Keira Perkins
@thatkeira.bsky.social
Oh hey, look! It’s a big blue cock
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Oh hey, look! It’s a big blue cock
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every year at Christmas I find myself begging Christians to find a single wild clue
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
every year at Christmas I find myself begging Christians to find a single wild clue
My Uber driver, Jose, is blasting Shania Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like a Woman”
I, a white elder millennial woman, ask him if he picked this song just for me
He does not know enough English to understand my question. I don’t speak enough Spanish to communicate it. We smile warmly at each other instead
I, a white elder millennial woman, ask him if he picked this song just for me
He does not know enough English to understand my question. I don’t speak enough Spanish to communicate it. We smile warmly at each other instead
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My Uber driver, Jose, is blasting Shania Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like a Woman”
I, a white elder millennial woman, ask him if he picked this song just for me
He does not know enough English to understand my question. I don’t speak enough Spanish to communicate it. We smile warmly at each other instead
I, a white elder millennial woman, ask him if he picked this song just for me
He does not know enough English to understand my question. I don’t speak enough Spanish to communicate it. We smile warmly at each other instead
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short fic folks should read this post -
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
short fic folks should read this post -
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We've never been so proud to be misaligned! Your support keeps us doing the thing this administration sees as a threat and a disruption.
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We've never been so proud to be misaligned! Your support keeps us doing the thing this administration sees as a threat and a disruption.
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
We could do this forever. Stay the course with us by making a tax deductible donation at the link in our bio! 🔥
The bartender liked my art, so I gave it to her
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The bartender liked my art, so I gave it to her
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
It’s not that I NEED my ADHD meds to be functional, it’s that without them it takes me far too long to realize the reason I can’t find my phone is that I’m holding it my hand and using it as a flashlight.
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s not that I NEED my ADHD meds to be functional, it’s that without them it takes me far too long to realize the reason I can’t find my phone is that I’m holding it my hand and using it as a flashlight.
My loves, before arguing about the difference in the pedo and ephebo philias, I want you to imagine yourself holding a hammer.
And then imagine yourself interrupting the act of either of those philias.
If someone ends up dead by hammer in both, I don’t think the difference matters
And then imagine yourself interrupting the act of either of those philias.
If someone ends up dead by hammer in both, I don’t think the difference matters
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My loves, before arguing about the difference in the pedo and ephebo philias, I want you to imagine yourself holding a hammer.
And then imagine yourself interrupting the act of either of those philias.
If someone ends up dead by hammer in both, I don’t think the difference matters
And then imagine yourself interrupting the act of either of those philias.
If someone ends up dead by hammer in both, I don’t think the difference matters
Finally achieving your goal after 85 submissions and over 50 years of effort, and then having to walk away?
As a fellow author said in our Discord group, this would turn me into The Joker.
As a fellow author said in our Discord group, this would turn me into The Joker.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Finally achieving your goal after 85 submissions and over 50 years of effort, and then having to walk away?
As a fellow author said in our Discord group, this would turn me into The Joker.
As a fellow author said in our Discord group, this would turn me into The Joker.
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Wednesday night is now today-night! I hope you'll join us!
Did you know WorldCon had its first-ever poet laureate this year? Now you know -- it's Brandon O'Brien and you can hear him read his work at our event Wednesday night! Register now!
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
The event is free to all but space is limited!
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Wednesday night is now today-night! I hope you'll join us!
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Our submissions are open to fiction exploring the theme of "Revolutions" 📣
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our submissions are open to fiction exploring the theme of "Revolutions" 📣
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Idk, just letting you know that these kids grow up if you feed them. They get educations and good jobs and pay taxes that feed other hungry people.
I’m glad my taxes pay for SNAP and other assistance programs. I feel like we all owe each other so much.
I’m glad my taxes pay for SNAP and other assistance programs. I feel like we all owe each other so much.
This is just a regular reminder that in the early 90s when I was a child, my school lunch cost was reduced. Society fed me.
Someone(s) also left at least one basket of food on our doorstep because my parents were too proud to accept it directly. Again, society fed me.
Someone(s) also left at least one basket of food on our doorstep because my parents were too proud to accept it directly. Again, society fed me.
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Idk, just letting you know that these kids grow up if you feed them. They get educations and good jobs and pay taxes that feed other hungry people.
I’m glad my taxes pay for SNAP and other assistance programs. I feel like we all owe each other so much.
I’m glad my taxes pay for SNAP and other assistance programs. I feel like we all owe each other so much.
This is just a regular reminder that in the early 90s when I was a child, my school lunch cost was reduced. Society fed me.
Someone(s) also left at least one basket of food on our doorstep because my parents were too proud to accept it directly. Again, society fed me.
Someone(s) also left at least one basket of food on our doorstep because my parents were too proud to accept it directly. Again, society fed me.
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This is just a regular reminder that in the early 90s when I was a child, my school lunch cost was reduced. Society fed me.
