J.Z. Weston
@jzweston.bsky.social
Writer. Knitter. Geek. I like stories. (They/them)
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an underrated plus of living in Boston is that absolutely no one believes this
People, I beg of you, please stop assuming someone who went to an Ivy is smart
July 15, 2024 at 11:08 PM
an underrated plus of living in Boston is that absolutely no one believes this
PSA
I now know at least three people at Readercon who currently have COVID. If you attended, please test yourself ASAP!
July 15, 2024 at 11:24 PM
PSA
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"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."
April 15, 2024 at 2:47 PM
"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."
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Reasons to vote for Toby, #13: October could rival Batman for the way she acquires random teenagers and provides them with family, safety, and adults who listen.
April 11, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Reasons to vote for Toby, #13: October could rival Batman for the way she acquires random teenagers and provides them with family, safety, and adults who listen.
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if you’re criminalizing librarians, the answer to “are we the baddies” is an emphatic yes
April 6, 2024 at 4:56 AM
if you’re criminalizing librarians, the answer to “are we the baddies” is an emphatic yes
Oh no! Somebody sent me a very nice email. But that means I have to reply to it, which requires acknowledging a compliment. Can't I hide under my desk instead?
March 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Oh no! Somebody sent me a very nice email. But that means I have to reply to it, which requires acknowledging a compliment. Can't I hide under my desk instead?
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I forget where I first heard this, but in writing there are no rules, only difficulty levels.
March 3, 2024 at 10:35 PM
I forget where I first heard this, but in writing there are no rules, only difficulty levels.
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1994: internet is ephemeral
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
February 24, 2024 at 3:26 PM
1994: internet is ephemeral
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
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I mostly write short fiction, but I'd love people to read my latest story in Strange Horizons.
It's about worm-filled doppelgangers and why being cis-passing kinda sucks.
It's about worm-filled doppelgangers and why being cis-passing kinda sucks.
Maladaptive Camouflage
“Ask me something only I would know.” You say this to your wife because you know you’re human. You can feel it in the familiar ache in your back, and the fear writhing in your guts. You feel it in …
strangehorizons.com
February 23, 2024 at 12:12 AM
I mostly write short fiction, but I'd love people to read my latest story in Strange Horizons.
It's about worm-filled doppelgangers and why being cis-passing kinda sucks.
It's about worm-filled doppelgangers and why being cis-passing kinda sucks.
Just finished In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune -- a lovely, bittersweet reflection on what it means to be human, in which almost all of the characters are robots. It's not as light as House on the Cerulean Sea, but it has just as much heart!
February 23, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Just finished In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune -- a lovely, bittersweet reflection on what it means to be human, in which almost all of the characters are robots. It's not as light as House on the Cerulean Sea, but it has just as much heart!
I don't have any books yet, but check out this thread full of awesome trans and nonbinary authors!
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
February 22, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I don't have any books yet, but check out this thread full of awesome trans and nonbinary authors!
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I never post about being at a place until I'm no longer there. It's a good practice.
February 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
I never post about being at a place until I'm no longer there. It's a good practice.
As if I wasn't already excited to get my hands on this!
February 21, 2024 at 7:37 PM
As if I wasn't already excited to get my hands on this!
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There's basically nothing in the world that makes me happier than shouting about books I love.
(Okay, maybe donuts.)
(Okay, maybe donuts.)
Every month I try to review books that I
A) enjoyed
B) want to geek out about
in my @washingtonpost.com SFF review column.
But please believe me when I say that all five books I review this month are *extraordinary*. I felt so lucky to be able to review them.
Paywall-free link: wapo.st/3IebriZ
A) enjoyed
B) want to geek out about
in my @washingtonpost.com SFF review column.
But please believe me when I say that all five books I review this month are *extraordinary*. I felt so lucky to be able to review them.
Paywall-free link: wapo.st/3IebriZ
5 utterly addictive new science fiction and fantasy novels
New books from Yangsze Choo, Rae Giana Rashad and others explore how clever underdogs manage to endure and heal.
wapo.st
February 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
There's basically nothing in the world that makes me happier than shouting about books I love.
(Okay, maybe donuts.)
(Okay, maybe donuts.)
Not for me, but this looks like a fantastic opportunity for someone out there!
Also hello, all artists and writers! Please share widely -- we would love to get a variety of both of you!
Do you like SIENSE? Do you like CREATIVITY? Are you not too horrified at the idea of working with a huge bug? (This is paid!)
Do you like SIENSE? Do you like CREATIVITY? Are you not too horrified at the idea of working with a huge bug? (This is paid!)
February 20, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Not for me, but this looks like a fantastic opportunity for someone out there!
