Rae Carson
@raecarson.bsky.social
cat mum, black thumb, rebel scum, author
My deepest and sincerest apologies to everyone whose work I critiqued, saying that your villain was over-the-top or cartoonish. I’m so sorry. Now I understand that there's no such thing as a too-ridiculous villain. In fact, there is no ceiling to ridiculousness. I’ll do better.
March 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My deepest and sincerest apologies to everyone whose work I critiqued, saying that your villain was over-the-top or cartoonish. I’m so sorry. Now I understand that there's no such thing as a too-ridiculous villain. In fact, there is no ceiling to ridiculousness. I’ll do better.
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New story day! "The Matador and the Labyrinth" is up at Diabolical Plots. Borges meets Hemingway. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."
The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."
March 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New story day! "The Matador and the Labyrinth" is up at Diabolical Plots. Borges meets Hemingway. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."
The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."
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Just picked up this sweet lady from @ccfinlay.bsky.social and @raecarson.bsky.social so she can enjoy her fur-ever home with @authorjlhenry.bsky.social. She's a little unsure about the cat carrier but seems eager to live her future princess lifestyle!
February 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just picked up this sweet lady from @ccfinlay.bsky.social and @raecarson.bsky.social so she can enjoy her fur-ever home with @authorjlhenry.bsky.social. She's a little unsure about the cat carrier but seems eager to live her future princess lifestyle!
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Due to extreme cold, we experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly of a water pipe and now have several inches of standing water in our basement and no running water at all while we wait for the plumber.
But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.
But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.
January 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Due to extreme cold, we experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly of a water pipe and now have several inches of standing water in our basement and no running water at all while we wait for the plumber.
But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.
But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.
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Laurel Amberdine just died aka @amberdine.bsky.social - one of the first ppl I actually hung out with in the field... she'll be missed by many - including @johnjosephadams.com & @lightspeedmagazine.com folks, @effies.bsky.social , & others who knew her. Very sad news.
locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...
locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...
Laurel Amberdine Obituary
Author and longtime Locus editor Laurel Amberdine died January 21, 2025 of cancer. Amberdine was a devout Catholic who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and later lived in the Bay Area and Portland…
locusmag.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Laurel Amberdine just died aka @amberdine.bsky.social - one of the first ppl I actually hung out with in the field... she'll be missed by many - including @johnjosephadams.com & @lightspeedmagazine.com folks, @effies.bsky.social , & others who knew her. Very sad news.
locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...
locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...
While on the Other Site I learned how important it is to develop a signature style and fashion.
Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”
Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”
January 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
While on the Other Site I learned how important it is to develop a signature style and fashion.
Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”
Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”
Maybe it’s a sign of menopause but my fridge’s crisper drawer has found new life as the cheese drawer.
January 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Maybe it’s a sign of menopause but my fridge’s crisper drawer has found new life as the cheese drawer.
It’s a little known fact that god created feet to help us find our cats' puke even in the dark. You’re welcome, and Happy New Year.
January 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It’s a little known fact that god created feet to help us find our cats' puke even in the dark. You’re welcome, and Happy New Year.
if you’re a true friend, you’ll remind me to never again cut my hair without wearing my glasses
December 29, 2024 at 9:40 PM
if you’re a true friend, you’ll remind me to never again cut my hair without wearing my glasses
Fondly remembering that time I got so sick of doing dishes that I threw them all in the trash and bough paper plates
December 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Fondly remembering that time I got so sick of doing dishes that I threw them all in the trash and bough paper plates
🎼 All I want for Christmas is a lot more sleep, a lot more sleep, yes, a lot more sleep. . .🎶
December 16, 2024 at 12:50 AM
🎼 All I want for Christmas is a lot more sleep, a lot more sleep, yes, a lot more sleep. . .🎶
Have you ever put off an important medical appointment or procedure, or refused to go the ER because of expense and/or hassle?
December 11, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Have you ever put off an important medical appointment or procedure, or refused to go the ER because of expense and/or hassle?
