Heather Salmon
@salmonandfox.bsky.social
Writer, Artist, Mom, here to be nerdy and procrastinate on my queer fantasy book.
Openly Ace, not interested in random DMs just to say hi.
Icon by Nyascree on toyhouse!
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Heather Salmon
@salmonandfox.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Book Summary
THE FOX EATER:
Shavn, former soldier in the imperial army just wants to go home and retire in peace without being aware that the strange pearl he's carrying from his last battle is an item of incredible power that puts him firmly in the crosshairs of those seeking it.
THE FOX EATER:
Shavn, former soldier in the imperial army just wants to go home and retire in peace without being aware that the strange pearl he's carrying from his last battle is an item of incredible power that puts him firmly in the crosshairs of those seeking it.
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ProPublica workers have been at the bargaining table for *two years* and are still waiting on management to step up with a fair contract. They're at over 80% on their strike pledge, which is how you know it's serious. Show them some solidarity! Strike fund is here:
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
ProPublica workers have been at the bargaining table for *two years* and are still waiting on management to step up with a fair contract. They're at over 80% on their strike pledge, which is how you know it's serious. Show them some solidarity! Strike fund is here:
I’m gonna have to wait before I can preorder this but as I’m finally finishing Lucky Day (excellent) and I’m a big fan, especially of Tingles horror, I look forward to grabbing a copy!
its the FABULOUS BODIES cover reveal, my latest horror journey arriving next summer. buckaroos are calling it DRIVE MEETS BEETLEJUICE (but COLLATERAL in palm springs with an undead queer icon also works). PREORDER NOW BUCKAROOS LETS TROT us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I’m gonna have to wait before I can preorder this but as I’m finally finishing Lucky Day (excellent) and I’m a big fan, especially of Tingles horror, I look forward to grabbing a copy!
ALMOST done! Visible repair of a hole that my littlest accidentally cut in her shirt.
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
ALMOST done! Visible repair of a hole that my littlest accidentally cut in her shirt.
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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My mother died from cancer in 1992. She was 37. I was 8.
These trials offered hope that fewer 8 year old boys would bury their 37 year old mothers due to cancer.
These trials offered hope that fewer 8 year old boys would bury their 37 year old mothers due to cancer.
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
My mother died from cancer in 1992. She was 37. I was 8.
These trials offered hope that fewer 8 year old boys would bury their 37 year old mothers due to cancer.
These trials offered hope that fewer 8 year old boys would bury their 37 year old mothers due to cancer.
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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Close the ICE detention centers.
February 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Close the ICE detention centers.
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historically, that did in fact happen when the concept of handwashing before delivering babies was developed, and a lot of very offended male doctors killed a lot of women and infants as a result.
self-important wealthy men become offended when someone tells them to follow procedure, constantly.
self-important wealthy men become offended when someone tells them to follow procedure, constantly.
I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
historically, that did in fact happen when the concept of handwashing before delivering babies was developed, and a lot of very offended male doctors killed a lot of women and infants as a result.
self-important wealthy men become offended when someone tells them to follow procedure, constantly.
self-important wealthy men become offended when someone tells them to follow procedure, constantly.
I love the idea of visible mending, especially since there was no way I could patch this and not have it be obvious. So it gets to be one more butterfly on this shirt.
February 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I love the idea of visible mending, especially since there was no way I could patch this and not have it be obvious. So it gets to be one more butterfly on this shirt.
Watching Gaiman try and squirm his way back into public view and somehow turn all his past horrors into PR for the new book he somehow has coming out was probably predictable... but ngl I am deeply enjoying watching him get roasted on some other platforms and hope we can get that energy going here.
Rich abusers are like video game bosses who, just when you think they are dead, change into a final form. Once you have airtight evidence of their crimes and make it public, you still have to defeat their comeback PR campaign.
Wooden stake? Silver bullet? Fire? How do we keep these people from coming back.
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Watching Gaiman try and squirm his way back into public view and somehow turn all his past horrors into PR for the new book he somehow has coming out was probably predictable... but ngl I am deeply enjoying watching him get roasted on some other platforms and hope we can get that energy going here.
Oh these are -fun-. NGL I love both but I'm also perpetually too broke to buy all the cool pins I otherwise would but go check this out.
Last minute Poll before launch at 8am!
Which do you prefer?
Which do you prefer?
