Clarissa C. S. Ryan
@wintersweet.bsky.social
I guess I'm here now? But also wandering.shop? Where are any of us, really?
🏳️🌈🚀 sf/f writer, artist/designer, former English/ESOL adjunct professor, fan of things, GW2/WWM player. Forever temporospatially disjointed. Southern Tier NY. She/her, ish. 中文 OK
🏳️🌈🚀 sf/f writer, artist/designer, former English/ESOL adjunct professor, fan of things, GW2/WWM player. Forever temporospatially disjointed. Southern Tier NY. She/her, ish. 中文 OK
good news for me personally
(if you’ve started it and you’re like “hmm, this is a bit TOO fluffy”…hang in there)
(if you’ve started it and you’re like “hmm, this is a bit TOO fluffy”…hang in there)
#HowDareYou, starring #WangChuran and #ChengLei, achieved 3rd place in iQIYI’s history for first-day popularity among new dramas of 2025–2026, reaching S+ advertising level.
Just hours after its premiere, the series surpassed 6.000 and peaked at 7.891 by the end of the day.
Just hours after its premiere, the series surpassed 6.000 and peaked at 7.891 by the end of the day.
February 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM
good news for me personally
(if you’ve started it and you’re like “hmm, this is a bit TOO fluffy”…hang in there)
(if you’ve started it and you’re like “hmm, this is a bit TOO fluffy”…hang in there)
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February 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Digital Classes are BACK!
Yes, we will mail you taste-along sample boxes! Yes, these classes are available worldwide!
www.eventbrite.com/cc/digital-c...
Yes, we will mail you taste-along sample boxes! Yes, these classes are available worldwide!
www.eventbrite.com/cc/digital-c...
Digital Classes
Digital workshops to enhance your tea experience!
www.eventbrite.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Digital Classes are BACK!
Yes, we will mail you taste-along sample boxes! Yes, these classes are available worldwide!
www.eventbrite.com/cc/digital-c...
Yes, we will mail you taste-along sample boxes! Yes, these classes are available worldwide!
www.eventbrite.com/cc/digital-c...
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I need to make some money, so I'm again offering COMMISSIONS $50 for a digital portrait! Anything you want, provided it's a portrait of a person or an animal, and it's not of someone gross like, I don't know, Johnny Depp or something.
Commissions
50 dollars for a drawing. Seriously! It's a good deal dude!
www.joehumphrey.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I need to make some money, so I'm again offering COMMISSIONS $50 for a digital portrait! Anything you want, provided it's a portrait of a person or an animal, and it's not of someone gross like, I don't know, Johnny Depp or something.
I think I missed this from last year: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language origins — Harvard Gazette
Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west, study finds.
news.harvard.edu
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I think I missed this from last year: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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However good you think is is going to be, it's better than that.
squee! Demented one-man blues Band BOB LOG III has a video with tiny fuzzy kittens in it. The track is all about the kittens too. You'll have to click through this Bandcamp page, but it's worth it for the smol and fuzzy:
boblogiii.bandcamp.com/track/consue...
boblogiii.bandcamp.com/track/consue...
Consuela Did It, by BOB LOG III
track by BOB LOG III
boblogiii.bandcamp.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
However good you think is is going to be, it's better than that.
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Canadian writers! Please do this. Help others discover your work. Stephen’s Best of Volumes are an amazing snapshot of not just the best short fiction out there but also a great summary of the previous year in publishing.
ONLY 24 DAYS LEFT! Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian F&SF: Volume 4 (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025--details in the link below. Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
(And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)
(And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych
kotowych.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Canadian writers! Please do this. Help others discover your work. Stephen’s Best of Volumes are an amazing snapshot of not just the best short fiction out there but also a great summary of the previous year in publishing.
wassup Jing Ke
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
wassup Jing Ke
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ah, the romance of a life at sea! 💀
globalmaritimehistory.com/of-toerags-a...
globalmaritimehistory.com/of-toerags-a...
Of toerags and spice boxes: Sanitation at sea - Global Maritime History
Welcome to the second instalment of our series on “Health at Sea in the Age of Sail.” This time, we are talking about sanitation at sea. If you have always wanted to know how those sailors of old exec...
globalmaritimehistory.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
ah, the romance of a life at sea! 💀
globalmaritimehistory.com/of-toerags-a...
globalmaritimehistory.com/of-toerags-a...
these are SO great (many more in the thread)
I wasn't going to paint more of my 2019 Defy Mask series but current events convinced me otherwise. This one is inspired by the Portland protest frog.
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
these are SO great (many more in the thread)
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Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
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7. I think that's everything? tl;dr, DONATE SOME MONEY TO A MN RENT FUND, email RentFundRaffle@gmail.com, we will pick a name at random and someone will get an ARC.
www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
7. I think that's everything? tl;dr, DONATE SOME MONEY TO A MN RENT FUND, email RentFundRaffle@gmail.com, we will pick a name at random and someone will get an ARC.
www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
every time I read a reference to Claude-the-"AI" this is all I can hear
a cartoon character is upside down with the words `` you clod '' written on the bottom .
