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Interview with Dr. Phil Smith - Autonomous Press It was a pleasure for Azzia Walker to connect with Dr. Phil Smith, author of Writhing Writing: Moving Towards a Mad Poetics and our newest collective member. “I’ve been reading since – really, I can’t...

"The writing that I’ve seen come out of it – the thinking and being that folx have created – is truly the kind of work that I want to support and help create. It’s among the most powerful, profound, and life-affirming work that I know of."

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Adios, Eduardo by Dean Gloster You can be important to someone, even if you’re really a stranger, not a friend.                (Shoutout to the reader who...

We are delighted to share this post from Dean Gloster on YA Outside the Lines. It's about how we can show up for each other with a depth of care.

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Nightmare in 7/4 Amazon.com: Nightmare in 7/4: 9781968490676: Fritz, James: Books

We hope you enjoyed The Smoke Detector by James Fritz in Spoon Knife 8: Smoke and Mirrors. He has a new full length book coming out in two weeks.

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Dean Gloster Reflects on Seven Years of Aikido Practice • Aiki Arts Center Dean Gloster is approaching his seven-year anniversary at the Aiki Arts Center dojo. His checkered past includes being a law clerk to two Supreme Court Justices, being a lawyer for several decades, an...

It's such an honor to publish Dean Gloster in Spoon Knife 6 (Rest Stop) and Spoon Knife 9 (Numbers). You can get to know him through this wonderful aikido interview.

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Interview with J.S. Allen - Autonomous Press Thank you for the beautiful story that is A Bad Place Best Forgotten. What was your original inspiration for the book? Where did the story start for you? Thinking back and reflecting about my creative...

"There’s no romantic love between these two, but there is definitely love and even a mystical connection. This is why in the first line of the book her ghost appears to him."

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We see @dr-nicky.bsky.social, @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social, @deangloster.bsky.social, and Hao C. Tran.

50% OFF Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities The work of queer autistic scholar Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on human neurodiversity. Neuroqueer Heresies collects a decade's worth of Dr. Walker's most ...

Use this link to get a 50% discount on the audio version of my book Neuroqueer Heresies, now through February 20th!

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Spoon Knife 10 and a new memoir by Hao C. Tran are coming this spring.

Weird Luck Weird Luck Comic. Urban Fantasy Comic Written by Nick Walker, Andrew M. Reichart. Art by Mike Bennewitz aka SonOfWitz.

First page of Volume Two of the Weird Luck webcomic goes live at 9pm Pacific Time tomorrow!

Are you all caught up on Volume One?

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Get more from Weird Luck on Patreon Creating the Weird Luck Webcomic

The Weird Luck Patreon is up to 88 members! Can we get to 90 before the first page of Volume Two goes live next week?

Membership is FREE, and it's the best way to make sure you never miss a new page!

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Weird Luck Weird Luck Comic. Urban Fantasy Comic Written by Nick Walker, Andrew M. Reichart. Art by Mike Bennewitz aka SonOfWitz.

I've had a wave of new follows lately, so hi everybody! I'm Nicky and I write a webcomic called Weird Luck.

I'm also an aikido teacher and a psychology professor, and I once wrote a controversial essay collection called Neuroqueer Heresies, but 95% of my posts are about the comic.

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So amazing. We know Dean from SK6 (Rest Stop) and SK9 (Numbers).

We are here for you. All things in their season.

What Lives Beneath the Freeze Even now, something is feeding…

"This season requires less effort and more attunement. If you listen carefully, you will know that the stillness is not empty. I am leaving many things undone as I transition between years, and permitting myself to be smaller, quieter, and slower."

Gretchen Kubacky

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Call for Submissions: Spoon Knife 11 - Autonomous Press Theme Give us your castaways, your tales of remnants and remainders, of subsistence against the odds. What is left behind? Who walks among the ruins? Why do I have this vestigial arm? We want your fic...

We want your short memoir fitting the theme REMNANTS.

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I didn't read as many books as I'd have liked in 2025, but here are a couple of awesome winners; very differently inspirational. #2025reads
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We are on a regular schedule again next Friday, and this also begins a month of free classes for new students. If you have friends and family that want to come practice, it's a great time. We'll keep it light and focus on the fundamentals.

"Two crewmen rowed them through the eerie red water, their oars catching on water weeds. Father and Ihrael clutched their documents and what few supplies they had. Turtles surfaced left and right, witnessing their passage."

JS Allen, Spoon Knife 9: Numbers

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Psychedelic Culture 2026 The Psychedelic Culture Conference brings together leading voices from around the world to explore the intersections of psychedelics with culture, community, and social change.

Honored to be presenting at the Psychedelic Culture 2026 conference in April.

Details in the coming months, as the conference schedule takes shape!

#psychedelics #psychedelicculture #psychedelicscience #consciousness #somatics #cognition #psychology #spirituality

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Our friends at Nomadic Bookshop are hosting a launch party next month. Hope you can come support them and stock up on new stories.

Aikido: Martial Arts Skills for Modern Life • Aiki Arts Center For the whole month of January, all adult classes are FREE for new students! Registration is open for our Youth Aikido Program, for ages 7–12! At the Aiki Arts Center we believe that martial arts trai...

My #aikido dojo, the Aiki Arts Center in #Berkeley, California, is opening up all classes in January to beginning students for free! Please spread the word if you've got people in the Berkeley/Oakland area!

#somatics #baysky #consciousness #fitness #awareness #mindfulness #mindbody

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Thank you Bay Area Book Fest and Two Pitchers Brewing for a fun event today. It's a pleasure to connect with the community and meet more publishers.

We're delighted to host a table at Pints and Pages in Oakland next Saturday. It's a wonderful chance to do your holiday shopping.

And thank you Bay Area Book Fest and Two Pitchers Brewery for putting this together.

Get more from Weird Luck on Patreon Creating the Weird Luck Webcomic

The Weird Luck webcomic Patreon is up to 69 members! Who'll be number 70? Free members count, and get all the same benefits as paying members! Just click the "Join for Free" button!

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Interview with Joy Reichart - Autonomous Press Thank you for sharing your beautiful writing with us. How do you feel with Soul Writing out in the world? First I feel deep gratitude to Autonomous Press for ushering it out into the world with such s...

We are always happy to share the work of Joy Reichart, author of Soul Writing. If you want support connecting to essence and lightening the heart, sit down with a cup of tea and relax with her beautiful prompts.

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The full City of the Watcher trilogy is available through our store as a bundle at twenty-five percent off.

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And it's a pleasure to share this interview with Andrew M. Reichart about his creative process. Hope you like it.

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We're delighted to host a table at Pints and Pages in Oakland next Saturday. It's a wonderful chance to do your holiday shopping.

And thank you Bay Area Book Fest and Two Pitchers Brewery for putting this together.

Thank you Nomadic Press and San Francisco Foundation for a wonderful event in Oakland yesterday. We got to hear Hao Tran read from his beautiful story Red Mud and meet other talented local artists.

Cannibal-King: City of the Watcher III Cannibal-King: City of the Watcher III - Kindle edition by Reichart, Andrew. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Cannibal-King: City of the Watcher III.

Book Release: We are delighted to share that Cannibal-King, the third book in the City of the Watcher trilogy by Andrew Reichart, is shipping around the world. You can enjoy the paperback or e-book options.

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Nice work. We know Steve Sensei from his excellent story in Spoon Knife 9 (Numbers).