Lara Elena Donnelly
@larazontally.bsky.social
Grows things (words, plants)
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Just heard a woman in the elevator at the Sutphin Blvd/JFK stop day, quite genuinely, “I love the air train.”
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Just heard a woman in the elevator at the Sutphin Blvd/JFK stop day, quite genuinely, “I love the air train.”
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Herodotus said Xerxes got so pissed at a river for destroying a bridge that he had his soldiers whip it and stab it with hot irons.
And sure, that's nuts. Pathological levels of power and privilege.
But lately all I can think about are the ones who picked up a chain and flailed at the river.
And sure, that's nuts. Pathological levels of power and privilege.
But lately all I can think about are the ones who picked up a chain and flailed at the river.
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Herodotus said Xerxes got so pissed at a river for destroying a bridge that he had his soldiers whip it and stab it with hot irons.
And sure, that's nuts. Pathological levels of power and privilege.
But lately all I can think about are the ones who picked up a chain and flailed at the river.
And sure, that's nuts. Pathological levels of power and privilege.
But lately all I can think about are the ones who picked up a chain and flailed at the river.
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I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Base Notes, after which you should listen to @larazontally.bsky.social and me discussing the book in depth over dinner on an episode of Eating the Fantastic. A delicious read! www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Base Notes, after which you should listen to @larazontally.bsky.social and me discussing the book in depth over dinner on an episode of Eating the Fantastic. A delicious read! www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Base Notes ebook is on sale for cheap this week from the evil corporation. I won't link to it there, but I will link to Bookshop, and thread some of my very favorite pull quotes from reviews.
bookshop.org/p/books/base...
bookshop.org/p/books/base...
Base Notes
Check out Base Notes - <p><b>A lasting impression is worth killing for.</b></p><p>In New York City everybody needs a side hustle, and perfumer Vic Fowler has developed a delicate art that has proved t...
bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Base Notes ebook is on sale for cheap this week from the evil corporation. I won't link to it there, but I will link to Bookshop, and thread some of my very favorite pull quotes from reviews.
bookshop.org/p/books/base...
bookshop.org/p/books/base...
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Meet the six authors we've solicited to be part of WHAT ELEGANT FUNCTION 🚀
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Meet the six authors we've solicited to be part of WHAT ELEGANT FUNCTION 🚀
Emo bisexual vampires on the Locus Rec Reading list, we love to see it. Thank you @neonhemlock.bsky.social for bringing my boys to the masses. www.neonhemlock.com/books/no-suc...
The @locusmag.bsky.social 2025 Recommended Reading
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
Works by
@darklylem.com
@bogiperson.bsky.social
@mhayinde.bsky.social
@premeemohamed.com
@haileypiperfights.bsky.social
@tochitruestory.bsky.social
@johnpicacio.bsky.social
@larazontally.bsky.social
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
Works by
@darklylem.com
@bogiperson.bsky.social
@mhayinde.bsky.social
@premeemohamed.com
@haileypiperfights.bsky.social
@tochitruestory.bsky.social
@johnpicacio.bsky.social
@larazontally.bsky.social
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Emo bisexual vampires on the Locus Rec Reading list, we love to see it. Thank you @neonhemlock.bsky.social for bringing my boys to the masses. www.neonhemlock.com/books/no-suc...
Applications are open for Alpha!!!! SEND YOUR TEEEEEEEENS! alphawritersworkshop.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Applications are open for Alpha!!!! SEND YOUR TEEEEEEEENS! alphawritersworkshop.org
Happening now! Get in here!
Hop on r/QueerSFF tomorrow for an AMA with me + some other @neonhemlock.bsky.social authors. Everything is insane right now but you should still treat yourself to some gay flailing about science fiction. www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/
Queer SF/F
A subreddit dedicated to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction that explicitly centers queer characters and themes. Books, movies, games, tabletop RPGs, podcasts, etc are all welcome.
www.reddit.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Happening now! Get in here!
Hop on r/QueerSFF tomorrow for an AMA with me + some other @neonhemlock.bsky.social authors. Everything is insane right now but you should still treat yourself to some gay flailing about science fiction. www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/
Queer SF/F
A subreddit dedicated to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction that explicitly centers queer characters and themes. Books, movies, games, tabletop RPGs, podcasts, etc are all welcome.
www.reddit.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Hop on r/QueerSFF tomorrow for an AMA with me + some other @neonhemlock.bsky.social authors. Everything is insane right now but you should still treat yourself to some gay flailing about science fiction. www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/
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“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”
Anthropic can eat shit.
