柯婕 Jie Venus

This is such a good book. I am so excited!!!

My wife @ashgabrielle.bsky.social is pitching sapphic fantasy--conan the barbarian but lesbians in central asia!

-Conan the Barbarian, but lesbians!
-Central Asian fantasy
-Big strong lady x Shy smart lady
-D&D party in the desert vibes

Zenosheh is a feared crime lady looking to get on the right side of the law. Julia is the shy priestess she saves from slavers. Their quest? Treasure.

#queerpit #amquerying

Also check out the amazing vibes of her story! Add some swords, snake people and d20s!

Reminder for authors and others--do not "like" posts for #queerpit --only agents/editors! :) I am seeing a lot of love shared for people's pitches, but reposting is best for non-agents!

I want to do queerpit for my book--but honestly my wife's story is so much better and more polished than mine, and I want to support her first and foremost <3 Please check her book pitch out! We need more sapphic non-western based stories + the badass lady is physically disabled! It's the best.

check out my wife's fantasy novel that she is querying now. it's easily the best manuscript i've ever read and i swear i am not biased (i don't even like fantasy!!!!!!! & i loved this)

AMAZING.

-CONAN THE BARBARIAN BUT LESBIANS
-CENTRAL ASIAN FANTASY
-BIG STRONG LADY x SHY SMART LADY
-D&D PARTY IN THE DESERT VIBES

Zenosheh is a feared crime lady looking to get on the right side of the law. Julia is the shy priestess she saves from slavers. Their quest? Treasure.

#queerpit #amquerying

The title is a reference to Lady of Shalott, yes? :) So great!

My wife just started her querying journey and I am helping her out with it! Her novel is rather long at 115k, sapphic fantasy set in Central Asia. Would the word count be something you’d worry about? Or is that within a range that agents of fantasy find acceptable if they like the query/pages?

@itch.io fuck this

How 'Strange New Worlds' Meets The Moment: "Hegemony, Part II" and "Wedding Bell Blues" - Pop Heist Do the first two episodes of Star Trek: Strange New World season 3 meet where the real world is at now? Or play it safe and avoid the issues?

Previous seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wrestled with January 6th, the consequences of war, immoral laws that punish oppressed minorities... also there was a musical.

But what about SNW season 3?

Let's talk Gorn, trickster gods, and how SNW struggles to meet the moment.

Do it! My friend did this and is happily living and working in Italy now c:

I hate my viewers

The problem with this, though, is that ultimately they are teenagers and want the easiest way out. Plus, that essay needs to be written eventually—so even though it is a good activity, those kids are still going to go back to generative AI to do the heavy lifting for their writing anyway…

Young refuseniks burn their IOF draft papers in the middle of Tel Aviv

They refuse to serve in the Israeli Occupation Forces, and are willing to go to military jail for their position. The new generation of refuseniks is supported by the older, many of them spent months in jail already

Meme, upper text: The Myth of Artistic Freedom Man says: I want to draw it Woman says: I want to see it MasterCard and Visa logos say: I DON'T! Bottom text: ISN'T THERE SOME RANDOM PAYMENT PROCESSOR YOU FORGOT TO ASK?

WAIT I JUST STARTED REWATCHING THIS TOO!!!

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I only have $150 more dollars to raise! Then I will be able to achieve my dream of attending #lambda !

I have one day to do it!

Please consider throwing this cool #intersex teacher a bone <3
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I'm a high school teacher and I refuse to assign homework. It's one of my best qualities.

A career

when you receive a request for a full with a dream agent and you suddenly start to panic about every sentence in your damn manuscript lmao.

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I am once again asking for your financial support. Please consider donating whatever you can to help me achieve my dream of attending the @lambdaliterary.org 2025 retreat as a poetry fellow. Give this intersex femme some sugar & I'll pay it forward when I can.

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I am once again asking for your financial support. Please consider donating whatever you can to help me achieve my dream of attending the @lambdaliterary.org 2025 retreat as a poetry fellow. Give this intersex femme some sugar & I'll pay it forward when I can.

A cute cat name Grey with Venus Limbs by Jie Cohen

Venus Limbs by Jie Cohen

VENUS LIMBS IS BLOOMING
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Was selected as a 2025 Lambda Literary Poetry Fellow. I am beyond excited :) I also just finished the first draft of my novel. Things are interesting.

The cover for Venus Limbs by Jie Cohen uses the Death of Lucretia painting as the jacket design. Ordering information can be found at thirtywestph.com and the chapbook is due out on 5/9/25.

A small write up about The Blooming Series and growth and newness. More can be found on the Thirty West website.

🌹 VENUS LIMBS the debut chapbook by @jiecohen.bsky.social
is open for preorders.

A surreal exploration of how the medical industry treats fatness, chronic illness, & intersex conditions. The narrative is told through the POV of the Venus of Willendorf statue. 🌹

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