K. N. Brindle (they/them)
@knbrindle.com
I’m a queer, trans, agender therapist living with lupus
Author of emotional and intimate humanist SF & Fantasy including the PATHS OF MEMORY duology and my new novel COMMON ACCORD
Find out more & buy my books at: https://www.knbrindle.com
#NoAI #NoDRM
Author of emotional and intimate humanist SF & Fantasy including the PATHS OF MEMORY duology and my new novel COMMON ACCORD
Find out more & buy my books at: https://www.knbrindle.com
#NoAI #NoDRM
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If you've ever wanted humanist, intimate fantasy and sci-fi centering queer characters and emotional, heartfelt storylines, you'll love my debut duology Paths of Memory, and for a lighter read my blue-collar space opera Common Accord
Find out more and buy at:
knbrindle.com
Find out more and buy at:
knbrindle.com
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This article is required reading.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This article is required reading.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
Here is the very first page of A Memory of Blood and Magic, where we meet Arin at the moment of their birth
knbrindle.com/paths-of-memory
Here is the very first page of A Memory of Blood and Magic, where we meet Arin at the moment of their birth
knbrindle.com/paths-of-memory
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
Here is the very first page of A Memory of Blood and Magic, where we meet Arin at the moment of their birth
knbrindle.com/paths-of-memory
Here is the very first page of A Memory of Blood and Magic, where we meet Arin at the moment of their birth
knbrindle.com/paths-of-memory
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The one thing every single one of us can count on in this life is that you will become disabled.
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The one thing every single one of us can count on in this life is that you will become disabled.
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
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all left wing people should oppose superstition and irrational beliefs, which are necessary in order to maintain class, racial and societal heirarchies and oppress mankind.
Speaking as someone who’s lived and moved in hippy-adjacent spaces for most of my life: the hard truth that you should not trust most new age people as far as you can throw them
How New Age Women Turned Right
For some, the pursuit of inner truth is a dead end.
nymag.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
all left wing people should oppose superstition and irrational beliefs, which are necessary in order to maintain class, racial and societal heirarchies and oppress mankind.
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My friend Alyson once said "Trans women don't tell ghost stories around the campfire, we just talk about our childhoods"
I want every non transfem person to sit and think about what it means that almost every single transfem I know has more than one horror story and will treat it like it's normal
I want every non transfem person to sit and think about what it means that almost every single transfem I know has more than one horror story and will treat it like it's normal
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My friend Alyson once said "Trans women don't tell ghost stories around the campfire, we just talk about our childhoods"
I want every non transfem person to sit and think about what it means that almost every single transfem I know has more than one horror story and will treat it like it's normal
I want every non transfem person to sit and think about what it means that almost every single transfem I know has more than one horror story and will treat it like it's normal
It’s long-past time to be something more than an ally.
Strength United is Stength Multiplied.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s long-past time to be something more than an ally.
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On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.
Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞
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Too many news outlets & pols framing Tuesday as affordability *Instead Of* "woke"/"DEI"/whatever the fuck when Mamdani & Sherrill both *explicitly* embraced trans & other LGBTQ+ rights, VA solidly rejected Republicans' virulent anti-trans attack adz, & a PA elected their 1st trans mayor. Be serious.
Pro-Equality Candidates Win, Anti-Trans Campaigns Lose Again, in Election 2025 | GLAAD
History was made, and repeated, in the 2025 election, with significant impacts for LGBTQ Americans and candidates who campaigned to support LGBTQ people. Virginia voters elected the Commonwealth’s fir...
glaad.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Too many news outlets & pols framing Tuesday as affordability *Instead Of* "woke"/"DEI"/whatever the fuck when Mamdani & Sherrill both *explicitly* embraced trans & other LGBTQ+ rights, VA solidly rejected Republicans' virulent anti-trans attack adz, & a PA elected their 1st trans mayor. Be serious.
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Hold on, friends! It's going to get spooky! To celebrate 10k followers, I'm answering your questions about Palestinian folklore here in this mega thread.
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hold on, friends! It's going to get spooky! To celebrate 10k followers, I'm answering your questions about Palestinian folklore here in this mega thread.
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Hey, did y'all know you can read the Alysia Yeoh story I did with @protokitty.bsky.social, @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social and @airy.bsky.social for FREE on DC Infinite? I just learned that today.
www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...
www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...
July 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hey, did y'all know you can read the Alysia Yeoh story I did with @protokitty.bsky.social, @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social and @airy.bsky.social for FREE on DC Infinite? I just learned that today.
www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...
www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...
