Laura Rueckert

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

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The best!

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One of the easiest decisions ever 😆

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Jeff Bezos might have built a spaceship, but indie bookstores build and nurture whole communities and that is *way* more impressive and valuable.

Boxes also work on bobcats

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

#TimeTravelAuthors October 2025 Answer as a character! 1. Introduce yourself and the story 3. Your first appearance and/or line of dialogue in the story 5. Why are you important to the story? 7. Something odd/weird you've experienced 9. Favorite person 11. Saturday excerpt (optional word: most) 13. What does someone else in the story think of you? 15. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: give/gave) 17. What life advice would you give? 19. Proudest moment 21. If you got to write the story, what would you change? 23. Tell us about your enemies 25. Saturday excerpt (optional word: back) 27. How do you feel about time travel? 29. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: now) 31. Character's choice/promo All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome! To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors On even days, post what you like! Questions? @juliebihn@bsky.social

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
Lots of weird things when you live alternately in the 21st century and at a Renaissance king's court, but the weirdest must have been when that Italian explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano, talked about the "New World" and got it all wrong.
(Charlotte)

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

An image with the SFWA logo of text that says: The SFWA Monthly Market Report October 2025 Edition. Get updates on: NEW markets; markets currently OPEN for submissions; markets recently CLOSED; UPCOMING market changes; and other publishing opportunities. Only at sfwa.org/planetside.

The October edition of the SFWA monthly Market Report is here!

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The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,

Trivia on 'trivia'

In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).

According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

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Close to You by the Carpenters

Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

In the Void Behind My Deaths by Effie Seiberg In my first death I died alone, pierced through the belly with a velociraptor talon. I bled out before I felt much of anything, floating into a black void. It was quiet and and peaceful and still, …

It's a new story day! "In the Void Behind My Deaths" is free to read at @factorfourmagazine.com

See what happens between death and rebirth...and what it means for the whole universe

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(solemnly) You've had mail.

EMBERCLAW, the sequel to DRAGONFALL, is 99p on Kindle for the duration of October!
Treat yourself to sexy dragons! You deserve it!🐉

Look at the banner my publisher made for me. I will cry

Here's the search link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

Let us take a note from #JaneGoodall....

“I have days when I feel like not getting up, but it doesn’t last long. I guess because I’m obstinate. “I’m not going to give in. I’ll die fighting, that’s for sure.” www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

#TimeTravelAuthors October 2025 Answer as a character! 1. Introduce yourself and the story 3. Your first appearance and/or line of dialogue in the story 5. Why are you important to the story? 7. Something odd/weird you've experienced 9. Favorite person 11. Saturday excerpt (optional word: most) 13. What does someone else in the story think of you? 15. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: give/gave) 17. What life advice would you give? 19. Proudest moment 21. If you got to write the story, what would you change? 23. Tell us about your enemies 25. Saturday excerpt (optional word: back) 27. How do you feel about time travel? 29. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: now) 31. Character's choice/promo All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome! To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors On even days, post what you like! Questions? @juliebihn@bsky.social

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1
Hi, I'm Charlotte. My parents are separated, sort of. They don't live in the same time. This week I'm staying with my mom. Paris, 21st century. Next week I'm with my dad, Amboise, 16th century. But I'm not really supposed to tell anyone. My parents are kind of secret agents.

YouTube video by NBC Chicago Pritzker calls for Trump to be removed from office

BREAKING: Governor Pritzker calls for the removal of Donald Trump as President by invoking the 25th amendment. EVERY governor should stand behind the Illinois governor. Governor Pritzker also cited health concerns for the president. He is clearly not well.

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On the left is a paperback copy of At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined and on the right, these quotes: "Simultaneously whimsical, adventurous, and bone-chilling." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review, "Each story has a unique twist and writing style that makes it hard for readers to put down this compilation... extremely refreshing and inclusive with wonderful writing. " ―School Library Journal, starred review, “Timely and timeless.” ―Kirkus, and "This anthology does not shy away from uniqueness, boldness, or diversity—elements embraced by each of these stellar writers in their own beautiful way.” —Booklist. Across the bottom, a line reads "Out now in paperback from Flatiron Books!" The cover of At Midnight is also navy, covered in sprawling branches and white dots that could be either snow or stars, with a centrally placed stone path up to a cottage behind which rises a large moon. The title is above the moon, the subtitle and "edited by Dahlia Adler" are below the path.

AT MIDNIGHT is out in paperback today from @flatironbooks.bsky.social! This is such a beautiful anthology, and while I am absolutely biased, the publications quoted here are not, so trust them even if you don't trust me! www.dahliaadler.com/at-midnight

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

Ok. So there's A LOT of misinformation about the government shutdown, the continuing resolution and gender-affirming care. There was one article in PinkNews that was VERY shoddy about what Trump said. So let's breakdown what's true and what's BS. 1/
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