Lenore Hart (she/her)

The Laird o’ Phelps spent Hogmanay declaring he was sober,
Counted his feet to prove the fact and found he had one foot over.
— Louis MacNeice, “Bagpipe Music”
Happy New Year, best beloveds

Naia’s Yule wreath blew us away this year. The locally sourced materials included an antlered stag skull from nearby woods; plus boxwood, yew, holly, and mistletoe. Also a few charms hung from the antlers for good luck! Gothic gloomth cotttagecore holiday perfection! #embracethegloomth #gothicXmas

Each Xmas we build a gingerbread house. 2024: “Baba Yaga's Cottage". 2023: “Battle of the Santas" brawling at the North Pole. 2022, “Monster Santa House"; Claus in its door’s jaws. This year? “The Rings of Power" LOTR prequel. The Tower of Mordor. Baby Orcs, marzipan Sauron. The all-seeing "eye"!

Art director Naia Poyer's cover design for Northampton House Press author Amanda Cockrell’s ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN? is shortlisted for Rakuten Kobo’s cover contest! PLEASE VOTE (hopefully for Naia's!🤭) in Fiction/Nonfiction category by Dec 8. #bookcoverdesign
www.kobo.com/kobo-writing...

IT'S UNBOXING DAY FOR AMANDA COCKRELL'S ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER? A NOVEL OF THE HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST -- and we are all very excited for this book to meet the world! #unboxingday #newnovels #hollywoodblacklist #historicalnovels #hollywoodclassics #moviestars

Write Around the Corner | Write Around the Corner - Amanda Cockrell | Season 7 | Episode 5 We discuss Coyote Weather which takes readers on a journey to 1960s in California.

AMANDA COCKRELL ON PBS' WRITE AROUND THE CORNER, DISCUSSING COYOTE WEATHER. "I could not put it down. I felt like I knew all the characters...full of fumbles and missed chances...but somehow managing to survive." -- PETER COYOTE, actor, author of Sleeping Where I Fall. www.pbs.org/video/write-...

"Amanda Cockrell is a master magician," said George Garrett. If you've read COYOTE WEATHER, you already knew this. Now, in her next novel, ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER? she recreates an era as turbulent & politically dangerous as our own: the Red Scare/Black List 1950s. #historicalfiction #1950s

Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News

🧵For those who missed it, Larry Ellison is on the verge of becoming one of the most powerful media & entertainment moguls America has ever seen

If you fear Brendan Carr, fear Ellison more

He's already a major stakeholder in CBS & Paramount.

Now CNN, HBO & major share of TikTok are in his sights

Guess corruption ages a body faster.

That should positively impact traffic jams everywhere

"Follow your dreams -- ideally in a field that will still require humans when you graduate." (from The New Yorker)

Worldshift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit 2025 Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit

ATTENTION, SPECULATIVE PEOPLE: FREE Writing workshops on the craft! I'm attending. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com

IF YOU GO TO DENVER, DON’T MISS THE RINO DISTRICT. In River North has cool old renovated buildings, strange deconstructed new ones, and over 80 huge outdoor murals. Also fantastic coffee shops and a big vintage indoor market full of food vendors and restaurants.! #outdoorart #muralart #RiNo #denver

will do!

absolutely there is room!

Fact Check: Bill Clinton did not sign law in 1996 allowing deportation without due process The act created a legal mechanism called "expedited removal," a process that allows the deportation of certain noncitizens without a court hearing.

As usual you guys never do your freaking homework. www.yahoo.com/news/fact-ch...

Well, that's right our of the old Stalin dear leader playbook

My life is a real (cat)balancing act. Here with Marlingspike Finn, who never met a shoulder he didn't make into a perch, leaping up in one go from the ground. I warn visitors to brace for impact, and to avoid bending over and becoming an easier target! #catsofbluesky #writerscats #literarycats

SOME DAYS THE WORLD is just too extra for Nemo. I can totally relate. #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #writerscats #needamentalhealthday

IN OTHER NEWS, PEAFOWL MATCHMAKING DAY. Daisy's new family took her up to live with cousin Alistair in a nice 1-bedroom henhouse. Their awkward-blind-date expressions didn't last; recent reports say they're very happy! (photo: Tatum Sumners Ford) #peafowl #peahens #peacocks #lovematches #firstdates

American national and public libraries are under dire threat, including from censorship, book removals, and even stalking of and violence against staff.

A great monthly reading event with fantastic libations!

ORANGE CATS AND PAPER RAIN. Why my office can never have nice things. 🐱 #catsofbluesky #officecats #writerscats #marmaladecats #gingercats #homeofficelife

The Library of Congress belongs to Congress and the American people. [Logos: Show up for our libraries - American Library Association]

For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.

A rabbit thinking outside an IHOP: "That's a stupid sign. You don't hop. You've never hopped. Lying little restaurant with you bullshit sign. Fuck you."

Good morning

Spring has sprung with a vengeance. #gardensofbluesky #springgardens #gardenflowers

I’m not so sure it’s a new thing, either. History has a few more examples. They just didn’t have X, Elon Musk, or ketamine to spread the word and keep them going past their expiry date.

I was very excited to learn this weekend that my speculative historical novel in progress, The Alchemy of Light, has advanced to the finalist stage for this UK-based novel prize -- the winner will be announced in May!

GRAND THEFT AUTHOR! In or near Dublin on this date? Please try to attend! The Irish Writers Union will be there to remind the government of the intellectual property rights of Irish writers. #metatheft #AIplagiarism #irishwritersunion #AontasScribhneoiriEireann #scrapingcopyrightedmaterialistheft