Mia Tsai, rabble-rouser
@itsamia.bsky.social
Author, editor, Dalcrozian, angry Asian. BITTER MEDICINE | THE MEMORY HUNTERS. Rep: Anne Tibbets. Hugo finalist and Hugoish winner. @concurrentseattle.bsky.social creator. Fluent in you guys, yinz, and y'all.
Links: linktr.ee/MiaTsai
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only in the atl will you get santa telling the whole arena "it's swag surf time, ho ho ho!"
and only in atl will they play "knuck if you buck" after a fight on the court
and only in atl will they play "knuck if you buck" after a fight on the court
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
only in the atl will you get santa telling the whole arena "it's swag surf time, ho ho ho!"
and only in atl will they play "knuck if you buck" after a fight on the court
and only in atl will they play "knuck if you buck" after a fight on the court
To add to this - THE MEMORY HUNTERS is not inspired by the Middle Ages. Valerian IV does not wear plate armor. But she does have a sword, is sworn to guard her charge, and went to combat school. And I wrote her specifically to fulfill the princess/knight trope. Sapphically.
Making my debut at @avclub.com talking about the year's best trend in fantasy publishing: Lady knights.
The year's biggest fantasy trend finally gives women swords
The year's biggest fantasy trend finally gives women swords
www.avclub.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
To add to this - THE MEMORY HUNTERS is not inspired by the Middle Ages. Valerian IV does not wear plate armor. But she does have a sword, is sworn to guard her charge, and went to combat school. And I wrote her specifically to fulfill the princess/knight trope. Sapphically.
Okay. In an attempt to clear a couple of items off the TBR, I am going to read a chapter of a book whenever I lose focus instead of getting on socials. I anticipate either getting a lot of work done or reading more books. Win-win.
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Okay. In an attempt to clear a couple of items off the TBR, I am going to read a chapter of a book whenever I lose focus instead of getting on socials. I anticipate either getting a lot of work done or reading more books. Win-win.
Obligatory cat pic tax of Pooka, my classic tabby Ocicat who was 100% pure menace (and also, ultimately, just a cat)
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Obligatory cat pic tax of Pooka, my classic tabby Ocicat who was 100% pure menace (and also, ultimately, just a cat)
I really thought this was gonna be a Wagnerian opera post
I see so many people online claik their cat is an Ocicat mix and no, I'm sorry, the breed is very tightly controlled and documented. Your spotty cat with no papers is a lovely spotted DSH.
My Ocicat was classic tabby.
I see so many people online claik their cat is an Ocicat mix and no, I'm sorry, the breed is very tightly controlled and documented. Your spotty cat with no papers is a lovely spotted DSH.
My Ocicat was classic tabby.
I would like to articulate one of the BIGGEST misconceptions about cat breed genetics by talking about the NEBELUNG!
An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own.
Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.
An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own.
Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.
December 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I really thought this was gonna be a Wagnerian opera post
I see so many people online claik their cat is an Ocicat mix and no, I'm sorry, the breed is very tightly controlled and documented. Your spotty cat with no papers is a lovely spotted DSH.
My Ocicat was classic tabby.
I see so many people online claik their cat is an Ocicat mix and no, I'm sorry, the breed is very tightly controlled and documented. Your spotty cat with no papers is a lovely spotted DSH.
My Ocicat was classic tabby.
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Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian.
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian.
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
broke containment so i am now gonna take myself away from this website. please keep ConCurrent Seattle in mind for awards like Best Related Work or community awards; no genAI was used in panelist vetting, panel selection, or in anything at all. ConCurrent Seattle: Powered by Electric Meat Sacks
December 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
broke containment so i am now gonna take myself away from this website. please keep ConCurrent Seattle in mind for awards like Best Related Work or community awards; no genAI was used in panelist vetting, panel selection, or in anything at all. ConCurrent Seattle: Powered by Electric Meat Sacks
of course, the best spell check remains the dictionary, like Merriam-Webster. I consider myself an excellent speller and I still check the dictionary constantly. Thanks for having my back, M-W!
December 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
of course, the best spell check remains the dictionary, like Merriam-Webster. I consider myself an excellent speller and I still check the dictionary constantly. Thanks for having my back, M-W!
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I'll offer a technical opinion for anyone who finds it helpful: spellcheck (and basic grammar checking like what's been in Word for more than a decade) are pattern marching. Even "they're/their" checks are based on looking for tokens in the rest of the sentence. The scope is the text being checked &
Spell check existed long before genAI and in its most basic function is not genAI. Spell check is code. It's a function. It checks against a database of available words. Spell check in certain programs, however, may have been made worse by running it through genAI.
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'll offer a technical opinion for anyone who finds it helpful: spellcheck (and basic grammar checking like what's been in Word for more than a decade) are pattern marching. Even "they're/their" checks are based on looking for tokens in the rest of the sentence. The scope is the text being checked &
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ICE moved their group of 200 traveling gestapo into Columbus, Ohio, and for the last few days my community has been scrambling, connecting, activating and showing up in the most magnificent way. There are so many different emergency trainings, protests, etc. that I physically can’t go to them all.
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
ICE moved their group of 200 traveling gestapo into Columbus, Ohio, and for the last few days my community has been scrambling, connecting, activating and showing up in the most magnificent way. There are so many different emergency trainings, protests, etc. that I physically can’t go to them all.
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I don't have a Nebula. I will probably never have a Nebula. But I do have the dignity and self respect of never having used fuckass genAI.
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I don't have a Nebula. I will probably never have a Nebula. But I do have the dignity and self respect of never having used fuckass genAI.
I claim all my mistakes. I won't let genAI make my mistakes for me. I'm gonna fuck up in a way only I can and I'm gonna own that.
December 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I claim all my mistakes. I won't let genAI make my mistakes for me. I'm gonna fuck up in a way only I can and I'm gonna own that.
Spell check existed long before genAI and in its most basic function is not genAI. Spell check is code. It's a function. It checks against a database of available words. Spell check in certain programs, however, may have been made worse by running it through genAI.
December 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Spell check existed long before genAI and in its most basic function is not genAI. Spell check is code. It's a function. It checks against a database of available words. Spell check in certain programs, however, may have been made worse by running it through genAI.
So I switched to Qobuz and imported my playlists and guys, I'm never going back to Spotify. Qobuz might not have everything but the fidelity?! This is what music used to sound like!
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So I switched to Qobuz and imported my playlists and guys, I'm never going back to Spotify. Qobuz might not have everything but the fidelity?! This is what music used to sound like!
like... i guess... how did they not anticipate the reaction they got?
The @sfwa.org has already revised the Nebula rules to disqualify works written wholly *or* partially with LLMs.
That was quick.
That was quick.
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
like... i guess... how did they not anticipate the reaction they got?
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finally starting @jackielaubooks.bsky.social TIME LOOPS & MEET CUTES and I am already getting called out on page 4?!?!
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
finally starting @jackielaubooks.bsky.social TIME LOOPS & MEET CUTES and I am already getting called out on page 4?!?!
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Anyone who was lucky enough to attend some or all of Concurrent knows what an amazing and uplifting experience it was.
It's awards eligibility season and we at ConCurrent are definitely eligible for one award: the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. However, if you think we're a good fit for other awards, please do consider us! Short fact thread incoming. 1/
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Anyone who was lucky enough to attend some or all of Concurrent knows what an amazing and uplifting experience it was.
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We wanted an inclusive, accessible, safe event for all, which meant everyone was masked and we had multiple air filters going. And attendance was completely free thanks to our generous donors.
For our work, please do consider us for awards! 3/3
Our website is here: concurrentseattle.weebly.com
For our work, please do consider us for awards! 3/3
Our website is here: concurrentseattle.weebly.com
CONCURRENT SEATTLE
ConCurrent is a free one-day event intended to be an alternative to WorldCon programming.
concurrentseattle.weebly.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We wanted an inclusive, accessible, safe event for all, which meant everyone was masked and we had multiple air filters going. And attendance was completely free thanks to our generous donors.
For our work, please do consider us for awards! 3/3
Our website is here: concurrentseattle.weebly.com
For our work, please do consider us for awards! 3/3
Our website is here: concurrentseattle.weebly.com
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ConCurrent was dreamed up, planned, and executed in eleven weeks as a one-day convention running alongside WorldCon. We emphasized panel topics relevant to current issues in SFFH and welcomed an incredibly diverse set of panelists. We were categorically against all genAI usage from the start. 2/
December 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
ConCurrent was dreamed up, planned, and executed in eleven weeks as a one-day convention running alongside WorldCon. We emphasized panel topics relevant to current issues in SFFH and welcomed an incredibly diverse set of panelists. We were categorically against all genAI usage from the start. 2/
I won't talk about myself but I will certainly talk up my team ALL THE DAMN TIME. So here it is: ConCurrent's awards eligibility post.
It's awards eligibility season and we at ConCurrent are definitely eligible for one award: the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. However, if you think we're a good fit for other awards, please do consider us! Short fact thread incoming. 1/
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I won't talk about myself but I will certainly talk up my team ALL THE DAMN TIME. So here it is: ConCurrent's awards eligibility post.
Timely reminder that @giganotosaurus.bsky.social does not accept stories written or edited with LLMs at any stage. No genAI use is tolerated.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Timely reminder that @giganotosaurus.bsky.social does not accept stories written or edited with LLMs at any stage. No genAI use is tolerated.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
And if your story is accepted, it will be edited by humans.
actually, no one wanted to know what gop zoomers think because we already know they are actual Nazis whose asses ain't been beat enough.
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
actually, no one wanted to know what gop zoomers think because we already know they are actual Nazis whose asses ain't been beat enough.
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Speaking of not using AI in comics — she’s here!! STRANGE TAILS #1, “PERCHEESE TO DREAM"
Written by me, art by BAILIE ROSENLUND, colors by IAN HERRING, letters by
VC's TRAVIS LANHAM, edited by FARAH JAVED & @alannawrites.bsky.social !
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Written by me, art by BAILIE ROSENLUND, colors by IAN HERRING, letters by
VC's TRAVIS LANHAM, edited by FARAH JAVED & @alannawrites.bsky.social !
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December 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Speaking of not using AI in comics — she’s here!! STRANGE TAILS #1, “PERCHEESE TO DREAM"
Written by me, art by BAILIE ROSENLUND, colors by IAN HERRING, letters by
VC's TRAVIS LANHAM, edited by FARAH JAVED & @alannawrites.bsky.social !
share.marvel.com/sharing/issu...
Written by me, art by BAILIE ROSENLUND, colors by IAN HERRING, letters by
VC's TRAVIS LANHAM, edited by FARAH JAVED & @alannawrites.bsky.social !
share.marvel.com/sharing/issu...
Jay does fantastic work year after year and I'm delighted to be on this list both as a novelist and as a part of the @giganotosaurus.bsky.social team! We've had fewer stories than usual, so this means a lot. ❤️
My 2025 Recommended Reading List is finally ready! Honestly, just writing these descriptions made me excited about this year's sci-fi/fantasy all over again. www.tarvolon.com/2025/12/18/t...
Tar Vol's 2025 Recommended Reading List (Holiday Edition)
Tar Vol's 2025 Recommended Reading List collects the best sci-fi and fantasy fiction to be published in 2025, from novels all the way to short stories.
www.tarvolon.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Jay does fantastic work year after year and I'm delighted to be on this list both as a novelist and as a part of the @giganotosaurus.bsky.social team! We've had fewer stories than usual, so this means a lot. ❤️