E.K. Johnston
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E.K. Johnston
@ekjohnston.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Another reason I couldn't have written ME2 is that every time Shepard met someone From Before, I would have them say "Are you serious?" so that Shepard could reply "No, I'm Cerberus.", and then I would have been dumped on the side of the Yellowhead with no snowboots.
No one will have more empathy for you than I will. I dedicated my favourite of my books, The Afterward, to the fucking Eddingses, bc I didn't have access the right whisper network until it was too late. It's not even popular enough to get a reprint. I'm stuck with it forever. I get it, trust me.
Thread.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
No one will have more empathy for you than I will. I dedicated my favourite of my books, The Afterward, to the fucking Eddingses, bc I didn't have access the right whisper network until it was too late. It's not even popular enough to get a reprint. I'm stuck with it forever. I get it, trust me.
Beginning with a Victoria Ghost. (Usually I get a Shirley Temple, but it's Happy Hour, so...rum and triple sec it is!)
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Beginning with a Victoria Ghost. (Usually I get a Shirley Temple, but it's Happy Hour, so...rum and triple sec it is!)
WAIT IS FESTIVIDS LIVE???
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
WAIT IS FESTIVIDS LIVE???
I LOVE THESE BOOKS SO MUCH if you like the dragon age please read these
To celebrate the forthcoming fourth book in Jo Graham's space adventure series The Calpurnian Wars, the ebooks of the first 3 books are now on sale! Get caught up in this fascinating universe — at a bargain price.
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![Three books covers: Sounding Dark, two figures looking up at a golden space ship against a starscape; Warlady, a man holding a ball of lightning, a dark-haired woman in a long dark coat, and a masked woman stand together against a starscape; Fortune's Favor, a red-haired woman in a beautiful dress sits overlooking a distant city with an aurora in the background. The Calpurnian Wars, Jo Graham. "[E]verything I want when I pick up a space opera" — K.V. Johansen, author of Blackdog.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wxlvr4js5s5ik4hz7r2drkx5/bafkreih66k7fxprdfogydbgpanl26b7f6bvuqigiecko3xyuqv6gf27dta@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I LOVE THESE BOOKS SO MUCH if you like the dragon age please read these
I was on the fence about over-priced hotel dinner, but they have a Jordanian dessert I haven't eaten in a decade and a half on the menu, so...
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I was on the fence about over-priced hotel dinner, but they have a Jordanian dessert I haven't eaten in a decade and a half on the menu, so...
I did more worldbuilding for Pretty Furious than any other book I've written, and 90% of the places in that book are REAL. My character list had 40 people on it. I had multiple maps. It was fun! That book is 50,000 words long.
when I did the programming for Yallfest I liked to throw contemp authors on worldbuilding panels and a surprising number of them insisted they don't do any worldbuilding, which...I mean, no, everyone does worldbuilding, but also, just watch Veronica Mars and you'll get what I mean
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I did more worldbuilding for Pretty Furious than any other book I've written, and 90% of the places in that book are REAL. My character list had 40 people on it. I had multiple maps. It was fun! That book is 50,000 words long.
Me: I should try to find my hotel via the Path.
Me: Babe, you are usually not successful at finding the Path.
Me: Babe, you are usually not successful at finding the Path.
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Me: I should try to find my hotel via the Path.
Me: Babe, you are usually not successful at finding the Path.
Me: Babe, you are usually not successful at finding the Path.
Me: I could design an EmmRook fanfic drinking game.
Me: Do you have anything besides "slow, deep" and "mentions the horse"?
Me: I'VE BEEN THINKING FOR LIKE THREE SECONDS obviously something about flowers
Me: Do you have anything besides "slow, deep" and "mentions the horse"?
Me: I'VE BEEN THINKING FOR LIKE THREE SECONDS obviously something about flowers
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Me: I could design an EmmRook fanfic drinking game.
Me: Do you have anything besides "slow, deep" and "mentions the horse"?
Me: I'VE BEEN THINKING FOR LIKE THREE SECONDS obviously something about flowers
Me: Do you have anything besides "slow, deep" and "mentions the horse"?
Me: I'VE BEEN THINKING FOR LIKE THREE SECONDS obviously something about flowers
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Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon is out today! Here are a few inspirations and influences, both real-world and in-universe, to give you some of its vibe.
Note that LRM stands alone as an underworld/ISB tale but players will love the audiobook by Jay Rincon (ND-5)/Eric Johnson (Jaylen)!
Note that LRM stands alone as an underworld/ISB tale but players will love the audiobook by Jay Rincon (ND-5)/Eric Johnson (Jaylen)!
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon is out today! Here are a few inspirations and influences, both real-world and in-universe, to give you some of its vibe.
Note that LRM stands alone as an underworld/ISB tale but players will love the audiobook by Jay Rincon (ND-5)/Eric Johnson (Jaylen)!
Note that LRM stands alone as an underworld/ISB tale but players will love the audiobook by Jay Rincon (ND-5)/Eric Johnson (Jaylen)!
