Emma Sloley
@emmasloley.bsky.social
Writer, gadabout, author of a novel I think you'll like -- THE ISLAND OF LAST THINGS -- out August 12, 2025. Preorder: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-island-of-last-things-emma-sloley/K4KD2ktViQqEW3A8?ean=9781250329257&next=t&digital=t
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Emma Sloley
@emmasloley.bsky.social
· Jan 16
I have a new novel coming out this summer, and I may be a little biased but I think the cover is an absolute knockout. The design is by the singular Keith Hayes and the beautiful art is by José David Morales. (ARCS are available if any reviewers or book people would like an early read 😊)
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Any favorite flash fiction/short short stories?
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Any favorite flash fiction/short short stories?
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along with the heinous literal crimes i think a lot about how there's a kind of moral, national crime in subjecting all of us to this, to this consuming our politics, committed against us by a number of powerful and connected people up to and including the president
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
along with the heinous literal crimes i think a lot about how there's a kind of moral, national crime in subjecting all of us to this, to this consuming our politics, committed against us by a number of powerful and connected people up to and including the president
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The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It’s Mind-Blowing gizmodo.com/the-roman-em...
The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It's Mind-Blowing
A new study identified over 68,000 more miles of ancient Roman roads than were previously known.
gizmodo.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It’s Mind-Blowing gizmodo.com/the-roman-em...
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from my newsletter archive, some thoughts on how we experience art. it's not a hot take, it's not timely, but it's thoughtful and well-reasoned and I think a fair amount of you woudl enjoy reading it
goodones.beehiiv.com/p/a-time-and...
goodones.beehiiv.com/p/a-time-and...
New Post
Schrödinger's experiential art
goodones.beehiiv.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
from my newsletter archive, some thoughts on how we experience art. it's not a hot take, it's not timely, but it's thoughtful and well-reasoned and I think a fair amount of you woudl enjoy reading it
goodones.beehiiv.com/p/a-time-and...
goodones.beehiiv.com/p/a-time-and...
I'll be there talking about my book, come and say hi, Austinites!! 😊
This weekend, the Texas Book Festival, which will gather some 250 authors in a bibliophilic tent city out front of the state Capitol, ironically the launching pad of myriad political attacks on supposedly intolerable tomes and sinful librarians.
Black Bookstore Owners, Government Spies, and Murder
At the 2025 Texas Book Festival, authors bring new insights to complex stories in nonfiction.
www.texasobserver.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'll be there talking about my book, come and say hi, Austinites!! 😊
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Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:
Memoir Year w/ Nicole Chung - The Writer's Center
Work on your memoir with bestselling author Nicole Chung! This intensive workshop is open to writers working on a memoir or memoir-in-essays. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in lively craft...
writer.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:
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i have been DYING to share this cover for SO LONG so everyone please look at it and not my face.
We are delighted to reveal the cover for @isabel.kim's debut novel Sublimation, a story of immigration, identity, and paradox from the author of "Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole"
Revealing Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim - Reactor
A tale of doppelgangers and corporate intrigue, heartbreak and betrayal — arriving June 2026
reactormag.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
i have been DYING to share this cover for SO LONG so everyone please look at it and not my face.
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If you're learning about Eugene Debs today and want to know more, @haymarketbooks.org has an amazing collection of books for you!
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1246-t...
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1246-t...
The Selected Works of Eugene V. Debs, Vol. I
An extensive compilation of articles, speeches, press statements, and open letters by American socialist Eugene V. Debs.
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you're learning about Eugene Debs today and want to know more, @haymarketbooks.org has an amazing collection of books for you!
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1246-t...
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1246-t...
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We’re revisiting this 2007 interview with the filmmaker Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani’s mother, who talks about her work and recounts the puckish antics of her then-fifteen-year-old son.
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Mira Nair - Believer Magazine
The Indian-born filmmaker Mira Nair has been directing since 1979, when she made the first of her five documentaries, but her breakthrough film was a feature—the gritty, lush, and painfully sad Salaam...
www.thebeliever.net
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We’re revisiting this 2007 interview with the filmmaker Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani’s mother, who talks about her work and recounts the puckish antics of her then-fifteen-year-old son.
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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Looking to start off your new year with some writing? I'm running a flash royale to encourage lots of writing. Then I give you feedback on said writing because in this house we love revision 😍
More info and sign up here:
More info and sign up here:
Flash Royale January Edition
If you’ve ever played video games, you may have heard the term Battle Royale. It refers to a type of game that features a large number of players who play with the goal of being the last player standi...
forms.gle
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Looking to start off your new year with some writing? I'm running a flash royale to encourage lots of writing. Then I give you feedback on said writing because in this house we love revision 😍
More info and sign up here:
More info and sign up here:
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I asked you all to send me the funniest election night posts and this morning for my newsletter, I compiled them all for you! www.burnsnotice.com/the-best-ele...
The Best Election Night Posts - A Compilation
I asked my BlueSky followers to send me the funniest election night posts and boy howdy did they deliver. Enjoy!
The Post having a normal one
— Kate Burns (@katerqburns.bsky.social) 2025-11-05T03:50...
www.burnsnotice.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I asked you all to send me the funniest election night posts and this morning for my newsletter, I compiled them all for you! www.burnsnotice.com/the-best-ele...
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Polls don't close until 9 p.m., but here's a gift link to the results page for the NYC mayoral election to bookmark to watch once they do. (No needle for this one.)
New York City Mayoral Election Results 2025 (Gift Article)
Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Polls don't close until 9 p.m., but here's a gift link to the results page for the NYC mayoral election to bookmark to watch once they do. (No needle for this one.)
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I’m sorry you think I “ruined” your Gatsby-themed party by sleeping with your wife and dying in the pool.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I’m sorry you think I “ruined” your Gatsby-themed party by sleeping with your wife and dying in the pool.
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the use of line breaks here to harken back to the opening line and lack of atmosphere, leaving us sort of hitched-breath as we read the poem, is freaking brilliant???????!?!?!? killer last line too
let's ALL celebrate #smallpoemsunday today with Kate Hall's FIRST PUBLICATION!
https://www.havehashad.com/rjn3l
https://www.havehashad.com/rjn3l
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
the use of line breaks here to harken back to the opening line and lack of atmosphere, leaving us sort of hitched-breath as we read the poem, is freaking brilliant???????!?!?!? killer last line too
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If you have links to audio of your stories being read (preferably by you) please share them with me. I’d love to listen to some friends to pass the time.
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you have links to audio of your stories being read (preferably by you) please share them with me. I’d love to listen to some friends to pass the time.
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Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!
Christopher Gonzalez Named 2025 Recipient of VCCA’s Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship
This annual fellowship supports the residency of an LGBTQ+ writer working in any genre at VCCA’s artist retreat in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
www.vcca.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!
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Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Knickers
Knickers
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Soul Patch Kids
Soul Patch Kids
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Swedish fist
Swedish fist
October 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Knickers
Knickers
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Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Soul Patch Kids
Soul Patch Kids
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Swedish fist
Swedish fist
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Mars Jars
Mars Jars
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Soul Patch Kids
Soul Patch Kids
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
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It's Black Speculative Fiction month!
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It's Black Speculative Fiction month!
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
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Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year.
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Caught on the RattleCam: a most unexpected snake behavior
For a long time, scientists didn’t think snakes needed each other. New research proves that wrong.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year.
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!