Rae Carson

My deepest and sincerest apologies to everyone whose work I critiqued, saying that your villain was over-the-top or cartoonish. I’m so sorry. Now I understand that there's no such thing as a too-ridiculous villain. In fact, there is no ceiling to ridiculousness. I’ll do better.

The image of a black mintoaur crouches in the center of an rust-orange circular cup in a kylix tondo from c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful." Courtesy of Marie-Lan Nguyen and wikimedia. Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tondo_Minotaur_London_E4_MAN.jpg

New story day! "The Matador and the Labyrinth" is up at Diabolical Plots. Borges meets Hemingway. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful."

Just picked up this sweet lady from @ccfinlay.bsky.social and @raecarson.bsky.social so she can enjoy her fur-ever home with @authorjlhenry.bsky.social. She's a little unsure about the cat carrier but seems eager to live her future princess lifestyle!

An absolutely gorgeous female cat with light brown stripes and a face that is vaguely like an Abyssinian. She is standing on a bed with a white quilt and white fabric headboard, placed against a peach colored wall. Her face is turned toward the camera, and the window behind, and panes of bright sunlight drape across her body. Her golden eyes gaze into the distance, her expression regal and mysterious. You know, normal cat stuff.

Due to extreme cold, we experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly of a water pipe and now have several inches of standing water in our basement and no running water at all while we wait for the plumber.

But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily.

Laurel Amberdine Obituary Author and longtime Locus editor Laurel Amberdine died January 21, 2025 of cancer. Amberdine was a devout Catholic who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and later lived in the Bay Area and Portland…

Laurel Amberdine just died aka @amberdine.bsky.social - one of the first ppl I actually hung out with in the field... she'll be missed by many - including @johnjosephadams.com & @lightspeedmagazine.com folks, @effies.bsky.social , & others who knew her. Very sad news.

locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...

we have the best neighbors

not in ohio! (yet)

OMG yes. And then Forbidden West which is even better.

It looks good on you!

While on the Other Site I learned how important it is to develop a signature style and fashion.

Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.”

lol YES

Maybe it’s a sign of menopause but my fridge’s crisper drawer has found new life as the cheese drawer.

win!!

condolences!

It’s a little known fact that god created feet to help us find our cats' puke even in the dark. You’re welcome, and Happy New Year.

if you’re a true friend, you’ll remind me to never again cut my hair without wearing my glasses

thank you!

*bought

(previous tweet brought to you by Nyquil and the flu)

Fondly remembering that time I got so sick of doing dishes that I threw them all in the trash and bough paper plates

🎼 All I want for Christmas is a lot more sleep, a lot more sleep, yes, a lot more sleep. . .🎶

Heh. Same.

Have you ever put off an important medical appointment or procedure, or refused to go the ER because of expense and/or hassle?

Odin may be tiny and blind in one eye, but he rules this house like the mighty god he is.

#EyeOnOdin

I’ve made the important decision to spend my flu recovery time re-reading the Murderbot Diaries.

the WORST

Last night I dreamed up a Star Wars / Buffy crossover, and I woke up with very mixed feelings about it not being real.

Adorable orange and white kitty mugs for the camera.

I regret to inform you that this kitty suffers from an unbearable condition known as Acute Snuggle Deficit. We’ve tried everything. There is no known cure.

#EyeOnOdin

Fulsome Fecal Event is what I’m calling 2024

my wizard 😍

Hope there's a sequel...

"Any Sign of Life" by @raecarson.bsky.social
Narrated by Amy Landon

“My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."