DG
@thegilmore.bsky.social
Nonfic Editor http://www.thedeadlands.com, @voodoonaut 21’, Wakandan Tech support,Writer, reader
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We are working to make your crossing effortless! You don't want to be stuck without your coin for Charon when the time comes. We still have signed books from @alixeharrow.bsky.social @mariahaskins.com @acwise.bsky.social, and goodies from @katelechler.bsky.social and @premeemohamed.com.
Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground
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October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We are working to make your crossing effortless! You don't want to be stuck without your coin for Charon when the time comes. We still have signed books from @alixeharrow.bsky.social @mariahaskins.com @acwise.bsky.social, and goodies from @katelechler.bsky.social and @premeemohamed.com.
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It's that time again so: B&N members can pre-order my debut novel YEAR OF THE MER and get a 25% discount using code PREORDER25 thru 9/5.
Adult, sapphic, mermaid-y, I go on a rant about Ariel (The Little Mermaid Who Lived) and Ursla gets the attn she deserves!
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Adult, sapphic, mermaid-y, I go on a rant about Ariel (The Little Mermaid Who Lived) and Ursla gets the attn she deserves!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
September 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's that time again so: B&N members can pre-order my debut novel YEAR OF THE MER and get a 25% discount using code PREORDER25 thru 9/5.
Adult, sapphic, mermaid-y, I go on a rant about Ariel (The Little Mermaid Who Lived) and Ursla gets the attn she deserves!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
Adult, sapphic, mermaid-y, I go on a rant about Ariel (The Little Mermaid Who Lived) and Ursla gets the attn she deserves!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
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The paperback of "Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind" just came out, and it's more vital than ever. I'll be joining @bschillace.brandyschillace.com for the Peculiar Book Club tomorrow 7/10 to talk about it! Join us at 3pm Pacific! www.youtube.com/live/zmqVYxU...
We're Fighting Disinformation with Annalee Newitz and STORIES ARE WEAPONS
YouTube video by Peculiar Book Club
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July 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The paperback of "Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind" just came out, and it's more vital than ever. I'll be joining @bschillace.brandyschillace.com for the Peculiar Book Club tomorrow 7/10 to talk about it! Join us at 3pm Pacific! www.youtube.com/live/zmqVYxU...
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This month's guest post at Thoughts From the Writer's Desk at Ruadán Books is "Do Good Work" by E. Catherine Tobler.
"How do you create when half the work you do is devoted to seeing someone toward their end?"
ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
"How do you create when half the work you do is devoted to seeing someone toward their end?"
ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
Do Good Work - Ruadán Books
E. Catherine Tobler When my mother discovered that I wanted to be a writer, she told a friend at work. I do not know if she told this friend out of pride or vexation, though I suspect the latter. I…
ruadanbooks.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This month's guest post at Thoughts From the Writer's Desk at Ruadán Books is "Do Good Work" by E. Catherine Tobler.
"How do you create when half the work you do is devoted to seeing someone toward their end?"
ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
"How do you create when half the work you do is devoted to seeing someone toward their end?"
ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
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As one who had a mother much like this, as one who knows this from the inside, I feel this post viscerally. There were days whn my mom asked me why I didn't write anything much "these days". And I could only smile hollowly. There was very little room left for writing...
This month's guest post at Thoughts From the Writer's Desk at Ruadán Books is "Do Good Work" by E. Catherine Tobler.
"How do you create when half the work you do is devoted to seeing someone toward their end?"
ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
"How do you create when half the work you do is devoted to seeing someone toward their end?"
ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
Do Good Work - Ruadán Books
E. Catherine Tobler When my mother discovered that I wanted to be a writer, she told a friend at work. I do not know if she told this friend out of pride or vexation, though I suspect the latter. I…
ruadanbooks.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As one who had a mother much like this, as one who knows this from the inside, I feel this post viscerally. There were days whn my mom asked me why I didn't write anything much "these days". And I could only smile hollowly. There was very little room left for writing...
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NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas
Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, Ho...
www.propublica.org
May 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
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“The purpose of education is so you can get a good job”
No it’s not…. Nooooooo it’s not
The purpose of education is so you won’t be a dumb ass
No it’s not…. Nooooooo it’s not
The purpose of education is so you won’t be a dumb ass
May 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“The purpose of education is so you can get a good job”
No it’s not…. Nooooooo it’s not
The purpose of education is so you won’t be a dumb ass
No it’s not…. Nooooooo it’s not
The purpose of education is so you won’t be a dumb ass
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The Midwife In the Palace of the Forest King, by Jelena Dunato in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. A fairytale about a midwife called to help a birth in the middle of the night. Gorgeous prose and evocative imagery - excellent.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Midwife in the Palace of the Forest King by Jelena Dunato
The man standing in the doorway was tall and slim, dressed in green and brown velvet, with lush auburn hair, emerald eyes and a face so beautiful it radiated in the dim room. He wore a crown of twiste...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Midwife In the Palace of the Forest King, by Jelena Dunato in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. A fairytale about a midwife called to help a birth in the middle of the night. Gorgeous prose and evocative imagery - excellent.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
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“Values are only as good as their durability under pressure; and many of America’s largest companies proved an equitable, inclusive workplace was never one of their core values to begin with.”
I have a new essay out today in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
American corporations didn’t want to diversify, anyway
After the murder of George Floyd, many companies turned to diversity initiatives that weren’t actually designed to bring change. That’s why they’re dropping them as quickly as they created them
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Values are only as good as their durability under pressure; and many of America’s largest companies proved an equitable, inclusive workplace was never one of their core values to begin with.”
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This museum is amazing. I'm not religious, but the slavery exhibit nonetheless felt like a sacred space of remembrance. It is profoundly moving.
So of course these evil contemptible fools would attempt to desecrate it.
So of course these evil contemptible fools would attempt to desecrate it.
Here it is. They're targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
March 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This museum is amazing. I'm not religious, but the slavery exhibit nonetheless felt like a sacred space of remembrance. It is profoundly moving.
So of course these evil contemptible fools would attempt to desecrate it.
So of course these evil contemptible fools would attempt to desecrate it.
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March 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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“I’m doing good things,” I tell myself as I delete the military service of a dead woman. “I’m still a good person.”
Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website
Web page about iconic Golden Girls actress becomes latest victim of DEI purge
Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her wartime contribution scrubbed from the Department of Defence (DOD) website. The URL now reads "DEIBefore".
www.thepinknews.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“I’m doing good things,” I tell myself as I delete the military service of a dead woman. “I’m still a good person.”
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every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
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IF YOU FOUND YOUR NOVEL IN THE LIBGEN DATABASE, YOU MAY BE A CLASS MEMBER FOR THE KADREY ET AL V. META PLATFORMS CLASS ACTION
Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
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Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800
Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 mb@buttericklaw.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
IF YOU FOUND YOUR NOVEL IN THE LIBGEN DATABASE, YOU MAY BE A CLASS MEMBER FOR THE KADREY ET AL V. META PLATFORMS CLASS ACTION
Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800
Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 mb@buttericklaw.com
Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800
Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 mb@buttericklaw.com
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Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!
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March 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Welcome to the world of Locus Magazine, where your dreams of being first to know everything about sci-fi come true.
Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!
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I do think Bobby Brainworm is maybe the H.L. Menken of public health.
"You want to 'Make America Healthy Again'? Get the fucking COVID vaccine like everyone else in the civilized world did."
No, not *that* kind of healthy! www.thebulwark.com/p/maha-is-a-...
No, not *that* kind of healthy! www.thebulwark.com/p/maha-is-a-...
MAHA Is a Fraud
America has never been healthier. Going backwards is going to mean more people getting sick and dying.
www.thebulwark.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I do think Bobby Brainworm is maybe the H.L. Menken of public health.
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This week’s episode of The Wheel of Time will finally answer the important questions of who the Aiel are and why they are so important to Rand’s future, as well as his past.
Let's talk season three, episode four: "The Road to the Spear"
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Let's talk season three, episode four: "The Road to the Spear"
reactormag.com/tv-review-th...
