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
That’s what I assumed also, but apparently I was MISTAKEN
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
That’s what I assumed also, but apparently I was MISTAKEN
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.”
Could it be my scheming advisor!
February 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Could it be my scheming advisor!
How did they get ahold of this photo, take in my private villa!!!
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
How did they get ahold of this photo, take in my private villa!!!
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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.
I am just that erudite and sophisticated, Jared, GOD
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I am just that erudite and sophisticated, Jared, GOD
Could be me, if we mean “enjoys a walkable city, adopt me Anne Hidalgo.”
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Could be me, if we mean “enjoys a walkable city, adopt me Anne Hidalgo.”
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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...
AND WHAT DID IT SMELL LIKE THERE???
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
AND WHAT DID IT SMELL LIKE THERE???
It’s good for their little dog brains!! It helps their canine mental health!
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
It’s good for their little dog brains!! It helps their canine mental health!
I honestly think Hannibal and Vic would get along GREAT.
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I honestly think Hannibal and Vic would get along GREAT.
And if you want to hear more hot takes about perfume, check out the IG live I did with @anoteinpink.bsky.social and @azlouise.bsky.social on the @neonhemlock.bsky.social account last night: www.instagram.com/p/DUUWk5DjIT7/
Neon Hemlock Press on Instagram: "Neon Hemlock live ~smelly edition~ featuring rhubarb, whales, and the scent of space (derogatory)"
14 likes, 0 comments - neonhemlock on February 3, 2026: "Neon Hemlock live ~smelly edition~ featuring rhubarb, whales, and the scent of space (derogatory)".
www.instagram.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
And if you want to hear more hot takes about perfume, check out the IG live I did with @anoteinpink.bsky.social and @azlouise.bsky.social on the @neonhemlock.bsky.social account last night: www.instagram.com/p/DUUWk5DjIT7/
“Sick and twisted”
“Killer🔥”
“WHAT A RIDE”
“Killer🔥”
“WHAT A RIDE”
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
“Sick and twisted”
“Killer🔥”
“WHAT A RIDE”
“Killer🔥”
“WHAT A RIDE”
“Too much smelling every thing.”
“Maybe I just am too pedestrian?!”
“Not a happy experience.”
“It is what it is. Shit!”
“Maybe I just am too pedestrian?!”
“Not a happy experience.”
“It is what it is. Shit!”
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
“Too much smelling every thing.”
“Maybe I just am too pedestrian?!”
“Not a happy experience.”
“It is what it is. Shit!”
“Maybe I just am too pedestrian?!”
“Not a happy experience.”
“It is what it is. Shit!”
“Pretentious…had to read on my phone so I could look up a word every other sentence.”
“One of the most pretentious books I've ever read.”
“A Real Stinker: This is pretentious trash…”
“One of the most pretentious books I've ever read.”
“A Real Stinker: This is pretentious trash…”
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
“Pretentious…had to read on my phone so I could look up a word every other sentence.”
“One of the most pretentious books I've ever read.”
“A Real Stinker: This is pretentious trash…”
“One of the most pretentious books I've ever read.”
“A Real Stinker: This is pretentious trash…”
“Self-indulgent. Labored creativity. No redeeming value.”
“Dark and uncomfortable, and not in a redeeming way.”
“Awful. This was one of the worst stories I have read.”
“Dark and uncomfortable, and not in a redeeming way.”
“Awful. This was one of the worst stories I have read.”
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
“Self-indulgent. Labored creativity. No redeeming value.”
“Dark and uncomfortable, and not in a redeeming way.”
“Awful. This was one of the worst stories I have read.”
“Dark and uncomfortable, and not in a redeeming way.”
“Awful. This was one of the worst stories I have read.”
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 🚀
I mean, as long as they haven't BILLED you for the funeral pyre materials...provided you can get the wood moved out of the neighbor's drive you will be very toasty this winter!
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I mean, as long as they haven't BILLED you for the funeral pyre materials...provided you can get the wood moved out of the neighbor's drive you will be very toasty this winter!
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.