K.C. Mead-Brewer
@kcmeadbrewer.com
writer. she/her 🌈🦇 heart's delight: Bmore, bats, & tattoos; Clarion & Tin House '18; rep'd by @ericshowers.bsky.social ⚡️ kcmeadbrewer.com
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US delusional exceptionalism fits well with Trump’s criminality, hand in glove
January 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
US delusional exceptionalism fits well with Trump’s criminality, hand in glove
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you all know I love vintage children's book illustrations (and folklore)–this account has some great stuff
rammed his head into Mount Buzhou, a sky pillar, shattering the heavens. Floods drowned the earth. To save the world, Nüwa forged five-colored stones to mend the sky.
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🎨 Gonggong Strikes the Mountain: Published in 1981 by Juvenile and Children's Publishing House, illustrated by Xi Axing.
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🎨 Gonggong Strikes the Mountain: Published in 1981 by Juvenile and Children's Publishing House, illustrated by Xi Axing.
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
you all know I love vintage children's book illustrations (and folklore)–this account has some great stuff
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that emma stone's Poor Things isnt mentioned as a top 10 ALL-TIME film is a complete travesty.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
that emma stone's Poor Things isnt mentioned as a top 10 ALL-TIME film is a complete travesty.
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”This is good for you” is how you sell a dietary supplement. “This is worth fighting for” is how you sell art. A rising beef lifts all boats.
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Guest column | Today’s writers are too chummy. They should start brawling again.
If we want to save literary culture, we need to return to the age of literary feuds.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
”This is good for you” is how you sell a dietary supplement. “This is worth fighting for” is how you sell art. A rising beef lifts all boats.
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So flattered to see "10 Visions of the Future" on here!! 😍 my, ah, love letter about banding together under the rule of a doomsday cult
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
January 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
So flattered to see "10 Visions of the Future" on here!! 😍 my, ah, love letter about banding together under the rule of a doomsday cult
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
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We / @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social are in this Starter Park, and I couldn't be happier
Fuck "AI," always and everywhere
Fuck "AI," always and everywhere
📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
We / @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social are in this Starter Park, and I couldn't be happier
Fuck "AI," always and everywhere
Fuck "AI," always and everywhere
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I posted about the fifth detained death less than 24 hours ago. Now, ICE reports its sixth detained death of 2026. Call your representatives in Congress now and tell them no more funding for detention. ICE clearly can’t handle it.
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I posted about the fifth detained death less than 24 hours ago. Now, ICE reports its sixth detained death of 2026. Call your representatives in Congress now and tell them no more funding for detention. ICE clearly can’t handle it.
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ICE has had a presence at courthouses on the North Shore. It is in ALL of our interests to have courthouses be safe places for everyone, regardless of immigration status.
Contact your state rep and ask them to co-sponsor & work towards swift passage of H.1635.
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1...
Contact your state rep and ask them to co-sponsor & work towards swift passage of H.1635.
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1...
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
ICE has had a presence at courthouses on the North Shore. It is in ALL of our interests to have courthouses be safe places for everyone, regardless of immigration status.
Contact your state rep and ask them to co-sponsor & work towards swift passage of H.1635.
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1...
Contact your state rep and ask them to co-sponsor & work towards swift passage of H.1635.
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1...
all other things aside, I hate hate HATE the sudden on-rush of commercials that feature people injecting themselves with things! I'm sorry but some of us don't like needles! At all!
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
all other things aside, I hate hate HATE the sudden on-rush of commercials that feature people injecting themselves with things! I'm sorry but some of us don't like needles! At all!
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
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It's been interesting showing how horrendous these guys are at their job simply by a city that is not only working together to make their lives hell, but it's also a city with literal ice everywhere.
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM
It's been interesting showing how horrendous these guys are at their job simply by a city that is not only working together to make their lives hell, but it's also a city with literal ice everywhere.
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Stop callinge them "data centers" and starte callinge them "slop peripherals"
January 18, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Stop callinge them "data centers" and starte callinge them "slop peripherals"
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Women finally flipping the table and doing a Bread Riot have been the start of more than one revolution.
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Women finally flipping the table and doing a Bread Riot have been the start of more than one revolution.
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The last time the women of a major country got this fed up and then thisferociously, tirelessly *organized*, we ended up with the French Revolution and the guillotine
January 18, 2026 at 4:22 AM
The last time the women of a major country got this fed up and then thisferociously, tirelessly *organized*, we ended up with the French Revolution and the guillotine
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I know things are frightening right now, but don't forget to share people's art alongside all the news! I feel like I haven't seen much of the writing community getting traction on the TL lately but art has never been more important
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I know things are frightening right now, but don't forget to share people's art alongside all the news! I feel like I haven't seen much of the writing community getting traction on the TL lately but art has never been more important
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists, pelting them with water balloons in the freezing cold
Anti-ICE Demonstrators Chase Off Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter With Water Balloons At Minneapolis Rally
Some in the crowd tossed water balloons that soaked the right-wing demonstrators as temperatures hit -4 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill.
www.huffpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists, pelting them with water balloons in the freezing cold
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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Truly damning investigative reporting in @rollingstone.com on how Danish researchers long favored by RFK.Jr for their studies which cast doubt on vaccines,secured a no bid grant to fund the unethical trial in Guinea Bissau. This read is worth your time.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Truly damning investigative reporting in @rollingstone.com on how Danish researchers long favored by RFK.Jr for their studies which cast doubt on vaccines,secured a no bid grant to fund the unethical trial in Guinea Bissau. This read is worth your time.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Post or gimme a link to one of your poems or stories please!!!
I know things are frightening right now, but don't forget to share people's art alongside all the news! I feel like I haven't seen much of the writing community getting traction on the TL lately but art has never been more important
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Post or gimme a link to one of your poems or stories please!!!
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AZ writers out there crushing it! Congrats, Sudha!!
I'm beyond thrilled and simply stupefied to have my collection picked as the winner! Thank you so much to @sfwp.bsky.social for their Literary Awards Program and to the fabulous @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social for picking my manuscript!🌷🙏🙏🌷
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2025 Literary Awards Program with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social. We are thrilled to announce our Winners' Circle:
Congratulations to our our grand prize winner, @sudhab.bsky.social, and our runners-up Cara Lynn Albert and Terese Svoboda, and ! buff.ly/92ASZax
Congratulations to our our grand prize winner, @sudhab.bsky.social, and our runners-up Cara Lynn Albert and Terese Svoboda, and ! buff.ly/92ASZax
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
AZ writers out there crushing it! Congrats, Sudha!!
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Write a book you want to read, because baby, you will be reading it in your sleep.
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Write a book you want to read, because baby, you will be reading it in your sleep.
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“The unemployment rate for Black women rose significantly from the start of 2025 to December, where it stood at 7.8 percent. That pattern of dramatic job loss was not seen for other groups.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
Black Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“The unemployment rate for Black women rose significantly from the start of 2025 to December, where it stood at 7.8 percent. That pattern of dramatic job loss was not seen for other groups.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
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People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
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planned to work on my novel so naturally I ended up writing a brand new short story that I love instead
January 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
planned to work on my novel so naturally I ended up writing a brand new short story that I love instead