Someone(s) also left at least one basket of food on our doorstep because my parents were too proud to accept it directly. Again, society fed me.
Someone(s) also left at least one basket of food on our doorstep because my parents were too proud to accept it directly. Again, society fed me.
You know that feeling when you just want your stories to exist out in the world, but everyone you submit to is like, “oh, no thank you” ???
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
You know that feeling when you just want your stories to exist out in the world, but everyone you submit to is like, “oh, no thank you” ???
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no money for politicians
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
no money for politicians
This one time, my nearly blind, arthritic dog who had dementia and would frequently get lost on the wrong side of a tree, looked like he was painted yellow
Little fucker (i love him so) figured out how to climb up on kitchen table and rubbed his butt on some flowers.
This feels a lot like that
Little fucker (i love him so) figured out how to climb up on kitchen table and rubbed his butt on some flowers.
This feels a lot like that
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This one time, my nearly blind, arthritic dog who had dementia and would frequently get lost on the wrong side of a tree, looked like he was painted yellow
Little fucker (i love him so) figured out how to climb up on kitchen table and rubbed his butt on some flowers.
This feels a lot like that
Little fucker (i love him so) figured out how to climb up on kitchen table and rubbed his butt on some flowers.
This feels a lot like that
A friend, who I don’t get to see much and would like to see more, invited me to join her book club.
They’re reading Terry Pratchett books. I don’t really care for Pratchett.
I know, I’m being blasphemous.
He’s FINE! But I want to like him - I just don’t really get the hype (1/2)
They’re reading Terry Pratchett books. I don’t really care for Pratchett.
I know, I’m being blasphemous.
He’s FINE! But I want to like him - I just don’t really get the hype (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A friend, who I don’t get to see much and would like to see more, invited me to join her book club.
They’re reading Terry Pratchett books. I don’t really care for Pratchett.
I know, I’m being blasphemous.
He’s FINE! But I want to like him - I just don’t really get the hype (1/2)
They’re reading Terry Pratchett books. I don’t really care for Pratchett.
I know, I’m being blasphemous.
He’s FINE! But I want to like him - I just don’t really get the hype (1/2)
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Read this!! (Also, buy a copy of Thomas’ book if you can)
Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!
Uncertain Sons — Undertow Publications
undertowpublications.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Read this!! (Also, buy a copy of Thomas’ book if you can)
Talking to my therapist earlier this week and laughing at my own realization that some people aren’t mentally ill.
And she was just like, “Keira.”
And she was just like, “Keira.”
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Talking to my therapist earlier this week and laughing at my own realization that some people aren’t mentally ill.
And she was just like, “Keira.”
And she was just like, “Keira.”
Watson went to Indiana University for his PhD (my alma mater)
The rumor is that he never tied his shoes. You could apparently hear his shoes and laces slapping against the floor…which gave people plenty of time to go the other way. No one liked him.
The rumor is that he never tied his shoes. You could apparently hear his shoes and laces slapping against the floor…which gave people plenty of time to go the other way. No one liked him.
Watson given attention for another discovery that was first made by Rosalind Franklin. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Watson went to Indiana University for his PhD (my alma mater)
The rumor is that he never tied his shoes. You could apparently hear his shoes and laces slapping against the floor…which gave people plenty of time to go the other way. No one liked him.
The rumor is that he never tied his shoes. You could apparently hear his shoes and laces slapping against the floor…which gave people plenty of time to go the other way. No one liked him.
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Want to be a "first reader" for a small but mighty scifi/fantasy mag?
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
thecoloredlens.com?p=137374
And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
thecoloredlens.com?p=137374
And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
First Readers – TCL is looking for volunteers – The Colored Lens
thecoloredlens.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Want to be a "first reader" for a small but mighty scifi/fantasy mag?
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
thecoloredlens.com?p=137374
And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
Or know someone who might be interested?
See this page for details:
thecoloredlens.com?p=137374
And if you wouldn't mind reposting this for wider circulation, I'd truly be grateful...
#writingCommunity #writer #scifi #booksky
If spiders can build community, so can we.
Be kind to strangers. Volunteer. Find your people.
Build a weird and terrifying underground city together.
Be kind to strangers. Volunteer. Find your people.
Build a weird and terrifying underground city together.
Watch: Researchers have discovered what could be the largest spider web ever found, according to a paper published last month
Watch: Web home to more than 110,000 spiders discovered
Researchers have discovered what could be the largest spider web ever found, according to a paper published last month.
www.rte.ie
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If spiders can build community, so can we.
Be kind to strangers. Volunteer. Find your people.
Build a weird and terrifying underground city together.
Be kind to strangers. Volunteer. Find your people.
Build a weird and terrifying underground city together.
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ICYMI, I’ve got a poetry collection coming out next year, and I am PUMPED!
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ICYMI, I’ve got a poetry collection coming out next year, and I am PUMPED!
Fuck yeah i did and i’ll do it again
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fuck yeah i did and i’ll do it again