Samantha (Sam) Mills
@samtasticbooks.com
SFF Author | Nebula, Locus, Sturgeon winner | Archivist | Repped by Lisa Rodgers | THE WINGS UPON HER BACK, Compton Crook winner and World Fantasy finalist, out now! (she/her) www.samtasticbooks.com
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Here it is! My 2025 award eligibility post!
"10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care For the End of Days" is a love letter about life under a doomsday cult, and a quick read! I'd be delighted for anyone to consider it for their short story ballots. ;D
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
"10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care For the End of Days" is a love letter about life under a doomsday cult, and a quick read! I'd be delighted for anyone to consider it for their short story ballots. ;D
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
Excerpt, excerpt!
New Excerpt: RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES by Samantha Mills (@samtasticbooks.com)...
civilianreader.com/2026/02/06/e...
Due to be pub'd by @tachyonpub.bsky.social on April 21st.
civilianreader.com/2026/02/06/e...
Due to be pub'd by @tachyonpub.bsky.social on April 21st.
Excerpt: RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES by Samantha Mills (Tachyon)
Today, we have an excerpt from the Rabbit Test and Other Stories, a highly-anticipated debut short story collection by Samantha Mills. Specifically, the (substantial) excerpt is from the story R…
civilianreader.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Excerpt, excerpt!
"No, it isn't digitized."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Yes, I will write you a letter of recommendation."
"Yes, I will write you a letter of recommendation."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"No, it isn't digitized."
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It has long been my opinion that the rise of Trump 2.0 is fundamentally the result elites in every sector of society absolutely losing their minds over Me Too and the racial justice uprising, and every new piece of Epstein content just further validates this
New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club" and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein...
Epstein Tracked #MeToo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
It has long been my opinion that the rise of Trump 2.0 is fundamentally the result elites in every sector of society absolutely losing their minds over Me Too and the racial justice uprising, and every new piece of Epstein content just further validates this
I showed my kids some behind the scenes footage after watching a couple Muppet movies and it only increased the magic and wonder for them. "Wow they really did that??" They are now all in for practical effects (and more Muppets)
With so much Muppet talk tonight remembering there is this comic about how they did this scene.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I showed my kids some behind the scenes footage after watching a couple Muppet movies and it only increased the magic and wonder for them. "Wow they really did that??" They are now all in for practical effects (and more Muppets)
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Heyyyy I'm raffling off a couple of tiny knitted creatures--hand-knit by yours truly--to raise funds for community aid organizations. That's right: you can own your very own wee knit beastie and help your community at the same time! Deets are in my latest newsletter:
buttondown.com/JenniferHuda...
buttondown.com/JenniferHuda...
A Raffle
I want to talk about writing and words. But first things first. As I write this, it’s a frigid morning. Snow is piled in huge drifts outside the window....
buttondown.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Heyyyy I'm raffling off a couple of tiny knitted creatures--hand-knit by yours truly--to raise funds for community aid organizations. That's right: you can own your very own wee knit beastie and help your community at the same time! Deets are in my latest newsletter:
buttondown.com/JenniferHuda...
buttondown.com/JenniferHuda...
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starting to do research on a subject you know nothing about is like
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
starting to do research on a subject you know nothing about is like
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
February 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I adoooored Starstruck. It was so well done I had emotional feelings about a rock. Get it!!
psychopomp.com/starstruck/
psychopomp.com/starstruck/
February 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I adoooored Starstruck. It was so well done I had emotional feelings about a rock. Get it!!
