Marissa Lingen
@marissalingen.bsky.social
Science fiction writer, poet, essayist. Minnesota nerd par excellence. Tisanes, leaves, Moomins, snow. She/her. Repped by Kurestin Armada.
www.marissalingen.com
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tinyletter.com/MarissaLingen
American commentators, you HAVE to learn the difference between a Czech and a Chechen if you are going to be paid money to announce international sporting events. Correct nationality name is far, far below the mandatory threshold.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
American commentators, you HAVE to learn the difference between a Czech and a Chechen if you are going to be paid money to announce international sporting events. Correct nationality name is far, far below the mandatory threshold.
Reposted by Marissa Lingen
TWIN CITIES
Armed Citizens Against Tyranny is a HONEYPOT action.
No one in the Twin Cities, including the MN Gun Owners association, knows anyone supposedly in this group.
Local orgs are STRONGLY urging folks to STAY AWAY from their planned "protest."
acatusa.com
Armed Citizens Against Tyranny is a HONEYPOT action.
No one in the Twin Cities, including the MN Gun Owners association, knows anyone supposedly in this group.
Local orgs are STRONGLY urging folks to STAY AWAY from their planned "protest."
acatusa.com
Protest - acatusa.com
Volunteers Needed We are looking for volunteers to help check firearms and to help close off roads during the march, If you would like to help without needing to carry a firearm, contact us now by ema...
acatusa.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
TWIN CITIES
Armed Citizens Against Tyranny is a HONEYPOT action.
No one in the Twin Cities, including the MN Gun Owners association, knows anyone supposedly in this group.
Local orgs are STRONGLY urging folks to STAY AWAY from their planned "protest."
acatusa.com
Armed Citizens Against Tyranny is a HONEYPOT action.
No one in the Twin Cities, including the MN Gun Owners association, knows anyone supposedly in this group.
Local orgs are STRONGLY urging folks to STAY AWAY from their planned "protest."
acatusa.com
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RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
Love this fairy tale aftermath poem in @smallwondersmag.com from @mariness.bsky.social : smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Straw Gold - Small Wonders
After this / she never wears a trace of gold, / nor allows it in her presence / unless worn by the king.
smallwondersmag.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Love this fairy tale aftermath poem in @smallwondersmag.com from @mariness.bsky.social : smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Reposted by Marissa Lingen
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
The stories we get from @jordankurella.com are always some of the weirdest out there (praise), and this new one in @apexmag.bsky.social is no exception: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Unsettled Nature
Once were a time on a jackalope when folks kept their thinking to themselves. People lived, and people died, natural-like, in...
www.apexbookcompany.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The stories we get from @jordankurella.com are always some of the weirdest out there (praise), and this new one in @apexmag.bsky.social is no exception: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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New essay from me up at Interstellar Flight Press, about dragons and structured poetry and CT machines:
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
The Dragon Caught in the Poem
Medical Facilities, Structured Poetry, and Maybe a Dragon: A Personal Essay on Disability and Speculative Poetry
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
New essay from me up at Interstellar Flight Press, about dragons and structured poetry and CT machines:
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
So lovely to see my story "The Year the Sheep God Shattered"(www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...) on the Locus Recommended List with so many other things I like--and many more I now want to read! Thanks, @locusmag.bsky.social !
DP FICTION #119A: “The Year the Sheep God Shattered” by Marissa Lingen – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
So lovely to see my story "The Year the Sheep God Shattered"(www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...) on the Locus Recommended List with so many other things I like--and many more I now want to read! Thanks, @locusmag.bsky.social !
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
Flooding can be devastating, but there's beauty as well as devastation in this flood story by Rem Wigmore in @reckoningmag.bsky.social : reckoning.press/antediluvian/
Antediluvian | Reckoning
Your house isn’t flooded in the conventional sense. It’s an unconventional flood. You knew about the rising seas and that, but this was faster, like the kind of disaster movie that pisses off your mat...
reckoning.press
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Flooding can be devastating, but there's beauty as well as devastation in this flood story by Rem Wigmore in @reckoningmag.bsky.social : reckoning.press/antediluvian/
Reposted by Marissa Lingen
Do one of the things that makes you feel better, because if you aren't doing any of that, you will run down. Today I did some writing. I'm a writer, & if I don't write, I run down. It's very easy for me to forget this, despite decades of knowing it. And so I am here to remind you to do your things.
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Do one of the things that makes you feel better, because if you aren't doing any of that, you will run down. Today I did some writing. I'm a writer, & if I don't write, I run down. It's very easy for me to forget this, despite decades of knowing it. And so I am here to remind you to do your things.
A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, out from @hornedlarkpress.com this fall, is about an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, her nonbinary fashion icon pal, an opera singer, and an opinionated sword fighting back against the authoritarian baddies. Afterwards (and at several points throughout) there's cake.
Authors, please talk about your books.
We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
January 29, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, out from @hornedlarkpress.com this fall, is about an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, her nonbinary fashion icon pal, an opera singer, and an opinionated sword fighting back against the authoritarian baddies. Afterwards (and at several points throughout) there's cake.
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hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM
hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
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THIS, ALL DAY. We call it Cedar Riverside. Everyone just calls it Cedar Riverside. And we go there, regularly, for all sorts of reasons: there are theaters in that same neighborhood, there's a college, there's a music venue, and there are some excellent restaurants.
We go through this every few years: NO ONE HERE CALLS CEDAR RIVERSIDE LITTLE MOGADISHU
(today in the NYT / a twitter exchange from over seven years ago, though this has been going on for ages)
(today in the NYT / a twitter exchange from over seven years ago, though this has been going on for ages)
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
THIS, ALL DAY. We call it Cedar Riverside. Everyone just calls it Cedar Riverside. And we go there, regularly, for all sorts of reasons: there are theaters in that same neighborhood, there's a college, there's a music venue, and there are some excellent restaurants.
I actually got my copy of ENCHANTING THE FAE QUEEN yesterday, very rare for ordering through @bookshop.org , and it made me feel very smug.
Frankly I could use a light and upbeat fantasy right now.
Frankly I could use a light and upbeat fantasy right now.
Check out two powerful (but very different) queens of villainy side-by-side - and both available in North America as of today! us.macmillan.com/series/queen...
(And only 2 more days until Enchanting the Fae Queen's UK book-birthday! www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step... )
#romancelandia
(And only 2 more days until Enchanting the Fae Queen's UK book-birthday! www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step... )
#romancelandia
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I actually got my copy of ENCHANTING THE FAE QUEEN yesterday, very rare for ordering through @bookshop.org , and it made me feel very smug.
Frankly I could use a light and upbeat fantasy right now.
Frankly I could use a light and upbeat fantasy right now.
It's always so nice to sell my first story of the year. Late last year was eventful! It's not like I have not been selling things! But I make a new submissions log for each year, and there's always an interval when nothing is highlighted in blue (for "sold") and...this is better.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
It's always so nice to sell my first story of the year. Late last year was eventful! It's not like I have not been selling things! But I make a new submissions log for each year, and there's always an interval when nothing is highlighted in blue (for "sold") and...this is better.
Minnesotans who have been looking for ways to help: are you bilingual or multilingual? Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is looking for volunteer assistance with intake interviews: mylegalaid.org/take-action/...
Volunteer Opportunities Archive - Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
mylegalaid.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Minnesotans who have been looking for ways to help: are you bilingual or multilingual? Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is looking for volunteer assistance with intake interviews: mylegalaid.org/take-action/...
You hear amateurs complaining about how cell phones ruined a lot of their thriller plots, but truthfully THIS is what makes my job as a grimly hopeful science fiction author harder. "We got the information out to the public! Now everything will be okay!" is no longer in the optimistic ending toolbox
January 26, 2026 at 1:18 PM
You hear amateurs complaining about how cell phones ruined a lot of their thriller plots, but truthfully THIS is what makes my job as a grimly hopeful science fiction author harder. "We got the information out to the public! Now everything will be okay!" is no longer in the optimistic ending toolbox
And hey, it really does matter to me that some of you are checking in with your Minnesota friends personally/individually. Knowing that there is support is part of fueling the resistance. Thank you. Love you. Stay strong. Fuck ICE.
Heartbroken, furious, not okay. And if you don't know why a Minnesotan is posting that, well. Lucky you, I guess.
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
And hey, it really does matter to me that some of you are checking in with your Minnesota friends personally/individually. Knowing that there is support is part of fueling the resistance. Thank you. Love you. Stay strong. Fuck ICE.
Heartbroken, furious, not okay. And if you don't know why a Minnesotan is posting that, well. Lucky you, I guess.
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Heartbroken, furious, not okay. And if you don't know why a Minnesotan is posting that, well. Lucky you, I guess.
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Today, I joined thousands of Minnesotans for a peaceful protest.
We’re standing together to tell the Trump administration that everyone is welcome here. Together we're brave, you can’t silence us.
ICE OUT OF MN.
We’re standing together to tell the Trump administration that everyone is welcome here. Together we're brave, you can’t silence us.
ICE OUT OF MN.
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Today, I joined thousands of Minnesotans for a peaceful protest.
We’re standing together to tell the Trump administration that everyone is welcome here. Together we're brave, you can’t silence us.
ICE OUT OF MN.
We’re standing together to tell the Trump administration that everyone is welcome here. Together we're brave, you can’t silence us.
ICE OUT OF MN.
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It’s been wonderful today working on a Minnesotan’s antifascist novella while all of Minnesota is showing us how to be antifascist today. Solidarity! We will win.
(We’re working on A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social)
(We’re working on A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social)
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It’s been wonderful today working on a Minnesotan’s antifascist novella while all of Minnesota is showing us how to be antifascist today. Solidarity! We will win.
(We’re working on A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social)
(We’re working on A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social)
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Minneapolis if you are cold or hungry from the march or just want to sit for a bit, some friends just dropped off chicken biryani and several liters of chai at @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social.
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Minneapolis if you are cold or hungry from the march or just want to sit for a bit, some friends just dropped off chicken biryani and several liters of chai at @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social.
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Join me in Toronto for the launch of my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. An IngramSpark bestseller & one of the most-requested titles on NetGalley, this retro-futuristic noir love story‘s sure to put a smile on your face.
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Join me in Toronto for the launch of my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. An IngramSpark bestseller & one of the most-requested titles on NetGalley, this retro-futuristic noir love story‘s sure to put a smile on your face.
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
I don't know how to explain to you how emotionally moving I am finding the list of places participating in the general strike tomorrow. Hey, look, there's a place I've had lunch with my brother...I've been there on a date...we go there all the time...that's the last place I went before Covid....
January 22, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I don't know how to explain to you how emotionally moving I am finding the list of places participating in the general strike tomorrow. Hey, look, there's a place I've had lunch with my brother...I've been there on a date...we go there all the time...that's the last place I went before Covid....