Zig Zag Claybourne
@zzclaybourne.bsky.social
Writer. Pie lover. Herald of Galactus but no worries. he/him zzclaybourne.com
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Breath, Warmth, and Dream
Breath, Warmth, and Dream [Claybourne, Zig Zag] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Breath, Warmth, and Dream
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"Pleasantly disquieting... There's much to savour in this Black speculative world where wealth, trade and magick intersect, witchery and martial arts merge in action, much action..." Eugen Bacon, Aurealis Magazine #172
Starting the year at $10 at Amazon.
Starting the year at $10 at Amazon.
Shriveled souls reach up from the mud, doing their best to dirty someone else's hem.
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Shriveled souls reach up from the mud, doing their best to dirty someone else's hem.
I figgered it out tho ;)
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I figgered it out tho ;)
Humans are times travelers. Choose your companions well.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Humans are times travelers. Choose your companions well.
Correct re Khumalo trilogy! Dec 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Correct re Khumalo trilogy! Dec 2026.
I'm seriously thinking about reopening my Patreon. But that's a decision for the clarity of daylight. I've spent the evening watching the night come in and listening to jazz. Brain is primed for dreams only.
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I'm seriously thinking about reopening my Patreon. But that's a decision for the clarity of daylight. I've spent the evening watching the night come in and listening to jazz. Brain is primed for dreams only.
@mwl.io knows writing, Trek & epics. Amnandi Sails, he says, is "a glorious blend of Sinbad, Star Trek, & epic mythology."
He ain't wrong.
"Michael Moorcock needs another chair... ZZ Claybourne hasn't claimed a spot at his table, he's dragged the whole table into the 21st century."
'Zon review
He ain't wrong.
"Michael Moorcock needs another chair... ZZ Claybourne hasn't claimed a spot at his table, he's dragged the whole table into the 21st century."
'Zon review
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
@mwl.io knows writing, Trek & epics. Amnandi Sails, he says, is "a glorious blend of Sinbad, Star Trek, & epic mythology."
He ain't wrong.
"Michael Moorcock needs another chair... ZZ Claybourne hasn't claimed a spot at his table, he's dragged the whole table into the 21st century."
'Zon review
He ain't wrong.
"Michael Moorcock needs another chair... ZZ Claybourne hasn't claimed a spot at his table, he's dragged the whole table into the 21st century."
'Zon review
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What @smartbitches.bsky.social said.
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/a-sh...
If you can't be bothered to write it, I can't be bothered to read it--or promote it, endorse it, or care about it.
AI-generated cover? Same.
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/a-sh...
If you can't be bothered to write it, I can't be bothered to read it--or promote it, endorse it, or care about it.
AI-generated cover? Same.
A Short Comment About Generative AI | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
smartbitchestrashybooks.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
What @smartbitches.bsky.social said.
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/a-sh...
If you can't be bothered to write it, I can't be bothered to read it--or promote it, endorse it, or care about it.
AI-generated cover? Same.
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/a-sh...
If you can't be bothered to write it, I can't be bothered to read it--or promote it, endorse it, or care about it.
AI-generated cover? Same.
A friend made it after reading Puffs!
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A friend made it after reading Puffs!
Bobo the Mug. Good tea. Enough quiet to make some words. Comfy couch blanket.
Construction area.
Construction area.
January 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Bobo the Mug. Good tea. Enough quiet to make some words. Comfy couch blanket.
Construction area.
Construction area.
"Pleasantly disquieting... There's much to savour in this Black speculative world where wealth, trade and magick intersect, witchery and martial arts merge in action, much action..." Eugen Bacon, Aurealis Magazine #172
Starting the year at $10 at Amazon.
Starting the year at $10 at Amazon.
Breath, Warmth, and Dream
Breath, Warmth, and Dream [Claybourne, Zig Zag] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Breath, Warmth, and Dream
www.amazon.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"Pleasantly disquieting... There's much to savour in this Black speculative world where wealth, trade and magick intersect, witchery and martial arts merge in action, much action..." Eugen Bacon, Aurealis Magazine #172
Starting the year at $10 at Amazon.
Starting the year at $10 at Amazon.
Woke up feeling gunky, then a friend sent me a chapter of something she's working on. A powerful, angry, funny, redemptive chapter. Knocked the gunk right out. Creativity is medicinal af.