So Canada blocks new agencies on most platforms because Meta refuses to pay for clicks. It's weird, but it's actually an important stand to take. Carney's solution is the one I usually go with: a screencap showing the source.
We’re working with international partners to create new high-paying careers, build up our domestic auto sector, and boost productivity in Canada.
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
So Canada blocks new agencies on most platforms because Meta refuses to pay for clicks. It's weird, but it's actually an important stand to take. Carney's solution is the one I usually go with: a screencap showing the source.
Quick pretend adventure before long actual adventure.
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Quick pretend adventure before long actual adventure.
I am going to need my winter coat for like 90 minutes over the next 2 weeks, and I will have to carry it around when I'm not wearing it, so now my least favourite Canadian travel game begins.
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I am going to need my winter coat for like 90 minutes over the next 2 weeks, and I will have to carry it around when I'm not wearing it, so now my least favourite Canadian travel game begins.
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This is something I forget about over here, and worth remembering especially when dirtbags are picking this week of all weeks to soft launch their comeback.
Worth noting that blocking someone you follow doesn't remove you from their follow list, so it's possible a chunk of those people don't realise they show up as still following him.
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 AM
This is something I forget about over here, and worth remembering especially when dirtbags are picking this week of all weeks to soft launch their comeback.
go see my fronds bc i cannot
People of the Bay Area! It’s Two for Tuesday tomorrow night at Books Inc on Chestnut Street w/ authors @mikechenwriter.bsky.social & @kristinbaver.bsky.social. Join them as they celebrate the release of STAR WARS OUTLAWS: LOW RED MOON and THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE. Be there or be square!
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
go see my fronds bc i cannot
go see my fronds bc i cannot
February 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
go see my fronds bc i cannot
The thing I've always found confusing about Groundhog's Day is that six weeks after February 2nd *is* an early spring.
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The thing I've always found confusing about Groundhog's Day is that six weeks after February 2nd *is* an early spring.
This chest haunts my dreams.
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This chest haunts my dreams.
Today for the first time Dad said "I wish I'd done that" instead of "I always wanted to do that", and, pocket friends, it sucks.
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Today for the first time Dad said "I wish I'd done that" instead of "I always wanted to do that", and, pocket friends, it sucks.
I love it when I return to a fic to reread it and there's art that wasn't there before. Fandom makes me happy.
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I love it when I return to a fic to reread it and there's art that wasn't there before. Fandom makes me happy.
YA + Romancelandia is a *force*.
Just realized that we have shipped almost 300,000 whistles across the country because of a show where Jane Grey's husband turns into a horse.
Without the Tudor Horse Man show I would not be BFFs with @moryan.bsky.social & she wouldn't have sent me to @lefttheprairie.bsky.social & yet here we are.
Without the Tudor Horse Man show I would not be BFFs with @moryan.bsky.social & she wouldn't have sent me to @lefttheprairie.bsky.social & yet here we are.
a man riding on the back of a horse in front of a fire with the words still running on the bottom left
Alt: Jane Grey flying through the air over flames and landing on the back of a horse. Who is also her husband.
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
YA + Romancelandia is a *force*.
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One thing that’s really underreported on is the amount of mutual aid support the Twin Cities are receiving from around the country.
A third/fourth of folks I know doing weekly food support for vulnerable families are getting it at least partially financed by someone out of state who wants to help.
A third/fourth of folks I know doing weekly food support for vulnerable families are getting it at least partially financed by someone out of state who wants to help.
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 AM
One thing that’s really underreported on is the amount of mutual aid support the Twin Cities are receiving from around the country.
A third/fourth of folks I know doing weekly food support for vulnerable families are getting it at least partially financed by someone out of state who wants to help.
A third/fourth of folks I know doing weekly food support for vulnerable families are getting it at least partially financed by someone out of state who wants to help.
Two before OWEN, one canceled IP, one unwritten Book 3.
Hey authors -- I'm curious. For various reasons, we usually only see the highlight reals on social media, but how many novels have you trunked over your career? Especially post first published book?
February 1, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Two before OWEN, one canceled IP, one unwritten Book 3.
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There is no evidence of drawing down or deescalation on the part of the federal occupying army. The oppressive pressure of the nearness of evil makes casualness of any kind impossible. 6/7
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
There is no evidence of drawing down or deescalation on the part of the federal occupying army. The oppressive pressure of the nearness of evil makes casualness of any kind impossible. 6/7
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I might be able to leave my gloves in the car when I walk into the grocery store, but I sure as hell have a whistle on me. Every notification buzz might be another murder or kidnapping or outrageous lie from the administration. The exhausting hypervigilance remains necessary. 7/7
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I might be able to leave my gloves in the car when I walk into the grocery store, but I sure as hell have a whistle on me. Every notification buzz might be another murder or kidnapping or outrageous lie from the administration. The exhausting hypervigilance remains necessary. 7/7