Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette
@pennyvixen.bsky.social
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
She/her.
Breast cancer survivor.
Horror/fantasy writer. Best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014).
Geek about everything.
Books out in 2025: THE ORB OF CAIRADO (Subterranean) in Jan. & THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (Tor) in Mar.
She/her.
Breast cancer survivor.
Horror/fantasy writer. Best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014).
Geek about everything.
Books out in 2025: THE ORB OF CAIRADO (Subterranean) in Jan. & THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (Tor) in Mar.
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
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I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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The union is calling, Starbucks! Pick up the phone!
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The union is calling, Starbucks! Pick up the phone!
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
THIS is the energy I want to bring to today.
Andy clearly has no concerns about personal boundaries, privacy, or modesty of any kind. We adore him, confidence and all. 😸
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
THIS is the energy I want to bring to today.
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This little baby is with @rocketcatrescue.bsky.social and is in the same serious situation as little Zack was. She needs to see an ER vet immediately, and Rocket Cat could use donations to make sure they can cover every avenue of care for her possible. Please consider helping them try to save her.
Got an emergency call from my old boss back at Milo’s Sanctuary about a kitten with dwarfism that was suffering from severe constipation and was declining. I picked her up and I’ll be taking her down to Michele in a few days so for now- trying to make a kitten poop.
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This little baby is with @rocketcatrescue.bsky.social and is in the same serious situation as little Zack was. She needs to see an ER vet immediately, and Rocket Cat could use donations to make sure they can cover every avenue of care for her possible. Please consider helping them try to save her.
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Handing the keys of governance to unqualified billionaires and allowing them to far exceed the proper role of the Executive Branch in dictating to other agencies (i.e. Musk/DOGE) or institutions of civil society (as with Rowan/ Compact) sure does not seem "populist."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Handing the keys of governance to unqualified billionaires and allowing them to far exceed the proper role of the Executive Branch in dictating to other agencies (i.e. Musk/DOGE) or institutions of civil society (as with Rowan/ Compact) sure does not seem "populist."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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The destruction of the federal government disproportionately affects black women. The federal civil service has long been a good career option because of the strong equal opportunity enforced in the civil service that has historically blunted the double discrimination that black women face.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The destruction of the federal government disproportionately affects black women. The federal civil service has long been a good career option because of the strong equal opportunity enforced in the civil service that has historically blunted the double discrimination that black women face.
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really is incredible how often "men are having a problem, let's fix it using someone else's entire life" comes up. does the institute for family studies understand that children are whole complete human beings whose existence cannot be used as a coping mechanism for their fathers' anxieties? (no)
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
really is incredible how often "men are having a problem, let's fix it using someone else's entire life" comes up. does the institute for family studies understand that children are whole complete human beings whose existence cannot be used as a coping mechanism for their fathers' anxieties? (no)
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New story with The Vertigo Project! Advice for Wormhole Travelers: a little help for when you find yourself in another, weirder world! vertigoproject.co.uk/files/2025/1...
vertigoproject.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New story with The Vertigo Project! Advice for Wormhole Travelers: a little help for when you find yourself in another, weirder world! vertigoproject.co.uk/files/2025/1...
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It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this. Photo from my collection, 1949.
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this. Photo from my collection, 1949.
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This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Earlier today I led my first workshop through The Vertigo Project, and the creative work they've commissioned from me is now live on their website! I'll say a bit more about each piece in the days to come, but in the meantime, feel free to explore: vertigoproject.co.uk/creative-wri...
Creative writing – The Vertigo Project
vertigoproject.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Earlier today I led my first workshop through The Vertigo Project, and the creative work they've commissioned from me is now live on their website! I'll say a bit more about each piece in the days to come, but in the meantime, feel free to explore: vertigoproject.co.uk/creative-wri...
I am so tired of my government being actively evil.
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I am so tired of my government being actively evil.
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Americans are not just losing this food assistance out of nowhere. The Trump administration and Congressional Republicans passed a bill that will take away SNAP from families so they could fund a tax break for their wealthy friends.
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Americans are not just losing this food assistance out of nowhere. The Trump administration and Congressional Republicans passed a bill that will take away SNAP from families so they could fund a tax break for their wealthy friends.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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Public land grant universities with a mission to serve the residents of their respective states are the great economic equalizers. So of course Republicans and billionaires want to destroy them. 😖
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Public land grant universities with a mission to serve the residents of their respective states are the great economic equalizers. So of course Republicans and billionaires want to destroy them. 😖
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WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST and THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social
RED RABBIT @alexgrecian.bsky.social
THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson
THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, THE GRIEF OF STONES, THE TOMB OF DRAGONS and A THEORY OF HAUNTING Katherine Addison @pennyvixen.bsky.social
4/6
RED RABBIT @alexgrecian.bsky.social
THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson
THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, THE GRIEF OF STONES, THE TOMB OF DRAGONS and A THEORY OF HAUNTING Katherine Addison @pennyvixen.bsky.social
4/6
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST and THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social
RED RABBIT @alexgrecian.bsky.social
THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson
THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, THE GRIEF OF STONES, THE TOMB OF DRAGONS and A THEORY OF HAUNTING Katherine Addison @pennyvixen.bsky.social
4/6
RED RABBIT @alexgrecian.bsky.social
THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson
THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, THE GRIEF OF STONES, THE TOMB OF DRAGONS and A THEORY OF HAUNTING Katherine Addison @pennyvixen.bsky.social
4/6
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🚨SALE ENDS TOMORROW🚨
Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
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November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🚨SALE ENDS TOMORROW🚨
Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
Shop a bumper selection of titles, exclusively on our website, DRM Free for only 0.99 each! geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
1/6
Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
Shop a bumper selection of titles, exclusively on our website, DRM Free for only 0.99 each! geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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When you think you're the coolest person in the room... and then you see this guy. 😎
[Deuce Bigelow]
[Deuce Bigelow]
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
When you think you're the coolest person in the room... and then you see this guy. 😎
[Deuce Bigelow]
[Deuce Bigelow]
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Dogs don't care what car you drive.
Cats don't care who you know.
Shelter pets are just looking for someone who will love them back.
Cats don't care who you know.
Shelter pets are just looking for someone who will love them back.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dogs don't care what car you drive.
Cats don't care who you know.
Shelter pets are just looking for someone who will love them back.
Cats don't care who you know.
Shelter pets are just looking for someone who will love them back.
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Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.
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It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
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The Affordable Care Act lets Wisconsinites sleep at night knowing that a health emergency won’t send them into bankruptcy. But that security is on the brink of being stripped away from millions of families. I heard from Wausau families about the worry & pain this will cause them.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Affordable Care Act lets Wisconsinites sleep at night knowing that a health emergency won’t send them into bankruptcy. But that security is on the brink of being stripped away from millions of families. I heard from Wausau families about the worry & pain this will cause them.