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We've done it!! The Trans People Take the World bundle crossed $2000! Everyone has really shown up for this. 🌈📚
I have BAKER THIEF in this, and it stands alongside some truly great works. Go check it out!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
I have BAKER THIEF in this, and it stands alongside some truly great works. Go check it out!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We've done it!! The Trans People Take the World bundle crossed $2000! Everyone has really shown up for this. 🌈📚
I have BAKER THIEF in this, and it stands alongside some truly great works. Go check it out!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
I have BAKER THIEF in this, and it stands alongside some truly great works. Go check it out!
itch.io/b/3352/trans...
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Just an endless parade of 'don't forget! Lots of people want you dead and the rest of us don't give a fuck :)'
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Just an endless parade of 'don't forget! Lots of people want you dead and the rest of us don't give a fuck :)'
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I wish cis people understood how it feels to see Harry Potter every-fucking-where constantly.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I wish cis people understood how it feels to see Harry Potter every-fucking-where constantly.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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I'm raising money for the Fuquay-Varina Emergency Food Pantry, a food bank that kept me fed as a kid. $1 for every $5 spent in my direct store goes straight to them!
Come check it out!
Come check it out!
HEY YOU!
Looking to start your holiday shopping for the reader in your life? You're in luck! I've got queer books, bookish stickers AND awesome crocheted book sleeves and bookmarks!
All made, designed or written by me and available to ship to you for a reasonable price!
shop.foxglovefiction.com
Looking to start your holiday shopping for the reader in your life? You're in luck! I've got queer books, bookish stickers AND awesome crocheted book sleeves and bookmarks!
All made, designed or written by me and available to ship to you for a reasonable price!
shop.foxglovefiction.com
Foxglove Fiction
Candace Harper and Ceillie Simkiss are one person writing under two pen names. She is a queer, neurodivergent woman living with her family and furballs in the South.She’s known for being the overly en...
shop.foxglovefiction.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm raising money for the Fuquay-Varina Emergency Food Pantry, a food bank that kept me fed as a kid. $1 for every $5 spent in my direct store goes straight to them!
Come check it out!
Come check it out!
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Do your daughters a favor and raise them to be ok with people not liking them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Do your daughters a favor and raise them to be ok with people not liking them.
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Also, I would not trust the NYT to protect anonymity if the feds or state officials came with a subpoena to reveal sources so they could go after those parents. They'd fold faster than a cheap suit. NYTs reporters aren't going to risk jail to protect a trans kid.
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Also, I would not trust the NYT to protect anonymity if the feds or state officials came with a subpoena to reveal sources so they could go after those parents. They'd fold faster than a cheap suit. NYTs reporters aren't going to risk jail to protect a trans kid.
Can confirm this approach. We make moka-pot “lattes” all the time and they’re delicious.
A moka pot is $15. Get fine ground coffee, gently pack the grounds into the filter, fill the bottom with water, screw on tight, and put on the stove.
While that's going, heat milk in the microwave then use a $10 frother on it.
Syrups are $5 for a giant bottle.
DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE.
While that's going, heat milk in the microwave then use a $10 frother on it.
Syrups are $5 for a giant bottle.
DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE.
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Can confirm this approach. We make moka-pot “lattes” all the time and they’re delicious.
Remember folks:
1. Apologize
2. Correct yourself
3. Move on (and try to do better)
That’s it. That’s the formula.
1. Apologize
2. Correct yourself
3. Move on (and try to do better)
That’s it. That’s the formula.
Remember, if you accidentally misgender or deadname someone, it's very easy to just say "Shit, sorry," and then say the correct name or pronoun.
The two important follow-ups are to not rend your garments and make it all about you and to then also make sure you work hard on not doing it again.
The two important follow-ups are to not rend your garments and make it all about you and to then also make sure you work hard on not doing it again.
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Remember folks:
1. Apologize
2. Correct yourself
3. Move on (and try to do better)
That’s it. That’s the formula.
1. Apologize
2. Correct yourself
3. Move on (and try to do better)
That’s it. That’s the formula.
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For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Don't talk to the New York Times about trans issues. They will betray your trust and use your story to undermine access to care. That's exactly what Azeen Ghorayshi did with families of trans kids in Missouri.
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Don't talk to the New York Times about trans issues. They will betray your trust and use your story to undermine access to care. That's exactly what Azeen Ghorayshi did with families of trans kids in Missouri.
Can not overstate how important this is
Your friendly semi-regular reminder that the single greatest way to help your favorite authors is to rate and review the books you've read. Goodreads, Itch, Kindle, they all give you the opportunity to rate/review and it REALLY helps us get visibility!
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Can not overstate how important this is
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Your friendly semi-regular reminder that the single greatest way to help your favorite authors is to rate and review the books you've read. Goodreads, Itch, Kindle, they all give you the opportunity to rate/review and it REALLY helps us get visibility!
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Your friendly semi-regular reminder that the single greatest way to help your favorite authors is to rate and review the books you've read. Goodreads, Itch, Kindle, they all give you the opportunity to rate/review and it REALLY helps us get visibility!
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.