Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits

I can think of books like:
* The Magic of Recluce (L.E. Modesitt, Jr.)
* Aurian (Maggie Furey)
* Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman)
* so many David Eddings books
* The Misenchanted Sword (Lawrence Watt-Evans)
* some of the later Pern books (Anne McCaffrey)

I also don't remember coming across any Urban Fantasy until the late 90s/early 00s. There was some 80s/90s fantasy set on Earth (with magic) but most of what I read was set in an alternate world. Also, I remember most of it being in a series.

80s/90s fantasy to me was all Sword & Sorcery, third person POV, usually epic storytelling with a big cast of characters. It might have just been the books I was picking, but I don't remember it getting as dark as fantasy sometimes gets these days. (But most of it wasn't cozy, either.)

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Very pretty! I love the green color you picked.

Oh no! I hope you heal up quickly.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor ). The tweet reads: "Deporting Americans without due process then saying they no longer get due process because they aren’t in America means no one has rights, FYI. Nightmare scenario."

If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

Full shot of an asymmetrical red knit triangle shawl with cables that look like chains running down one side.

A close-up of the chain cables on the red knit shawl.

The #UnfreeMAL shawl is done, washed, and blocked! It looks great. Thank you @stitch-theory.bsky.social for designing the pattern!

I love it! It’s a beautiful color for you.

Now that I have cast off my shawl for the #UnfreeMAL, I just need to get motivated to finish up the ends and then wash and block it. Seeing how a #knitting project blocks out is always one of my favorite parts!

LGBTQIA+ Fiction Masterlist A masterlist of queer fiction books which can be sorted and filter by preferences such as genre, age group, representation, and romantic pairing.

Now seems like a great time to reshare my LGBTQIA+ masterlist. 3,200+ books with a queer MC, that you can filter and search by multiple preferences, such as genre, target age group, representation, pairing, and additional tags like "dragons" #booksky

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The surest way to make sure there won't be elections is to decide there aren't going to be elections and stop fighting for there to be elections.

There is a line between recognizing the seriousness of the moment & drowning yourself & others in so much doom that action seems pointless.

Hard not to be paranoid when you remember all the times your paranoia was justified.

The essentials are:

* knit from Berocco Ultra Wool Fine in Chili (a lovely red)
* knit version designed by Rachel of Stitches and String Theory
* the MAL supports the National Women’s Law Center
* there is still time to join in if you're interested! (www.unravelingprivilege.com/details-of-t...)

WIP (work-in-progress) picture of a red shawl with cables that look like chains running down the side.

I keep forgetting to post it, but I have been really enjoying working on my Unfree Shawl for the MAL running this month.

Here's a WIP pic from last week:

Announcing Wyrd & Wonder 2025 Hold on to your hats folks, because we’re setting sail on another fantastical adventure! It is my joy and privilege – along with Annemieke of A Dance With Books, Lisa of Dear Geek Place, Jori…

Spring is here and it’s time to plan another year of fantastical adventures! #WyrdAndWonder25 has a nautical flavour (altho all fantasy is welcome as always) and we’re hatching some plans to tempt you out onto the high seas with us

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If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people being oppressed, and loving those doing the oppressing. -Malcolm X

anyway, share this I wanna draw your scrunglos.

I'm looking forward to joining the #UnfreeMAL this month! Now I just have to figure out what yarn I want to use...

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

This is an excellent book. I read it a while ago, and it helped. I think I’m due for a reread, though, all things considered.

Dunno about everyone else, but I tend to mostly look at posts only from people I follow, so I didn't see it until I knew you were here. :)

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Please spread the word about my FREE online workshops starting on Saturday 25th January - aimed at new writers but all welcome, no requirement to share your work!

Do get in touch for more info or have a look here:

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every trans author I know is currently unclear on whether their books will be banned in the next four years or not, buy trans books NOW, in paper

I couldn’t resist a copy of Velveteen! (Subterranean announcement emails are bad for my wallet. But so much fun!)

All of Reactor’s Short Fiction in 2024 - Reactor H-O-T-T-Oh... are we not doing that anymore? Here's what we published!

2024 was another AMAZING year for Reactor's original fiction! Here's a list of all the incredible short stories, novellas, and novelettes by your favorite authors published this year! What were your favorites?

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