January 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Woke up feeling gunky, then a friend sent me a chapter of something she's working on. A powerful, angry, funny, redemptive chapter. Knocked the gunk right out. Creativity is medicinal af.
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One of the many things I love about my list is that there were too many trans books to make that its own category. Trans books are everywhere.
Next up: books that served up some much needed hope, in one way or another.
(as always, all book titles and authors are listed in the alt-text)
Next up: books that served up some much needed hope, in one way or another.
(as always, all book titles and authors are listed in the alt-text)
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
One of the many things I love about my list is that there were too many trans books to make that its own category. Trans books are everywhere.
Next up: books that served up some much needed hope, in one way or another.
(as always, all book titles and authors are listed in the alt-text)
Next up: books that served up some much needed hope, in one way or another.
(as always, all book titles and authors are listed in the alt-text)
Glad you enjoyed it!
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Glad you enjoyed it!
"Wonderful."
AMNANDI SAILS.
Your passage booked?
AMNANDI SAILS.
Your passage booked?
2025 Book 85. Amanandi Sails – Zig Zag Claybourne – the 2nd in trilogy, focussed on Amanandi, who is on a sailing adventure with her best friends when they stumble on something that may find her out of her depth. But if her mother taught her anything it is to persist. Wonderful. #booksky #reading 💙📚
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM
"Wonderful."
AMNANDI SAILS.
Your passage booked?
AMNANDI SAILS.
Your passage booked?
One of Templeton's specialties.
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
One of Templeton's specialties.
Adding "The dead said that Hester's lewd aptitudes appalled Hennet into a swoon" from Patty Templeton's THERE IS NO LOVELY END because it's damn awesome.
#ThereIsNoLovelyEnd
#ThereIsNoLovelyEnd
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Adding "The dead said that Hester's lewd aptitudes appalled Hennet into a swoon" from Patty Templeton's THERE IS NO LOVELY END because it's damn awesome.
#ThereIsNoLovelyEnd
#ThereIsNoLovelyEnd
Felt straight thru the deep places.
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Felt straight thru the deep places.
"Live long and prosper" means make good friends along the way.
Sending that salute racing outward!
Sending that salute racing outward!
January 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
"Live long and prosper" means make good friends along the way.
Sending that salute racing outward!
Sending that salute racing outward!
Missed this the 1st time around. Many thanks. Extremely cool thready bits.
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Missed this the 1st time around. Many thanks. Extremely cool thready bits.
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I'm going to make myself a thread of nice bits from things I've read recently. If you feel like it, feel free to add anything that's grabbed you in your recent reading...
June 24, 2024 at 6:16 PM
I'm going to make myself a thread of nice bits from things I've read recently. If you feel like it, feel free to add anything that's grabbed you in your recent reading...
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Beloved, Toni Morrison
I'm the same. Rarely do horror of any kind, which this one dances with but keeps the sociological scares outweighing the visceral.
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I'm the same. Rarely do horror of any kind, which this one dances with but keeps the sociological scares outweighing the visceral.
Sometimes it's cool coming to something late after a hubbub dies down. Like getting that midnight leftover snack alone in the kitchen when food tastes 3x better than when it came hot. Pie all to y'self. Watching SINNERS for the 1st time. *nods*
They'd fit in the Jetstreams Universe nicely.
They'd fit in the Jetstreams Universe nicely.
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Sometimes it's cool coming to something late after a hubbub dies down. Like getting that midnight leftover snack alone in the kitchen when food tastes 3x better than when it came hot. Pie all to y'self. Watching SINNERS for the 1st time. *nods*
They'd fit in the Jetstreams Universe nicely.
They'd fit in the Jetstreams Universe nicely.
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I'd absolutely *hate* to cancel Under the Volcano bc i don't have the money for lodging, airport transport, and food. seems silly after paying for an int'l plane ticket and the workshop.
but the potential is quite nerve-wrackingly there. please, please help me make this goal!
gofund.me/d36e404ec
but the potential is quite nerve-wrackingly there. please, please help me make this goal!
gofund.me/d36e404ec
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December 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'd absolutely *hate* to cancel Under the Volcano bc i don't have the money for lodging, airport transport, and food. seems silly after paying for an int'l plane ticket and the workshop.
but the potential is quite nerve-wrackingly there. please, please help me make this goal!
gofund.me/d36e404ec
but the potential is quite nerve-wrackingly there. please, please help me make this goal!
gofund.me/d36e404ec