Fran Wilde
@franwilde.bsky.social
Author & Battle Poet (she/her) hoarder of pens and journals. Teacher. novels, poetry, short fiction, shenanigans
More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde & http://franwilde.net
More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde & http://franwilde.net
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- Monthly inspiration & news you won’t get elsewhere
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- whimsy
- Mentoring, limited to 5 students, to level up.
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
- Weekly write-ins for all subscribers (inc. free)
- Monthly inspiration & news you won’t get elsewhere
- Monthly tier-level prompts, craft essays, & mini-workshops.
- whimsy
- Mentoring, limited to 5 students, to level up.
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
I’m a longtime teacher - workshops to MFA-level, & would love to see you join in, even as I pay some bills over here (bc lol publishing).
I’m using the space to build community and nurture writers. I would love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
I’m using the space to build community and nurture writers. I would love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
Fran Wilde | Patreon
Ink & Pixels, Whimsy & Words
www.patreon.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I’m a longtime teacher - workshops to MFA-level, & would love to see you join in, even as I pay some bills over here (bc lol publishing).
I’m using the space to build community and nurture writers. I would love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
I’m using the space to build community and nurture writers. I would love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
I’m being reminded talk up my Patreon!
- Weekly write-ins for all subscribers (inc. free)
- Monthly inspiration & news you won’t get elsewhere
- Monthly tier-level prompts, craft essays, & mini-workshops.
- whimsy
- Mentoring, limited to 5 students, to level up.
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
- Weekly write-ins for all subscribers (inc. free)
- Monthly inspiration & news you won’t get elsewhere
- Monthly tier-level prompts, craft essays, & mini-workshops.
- whimsy
- Mentoring, limited to 5 students, to level up.
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I’m being reminded talk up my Patreon!
- Weekly write-ins for all subscribers (inc. free)
- Monthly inspiration & news you won’t get elsewhere
- Monthly tier-level prompts, craft essays, & mini-workshops.
- whimsy
- Mentoring, limited to 5 students, to level up.
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
- Weekly write-ins for all subscribers (inc. free)
- Monthly inspiration & news you won’t get elsewhere
- Monthly tier-level prompts, craft essays, & mini-workshops.
- whimsy
- Mentoring, limited to 5 students, to level up.
www.patreon.com/cw/franwilde
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🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
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This whistle fights fascists
I print whistles now. You can too.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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The best birthday present I can imagine would be for you to check out these amazing stories I discovered in 2025, including lots that are from authors completely new to me, and to consider them for any awards ballots you might be working on!!
2025 was a nightmare... & an amazing year for short fiction.
On my newsletter, I rounded up the stories I think you need - for your soul, & your award ballots
(mine are there, but it's mostly from others)
I'll shout them out here, as well!
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-life-in-f...
On my newsletter, I rounded up the stories I think you need - for your soul, & your award ballots
(mine are there, but it's mostly from others)
I'll shout them out here, as well!
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-life-in-f...
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The best birthday present I can imagine would be for you to check out these amazing stories I discovered in 2025, including lots that are from authors completely new to me, and to consider them for any awards ballots you might be working on!!
So excited about all the things!
Just had another awesome chat with the ever wonderful Fran Wilde about where we hope to take #StarWars #ReignoftheEmpire Book 3 - #FromtheAshes
If we accomplish even 1/3 of what we're planning, gosh are we going to have such a special cap to the series
Now we've got to earn it
If we accomplish even 1/3 of what we're planning, gosh are we going to have such a special cap to the series
Now we've got to earn it
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
So excited about all the things!
Happy birthday, Lauren!
February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Happy birthday, Lauren!
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Starting to feel like conservatives don't hate education specifically so much as they hate the idea of facts, data, or information existing at all.
Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Starting to feel like conservatives don't hate education specifically so much as they hate the idea of facts, data, or information existing at all.
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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Today, I am matching donations to any org in this list, up to $1000. Reply here or DM me with receipt. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Today, I am matching donations to any org in this list, up to $1000. Reply here or DM me with receipt. www.standwithminnesota.com
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
Screaming or drowning?
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Screaming or drowning?
In the gleaming glee where goblins reappear
While our happy simulcast
Clings to them forever
I unfollow. Unfollow.
Unfollow again.
@$/3%#!!€
#poem
While our happy simulcast
Clings to them forever
I unfollow. Unfollow.
Unfollow again.
@$/3%#!!€
#poem
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
In the gleaming glee where goblins reappear
While our happy simulcast
Clings to them forever
I unfollow. Unfollow.
Unfollow again.
@$/3%#!!€
#poem
While our happy simulcast
Clings to them forever
I unfollow. Unfollow.
Unfollow again.
@$/3%#!!€
#poem
In: what the hell compels that kind of question (dodging implied)
Out: crickets.
Out: crickets.
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 AM
In: what the hell compels that kind of question (dodging implied)
Out: crickets.
Out: crickets.
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Trump Scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for ‘Not Smiling’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Trump Scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for ‘Not Smiling’
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Trump Scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for ‘Not Smiling’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
I have heard stories !!
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I have heard stories !!
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Wolves - Small Wonders
Wolves always say / You Look Delicious // Say nothing—or— / Say Thank You
smallwondersmag.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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The Philosophy of Empty Food Bowls
February 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The Philosophy of Empty Food Bowls
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Don't threaten ME with a good time...
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Don't threaten ME with a good time...