May Chong 🇲🇾
@maychong.bsky.social
(she/her) Bi Malaysian poet/speculative writer in Apparition Lit, Fantasy Magazine, Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons. Not the food journo.
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May Chong 🇲🇾
@maychong.bsky.social
· Feb 24
If you made it over here - hello! I'm May, a Malaysian poet and speculative writer. Here's where you can read my work:
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Any of y'all conversant with French poetry want to help me out? I need to find the original French version of a Leopold Sedar Senghor poem
I was told it was in his Chants d'Ombre but the copy I just received has no sign of it
It is generally translated as "I Will Pronounce Your Name" --
I was told it was in his Chants d'Ombre but the copy I just received has no sign of it
It is generally translated as "I Will Pronounce Your Name" --
February 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Any of y'all conversant with French poetry want to help me out? I need to find the original French version of a Leopold Sedar Senghor poem
I was told it was in his Chants d'Ombre but the copy I just received has no sign of it
It is generally translated as "I Will Pronounce Your Name" --
I was told it was in his Chants d'Ombre but the copy I just received has no sign of it
It is generally translated as "I Will Pronounce Your Name" --
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one must imagine sisyphus opting out of Gemini
January 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM
one must imagine sisyphus opting out of Gemini
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my favorite thing about the superb owl thing is the sports fans hate it but the part where everyone posts owl pictures is controversial among bird photographers because people get too close to the owls
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
my favorite thing about the superb owl thing is the sports fans hate it but the part where everyone posts owl pictures is controversial among bird photographers because people get too close to the owls
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If there's a point to this thread, it's this: cherish the ridiculous, expansive dreamers in your life. They illuminate the world. Warm yourself in the glow they cast and never discount the value of imagining something stupidly impossible together. The alternative - not having them - is worse.
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If there's a point to this thread, it's this: cherish the ridiculous, expansive dreamers in your life. They illuminate the world. Warm yourself in the glow they cast and never discount the value of imagining something stupidly impossible together. The alternative - not having them - is worse.
Heron man, heron man
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
Next time you see someone fishing by the river without a rod, take a closer look. It might just be Sōsuke the Heron Man!
My latest yokai, from Chikuzen bakomono emaki, is up for free on my Patreon and yokai.com! Check it out here:
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My latest yokai, from Chikuzen bakomono emaki, is up for free on my Patreon and yokai.com! Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/posts/150208...
Sagiotoko Sōsuke | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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February 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Heron man, heron man
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
Catches things like a heron can
See his neck? Very long
Eating fish makes him strong
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If you have a LARGE follower count, pls know that Scott Horton is a chronic thief of posts. He also gets things very wrong and won't take posts down. No matter how nicely you ask.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
Check the words. Check the time stamps.
Fucking clown shit.
Fucking clown shit.
February 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
If you have a LARGE follower count, pls know that Scott Horton is a chronic thief of posts. He also gets things very wrong and won't take posts down. No matter how nicely you ask.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
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He’s best known in internet lore for
his infamous 2018 “female presenting nipples” memo. Now he will ensure democracy doesn’t die in darkness www.buzzfeednews.com/article/remy...
his infamous 2018 “female presenting nipples” memo. Now he will ensure democracy doesn’t die in darkness www.buzzfeednews.com/article/remy...
People Are Saying That They’re Leaving Tumblr Because Of Its New Ban On Adult Content
“Tumblr dies for good on December the 17th.”
www.buzzfeednews.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
He’s best known in internet lore for
his infamous 2018 “female presenting nipples” memo. Now he will ensure democracy doesn’t die in darkness www.buzzfeednews.com/article/remy...
his infamous 2018 “female presenting nipples” memo. Now he will ensure democracy doesn’t die in darkness www.buzzfeednews.com/article/remy...
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Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?
That’s what talent is like.
That’s what talent is like.
In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark
talent alone could *never*
talent alone could *never*
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?
That’s what talent is like.
That’s what talent is like.
I see quite a few names I recognize.
Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I see quite a few names I recognize.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ART IT CAME FREE WITH YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ART IT CAME FREE WITH YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT
Prev: We'll just say it happened inside and outside of my local [art] scenes, shall we?
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Prev: We'll just say it happened inside and outside of my local [art] scenes, shall we?
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We say "believe women" and "oh but his books are so important" in the same breath. "Believe women" and "that fourteen-year-old led him on, he's a genius, we need him." "Believe woman" and "we prefer the wolf."
February 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We say "believe women" and "oh but his books are so important" in the same breath. "Believe women" and "that fourteen-year-old led him on, he's a genius, we need him." "Believe woman" and "we prefer the wolf."
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This is how whisper networks are born. It's not gossip. It's self-protection when you need the safety of those barn walls, and know they won't put the wolf out just because you name his fangs.
February 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is how whisper networks are born. It's not gossip. It's self-protection when you need the safety of those barn walls, and know they won't put the wolf out just because you name his fangs.
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This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
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A big problem in the industry is how many people conflate "Not a danger to me" with "Not a danger to anyone." And I keep seeing the terrible impact of that so maybe stop doing that.
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
A big problem in the industry is how many people conflate "Not a danger to me" with "Not a danger to anyone." And I keep seeing the terrible impact of that so maybe stop doing that.
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Beware of Crows base art is done!
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Beware of Crows base art is done!
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Why don't they say anything?
Well, because when it happens to YOU, if you say something, that's frequently the ballgame. You get driven out of your community; you get to see what the people you thought loved you look like with the masks off. And way, way too many of them are monsters.
Well, because when it happens to YOU, if you say something, that's frequently the ballgame. You get driven out of your community; you get to see what the people you thought loved you look like with the masks off. And way, way too many of them are monsters.
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Why don't they say anything?
Well, because when it happens to YOU, if you say something, that's frequently the ballgame. You get driven out of your community; you get to see what the people you thought loved you look like with the masks off. And way, way too many of them are monsters.
Well, because when it happens to YOU, if you say something, that's frequently the ballgame. You get driven out of your community; you get to see what the people you thought loved you look like with the masks off. And way, way too many of them are monsters.
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HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
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So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold."
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold."
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
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We have decided the world needs short fiction clubs instead of just book clubs. All those people who don’t finish a book in time and fumble their way through the meet-up can switch over and live a shame free life. Selfishly I recommend picking your material from a plucky, small press magazine.
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We have decided the world needs short fiction clubs instead of just book clubs. All those people who don’t finish a book in time and fumble their way through the meet-up can switch over and live a shame free life. Selfishly I recommend picking your material from a plucky, small press magazine.
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Whenever I reread @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social's amazing poem "Jesus at the Gay Bar," it's hard not to imagine Jesus as this 1535 drawing "Christ Carrying the Cross," by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bazzi , which I'm teaching tomorrow in my Queer History class.
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Whenever I reread @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social's amazing poem "Jesus at the Gay Bar," it's hard not to imagine Jesus as this 1535 drawing "Christ Carrying the Cross," by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bazzi , which I'm teaching tomorrow in my Queer History class.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths)
Shin Ultraman was the right movie at the right time (with a theme song that STILL BANGS)
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Shin Ultraman was the right movie at the right time (with a theme song that STILL BANGS)
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Merc is a phenomenal writer. This is the perfect time for a collection of their stories.
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 7:40 AM
Merc is a phenomenal writer. This is the perfect time for a collection of their stories.