Lisa Eckstein
@lisaeckstein.com
Reader. Writer. Big fan of human rights for everyone.
Pronouns: she/her. Pronounce: EX-teen.
Physical location: Silicon Valley, CA. Digital location: lisaeckstein.com
Pronouns: she/her. Pronounce: EX-teen.
Physical location: Silicon Valley, CA. Digital location: lisaeckstein.com
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Meg Elison is a brilliant author and you should buy and read everything she writes. As just one example, The Pill is prescient and hard-hitting.
My short story collection that includes The Pill 💊 is on sale for $5! Support an independent press and also me, your favorite unemployed author.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Meg Elison is a brilliant author and you should buy and read everything she writes. As just one example, The Pill is prescient and hard-hitting.
I love when social media is the right medium for a creative work of science fiction. I recommend this story thread by @ceej.online:
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I love when social media is the right medium for a creative work of science fiction. I recommend this story thread by @ceej.online:
And while you're at it, you can also visit the brewpub inside a former church! churchbrew.com
Church Brew Works Pittsburgh Brewery & Restaurant in an Historic Church
Pittsburgh Brewery & Restaurant in an Historic Church
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January 17, 2026 at 6:53 AM
And while you're at it, you can also visit the brewpub inside a former church! churchbrew.com
#FridayReads I've picked up again on my project to read through more of the work of Ursula K. Le Guin. Happily, my local library has many to choose from. Currently reading The Compass Rose, a collection of short stories with a wonderful range of styles and subjects, all fascinating.
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
#FridayReads I've picked up again on my project to read through more of the work of Ursula K. Le Guin. Happily, my local library has many to choose from. Currently reading The Compass Rose, a collection of short stories with a wonderful range of styles and subjects, all fascinating.
Not to gloat or anything, but I'm enjoying blooming season.
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Not to gloat or anything, but I'm enjoying blooming season.
Come on, that image is not even hot! 🥁
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Come on, that image is not even hot! 🥁
Oo, great cover, and the book sounds fascinating!
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Oo, great cover, and the book sounds fascinating!
Phew, I finally finished my writeup! No overlap with your list, but I have read Demon Copperhead and Ring Shout in previous years and agree they're great!
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2025 By The Books
Lisa Eckstein blogs about reading, writing, and revising.
www.lisaeckstein.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Phew, I finally finished my writeup! No overlap with your list, but I have read Demon Copperhead and Ring Shout in previous years and agree they're great!
www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/01/2025...
www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/01/2025...
2025 By The Books - In which I talk up the books I loved most from last year's reading! www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/01/2025...
2025 By The Books
Lisa Eckstein blogs about reading, writing, and revising.
www.lisaeckstein.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
2025 By The Books - In which I talk up the books I loved most from last year's reading! www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/01/2025...
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We released a special mini-episode, in which we hear from someone in Venezuela with a very specific take on last week's U.S. attack. lnk.to/41fLkR
The Americans Outside My Window
In this special mini-episode – an extra episode this week! – we hear from someone in Venezuela with a very specific take on last week's U.S. attack.
lnk.to
January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We released a special mini-episode, in which we hear from someone in Venezuela with a very specific take on last week's U.S. attack. lnk.to/41fLkR
Working on getting my list written up today, too!
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Working on getting my list written up today, too!
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STRONGLY recommend checking out this hashtag whenever it pops up to see both digital and traditional artists, either for commissions (book covers! D&D character illustrations! happy-making wall decor!) or just for giving joy to your eyes and brain. And please check not just Top but also Latest!
I create traditional illustration inspired by plants and natural science with a contemporary or playful approach. Open to licensing, branding & packaging illustration, portraits, editorial, and book projects. Portfolio: www.connieresch.com/portfolio Licensing: www.pigmentspaper.com #PortfolioDay
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
STRONGLY recommend checking out this hashtag whenever it pops up to see both digital and traditional artists, either for commissions (book covers! D&D character illustrations! happy-making wall decor!) or just for giving joy to your eyes and brain. And please check not just Top but also Latest!
Several views of a lovely sundog rainbow.
January 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Several views of a lovely sundog rainbow.
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In two weeks, the Orange County (FL) Library is hosting a fantastic FREE online writers conference.
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
January 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
In two weeks, the Orange County (FL) Library is hosting a fantastic FREE online writers conference.
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
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I'm trying to get better at dropping people a note, or posting about it, when I love something they write, because lord knows it makes my week when somebody reaches out with a kind word about one of my stories!
January 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I'm trying to get better at dropping people a note, or posting about it, when I love something they write, because lord knows it makes my week when somebody reaches out with a kind word about one of my stories!
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You're going to hear a lot of lies about what the law allows after the Trump Regime's murder of Renee Good.
States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
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States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
www.patreon.com/posts/147687...
Minnesota Can & Must Prosecute the Unnamed ICE Agent Who Murdered Renee Good | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
You're going to hear a lot of lies about what the law allows after the Trump Regime's murder of Renee Good.
States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
www.patreon.com/posts/147687...
States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
www.patreon.com/posts/147687...
I think you'd like them both!
January 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I think you'd like them both!
December Reading Recap - My reviews of How to Communicate, Flux, Changing Planes, Middle Spoon, and The Paris Express. www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/01/dece...
December Reading Recap
Lisa Eckstein blogs about reading, writing, and revising.
www.lisaeckstein.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
December Reading Recap - My reviews of How to Communicate, Flux, Changing Planes, Middle Spoon, and The Paris Express. www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/01/dece...
Ugh. I had new tires put on a few months back, then had to go back the very next day after a low pressure warning. So frustrating.
January 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Ugh. I had new tires put on a few months back, then had to go back the very next day after a low pressure warning. So frustrating.
Bare tree, blue sky, white clouds. And a bird, if you look closely.
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Bare tree, blue sky, white clouds. And a bird, if you look closely.
Tinkered with the start of my first chapter in preparation for tinkering with everything else I've written so far and then eventually somehow working up to moving forward again on this stalled manuscript.
January 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Tinkered with the start of my first chapter in preparation for tinkering with everything else I've written so far and then eventually somehow working up to moving forward again on this stalled manuscript.
That was Linda Holmes in her "50 wonderful things from 2025", which I happened to have just read last night. www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
50 wonderful things from 2025
Each year, critic Linda Holmes looks back on the year and compiles a list of the things that brought her joy.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
That was Linda Holmes in her "50 wonderful things from 2025", which I happened to have just read last night. www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...
Yeah, that was my thought, that I can keep decorating the title page as the year goes along!
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Yeah, that was my thought, that I can keep decorating the title page as the year goes along!