Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱
@susankayequinn.bsky.social
Spec Fic author | PhD Environmental Engr | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I write hopeful climate fiction and solarpunk.
Host: Bright Green Futures podcast
https://linktr.ee/susankayequinn
"AI is a lying machine made out of crimes."🔨
Working on a novel about families and plants.
I write hopeful climate fiction and solarpunk.
Host: Bright Green Futures podcast
https://linktr.ee/susankayequinn
"AI is a lying machine made out of crimes."🔨
Working on a novel about families and plants.
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Hello, I'm Sue, I write hopeful #climatefiction cuz HOLY HELL we need a way out of this mess.
Website: many novels, much short stories
NEW: Bright Green Futures! (stories from guests of the pod)
I wish more people would read (free):
SLIMY THINGS DID CRAWL lnk.to/SlimyWebsite
#booksky #solarpunk
Website: many novels, much short stories
NEW: Bright Green Futures! (stories from guests of the pod)
I wish more people would read (free):
SLIMY THINGS DID CRAWL lnk.to/SlimyWebsite
#booksky #solarpunk
I'm occasionally reminded how much I love the linocut art for my Halfway to Better #solarpunk collection... just look at this thing!
Each of the six stories got their own cover but those elements were also combined for the collection cover💚
Humans making #art😍
susankayequinn.com/series/halfw...
Each of the six stories got their own cover but those elements were also combined for the collection cover💚
Humans making #art😍
susankayequinn.com/series/halfw...
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I'm occasionally reminded how much I love the linocut art for my Halfway to Better #solarpunk collection... just look at this thing!
Each of the six stories got their own cover but those elements were also combined for the collection cover💚
Humans making #art😍
susankayequinn.com/series/halfw...
Each of the six stories got their own cover but those elements were also combined for the collection cover💚
Humans making #art😍
susankayequinn.com/series/halfw...
Hopepunk publisher Shiraki press ( @shirakipress.com ) is doing some exciting things—I recommend getting on their newsletter, look for upcoming #smallpitch and check out their bookshop page of hopepunk... as well as their submissions:
www.shirakipress.com/submissions/
bookshop.org/lists/hopepu...
www.shirakipress.com/submissions/
bookshop.org/lists/hopepu...
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Hopepunk publisher Shiraki press ( @shirakipress.com ) is doing some exciting things—I recommend getting on their newsletter, look for upcoming #smallpitch and check out their bookshop page of hopepunk... as well as their submissions:
www.shirakipress.com/submissions/
bookshop.org/lists/hopepu...
www.shirakipress.com/submissions/
bookshop.org/lists/hopepu...
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We're excited to ring in the new year by announcing the sale of LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social, a cosy folklore fantasy about working with—not against—the natural and paranormal world. Coming fall 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We're excited to ring in the new year by announcing the sale of LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social, a cosy folklore fantasy about working with—not against—the natural and paranormal world. Coming fall 2026!
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Also, librarians do put more weight on suggestions for purchase from their patrons. You can truly make a difference in what goes into your library's collection. If you want to see a book, please suggest your library purchase it.
You can also help by requesting your library carry #solarpunk! Helps the authors with both purchases & discovery; helps people try solarpunk; helps the libraries. Win all around!
10 Solarpunk Books Every Library Should Have: brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/for-librar...
#booksky #libraries
10 Solarpunk Books Every Library Should Have: brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/for-librar...
#booksky #libraries
Request Solarpunk at the Library
I’m a huge fan of distributed action: a lot of people doing a thing in a lot of places can have huge impact, even if each action seems small.
brightgreenfutures.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Also, librarians do put more weight on suggestions for purchase from their patrons. You can truly make a difference in what goes into your library's collection. If you want to see a book, please suggest your library purchase it.
If you're wondering where to start with #solarpunk, here's a starter pack that will give you a good idea of what the genre can do (note: we have a huge dearth of novel-length fiction in the genre — please write some! I can't do it all by myself!!).
brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/solarpunk-...
brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/solarpunk-...
Solarpunk Starter Pack
Wondering where to start with hopeful climate fiction?
brightgreenfutures.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
If you're wondering where to start with #solarpunk, here's a starter pack that will give you a good idea of what the genre can do (note: we have a huge dearth of novel-length fiction in the genre — please write some! I can't do it all by myself!!).
brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/solarpunk-...
brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/solarpunk-...
