Kate Elliott
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social
Science fiction & fantasy writer. World builder. Reader. Outrigger canoe paddler. I ❤️ my schnauzer. Hawaii. ✡️🕊️ She/her.
Where Should I Start With Your Novels, a guide:
https://imakeupworlds.com/index.php/2015/02/where-should-i-start-with-your-novels/
Where Should I Start With Your Novels, a guide:
https://imakeupworlds.com/index.php/2015/02/where-should-i-start-with-your-novels/
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Kate Elliott
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Where Should I Start With Your Novels? | I Make Up Worlds
imakeupworlds.com
If you are wondering about my extensive backlist, and which book/series might best fit your current reading needs/tastes, I wrote this post for you (boy-band style):
imakeupworlds.com/index.php/20...
imakeupworlds.com/index.php/20...
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The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
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This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
Defend612.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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So there was a deal: “Rodríguez, a canny political operator, was envisaged as head of a transitional government in secret talks that her politician brother, Jorge, led with Washington last year about a post-Maduro future.”
The woman with Donald Trump’s nod to lead Venezuela
Washington has built its transition plans around vice-president Delcy Rodríguez, a canny operator close to the oil industry
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
So there was a deal: “Rodríguez, a canny political operator, was envisaged as head of a transitional government in secret talks that her politician brother, Jorge, led with Washington last year about a post-Maduro future.”
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Bumping this because it's a great job in my team and you should apply for it.
This is a great job in a wonderful team in a brilliant company. It's so good that I've run out of superlatives www.lego.com/en-gb/career...
Writer, Customer Experience - Careers - LEGO.com
Writer, Customer Experience: Job Description Dear LEGO ® people, What are you doing to protect the planet and the polar bears? Are there LEGO characters with pr...
www.lego.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Bumping this because it's a great job in my team and you should apply for it.
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webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... if you’re interested in this morning’s emergency security council meeting on Venezuela, it’ll start here at 10am. It was called by Colombia, and can help us get a sense of the public lines coming from a diverse group of countries
Threats to international peace and security - Security Council, 10085th meeting
The situation in Venezuela.
webtv.un.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... if you’re interested in this morning’s emergency security council meeting on Venezuela, it’ll start here at 10am. It was called by Colombia, and can help us get a sense of the public lines coming from a diverse group of countries
ERIK SATIE Gnossienne 1 - Alessio Nanni, piano
YouTube video by Alessio Nanni
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January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Avoiding my geopolitical anxiety by reading the Harvard Magazine obits, and damn this issue starts off with a banger
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Avoiding my geopolitical anxiety by reading the Harvard Magazine obits, and damn this issue starts off with a banger
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The Iranian uprising has now reached 100 cities on its eighth day.
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The Iranian uprising has now reached 100 cities on its eighth day.
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
Heilung - Anoana LIVE | LIFA Llyn Dain
YouTube video by Heilung
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January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
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Nice review of The Maidens of Midnight by Rhiannon Rasmussen (@charibdys.bsky.social) at The Horror Tree. Thanks Joseph, glad you liked it.
Epeolatry Book Review: The Maidens of Midnight by Rhiannon Rasmussen - The Horror Tree
Book Review: The Maidens of Midnight by Rhiannon Rasmussen from publisher Dim Shores. It was released on December 15th, 2025
horrortree.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Nice review of The Maidens of Midnight by Rhiannon Rasmussen (@charibdys.bsky.social) at The Horror Tree. Thanks Joseph, glad you liked it.
"Billions of people experienced measurable improvements in health, safety, and material conditions in 2025. That progress didn’t make the news. But it happened anyway."
It turns out a better world IS possible.
It turns out a better world IS possible.
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
"Billions of people experienced measurable improvements in health, safety, and material conditions in 2025. That progress didn’t make the news. But it happened anyway."
It turns out a better world IS possible.
It turns out a better world IS possible.
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Everything is Connected and Everything is Complicated.
