Jo Conklin Author
@joconklin.com
I write kissing books! (And sometimes murder and magic books). Rep’d by Leah Pierre at Ladderbird Literary. JoConklin on most socials. Black Lives Matter 🏳️⚧
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Jo Conklin Author
@joconklin.com
· Nov 14
Hey there newskies!
Quick intro:
📚 I write romcoms, urban fantasies, and witchy murder mysteries, and read widely across a lot of genres.
✨old, fat, AuDHD, queer, transmasc, alt text enthusiast, social cognitive psychology nerd
⛔️ TERFs, SWERFs, gen AI fans, “All Lives” and crypto bros can GTFO
Quick intro:
📚 I write romcoms, urban fantasies, and witchy murder mysteries, and read widely across a lot of genres.
✨old, fat, AuDHD, queer, transmasc, alt text enthusiast, social cognitive psychology nerd
⛔️ TERFs, SWERFs, gen AI fans, “All Lives” and crypto bros can GTFO
Good morning to everyone except my upper right trapezius and whatever nerve bundle it decided to attend Fight Club with last night.
Assholes.
Assholes.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Good morning to everyone except my upper right trapezius and whatever nerve bundle it decided to attend Fight Club with last night.
Assholes.
Assholes.
When we say AI is eroding critical reading and thinking skills, someone posted this excerpt from their AI search to prove to me that Red 40 is banned in Australia 🤦🏼
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When we say AI is eroding critical reading and thinking skills, someone posted this excerpt from their AI search to prove to me that Red 40 is banned in Australia 🤦🏼
I love that our kitchen faucet pivots wide so I can set something on the counter next to the sink to fill with water.
The downside is ADHD order of operations failure. 😅
Days without flooding the kitchen counter because I forgot to put the pitcher under the faucet before turning on the water: 0
The downside is ADHD order of operations failure. 😅
Days without flooding the kitchen counter because I forgot to put the pitcher under the faucet before turning on the water: 0
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I love that our kitchen faucet pivots wide so I can set something on the counter next to the sink to fill with water.
The downside is ADHD order of operations failure. 😅
Days without flooding the kitchen counter because I forgot to put the pitcher under the faucet before turning on the water: 0
The downside is ADHD order of operations failure. 😅
Days without flooding the kitchen counter because I forgot to put the pitcher under the faucet before turning on the water: 0
as a baker, I endorse this message.
If you’re baking and using brown sugar, and some of it shakes out in small clumps, here’s my go-to kitchen pro tip…
You eat them.
They’re little treats.
You deserve it.
You eat them.
They’re little treats.
You deserve it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
as a baker, I endorse this message.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
BlueSky knitters! I have a character who knits herself and her small dog matching sweaters in a week. She’s retired and pretty much always has knitting with her. Is this ridiculously unrealistic?
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
BlueSky knitters! I have a character who knits herself and her small dog matching sweaters in a week. She’s retired and pretty much always has knitting with her. Is this ridiculously unrealistic?
Reposting with alt text! Because this is a hilarious use of a hijacked url 😂
Www.hotgirlsforcuomo.com
Www.hotgirlsforcuomo.com
![Post from Salgood Sam Oct 28 •
So Emily Austin [the bottle blond in the photos], a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'. An Astroturf movement to get that dipshit elected mayor.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?...
Three photos of a young blond woman, one of Trump sitting in the Oval Office with her standing on one side and JD Vance standing on the other. Another of her sitting at a table with a group of politicians and a large crowd behind, and a third with a politician giving her a side hug.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:td4a6jmzejfhlr3xcon6ip5f/bafkreigffpdud7o2xoxgbxn5lqq2oitj7d52wjhdlxzdlwrsg65l5dxd5e@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Reposting with alt text! Because this is a hilarious use of a hijacked url 😂
Www.hotgirlsforcuomo.com
Www.hotgirlsforcuomo.com
Critique partner: You open too many sentences in this scene with “but”. Way too many buts. Pick your favorite but and focus on that one.
Me:
Me:
a man with a mustache is smiling and says " giggles "
Alt: Clip of Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec giving an uncharacteristic childlike giggle. Text reads (giggles).
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Critique partner: You open too many sentences in this scene with “but”. Way too many buts. Pick your favorite but and focus on that one.
Me:
Me:
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It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
I’m just a guy.
Standing in front of DMV drivers.
Asking them to turn off their turn signal if they’re not actively trying to change lanes.
Standing in front of DMV drivers.
Asking them to turn off their turn signal if they’re not actively trying to change lanes.
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’m just a guy.
Standing in front of DMV drivers.
