K.L. Noone
@klnoone.bsky.social
writer, professor, medievalist, lgbtq romance author, happily married bisexual, she/they pronouns, fan of craft beer & board games
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K.L. Noone
@klnoone.bsky.social
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Cover reveal! Coming from @jms-books.com Jan 21... "An Exchange of Hearts"! This one's M/F #fantasy #romance (bisexual rep!) - it's actually an updated revision of one of my very first published stories, from like a decade ago! (The magazine closed, rights reverted, etc.) So I hope you like it!
Release date the 28th! Coming soon! ππ³οΈβππ #BookSky
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Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. βI always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, βYou fucking ran while we stayed,ββ he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. βI always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, βYou fucking ran while we stayed,ββ he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
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One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always βBecause a bunch of people died, fuckwit.β
The answer is always βBecause a bunch of people died, fuckwit.β
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always βBecause a bunch of people died, fuckwit.β
The answer is always βBecause a bunch of people died, fuckwit.β
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CALL FOR PITCHES
@dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and I are at work on a new version of Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century aimed at a more general audience.
Weβre looking for new contributions: your model close readings of texts, canonical and not, from literary studies and not.
Details below!
@dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and I are at work on a new version of Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century aimed at a more general audience.
Weβre looking for new contributions: your model close readings of texts, canonical and not, from literary studies and not.
Details below!
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
CALL FOR PITCHES
@dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and I are at work on a new version of Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century aimed at a more general audience.
Weβre looking for new contributions: your model close readings of texts, canonical and not, from literary studies and not.
Details below!
@dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and I are at work on a new version of Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century aimed at a more general audience.
Weβre looking for new contributions: your model close readings of texts, canonical and not, from literary studies and not.
Details below!
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First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
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really like her!
Lesbian singer Brandi Carlile sets up $25k grant to support Minnesota ICE detainees https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/05/lesbian-singer-brandi-carlile-sets-up-25k-grant-to-support-minnesota-ice-detainees/?utm_content=1770616800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Brandi Carlile sets up $25k grant to support Minnesota ICE detainees
Lesbian rock and country star Brandi Carlile has announced that she set up a $25,000 grant to help people detained by ICE in Minnesota.
www.thepinknews.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM
really like her!
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
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The thing about LLMs is that answers that are correct and answers that are wildly wrong are presented with *exactly the same level of confidence*
If you're informed enough to know the difference you don't need the answer
If you aren't you can't trust what you get
If you're informed enough to know the difference you don't need the answer
If you aren't you can't trust what you get
February 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The thing about LLMs is that answers that are correct and answers that are wildly wrong are presented with *exactly the same level of confidence*
If you're informed enough to know the difference you don't need the answer
If you aren't you can't trust what you get
If you're informed enough to know the difference you don't need the answer
If you aren't you can't trust what you get
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February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Itβs #superbowl time - but perhaps youβd like a book instead? 50% off sale at my publisher @jms-books.com today! #booksky #romance #lgbtq
February 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Itβs #superbowl time - but perhaps youβd like a book instead? 50% off sale at my publisher @jms-books.com today! #booksky #romance #lgbtq
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Princess Celia built her tower out of glass and thorns but canβt undo her spell alone. Magician Stefan joined the quest for his brotherβs sake. Together, Stef and Celia will find the key.
Fantasy romance by K.L. Noone now available from JMS Books!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Fantasy romance by K.L. Noone now available from JMS Books!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Princess Celia built her tower out of glass and thorns but canβt undo her spell alone. Magician Stefan joined the quest for his brotherβs sake. Together, Stef and Celia will find the key.
Fantasy romance by K.L. Noone now available from JMS Books!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Fantasy romance by K.L. Noone now available from JMS Books!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Yay!! π #BookSky #romantasy
QSFer K.L. Noone has a new queer romantic fantasy book out: An Exchange of Hearts
All Princess Celia has ever wanted is to be left alone. Sheβs built her own enchanted tower out of glass and thorns, where she can keep the world ...
www.queerscifi.com/new-release-...
