Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)
@ruthejbooth.bsky.social
SFFH Author/Critic. BSFA & British Fantasy Award Winner. Shoreline of Infinity columnist. GSFWC. #SGSAH funded. #StrathLife
Queer Neurodivergent Human with Chronic Illness.
Stories and more: https://linktr.ee/ruthejbooth
Queer Neurodivergent Human with Chronic Illness.
Stories and more: https://linktr.ee/ruthejbooth
I know this is what I get for trying to write mid-migraine/prodrome, but I am disgusted with how long it took me to pull together tonight's 500 words. Literally like 2 days. My brain is chewing gum.
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
I know this is what I get for trying to write mid-migraine/prodrome, but I am disgusted with how long it took me to pull together tonight's 500 words. Literally like 2 days. My brain is chewing gum.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
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Hard to see what facts Starmer expects to find out from talking to Trump. I imagine this is basically *frantic swimming motions intensify*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer says UK 'not involved in any way' in US strike on Venezuela
The PM has not spoken to US President Donald Trump about the US seizure of President Nicolas Maduro.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Hard to see what facts Starmer expects to find out from talking to Trump. I imagine this is basically *frantic swimming motions intensify*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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My first story of 2026, Magie Vol, Ogies Toe, is now live at @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, alongside work by @jennifercrow.bsky.social @jaydeholmes.bsky.social @amulderwrites.bsky.social @kmveohongs.bsky.social and others.
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
“Magie Vol, Ogies Toe” by CL Hellisen
kaleidotrope.net
January 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
My first story of 2026, Magie Vol, Ogies Toe, is now live at @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, alongside work by @jennifercrow.bsky.social @jaydeholmes.bsky.social @amulderwrites.bsky.social @kmveohongs.bsky.social and others.
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
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How long before Trump orders a strike on London and the abduction of Keir Starmer? Or at least of Sadiq Khan?
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
How long before Trump orders a strike on London and the abduction of Keir Starmer? Or at least of Sadiq Khan?
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This illegal invasion of another country while its citizens sleep is a cynical act of American imperialism.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
Venezuela latest: Trump says US has 'captured' President Maduro in strikes on country - latest
The US President says Maduro has been
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This illegal invasion of another country while its citizens sleep is a cynical act of American imperialism.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
So, when do we recognize the sovereignty of peoples above all and declare war on Trump, Netanyahu and Putin, eh?
Or do we just admit that our rights can be taken away at any moment by a McDonalds-guzzling egocentric toddler and his handler, a poster boy for fragile masculinity?
Or do we just admit that our rights can be taken away at any moment by a McDonalds-guzzling egocentric toddler and his handler, a poster boy for fragile masculinity?
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
So, when do we recognize the sovereignty of peoples above all and declare war on Trump, Netanyahu and Putin, eh?
Or do we just admit that our rights can be taken away at any moment by a McDonalds-guzzling egocentric toddler and his handler, a poster boy for fragile masculinity?
Or do we just admit that our rights can be taken away at any moment by a McDonalds-guzzling egocentric toddler and his handler, a poster boy for fragile masculinity?
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We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
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NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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This Saturday I'm starting my online short story writing workshop, which goes for six sessions, and is aimed at refining your storytelling skills and learning how to submit stories. Full and partial scholarships still available. Please spread the word!
www.catrambo.com/classes/shor...
www.catrambo.com/classes/shor...
Short Story Workshop | The World of Cat Rambo
Learn how to write, refine, and submit short stories in a workshop that combines lecture, discussion, in-class writing exercises, and critiquing each other's stories. Over the course of this class you...
www.catrambo.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This Saturday I'm starting my online short story writing workshop, which goes for six sessions, and is aimed at refining your storytelling skills and learning how to submit stories. Full and partial scholarships still available. Please spread the word!
www.catrambo.com/classes/shor...
www.catrambo.com/classes/shor...
I just missed the Copilot button on keyboards, but my latest PC is still significantly worse than the one I got in 2018.
January 1, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I just missed the Copilot button on keyboards, but my latest PC is still significantly worse than the one I got in 2018.
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The 2020s continue to be a difficult decade, but we have love and art and good people in the world still. Health permitting, I'll be seeing in the bells at my computer, because I know where my heart still lies. See you on the other side.
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The 2020s continue to be a difficult decade, but we have love and art and good people in the world still. Health permitting, I'll be seeing in the bells at my computer, because I know where my heart still lies. See you on the other side.
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You’re going to be okay. Someone will hate your book. You’re going to be okay. Someone will not get what you’re trying to do with your art and judge you. You’re going to be okay. You’re going to keep creating, in 2026, because you need it and because the world needs you to. Okay?
December 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
You’re going to be okay. Someone will hate your book. You’re going to be okay. Someone will not get what you’re trying to do with your art and judge you. You’re going to be okay. You’re going to keep creating, in 2026, because you need it and because the world needs you to. Okay?
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It's the final day to nominate stories for the BSFA awards.
Here are my award-eligible works from 2025:
@giganotosaurus.bsky.social @thepinkhydra.com @thisjulieday.bsky.social
Here are my award-eligible works from 2025:
@giganotosaurus.bsky.social @thepinkhydra.com @thisjulieday.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's the final day to nominate stories for the BSFA awards.
Here are my award-eligible works from 2025:
@giganotosaurus.bsky.social @thepinkhydra.com @thisjulieday.bsky.social
Here are my award-eligible works from 2025:
@giganotosaurus.bsky.social @thepinkhydra.com @thisjulieday.bsky.social
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THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
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For the next two days, Twitch is giving viewers 35% off on 5+ gift subs to your favorite streamers. If you enjoy independent media and creators, I’d love your support in the new year. I’ll be streaming games like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mass Effect, The Witcher 3, Rogue Trader, and Marathon in 2026:
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
December 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
For the next two days, Twitch is giving viewers 35% off on 5+ gift subs to your favorite streamers. If you enjoy independent media and creators, I’d love your support in the new year. I’ll be streaming games like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mass Effect, The Witcher 3, Rogue Trader, and Marathon in 2026:
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Happy Jools Holland applies Boogie Woogie piano to any piece of music no matter how inappropriate-eve to those who celebrate.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Happy Jools Holland applies Boogie Woogie piano to any piece of music no matter how inappropriate-eve to those who celebrate.
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Authors! Readers! The grand Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is now upon us. Use the code PREORDER25 to save 25% off basically every pre-ordered book for next year.
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
December 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Authors! Readers! The grand Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is now upon us. Use the code PREORDER25 to save 25% off basically every pre-ordered book for next year.
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Me doing any clearing of my childhood bedroom.
Friend and eyewitness Talia Cohen, 33, explained: “It was harrowing. She kept saying sorry and telling them that they had ‘been good little baubles’, and then bursting into tears and apologising all over again.”
Autistic woman crushed by guilt for binning old Christmas decorations
An autistic woman has been left "emotionally devastated" by having to throw away some old Christmas decorations, sources have said. Emma Bernard, 32, was seen holding a cardboard box full of grotty…
thedailytism.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Me doing any clearing of my childhood bedroom.
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Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz
How not to misread science fiction
Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz
www.newscientist.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.