Semantic Kat
@semantickat.bsky.social
I read books. I am still getting used to social media.
"Science fiction is an expression born from dissatisfaction with where the world is versus where the world could be. The same is true for protest." -- Micaiah Johnson, intro to "Those Beyond the Wall"
February 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Science fiction is an expression born from dissatisfaction with where the world is versus where the world could be. The same is true for protest." -- Micaiah Johnson, intro to "Those Beyond the Wall"
"What a world this would be, were it not held wholly and solely in the grip of stubborn old men." -- from Empire of the Vampire, by Jay Kristoff
January 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"What a world this would be, were it not held wholly and solely in the grip of stubborn old men." -- from Empire of the Vampire, by Jay Kristoff
"It is the obligation of those of us born to power or who earn it to wield that power with virtue, because power is no virtue unto itself." -- from Demon in White, by Christopher Ruocchio
January 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"It is the obligation of those of us born to power or who earn it to wield that power with virtue, because power is no virtue unto itself." -- from Demon in White, by Christopher Ruocchio
"...wasn't marriage itself a long bath? ... she wanted a steady surface to sink beneath when the world around them grew chaotic and cold ... warm water to ease the things in life that ached." --from In Universes, by Emet North
January 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
"...wasn't marriage itself a long bath? ... she wanted a steady surface to sink beneath when the world around them grew chaotic and cold ... warm water to ease the things in life that ached." --from In Universes, by Emet North
Who started the romantasy trend of referring to elf/faerie characters as "the male" and "the female"? Was it you, SJM? Whoever is responsible, let it be known that I hate this trend. Not only does it enforce a strict gender binary, it also makes them all sound like animals in a zoo.
December 5, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Who started the romantasy trend of referring to elf/faerie characters as "the male" and "the female"? Was it you, SJM? Whoever is responsible, let it be known that I hate this trend. Not only does it enforce a strict gender binary, it also makes them all sound like animals in a zoo.