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"since her fear did her no good, she ceased to be afraid" -Angela Carter
September Books
I read some awesome books this month.
All the nonfiction I picked up was outstanding
For fiction the standout books were:
Old Soul by Susan Baker
The Haunting of Room 905 by Erika T Wurth
The Unworthy by Augustina Bazterrica
#BookSky #AmReading
I read some awesome books this month.
All the nonfiction I picked up was outstanding
For fiction the standout books were:
Old Soul by Susan Baker
The Haunting of Room 905 by Erika T Wurth
The Unworthy by Augustina Bazterrica
#BookSky #AmReading
October 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
September Books
I read some awesome books this month.
All the nonfiction I picked up was outstanding
For fiction the standout books were:
Old Soul by Susan Baker
The Haunting of Room 905 by Erika T Wurth
The Unworthy by Augustina Bazterrica
#BookSky #AmReading
I read some awesome books this month.
All the nonfiction I picked up was outstanding
For fiction the standout books were:
Old Soul by Susan Baker
The Haunting of Room 905 by Erika T Wurth
The Unworthy by Augustina Bazterrica
#BookSky #AmReading
A friend invited me to speak at a horror event at her library. I wasn't expecting so many people (I must have had 50 people - standing room only!!)
I had a blast talking about monsters with an audience who loves them as much as I do. 1/3 🧵
I had a blast talking about monsters with an audience who loves them as much as I do. 1/3 🧵
September 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A friend invited me to speak at a horror event at her library. I wasn't expecting so many people (I must have had 50 people - standing room only!!)
I had a blast talking about monsters with an audience who loves them as much as I do. 1/3 🧵
I had a blast talking about monsters with an audience who loves them as much as I do. 1/3 🧵
Yarbro has long been one of my favorites. The depth of her historical research was astounding.
I don't know how could balance her research and writing time (and her St. Germain books are massive).
She created some of my favorite vampires.
locusmag.com/2025/09/chel...
I don't know how could balance her research and writing time (and her St. Germain books are massive).
She created some of my favorite vampires.
locusmag.com/2025/09/chel...
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1942-2025)
Author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 82, died August 31, 2025. She was a prolific author who wrote more than 80 books, most in the horror, SF, and mystery genres, and was best known for her sprawling Saint…
locusmag.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yarbro has long been one of my favorites. The depth of her historical research was astounding.
I don't know how could balance her research and writing time (and her St. Germain books are massive).
She created some of my favorite vampires.
locusmag.com/2025/09/chel...
I don't know how could balance her research and writing time (and her St. Germain books are massive).
She created some of my favorite vampires.
locusmag.com/2025/09/chel...
August Reads
#AmReading #BookSky
This month was a mix of books I'm trying to clear from my hold list at the library & others are for book clubs.
Standouts:
*Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
*Never Whistle at Night
*The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
*Grommets (entirely for the nostalgia)
#AmReading #BookSky
This month was a mix of books I'm trying to clear from my hold list at the library & others are for book clubs.
Standouts:
*Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
*Never Whistle at Night
*The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
*Grommets (entirely for the nostalgia)
September 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
August Reads
#AmReading #BookSky
This month was a mix of books I'm trying to clear from my hold list at the library & others are for book clubs.
Standouts:
*Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
*Never Whistle at Night
*The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
*Grommets (entirely for the nostalgia)
#AmReading #BookSky
This month was a mix of books I'm trying to clear from my hold list at the library & others are for book clubs.
Standouts:
*Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
*Never Whistle at Night
*The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
*Grommets (entirely for the nostalgia)
July's books (top reads)
Stephen Graham Jones delivered (as usual)!
Katee Robert always a delight.
Stray Dogs (book club) was unexpectedly charming
The White Guy Dies First: great collection
The Girl Who Electrified Tesla was another fun installment in the collection
#BookSky #AmReading
Stephen Graham Jones delivered (as usual)!
Katee Robert always a delight.
