Cecilia Tan
@ceciliatan.com
Award-winning sf/f, erotica and romance writer. Just your typical biracial bigender bisexual. All pronouns valid, she/her for society’s convenience. https://linktr.ee/ceciliatan
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OK folks, this year I have one (1) short story eligible for Hugo & Nebula award nomination, and this is the first time I am remembering to actually do an #awardeligibility post. :-) Please think of "Large Emotional Models" when you fill out your noms. (Read free at SMT!)
So you know what happens when a bunch of authors who write gay romance get together ? (I mean virtually for co-promo reasons.) A nice selection of gay romances to peruse, that's what. Everything from gay grumpy/sunshine to rock star, paranormal, etc!
Kaleidoscope of Romance: LGBTQ+ Romance - 12/21/25 - 1/21/26
We've got your next 5 star read!
All reasonable steps are taken to ensure the content in the Kaleidoscope Romance promos is ethically sourced. Each individual author is responsible and liable for ensuring their individual contributions to the promo have the necessary licenses and rights as required by US Copyright and Trademark law.
books.bookfunnel.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
So you know what happens when a bunch of authors who write gay romance get together ? (I mean virtually for co-promo reasons.) A nice selection of gay romances to peruse, that's what. Everything from gay grumpy/sunshine to rock star, paranormal, etc!
Apologies for all the book promo posts I'm going to be making for the next month and a half. My new book's out in two weeks and I've scheduled a bunch of announcements. I was going to pull them, then then I thought, if we are starting WWIII some people will need a distraction now and then. So, book.
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Apologies for all the book promo posts I'm going to be making for the next month and a half. My new book's out in two weeks and I've scheduled a bunch of announcements. I was going to pull them, then then I thought, if we are starting WWIII some people will need a distraction now and then. So, book.
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Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
Derek, these are the same walking bags of used cat litter who think avocado toast is why millennials can't afford houses.
But I love that you're trying to introduce facts. I'm so glad numbers mean something to some of us.
But I love that you're trying to introduce facts. I'm so glad numbers mean something to some of us.
people offended by $600 shoes are going to be in for a surprise when trump eventually reshores US manufacturing
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Derek, these are the same walking bags of used cat litter who think avocado toast is why millennials can't afford houses.
But I love that you're trying to introduce facts. I'm so glad numbers mean something to some of us.
But I love that you're trying to introduce facts. I'm so glad numbers mean something to some of us.
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If you had asked me to quickly name the place I thought was the number one spot for catching measles,
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
If you had asked me to quickly name the place I thought was the number one spot for catching measles,
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If you want to understand where a very large swathe of "AI" is, today, then you very seriously need to engage w/ religious studies & mythology — & understand I don't mean "mythology" in the pejorative sense of "falseness" or "fantasy;" I mean "animating beliefs," or "fundamental guiding narrative."
November 21, 2023 at 11:37 PM
If you want to understand where a very large swathe of "AI" is, today, then you very seriously need to engage w/ religious studies & mythology — & understand I don't mean "mythology" in the pejorative sense of "falseness" or "fantasy;" I mean "animating beliefs," or "fundamental guiding narrative."
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In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.
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Also this gem.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Also this gem.
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I'm old enough to remember this.
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I'm old enough to remember this.
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The first reaction from a political leader comes from the President of Colombia, who is calling for immediate meetings of the Organization of American States and the United Nations:
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The first reaction from a political leader comes from the President of Colombia, who is calling for immediate meetings of the Organization of American States and the United Nations:
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this admin is profoundly and absolutely detached from reality, in a directly internet and slop-enabled way that I do think is genuinely unique in history.
Yeah uhhhhhh I'm not sure there's any precedent at all for a war that literally just didn't have public buy-in, or a material effort at generating same? In like, all of American history??
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 AM
this admin is profoundly and absolutely detached from reality, in a directly internet and slop-enabled way that I do think is genuinely unique in history.
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libshit wikipedia editors are trying to neutral voice the current illegal aggression against venezuela only to get told by a venezuelan editor that he is literally being bombed right now. un-fucking real
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
libshit wikipedia editors are trying to neutral voice the current illegal aggression against venezuela only to get told by a venezuelan editor that he is literally being bombed right now. un-fucking real
Trying to get some work done over here but my mom and aunt are both beating me in Words with Friends...
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Trying to get some work done over here but my mom and aunt are both beating me in Words with Friends...
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Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to do the greatest thing ever.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to do the greatest thing ever.
hee hee hee hee
An #American in #Vancouver adjusting to the changes in his Canadian community with his children.
Not sure he’s gonna make it, he says. 😂😂😂. Rough going. ❤️🇨🇦 #CanadaSky
Not sure he’s gonna make it, he says. 😂😂😂. Rough going. ❤️🇨🇦 #CanadaSky
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 AM
hee hee hee hee
ICE hates ice, and ice hates ICE.
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 AM
ICE hates ice, and ice hates ICE.
"As soon as you get past this next deadline, you can go back to writing that nonbinary power bottom/condemned gladiator pairing you've been waiting for!"
😅
#QueerWritersChat
😅
#QueerWritersChat
#QueerWritersChat
Question Four:
Give an encouraging message to your future self!
Last question at :25!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Four:
Give an encouraging message to your future self!
Last question at :25!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
"As soon as you get past this next deadline, you can go back to writing that nonbinary power bottom/condemned gladiator pairing you've been waiting for!"
😅
#QueerWritersChat
😅
#QueerWritersChat
My 2026 outlook is... Just Keep Swimming. I got a little breath of optimism in November and it's really helped me to carry on. I remind myself every day that queer stories matter even more when times are tough, and as long as I'm happy with the writing I'm doing, it's enough. #QueerWritersChat
#QueerWritersChat
Question Three:
Pick a word to represent your 2026 outlook/vision!
Next question at :20!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Three:
Pick a word to represent your 2026 outlook/vision!
Next question at :20!
@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
My 2026 outlook is... Just Keep Swimming. I got a little breath of optimism in November and it's really helped me to carry on. I remind myself every day that queer stories matter even more when times are tough, and as long as I'm happy with the writing I'm doing, it's enough. #QueerWritersChat
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
Hi #QueerWritersChat ! I'm a bigender bisexual who writes a lot of different genres. I'm finishing revisions on a lesbian time travel mystery romance set in ancient China & NYC, The Mystery of the Bitten Peach, which is coming out later this year from @neonhemlock.bsky.social
Welcome to #QueerWritersChat!
To start things off, introduce yourself and tell us what you're working on! Feel free to mention how the prose is going! No links, please!
Next question at :10!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #prose
To start things off, introduce yourself and tell us what you're working on! Feel free to mention how the prose is going! No links, please!
Next question at :10!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #prose
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Hi #QueerWritersChat ! I'm a bigender bisexual who writes a lot of different genres. I'm finishing revisions on a lesbian time travel mystery romance set in ancient China & NYC, The Mystery of the Bitten Peach, which is coming out later this year from @neonhemlock.bsky.social
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EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN GRAMS.
look at this tiny grumpy champion.
look at this tiny grumpy champion.
January 3, 2026 at 12:14 AM
EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN GRAMS.
look at this tiny grumpy champion.
look at this tiny grumpy champion.
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Friendly reminder that Starbucks baristas are still on strike and still asking you to support them by not patronizing *any* Starbucks in the US.
Try a new place! Get a home coffeemaker and a thermos that will pay for themselves with all the Starbucks you won't be buying! Don't cross picket lines!
Try a new place! Get a home coffeemaker and a thermos that will pay for themselves with all the Starbucks you won't be buying! Don't cross picket lines!
Add this to your new years resolution: No Contract, No Coffee!
Pledge now to stop buying Starbucks in 2026 until the company stops union busting and settles a fair contract!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
Pledge now to stop buying Starbucks in 2026 until the company stops union busting and settles a fair contract!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Friendly reminder that Starbucks baristas are still on strike and still asking you to support them by not patronizing *any* Starbucks in the US.
Try a new place! Get a home coffeemaker and a thermos that will pay for themselves with all the Starbucks you won't be buying! Don't cross picket lines!
Try a new place! Get a home coffeemaker and a thermos that will pay for themselves with all the Starbucks you won't be buying! Don't cross picket lines!
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Added a few more items to my shop as I build inventory after the holidays. A trio of minimalist tarot deck boxes and a new walnut offering bowl with wenge lip.
www.galdrecraft.com
www.galdrecraft.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Added a few more items to my shop as I build inventory after the holidays. A trio of minimalist tarot deck boxes and a new walnut offering bowl with wenge lip.
www.galdrecraft.com
www.galdrecraft.com
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always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc