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Just 2k more to go, people. And this project has been fighting for 8 months. I have seen projects funded overnight - but THIS should be funded now. Translations. Black/African stories. In a world fraught with hate, we mend it with love.
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / Rally Weekend - let's close this up! / please see - please share / After eight months - let's complete funding for the translation of Zvinobvinza to: The Crocodile Doesn'...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Just 2k more to go, people. And this project has been fighting for 8 months. I have seen projects funded overnight - but THIS should be funded now. Translations. Black/African stories. In a world fraught with hate, we mend it with love.
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
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No one has to repost me. Don't let that be a valid reason not to support.
Writers, platforms, can say a few words about why human translation is important to them, or global coordination, or shifting power to Black publishers, or whatever. Say it, then add this link:
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Writers, platforms, can say a few words about why human translation is important to them, or global coordination, or shifting power to Black publishers, or whatever. Say it, then add this link:
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2400, 52% / Amount above completes funding for translation of Zvinobvinza / isiZulu translation ...
ko-fi.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
No one has to repost me. Don't let that be a valid reason not to support.
Writers, platforms, can say a few words about why human translation is important to them, or global coordination, or shifting power to Black publishers, or whatever. Say it, then add this link:
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Writers, platforms, can say a few words about why human translation is important to them, or global coordination, or shifting power to Black publishers, or whatever. Say it, then add this link:
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
This echo chamber is giving me a headache.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This echo chamber is giving me a headache.
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I don't think the people who need to hear this are following me anymore, but maybe they're following you. Maybe you can say it.
There's going to have to be a day when a woman speaking when a man tells her to stop is not a career-ending sentence.
Don't be complicit.
There's going to have to be a day when a woman speaking when a man tells her to stop is not a career-ending sentence.
Don't be complicit.
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I don't think the people who need to hear this are following me anymore, but maybe they're following you. Maybe you can say it.
There's going to have to be a day when a woman speaking when a man tells her to stop is not a career-ending sentence.
Don't be complicit.
There's going to have to be a day when a woman speaking when a man tells her to stop is not a career-ending sentence.
Don't be complicit.
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Ew. Chewing like… like a thing that chews?!
Interested in ARC reviewing my first book? Get in touch with @atthisarts.com!
#scifi #dystopia #writingcommunity #expartumbites
Interested in ARC reviewing my first book? Get in touch with @atthisarts.com!
#scifi #dystopia #writingcommunity #expartumbites
Ex Partum by @slashnburnett.bsky.social 📱 - ARCs available now for review (contact us if interested!)
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ew. Chewing like… like a thing that chews?!
Interested in ARC reviewing my first book? Get in touch with @atthisarts.com!
#scifi #dystopia #writingcommunity #expartumbites
Interested in ARC reviewing my first book? Get in touch with @atthisarts.com!
#scifi #dystopia #writingcommunity #expartumbites
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Some of y'all:
Stop comparing ICE treatment of immigrants to police treatment of Black people!
Me:
No.
How many innocent Black families today will have their door kicked in by cops, who will shoot their non-aggressive family dog, and then just leave?
Psychologically, what does that do to a child?
Stop comparing ICE treatment of immigrants to police treatment of Black people!
Me:
No.
How many innocent Black families today will have their door kicked in by cops, who will shoot their non-aggressive family dog, and then just leave?
Psychologically, what does that do to a child?
Again, something that happens to Black people all the time, that we only notice is horrific when it starts happening at 1/100th the scale, to other people.🤷🏿♂️
Dept of Justice officials estimate that US cops shoot 10,000 dogs a year.
Is it worse when ICE kills a family dog than when cops do it?
Dept of Justice officials estimate that US cops shoot 10,000 dogs a year.
Is it worse when ICE kills a family dog than when cops do it?
When you’ve pissed off WeRateDogs so much they’re calling you “fucking losers” on Main you have absolutely lost all merit in the court of public opinion
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Some of y'all:
Stop comparing ICE treatment of immigrants to police treatment of Black people!
Me:
No.
How many innocent Black families today will have their door kicked in by cops, who will shoot their non-aggressive family dog, and then just leave?
Psychologically, what does that do to a child?
Stop comparing ICE treatment of immigrants to police treatment of Black people!
Me:
No.
How many innocent Black families today will have their door kicked in by cops, who will shoot their non-aggressive family dog, and then just leave?
Psychologically, what does that do to a child?
