M. K. Martin
@mkmartinwriter.com
#Writer - mostly #SFF * #Editor * #Veteran * SJW * Linguistics * Will work for tea, but not before 9:30 am
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M. K. Martin
@mkmartinwriter.com
· Dec 30
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As a writer and editor, it’s my professional opinion that humanity would be in a much better position if certain members of humanity had taken up reading for a hobby, instead of, you know, racism.
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
As a writer and editor, it’s my professional opinion that humanity would be in a much better position if certain members of humanity had taken up reading for a hobby, instead of, you know, racism.
As a cis woman with short hair whose favorite outfit is a T-shirt and men’s jeans (they’re cheaper, more durable, and have POCKETS!) I’ve already had the ‘pleasure’ of anti-trans bigots trying to protect women from women like me.
Anti-trans bigotry simply misogyny. Always has been. Always will be.
Anti-trans bigotry simply misogyny. Always has been. Always will be.
If the EHRC had their way we'd see all women forced back into wearing only skirts and dresses and wearing their hair long lest they be suspected of being trans and banned from going to the toilet.
That's what this is suggesting. Masculine women being denied access alongside trans people.
That's what this is suggesting. Masculine women being denied access alongside trans people.
![The guidance said that if transgender people are excluded from a space, organisations should consider whether there is a suitable alternative for them and that it would not be proportionate to leave them without essential services, such as access to lavatories.
But it also outlines how in some cases that may not be possible owing to the physical constraints of buildings or high costs. It said: “It may be that offering alternative arrangements is not reasonably possible […] this may be because of the type of service being provided, the needs of the service users, the physical constraints of any building, or because of the disproportionate financial costs associated with making those arrangements.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:movr4wsu2du5xbmeragyr5cx/bafkreigp3qse73rzhl2czgxgbmpzectwrb4hdwxk44fm52m7l7cu36mwaa@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As a cis woman with short hair whose favorite outfit is a T-shirt and men’s jeans (they’re cheaper, more durable, and have POCKETS!) I’ve already had the ‘pleasure’ of anti-trans bigots trying to protect women from women like me.
Anti-trans bigotry simply misogyny. Always has been. Always will be.
Anti-trans bigotry simply misogyny. Always has been. Always will be.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Cover Reveal! The ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, VOLUME 2: HUNGRY WORK comes out this Friday, but you can pre-order it now. Short stories, poems, and (full color) artwork by talented, brave creators willing to stand up to fascists’ threats. Order yours now! bit.ly/ALJhw
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Cover Reveal! The ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, VOLUME 2: HUNGRY WORK comes out this Friday, but you can pre-order it now. Short stories, poems, and (full color) artwork by talented, brave creators willing to stand up to fascists’ threats. Order yours now! bit.ly/ALJhw
Sally Renee Grace grew up in a snake-handling Pentecostal church in Tennessee and had no idea her life would turn upside down.
Searching for true love, she discovers living authentically means accepting her feelings for another woman. Buy your copy today!
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Searching for true love, she discovers living authentically means accepting her feelings for another woman. Buy your copy today!
@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sally Renee Grace grew up in a snake-handling Pentecostal church in Tennessee and had no idea her life would turn upside down.
Searching for true love, she discovers living authentically means accepting her feelings for another woman. Buy your copy today!
@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
Searching for true love, she discovers living authentically means accepting her feelings for another woman. Buy your copy today!
@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
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If we don’t signal our virtue every now and again - then so many believe they are utterly alone - “virtue signalling” is not there to say “aren’t I good” but “there are more of us than you might imagine” and “fuck you for demanding that only the brutal and the bullies may speak”
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
If we don’t signal our virtue every now and again - then so many believe they are utterly alone - “virtue signalling” is not there to say “aren’t I good” but “there are more of us than you might imagine” and “fuck you for demanding that only the brutal and the bullies may speak”
File this under ‘Gonna’ as in ‘We’re all gonna die’ ☢️🧟
Problem: AI needs massive amounts of power to thrive. Nuclear makes lots of power. Nuclear takes a long long time to do safely.
Proposed solution that I'm sure will have no unpleasant consequences: Use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants.
Proposed solution that I'm sure will have no unpleasant consequences: Use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
File this under ‘Gonna’ as in ‘We’re all gonna die’ ☢️🧟
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The new @notapipe.bsky.social store is finally finished!
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@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
Early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10.
They'll be adding more designs and options daily, but you can check out what they have here: bit.ly/4pdRexd
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November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The new @notapipe.bsky.social store is finally finished!
Early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10.
They'll be adding more designs and options daily, but you can check out what they have here: bit.ly/4pdRexd
@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
Early shoppers can get 10% off your order for the next week, using code BLUSKY10.
They'll be adding more designs and options daily, but you can check out what they have here: bit.ly/4pdRexd
@WritersTsunami.bsky.social
When I was 16 I 'dated' my 23 yo supervisor who told me how 'mature' I was for my age 🤮
Zero adults in my fundamentalist Xian community thought it odd that an adult man was interested in a child (me).
But remember, the right wingers are so fucking interested in protecting girls, yeah?
Zero adults in my fundamentalist Xian community thought it odd that an adult man was interested in a child (me).
But remember, the right wingers are so fucking interested in protecting girls, yeah?
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
When I was 16 I 'dated' my 23 yo supervisor who told me how 'mature' I was for my age 🤮
Zero adults in my fundamentalist Xian community thought it odd that an adult man was interested in a child (me).
But remember, the right wingers are so fucking interested in protecting girls, yeah?
Zero adults in my fundamentalist Xian community thought it odd that an adult man was interested in a child (me).
But remember, the right wingers are so fucking interested in protecting girls, yeah?
Why is the @theguardian.com so silly?
I mean, yes, we are well aware that women simply existing feels very threatening to some men, but surely not winning the Mann-Booker prize 39 times out of 60 (65% of winners are men) must reassure them...
No?
Ah, well. Back the trenches ladies & gentlethems.
I mean, yes, we are well aware that women simply existing feels very threatening to some men, but surely not winning the Mann-Booker prize 39 times out of 60 (65% of winners are men) must reassure them...
No?
Ah, well. Back the trenches ladies & gentlethems.
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Why is the @theguardian.com so silly?
I mean, yes, we are well aware that women simply existing feels very threatening to some men, but surely not winning the Mann-Booker prize 39 times out of 60 (65% of winners are men) must reassure them...
No?
Ah, well. Back the trenches ladies & gentlethems.
I mean, yes, we are well aware that women simply existing feels very threatening to some men, but surely not winning the Mann-Booker prize 39 times out of 60 (65% of winners are men) must reassure them...
No?
Ah, well. Back the trenches ladies & gentlethems.
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Answers must be entered within 24 hours and before the next daily challenge. Entries will be picked randomly and are open internationally!
Books that are eligible must be indie or self-published fantasy, sci-fi, or horror with speculative elements.
Here is the full schedule of challenges:
Books that are eligible must be indie or self-published fantasy, sci-fi, or horror with speculative elements.
Here is the full schedule of challenges:
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Answers must be entered within 24 hours and before the next daily challenge. Entries will be picked randomly and are open internationally!
Books that are eligible must be indie or self-published fantasy, sci-fi, or horror with speculative elements.
Here is the full schedule of challenges:
Books that are eligible must be indie or self-published fantasy, sci-fi, or horror with speculative elements.
Here is the full schedule of challenges:
The cover for The Healer's Magic is here, and the crowdfunding campaign is live!
Pre-order the final book in the Beads of Bone trilogy along with other fab books by #LGBTQ authors here:
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November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The cover for The Healer's Magic is here, and the crowdfunding campaign is live!
Pre-order the final book in the Beads of Bone trilogy along with other fab books by #LGBTQ authors here:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
Pre-order the final book in the Beads of Bone trilogy along with other fab books by #LGBTQ authors here:
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@writerstsunami.bsky.social
Here’s the head of Trust & Safety mansplaining to an SA survivor how the ‘real’ victim in all this is a wealthy and powerful white woman who is loudly and proudly defending pedophiles.