psychopomp.com/starstruck/
psychopomp.com/starstruck/
Both sides came here after World War II (Italy and Poland) and then NEVER SPOKE OF IT AGAIN
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Both sides came here after World War II (Italy and Poland) and then NEVER SPOKE OF IT AGAIN
Had unfollowed here but forgot I'd ever followed him on instagram and had a BIG OLE JUMP SCARE when I popped on today and his "i'm innocent!" post was the first thing in my feed. So prob check there, too
Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Had unfollowed here but forgot I'd ever followed him on instagram and had a BIG OLE JUMP SCARE when I popped on today and his "i'm innocent!" post was the first thing in my feed. So prob check there, too
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1/x 🧵
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
1/x 🧵
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
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We are going to have to find a way to reckon with this not only as a matter of protecting democracy but as basic goddamn public safety
These people are fucking dangerous to anyone around them
These people are fucking dangerous to anyone around them
it’s difficult to overstate how much the next generation of Republicans is worse
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We are going to have to find a way to reckon with this not only as a matter of protecting democracy but as basic goddamn public safety
These people are fucking dangerous to anyone around them
These people are fucking dangerous to anyone around them
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Authors! Did you know you get more out of being a member of AABB than just constant nagging to go to your school board meetings? No, it's true! You get a newsletter that keeps you up to date on the good and bad of book bans, the freedom to read, library advocacy, & more...
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Authors! Did you know you get more out of being a member of AABB than just constant nagging to go to your school board meetings? No, it's true! You get a newsletter that keeps you up to date on the good and bad of book bans, the freedom to read, library advocacy, & more...
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The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
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Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar
Hi everyone,
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February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
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Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
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There are four more students from Liam's MN school district in federal detention in Dilley, TX, two of them from the same school as Liam. A second grader, a fourth grader, a fifth grader, and a high-schooler.
i am so grateful that liam ramos as home. this is also a story about the importance of observation and getting these stories out there. how many children are detained that don’t get the same treatment because they don’t have powerful photos
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
There are four more students from Liam's MN school district in federal detention in Dilley, TX, two of them from the same school as Liam. A second grader, a fourth grader, a fifth grader, and a high-schooler.
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It's hard to overstate how NORMAL it was to sexualize teen girls when I was growing up.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It's hard to overstate how NORMAL it was to sexualize teen girls when I was growing up.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
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It really is worth understanding what an escalation this is by the feds to be teargassing the big family friendly march
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It really is worth understanding what an escalation this is by the feds to be teargassing the big family friendly march
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
You can't reform this
"Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms who require amputations—some with cracked skulls." (1/29/26)"
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms ...
Explore this post and more from the ICE_Watch community
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January 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
You can't reform this
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Bookbinding/printing press art course
2. Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature
3. Satire
4. Amazons, Queens, Witches, & Saints
5. Fascism and Resistance in Italy
1. Bookbinding/printing press art course
2. Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature
3. Satire
4. Amazons, Queens, Witches, & Saints
5. Fascism and Resistance in Italy
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Eschatology
2. Sanskrit
3. Biotech lab
4. Folklore and mythology (feat. a brilliant prof obsessed with Wicked)
5. American Novels 20th c
1. Eschatology
2. Sanskrit
3. Biotech lab
4. Folklore and mythology (feat. a brilliant prof obsessed with Wicked)
5. American Novels 20th c
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The philosophy of time
2. The really cool history class where we looked at historical American living spaces and what the architecture/archaeology tells us al
3. History of American women
4. Baltimore History
5. World cinema
1. The philosophy of time
2. The really cool history class where we looked at historical American living spaces and what the architecture/archaeology tells us al
3. History of American women
4. Baltimore History
5. World cinema
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Bookbinding/printing press art course
2. Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature
3. Satire
4. Amazons, Queens, Witches, & Saints
5. Fascism and Resistance in Italy
1. Bookbinding/printing press art course
2. Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature
3. Satire
4. Amazons, Queens, Witches, & Saints
5. Fascism and Resistance in Italy
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A lot of people predicted, based on his past actions & stated beliefs, that Trump would go full Hitler if nobody stopped him. We were called hysterical and told to calm down.
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A lot of people predicted, based on his past actions & stated beliefs, that Trump would go full Hitler if nobody stopped him. We were called hysterical and told to calm down.
Geography class. I was like omg will this guy ever stop raising his hand why is he so loud
how’d you meet the love of your life?
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Geography class. I was like omg will this guy ever stop raising his hand why is he so loud
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky