Kathryn Jepsen (she/her)

Building the camps The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.

When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.

Nerdy special interests save the day! Fascinating article on solving a mystery using specialized knowledge of social security number prefixes, and how generative AI is leading to publishers getting overwhelmed with slop proposals

Go to the mead-hall. Go again. The heron of forgetfulness is there, and you don't want to miss your chance.

"Drinking the Heron" by RJ Aurand is our story today, and we think you'll want to read it again. And again.

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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Into the abyss The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.

I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.

stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating

Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.

The Cost of Staying Human Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good

Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.

@mcbride.house.gov is right. It’s hard enough being a kid — and politicians don’t need to make it harder.

Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.

Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/

Superb. One edit particularly drops out to me as a bit of truly sparkling dialogue: the left is the first draft, the second the shooting script by Stoppard

Hey Charlotte area folks! Come see me on a panel with @johnamen.bsky.social, founder of Pedestal Magazine; Ken Harmon, founder of @westtradereview.bsky.social; and Kathie Collins, co-founder of @charlottelit.bsky.social, on Dec. 4: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/615/panel...

Disability Visibility anthology Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (Vintage Books, 2020) Click here for more about the anthology adapted for young people.     Order paperback, e-bo…

the world is a bit smaller tonight with the death of Alice Wong. if you aren't familiar with who she was please pick up any of her books.

A Little Weird Goes a Long Way Write compelling speculative fiction without the creation of a whole new world.

One last bite at the apple for 2025!

A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social

Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available

Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!

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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy stylized as cover text.

If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!

Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)

Hey, this is great! Thanks for sharing, @theopennotebook.bsky.social!

Reposting myself, which is a very cool thing to do, trust me.

If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!

Someone (this company) didn’t read Little Eyes bookshop.org/p/books/litt...

300 cc's of weapons-grade serotonin straight to the frontal cortex

I have ASCENDED

Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!

If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b

TWO YEARS OF OTHERSIDE! Thank you, everyone, for all your support (and for bearing with all of the posts, sorry, we’re just so excited!). The last four days have been… surreal. Not to sound like a hopeless sap, but it means a lot to see all this support for queer art right now. Thank you, thank you.

Editorial Freelancers Association Science communication must attract the reader’s attention, hold that attention while conveying important information, and deliver on its promises to come to a satisfying conclusion. In this six-week course, we’ll look to the worlds of journalistic editing, fiction editing, and academic editing for essential tools to ensure that a piece of science writing works from beginning to end. ($350 for guests, $280 for members. Early bird discount: Register before July 29 and get 10% off!)

That’s actually my recorded webinar! Here’s the link to the upcoming class: community.the-efa.org/events/Event...

Starting next week! I’m teaching a six-week asynchronous class on editing science writing for the public: community.the-efa.org/event/effect...

I’m so sorry, Cislyn

I loved your story at Writers With Drinks! I just finished Sheine Lende (had to read Elatsoe first!). Thank you for writing these fantastic books!

waist high sculpture of letters BOS ON

spotted at Logan airport. i hope they are equally enthusiastic about fermions

Want to know how the Stage 2 process works at CoW? At this point, stories have been read and recommended by multiple readers. Sometimes everyone loves them at Stage 1, sometimes opinions are more mixed, but if any of the team indicate they see something special, it usually goes up.

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And we're live!

Come join us as we chat with Thomas Ha about his new book, Uncertain Sons and Other Stories!

Learn about his book, writing, and more. Join us now!

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And that submission link is...
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