Saimyoji Temple in Tochigi subtly expressing their support for Ukraine using their "hanachozu" water basins sankei.com/article/202203…

Here's a sweet story for you:

There’s a certain irony in celebrating the freedom of going maskless at the airport before being forced to take off your belt and shoes, throw away any liquids over 3.4 oz, and submit to a body scan and/or an invasive full body pat down.

Curious about “Ordinary Monsters?” Find out more 6/17!

Do take a look at this thoughtful and sobering thread:

And we are LIVE with THE ART OF BEING HUMAN pre-order campaign! #TAOBH fablecroft.com/2022/08/08/are…

Locus is reporting on the denial of a visa for award-winning Nigerian author Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki to attend WorldCon in the US. locusmag.com/2022/08/__tras…

The short story from a mosaic workshop writerway.com/2022/08/22/the…

This is my favorite of all John’s stories. I hope to see it in a year’s best anthology.

One of my favorite sub-genres of art is Cats Stealing Food in Still Life Paintings. It’s so wonderfully disrespectful. So here is a thread celebrating the need for snacks triumphing over art. First, Still Life with Cat. Alexandre-Francois Desportes, 1705. thegreatcat.org/the-cat-in-art…

Donated!

I just backed LOLcraft: A Compendium of Eldritch Humor on @kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/drago…

Thrilled to be in the post-Roe anthology with Jim Wright, Adam-Troy Castro, and others.

Escaping from the real world writerway.com/2023/01/09/esc…

Foolscap Convention update...weekly events online and something in person this summer. Details:

My new novel "The World's Shattered Shell" is available for purchase from the usual online shops, collected by the publisher Water Dragon here: waterdragonpublishing.com/product/worlds… A philosophical-romantic adventure beyond the end of the world.

This about sums it up

Over the moon to see several stories from THE ART OF BEING HUMAN on the #AurealisAwards shortlists! HUGE congratulations to Faith Mudge (with TWO spots!), Lee Cope, and our dearly missed Aiki Flinthart, as well as to co-editors Tehani M.Ed.(TL) 💻📚💻 & Stephanie Lai! And all the finalists!

A new book coming out from Coral Alejandra Moore!