Chloe Pickard

It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.

A strange creature lurks upright in the colorful darkness, along with the 3LBE icon and cover artwork.

We need your support in the next 3 days, before the fall of eternal night. Help us breathe new stories that keep us alive, each word and phrase building the monster’s body, the one who rends and tears and protects us from darkness. kck.st/4mIkEm1

Your Guide on How to Support Mutual Aid Groups in Palestine as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As we speak, up to two million people in Gaza are being threatened with starvation, as the state of Israel, backed by the US government, continues to blockade humanitarian aid into Gaza, attack basic ...

Two million people are being threatened with forced starvation in #Palestine, as the US government continues to support ongoing ethnic-cleansing.

We've created a list of on-the-ground mutual aid groups in #Gaza that you can support, amplify, and follow. itsgoingdown.org/your-guide-o...

If you took the time to read and repost this article👇, please also promote and donate to the fundraising campaign. LaVonnia needs awareness AND legal ammo. gofund.me/41fd0cc4

In the early part of the 20thC, the Swiss artist Hans Emmenegger began making recurrent themes of enigmatic, dark forest interiors, exploring the optical effects of light and colour. This work was painted in 1933.

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Eight days left to get submissions, uh, submitted. We've received over 100 stories so far, ranging from authors who haven't been published yet to genre veterans. US and world news has been kicking my ass, and doing something to try to help is one of the only things that lets me feel OK right now. ✊

Writing what I’ve mentally titled ‘a music video to Private Idaho by the B-52’s’.

A rectangular gray gravestone, inscribed with Whitin Badger, 1906-1992, Dwight Cooke 1908-1992, and underneath the line "THE UNICORN WAITS IN A DARKENING WOOD"

Hey, who wants something nice?

So I was on tour this month, and when I was doing my event for the Princeton University Library and the Princeton Public Library, I ended up at the graveyard, where I found this gravestone:

The planet Jupiter with its cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.

Hubble's ultraviolet view of Jupiter shows the planet in hues of pink and blue.

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.

DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question.

bookriot.com/imls-gutted/

Screenshot of text that reads: Stanley from Yale to Toronto Jason Stanley (philosophy of language, epistemology, political philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, has accepted a senior offer from the University of Toronto, where he will be three-quarters in the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and one-quarter in the Department of Philosophy. Professor Stanley tells me the primary reason was the deteriorating political situation in the United States, with the capitulation of Columbia University sealing his decision. (The well-known Yale historian Timothy Snyder has already moved to the Munk School as well.) Posted by Brian Leiter on March 25, 2025 at 04:19 PM in Authoritarianism and Fascism Alerts Philosophy in the News I

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Please remember to keep things accessible by using alt text. A simple explanation of the image doesn't take long. And if you think it's too hard with images of text, it's actually easier. In the alt text window, Right Click on the image and then select "Copy Text From Image" and just paste it in.

The SIFT method - STOP, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims, quotes & media

Information hygiene request - please circulate & take action.

I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments.

Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission.

Start with SIFT method:

You may hear a haunting cow wail in the small hours, but it’ll be worth it.

Congratulations Ephiny!

not to make lynch's death about anyone other than lynch but the best thing that could come out of this is everyone remembering how weird you're allowed to be. make stuff you really love

You will be deeply missed, David Lynch.

There Is No Safe Word How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

Had a wonderful moment during my #mini1000 today where I finally worked out how to write a flash fiction idea I’ve had since last year.

A new Orrin Grey story is always a real treat!