so, someone writes a report about how the hugo’s fuckery was just westerners being racist about china…only to then have their replies filled with flagrant sinophobic racism by westerners……hm. i’m sure there’s something to be said about this i just can’t put my finger on it 🙄

actually shout out the biohazard cleaning company we used (aftermath, they’re us-wide) because they emailed me to say that i only have to pay what would’ve been the deductible ($2.5k!) rather than $15k we thought, or even the $30k bill the insurance company was happy to drop on me!

on THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS:

“This trippy fantasy novel, perfumed with Sri Lankan mythology and politics … covers class, caste, devils, anti-gods, plague, destiny, and resistance with a healthy dose of both the mythical and mundane.”

The paperback arrives in May, btw, preorder here!

this whole song n dance didn’t even need to happen in the end because they denied our claim! hello, $15k biohazard cleaning bill, it’s nice to meet you 🫠

i mean, i guess im not surprised that the first thing the sff community did when the hugos clusterfuck was revealed is being racist, but the sheer speed at which it happened was a little astounding.

“what does it mean when your best friend dies and your instinct is relief?”

find out on feb 6th—my debut novel releases, getting into the nitty gritty of grief, survivor’s guilt, and falling in love when you’re not supposed to. pre-order wherever you buy books!

repost for better luck next year

awesome how the insurance company on my dad’s house always calls for a reminder right as they close! and right before they won’t be in office for days!!

Esteemed Haters,

Hey, it's Trans Day of Remembrance. If you could do exactly what it says on the tin, that'd be nice. A lot of us have died, and a disproportionate number have been people of color.

Our lives are full of joy and affirmation but are in fairly constant danger, so just, y'know, think on that.

“Understand that the fascist violence against the Palestinian people today foreshadows the violence of Western imperialism towards all the world’s workers and oppressed peoples tomorrow because this is the historical tendency of capitalism in decay.” progressive.international/wire/2023-10...

I think a lot of people were expecting the road to genocide would be a sharp turn that they could boldly object to rather than simply a continuation of the policies and ideas they already sign off on.

Holding this quote close to my heart while I grieve and call my reps again and again making my flaccid little Jewish pleas to cease the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

Borrowed from Insta; the artist’s name is Sophie Jonson.

Carmen Maria Machado: “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror”

how does one do a ~professional social media account~