Stray Dogs (book club) was unexpectedly charming
The White Guy Dies First: great collection
The Girl Who Electrified Tesla was another fun installment in the collection
#BookSky #AmReading
August 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
July's books (top reads)
Stephen Graham Jones delivered (as usual)!
Katee Robert always a delight.
Stray Dogs (book club) was unexpectedly charming
The White Guy Dies First: great collection
The Girl Who Electrified Tesla was another fun installment in the collection
#BookSky #AmReading
Stephen Graham Jones delivered (as usual)!
Katee Robert always a delight.
Stray Dogs (book club) was unexpectedly charming
The White Guy Dies First: great collection
The Girl Who Electrified Tesla was another fun installment in the collection
#BookSky #AmReading
I read a mix of things in June, most of them for bookclubs.
I've gotten off track for my goals: read what I own (which doesn't include buying new books, finishing series, & 1 nonfiction a month)
standout reads:
Interior Chinatown
Hangsaman
Berlin
#AmReading #BookSky
I've gotten off track for my goals: read what I own (which doesn't include buying new books, finishing series, & 1 nonfiction a month)
standout reads:
Interior Chinatown
Hangsaman
Berlin
#AmReading #BookSky
July 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I read a mix of things in June, most of them for bookclubs.
I've gotten off track for my goals: read what I own (which doesn't include buying new books, finishing series, & 1 nonfiction a month)
standout reads:
Interior Chinatown
Hangsaman
Berlin
#AmReading #BookSky
I've gotten off track for my goals: read what I own (which doesn't include buying new books, finishing series, & 1 nonfiction a month)
standout reads:
Interior Chinatown
Hangsaman
Berlin
#AmReading #BookSky
May books
Hammajang Luck and Bury Your Gays: delightfully fun.
Don't Sleep with the Dead was as beautiful as I expected.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters vol 1 was visually fantastic. And the story is great.
The Order of the Solar Temple is a fascinating essays on a cult
#BookSky #AmReading
Hammajang Luck and Bury Your Gays: delightfully fun.
Don't Sleep with the Dead was as beautiful as I expected.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters vol 1 was visually fantastic. And the story is great.
The Order of the Solar Temple is a fascinating essays on a cult
#BookSky #AmReading
June 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
May books
Hammajang Luck and Bury Your Gays: delightfully fun.
Don't Sleep with the Dead was as beautiful as I expected.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters vol 1 was visually fantastic. And the story is great.
The Order of the Solar Temple is a fascinating essays on a cult
#BookSky #AmReading
Hammajang Luck and Bury Your Gays: delightfully fun.
Don't Sleep with the Dead was as beautiful as I expected.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters vol 1 was visually fantastic. And the story is great.
The Order of the Solar Temple is a fascinating essays on a cult
#BookSky #AmReading
Saw "Sinners" tonight with one of my favorite people. The movie was even more than I'd hoped for.
Plus we got to dissect the movie afterwards.
Plus we got to dissect the movie afterwards.
May 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Saw "Sinners" tonight with one of my favorite people. The movie was even more than I'd hoped for.
Plus we got to dissect the movie afterwards.
Plus we got to dissect the movie afterwards.
My partner is out, so it's horror movie night 🔪🩸. I opted for The Invitation (the vampire one). I have thoughts... They aren't positive 🤣 🦇
May 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My partner is out, so it's horror movie night 🔪🩸. I opted for The Invitation (the vampire one). I have thoughts... They aren't positive 🤣 🦇
May 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I had a dream about Merlin last night. I'm certain it was partly from learning about the new manuscript that was discovered, and partly my anxiety brain acting up.
Regardless, I've been thinking about it all day
Regardless, I've been thinking about it all day
April 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I had a dream about Merlin last night. I'm certain it was partly from learning about the new manuscript that was discovered, and partly my anxiety brain acting up.
Regardless, I've been thinking about it all day
Regardless, I've been thinking about it all day
March Reads
Butch Hijab Blues is amazing
Flapper Queens is a bit of comic and women's history I didn't know enough about.
Creation Lake... I'm still thinking about it, so I think I liked it
The Villa had so much going for it, but it missed it's mark & the ending didn't land for me. #BookSky
Butch Hijab Blues is amazing
Flapper Queens is a bit of comic and women's history I didn't know enough about.
Creation Lake... I'm still thinking about it, so I think I liked it
The Villa had so much going for it, but it missed it's mark & the ending didn't land for me. #BookSky
April 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
March Reads
Butch Hijab Blues is amazing
Flapper Queens is a bit of comic and women's history I didn't know enough about.
Creation Lake... I'm still thinking about it, so I think I liked it
The Villa had so much going for it, but it missed it's mark & the ending didn't land for me. #BookSky
Butch Hijab Blues is amazing
Flapper Queens is a bit of comic and women's history I didn't know enough about.
Creation Lake... I'm still thinking about it, so I think I liked it
The Villa had so much going for it, but it missed it's mark & the ending didn't land for me. #BookSky
March 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Just got lost in literary rabbit hole that won't end up in my class, did very little to help me prep the class (that starts in a week), but damn did it bring me joy.
February 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Just got lost in literary rabbit hole that won't end up in my class, did very little to help me prep the class (that starts in a week), but damn did it bring me joy.
Zora Neale Hurston, like Hopkins, became a forgotten writer until she was rediscovered. Plus she was an early anthropologist.
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
www.zoranealehurston.com
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
www.zoranealehurston.com
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston is considered one of the pre-eminent writers of twentieth-century African-American literature. Hurston was closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance and has influenced such wri...
www.zoranealehurston.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Zora Neale Hurston, like Hopkins, became a forgotten writer until she was rediscovered. Plus she was an early anthropologist.
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
www.zoranealehurston.com
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
www.zoranealehurston.com
While Pauline Hopkins is better known for her romances, her novel "Of One Blood" is a glorious early science fiction adventure novel, full of mesmerism and spiritualism
(sciences of the times)
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors
www.paulinehopkinssociety.org/biography/
(sciences of the times)
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors
www.paulinehopkinssociety.org/biography/
The Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Society
Biography of Pauline E. Hopkins (1859-1930) Biography courtesy of Ira Dworkin, Department of English, Texas A&M University. Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, who was born in Portland, Maine, in 1859, …
www.paulinehopkinssociety.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
While Pauline Hopkins is better known for her romances, her novel "Of One Blood" is a glorious early science fiction adventure novel, full of mesmerism and spiritualism
(sciences of the times)
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors
www.paulinehopkinssociety.org/biography/
(sciences of the times)
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors
www.paulinehopkinssociety.org/biography/
Continuing Black History month. The poet and activist Audre Lorde.
When I first read her in college both her sexuality and politics were removed from her bio and her poems her currated to avoid both.
It was only by reading her on my own that learned who she was
youtu.be/-CPAlSVaiL8?...
When I first read her in college both her sexuality and politics were removed from her bio and her poems her currated to avoid both.
It was only by reading her on my own that learned who she was
youtu.be/-CPAlSVaiL8?...
Audre Lorde - There Is No Hierarchy Of Oppressions
YouTube video by AfroMarxist
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Continuing Black History month. The poet and activist Audre Lorde.
When I first read her in college both her sexuality and politics were removed from her bio and her poems her currated to avoid both.
It was only by reading her on my own that learned who she was
youtu.be/-CPAlSVaiL8?...
When I first read her in college both her sexuality and politics were removed from her bio and her poems her currated to avoid both.
It was only by reading her on my own that learned who she was
youtu.be/-CPAlSVaiL8?...
Still doing Black History.
Butler's work is having a mainstream moment now, but she was a major voice in SF long before.
"All that you Change
Changes you
The only lasting truth is Change
God is Change”
— Octavia E. Butler
#blackhistory
www.octaviabutler.com
Butler's work is having a mainstream moment now, but she was a major voice in SF long before.