Anthropic can eat shit.
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”
Anthropic can eat shit.
Anthropic can eat shit.
Do you review books for magazines/newspapers/podcasts/various media outlets? Do you want to review THE WITCH OF PRAGUE? Email hello@homewardbooks.com! www.homewardbooks.com/the-witch-of...
The Witch of Prague
www.homewardbooks.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Do you review books for magazines/newspapers/podcasts/various media outlets? Do you want to review THE WITCH OF PRAGUE? Email hello@homewardbooks.com! www.homewardbooks.com/the-witch-of...
listening to rach 3 like "ah yes i see where Gershwin learned all his tricks."
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
listening to rach 3 like "ah yes i see where Gershwin learned all his tricks."
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This is literally illegal btw
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
This is literally illegal btw
When @neonhemlock.bsky.social solicited me for this anthology I was like, this is what I was BORN to write. Throw some $ their way if you wanna read my wildly self indulgent Dorothy Sayers pastiche IN SPACE. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
What Elegant Stars
Queer Tales of Impossible Style, a fashionable space opera anthology.
www.kickstarter.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
When @neonhemlock.bsky.social solicited me for this anthology I was like, this is what I was BORN to write. Throw some $ their way if you wanna read my wildly self indulgent Dorothy Sayers pastiche IN SPACE. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
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We'll be doing an AMA over at r/QueerSFF on January 29th!
Happy to chat about novellas, WHAT ELEGANT STARS, SHATTER THE SUN, Baffling, or anything else ✨
www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/c...
Happy to chat about novellas, WHAT ELEGANT STARS, SHATTER THE SUN, Baffling, or anything else ✨
www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/c...
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 PM
We'll be doing an AMA over at r/QueerSFF on January 29th!
Happy to chat about novellas, WHAT ELEGANT STARS, SHATTER THE SUN, Baffling, or anything else ✨
www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/c...
Happy to chat about novellas, WHAT ELEGANT STARS, SHATTER THE SUN, Baffling, or anything else ✨
www.reddit.com/r/QueerSFF/c...
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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@azlouise.bsky.social @anoteinpink.bsky.social & @larazontally.bsky.social will be hijacking our account on feb 3rd to discuss vibes, worldbuilding and perfume. i think.
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
@azlouise.bsky.social @anoteinpink.bsky.social & @larazontally.bsky.social will be hijacking our account on feb 3rd to discuss vibes, worldbuilding and perfume. i think.
o how sad, thoughts and prayers www.thedailybeast.com/personal-det...
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 PM
o how sad, thoughts and prayers www.thedailybeast.com/personal-det...
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Don't take away my slop bowl that corporate mommy makes for me after Daddy Taco works all day, Salon
Bright grains, spiced chickpeas, fresh greens — you deserve a bowl that tastes like someone cared.
You deserve better than a slop bowl
Bright grains, spiced chickpeas, fresh greens — a bowl that tastes like someone cared
www.salon.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Don't take away my slop bowl that corporate mommy makes for me after Daddy Taco works all day, Salon
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ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
omg it's a big day for my writing career y'all
Hear my full review of NO SUCH THING DUTY by
@larazontally.bsky.social
(available now from
@neonhemlock.bsky.social
) on and see how the drink is made at Bar Cart Bookshelf on YouTube.
youtu.be/pKxlPoO_k4U
@larazontally.bsky.social
(available now from
@neonhemlock.bsky.social
) on and see how the drink is made at Bar Cart Bookshelf on YouTube.
youtu.be/pKxlPoO_k4U
NoSuchDuty
YouTube video by Bar Cart Bookshelf
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
omg it's a big day for my writing career y'all
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u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
I'd be happy with big non politics accounts.
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
Pre-orders are open for my sexy messed up space marines @reactorsff.bsky.social story. Get horny sci fi horror for $1.99! LOOK AT THAT ART BRO! bookshop.org/p/books/deat...
Deathcap: A Tor Original
A Tor Original
bookshop.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Pre-orders are open for my sexy messed up space marines @reactorsff.bsky.social story. Get horny sci fi horror for $1.99! LOOK AT THAT ART BRO! bookshop.org/p/books/deat...