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Caroline Shea
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She/her. Freelance writer and editor living in New York. Author of Lambflesh (Kelsay Books, 2019). Open to editorial clients now: https://caroline-fitzgerald-shea.squarespace.com/editorial-consultations
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.

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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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After border patrol agents fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, agents showed up to a high school and released chemical weapons during dismissal, Minnesota Public Radio reports. Their live reporting here: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: Minneapolis confirms name of woman shot by ICE agent
Renee Good, 37, was identified as the woman shot and killed Wednesday morning by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis. ICE said Good was shot while trying to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Fre...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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Where, in the bottomless deeps, could he find the torn limbs of his brother?
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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Flower Sellers of London — Gustave Doré, c. 1875
A painting of two women and three children and a huge basket of flowers sitting and standing on the sidewalk they look Brooke and desperate and pleading for sympathy from potential customers to the children are being held by their mothers but the oldest one a little girl is staring straight out of the painting at us
August 29, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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... "There will be many efforts to tell us that we just don’t understand ... and that war is a fact of life," Kabas adds. "But it’s important to reject this premise. The people who have accepted war as an inevitability are the ones who keep dragging us back into it."
January 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Hares, William De Morgan.
Two hares and foliage, tile design.
January 5, 2026 at 7:05 AM
therealcshea.bsky.social
therealcshea.bsky.social Caroline Shea @therealcshea.bsky.social · 5d
My Best of 2025 lists are up feat. Susanna Clarke, Premee Mohamed, Natalia Theodoridou, Renee Gladman, and more. Read here: www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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An in-depth interview with me at @clarkesworldmagazine.com featuring an extensive introduction by @arleysorg.bsky.social, and brief notes about the even briefer bestseller status of THE BLUE PLACE and STAY.

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New Interview at Clarkesworld
An in-depth interview with me at Clarkesworld featuring an extensive introduction by Arley Sorg, and brief notes about the even briefer bestseller status of THE BLUE PLACE and STAY.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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therealcshea.bsky.social
My Best of 2025 lists are up feat. Susanna Clarke, Premee Mohamed, Natalia Theodoridou, Renee Gladman, and more. Read here: www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
An image grid of book covers. On a white background over the images, text reads: The Best of 2025
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
therealcshea.bsky.social
My Best of 2025 lists are up feat. Susanna Clarke, Premee Mohamed, Natalia Theodoridou, Renee Gladman, and more. Read here: www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
An image grid of book covers. On a white background over the images, text reads: The Best of 2025
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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megapolisomancy.bsky.social
Word on the street is that in 2026 the next big thing in publishing is garish, avant garde science fantasy about anguished souls living in weird cities built on the bones of fallen civilizations they could never hope to understand
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okay but: weird fantasy
January 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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A visceral, mythological fantasy story about a disillusioned priest who embarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery when a ghost from their past returns. Directed by Greta Gerwig, starring Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal.
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Writers! Vol. 2 of 'The Best Weird Fiction of the Year' is open to your submissions. Please adhere to the guidelines.

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GUIDELINES (Please read carefully) NOTE: I receive over 2,000 submissions per call. Only writers whose work is selected for the volume will receive a response. Thanks for understanding. This is a reprint fiction anthology, to be published later this year, 2026. I am seeking material first published last year, in 2025. To be clear, only weird fiction FIRST published in 2025 is eligible for inclusion in this volume. I will accept translated work as long as the first English-language publication was 2025. To repeat—this volume is for stories originally first published in 2025. We are not accepting previously unpublished stories, or stories published prior to 2025 in any form. Stories between 500 and 17,499 words are considered. Please check with your publisher if you are uncertain about the reprint rights to your work. Stories created with or assisted by Generative AI, in any way, are ineligible and will not be considered. Audio only stories are also ineligible, unless they also appeared as text. Writers can send in their work using the form below only. Do not e-mail your story. You can send up to three (3) stories, but each must be sent separately. Ensure your byline and e-mail address are on the manuscript. NOTE: The submission form does not like any strange characters—asterisks, parenthesis, hashtags, etc.—in the form fields. Please use text and numbers only. Deadline for all material is February 28. Payment is a small $25 U.S. honorarium and 1 copy each of the print and electronic editions.
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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megapolisomancy.bsky.social
For 2026 let’s remind ourselves what really matters: weird fiction
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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transnews.network
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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YOU COME RIGHT OVER HERE AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE HAVING ANOTHER YEAR Dorothy Parker Telegram to Robert Benchley 31st December 1929
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.

Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.

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House passes bill to criminalize transition care for minors
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related medical care
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

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Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor? I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress

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Rep Sarah McBride on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by David Steinglass
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December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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therealcshea.bsky.social
Find the guide below feat. @harneyandsons.bsky.social @mythologiecandles.bsky.social @foliosociety.bsky.social @wolfandbadger.bsky.social and, of course, book recs.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Were you a Twilight girl or a Spiderwick kid? A Secret Garden-head or a Dragonology fan? Either way, this year's most impractical gift guide has you covered: gifts for yourself or any other annoying millennials in your life based on what they got at the Scholastic Book Fair. Link below.
December 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
therealcshea.bsky.social
Were you a Twilight girl or a Spiderwick kid? A Secret Garden-head or a Dragonology fan? Either way, this year's most impractical gift guide has you covered: gifts for yourself or any other annoying millennials in your life based on what they got at the Scholastic Book Fair. Link below.
December 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM