Misha Maxwell (writing? revising? querying?)
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writer of queer fantasy | cat lover | tea drinker | book reader | they/them
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I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
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i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
I always wonder what the “steal books because capitalism bad” people think an author’s average income is…
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I always wonder what the “steal books because capitalism bad” people think an author’s average income is…
We’re going to find out that cloudflare replaced all their devs with AI, aren’t we?
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We’re going to find out that cloudflare replaced all their devs with AI, aren’t we?
Dear apple,
No one in the world has ever intentionally typed “soldering” instead of “something.” Please stop autocorrecting to soldering what the fuck why is that your best guess???
No one in the world has ever intentionally typed “soldering” instead of “something.” Please stop autocorrecting to soldering what the fuck why is that your best guess???
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Dear apple,
No one in the world has ever intentionally typed “soldering” instead of “something.” Please stop autocorrecting to soldering what the fuck why is that your best guess???
No one in the world has ever intentionally typed “soldering” instead of “something.” Please stop autocorrecting to soldering what the fuck why is that your best guess???
I got like 85% through Dune but I don’t think I can do it. When he was 15 everyone washed to fuck him. Now he’s 18 with a wife and kids?
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I got like 85% through Dune but I don’t think I can do it. When he was 15 everyone washed to fuck him. Now he’s 18 with a wife and kids?
I am so damn tired but I think my city might finally get a mayor who isn’t entirely paid for by the tech bros
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I am so damn tired but I think my city might finally get a mayor who isn’t entirely paid for by the tech bros
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Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
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November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
I have spent a lot of time in small, deep red towns tucked away in the woods or on the side of a mountain. Every. Single. One. has like twelve weed shops. This is suicidally stupid.
Hidden in the moronical resolution to reopen the government: A provision that bans THC in hemp products. Hemp is a $28B/yr industry, 80% of which is based on products containing THC.
This measure will jeopardize 300,000 American jobs.
This measure will jeopardize 300,000 American jobs.
Hemp Ban Hidden Inside Government Shutdown Bill. Mitch McConnell Backed The Move | High Times
As Congress scrambles to end the shutdown, Senate leaders slipped in language that would outlaw intoxicating hemp products nationwide. The provision, backed by Mitch McConnell, could wipe out most of ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I have spent a lot of time in small, deep red towns tucked away in the woods or on the side of a mountain. Every. Single. One. has like twelve weed shops. This is suicidally stupid.
The lack of coverage this election has gotten outside of Seattle really disappoints me. But if you’re anywhere in the city please for the love of god check your ballot. It’s easy to check and it’s easy to fix. Takes five minutes of your time.
Katie’s path to the Mayor’s office depends upon your ballot — and probably your friends’ and coworkers’, too! Track your ballot and fix any issues at the following links! Next, send these links to 10 friends and family to make sure Katie wins. #thisisyourcity
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The lack of coverage this election has gotten outside of Seattle really disappoints me. But if you’re anywhere in the city please for the love of god check your ballot. It’s easy to check and it’s easy to fix. Takes five minutes of your time.
I know people who are very dedicated to the Democratic Party as an entity and this is how they talk as well. They think we can’t see the pattern here, that we can’t connect the dots between this failure and Kamala’s failure. They literally think of us as idiots who “just don’t understand politics.”
Oh @durbin.senate.gov is out on this surrender publicly and he is openly being contemptuous of the base - sounding like the coward he has always been.
Via @notus.com
Via @notus.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I know people who are very dedicated to the Democratic Party as an entity and this is how they talk as well. They think we can’t see the pattern here, that we can’t connect the dots between this failure and Kamala’s failure. They literally think of us as idiots who “just don’t understand politics.”
Democrats genuinely believe we aren’t going to blame the whole party for this… That we can’t see the pattern… That we can’t connect the dots from Kamala to this
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Democrats genuinely believe we aren’t going to blame the whole party for this… That we can’t see the pattern… That we can’t connect the dots from Kamala to this
Imagine posting this two hours after specifically NOT fighting.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Imagine posting this two hours after specifically NOT fighting.
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Great, cannot wait to wake up to fundraising emails with subject lines like “we’re not giving up!” asking me for $3 after completely letting us down.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Great, cannot wait to wake up to fundraising emails with subject lines like “we’re not giving up!” asking me for $3 after completely letting us down.
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The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
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Fuck it, man, join DSA. Eat these losers alive or die.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Fuck it, man, join DSA. Eat these losers alive or die.
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so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
they're not even pretending to try
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
they're not even pretending to try
I'm so glad we're talking about pity marketing. One of the things that makes me the angriest is when I see an author say "They won't let me write X because it's gay." But for EVERY BOOK THEY EVER WRITE. I feel manipulated and betrayed as a queer person myself. #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm so glad we're talking about pity marketing. One of the things that makes me the angriest is when I see an author say "They won't let me write X because it's gay." But for EVERY BOOK THEY EVER WRITE. I feel manipulated and betrayed as a queer person myself. #booksky
It's crazy how much easier it is to write today after waking up with a crumb of hope for this god damn country...
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's crazy how much easier it is to write today after waking up with a crumb of hope for this god damn country...
Wow it looks like the imaginary leftist spoilers who were going to ruin zohran’s chances were, in fact, imaginary just like they are in every election. I cannot believe your local Marxist book club did not concoct an elaborate sabotage executed through Twitter posts.
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Wow it looks like the imaginary leftist spoilers who were going to ruin zohran’s chances were, in fact, imaginary just like they are in every election. I cannot believe your local Marxist book club did not concoct an elaborate sabotage executed through Twitter posts.
Really hoping that today my city votes for the candidate who wants to keep libraries open later instead of the candidate who wants to put cops in libraries...
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Really hoping that today my city votes for the candidate who wants to keep libraries open later instead of the candidate who wants to put cops in libraries...
I swear autocorrect has gotten worse? And swiping to type? Like, these have gotten worse and it’s because of AI, right?
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I swear autocorrect has gotten worse? And swiping to type? Like, these have gotten worse and it’s because of AI, right?
Reaching my library’s holds limit weirdly feels like an achievement
October 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Reaching my library’s holds limit weirdly feels like an achievement