#Fantasy @klnoone.bsky.social
All Princess Celia has ever wanted is to be left alone. Sheβs built her own enchanted tower out of glass and thorns, where she can keep the world ...
www.queerscifi.com/new-release-...
#Fantasy @klnoone.bsky.social
New Release: An Exchange of Hearts β K.L. Noone
QSFer K.L. Noone has a new queer romantic fantasy book out: An Exchange of Hearts. All Princess Celia has ever wanted is to be left alone. Sheβs built her own enchanted tower out of glass and thorns, ...
www.queerscifi.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Yay!! π #BookSky #romantasy
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Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval womenβs writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. Youβre welcome.
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval womenβs writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. Youβre welcome.
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βWuthering Heightsβ is not a romance.
It is a gothic novel about vengeance, cruelty, oppression and psychological obsession. It is not a βlove storyβ.
I will die on this hill.
It is a gothic novel about vengeance, cruelty, oppression and psychological obsession. It is not a βlove storyβ.
I will die on this hill.
February 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
βWuthering Heightsβ is not a romance.
It is a gothic novel about vengeance, cruelty, oppression and psychological obsession. It is not a βlove storyβ.
I will die on this hill.
It is a gothic novel about vengeance, cruelty, oppression and psychological obsession. It is not a βlove storyβ.
I will die on this hill.
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Have you hearde the joke about a catte who doth lyve with a witch? Ich kan tell thee the punch lyne ys familiar.
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Have you hearde the joke about a catte who doth lyve with a witch? Ich kan tell thee the punch lyne ys familiar.
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OMG!
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the βVulgar Tongueβ
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the βVulgar Tongueβ
'The three volumes of Green's Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this ...
www.openculture.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:09 AM
OMG!
Little side story in the same universe, while I try to make The Warlock Affair behaveβ¦ πΈ
February 7, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Little side story in the same universe, while I try to make The Warlock Affair behaveβ¦ πΈ
Want a little cover reveal teaser? - coming Feb 18, a surprise for you... #paranormal #mmromance #magic #BookSky
February 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Want a little cover reveal teaser? - coming Feb 18, a surprise for you... #paranormal #mmromance #magic #BookSky
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It's Friday. And I want you to enjoy these fabulous eels from a 19th C. children's reader, printed on cloth.
Also note the resplendent goat. That's a goat you could take home to meet your mother. Or...is it?
Have a eely good weekend, 'y'all!
ποΈπ§ͺ
Also note the resplendent goat. That's a goat you could take home to meet your mother. Or...is it?
Have a eely good weekend, 'y'all!
ποΈπ§ͺ
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
It's Friday. And I want you to enjoy these fabulous eels from a 19th C. children's reader, printed on cloth.
Also note the resplendent goat. That's a goat you could take home to meet your mother. Or...is it?
Have a eely good weekend, 'y'all!
ποΈπ§ͺ
Also note the resplendent goat. That's a goat you could take home to meet your mother. Or...is it?
Have a eely good weekend, 'y'all!
ποΈπ§ͺ
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For your consideration
QuitGPT β OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
quitgpt.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For your consideration
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
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Abolish ICE.
Thereβs no reforming it.
Thereβs no compromise.
Thereβs only one way to rein in ICEβs terror campaign. Abolish it.
Thereβs no reforming it.
Thereβs no compromise.
Thereβs only one way to rein in ICEβs terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
Thereβs no reforming it.
Thereβs no compromise.
Thereβs only one way to rein in ICEβs terror campaign. Abolish it.
Thereβs no reforming it.
Thereβs no compromise.
Thereβs only one way to rein in ICEβs terror campaign. Abolish it.
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mages of David Jo/ New York Dolls & Mick Ralphs Mott the Hoople/ Bad Co. gaze from the ether upon Slash & Duff, et al. performing βWar Pigsβ for Ozzy. #newyorkdolls #mottthehoople #GRAMMYs2026
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
mages of David Jo/ New York Dolls & Mick Ralphs Mott the Hoople/ Bad Co. gaze from the ether upon Slash & Duff, et al. performing βWar Pigsβ for Ozzy. #newyorkdolls #mottthehoople #GRAMMYs2026