Alt: Peridot from the Steven Universe animated series shouts "You clod!"
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 AM
every time I read a reference to Claude-the-"AI" this is all I can hear
reminding myself that I can, in fact, put the poetry in later, and that a rough draft's only job is to exist
(if I say it enough times will it stick??)
(if I say it enough times will it stick??)
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 AM
reminding myself that I can, in fact, put the poetry in later, and that a rough draft's only job is to exist
(if I say it enough times will it stick??)
(if I say it enough times will it stick??)
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As January comes to a close, The Rec Center approaches Femslash February, which I believe we've observed every year since the start. But despite putting out a call for F/F fic recs several weeks ago, we've received *checks notes* 3 submissions. 😵💫 C'mon, folks! Please send us your favorite F/F!
✨ The Rec Center Fic Submissions ✨
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:53 PM
As January comes to a close, The Rec Center approaches Femslash February, which I believe we've observed every year since the start. But despite putting out a call for F/F fic recs several weeks ago, we've received *checks notes* 3 submissions. 😵💫 C'mon, folks! Please send us your favorite F/F!
Sucralose/Splenda is a migraine trigger for me (and not an uncommon one, my neurologist said) and I keep finding it in things where I wouldn't have expected it, like Chinese light soy sauce and Japanese curry packets. I usually remember to check labels but not always for things I've bought before
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Sucralose/Splenda is a migraine trigger for me (and not an uncommon one, my neurologist said) and I keep finding it in things where I wouldn't have expected it, like Chinese light soy sauce and Japanese curry packets. I usually remember to check labels but not always for things I've bought before
Rin Chupeco's book Silver Under Nightfall is also $1.99 right now! There's no actual connection BUT if you loved Fangs of Fortune, I think you'll also enjoy Silver Under Nightfall and the sequel, Court of Wanderers. (Especially if you ship ZYZ/ZYC/WX.)
rinchupeco.com#books (scroll down).
rinchupeco.com#books (scroll down).
Rin Chupeco
fantasy author.
rinchupeco.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Rin Chupeco's book Silver Under Nightfall is also $1.99 right now! There's no actual connection BUT if you loved Fangs of Fortune, I think you'll also enjoy Silver Under Nightfall and the sequel, Court of Wanderers. (Especially if you ship ZYZ/ZYC/WX.)
rinchupeco.com#books (scroll down).
rinchupeco.com#books (scroll down).
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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Introducing... The Dream Foundry Monthly Market Report.
We are DELIGHTED to be bringing a monthly report straight to your inboxes with data from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other changes.
Here is this month's report
dreamfoundry.org/202...
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We are DELIGHTED to be bringing a monthly report straight to your inboxes with data from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other changes.
Here is this month's report
dreamfoundry.org/202...
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January 2026 Monthly Market Report
Hello, and welcome to a new Dream Foundry project. Every month we’ll be publishing a market report with data pulled from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other chan…
dreamfoundry.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Introducing... The Dream Foundry Monthly Market Report.
We are DELIGHTED to be bringing a monthly report straight to your inboxes with data from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other changes.
Here is this month's report
dreamfoundry.org/202...
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We are DELIGHTED to be bringing a monthly report straight to your inboxes with data from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other changes.
Here is this month's report
dreamfoundry.org/202...
1/2
Briefly thought someone was driving around with a nice plush mattress on top of their car, but no, they just hadn’t scraped off the snow on its roof
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Briefly thought someone was driving around with a nice plush mattress on top of their car, but no, they just hadn’t scraped off the snow on its roof
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It's time!! Signups are open!
FTH 2026 Signups Are Open!
Do you create fanart, fanfic, podfics, videos, or any other kind of digital fanwork? Do you have services you can offer your fellow creators such as betaing, typesetting, research, or sensitivity...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It's time!! Signups are open!
And the ebook is $1.99 at most places right now! (at least in the US) candleinsunshine.com/books/where-...
January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
And the ebook is $1.99 at most places right now! (at least in the US) candleinsunshine.com/books/where-...
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One cool thing today: a look at the Finnish cover for SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN! I love how unhinged the art is.
New #coverdesign for the Finnish edition of @wiswell.bsky.social's Nebula and Locus winner, SOMEONE TO BUILD A NEST IN! Fun fact: the #illustration started as a cover concept for William Peter Blatty's EXORCIST. 👀 #coverart #booksky
arthouse.fi/sivu/tuote/s...
arthouse.fi/sivu/tuote/s...
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
One cool thing today: a look at the Finnish cover for SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN! I love how unhinged the art is.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:02 AM