Izzy Wasserstein
@izzyxen.bsky.social
Professor, writer of speculative fiction and poetry. Queer & trans. THESE FRAGILE GRACES, THIS FUGITIVE HEART is out now!. All views my own. she/her. 🌈🚀
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Come see Cory Doctorow and @edzitron.com talk about #Enshittification and the #RotEconomy with @clarionwest.bsky.social on Oct. 22nd! In person in Seattle or free online. secure.clarionwest.org/np/clients/c...
#authortalk #scifi #seattlelibrary
#authortalk #scifi #seattlelibrary
Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Deep Dives Conversation with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron
Join Cory Doctorow (Enshittification), Ed Zitron (Better Offline), and moderator Whitney Beltrán for a discussion of how reckless tech policy created an enshittogenic environment that allowed the wors...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Come see Cory Doctorow and @edzitron.com talk about #Enshittification and the #RotEconomy with @clarionwest.bsky.social on Oct. 22nd! In person in Seattle or free online. secure.clarionwest.org/np/clients/c...
#authortalk #scifi #seattlelibrary
#authortalk #scifi #seattlelibrary
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We are pleased to present the 2025 Deep Dive Author Conversation Series with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social on October 16th and Cory Doctorow on October 22nd!
Both events are free to the public or upgrade your ticket and join us for a VIP reception before the event!
Tickets available now!
Both events are free to the public or upgrade your ticket and join us for a VIP reception before the event!
Tickets available now!
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We are pleased to present the 2025 Deep Dive Author Conversation Series with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social on October 16th and Cory Doctorow on October 22nd!
Both events are free to the public or upgrade your ticket and join us for a VIP reception before the event!
Tickets available now!
Both events are free to the public or upgrade your ticket and join us for a VIP reception before the event!
Tickets available now!
This Thursday! Daniel H. Wilson in conversation with Nisi Shawl! It's free to attend in person in Seattle and online. It's going to be a great event! @clarionwest.bsky.social
www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...
www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...
Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
Join us at this launch event for science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This Thursday! Daniel H. Wilson in conversation with Nisi Shawl! It's free to attend in person in Seattle and online. It's going to be a great event! @clarionwest.bsky.social
www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...
www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...
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Welcome to the world of Locus Magazine, where your dreams of being first to know everything about sci-fi come true.
Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!
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October 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Welcome to the world of Locus Magazine, where your dreams of being first to know everything about sci-fi come true.
Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!
www.locusmag.com
Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!
www.locusmag.com
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I have this already it's called having weirdo friends that send me links, book recs, shows, memes, music, movies. We talk abt places we want to go and share info and laugh about it. It's better than a curated list cuz we get to talk about it. Finding something and knowing who would like it is love
hey do you mind just feeding all of your personal information into the black box
we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈
we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I have this already it's called having weirdo friends that send me links, book recs, shows, memes, music, movies. We talk abt places we want to go and share info and laugh about it. It's better than a curated list cuz we get to talk about it. Finding something and knowing who would like it is love
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
I returned and saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all.
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all.
It feels like nobody appreciates how close their favorite author/musician/director came to never being a thing. A flap of butterfly wings away from the most famous creator you enjoy never getting a chance.
No Taylor Swift would not be the exception, do you know the level of luck involved in "biggest pop star on earth" status?? It is the opposite of a thing you bet on. LeBron is the only one because theres pre existing infra exist just to make a guy like him a billionaire, pop culture does not have it
September 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I returned and saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all.
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all.
Jon was deeply kind and caring, and his love for his community was clear from the first time we met. He worked hard to support institutions he found worthy, but never put institutions over people.
Our community is so much less for his loss, but the good he did will carry on.
Our community is so much less for his loss, but the good he did will carry on.
Mourning the loss of Jon Lasser, Seattle SFF community stalwart and new friend and colleague. The world has lost a deeply generous and compassionate human and talented author.
You'll be missed.
You'll be missed.
Sorry to hear this morning about the passing of Jon Lasser (@disappearinjon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy). My deepest condolences to his family and all who knew him. If you aren’t familiar with Jon’s work, here are some things he had published: twoideas.org/publications...
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Jon was deeply kind and caring, and his love for his community was clear from the first time we met. He worked hard to support institutions he found worthy, but never put institutions over people.
Our community is so much less for his loss, but the good he did will carry on.
Our community is so much less for his loss, but the good he did will carry on.
Enhance a book!
Catch 22 and Also These Hands
Catch 22 and Also These Hands
Enhance a book!
The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe, and the Bedside Table.
The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe, and the Bedside Table.
Enhance a book!
Medium Women
Medium Women
September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Enhance a book!
Catch 22 and Also These Hands
Catch 22 and Also These Hands
I just saw that a theater near me is showing Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE soon. I don't think I've ever remarked on it here, but CURE is one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen, a police procedural horror movie that explores what happens when inexplicable violence spreads. Underrated classic.
September 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I just saw that a theater near me is showing Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE soon. I don't think I've ever remarked on it here, but CURE is one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen, a police procedural horror movie that explores what happens when inexplicable violence spreads. Underrated classic.
"Why, what could they have done, being what they are? / Was there another York for them to burn?"
September 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Why, what could they have done, being what they are? / Was there another York for them to burn?"
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Required reading.
Ta-Nehisi Coates has written the best yet commentary on last week's events, while pundits, politicians and others have disgraced themselves in their whitewashing of of this man's legacy. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
September 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Required reading.
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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Ezra Klein’s role is to legitimize elite views. See: his shifting opinions on Gaza, which grant centrists permission to discuss genocide, etc. He doesn’t lead, he reflects. His recent work (even pre-Kirk killing) shows liberals truly don’t understand the threat before them.
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ezra Klein’s role is to legitimize elite views. See: his shifting opinions on Gaza, which grant centrists permission to discuss genocide, etc. He doesn’t lead, he reflects. His recent work (even pre-Kirk killing) shows liberals truly don’t understand the threat before them.
My short story "The Rise and Fall of Storm Bluff, Kansas" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
September 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My short story "The Rise and Fall of Storm Bluff, Kansas" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
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My 2013 essay "HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
September 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My 2013 essay "HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
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These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by @izzyxen.bsky.social
(From @tachyonpub.bsky.social)
📰 Near-future post-collapse Kansas City
🏴 Anarchist commune politics
🧬 Cloning and designer drugs
🏳️⚧️ The trans agenda
❓ JUICY DETAILS I WANT TO HINT AT BUT ARE DEFINITELY SPOILERS
(From @tachyonpub.bsky.social)
📰 Near-future post-collapse Kansas City
🏴 Anarchist commune politics
🧬 Cloning and designer drugs
🏳️⚧️ The trans agenda
❓ JUICY DETAILS I WANT TO HINT AT BUT ARE DEFINITELY SPOILERS
These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart - Tachyon Publications
“This fast-paced novella blends a pitch-perfect noir voice with all the excitement and grit of an action movie, but at its core, it is ultimately a tale of community, identity, and connection.” —Emma ...
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September 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by @izzyxen.bsky.social
(From @tachyonpub.bsky.social)
📰 Near-future post-collapse Kansas City
🏴 Anarchist commune politics
🧬 Cloning and designer drugs
🏳️⚧️ The trans agenda
❓ JUICY DETAILS I WANT TO HINT AT BUT ARE DEFINITELY SPOILERS
(From @tachyonpub.bsky.social)
📰 Near-future post-collapse Kansas City
🏴 Anarchist commune politics
🧬 Cloning and designer drugs
🏳️⚧️ The trans agenda
❓ JUICY DETAILS I WANT TO HINT AT BUT ARE DEFINITELY SPOILERS
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BABES, I HEARD YOU LIKE QUEER SFF MYSTERY NOVELLAS FROM TINY PRESSES.
September 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
BABES, I HEARD YOU LIKE QUEER SFF MYSTERY NOVELLAS FROM TINY PRESSES.
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@izzyxen.bsky.social's story has got to be my favorite so far. I got goosies.
September 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
@izzyxen.bsky.social's story has got to be my favorite so far. I got goosies.
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Today's read is a book I'm incredibly excited for - last year's award-winning cyberpunk anthology from @neonhemlock.bsky.social and @robotleblanc.bsky.social!
Huge shoutout to the team at NH for the review copy, let's give it a whirl ✨
Huge shoutout to the team at NH for the review copy, let's give it a whirl ✨
September 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today's read is a book I'm incredibly excited for - last year's award-winning cyberpunk anthology from @neonhemlock.bsky.social and @robotleblanc.bsky.social!
Huge shoutout to the team at NH for the review copy, let's give it a whirl ✨
Huge shoutout to the team at NH for the review copy, let's give it a whirl ✨
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Some dipshits have taken to calling the majority of humans "NPCs". Meaning we lack agency and don't think for ourselves.
These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.
My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.
My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
They Call us NPCs, Because That's What they Want us To Be
I am so grateful to everyone who has read my new novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster already. And especially to everyone who’s been reviewing it, shouting...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Some dipshits have taken to calling the majority of humans "NPCs". Meaning we lack agency and don't think for ourselves.
These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.
My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.
My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Hard to say how this isn't willful murder at a population scale. Seniors with chronic respiratory conditions getting denied covid vaccines.
Kennedy has insisted covid shots are still easy to obtain, claiming that @hassan.senate.gov was “making things up to scare people.”
But The Post talked to people who are struggling to get the vaccine. Elaine Cox, a 68-year-old with lung disease, said she wept after being denied a prescription.
But The Post talked to people who are struggling to get the vaccine. Elaine Cox, a 68-year-old with lung disease, said she wept after being denied a prescription.
![In a combative appearance before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Kennedy bristled when Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) accused the Trump administration of taking steps that deny people vaccines.
"Everybody can get the vaccine. You're just making things up," Kennedy said. "You're making things up to scare people, and it's a lie."
In Virginia, Elaine Cox said she and her husband asked their doctor for a prescription before leaving Saturday for a vacation in Italy. The office declined because it hadn't received CDC guidance. Cox, 68, suffers from chronic lung disease, and her nephew died of the viral infection in 2022.
"I was crying this afternoon about this," she said on Thursday. "My family takes [covid] very seriously."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6wwty6iar2ya7heph6d25cw3/bafkreicubujwawlbrb2fadzes7dsqupwbvejopcwwfyut7qji6aogbs2je@jpeg)
September 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hard to say how this isn't willful murder at a population scale. Seniors with chronic respiratory conditions getting denied covid vaccines.
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I have a story in this month's Lightspeed: "On an Unusual Kind of Spatially Distributed Haunting." It will go up on the website on Sep 18:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
LIghtspeed Magazine: edited by John Joseph Adams
A Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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September 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I have a story in this month's Lightspeed: "On an Unusual Kind of Spatially Distributed Haunting." It will go up on the website on Sep 18:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com