AJ Reardon (she/her)

JANUARY A postcard writing game for two people, set in a kaiju-filled alternate history, about distant but persistent friendships.

I just backed JANUARY on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

I'm so sorry! Keeping you in my thoughts.

Romance novelists who are loudly anti-AI are also currently 3D printing hundreds of thousands of whistles for ICE resistance, so anyone throwing around terms like Luddite without context can go hang out in the sea.

An in-progress cross-stitch project depicting a green dragon surrounded by orange flowers and mushrooms.

Got a lot done on this dragon!

Bandcamp. I quit Spotify entirely and I'm on a long break from YouTube.

magic✨

He makes a persuasive argument! It's been a long time since I got to wave a feather wand for a cat.

I'm just going to say a thing.

What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.

You'd think the success of Heated Rivalry would lead even one studio to think that maybe gay + romantasy = big hit, but nooo.

Will be curious to see how many of these even make it to the screen, though.

In-progress cross-stitch project depicting a dragon, plants, and mushrooms in green, yellow, and orange.

Making good progress on this Tiny Modernist Fall Folk Dragon despite having had to do some frogging over the weekend.

TO: newyork@relx.com ATTN: RELX CEO Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff (CFO), and Paul Ashton Walker (Chair) Re: Immediate Termination of contracts between RELX subsidiaries and ICE February 9th, 2026 Dear Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff, and Paul Ashton Walker, We are some of the authors that make events like BookCon—run by your subsidiary, ReedPop—possible. Another of your subsidiaries, LexisNexis, has a $22.1 million dollar contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supplying them with the data they need to surveil and terrorize our neighbors, friends, and families.[1] We condemn any collaboration with ICE and call for the immediate termination of all contracts between RELX and ICE. ICE has a twenty-two year history of discrimination and abuse against immigrant communities. Under the current administration, their efforts have escalated in both violence and visibility—enabled by their partners in big data, including LexisNexis.[2] RELX is a multinational corporation worth $40 billion, of which events like BookCon are only a small fraction. Our power is limited. But BookCon advertises itself as a place where "fantasy meets reality,"[3] and the reality is that RELX is profiting from mass terror against communities of color, including the murder of eight people this year alone. The fantasy is that a bunch of readers and authors could ignore it; we know a villain when we see one. We, as authors, intend to honor our immediate commitments to BookCon and to our readers. If RELX chooses to renew their current contract with ICE–which expires on February 28, 2026[4]–we will be forced to reevaluate our association with all future ReedPop events.

if you're an author attending BookCon this year (or, to be honest, any other ReedPop events, which include NYCC), and would like to add your name to the letter: forms.gle/V7m2YbcGguAY...

Heads up that this same company runs Emerald City Comic-Con, PAX, and others

🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏

A very cute tricolor corgi wearing a rainbow bandana.

Oh I didn't know y'all allowed dogs! I'll be sure to bring Emma in the next time I'm down in Ballard.

(If you don’t want to be remembered as a sex pest, maybe DON’T BE A SEX PEST. It’s NOT HARD, lots of people manage it.)

Btw, if you post a cutesy ai caricature of yourself, you’re announcing to any artist friends you have that you don’t give a shit about them. 🤘

This is so soothing. I just want to step into this painting.

You all have been incredible! Thank you so much for all your help.

I'm only $29 away from my next goal.

Please keep sharing. Even a small donation goes a long way.

In-progress cross-stitch project depicting a green dragon on mottled blue fabric.

Been enjoying working on this Fall Folk Dragon by Tiny Modernist!

I need to go get gentian liqueur for an online class so I'll get slivovitz, too! I talked up Vermin so much my spouse is reading it now, so we can celebrate them finishing it 😁

Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.

Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.

I just finished reading this an hour ago and I frickin loved it. Alas, I don't have slivovitz to make myself an Extemporist to celebrate.

I think it's a bad business move to publish a book by someone accused of serial sexual abuse and battery, but that's just me.

"Rog Con Two days of table top gaming to support Roger J. Porter and his recovery! Suggested donation for a spot at the table 1/31 - War & Skirmish Games 2/1 - Role Playing Games 1pm-LATE Prizes! Raffles! And more! Black Water Bar 5115 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR"

Rog Con is a 2-day tabletop gaming event happening in NE Portland to support a community member in need. Starting tomorrow if you're interested in a good dungeon delve ~
www.heylo.com/g/0cfaa8c9-9...
Mordheim, Cairn, Liminal Horror, Dungeon Crawl Classics, OSE, and other games available to play!

Thank you for doing your part to protect yourself and your community!

I hate to see that, too! I picked up a TRL card from the Ilwaco branch when I was down that way last spring, and the librarian who helped me was so excited to tell me about all the amazing programs and offerings they had and some of their most beautiful branches I should visit.

I'm listening to an audiobook about the LA Library and their central branch has such an ornate building!

It's 2026, why are end notes in ebooks still so bad? No, I am not trying to turn the page, I'm trying to click the reference number.

Honestly I should check out what else they've done too, I picked this up randomly at a brick and mortar shop.

Seriously. I would have hoped with the positive reception Murderbot got, Apple would be looking around for more diverse SFF to adapt.