Asking them to turn off their turn signal if they’re not actively trying to change lanes.
Standing in front of DMV drivers.
Asking them to turn off their turn signal if they’re not actively trying to change lanes.
A writing group with normal people is valuable, because when someone comments it’s absurd that any normal person would engineer a whole irrigation system for their houseplants, I can be like…yeah…haha…absurd 😅👀
(Mine dumped 10 gallons of water on the living room couch but I know what I did wrong.)
(Mine dumped 10 gallons of water on the living room couch but I know what I did wrong.)
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A writing group with normal people is valuable, because when someone comments it’s absurd that any normal person would engineer a whole irrigation system for their houseplants, I can be like…yeah…haha…absurd 😅👀
(Mine dumped 10 gallons of water on the living room couch but I know what I did wrong.)
(Mine dumped 10 gallons of water on the living room couch but I know what I did wrong.)
Because ✨OF COURSE✨I get a summons to report for jury duty three days before my top surgery.
(Already working on the excusal, but SERIOUSLY, universe? Get it together! 😂)
(Already working on the excusal, but SERIOUSLY, universe? Get it together! 😂)
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Because ✨OF COURSE✨I get a summons to report for jury duty three days before my top surgery.
(Already working on the excusal, but SERIOUSLY, universe? Get it together! 😂)
(Already working on the excusal, but SERIOUSLY, universe? Get it together! 😂)
I hope my fellow mayosapiens realize that any relative older than you is an aunt/uncle for a lot of folks.
But I also hope we all know that the real purpose of this “story” is to put Mamdani’s name in headlines next to the words “hijab” and “9/11” and evoke that implicit association dog whistle 👀
But I also hope we all know that the real purpose of this “story” is to put Mamdani’s name in headlines next to the words “hijab” and “9/11” and evoke that implicit association dog whistle 👀
October 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I hope my fellow mayosapiens realize that any relative older than you is an aunt/uncle for a lot of folks.
But I also hope we all know that the real purpose of this “story” is to put Mamdani’s name in headlines next to the words “hijab” and “9/11” and evoke that implicit association dog whistle 👀
But I also hope we all know that the real purpose of this “story” is to put Mamdani’s name in headlines next to the words “hijab” and “9/11” and evoke that implicit association dog whistle 👀
After running on the treadmill for months (because my innate sub-elite athleticism demands grab bars for when I literally trip over my own toes😅) I took my couch to 5k outdoors this morning with a run on the Anacostia trail.
It turns out surface running is MASSIVELY easier than treadmill running 😲
It turns out surface running is MASSIVELY easier than treadmill running 😲
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
After running on the treadmill for months (because my innate sub-elite athleticism demands grab bars for when I literally trip over my own toes😅) I took my couch to 5k outdoors this morning with a run on the Anacostia trail.
It turns out surface running is MASSIVELY easier than treadmill running 😲
It turns out surface running is MASSIVELY easier than treadmill running 😲
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Annual reminder, when you see an industry professional dishing advice on here… an agent, editor, author… their insight is informed by their experience.
Check that experience before taking the advice. Visit their websites. It will save you so much rage and grief.
Check that experience before taking the advice. Visit their websites. It will save you so much rage and grief.
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Annual reminder, when you see an industry professional dishing advice on here… an agent, editor, author… their insight is informed by their experience.
Check that experience before taking the advice. Visit their websites. It will save you so much rage and grief.
Check that experience before taking the advice. Visit their websites. It will save you so much rage and grief.
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I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
“Florida seniors find a killer new hobby”
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Q1: describe your book/WIP as a newspaper headline article
October 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Florida seniors find a killer new hobby”
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I decided to walk to book club last night after also doing a couch to 5k training run in the afternoon and my knees have OPINIONS this morning 😅
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I decided to walk to book club last night after also doing a couch to 5k training run in the afternoon and my knees have OPINIONS this morning 😅
Well now it’s “sexy how to view your Google search history” so I’m not quite sure how to pull that off 🤷
sexy radio address to the nation on free and fair trade april 25, 1987
October 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Well now it’s “sexy how to view your Google search history” so I’m not quite sure how to pull that off 🤷
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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You never have to worry about bothering someone when commenting "I like your characters" or "I like your work." We love it. However... there's a good chance a writer/artist explodes into a thousand glowing rainbow confetti bits. Otherwise known as Validation Induced Exploding Syndrome. Very common.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
You never have to worry about bothering someone when commenting "I like your characters" or "I like your work." We love it. However... there's a good chance a writer/artist explodes into a thousand glowing rainbow confetti bits. Otherwise known as Validation Induced Exploding Syndrome. Very common.