The Ursula K LeGuin Prize for fiction has been announced, and it’s @StelliformPress author Rebecca Campbell for her novella ARBOREALITY! 🎉

“In her masterful and profoundly ethical stories, Campbell asks us what might be saved, what must be saved, and what it will take to do so.”

#ClimateFiction #UrsulaKLeguinAward #novella #NovellasForTheWin

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/prize23

Today, October 24, Frodo Baggins awakens in Rivendell after recovering from being stabbed with a Morgul-blade on Weathertop (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001)

#Movies #Film #Cinemastodon #Letterboxd #TheLordOfTheRings #Tolkien #LordOfTheRings #FellowshipOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRings

Today, October 8, in 1984, the Ghostbusters are making headlines as paranormal activity increases all over New York City, causing great demand for their spirit-catching services (Ghostbusters, 1984)

#Movies #Film #Cinemastodon #Letterboxd #Ghostbusters #Retro

*Edit:*

I want to express my thanks and appreciation for all the boosts and comments! I had no idea this would get spread so widely, and I'm humbled by the support.

I'll reply to this post with the plan that I have for the next session.

Original post below...

I'm volunteering at my daughter's elementary school by teaching a "coding club" for 5th graders during their lunch and afternoon recess.

It mostly went great, except I left nearly in tears...

One of the kiddos that joined is blind, and I discovered that the coding programs for kids don't appear to be accessible *at all*.

First we tried Swift Playgrounds, but that didn't seem to work with VoiceOver. Then, he said that he's liked ScratchJr. in the past, and he got frustrated with that because he couldn't get his cat to move.

I'm kinda at a loss for how to help him. He left crying because he thinks that he can't get it, but I'm sure he can. Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks!!

#coding #swiftplayground #blind #accessibility #apple #ipad

A glimpse of the overwhelming majority of support for our union. We just had an all-union meeting to hold space for what we're going through & our next steps.

Thank you for the support — we can feel it!

Please continue to sign and share our petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/songtradr-recognize-bandcamp-united

I noticed a new god in the temple.

"Who are you offering to?" it asked.

I listed them all, the gods of rising bread, of health, and all the others.

"Offer to me only, and I will share with all of them."

It was convenient, but now there is only one god, and my bread will not rise.
#SmallStories #MicroFiction #TootFic

Reminder that FEMA is doing an emergency alert test on all TVs, radios, and cell phones on October 4, 2023, at approximately 2:20pm Eastern Time.

If you live in the US and have a phone you need to keep secret for any reason, make sure it is turned off during this time, and *Do Not Turn It On Again Until You Are Alone And Safe* because the alert will come through as soon as that phone is powered on.

Repeat: FEMA alert, October 4th, turn off in advance any phones you don’t want making noise. And remember that the Alert Will Come Through As Soon As The Relevant Phone Is Powered Back On.