"All that you Change
Changes you
The only lasting truth is Change
God is Change”
— Octavia E. Butler
#blackhistory
www.octaviabutler.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Still doing Black History.
Butler's work is having a mainstream moment now, but she was a major voice in SF long before.
"All that you Change
Changes you
The only lasting truth is Change
God is Change”
— Octavia E. Butler
#blackhistory
www.octaviabutler.com
Butler's work is having a mainstream moment now, but she was a major voice in SF long before.
"All that you Change
Changes you
The only lasting truth is Change
God is Change”
— Octavia E. Butler
#blackhistory
www.octaviabutler.com
Reposted by Sioux Rowan (she/her) 🏳️🌈
Good morning Ppl! Happy start to #BlackHistoryMonth ! Here’s a fun article to get it started for all us science nerds out there. www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/black-h...
Black History Month STEM - Learn More About These 40 Scientists for Black History Month! | Science Buddies Blog
Celebrate Black History Month by learning more with your students about these 38 African American scientists and engineers.
www.sciencebuddies.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Good morning Ppl! Happy start to #BlackHistoryMonth ! Here’s a fun article to get it started for all us science nerds out there. www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/black-h...
February 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Horrifying.
The straight up bigotry and threat to trans and gender nonconforming kids (and let's be honest faculty and staff).
Plus our continued failure as a nation to teach history or critical thinking.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The straight up bigotry and threat to trans and gender nonconforming kids (and let's be honest faculty and staff).
Plus our continued failure as a nation to teach history or critical thinking.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Horrifying.
The straight up bigotry and threat to trans and gender nonconforming kids (and let's be honest faculty and staff).
Plus our continued failure as a nation to teach history or critical thinking.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The straight up bigotry and threat to trans and gender nonconforming kids (and let's be honest faculty and staff).
Plus our continued failure as a nation to teach history or critical thinking.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Queequag and Ishmael are my favorite ship in Moby Dick
"Plus, with that mopey twink of his as a spousal hire, he’s kind of a two-fer"
"Plus, with that mopey twink of his as a spousal hire, he’s kind of a two-fer"
"Look, I’ve got nothing against Queequeg. He’s a nice guy. And he can spy a whale spout in a hurricane. And swim like a dolphin. But all those 'biggee' tattoos? Tell me they don’t scream 'diversity hire.'"
I’d Be Lead Harpooner on the Pequod If It Wasn’t For These DEI Hires
You know, I wouldn’t say this to just anyone. I’m not one to gam and gossip around the old grog-cooler. But I know you’re a good New England boy wo...
buff.ly
January 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Queequag and Ishmael are my favorite ship in Moby Dick
"Plus, with that mopey twink of his as a spousal hire, he’s kind of a two-fer"
"Plus, with that mopey twink of his as a spousal hire, he’s kind of a two-fer"
Spouse asked me if we needed a small espresso machine. I said no, but if you want it, get it. As I am now enjoying my decaf pistachio milk cappuccino, I'm not too proud to admit, I was 100% wrong.
We do need an espresso machine so he can continue to make me delightful coffees.
We do need an espresso machine so he can continue to make me delightful coffees.
January 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Spouse asked me if we needed a small espresso machine. I said no, but if you want it, get it. As I am now enjoying my decaf pistachio milk cappuccino, I'm not too proud to admit, I was 100% wrong.
We do need an espresso machine so he can continue to make me delightful coffees.
We do need an espresso machine so he can continue to make me delightful coffees.
Currently reading:
"The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley 🎧
"After the Ball" by Leira Ah (poetry)
"Of One Blood" Pauline Hopkins 📖
"The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley 🎧
"After the Ball" by Leira Ah (poetry)
"Of One Blood" Pauline Hopkins 📖
January 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Currently reading:
"The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley 🎧
"After the Ball" by Leira Ah (poetry)
"Of One Blood" Pauline Hopkins 📖
"The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley 🎧
"After the Ball" by Leira Ah (poetry)
"Of One Blood" Pauline Hopkins 📖