My little bird friends have come to visit.
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
My little bird friends have come to visit.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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boss the fascism
August 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
boss the fascism
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Are you available today?
January 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Are you available today?
"The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability...This is why the climate movement has always been a peace movement...for the peace that could come after the fossil fuel era"
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-...
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
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January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability...This is why the climate movement has always been a peace movement...for the peace that could come after the fossil fuel era"
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-...
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Had a dream about volunteer hours in exchange for discounts, really my sleeping brain borrowing ideas from a local friend who does alt-economy stuff but my sleeping brain called them "Mamdani hours" LOL (was discussing Mamdani with the fam last night before bed).
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January 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Had a dream about volunteer hours in exchange for discounts, really my sleeping brain borrowing ideas from a local friend who does alt-economy stuff but my sleeping brain called them "Mamdani hours" LOL (was discussing Mamdani with the fam last night before bed).
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January 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Update for 2026: My newest way to de-dander the house for visitors who are allergic to my cats: COVERING THE COUCH WITH SHEETS.
This is cost-free and remarkably effective.
Details on all the ways to de-dander for a less allergic holiday (plan for next year!):
susankayequinn.com/2024/12/de-d...
This is cost-free and remarkably effective.
Details on all the ways to de-dander for a less allergic holiday (plan for next year!):
susankayequinn.com/2024/12/de-d...
De-Dander Dipping for the Holidays!
Do you have family or friends coming for the holidays who are allergic to your pets? This post is for you! Meet my geriatric and bothersome (but beloved!) cats, Ninja and Techy: Ninja can’t b…
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January 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Update for 2026: My newest way to de-dander the house for visitors who are allergic to my cats: COVERING THE COUCH WITH SHEETS.
This is cost-free and remarkably effective.
Details on all the ways to de-dander for a less allergic holiday (plan for next year!):
susankayequinn.com/2024/12/de-d...
This is cost-free and remarkably effective.
Details on all the ways to de-dander for a less allergic holiday (plan for next year!):
susankayequinn.com/2024/12/de-d...
Had a dream about volunteer hours in exchange for discounts, really my sleeping brain borrowing ideas from a local friend who does alt-economy stuff but my sleeping brain called them "Mamdani hours" LOL (was discussing Mamdani with the fam last night before bed).
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January 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Had a dream about volunteer hours in exchange for discounts, really my sleeping brain borrowing ideas from a local friend who does alt-economy stuff but my sleeping brain called them "Mamdani hours" LOL (was discussing Mamdani with the fam last night before bed).
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Every year, I vow to read more...this year, I'm *allowing* myself to consume every form of human-made art, giving my curiosity full rein. This approach, no matter the result, is the "life of the mind" I truly want. This year, I let myself have it.
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Every year, I vow to read more...this year, I'm *allowing* myself to consume every form of human-made art, giving my curiosity full rein. This approach, no matter the result, is the "life of the mind" I truly want. This year, I let myself have it.
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Everything Trump is saying suggests he spoke with oil companies and reached an agreement before they did this. I’m not sure how else he could say this so confidently.
Trump: "It's not going to cost us anything because of the money coming out of the ground."
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Everything Trump is saying suggests he spoke with oil companies and reached an agreement before they did this. I’m not sure how else he could say this so confidently.
Bluesky periodically stops working with Firefox, turning every image black on upload (works fine on Chrome). It's frustrating as hell and I think it must be every time bsky does an update, it effs something up for a few days which eventually gets fixed. 🙃
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bluesky periodically stops working with Firefox, turning every image black on upload (works fine on Chrome). It's frustrating as hell and I think it must be every time bsky does an update, it effs something up for a few days which eventually gets fixed. 🙃
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In some bit of great news, I finally received the author copies of my novella, Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle! It spent quite an extended vacation back and forth from customs, but now I finally got them in my hands. 🖤💀
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
In some bit of great news, I finally received the author copies of my novella, Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle! It spent quite an extended vacation back and forth from customs, but now I finally got them in my hands. 🖤💀