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Fund before supper, have rest of evening to chill.
Yay! 51%! You get a percentage, I'll update the graphic.
We can do this!
We can do this!
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2435, 51% / Amount above completes funding for translation of Zvinobvinza / isiZulu translation ...
ko-fi.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Fund before supper, have rest of evening to chill.
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African-language literature isn't very accessible in many English-speaking areas, meaning some really incredible voices aren't being heard.
We can change that in the easiest way possible- throwing money at a project.
Can you toss in a few bucks to move this along?
Can you share this?
We can change that in the easiest way possible- throwing money at a project.
Can you toss in a few bucks to move this along?
Can you share this?
Also, sorry, one graphic has a higher %. I'm a bit worn thin. This one is accurate.
I've seen literary communities raise $2820 in an hour. Frequently. I know there are a lot of fundraisers, but we've been at this *8 months* for a Black woman owned small press; can we get a rally and close this up?
I've seen literary communities raise $2820 in an hour. Frequently. I know there are a lot of fundraisers, but we've been at this *8 months* for a Black woman owned small press; can we get a rally and close this up?
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2820, 44% / isiZulu translation is now funded / Kiswahili translation is currently off the table...
ko-fi.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
African-language literature isn't very accessible in many English-speaking areas, meaning some really incredible voices aren't being heard.
We can change that in the easiest way possible- throwing money at a project.
Can you toss in a few bucks to move this along?
Can you share this?
We can change that in the easiest way possible- throwing money at a project.
Can you toss in a few bucks to move this along?
Can you share this?
This isn't much more than spending a small bit of interest on privilege. Try throwing those who knowingly associate with the abusers on the other side too for their own enrichment, THAT might actually cost you a bit of actual wm privilege.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This isn't much more than spending a small bit of interest on privilege. Try throwing those who knowingly associate with the abusers on the other side too for their own enrichment, THAT might actually cost you a bit of actual wm privilege.
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Universal basic income was needed decades ago, but it's even more needed now. We must decouple survival from jobs. Universal healthcare is needed too for this. We must demand these things and vote accordingly.
Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Universal basic income was needed decades ago, but it's even more needed now. We must decouple survival from jobs. Universal healthcare is needed too for this. We must demand these things and vote accordingly.
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I want to highlight how wonderful it was to be at the celebration of @strangehorizons.bsky.social 25 years. Bold storytelling *must* be supported.
An honor to be in the room, and as an author! (Of the piece no wp read but yet stopped talking to me right after: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...)
An honor to be in the room, and as an author! (Of the piece no wp read but yet stopped talking to me right after: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...)
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I want to highlight how wonderful it was to be at the celebration of @strangehorizons.bsky.social 25 years. Bold storytelling *must* be supported.
An honor to be in the room, and as an author! (Of the piece no wp read but yet stopped talking to me right after: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...)
An honor to be in the room, and as an author! (Of the piece no wp read but yet stopped talking to me right after: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...)
Shhhhhhh…
Hmm, yeah, I've been thinking about this, and giving it a name feels right. Racehush is what I've got.
The first time that people mentioned to me this felt as consequential as Racefail but with less attention and thus for now in the opposite direction, I thought oh no, that's too much. 🧵
The first time that people mentioned to me this felt as consequential as Racefail but with less attention and thus for now in the opposite direction, I thought oh no, that's too much. 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Shhhhhhh…
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You might, uh, commemorate this event by ordering the Rosalind Franklin memorial anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories for your local library.
www.atthisarts.com/product/rosa...
www.atthisarts.com/product/rosa...
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
You might, uh, commemorate this event by ordering the Rosalind Franklin memorial anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories for your local library.
www.atthisarts.com/product/rosa...
www.atthisarts.com/product/rosa...
Gryphon Statue Unveiled | School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management
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November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This. All of this.
Ok had some thoughts this morning but I waited until you all woke up to post. Feel free to share if you agree since so many writers have unfollowed me.
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This. All of this.
Yes, refundable tax credit sounds more palatable. That is how the libertarians framed it in their Fair Tax concept.
"Sometimes we must realize that the best way to reach a UBI is to present it as a refundable tax credit rather than as a paycheck. As simply reducing the taxation of the rich and poor alike with a cash transfer to those whose tax liability is less than the credit."
open.substack.com/pub/scottsan...
open.substack.com/pub/scottsan...
