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Bryn A. McDonald
@brynamcdonald.bsky.social
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Managing Editor, Orbit/Redhook. But really just someone who reads alarming amounts of SF/F. (they/she)
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I need to eat lunch in my break between meetings, but I don’t think I’m legally allowed to leave my chair.
A slightly fat cat snuggled against a leg on a desk chair. The fluffy head of the same cat peeking over the edge of the desk chair, with one mittened paw gently touching the human’s leg.
April 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Bryn A. McDonald
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Last year I had the privilege of working with Orbit Books @orbitbooks.bsky.social to illustrate the box set sleeve for the Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin! It was an exceptional honor to be a part of this process and moment. 🖤
AD: Lauren Panepinto
September 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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I can finally share the news! @orbitbooks.bsky.social is doing a spectacular collector’s edition boxed set of the Broken Earth Trilogy by @nkjemisin.bsky.social! It’s so gorgeous—you don’t want to miss out on this one (especially with 20% if you preorder)! bit.ly/3MXO2or
The Broken Earth Trilogy
This Gold Edition will ship on Nov 19th and is available exclusively here. Preorder today to get a 20% discount and secure your signed copy of The Fifth Seas...
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September 26, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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The number of people who don’t understand the difference between “hone” and “home” (verbs) is……honestly not that surprising. After all, we don’t send homing pidgins or hone swords anymore.
September 12, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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The fantabulous boxed set of the Wilderwood Duology by Hannah Whitten is on sale today!! The @orbitbooks.bsky.social team worked so hard on this, and we’re all so happy with how it turned out! Cloth-bound, gilt-edged, author-signed, be-ribboned amazingness. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
The gold-embossed spines of “For the Wolf” and “For the Throne” are visible inside the box and are guarded on the right by a gold lion bookend. Bits of other Orbit books are visible to the left and shelf below. The opening endpaper of “For the Wolf” (red with a black pattern of trees and wolves) facing the full-color author-signed tip-in using the original cover art, with a red ribbon lying gracefully across the page. The gilt page edges are just visible.
June 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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I’m starting a new cosplay project, and I am so excited about it! I’m not sure I’m happy with the ombré lining; it’s a little too green to match the other grays. But that owl button is going to be the star of the show!
A spiral of fabric: mottled red and white with stars and astrological symbols, dark gray with black stripes of sunbursts and stars, ombré gray, pale gray, and light gray White bronze owl button with a label reading: Sharp-Eyed Owl Button A Limited Edition Original White Bronze Button from Robert W Gilmore. This button is No. 7 in a limited production of 50 white bronze buttons. This button was cast and finished in the United States by Hutch's Casting Co., Albuquerque, NM. It was produced from my proprietary master and moulds using the lost wax casting process. ROBERT W GILMORE 219 N 2nd St Talent, Oregon Four sewing patterns: men’s vests, costume jackets with tails, flouncy historical shirts, and women’s pants
June 15, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Taking a moment to smile remembering how (years ago) my mom pronounced LinkedIn as “Link-e-dink” before I corrected her.
June 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Reading an older (2023) Radical Copyeditor post on using care (not correctness) when choosing your words. Alex Kapitan always has excellent advice. radicalcopyeditor.com/2023/05/30/c...
Conscious Communication and the Power of Language
Using language consciously and anti-oppressively is rooted in care, not correctness. It's not about censoring or restricting words; it's about expanding them.
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April 13, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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So many (chef’s kiss) good “new” words: doggo! cromulent! rewild! non-player character! zhuzh! jorts! (🐈)

www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new...
We Added 690 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2023
Ngl, this update is a big one
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April 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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A friend in college once did an art project called, I think, "The First Page" about how intimidating and seemingly significant the first page of a journal is and perhaps shouldn't we just skip it?
February 8, 2024 at 12:30 AM