Bonus, he acts like Jesse (noted violent transphobe) and the Dept of ‘War’ aren’t active on this platform.
Bonus, he acts like Jesse (noted violent transphobe) and the Dept of ‘War’ aren’t active on this platform.
First I’m sorry that you had such tragic experiences. That’s horrific.
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
1) if a person on the news, such as a female journalist talks about a topic, does she deserve threats in a joking way?
2) would you believe those acceptable to receive on your account?
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Here’s the head of Trust & Safety mansplaining to an SA survivor how the ‘real’ victim in all this is a wealthy and powerful white woman who is loudly and proudly defending pedophiles.
Bonus, he acts like Jesse (noted violent transphobe) and the Dept of ‘War’ aren’t active on this platform.
Bonus, he acts like Jesse (noted violent transphobe) and the Dept of ‘War’ aren’t active on this platform.
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#Poetry #Poem #NoAI
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Order here: bit.ly/3Wx3xst
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
#Poetry #Poem #NoAI
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Do you enjoy hand-crafted poems, made entirely by a human?
Then "Songs of Love and Loss" by @aclipscomb.bsky.social is for you!
Order here: bit.ly/3Wx3xst
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
#Poetry #Poem #NoAI
Then "Songs of Love and Loss" by @aclipscomb.bsky.social is for you!
Order here: bit.ly/3Wx3xst
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
#Poetry #Poem #NoAI
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🐝 We haven't even invented immortality and someone is still enshittifying it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🐝 We haven't even invented immortality and someone is still enshittifying it.
You can pre-order CJ Hosack's upcoming book The Healer's Magic, book three in the Beads of Bone trilogy, through the Backer Kit campaign now.
Follow the link to sign up for the launch party!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You can pre-order CJ Hosack's upcoming book The Healer's Magic, book three in the Beads of Bone trilogy, through the Backer Kit campaign now.
Follow the link to sign up for the launch party!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
Follow the link to sign up for the launch party!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
Dingo Flats hasn't been the same since the Murphy family moved back to town. And what's with all the dead rats?
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November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dingo Flats hasn't been the same since the Murphy family moved back to town. And what's with all the dead rats?
Get your copy of @tabithao-s.bsky.social’s BLOODSUCKING BOGANS today!
www.amazon.com/Bloodsucking...
@writerstsunami.bsky.social
Get your copy of @tabithao-s.bsky.social’s BLOODSUCKING BOGANS today!
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November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What is actually wrong with people who try to call you in the middle of text chat? 🫣
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? 😱
I do not want to TALK to you. Be grateful that I have managed to summon up enough social energy to text.
Why are you like this? 😑
#Introvert
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? 😱
I do not want to TALK to you. Be grateful that I have managed to summon up enough social energy to text.
Why are you like this? 😑
#Introvert
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What is actually wrong with people who try to call you in the middle of text chat? 🫣
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? 😱
I do not want to TALK to you. Be grateful that I have managed to summon up enough social energy to text.
Why are you like this? 😑
#Introvert
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? 😱
I do not want to TALK to you. Be grateful that I have managed to summon up enough social energy to text.
Why are you like this? 😑
#Introvert
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
In case you missed it, my randomly-timed newsletter is out again.
Learn about the Gaelic Queen of Winter, get some delightful reading recommendations, and a sneak peak at a work in progress.
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#Newsletter
Learn about the Gaelic Queen of Winter, get some delightful reading recommendations, and a sneak peak at a work in progress.
mailchi.mp/57a7d2698689...
#Newsletter
What We Learn from the Cailleach 🧙♀️❄️😴
Fun Fact:
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November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In case you missed it, my randomly-timed newsletter is out again.
Learn about the Gaelic Queen of Winter, get some delightful reading recommendations, and a sneak peak at a work in progress.
mailchi.mp/57a7d2698689...
#Newsletter
Learn about the Gaelic Queen of Winter, get some delightful reading recommendations, and a sneak peak at a work in progress.
mailchi.mp/57a7d2698689...
#Newsletter
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.