Odin may be tiny and blind in one eye, but he rules this house like the mighty god he is.
#EyeOnOdin
#EyeOnOdin
December 6, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Odin may be tiny and blind in one eye, but he rules this house like the mighty god he is.
#EyeOnOdin
#EyeOnOdin
I’ve made the important decision to spend my flu recovery time re-reading the Murderbot Diaries.
December 3, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I’ve made the important decision to spend my flu recovery time re-reading the Murderbot Diaries.
Last night I dreamed up a Star Wars / Buffy crossover, and I woke up with very mixed feelings about it not being real.
December 1, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Last night I dreamed up a Star Wars / Buffy crossover, and I woke up with very mixed feelings about it not being real.
I regret to inform you that this kitty suffers from an unbearable condition known as Acute Snuggle Deficit. We’ve tried everything. There is no known cure.
#EyeOnOdin
#EyeOnOdin
November 29, 2024 at 4:30 PM
I regret to inform you that this kitty suffers from an unbearable condition known as Acute Snuggle Deficit. We’ve tried everything. There is no known cure.
#EyeOnOdin
#EyeOnOdin
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Hope there's a sequel...
"Any Sign of Life" by @raecarson.bsky.social
Narrated by Amy Landon
“My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."
"Any Sign of Life" by @raecarson.bsky.social
Narrated by Amy Landon
“My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."
November 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Hope there's a sequel...
"Any Sign of Life" by @raecarson.bsky.social
Narrated by Amy Landon
“My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."
"Any Sign of Life" by @raecarson.bsky.social
Narrated by Amy Landon
“My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."
For those of us with seasonal depression, putting up holiday lights is a stand against despair, a determination to find joy in the darkness. So please don’t judge when we put up our lights waaaay too early and keep them up waaaay too late! 🤩🤩🤩
November 26, 2024 at 12:57 AM
For those of us with seasonal depression, putting up holiday lights is a stand against despair, a determination to find joy in the darkness. So please don’t judge when we put up our lights waaaay too early and keep them up waaaay too late! 🤩🤩🤩
November 24, 2024 at 9:38 PM
The honest truth is that when I’m on a tight deadline, I live like a barbarian. Wrappers and take out containers everywhere, the cat boxes stinking, dishes in piles, used tea bags. . . I’d take a picture, but I’m too embarrassed.
November 21, 2024 at 8:48 PM
The honest truth is that when I’m on a tight deadline, I live like a barbarian. Wrappers and take out containers everywhere, the cat boxes stinking, dishes in piles, used tea bags. . . I’d take a picture, but I’m too embarrassed.
This is the face of a kitty who just had his Most Perfect Prized Possession cruelly stolen by his horrible mom.
(A leaf. It was a leaf)
#AShotOfWhiskey
(A leaf. It was a leaf)
#AShotOfWhiskey
November 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM
This is the face of a kitty who just had his Most Perfect Prized Possession cruelly stolen by his horrible mom.
(A leaf. It was a leaf)
#AShotOfWhiskey
(A leaf. It was a leaf)
#AShotOfWhiskey
Count me among those who just cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscription.
"The decision not to publish was made by The Post’s owner — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos."
I worked at the paper for seven years and Bezos never interfered with a thing. This is five-alarm fire stuff.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
I worked at the paper for seven years and Bezos never interfered with a thing. This is five-alarm fire stuff.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president
For the first time in 40 years, The Washington Post’s editorial board announced Friday that it will not make an endorsement in this year’s presidential contest.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Count me among those who just cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscription.
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NAVOLA tour dates!
Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...
Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...
July 6, 2024 at 4:53 PM
NAVOLA tour dates!
Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...
Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...
My Best Friend's Shedding
my cats flirting with and chasing each other around the house in the mornings is a rompcom
April 24, 2024 at 5:12 PM
My Best Friend's Shedding
that time I splashed water on my face except I hadn't taken off my glasses
April 1, 2024 at 6:46 PM
that time I splashed water on my face except I hadn't taken off my glasses