Useful translation in thread
This really does make the whole "slate" argument sound even more ridiculous
This really does make the whole "slate" argument sound even more ridiculous
I wasn't planning to comment more about the Hugos but the discussions about the "slate" really bug me. I don't think I have seen any translations of the blogpost from Science Fiction World (the publication that put out the list), so let me try to translate it very carefully here for context.
February 18, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Useful translation in thread
This really does make the whole "slate" argument sound even more ridiculous
This really does make the whole "slate" argument sound even more ridiculous
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Just as the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, one price of free speech is eternal humility, recognizing that none of us is immune to becoming a tool of censorship if we fail to recognize how its manipulative tactics shape and distort our thoughts and actions.
» Tools for Thinking About Censorship
www.exurbe.com
February 15, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Just as the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, one price of free speech is eternal humility, recognizing that none of us is immune to becoming a tool of censorship if we fail to recognize how its manipulative tactics shape and distort our thoughts and actions.
Important thread about the racism layer to the censorship
So essentially the white censorship committee penalized Chinese fans for existing and discarded all of these votes as illegitimate, which instantly removed all the most popular Chinese writers from contention and allowed for a US-dominated year in standard fashion. They did TWO levels of censorship.
February 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Important thread about the racism layer to the censorship
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If you want to be one of the ones who resist tyranny, then pay attention to how people fold to it, and ask yourself what you would do under the circumstances.
People who fold to petty bullshit often haven’t thought about it and we are socialized to go along with what authority figures say.
People who fold to petty bullshit often haven’t thought about it and we are socialized to go along with what authority figures say.
February 15, 2024 at 9:20 PM
If you want to be one of the ones who resist tyranny, then pay attention to how people fold to it, and ask yourself what you would do under the circumstances.
People who fold to petty bullshit often haven’t thought about it and we are socialized to go along with what authority figures say.
People who fold to petty bullshit often haven’t thought about it and we are socialized to go along with what authority figures say.
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It's been a day, have a kitten.
February 16, 2024 at 12:59 AM
It's been a day, have a kitten.
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This revelation throws into question every Hugo Award ever given. If the US & Canadian admins quietly disqualified people for political reasons this time, have they done it before? Will they do it again?
People keep asking me if this is worse than the Puppies. YEAH. THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PUPPIES.
People keep asking me if this is worse than the Puppies. YEAH. THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PUPPIES.
For the last few weeks I've been working with Chris Barkley @cmzhang42.bsky.social of @file770.bsky.social on a report about censorship in the 2023 Hugo Awards.
Leaked emails and files indicate authors and works deemed “not eligible” for the awards were removed due to political considerations. 1/3
Leaked emails and files indicate authors and works deemed “not eligible” for the awards were removed due to political considerations. 1/3
February 15, 2024 at 3:55 AM
This revelation throws into question every Hugo Award ever given. If the US & Canadian admins quietly disqualified people for political reasons this time, have they done it before? Will they do it again?
People keep asking me if this is worse than the Puppies. YEAH. THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PUPPIES.
People keep asking me if this is worse than the Puppies. YEAH. THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PUPPIES.
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This is an excellent day for
"Roses are red
Violets are blue
Singular they
Predates singular you"
"Roses are red
Violets are blue
Singular they
Predates singular you"
February 14, 2024 at 5:21 PM
This is an excellent day for
"Roses are red
Violets are blue
Singular they
Predates singular you"
"Roses are red
Violets are blue
Singular they
Predates singular you"
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Sometimes I love negative reviews: "While the inclusion of non-binary and lesbian characters was great to see, the sheer volume was disproportionate" 😂
If you want disproportionate queerness go buy A Fire Born of Exile
geni.us/AFireBorn
books2read.com/u/b5WeP7
If you want disproportionate queerness go buy A Fire Born of Exile
geni.us/AFireBorn
books2read.com/u/b5WeP7
A Fire Born of Exile: A Xuya Universe Novel
OUT NOW
geni.us
February 12, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Sometimes I love negative reviews: "While the inclusion of non-binary and lesbian characters was great to see, the sheer volume was disproportionate" 😂
If you want disproportionate queerness go buy A Fire Born of Exile
geni.us/AFireBorn
books2read.com/u/b5WeP7
If you want disproportionate queerness go buy A Fire Born of Exile
geni.us/AFireBorn
books2read.com/u/b5WeP7
Currently, my favorite spec fic couple is October Daye and Tybalt. But that's because I just started catching up on that series!
Good morning, readers & writers! Happy Valentine's Day! Who is your favorite spec fic couple? #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers
February 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Currently, my favorite spec fic couple is October Daye and Tybalt. But that's because I just started catching up on that series!