Z.D. Gladstone - author
@zdgladstone.bsky.social
Another cat-loving nerd from the Pacific Northwest. Except this one writes awesome stories, too.
http://zdgladstone.blogspot.com/
http://zdgladstone.blogspot.com/
Just spent a powerful morning attending the Connecting Community Listen Deeply storytelling event through https://bellinghampubliclibrary.org/ Moving, soul-uplifting--so glad I made the drive!
November 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Just spent a powerful morning attending the Connecting Community Listen Deeply storytelling event through https://bellinghampubliclibrary.org/ Moving, soul-uplifting--so glad I made the drive!
Getting my Halloween vibe going with a hike around Cougar Mountain! Nothing like spooky trees & abandoned mine shafts to set a mood!
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Getting my Halloween vibe going with a hike around Cougar Mountain! Nothing like spooky trees & abandoned mine shafts to set a mood!
Happy National Black Cat Day!
October 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy National Black Cat Day!
My cat is looking at a rainbow.
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
My cat is looking at a rainbow.
Two for mirth.
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Two for mirth.
Saw this mural, had to go inside. Best choice I've made all week!
October 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Saw this mural, had to go inside. Best choice I've made all week!
THE best way to start my favorite season! 😍 Spooked: Live at the Moore Theater!
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
THE best way to start my favorite season! 😍 Spooked: Live at the Moore Theater!
Gettin' my caffeine on at the Northwest Tea Festival. Sooooo much core-warming deliciousness!
September 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Gettin' my caffeine on at the Northwest Tea Festival. Sooooo much core-warming deliciousness!
A friend of mine "liberated" this old tree root that had grown into a chain link fence, & I LOVE it! It's like a cross between a wizard staff & an anti-zombie defense!
September 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A friend of mine "liberated" this old tree root that had grown into a chain link fence, & I LOVE it! It's like a cross between a wizard staff & an anti-zombie defense!
I get really immersed in movies, I'm easily entertained that way. But no matter how good the film, the moment something crashes into the water - a tower collapses into a moat, the train derails into a river, Godzilla gets nuked at sea - I think: "Some poor fish just got traumatized."
September 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I get really immersed in movies, I'm easily entertained that way. But no matter how good the film, the moment something crashes into the water - a tower collapses into a moat, the train derails into a river, Godzilla gets nuked at sea - I think: "Some poor fish just got traumatized."
Celebrating the anniversary of Star Trek's first episode, 59 years ago today (TOS, obvi)! Definitely disregarding the fact that it's a work night so I can binge a few episodes. And DEFINITELY thinking of how to celebrate the 60th anniversary next year!
Live long & prosper, everyone!
Live long & prosper, everyone!
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Celebrating the anniversary of Star Trek's first episode, 59 years ago today (TOS, obvi)! Definitely disregarding the fact that it's a work night so I can binge a few episodes. And DEFINITELY thinking of how to celebrate the 60th anniversary next year!
Live long & prosper, everyone!
Live long & prosper, everyone!
The amount of enraging, heartbreaking, & trauma-triggering BS in the world right now is insane...especially because it is human caused, which means it is also human preventable. And. *You have to take care of yourself.* You DO have power. Breathe. Recharge. Collaborate. Then do what you can.
August 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The amount of enraging, heartbreaking, & trauma-triggering BS in the world right now is insane...especially because it is human caused, which means it is also human preventable. And. *You have to take care of yourself.* You DO have power. Breathe. Recharge. Collaborate. Then do what you can.
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they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
Time has passed, & my World Con adrenaline has faded, allowing the Anxiety Gremlin under my bed to start poking me in the middle of the night. "Hey! Remember that thing you said on that one panel? CRINGE!" But the dopamine has NOT faded, so I just laugh & roll over, relishing good memories.
August 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Time has passed, & my World Con adrenaline has faded, allowing the Anxiety Gremlin under my bed to start poking me in the middle of the night. "Hey! Remember that thing you said on that one panel? CRINGE!" But the dopamine has NOT faded, so I just laugh & roll over, relishing good memories.
Someone is very, VERY happy I'm home from the Con. She's holding me hostage with purrs.
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Someone is very, VERY happy I'm home from the Con. She's holding me hostage with purrs.
I don't wanna go back to reality!
August 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I don't wanna go back to reality!
@seattlein2025.org The evening somehow ended in a hat-off. Damn do I love my fellow crazy nerds.
August 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@seattlein2025.org The evening somehow ended in a hat-off. Damn do I love my fellow crazy nerds.
A gorgeously gloomy Seattle day. Perfect for an evening panel on local ghost lore. #seattleworldcon2025
August 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A gorgeously gloomy Seattle day. Perfect for an evening panel on local ghost lore. #seattleworldcon2025
Hitting my first panel with my fellow authors @gwendolynnix.bsky.social & @sandrarosner.bsky.social! #seattleworldcon2025
August 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hitting my first panel with my fellow authors @gwendolynnix.bsky.social & @sandrarosner.bsky.social! #seattleworldcon2025
Let teh awesome begin.
August 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Let teh awesome begin.
The do-it-yourself Game Master screen I made for directing "Girl by Moonlight." (Yesterday was Episode 4, btw.) The goal is to cover it in nerdy, joy-inspiring stickers; I'm hoping to find plenty of those at World Con this week!
August 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The do-it-yourself Game Master screen I made for directing "Girl by Moonlight." (Yesterday was Episode 4, btw.) The goal is to cover it in nerdy, joy-inspiring stickers; I'm hoping to find plenty of those at World Con this week!
My final tea pairing for this year's Hugo nominated novels! To accompany Tchaikovsky's "Service Model," I went with a long-steeped Irish Breakfast. It's what I imagine the protagonist would serve, but the long steep adds just a hint of bitterness, reflecting how easily things can go...wrong.
August 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My final tea pairing for this year's Hugo nominated novels! To accompany Tchaikovsky's "Service Model," I went with a long-steeped Irish Breakfast. It's what I imagine the protagonist would serve, but the long steep adds just a hint of bitterness, reflecting how easily things can go...wrong.
Sipping my way through the novels nominated for a Hugo award this year, I paired Jackson Bennett's "The Tainted Cup" with a full-leaf sencha. Which...yeah, ok, a little dark on my part. But this is a tea I drink on humid rainy days, so it immersed me even deeper into a captivating story.
August 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sipping my way through the novels nominated for a Hugo award this year, I paired Jackson Bennett's "The Tainted Cup" with a full-leaf sencha. Which...yeah, ok, a little dark on my part. But this is a tea I drink on humid rainy days, so it immersed me even deeper into a captivating story.
Tea pairing for Hugo nominee #4 is a finely steeped cup of Darjeeling with T. Kingfisher's "A Sorceress Comes to Call." Quite simply, I didn't think the antagonist would settle for anything less than the "champagne of teas."
July 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Tea pairing for Hugo nominee #4 is a finely steeped cup of Darjeeling with T. Kingfisher's "A Sorceress Comes to Call." Quite simply, I didn't think the antagonist would settle for anything less than the "champagne of teas."
My third Hugo nominee tea pairing is "The Ministry of Time" & Ty-Phoo tea. Historical significance inspired this choice, as Ty-Phoo was a critical ration for troops in WWI. Hard times call for bracing beverages. Would love to talk about this more at the tea panel! #Worldcon
July 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My third Hugo nominee tea pairing is "The Ministry of Time" & Ty-Phoo tea. Historical significance inspired this choice, as Ty-Phoo was a critical ration for troops in WWI. Hard times call for bracing beverages. Would love to talk about this more at the tea panel! #Worldcon