Rand Learns the Origins of the Aiel in The Wheel of Time's “The Road to the Spear” - Reactor
Rand arrives at Rhuidean, a city shrouded by mist...
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March 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This week’s episode of The Wheel of Time will finally answer the important questions of who the Aiel are and why they are so important to Rand’s future, as well as his past.
Let's talk season three, episode four: "The Road to the Spear"
reactormag.com/tv-review-th...
Let's talk season three, episode four: "The Road to the Spear"
reactormag.com/tv-review-th...
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Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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"Only the girl’s grandparents survived the attack. Killed were her brother, mother and father, along with another family that included a father and his seven children." apnews.com/article/gaza...
A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents
Rescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother.
apnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Only the girl’s grandparents survived the attack. Killed were her brother, mother and father, along with another family that included a father and his seven children." apnews.com/article/gaza...
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BIG NOVELLA SALE
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EPUB
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read good novellas
(possibly consider voting for them @ Locus Awards -- you have until April 15th!)
$2.99 each!
EPUB
now through end of March
see below 👇
March 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
BIG NOVELLA SALE
read good novellas
(possibly consider voting for them @ Locus Awards -- you have until April 15th!)
$2.99 each!
EPUB
now through end of March
see below 👇
read good novellas
(possibly consider voting for them @ Locus Awards -- you have until April 15th!)
$2.99 each!
EPUB
now through end of March
see below 👇
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Had a lot fun dreaming up the goddesses in this book...otherworldy, striking, "betentacled"...and strongly inspired by Jamaican Dancehall Queens.
"All a dem gwine dead di same when dem come see mi...screaming."--Aeril, Matron of Assassins and, sometimes, a Deity of Delectable Culinary Delights
"All a dem gwine dead di same when dem come see mi...screaming."--Aeril, Matron of Assassins and, sometimes, a Deity of Delectable Culinary Delights
The descriptions of the goddess in The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by @pdjeliclark.bsky.social were absolutely amazing! That whole section took me on a journey 🤩
March 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Had a lot fun dreaming up the goddesses in this book...otherworldy, striking, "betentacled"...and strongly inspired by Jamaican Dancehall Queens.
"All a dem gwine dead di same when dem come see mi...screaming."--Aeril, Matron of Assassins and, sometimes, a Deity of Delectable Culinary Delights
"All a dem gwine dead di same when dem come see mi...screaming."--Aeril, Matron of Assassins and, sometimes, a Deity of Delectable Culinary Delights
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“If poetry breaks language into meaning, fantasy breaks reality into truth.”
For the Frontlist, I spoke with @amalelmohtar.com about writing THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, and Spencer Fuller about designing the remarkable cover.
For the Frontlist, I spoke with @amalelmohtar.com about writing THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, and Spencer Fuller about designing the remarkable cover.
Exclusive: For Amal El-Mohtar, grammar is magic
Behind the book: 'The River Has Roots,' a new fantasy novella with a bold cover design by Spencer Fuller.
www.thefrontlist.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“If poetry breaks language into meaning, fantasy breaks reality into truth.”
For the Frontlist, I spoke with @amalelmohtar.com about writing THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, and Spencer Fuller about designing the remarkable cover.
For the Frontlist, I spoke with @amalelmohtar.com about writing THE RIVER HAS ROOTS, and Spencer Fuller about designing the remarkable cover.
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Just an absolutely, fundamentally wrong way to report this research. AI models do not experience "anxiety" or any other emotion. This is misinforming the public. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/s...
March 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Just an absolutely, fundamentally wrong way to report this research. AI models do not experience "anxiety" or any other emotion. This is misinforming the public. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/s...
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pete hegseth carrying out his effort to resegregate the military www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Marines with Skin Condition Affecting Mostly Black Men Could Now Be Booted Under New Policy
A new Marine Corps policy says troops with a genetic skin condition that can cause pain and scarring from shaving and mainly affects Black men can be separated if the health issue persists.
www.military.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
pete hegseth carrying out his effort to resegregate the military www.military.com/daily-news/2...