The Iran Domino
Why Russia, China, the US and Israel are all piling on
chadbourn.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Everything is Connected and Everything is Complicated.
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Designer Jeanne Lanvin was born on this day in 1867, one of the earliest women pioneers to excel in the business of fashion, joining the Syndicat de la Couture in 1909. This is a rich, jewel like gown, a turquoise gem with a gold trim, early #1930s #fondationazzedinealaia #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Designer Jeanne Lanvin was born on this day in 1867, one of the earliest women pioneers to excel in the business of fashion, joining the Syndicat de la Couture in 1909. This is a rich, jewel like gown, a turquoise gem with a gold trim, early #1930s #fondationazzedinealaia #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
I have decided that in 2026 I am going to be more me online, which means weird and dorky. We'll see how that goes.
I might even discuss writing more rather than feeling that for some reason I ought not to, that it's (I don't know) "self-centered" of me to talk about something so central to my life.
I might even discuss writing more rather than feeling that for some reason I ought not to, that it's (I don't know) "self-centered" of me to talk about something so central to my life.
January 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I have decided that in 2026 I am going to be more me online, which means weird and dorky. We'll see how that goes.
I might even discuss writing more rather than feeling that for some reason I ought not to, that it's (I don't know) "self-centered" of me to talk about something so central to my life.
I might even discuss writing more rather than feeling that for some reason I ought not to, that it's (I don't know) "self-centered" of me to talk about something so central to my life.
Ongoing 2026 storyline:
A ragtag alliance of doughty, courageous, and often bickering rebels brace and push back against the continuing onslaught of the psychopathic king, his sadistic henchmen, their rich sociopathic cohort, and an evil cult.
A ragtag alliance of doughty, courageous, and often bickering rebels brace and push back against the continuing onslaught of the psychopathic king, his sadistic henchmen, their rich sociopathic cohort, and an evil cult.
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Ongoing 2026 storyline:
A ragtag alliance of doughty, courageous, and often bickering rebels brace and push back against the continuing onslaught of the psychopathic king, his sadistic henchmen, their rich sociopathic cohort, and an evil cult.
A ragtag alliance of doughty, courageous, and often bickering rebels brace and push back against the continuing onslaught of the psychopathic king, his sadistic henchmen, their rich sociopathic cohort, and an evil cult.
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Security forces have opened fire on unarmed protesters in Hamedan. A video message from one of the protesters says: “This is a war zone. The Islamic Republic’s real war is against us, the people of Iran.”
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Security forces have opened fire on unarmed protesters in Hamedan. A video message from one of the protesters says: “This is a war zone. The Islamic Republic’s real war is against us, the people of Iran.”
What a great speech to start off the new year
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
What a great speech to start off the new year
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
Great thread on endings in narratives.
Discussing with my daughters why the ending of Stranger Things didn't work for them, and they identified all the things I teach in writing class as classic mistakes, I feel, of endings.
We often don't study endings as much in classes, articles, or as writers and I think it shows.
We often don't study endings as much in classes, articles, or as writers and I think it shows.
January 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Great thread on endings in narratives.
#AICouldNever will be my occasional post series for 2026, just because I feel like it, and in whatever random order I feel inspired by on any given day, mostly music and as many styles, genres, etc as possible.
Let's start with the great Ella Fitzgerald.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDL...
Let's start with the great Ella Fitzgerald.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDL...
Ella Fitzgerald – Lullaby of Birdland - 25 August 1958 • World of Jazz
YouTube video by World of Jazz
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
#AICouldNever will be my occasional post series for 2026, just because I feel like it, and in whatever random order I feel inspired by on any given day, mostly music and as many styles, genres, etc as possible.
Let's start with the great Ella Fitzgerald.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDL...
Let's start with the great Ella Fitzgerald.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDL...
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My peeps, as 2025 (a rough year) recedes in the rearview mirror, Finn reminds you to make good trouble and lots of noise together in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
My peeps, as 2025 (a rough year) recedes in the rearview mirror, Finn reminds you to make good trouble and lots of noise together in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!