter.bsky.social in @nightmare-magazine.com
The Crow's Second Tale by @marissalingen.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
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Them: “I’m sick of subsidizing their groceries when mine cost so much”
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Them: “I’m sick of subsidizing their groceries when mine cost so much”
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
A wonderful story that I encourage everyone to read. It can't be easy wrapping such a serious topic in that much fun.
It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A wonderful story that I encourage everyone to read. It can't be easy wrapping such a serious topic in that much fun.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Yes, this.
Also, per Stanley Crouch, as quoted by Garrett Hongo:
You sing the blues because you have the blues so that you won't have the blues no more.
Also, per Stanley Crouch, as quoted by Garrett Hongo:
You sing the blues because you have the blues so that you won't have the blues no more.
English novelist Graham Greene (1904-91)
"Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation."
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#authors
"Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation."
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#authors
October 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yes, this.
Also, per Stanley Crouch, as quoted by Garrett Hongo:
You sing the blues because you have the blues so that you won't have the blues no more.
Also, per Stanley Crouch, as quoted by Garrett Hongo:
You sing the blues because you have the blues so that you won't have the blues no more.
Something beautiful.
October 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Something beautiful.
I used to describe it as the horror that someone, somewhere, might be getting a nickel they don't "deserve." But it's even worse. It's the horror that someone who doesn't look, think, or believe exactly as they do might be considered their equal.
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I used to describe it as the horror that someone, somewhere, might be getting a nickel they don't "deserve." But it's even worse. It's the horror that someone who doesn't look, think, or believe exactly as they do might be considered their equal.
My heart feels full.
The Spoon of Power | Moth GrandSLAM Winning Story
YouTube video by Matthew Dicks
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August 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My heart feels full.
I'm not sure if my morning puzzles are really unusually easy today, or if I just got enough sleep.
August 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm not sure if my morning puzzles are really unusually easy today, or if I just got enough sleep.
I support @theguardian.com and their reporting. I hope more media outlets begin to take such steps, where called for.
Amid immigration crackdown, Guardian US sues ICE for deportation records
Guardian U.S., represented by RCFP attorneys, argues that ICE violated FOIA by failing to turn over deportation records.
www.rcfp.org
July 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I support @theguardian.com and their reporting. I hope more media outlets begin to take such steps, where called for.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
I am having trouble expressing how right I think this is.
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I am having trouble expressing how right I think this is.
Reposted by Michele Stuart
Wrath Month - Stories of Queer Rage is a project that has soared so high so fast and I am just immensely proud of the team at @bonabooks.bsky.social
And the color scheme for this anthology is just exactly my kind of shit aesthetically! Can't wait for this one
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
And the color scheme for this anthology is just exactly my kind of shit aesthetically! Can't wait for this one
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
Wrath Month - Stories of Queer Rage
The punk anthology where queer rage kicks down the doors of fantasy, science-fiction and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Wrath Month - Stories of Queer Rage is a project that has soared so high so fast and I am just immensely proud of the team at @bonabooks.bsky.social
And the color scheme for this anthology is just exactly my kind of shit aesthetically! Can't wait for this one
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
And the color scheme for this anthology is just exactly my kind of shit aesthetically! Can't wait for this one
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
Reposted by Michele Stuart
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “IND Cobb 6/14 ❌👑 NO KINGS Marietta Rally” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
IND Cobb 6/14 ❌👑 NO KINGS Marietta Rally · No Kings
On Flag Day, Trump wants to spend $40M+ of tax payer money to throw himself a party, while taking a chain saw to Veteran programs and slashing Social Security and Medicaid.
In America, we don’t put u...
www.mobilize.us
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “IND Cobb 6/14 ❌👑 NO KINGS Marietta Rally” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Reposted by Michele Stuart
I see so many great stories waiting to be released into the world and amazing issues waiting to happen! 👀
📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
www.kickstarter.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I see so many great stories waiting to be released into the world and amazing issues waiting to happen! 👀
@sgj.bsky.social I just finished the audio presentation of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. I'm not sure I've ever felt horror so slowly and insidiously seep into my bones like that. And that last line. Thank you.
June 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@sgj.bsky.social I just finished the audio presentation of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. I'm not sure I've ever felt horror so slowly and insidiously seep into my bones like that. And that last line. Thank you.
Reposted by Michele Stuart
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Celebrate Pride with us this month by checking out some of our fantastic LGBTQ+ titles! First up: The Extravaganza Eternia by Kristin Osani, a darkly fantastical mystery set in a supernatural circus.
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June 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Maybe cliffhangers were fine when chances of a popular show being dropped mid-story were low. But now it happens all the time. Given how little concern the streaming services show for their customers, I think leaving a show on a cliffhanger - no matter how popular the show - is just irresponsible.
May 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Maybe cliffhangers were fine when chances of a popular show being dropped mid-story were low. But now it happens all the time. Given how little concern the streaming services show for their customers, I think leaving a show on a cliffhanger - no matter how popular the show - is just irresponsible.
Please join us at 2 Hour Transport on Wed, 5/28, 6-8 p.m. PT. We'll have an hour of open mic readings (though just listening is totally fine), followed by readings by featured authors @caitlinstarling.com and @catrambo.bsky.social!
See website for Zoom link info, or DM me.
See website for Zoom link info, or DM me.
twohourtransport
science fiction living room
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May 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Please join us at 2 Hour Transport on Wed, 5/28, 6-8 p.m. PT. We'll have an hour of open mic readings (though just listening is totally fine), followed by readings by featured authors @caitlinstarling.com and @catrambo.bsky.social!
See website for Zoom link info, or DM me.
See website for Zoom link info, or DM me.
Be good to yourself this weekend. Read this terrific story.
New story day! "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" is free to read on @diabolicalplots.com !
My wheelchair-using superhero does battle with the non-ADA-compliant superhero union.
Come for the punny superhero names, stay for the disability access rage & catharsis!
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
My wheelchair-using superhero does battle with the non-ADA-compliant superhero union.
Come for the punny superhero names, stay for the disability access rage & catharsis!
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Be good to yourself this weekend. Read this terrific story.
Looking for a new read? Try this wonderful novella by Kristin Osani. It has spells and curses and big tops with acrobats. You won't be sorry.
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The Extravaganza Eternia by Kristin Osani (E-book) | Ghost Orchid Press Ltd
E-books are emailed manually in both EPUB and PDF formats as soon as possible after purchase.The Extravaganza Eternia by Kristin OsaniE-book: 978-1-7390918-2-8Supernatural circus performer Leathan doe...
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May 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Looking for a new read? Try this wonderful novella by Kristin Osani. It has spells and curses and big tops with acrobats. You won't be sorry.
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I really need the Andor writers to stop making me care about Cecil and Dedra.
May 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I really need the Andor writers to stop making me care about Cecil and Dedra.