Ruth Joffre
@ruthjoffre.bsky.social
Author of Night Beast | Co-founder, Nightjar Arts Collective | Instructor at Hugo House & StoryStudio | Editor at Reckoning | Contributing Editor at Copper Nickel | Codex | Queer | Bolivian American
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Ruth Joffre
@ruthjoffre.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I’m told I’m supposed to promote my writing here?? not just post pictures of my dog??? idk seems wrong but I’ll try it
my story collection Night Beast is for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado
it has: gay sex, sleepwalking, slime molds, soulmate timers & more
bookshop.org/p/books/nigh...
my story collection Night Beast is for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado
it has: gay sex, sleepwalking, slime molds, soulmate timers & more
bookshop.org/p/books/nigh...
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Doing one of those earnest posts where we kindly remind you that we lost half our operating budget over the summer, and that we're looking for ways to keep this whole thing going, and that if you like what we do or that we exist, the best thing you could possibly do to support us is to subscribe
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November 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Doing one of those earnest posts where we kindly remind you that we lost half our operating budget over the summer, and that we're looking for ways to keep this whole thing going, and that if you like what we do or that we exist, the best thing you could possibly do to support us is to subscribe
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
here's the thing about AI book covers/art/design/etc. what you "save" by not paying a real artist, you lose in sales from people who won't buy your work or demand a refund if it has AI in it. you also lose out on free marketing people might have done to promo that work had you not slapped AI on it
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
here's the thing about AI book covers/art/design/etc. what you "save" by not paying a real artist, you lose in sales from people who won't buy your work or demand a refund if it has AI in it. you also lose out on free marketing people might have done to promo that work had you not slapped AI on it
watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a backyard with a bunch of queer friends won’t solve all the world’s problems but it will make you forget about them for a couple hours and honestly that’s enough. I felt muscles in my body release that I didn’t even know were clenched
a close up of a woman 's mouth with the words the rocky horror picture show written below it
Alt: A close up of a woman’s mouth with the words the rocky horror picture show written below it. She has bright red lipstick on and is singing
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a backyard with a bunch of queer friends won’t solve all the world’s problems but it will make you forget about them for a couple hours and honestly that’s enough. I felt muscles in my body release that I didn’t even know were clenched
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the arts collective I co-founded was featured in our local NPR affiliate, KBIA! we’ve been blown away by the response from the community. our opening night was PACKED and raised $500+ for a local nonprofit helping the unhoused. for an unapologetically political org in the Midwest, this is incredible
Nightjar Arts Collective brings art and activism to Columbia
Nightjar Arts Collective teaches creative writing classes on a sliding scale for accessibility and hosts events around art and activism.
www.kbia.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
the arts collective I co-founded was featured in our local NPR affiliate, KBIA! we’ve been blown away by the response from the community. our opening night was PACKED and raised $500+ for a local nonprofit helping the unhoused. for an unapologetically political org in the Midwest, this is incredible
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
I don’t care who he blew, he’s still not invited to the barbecue
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I don’t care who he blew, he’s still not invited to the barbecue
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I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
the arts collective I co-founded was featured in our local NPR affiliate, KBIA! we’ve been blown away by the response from the community. our opening night was PACKED and raised $500+ for a local nonprofit helping the unhoused. for an unapologetically political org in the Midwest, this is incredible
Nightjar Arts Collective brings art and activism to Columbia
Nightjar Arts Collective teaches creative writing classes on a sliding scale for accessibility and hosts events around art and activism.
www.kbia.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
the arts collective I co-founded was featured in our local NPR affiliate, KBIA! we’ve been blown away by the response from the community. our opening night was PACKED and raised $500+ for a local nonprofit helping the unhoused. for an unapologetically political org in the Midwest, this is incredible
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
every year I get myself an online pass to this film festival, and every year I'm awed by the environmental films in the program. this year, I've watched films about:
- sea turtles nesting in the Nicobar Islands
- winter wildlife habits in Yosemite
- ice climbing in a glacier's crevasse
- & more!
- sea turtles nesting in the Nicobar Islands
- winter wildlife habits in Yosemite
- ice climbing in a glacier's crevasse
- & more!
Passes | 2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
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November 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
every year I get myself an online pass to this film festival, and every year I'm awed by the environmental films in the program. this year, I've watched films about:
- sea turtles nesting in the Nicobar Islands
- winter wildlife habits in Yosemite
- ice climbing in a glacier's crevasse
- & more!
- sea turtles nesting in the Nicobar Islands
- winter wildlife habits in Yosemite
- ice climbing in a glacier's crevasse
- & more!
I’m begging the media to bring ethics back
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’m begging the media to bring ethics back
nothing better than rolling around in the sun
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
nothing better than rolling around in the sun
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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 5:25 PM
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
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
who do I talk to about returning this day? I think it's defective and I would like a new one
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
who do I talk to about returning this day? I think it's defective and I would like a new one
our society has too much sympathy for villains
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
our society has too much sympathy for villains
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
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New novelette out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! Contains pigeon angels and living burials.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/and-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/and-...
And on Their Graves a Fall of Angels - Uncanny Magazine
He was ten when he shot his first angel. He remembers its stupid dark eyes staring at him from the foliage above, its two sets of wings flapping, the sound of something breaking. It was shortly after ...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New novelette out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! Contains pigeon angels and living burials.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/and-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/and-...
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#alaskasky from Denali, 64°N, never seen so much pink and red
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#alaskasky from Denali, 64°N, never seen so much pink and red
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Happy pub day, @rickirobin.bsky.social!
To celebrate the launch of our latest title, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES, we're offering 20% off online orders of anything in our store now through Saturday night with the code LAUNCHWEEK.
To celebrate the launch of our latest title, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES, we're offering 20% off online orders of anything in our store now through Saturday night with the code LAUNCHWEEK.
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Happy pub day, @rickirobin.bsky.social!
To celebrate the launch of our latest title, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES, we're offering 20% off online orders of anything in our store now through Saturday night with the code LAUNCHWEEK.
To celebrate the launch of our latest title, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES, we're offering 20% off online orders of anything in our store now through Saturday night with the code LAUNCHWEEK.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"