Sian M. Jones
@serennical.bsky.social
Writer of things speculative and literary (she/her) 🏳️🌈 jonessian.com
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“We are at a point where everyone’s news river looks different.”
Thanks, I hate it.
Thanks, I hate it.
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“We are at a point where everyone’s news river looks different.”
Thanks, I hate it.
Thanks, I hate it.
Little jewel of a story from @audreyzhou.bsky.social free to read today! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/six-...
Six Sides of a Fairy Tale - Lightspeed Magazine
1. KING Once upon a time there was a king who had a daughter that he loved very much, and when she disappeared, he called you to the throne room and requested your services. “Tell me what happened to ...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Little jewel of a story from @audreyzhou.bsky.social free to read today! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/six-...
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
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The idea that the British Raj respected the rule of law is legitimately one of the funniest things I've ever read in my entire life
Non violence works when the aggressor respects the rule of law. America's laws seem to disappear when one party is power
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The idea that the British Raj respected the rule of law is legitimately one of the funniest things I've ever read in my entire life
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
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You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik
I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE
www.gofundme.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
Co-signed by a daughter of an immigrant
Immigrants are good, actually
Sincerely, an immigrant
Sincerely, an immigrant
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Co-signed by a daughter of an immigrant
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A script to call your representatives to demand they defund and dismantle 🧊 via Mr Williams PreK Pause on Insta
![A reddish orange background with the following text in black:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a resident of [LOCATION] I’m calling to ask that [SENATORS NAME] push to defund ICE funding and supporting legislation that claws back the $75 billion ICE slush fund created by H.R. 1 last year.
This lawless agency is violently attacking and killing immigrants and citizens around the country and must be defunded and dissolved for good. People are getting assaulted in our streets, kidnapped, an murdered in front of us.
Our friends and Neighbors are being violently attacked. It’s a total violation of our constitutional rights and completely evil. I encourage Congress to use their power to defund and disband ICE. Immediately
Thank you for your time and consideration.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yvvofwz4m2rdrwa73fn64csu/bafkreibqmtxkjsiykgtgs3ofurfqupl5mrdyj73xcu4hd7dgnp6p3dku3y@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A script to call your representatives to demand they defund and dismantle 🧊 via Mr Williams PreK Pause on Insta
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
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James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
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“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once
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Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
Observers have been working day and night to protect these neighborhoods from ICE, make the streets safe so kids can go to school and people can go to their jobs. Burning down the street undoes all our work. The people setting fires haven’t been putting in long hours watching plates or doors.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
Got mine! Looking forward to reading it!
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
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My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 24, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Got mine! Looking forward to reading it!
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Good luck to everyone trying to compartmentalize today. One thing at a time.
January 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Good luck to everyone trying to compartmentalize today. One thing at a time.
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
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Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
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After the Civil War, the government realized that in order to resist oligarchy, you needed an educated populace. The slave south was essentially an oligarchy with a powerful & wealthy planter class, an uneducated poor white class, and an enslaved class.
The war against education is no accident
The war against education is no accident
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
After the Civil War, the government realized that in order to resist oligarchy, you needed an educated populace. The slave south was essentially an oligarchy with a powerful & wealthy planter class, an uneducated poor white class, and an enslaved class.
The war against education is no accident
The war against education is no accident
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ANYWAY
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In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
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In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
So excited to have a new story up today at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social! Thank you, @jakeott.bsky.social and John T. Schumacher, for this gorgeous mag!
mergansermagazine.com/story/ghosts...
mergansermagazine.com/story/ghosts...
Ghosts in the Garden – Merganser Magazine
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December 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So excited to have a new story up today at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social! Thank you, @jakeott.bsky.social and John T. Schumacher, for this gorgeous mag!
mergansermagazine.com/story/ghosts...
mergansermagazine.com/story/ghosts...
Preordered mine! Get on it, folks!
How about my to-be-published book because I know everyone wants to read about loss, grief, and the structural inequalities that deprive us of the right to mourn.
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
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November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Preordered mine! Get on it, folks!
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A lot of people need to read this.
We Don’t Know Where We Will End Up…
A Year Since the 2024 Election
prisonculture.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A lot of people need to read this.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.