Amanda Růžičková
@marvelish.me
She/Her. Poet in Prague. Making my way back to my Stockbridge-Munsee roots. Living with stage IV lung cancer & too many unread books.
Poetry, reviews, etc. @ marvelish.me; reviews @ lesbrary.com; published in Gashmius Magazine and Elephants & Tea
Poetry, reviews, etc. @ marvelish.me; reviews @ lesbrary.com; published in Gashmius Magazine and Elephants & Tea
If anyone is a fan of horror by BIPOC authors, pre-orders started today for a new book by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne, via Boozhoo Books boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/1ILBaRy...
I enjoyed her first two novels. My review of her first book can be found at marvelish.me/such-lovely-...
I enjoyed her first two novels. My review of her first book can be found at marvelish.me/such-lovely-...
Bindery Books | What Feeds Below
publishing stories that haunt and heal.
boozhoo.binderybooks.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If anyone is a fan of horror by BIPOC authors, pre-orders started today for a new book by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne, via Boozhoo Books boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/1ILBaRy...
I enjoyed her first two novels. My review of her first book can be found at marvelish.me/such-lovely-...
I enjoyed her first two novels. My review of her first book can be found at marvelish.me/such-lovely-...
My thoughts and feelings right now as they pertain to the Bondi Beach shooting come in poetry form.
marvelish.me/the-word-for...
marvelish.me/the-word-for...
The Word for Light
Tonight, when I strike a match in my kitchen
and say, lehadlik ner shel Chanukkah—
the word for light catches in my throat
like a bone.
Blessed are You—
You who are praised in every kaddish,
great an...
marvelish.me
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
My thoughts and feelings right now as they pertain to the Bondi Beach shooting come in poetry form.
marvelish.me/the-word-for...
marvelish.me/the-word-for...
Kat is one of my dearest cancer buddies, a lovely and lively person as well as a talented artist. She's the one who did my profile picture!
If you can spare even a few dollars to help her, I would be grateful.
If you can spare even a few dollars to help her, I would be grateful.
Friends - I never asked for financial help during cancer, but I am humbly requesting help now. gofund.me/a27c2ad0c
Donate to Help Kat After Cancer, Recovery, & Wrongful Penalty, organized by Kat Phul
Hi, my name is Kat! And I need your help.
I never thought I wou… Kat Phul needs your support for Help Kat After Cancer, Recovery, & Wrongful Penalty
gofund.me
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Kat is one of my dearest cancer buddies, a lovely and lively person as well as a talented artist. She's the one who did my profile picture!
If you can spare even a few dollars to help her, I would be grateful.
If you can spare even a few dollars to help her, I would be grateful.
This is neat! tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/art...
Minnesota Wild produces first NHL broadcast entirely in Ojibwe language
The Minnesota Wild made hockey history with the first NHL game broadcast entirely in Ojibwe, partnering with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and language revitalization organizations.
tribalbusinessnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is neat! tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/art...
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
Hej, to je fakt super! Předám to dál.
I missed that this week is Czech and Slovak Games Week! Very cool:
store.steampowered.com/curator/4147...
store.steampowered.com/curator/4147...
Czech & Slovak Games Week 2025
The sixth annual event celebrating Czech and Slovak games is here! Join the Czech & Slovak Games Week to celebrate this event with developers from both countries.
store.steampowered.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hej, to je fakt super! Předám to dál.
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Read this ASAP. Seriously, this series rules. As a casual magical girl enjoyer, this series strikes a perfect balance of character work, tone, style, and vibes that tells a beautiful story about figuring yourself out, and then fighting for that life against the forces of evil.
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is my new big emotional queer Portland magical girl novel. With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends!
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Read this ASAP. Seriously, this series rules. As a casual magical girl enjoyer, this series strikes a perfect balance of character work, tone, style, and vibes that tells a beautiful story about figuring yourself out, and then fighting for that life against the forces of evil.
Looking for artists!
Are you or someone you know great at logo design? I'm interested in possibly getting one made for things like bookstagram, my website, etc.
I'm also absolutely expecting to pay for it. I'd rather pay someone in my social circles than a total stranger.
Are you or someone you know great at logo design? I'm interested in possibly getting one made for things like bookstagram, my website, etc.
I'm also absolutely expecting to pay for it. I'd rather pay someone in my social circles than a total stranger.
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Looking for artists!
Are you or someone you know great at logo design? I'm interested in possibly getting one made for things like bookstagram, my website, etc.
I'm also absolutely expecting to pay for it. I'd rather pay someone in my social circles than a total stranger.
Are you or someone you know great at logo design? I'm interested in possibly getting one made for things like bookstagram, my website, etc.
I'm also absolutely expecting to pay for it. I'd rather pay someone in my social circles than a total stranger.
This is still the only book I've written a fan poem for. It's about toilets but also not really, and you can read it here:
marvelish.me/manifesto-in...
I need book 2, @aaronsofaer.bsky.social
marvelish.me/manifesto-in...
I need book 2, @aaronsofaer.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is still the only book I've written a fan poem for. It's about toilets but also not really, and you can read it here:
marvelish.me/manifesto-in...
I need book 2, @aaronsofaer.bsky.social
marvelish.me/manifesto-in...
I need book 2, @aaronsofaer.bsky.social
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My favorite irony this year is how Talia declared this in the spring and then proceeded to write one of the most popular works of fiction of 2025 😂
As I lean more into nonfiction, I'm going to engage less here on a personal level and leave my tweets more as commentary, when I'm not talking about upcoming projects or things I'm reading/planning to comment on.
So, announcing that I'm not really a fiction writer for the foreseeable future.
So, announcing that I'm not really a fiction writer for the foreseeable future.
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My favorite irony this year is how Talia declared this in the spring and then proceeded to write one of the most popular works of fiction of 2025 😂
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Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump may actually be part of that global elite.
Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.
Oof.
Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the US government shutdown.
ictnews.org/news/tribes-...
ictnews.org/news/tribes-...
Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown - ICT
A pending deal to end the government shutdown is too late for about 30 bison on the Fort Peck reservation in northern Montana. The animals are being killed to make up for a lapse in food benefits.
ictnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Oof.
Another of my reviews is on the internet, this time a Korean Sapphic vampire murder mystery: The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran
This one really resonated with me, for Reasons. #booksky
lesbrary.com/the-midnight...
This one really resonated with me, for Reasons. #booksky
lesbrary.com/the-midnight...
Vampires, Murder Mysteries, and Loneliness: The Midnight Shift by Seon-Ran Cheon, Translated by Gene Png
lesbrary.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Another of my reviews is on the internet, this time a Korean Sapphic vampire murder mystery: The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran
This one really resonated with me, for Reasons. #booksky
lesbrary.com/the-midnight...
This one really resonated with me, for Reasons. #booksky
lesbrary.com/the-midnight...
My newest review is up, this time for The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social.
I say "review" but it ended up being more than that, because this book had a pretty profound impact on me.
marvelish.me/the-buffalo-...
I say "review" but it ended up being more than that, because this book had a pretty profound impact on me.
marvelish.me/the-buffalo-...
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
First, the reviewer's bare minimum: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is one of the best books I've read this year. It's Stephen Graham Jones at his most ambitious—a 448-page historical horror novel that uses...
marvelish.me
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
My newest review is up, this time for The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social.
I say "review" but it ended up being more than that, because this book had a pretty profound impact on me.
marvelish.me/the-buffalo-...
I say "review" but it ended up being more than that, because this book had a pretty profound impact on me.
marvelish.me/the-buffalo-...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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I’ve got nearly 100 books for sale on Pango and if they don’t sell this week they are going to a little free library! I’ll include a book bingo card with every order until I run out: pangobooks.com/bookstore/ja...
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’ve got nearly 100 books for sale on Pango and if they don’t sell this week they are going to a little free library! I’ll include a book bingo card with every order until I run out: pangobooks.com/bookstore/ja...
Reposted by Amanda Růžičková
BALTIMORE! A friend of mine who is an art conservator just got grant funding for a project on how to preserve queer stories and objects if anyone is interested please pass this flyer along
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BALTIMORE! A friend of mine who is an art conservator just got grant funding for a project on how to preserve queer stories and objects if anyone is interested please pass this flyer along
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After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
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I feel many of you are going to have interesting responses to this picture of Zohran Mamdani and his wife from Election Night.
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I feel many of you are going to have interesting responses to this picture of Zohran Mamdani and his wife from Election Night.
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apnews.com/article/nati... remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania resulted in the remains of 17 students being repatriated to ...
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
apnews.com/article/nati... remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
A poetry Discord I'm on had discussion about how unreliable AI detection sites are. Curious, I put the most recent piece I wrote into GPTZero to see what it thought. This is its reasoning for why one particular sentence was probably AI.
At least it thinks "Horror." is probably human.
At least it thinks "Horror." is probably human.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A poetry Discord I'm on had discussion about how unreliable AI detection sites are. Curious, I put the most recent piece I wrote into GPTZero to see what it thought. This is its reasoning for why one particular sentence was probably AI.
At least it thinks "Horror." is probably human.
At least it thinks "Horror." is probably human.
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It's great to see this happening in my home town! I have fond memories of the Madison Children's Museum growing up in Madison.
The featured guests for the Indigenous Heritage Celebration will be Evan “Blue Sky” Logan, a tribal Bear/Thunder (Warrior) clan member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Shaya Schreiber, a member of the Marten Falls Band of Ojibwe, a First Nation community in Ontario, Canada.
Madison Children’s Museum to host Indigenous Heritage Celebration Thursday
An Indigenous Heritage Celebration that will include members of the local Indigenous community and feature food, music, art, and dance representing Indigenous traditions across the world will take…
madison365.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's great to see this happening in my home town! I have fond memories of the Madison Children's Museum growing up in Madison.
I'm a US expat, queer, married to a Czech PoC. Going home feels perilous right now.
I also have stage IV lung cancer—maybe a year left, maybe twenty. That means I don't know if I'll ever safely see my people again.
Last night gave me the first breath of hope about it I've had in months.
I also have stage IV lung cancer—maybe a year left, maybe twenty. That means I don't know if I'll ever safely see my people again.
Last night gave me the first breath of hope about it I've had in months.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'm a US expat, queer, married to a Czech PoC. Going home feels perilous right now.
I also have stage IV lung cancer—maybe a year left, maybe twenty. That means I don't know if I'll ever safely see my people again.
Last night gave me the first breath of hope about it I've had in months.
I also have stage IV lung cancer—maybe a year left, maybe twenty. That means I don't know if I'll ever safely see my people again.
Last night gave me the first breath of hope about it I've had in months.