Jessica Reisman
@jesswynne.bsky.social
I write SF&F and I like rain, animals, & some people. They/them, but not attached. Queer. Always antifascist. Repped by Prentis Literary. http://www.storyrain.com/
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Jessica Reisman
@jesswynne.bsky.social
· Nov 17
SUBSTRATE PHANTOMS
JESSICA REISMAN
July 30, 2024 978-1-958880-23-4
trade paperback, 5.5 x 8.5, 286 pgs
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Substrate Phantoms-"This genre-expanding narrative unfolds with a distinctive writing style and voice, leaving a hauntingly memorable impression."— BookLife Prize
& my collection, The Arcana of Maps & Other Stories, are both available at Fairwood Press! fairwoodpress.com/store/p165/S...
& my collection, The Arcana of Maps & Other Stories, are both available at Fairwood Press! fairwoodpress.com/store/p165/S...
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Just some Scaramouche. No reason.
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just some Scaramouche. No reason.
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Content warning for the Trump Reich.
1st, a majority of these degrees are held by women. 2nd, most of these degrees are "Required Reporters," professions legally obligated to report suspicions of child abuse.
So, remove women from the workforce and make raping kids easier. Project 2025 in a nutshell.
So, remove women from the workforce and make raping kids easier. Project 2025 in a nutshell.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Content warning for the Trump Reich.
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I was kinda nervous about giving this speech TBH. I don't usually get nervous about public speaking but going to a fancy Washington DC event and talking about fascism and why AI sucks felt like a lot honestly. I was so relieved people seemed to like it.
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
"The Enemy of Imagination": Here's the Speech I Gave Last Night
I had such an incredible day yesterday, y’all. First I was at the Trans Day of Literature at George Mason University, talking with incredible authors...
buttondown.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I was kinda nervous about giving this speech TBH. I don't usually get nervous about public speaking but going to a fancy Washington DC event and talking about fascism and why AI sucks felt like a lot honestly. I was so relieved people seemed to like it.
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Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?
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This is haunting and beautiful
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is haunting and beautiful
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
They are going after the nurses. Trying to diminish the value of people whose life calling is to care for others just shows how terrible the regime is. Leave the nurses alone! We all need to stand up for the ones who take care of us.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/11/t...
They are going after the nurses. Trying to diminish the value of people whose life calling is to care for others just shows how terrible the regime is. Leave the nurses alone! We all need to stand up for the ones who take care of us.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/11/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: The Department of Education’s Policy Shift Undermines Nursing as a Profession
The Department of Education’s newly proposed loan policy change—which excludes nursing from the definition of “professional degree” programs—is more than a bureaucratic oversight. It devalues the l…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
They are going after the nurses. Trying to diminish the value of people whose life calling is to care for others just shows how terrible the regime is. Leave the nurses alone! We all need to stand up for the ones who take care of us.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/11/t...
They are going after the nurses. Trying to diminish the value of people whose life calling is to care for others just shows how terrible the regime is. Leave the nurses alone! We all need to stand up for the ones who take care of us.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/11/t...
Just some Scaramouche. No reason.
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just some Scaramouche. No reason.
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Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
First new digital collage in a while. Not AI.
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
First new digital collage in a while. Not AI.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
Martha Wells
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
worldbuildersmarket.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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“It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had given me...”
“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had given me...”
“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
I'll say it again. ICE are thugs and murderers; criminals.
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I'll say it again. ICE are thugs and murderers; criminals.
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Charlotte didn’t flinch; it rose. Neighbors linked arms, communities defied intimidation, and ICE’s fear machine hit a wall of people power.
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
Charlotte Set a New Standard for Resisting ICE
If they thought Charlotte would break, they miscalculated. Inside: the proof, the tactics, and the shareable content to spread what really happened.
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Charlotte didn’t flinch; it rose. Neighbors linked arms, communities defied intimidation, and ICE’s fear machine hit a wall of people power.
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This is fantastic!
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is fantastic!
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The thing about stones is you will never find two the same. You try; searching sandy shores, mossy caves, and volcanic peaks, but there is always variation in texture, shape, gradation, and history. What are some of the jewels (literal or not) of your collection?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The thing about stones is you will never find two the same. You try; searching sandy shores, mossy caves, and volcanic peaks, but there is always variation in texture, shape, gradation, and history. What are some of the jewels (literal or not) of your collection?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
Reading Martha Wells' Queen Demon. Can already tell I will be bereft to leave the characters when I'm done. @marthawells.com ♥️📖
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reading Martha Wells' Queen Demon. Can already tell I will be bereft to leave the characters when I'm done. @marthawells.com ♥️📖
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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If you're in Austin this weekend, swing by Higher Vibes ATX, stop 123 on the Austin Studio Tours. I'll be selling Prosper with Dragons games and game art prints by @cosmicamazon.bsky.social and @xavierill.bsky.social!
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If you're in Austin this weekend, swing by Higher Vibes ATX, stop 123 on the Austin Studio Tours. I'll be selling Prosper with Dragons games and game art prints by @cosmicamazon.bsky.social and @xavierill.bsky.social!
I will be at this tomorrow. 📚 ✨ 🌞 Local Author Showcase. Saturday, November 15th, Madelyn Helling Library: 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA. 11am-3pm.
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I will be at this tomorrow. 📚 ✨ 🌞 Local Author Showcase. Saturday, November 15th, Madelyn Helling Library: 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA. 11am-3pm.
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(Gift link) An important article on biodiversity, and yet another example of why basic biosecurity—taking care to contain the inadvertent spread of diseases and species between biomes—really matters.
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wapo.st/47Slsij
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
(Gift link) An important article on biodiversity, and yet another example of why basic biosecurity—taking care to contain the inadvertent spread of diseases and species between biomes—really matters.
wapo.st/47Slsij
wapo.st/47Slsij
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Return the Black Hills to native people. Other places would also be good, don’t get me wrong, but there is so much mineral wealth in the Black Hills that deserves infinitely better stewardship and isn’t gonna get it as long as mining companies can just walk onto public land.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Return the Black Hills to native people. Other places would also be good, don’t get me wrong, but there is so much mineral wealth in the Black Hills that deserves infinitely better stewardship and isn’t gonna get it as long as mining companies can just walk onto public land.