Nicole Baugh

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

@hicommander.bsky.social, I have a picture of me that I posted while we were all waiting for telemetry, and it is *haggard* 😅

I just learned that as of Jan 20, if the book did not have DRM applied (tordotcom books often don't), the original purchaser can download an epub: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/t...
This worked for me, although depending on browser you may have to manually change the file extension to .epub

Why yes, I will buy that, tyvm!

Just in time for @novelnightmares.bsky.social next week!

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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

I am far, far too old to play this drinking game.

Just finished: The Haunting of Tram Car 015, @pdjeliclark.bsky.social (a lot of fun!), just starting: Ambergris, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social (a little intimidating in its single volume binding)

Yes, avid readers *definitely* want to be constantly bombarded by the novel equivalent of junk mail. Definitely. The deliberate contempt for her audience is breathtaking, but I suppose a hearty fuck-you salute to "Ms. Hart" for her honesty.

This was such an enjoyable, informative series to read.

Have I bugged you about reading Asunder? If so, and you haven't yet, now's the time. If I haven't, then let me correct that shameful lapse: read Asunder!

From the order: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."

Announcement for HWA Oregon Presents COLD Horror Reading at Beaverton City Library, Saturday, Jan 31, 2 p.m. "Join us to hear local horror authors read some winter themed spooky stories." This text is centered down the page with the HWA Oregon logo of a slug on a typewriter in the upper right and a wintery forest scene in the background in black and white.

I'm practicing and looking forward to our COLD Horror Reading tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Beaverton City Library.

Not at all the only one - this is the reason I joined BlueSky. Fifteen of the books I read between last September and now were BlueSky recommendations from authors I follow, or else recommendations stemming from those books/authors, including a couple of new instant-buy authors.

Ethan Frome. I don't even remember why (and I haven't reread it since), but my entire 11th grade lit class was deeply unimpressed.

The Pima County library has this title, so hold placed!

Just finished: Leech, by Hiron Ennes (great), in process: The Devil by Name, by Keith Rosson (very good), up next: one of three other books I have checked out and due ~same time. Oops. I regret nothing.

Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...

Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.

As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

As an Arizonan who is often frustrated at his "moderate" positions, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Gallego speak so bluntly about this.

Also DuckTales (ahoo-WOO-oo)

Despair, inc's Mistakes, but with Snail.

Marking my calendar for @marthawells.com , @scalzi.com , @nghivo.bsky.social in particular, and I've got a few books to read between now and then ( @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @tochitruestory.bsky.social )

Excited to see that there are now some (all?) events posted for the Tucson Festival of Books (click on an author's name to see their events.): tucsonfestivalofbooks.org?id=67
There are a lot of great authors coming to Tucson in its loveliest month.

I reread most books I like, but there are books (and Rakesfall was absolutely one) that I know I'll reread as I'm still reading, and there's nothing better than that anticipation.

The cover of the novel Fever House, by Keith Rosson. A black and white fist with malformed fingers, showing the horns.

Just finished Fever House by @keithrosson.bsky.social , and now I'm itching to read the sequel. Bloody, beautiful language, and great fun to read. Thanks, @richardleis.com for the recommendation!

I finish books I hate if someone I know (and find reliable) recommends them, but it's only ever paid off once and that dubiously (I hated the whole first Thomas Covenant trilogy until the very end of the whole thing, and even now I'm not sure about it - I was young, haven't reread it as an adult)

I loved this book - it was one of my favorite reads from the last year. The characters are well-drawn, the setting feels lived-in, and the story gripped me. Out in the UK today, but available in the US as well.

I'm struck by how the media, especially print media, sticks to enforced neutral language even as it is obviously being gamed by fascists.

We need a wave of 1890s muckracker journalists.

::old timey radio voice:: Horrifying scenes in Minneapolis today as federal agents brutalize the citizenry!