Tara Sim
@tarasimauthor.bsky.social
Author of THE CITY OF DUSK (Orbit), WE SHALL BE MONSTERS (Penguin), Scavenge the Stars, & Timekeeper. Biracial/desi. Grumpy. BLM. She/her.
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Tara Sim
@tarasimauthor.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Intro post! Hello folks, I'm an author of YA and adult fantasy that's goth, 🏳️🌈, and WILL destroy you.
Girls with swords and boys who cry. Unspeakable horrors. An embarrassment of skeletons. We've got it all.
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Girls with swords and boys who cry. Unspeakable horrors. An embarrassment of skeletons. We've got it all.
linktr.ee/tssim53
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
the kids are alright
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
the kids are alright
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
House Lastrider when Taesia goes rogue
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
House Lastrider when Taesia goes rogue
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
Telling myself to play the game I just bought instead of replaying Stardew Valley again
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Telling myself to play the game I just bought instead of replaying Stardew Valley again
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR (B&N preorder sale) ☀️
Grab THE DAWN THRONE now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawn-t...
Grab THE DAWN THRONE now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawn-t...
December 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR (B&N preorder sale) ☀️
Grab THE DAWN THRONE now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawn-t...
Grab THE DAWN THRONE now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawn-t...
I am SO stoked that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won not only GOTY, but so many other awards it absolutely deserved! Love this game so, so much
a man with a beard is holding a gun in front of a building
ALT: a man with a beard is holding a gun in front of a building
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I am SO stoked that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won not only GOTY, but so many other awards it absolutely deserved! Love this game so, so much
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Look I’m just gonna say it: it’s difficult for me to believe that this level of disrespect is not tied to this series being about gay people. I’m the first one to talk about how much privilege white ppl have in this space, but I can’t imagine this level of casual for a het book becoming a smash hit
No jury would convict Rachel Reid if she set the publisher’s building on fire for this
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Look I’m just gonna say it: it’s difficult for me to believe that this level of disrespect is not tied to this series being about gay people. I’m the first one to talk about how much privilege white ppl have in this space, but I can’t imagine this level of casual for a het book becoming a smash hit
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HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHAT A SPOILER IS, AMAZON
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHAT A SPOILER IS, AMAZON
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
Wake Up Dead Man was DELIGHTFUL
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wake Up Dead Man was DELIGHTFUL
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The thought of writing an adult Indian epic fantasy calling to me like the Green Goblin mask
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The thought of writing an adult Indian epic fantasy calling to me like the Green Goblin mask
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I have books to write and people to take care of. I don’t have time to get Covid or a cold!
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I have books to write and people to take care of. I don’t have time to get Covid or a cold!
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
this feels like........a slippery slope.....
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
this feels like........a slippery slope.....
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Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
Donate - Authors Against Book Bans
Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Damn Pluribus is SO good so far and scratching that Severance itch
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Damn Pluribus is SO good so far and scratching that Severance itch
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GDT's Frankenstein was awesome. Gothic and delicious.
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
GDT's Frankenstein was awesome. Gothic and delicious.
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
GDT's Frankenstein was awesome. Gothic and delicious.
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
GDT's Frankenstein was awesome. Gothic and delicious.
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
Ofc I now have to peddle my Indian Frankenstein book for those of you who, like me, wonder what would happen if Victor was a teen girl.
www.penguinteen.com/978059340742...
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Savor this moment, friends.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Savor this moment, friends.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
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Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez