Elizabeth Rubio
@rubiowrites.bsky.social
SFF author from Austin, TX. they/them
I've been a freelance education writer full time for over a decade. Two years ago was my best year on the books. Now I'm struggling to stay afloat and actively looking for full time work.
The apocalypse may not be widespread but within the creative arts it's very real.
The apocalypse may not be widespread but within the creative arts it's very real.
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I've been a freelance education writer full time for over a decade. Two years ago was my best year on the books. Now I'm struggling to stay afloat and actively looking for full time work.
The apocalypse may not be widespread but within the creative arts it's very real.
The apocalypse may not be widespread but within the creative arts it's very real.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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Alan and Jack from
@freyamarske.bsky.social's the last binding trilogy. I love their whole dynamic.🥰
(sorry for the repost I found a mistake 😭)
#thelastbindingtrilogy #apowerunbound
@freyamarske.bsky.social's the last binding trilogy. I love their whole dynamic.🥰
(sorry for the repost I found a mistake 😭)
#thelastbindingtrilogy #apowerunbound
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Alan and Jack from
@freyamarske.bsky.social's the last binding trilogy. I love their whole dynamic.🥰
(sorry for the repost I found a mistake 😭)
#thelastbindingtrilogy #apowerunbound
@freyamarske.bsky.social's the last binding trilogy. I love their whole dynamic.🥰
(sorry for the repost I found a mistake 😭)
#thelastbindingtrilogy #apowerunbound
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he's on a mission from god
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
he's on a mission from god
OFMD S1. Incredible writing, excellent queer rep, brilliant music, gorgeous sets, even the costumes are perfectly inspired. I can truly say it changed my life.
Name your fav season of TV
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
OFMD S1. Incredible writing, excellent queer rep, brilliant music, gorgeous sets, even the costumes are perfectly inspired. I can truly say it changed my life.
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Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
A friend gave me The Left Hand of Darkness in college and I realized I was doing literary analysis on my own for the first time in my life, thinking about it.
20 years later when I had Thoughts about gender it felt a little obvious that that was my fave book 😅
20 years later when I had Thoughts about gender it felt a little obvious that that was my fave book 😅
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
A friend gave me The Left Hand of Darkness in college and I realized I was doing literary analysis on my own for the first time in my life, thinking about it.
20 years later when I had Thoughts about gender it felt a little obvious that that was my fave book 😅
20 years later when I had Thoughts about gender it felt a little obvious that that was my fave book 😅
Gay sex
What do you like now that 16 year old you would hate you for?
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Gay sex
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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What movie do you consider "perfect"?
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
What movie do you consider "perfect"?
To be clear, I have not been idle these past 10 years! So far all my publications have been short stories: rubiowrites.com/fiction
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
To be clear, I have not been idle these past 10 years! So far all my publications have been short stories: rubiowrites.com/fiction
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
Ten years ago this week I was being released from the hospital having been diagnosed with cancer and barely surviving the removal of a third of my lung. I vowed to start taking writing seriously.
Today I wrote the final sentence in my novel manuscript.
Promise: kept.
Today I wrote the final sentence in my novel manuscript.
Promise: kept.
October 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ten years ago this week I was being released from the hospital having been diagnosed with cancer and barely surviving the removal of a third of my lung. I vowed to start taking writing seriously.
Today I wrote the final sentence in my novel manuscript.
Promise: kept.
Today I wrote the final sentence in my novel manuscript.
Promise: kept.
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what ho!!
MY LITTLE SPOOKY BOOK IS A BESTSELLER 👻🥳
MY LITTLE SPOOKY BOOK IS A BESTSELLER 👻🥳
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
what ho!!
MY LITTLE SPOOKY BOOK IS A BESTSELLER 👻🥳
MY LITTLE SPOOKY BOOK IS A BESTSELLER 👻🥳
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No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
October 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)
This actually makes me wanna play this game
October 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This actually makes me wanna play this game
As a writer I never really grew out of playing pretend. Writing is my brain just playing pretend until the story is done. I'm sure some tech bros would like to replace playground pretend games with AI but most folks understand the pretend part is the fun part. Writing is the fun part.
there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
As a writer I never really grew out of playing pretend. Writing is my brain just playing pretend until the story is done. I'm sure some tech bros would like to replace playground pretend games with AI but most folks understand the pretend part is the fun part. Writing is the fun part.
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It's Filipino American History Month and I'm a queer Fil-Am author writing award nominated Filipino epic fantasy that tackles generational trauma, anti-colonial themes, and the catharsis and strength in naming our hidden burdens instead of endless "resilience".
Now that's Sobrang Pinay 🙌🏽🇵🇭
Now that's Sobrang Pinay 🙌🏽🇵🇭
October 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's Filipino American History Month and I'm a queer Fil-Am author writing award nominated Filipino epic fantasy that tackles generational trauma, anti-colonial themes, and the catharsis and strength in naming our hidden burdens instead of endless "resilience".
Now that's Sobrang Pinay 🙌🏽🇵🇭
Now that's Sobrang Pinay 🙌🏽🇵🇭
She lived an amazing life. I'm glad to have met her even just briefly. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.
abcnews.go.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
She lived an amazing life. I'm glad to have met her even just briefly. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.
Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars
Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.
people.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.
Honestly the video in the QP feels just as wrong as all the objects in Prophet.
Also do read Prophet. It's excellent.
Also do read Prophet. It's excellent.
If only someone had written a really gay sci-fi horror book built around the central theme of how nostalgia is a weapon wielded by a fascistic and capitalist state
Anyway, read PROPHET. Me and @hjm.bsky.social are super proud of it.
Anyway, read PROPHET. Me and @hjm.bsky.social are super proud of it.
This is doing numbers on social media right now and it's so depressing how people truly yearn for this shit and want to preserve that feeling indefinitely like a mausoleum of false memories.
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Honestly the video in the QP feels just as wrong as all the objects in Prophet.
Also do read Prophet. It's excellent.
Also do read Prophet. It's excellent.
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The disability community needs support & solidarity to fight these pharmaceutical tariffs.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The disability community needs support & solidarity to fight these pharmaceutical tariffs.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.