Elizabeth Bear
@matociquala.bsky.social
Award winning science fiction author. Cat furniture. Horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat.
https://buttondown.email/matociquala
THE FOLDED SKY https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
ANGEL MAKER https://books2read.com/u/3kzy2W
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THE FOLDED SKY https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
ANGEL MAKER https://books2read.com/u/3kzy2W
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Elizabeth Bear
@matociquala.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Welp, it's less than a week until ANGEL MAKER launches! You can pre-order your copy here, or from your local bookstore!
books2read.com/angelmaker
(Or from MY local bookstore! www.odysseybks.com/elizabeth-be... )
books2read.com/angelmaker
(Or from MY local bookstore! www.odysseybks.com/elizabeth-be... )
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boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.
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Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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The Lotus Kingdoms series is really good, I read all three books (and didn't want to put them down) earlier this year. At this price it's silly not to get them
An alert reader let me know the whole Lotus Kingdoms series is available for $2.99 each in ebook! Also on Kobo and other platforms!
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Lotus Kingdoms series is really good, I read all three books (and didn't want to put them down) earlier this year. At this price it's silly not to get them
In any life you are given a few perfect moments, and I just bought a Dorothy Parker omnibus at @bookmoon.bsky.social then ate black cherry ice cream with my spouse at Mt. Tom Ice Cream while The Sultans of Swing played in the background, so that was one.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In any life you are given a few perfect moments, and I just bought a Dorothy Parker omnibus at @bookmoon.bsky.social then ate black cherry ice cream with my spouse at Mt. Tom Ice Cream while The Sultans of Swing played in the background, so that was one.
An alert reader let me know the whole Lotus Kingdoms series is available for $2.99 each in ebook! Also on Kobo and other platforms!
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An alert reader let me know the whole Lotus Kingdoms series is available for $2.99 each in ebook! Also on Kobo and other platforms!
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
I'm bringing sexy back, why can't I get just one kiss?
I'm bringing sexy back, on warm leatherette
I'm brining sexy back, but it's just me sweating to the oldies.
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I'm bringing sexy back, why can't I get just one kiss?
Trump take food stamps.
Trump take going home to your family for Thanksgiving.
Trump take health insurance.
I can't imagine any of this is gonna poll well.
Trump take going home to your family for Thanksgiving.
Trump take health insurance.
I can't imagine any of this is gonna poll well.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Trump take food stamps.
Trump take going home to your family for Thanksgiving.
Trump take health insurance.
I can't imagine any of this is gonna poll well.
Trump take going home to your family for Thanksgiving.
Trump take health insurance.
I can't imagine any of this is gonna poll well.
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Reading this now!!!
speaking of sci-fi, also very intrigued by WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed- queer scifi marketed as for fans of Ann Leckie. seeing really good reviews and buzz. #ewgc
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reading this now!!!
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We are delighted to reveal the cover for @isabel.kim's debut novel Sublimation, a story of immigration, identity, and paradox from the author of "Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole"
Revealing Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim - Reactor
A tale of doppelgangers and corporate intrigue, heartbreak and betrayal — arriving June 2026
reactormag.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We are delighted to reveal the cover for @isabel.kim's debut novel Sublimation, a story of immigration, identity, and paradox from the author of "Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole"
The cast-iron skillet hack for reheating pizza really is a game changer.
1) heat up a large cast iron skillet
2) vegetable oil spray, just a teeny bit
3) turn down to low
3) put in 1-2 slices leftover pizza
4) cover
5) go away for 7 minutes.
Crispy, gooey pizza!
1) heat up a large cast iron skillet
2) vegetable oil spray, just a teeny bit
3) turn down to low
3) put in 1-2 slices leftover pizza
4) cover
5) go away for 7 minutes.
Crispy, gooey pizza!
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The cast-iron skillet hack for reheating pizza really is a game changer.
1) heat up a large cast iron skillet
2) vegetable oil spray, just a teeny bit
3) turn down to low
3) put in 1-2 slices leftover pizza
4) cover
5) go away for 7 minutes.
Crispy, gooey pizza!
1) heat up a large cast iron skillet
2) vegetable oil spray, just a teeny bit
3) turn down to low
3) put in 1-2 slices leftover pizza
4) cover
5) go away for 7 minutes.
Crispy, gooey pizza!
Today's adventure: cats attempting to steal my beef liver supplement and making off with one pill, which then sparked a chase and a game of keep away between Duncan and Fafhrd. (Duncan won and disposed off the beef liver behind the couch in the den).
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today's adventure: cats attempting to steal my beef liver supplement and making off with one pill, which then sparked a chase and a game of keep away between Duncan and Fafhrd. (Duncan won and disposed off the beef liver behind the couch in the den).
As part of reducing the carceral state, I believe judges should be empowered to change the middle names of certain white collar criminals as a consequence.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
As part of reducing the carceral state, I believe judges should be empowered to change the middle names of certain white collar criminals as a consequence.
Good job, PA and NJ.
Come on, California: don't be left out.
Come on, California: don't be left out.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Good job, PA and NJ.
Come on, California: don't be left out.
Come on, California: don't be left out.
Amazing to think that NYC, a diverse and vibrant place, will have a mayor who loves her as much as so many New Yorkers do.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Amazing to think that NYC, a diverse and vibrant place, will have a mayor who loves her as much as so many New Yorkers do.
It's a good night.
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It's a good night.
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Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
Hate to be the White House ketchup scrubber tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hate to be the White House ketchup scrubber tonight.
Virginia understood the assignment.
Good job, Virginia!
Good job, Virginia!
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Virginia understood the assignment.
Good job, Virginia!
Good job, Virginia!
Godspeed, voters.
Get out there, do the thing, and stay a little extra situationally aware.
Get out there, do the thing, and stay a little extra situationally aware.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Godspeed, voters.
Get out there, do the thing, and stay a little extra situationally aware.
Get out there, do the thing, and stay a little extra situationally aware.
For some reason, just reminded of that old joke about Nancy Pelosi being the first woman to stand one heartbeat and a slow mechanical whirr away from the Presidency.
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
For some reason, just reminded of that old joke about Nancy Pelosi being the first woman to stand one heartbeat and a slow mechanical whirr away from the Presidency.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Wait, the whole Tylenol lie was just another piece of wildly illegal market manipulation and insider trading?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
Kimberly-Clark Agrees to Buy Kenvue, Maker of Tylenol, for $40 Billion
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wait, the whole Tylenol lie was just another piece of wildly illegal market manipulation and insider trading?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
Talked to the contractor replacing our front porch.
I noticed he was hammering in stakes to mark where the footings are going to go with no apparent resistance in the ground that might indicate any previous footings present.
"So that was load-bearing lattice?" says I.
"Oh yeah," says he.
I noticed he was hammering in stakes to mark where the footings are going to go with no apparent resistance in the ground that might indicate any previous footings present.
"So that was load-bearing lattice?" says I.
"Oh yeah," says he.
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Talked to the contractor replacing our front porch.
I noticed he was hammering in stakes to mark where the footings are going to go with no apparent resistance in the ground that might indicate any previous footings present.
"So that was load-bearing lattice?" says I.
"Oh yeah," says he.
I noticed he was hammering in stakes to mark where the footings are going to go with no apparent resistance in the ground that might indicate any previous footings present.
"So that was load-bearing lattice?" says I.
"Oh yeah," says he.