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yes, refundable tax credit sounds more palatable. That is how the libertarians framed it in their Fair Tax concept.
Dishing truth. "got brought into" - They thought they were checking off the disabled box on their performative-only progressive bingo card.
My answer to Q2 is: I got brought into spaces tie-in writer men think they own, Black women told me repeatedly over *years* those spaces were hostile, and I tried to help. The racists marked me to take out, and white American culture is still cowardice, silence, and following, so they go with it.
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Dishing truth. "got brought into" - They thought they were checking off the disabled box on their performative-only progressive bingo card.
The world's billionaires could pay every human being on the planet $1600 and not lose their status as billionaires.
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The world's billionaires could pay every human being on the planet $1600 and not lose their status as billionaires.
Just bought a ticket to this. Not just for writers/editors: small press publishers need this too. And it helps fix his car :).
Ok, the Sensitivity Reader Workshop is a go! I’ll be discussing sensitivity reading and giving you an opportunity to ask questions about your specific (WIP) work in progress.
Join me via Zoom on Sunday, December 7th at 5:00 pm EST. Grab your virtual ticket on Fundrazr.
fnd.us/sensitivityr...
Join me via Zoom on Sunday, December 7th at 5:00 pm EST. Grab your virtual ticket on Fundrazr.
fnd.us/sensitivityr...
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just bought a ticket to this. Not just for writers/editors: small press publishers need this too. And it helps fix his car :).
I was fired from publishing an anthology from a...um...major game manufacturers association convention because we insisted on sensitivity editing mostly white, mostly midwestern writers who were tasked with writing about games from other parts of the world.
Gerald has a brilliant eye. Your stories will thank you. And so will readers who would otherwise have dragged you with good cause.
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I was fired from publishing an anthology from a...um...major game manufacturers association convention because we insisted on sensitivity editing mostly white, mostly midwestern writers who were tasked with writing about games from other parts of the world.
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I wrote about the sunrise on the plane this morning, real-time, unedited, and I wanted to share it with you, if you might enjoy it.
Here goes:
Single Wing Reverie by E.D.E. Bell
Here goes:
Single Wing Reverie by E.D.E. Bell
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I wrote about the sunrise on the plane this morning, real-time, unedited, and I wanted to share it with you, if you might enjoy it.
Here goes:
Single Wing Reverie by E.D.E. Bell
Here goes:
Single Wing Reverie by E.D.E. Bell
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Bumping my database of intersex ownvoices books + a bonus list of ALL books by Black intersex authors, for #IntersexAWarenessWeek!
#IntersexAwarenessDay was on Shabbat... so this is me belatedly letting you know about some of my intersex book resources!
Intersex books BY intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/intersex-own...
All the books (any topic) by Black intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/a-list-of-bo...
Intersex books BY intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/intersex-own...
All the books (any topic) by Black intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/a-list-of-bo...
Suddenly a database! All the intersex #ownvoices books | Bogi Reads the World
www.bogireadstheworld.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bumping my database of intersex ownvoices books + a bonus list of ALL books by Black intersex authors, for #IntersexAWarenessWeek!
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Calendars are now shipping! We hope you love them. For display, for your own huggable notebook, or for gifts, may the artwork of Ulla Thynell comfort and guide you through the winds of the year ahead.
2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar - Atthis Arts
Beautifully illustrated hanging wall calendar, designed and illustrated by Ulla Thynell. Orders will ship by early November.
www.atthisarts.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Calendars are now shipping! We hope you love them. For display, for your own huggable notebook, or for gifts, may the artwork of Ulla Thynell comfort and guide you through the winds of the year ahead.
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Happy #AceWeek!
I'm an aro ace author and my fairy tale novella The Dragon of Ynys has an aro ace main character!
🖤🤍💜
www.atthisarts.com/product/the-...
I'm an aro ace author and my fairy tale novella The Dragon of Ynys has an aro ace main character!
🖤🤍💜
www.atthisarts.com/product/the-...
The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen
A knight, a dragon, and an adventure. The Dragon of Ynys is an inclusive fairy tale for all ages.
www.atthisarts.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy #AceWeek!
I'm an aro ace author and my fairy tale novella The Dragon of Ynys has an aro ace main character!
🖤🤍💜
www.atthisarts.com/product/the-...
I'm an aro ace author and my fairy tale novella The Dragon of Ynys has an aro ace main character!
🖤🤍💜
www.atthisarts.com/product/the-...