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Oh these are -fun-. NGL I love both but I'm also perpetually too broke to buy all the cool pins I otherwise would but go check this out.
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There's quite a lot going on, so it feels weird to be like HEY HEY LOOK AT ME, but maybe you like books, and like books by me, and want to see the cover to my next one, coming in August:
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM
There's quite a lot going on, so it feels weird to be like HEY HEY LOOK AT ME, but maybe you like books, and like books by me, and want to see the cover to my next one, coming in August:
Ok I guess we can go Live now, whatever that means. This is Lumi, a character I play on @paperdemonarpg.bsky.social
He likes geese.
He likes geese.
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Ok I guess we can go Live now, whatever that means. This is Lumi, a character I play on @paperdemonarpg.bsky.social
He likes geese.
He likes geese.
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
You know I was fairly confident that I was writing the emotional toll of living through violently unprecedented times pretty well... I really didn't need it confirmed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
You know I was fairly confident that I was writing the emotional toll of living through violently unprecedented times pretty well... I really didn't need it confirmed.
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🚨Reports incoming that federal agents have shot and killed another person near Glam Doll Donuts on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Multiple shots fired. “It was an execution,” witness tells us.
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🚨Reports incoming that federal agents have shot and killed another person near Glam Doll Donuts on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Multiple shots fired. “It was an execution,” witness tells us.
Ohgod somehow I forgot how much storm fronts like this make my back hurt.
a cartoon character from the movie the incredibles is standing in the middle of a volcano .
ALT: a cartoon character from the movie the incredibles is standing in the middle of a volcano .
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Ohgod somehow I forgot how much storm fronts like this make my back hurt.
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This account stuck my comic through an ugly AI filter, removed my @ from the bottom and blocked me when I called them out.
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This account stuck my comic through an ugly AI filter, removed my @ from the bottom and blocked me when I called them out.
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UPDATE: Today the resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, which passed the Tennessee house 72-17, passed the Tennessee senate 29-0.
(4 Dems abstained, 2 voted yes along with all the Republicans)
Read it here: www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bi...
(4 Dems abstained, 2 voted yes along with all the Republicans)
Read it here: www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bi...
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
UPDATE: Today the resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, which passed the Tennessee house 72-17, passed the Tennessee senate 29-0.
(4 Dems abstained, 2 voted yes along with all the Republicans)
Read it here: www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bi...
(4 Dems abstained, 2 voted yes along with all the Republicans)
Read it here: www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bi...
Not about anyone here but: have you ever seen someone who seems to be the equivalent of the “no take, only throw” meme but for attention? I have a few times but it always somehow surprises me because it feels like such an empty way to interact with people.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Not about anyone here but: have you ever seen someone who seems to be the equivalent of the “no take, only throw” meme but for attention? I have a few times but it always somehow surprises me because it feels like such an empty way to interact with people.
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Science is on the cusp of saving so many lives but the richest country in the history of the world is like “nah…take supplements”
Just as this news was announced:
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
January 22, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Science is on the cusp of saving so many lives but the richest country in the history of the world is like “nah…take supplements”
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A lot of people are talking about how America is being run by old people out of touch with reality.
I did a video about this June 28, 2024 after the first presidential debate. Seems appropriate to repost it right now.
I did a video about this June 28, 2024 after the first presidential debate. Seems appropriate to repost it right now.
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A lot of people are talking about how America is being run by old people out of touch with reality.
I did a video about this June 28, 2024 after the first presidential debate. Seems appropriate to repost it right now.
I did a video about this June 28, 2024 after the first presidential debate. Seems appropriate to repost it right now.
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NEW: In his first public testimony, former special counsel Jack Smith warned Trump’s targeted attacks against civil servants in the DOJ pose a grave threat to the rule of law — a standard he affirmed “is not self-executing.”
Trump’s attacks on civil servants threaten rule of law, ex-special counsel Jack Smith warns
“The rule of law is not self-executing,” Smith warned Thursday.
www.democracydocket.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
NEW: In his first public testimony, former special counsel Jack Smith warned Trump’s targeted attacks against civil servants in the DOJ pose a grave threat to the rule of law — a standard he affirmed “is not self-executing.”
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Democratic leaders need to fear being branded as collaborators more than they fear being called soft on crime
January 22, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Democratic leaders need to fear being branded as collaborators more than they fear being called soft on crime
