J.R. Dawson

Behind every email is someone asking someone else “does this look okay?”

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Had a great time this weekend at Gaylaxicon! Such great panels with @amandameuwissen.bsky.social @kellybarnhill.bsky.social @naomikritzer.bsky.social @adamstemple.bsky.social and so many other amazing and cool people.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Ain’t no rest for the wicked. Tomorrow Narrative Healing starts at The Loft and then I’ll be on panels at Gaylaxy Con!

Oh that too!

UH MAZING

@wiswell.bsky.social be proud of me

My brain at 3 in the morning: Hey hey, where can you find conspiring chickens?

Me: where?

My brain: … a chicken coup :3

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UM WHAT our campaign is officially a Kickstarter "Project We Love"! Now more than ever supporting queer speculative art, poetry, and stories is so important—it means a lot that our want to create space for queer artists, poets, and writers resonates so strongly!

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I actually allowed my wife to read some pages of book three, and she said it didn't suck. So hooray!

Bring mom back thru AI

NO.

It's not an extensive list and some of it is no-brainer, but I hope it helps a little.

- Remember to take pictures and share that you did a thing! It's very exciting.

- Make sure to do something fun in your downtime, even if it's just walking around the block or ordering pizza.

- You can still sightsee ... from the window of a Lyft ... XD

- Breathe.

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- As soon as you get to the hotel, shower. Omg it makes you feel so much better and cleans off all that muck from the trip.

- DRINK WATER.

- Bring someone if you can to work as a PA. A friend or family member! They can take pics and help you with stock, etc.

- Make a sleep playlist for night ..

Are you a new author who is going on tour? Here are a couple of pieces of advice:

- Don't wear what you're going to wear to the event while you travel there. One time I got stuck in Baltimore with one outfit and someone blew cigarette smoke on me outside the airport ...

My zero draft is starting to look like a first draft and that's exciting.

Come join me in the @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social Chill N Chat right now until 4!

GASP!

Omg your dog looks just like my dog?! My dog looks just like your dog! Do we have the same dog??

Two years ago to the day, we packed up our lives and left Nebraska for good. Two years ago tomorrow, we signed on this house and moved all our stuff in during a thunderstorm.

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Spent most of today sitting in my hotel room scribbling notes and scheming for Book Three. Fiona Binst is my main character and they are going to break my fucking heart by the time this manuscript is done. This badass punk is already screaming “Defying Gravity” in my head.

I just love him so much. I want to sign his adoption papers and give him a good home.

I love this story:

Omg thank you

Six People to Revise You - Uncanny Magazine A parent or guardian Someone who has known you since childhood A mentor or teacher An employer or coworker A spouse, partner, or close intimate friend Someone who does not consider themself a loved on...

(Pygmalion + Eternal Sunshine) x Queer Identity =

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-...

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J R Dawson | Moon Palace Books

Oui! moonpalacebooks.com/item/3Czr8Ta...

I’ll be in Ames next week! Huzzah! 🎉 if you missed out on Dungeons Gate or Bookworm there are signed copies at both!

cover of "the lighthouse at the edge of the world" by j.r. dawson

A routine reminder that "THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD" is out in the world. Amazing reviews from WaPo, Library Journal, Booklist, Locus, Shelf Awareness, and a big ol star from PW. I do not have it in me to do the fancy quote carousel rn, but people said it's good.

Sapphic Orpheus ahoy!

‘Female fairywrens sing to their eggs’ and eight other things you may not know about birdsong From carolling magpies to the lullaby of fairywrens, the nature and purpose of birdsong is more varied than you might think

Fairy wrens singing to their eggs is my favourite conjured inage of the year so far. www.theguardian.com/environment/...