Catherynne M. Valente
@catvalente.bsky.social
Queen of Lasers, Mother of Storms, & NYT/USAToday bestselling author of Fairyland, Space Opera, Deathless, & many more. Any/All
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Art: http://patreon.com/catvalente
Politics: http://catvalente.substack.com
TipJar: https://venmo.com/u/cat-valente
The players face says:
“The witch is right behind me, isn’t he?”
“The witch is right behind me, isn’t he?”
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The players face says:
“The witch is right behind me, isn’t he?”
“The witch is right behind me, isn’t he?”
Reposted by Catherynne M. Valente
I guess it sounds roughly like the Malagasy “vely vỳ” (the first Y is almost mute).
It means the act of either striking metal or striking *with* metal.
It means the act of either striking metal or striking *with* metal.
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I guess it sounds roughly like the Malagasy “vely vỳ” (the first Y is almost mute).
It means the act of either striking metal or striking *with* metal.
It means the act of either striking metal or striking *with* metal.
Whoa awesome!
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Whoa awesome!
Reposted by Catherynne M. Valente
If you add “lje” (velvilje) at the end, it becomes kindly-disposed-ness in norwegian?
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you add “lje” (velvilje) at the end, it becomes kindly-disposed-ness in norwegian?
Omg how would you pronounce that?
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Omg how would you pronounce that?
Fiction or non fiction because I do that a lot…
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fiction or non fiction because I do that a lot…
Reposted by Catherynne M. Valente
Also I'm nominating @catvalente.bsky.social for @sfpoetry.bsky.social grand master and encourage you to join me. She joined the field in January 2004 and has arguably changed its face by incorporating poetry into her fiction in addition to her individual poems and novel in verse.
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Also I'm nominating @catvalente.bsky.social for @sfpoetry.bsky.social grand master and encourage you to join me. She joined the field in January 2004 and has arguably changed its face by incorporating poetry into her fiction in addition to her individual poems and novel in verse.
No is excellent for beholders
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
No is excellent for beholders