Oh, hey, happy book birthday to Alix E Harrow's newest 'Starling House'! If you don't recall, I loved it, tons and tons and tons. Here's a link back to my original review on Nerds of a Feather, so you can remind yourself of how good I said it was, and go buy yourself a copy:

http://www.nerds-feather.com/2023/07/review-starling-house-by-alix-e-harrow.html

(Tor.com also has an excerpt of it, so you can wet your whistle before taking the plunge: https://www.tor.com/2023/10/02/excerpts-starling-house-by-alix-e-harrow/)

#amReading @bookstodon #fantasy #sff #BookReview #bookRecs

Stories can wound or heal. In this @writingtheother webinar, award-winning author and editor Nisi Shawl will talk about the ways stories can hurt, the ways they can help, and how you can use their power--particularly when writing speculative fiction and alternate history.

When: 8/20 @ 10AM P
Price: $75 (live) $50 (video only)
Scholarships available

Learn more & register: https://writingtheother.com/healing-historys-wounds-2023/?utm_source=tempest&utm_medium=socials&utm_campaign=historys-wounds-2023

#WritingTheOther #WritingCommunity #CreativeWritingCraft

Someone told me this news item sadly matches the horrors in my story "The Eight-Thousanders."

I wish I could say this isn't the case, but there's a reason I wrote my story. Mountain climbing is riddled with entitlement, wealth inequality, & racism. 1/2 https://news.yahoo.com/kristin-harila-accused-walking-over-162436888.html

We are finally here 🎉

Super delighted to announce that Asteria Press is open for submissions!

We are looking for cosy fantasy stories brimming with fun and magic and all the excitement.

For more details, head to the submissions guidelines page on our website where you can find out exactly how to make a submission!

https://www.asteriapress.com/submissions

#OnSub #Submissions #FantasyWriters #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #Fantasy

Great social media campaign by WWF Germany over on the dark site:

https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/artensterben

Elon Musk lies a lot. He lies about being a "utopian socialist." He lies about being a "free speech absolutist." He lies about which companies he founded:

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cofounder-martin-eberhard-interview-history-elon-musk-ev-market-2023-2

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/28/edison-not-tesla/#demon-haunted-world

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