Misha (she/her)

a man in a suit with his arms outstretched against a white background Alt: Jarvis Cocker of Pulp dancing in a suit

Listening to Pulp’s “We Love Life” after learning that Jarvis Cocker is a Booker Award judge! What!?

A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…

I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.

you know you elected a good mayor when the NYT does this in a headline

Thanks Robin—and Jill!!

Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.

Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

It was a hilarious lesson

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...

Good news for once
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...

It’s absolutely terrific.

Sadie, Misha & Becky

A reader asking a question of Sadie & Becky

Becky Siegel Spratford & Sadie Hartmann

Charlie of Charlie’s Queer Books with a stack of WHY I LOVE HORROR

It was so great to have you here in Seattle, Becky! The audience loved hearing you and @sadiehartmann.bsky.social talk about horror and share book recs! And @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social is the BEST!

😂

Nightstand Reads with Author and Editor Becky Siegel Spratford Hear Becky discuss her latest book, Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature with Sadie Hartmann, aka Mother Horror, at Central Library this Thursday, November 6th at 7pm. This event is prese…

Looking for big scares during the Big Dark? Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social shares some of her favorite horror anthologies on our Shelf Talk blog: blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...

Becky discusses her latest book, "Why I Love Horror," this Thursday (Nov. 6) at the Central Library! Register 👇

*uncontrollable screaming intensifies*

Cory Doctorow, Whitney Beltran & Ed Zitron

Cory Doctorow, Whitney Beltran, and Ed Zitron

An excellent conversation tonight with Cory Doctorow @edzitron.com & Whitney Beltran @clarionwest.bsky.social on ENSHITTIFICATION and the rot economy.

If you think something doesn't matter, you don't respond to it.

He responded. The people have the upper hand.

Interview: Daniel H. Wilson - Uncanny Magazine Daniel H. Wilson is a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling Robopocalypse and its sequel Robogenesis, as well as How to Survive a Robot Uprising, The Clockwork Dynasty, and The...

In the current @uncannymagazine.bsky.social I interview @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social about "Whalesong," a gripping tale of communication, family relationships, and whales.

Read the story:
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/whal...

And the interview:
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/inte...

Gravestone reads RIP DEMOCRACY 1776-2024

My neighbor’s Halloween decor is legit 👌🏼

Marnee Chua, Nisi Shawl, Daniel H. Wilson, and Alan Boyle

This event was recorded by @clarionwest.bsky.social so you can listen to this incredible discussion with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social & @nisishawl.bsky.social once it posts.

Nisi Shawl, Daniel H. Wilson, and Alan Boyle

Nisi Shawl, Daniel H. Wilson, and Alan Boyle

Excellent conversation last night with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social @nisishawl.bsky.social & Alan Boyle. Wilson’s latest novel HOLE IN THE SKY is a story of first contact that also explores our relationship with the unknown. Indigenous technology & interrelatedness to the unknown also themes.

Happy birthday, Brent!!

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Eight Halloween Reading Lists Based on Very Specific Vibes, Themes & Tropes Sadie Hartmann (known as Mother Horror on social media) is the co-owner of the monthly, curated, horror fiction subscription company Night Worms and...

Goodreads asked me to curate some October-Inspired Book Recommendation lists for them, so here they are!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30...
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@caitlinstarling.com @spookypurcell.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and more

We Will Rise Again From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

STARRED review in Library Journal for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @older.bsky.social and me! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Shut it down. Shut it all fucking down. Trump has the losing hand here & he knows it, so he's trying to blame his shitty shutdown on the dolls, hoping spineless dems will sacrifice them on the altar of civility.

Fuck anyone who crosses to help him. Fuck them and primary them and hassle them to Hell

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

“Leave their church potluck casserole untouched”

If you didn’t grow up in evangelical circles, you have no idea how cold this is. I’m just picturing a woman hissing at her husband who works for ICE because“They won’t even touch my tater tot casserole anymore Bob.”

Why are people saying "this is not normal" over and over again, instead of "this is illegal" or "this is unconstitutional" or "this is treason?" Not normal sounds subjective, wishy-washy and neurotic. It communicates nothing of substance.

There is no measured way to say what I am about to say.

If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court.

I do not say this lightly.

The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.