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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone)

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Disabled. Gen-X. Seven Sisters Alum. She/her. Voracious reader. I like SFF, yarn & wool crafts, sim games, wrestling, and genealogy. [Avatar: A B&W headshot of me. I am goofily sticking out my tongue. Background: pink cherry blossoms against a blue sky]

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · Nov 12

As more newskies arrive I'm following & unfollowing as I get a feel for what I want to see. Please don't feel required to follow back, or to stay if you do follow.

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Wole Talabi @wtalabi.bsky.social · 1d

Genres aren't real. They are mental projections we impose on stories to simplify the way talk about and sell them but stories come unshaped from deep within us and writers shouldn't feel constrained by or even respect genres at all. The story comes first.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Kristen Immoor @kristenimmoor.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoyed the New Yorker interview with Tim Curry, a free-wheeling conversation in which there were several sensitive questions about his paralyzing stroke. But oh my goodness, why was there no follow-up at all to this staggering answer? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Screenshot of text from the interview:

You’ve always been an incredibly physical performer: your strut during “Sweet Transvestite” in “Rocky Horror,” or the way you run around unfurling the mystery at the end of “Clue.” Do you still feel that in your body? Does that live somewhere in you still?

I think it does, but it’s angry. My mobility is angry to get out. But it’s not happened yet. I do a certain amount of physical therapy. I did a whole bunch of it at Cedars-Sinai, and I got very close, I think, to walking. That was tantalizing. For insurance reasons, I had to withdraw. And I have a visiting physical therapist now, but I can only really do exercises from my bed, which is pretty pathetic. It’s not going to get me walking, I don’t believe.

[I have underlined the sentence "For insurance reasons, I had to withdraw."]

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d

#Booksky Big congratulations to author/legend Samuel Delany, who was just inducted into the Academy of Arts & Sciences! (Fun fact: our publisher, Catherine Lundoff, was one of his students.)🎉🎉🎉
www.amacad.org/person/samue...

Samuel Ray Delany

A novelist and critic who taught literature and creative writing at the University of Massachusetts and Temple University, Samuel R. Delany had won four Nebula Awards and a Hugo Award by the time he w...

www.amacad.org

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Caitlin Rozakis @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social · 1d

This is a hugely important thread for anyone looking to sell short SFF. (For those not following along, Asimov/Analog/F&SF, which were some of the top magazines in the space, were all bought by a company who's trying to push some shady shit in their contracts.)

🌈 Romie glows in the dark 📽 @romiesays.bsky.social · 1d

Props to Benjamin for sharing the details of his contract. Unfortunately no props to MRM because there's a lot of extremely outre stuff in here that I'd refuse to sign. Let's run it down. (Context: If you're negotiating a contract with Strange Horizons, I'm the person you're negotiating with.)

Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 1d

New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.

Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.

benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 1d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

Saeed ((( Blanket Man ))) 🌟 @sssssaeeeeeeeeed.bsky.social · 1d

‼️This is the last call from my family‼️

I haven’t received any donations for the past 3 days 😞

Food is very scarce and the situation is difficult 😭

We are still alive only because of your donations 😔

I beg you, I beg you 😭

Please, don't ignore me 🙏

gofund.me/cff04ac94

✅ @mommunism.bsky.social

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 2d

The single act you can take with the biggest antifascist impact is wearing an n95 in public.

Illness & disability most harm the communities that fascists target: trans, disability, BIPOC, immigrant, poor, &c.

COVID, measles, &c are bullets. Your maskless face is the gun.

Give/get mask mutual aid:

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget to spend your FSA money. Lots of things that you can purchase using those funds will be of great use and interest to places like homeless shelters, domestic violence organizations, mutual aid groups & more.

Consider buying menstrual products for one thing.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

That's it! Congratulations winners and thank you for your contributions to such a beautiful SFFH landscape and community.
#2025IgnyteAwards
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/

2025 Results - The Ignyte Awards

OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT for novel-length work (40k words) Works intended for an adult audience BLACKHEART MAN – Nalo Hopkinson (S&S/Saga Press) METAL FROM HEAVEN – August Clarke (Erewhon Books) THE E...

ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com

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Sonia is an Ignyte and Ember Award winner! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 3d

A games writer is me! Download the play test for this solo narrative game for free, tell me how it plays! soniasulaiman.itch.io/once-upon-a-...

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

He's really trying. He asked about sports and asked if I watch cricket which is I think the second most popular sport in the world. All I had to offer him was "my friend loves cricket." 🤦

genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

Online with Xfinity and apparently the people have to speak frequently to keep the chat open. I would be content to type a dot there every 2 minutes in order to not chat. Please just let me do that.

In other news, my tech support guy is proposing to his girl tomorrow and I wish him good fortune.

genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes it's this way: the med works but at what cost! (At least that's what I wail when it happens to me.)

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

Zay Crescendo @zaycrescendo.bsky.social · 23d

Zay has been in and out of the hospital and UCC with LC complications. They have been trying to reach a week or two goal since their hospital discharge to stay housed. 43 would at least cover today due by noon. Any aid is appreciated, including amplifying.

VM & CA: ZayCrescendo
PP: Zay88

Zay has been in and out of the hospital and urgent care with long cov¡d complications and has been trying to reach a week or two since their hospital discharge to stay sheltered, food, and necessities.

450 weekly rate is the cheapest vs the 80 daily rate. 43 would at least cover today due by noon to remain h0used. Any aid is greatly appreciated, including amplifying.

C@sh App: ZayCrescendo
V3nmo: ZayCrescendo
P@yPal: Zay88

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

Dravenheart @dravenheart.bsky.social · 8d

Making progress and made it through my appointment, however my fridge died. When it rains, it pours.

dravenheart.carrd.co

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

Anna shares some personal things and things that are important to know, especially about acceptance.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 3d

Happy coming out day. I’m a genderqueer biromantic asexual. Most often this is someone’s punchline or ignored entirely, because people assume I am a woman married to a man.

There’s a lot wrong with that assumption and the effects!

But the worst is usually the way people react to the asexuality.

genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · Apr 10

Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share

gofund.me/a5ee0064

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

We knew our boy was going to be legendary, but this is the first time I realized how broad his legend will be. 🤼

All Elite Wrestling @allelitewrestling.com · 3d

"The person that I am now is maybe the person that I should have been for the last two years."

Here's an exclusive sneak peek at "The Good, The Bad and The Hangman: AEW Stories," premiering Friday, October 17 at 5 PM ET on the AEW YouTube Channel. 👀

www.youtube.com/@aew

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 3d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

Gold star BOOOOOsexual @burrow.bsky.social · 3d

i can’t use this broken luggage w/my upright rollator because i can no longer “attach” It to the front. Looking to replace it (thrifting one)

Please donate if you can, it’s an accessibility issue for me

$adorabelle
paypal.me/kreutzk
#MutualAid #Helpsky #NEISvoid #accessibility

@fairshare.help

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 28d

Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.

But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!

It's easy! Check your library's website.

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 4d

BEC on an egg bagel, SP & hot sauce. Or jalapeno egg bagel with plain cream cheese.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4d

Tell me your bagel order and I will tell you *based on NYC cultural expectations* if you have won or lost your election for political office in NYC.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4d

One of my favorite things about NYC is whenever anyone runs for office here they are required to disclose their bagel order.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

It’s disappointing how many people hear you’re disabled and assume it makes you an easy target.

They assume they can walk all over you.

Bully you.

Discriminate against you.

They decide in a split second that you’re not worthy of basic decency.

Ableism is a heck of a drug.

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404 Media @404media.co · 5d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 5d

I'm old enough that some of us from that era are gone and the feelings around it are complicated.

You will not be shocked when I tell you this was a wrestling group.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5d

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 5d

I'm still mutuals in multiple places with people I first knew on Delphi Forums.

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