Sloth & Envy Press
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Sloth & Envy Press
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https://slothandenvy.com/
Small press. Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, weird, & romance. 3 books on schedule for 2025. MN & TN. Lots of swearing. https://ko-fi.com/slothenvypress

https://toadshadezine.com/

We'd be deadlier if we weren't so lazy. Maybe.
Pinned
🏰 isolated manor
🌙 moonlight mysteries
🐍 ancient enemies
🌶️ spicy scenes
💕 blossoming romance

Lauren's new employer has secrets, leading her to uncover a dangerous world of magic & mystery. Her potential ally is a moody manticore with a score to settle.
What could go wrong?

BUY bit.ly/4l7pOHz
Come to DreamHaven Books on Wed Nov 12 for Catherine’s reading/Q&A! You won’t be sad.
#Booksky Our publisher has just described her recovering voice as “Lauren Bacall on T.” If that’s your thing, you should definitely go hear her read and do a Q & A at DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis tomorrow night at 6:30! There may be charades if her voices goes!
dreamhavenbooks.com/event/cather...
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ah! This is the gathering!
A bunch a great information on the upcoming MnStF party is on the Discord and the Calendar!
This Saturday - 11/15, 4pm - hosted by Mel.
mnstf.org/index.php#ca...
MnStF: The Minnesota Science Fiction Society
mnstf.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hosting a #Minn-StF #minicon gathering this Saturday- local nerds welcome though it’s very low key so don’t expect a rager because I cannot afford to get fined by the building LOL

And the Rice Park tree lighting is just a few blocks away for those interested.
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#minnesota Writers & Editors - am thinking
of making a MN starter pack and/or feed so we can connect.

Is there any interest?

#booksky #writing
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
hey @rondebeaulieu.bsky.social can you DM me? I can’t DM you and I want to see if you’re interested in a book fair next year
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yes please! Easily one of my top 5 movies.
Can we have a 40th anniversary of Aliens in theaters next year, pretty please?
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Book reminder! Buy a book! Or ask your library to carry it, we aren't picky.

Reading is for everyone who wants it. (sorry no audiobook yet, future goals)
It is unfortunately time to remind you that I have a book for sale & you can find it in paperback books2read.com/mallory-glass/ OR on Amazon eBooks (but I think I will pull it off KU & go wide again).

If you are financially struggling right now but need book, DM me, I have 4 eBook codes for free.
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
My MN people know this is just Minnesota passive-aggressiveness from the CEO of Target.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is great, but please, if you can, continue to donate to food banks and raise funds as people still struggle.
NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.

www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
May you find as much joy in things as these bears.
Sunday = fun day~ wild bears playing at a public playground, captured by someone just passing by~🐻
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Is it really a good idea to berate people providing our security? Hmmm.
November 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Twin Cities folks: check out Fare For All for good cheap groceries! They rotate through different locations, selling packs of assorted produce and meat for $10-25 (monthly pack menu on website). Show up, buy food, and your $ will help them feed more people!
www.thefoodgroupmn.org/groceries/fa...
Fare For All - The Food Group
Fare For All is a pop-up grocery store. We sell packs of fresh produce and frozen meat at up to 40% off of retail prices. Who Can Shop? Everyone and anyone can shop at Fare For All across 20 pop up si...
www.thefoodgroupmn.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I have used this a few times and enjoyed it.
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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And we're back! My podcast, It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton, returns today with a spooky story to celebrate the spooky season! It's The Dark House, by AC Wise.
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton – The Dark House
And we’re back! My podcast, It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton, returns today with a spooky story to celebrate the spooky season. This week, it’s The Dark House, by AC Wise. A photographer’s obsession with an unsettled subject exposes two friends to a darkness that won’t be contained by frames… It’s...
wilwheaton.net
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Let people be happy. It literally costs nothing.
I remember reading a quip that Puritanism is the terrible fear that someone, somewhere, is feeling happy.

Le sigh - the more something changes, the more it stays the same, I guess
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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I'd say it's 2025 and we should be well past this, but since we're not: titles like "aunt" and "uncle" are used a lot in BIPOC communities, regardless of whether or not there's actual blood ties. Been calling a ton of women unrelated to me "auntie" since age 3, and got dinged by Mom when I didn't.
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.

Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Just horrible to see this system headed that way. Sending all the positivity to them and hoping people can find shelter.
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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The Walz administration is sending $4 million to food shelves across the state as the emergency food system prepares for the temporary end of SNAP benefits. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-...
Walz directs $4 million to food shelves as SNAP cutoff approaches • Minnesota Reformer
Gov. Tim Walz is giving food banks a $4 million boost as the emergency food system braces for the temporary pause of SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown.  SNAP — Supplemental Nutritio...
minnesotareformer.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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“The company’s estimates therefore suggest that every seven days, around 560,000 people may be exchanging messages with ChatGPT that indicate they are experiencing mania or psychosis.”

YIKES!
In recent months, a growing number of people have ended up hospitalized, divorced, or dead after having long, intense conversations with ChatGPT. Some of their loved ones allege the chatbot fueled their delusions and paranoia.
Here's How Many People May Use ChatGPT During a Mental Health Crisis Each Week
OpenAI released initial estimates about the share of users who may be experiencing symptoms like delusional thinking, mania, or suicidal ideation, and says it has tweaked GPT-5 to respond more effecti...
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Would please like 2 (two) backers today for all my very hard work since January 😭
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We also Dread Mondays.
Dread Mondays release day (from @whisperhousepress.bsky.social )!! My short story, Wade vs Roe, is on page 29.
Happy release day, fellow writers & thanks to Steve for including me in this workplace horror anthology.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dread-mond...
Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology|Paperback
www.barnesandnoble.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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“We're working really hard to make sure that the Native community here feels damn good when they walk through these exhibition halls,” says White Hawk, “and if they do, that means it will feel good for every single person that partakes in this space, and that's what it's meant to do.”
Dyani White Hawk's 'Love Language': Shimmering, Striking, and Even Soothing - Racket
The internationally known, Minnesota-based artist wants you to feel the love—and we do!
racketmn.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Our 10th annual Halloween Costume Contest begins now! Impress our witches and win prizes!!
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Won a treat via the BIPOC Vampire Day 2025 fundraiser for Sickle Cell Anemia. It arrived & now we have 6 sets of spiffy vamp fangs from scarecrowvampires.com (thanks!)

🧛‍♀️ @vampirepyramid.bsky.social (I am pretty sure that's where I got the info to contribute to the fundraiser & get their zine)
October 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM