shelly jay shore (she/they)
@shellyjayshore.bsky.social
RULES FOR GHOSTING (random house | aug 2024). writer of queer & trans stories, digital strategist, disabled Jew with too many feelings. support your local abortion fund!
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i’m not saying that all of these AI features disappearing and everyone admitting they’re unethical and obnoxious while those of us who never touched them get to be extremely smug about it would fix me, but i do think it would help
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
i’m not saying that all of these AI features disappearing and everyone admitting they’re unethical and obnoxious while those of us who never touched them get to be extremely smug about it would fix me, but i do think it would help
i missed my shot to get a print copy so publishers better not sleep on this!!!!
Wish me luck—The Scottish Boy (+ a new, similar book!!!) is out on sub to publishers, hoping to find a new home post-Unbound.
The book sold out 3 print runs & did big audio numbers on word of mouth, so I hope a new publisher can build on that. If you liked the book, pls RT 💕 synopsis in alt txt
The book sold out 3 print runs & did big audio numbers on word of mouth, so I hope a new publisher can build on that. If you liked the book, pls RT 💕 synopsis in alt txt
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
i missed my shot to get a print copy so publishers better not sleep on this!!!!
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This is why non-romance people need to read more romance, honestly: will-they-won’t-they is fine but it is not the same narrative as “they did and then they did again and then they keep going but eventually someone’s gonna find out and then they’re REALLY fucked.”
but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is why non-romance people need to read more romance, honestly: will-they-won’t-they is fine but it is not the same narrative as “they did and then they did again and then they keep going but eventually someone’s gonna find out and then they’re REALLY fucked.”
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Might be thinking about this more than usual because of a project that will probably be announced next year, but I am ALSO thinking about the rapid invisibilization of survivors of both these things, and the fact that history has largely forgotten about encephalitis lethargica.
Been thinking a lot about how the pandemic fundamentally broke our brains and our collective response; in a way it reminds me of the frenzied excess of the 1920s as people reeled from WWI and the influenza pandemic, and the hard fall we took at the end of that decade is coming for us this time too.
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Might be thinking about this more than usual because of a project that will probably be announced next year, but I am ALSO thinking about the rapid invisibilization of survivors of both these things, and the fact that history has largely forgotten about encephalitis lethargica.
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my gift guide is you should buy cool stuff created by cool people on bluesky.
buy their books, their art, their old-school zines, their music, their nut mixes, a membership to their patreon, their off-kilter tote bags, etc.
(and if you have a thing people should buy, post it! right now!)
buy their books, their art, their old-school zines, their music, their nut mixes, a membership to their patreon, their off-kilter tote bags, etc.
(and if you have a thing people should buy, post it! right now!)
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
my gift guide is you should buy cool stuff created by cool people on bluesky.
buy their books, their art, their old-school zines, their music, their nut mixes, a membership to their patreon, their off-kilter tote bags, etc.
(and if you have a thing people should buy, post it! right now!)
buy their books, their art, their old-school zines, their music, their nut mixes, a membership to their patreon, their off-kilter tote bags, etc.
(and if you have a thing people should buy, post it! right now!)
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'The climate of fear at work keeps women [in the food industry] isolated from law enforcement and other social supports, while the backbreaking day-to-day toil keeps the workforce atomized and unaware of their rights on the job.'
This Thanksgiving, Remember the Hand that Feeds You
Investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, analysis of national and world affairs, and cultural criticism that matters.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
'The climate of fear at work keeps women [in the food industry] isolated from law enforcement and other social supports, while the backbreaking day-to-day toil keeps the workforce atomized and unaware of their rights on the job.'
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Emma Goldman was right.
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Emma Goldman was right.
do i already own the gardener’s hand books? yes. did i buy this whole
set anyway bc it was such a good deal and because @feliciadavin.com could write a phone book and i’d read it? also yes.
set anyway bc it was such a good deal and because @feliciadavin.com could write a phone book and i’d read it? also yes.
All my ebooks are half price for Creator Day at itch! Today only, itch isn't taking a cut, so all the money goes to creators.
Want some queer sci-fi or fantasy romance in your life? You can buy individual books for $1.49-$3.49 or the whole bundle for $30 feliciadavin.itch.io...
Want some queer sci-fi or fantasy romance in your life? You can buy individual books for $1.49-$3.49 or the whole bundle for $30 feliciadavin.itch.io...
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
do i already own the gardener’s hand books? yes. did i buy this whole
set anyway bc it was such a good deal and because @feliciadavin.com could write a phone book and i’d read it? also yes.
set anyway bc it was such a good deal and because @feliciadavin.com could write a phone book and i’d read it? also yes.
this week’s newsletter: art imitating life, fascism and revolution, creative turning points, and tragic lesbians — aka, notes on creativity for good through a lens of “wicked,” because i am just basic that way shellyjayshore.beehiiv.com/p/the-creati...
💜[11/28] the creativity for good friday five
this week’s highlights on creativity for good
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November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
this week’s newsletter: art imitating life, fascism and revolution, creative turning points, and tragic lesbians — aka, notes on creativity for good through a lens of “wicked,” because i am just basic that way shellyjayshore.beehiiv.com/p/the-creati...
ooooooh i do a lot of this in notion but this is very tempting
I've not only unsubscribed to about 500 email lists today, I'm also about done cleaning up my Raindrop.io bookmarks and have cleaned up my Things lists, too.
I don't mind working days most others are not in the office because I get so many of these dumb but important little tasks done.
I don't mind working days most others are not in the office because I get so many of these dumb but important little tasks done.
Raindrop.io — All in One Bookmark Manager
For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff
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November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
ooooooh i do a lot of this in notion but this is very tempting
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
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We've got stickers, a raffle, & new reward tiers for Monthly Donations!
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$25 - raffle entry & 4 sticker sheets
$50 - raffle entry & 6 sticker sheets
$100 - raffle entry, a Tshirt, & 6 sticker sheets
$250 - raffle entry, a Tshirt, Hoodie, Tote, & 6 sticker sheets
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We've got stickers, a raffle, & new reward tiers for Monthly Donations!
$10 - raffle entry & 2 sticker sheets
$25 - raffle entry & 4 sticker sheets
$50 - raffle entry & 6 sticker sheets
$100 - raffle entry, a Tshirt, & 6 sticker sheets
$250 - raffle entry, a Tshirt, Hoodie, Tote, & 6 sticker sheets
$10 - raffle entry & 2 sticker sheets
$25 - raffle entry & 4 sticker sheets
$50 - raffle entry & 6 sticker sheets
$100 - raffle entry, a Tshirt, & 6 sticker sheets
$250 - raffle entry, a Tshirt, Hoodie, Tote, & 6 sticker sheets
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Every single book in here is a certified BANGER
All my ebooks are half price for Creator Day at itch! Today only, itch isn't taking a cut, so all the money goes to creators.
Want some queer sci-fi or fantasy romance in your life? You can buy individual books for $1.49-$3.49 or the whole bundle for $30 feliciadavin.itch.io...
Want some queer sci-fi or fantasy romance in your life? You can buy individual books for $1.49-$3.49 or the whole bundle for $30 feliciadavin.itch.io...
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Every single book in here is a certified BANGER
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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I love them
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I love them
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Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
do you think he is just SO delighted to be talking about data that isn’t weighted with vibes of “oh god oh god oh god we’re all gonna die”
I’ve come to *love* Steve Kornacki at the dog show. :)
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
do you think he is just SO delighted to be talking about data that isn’t weighted with vibes of “oh god oh god oh god we’re all gonna die”
happy national dog show day to all who celebrate
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
happy national dog show day to all who celebrate
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This franchise is only 5 months old. Respect 🫡
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This franchise is only 5 months old. Respect 🫡
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It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
I’M FREE
i’m literally only watching this parade for the live k-pop demon hunters performance. why do they not just put out a schedule???? (i mean. i know why. but grrrrr)
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’M FREE
i’m literally only watching this parade for the live k-pop demon hunters performance. why do they not just put out a schedule???? (i mean. i know why. but grrrrr)
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
i’m literally only watching this parade for the live k-pop demon hunters performance. why do they not just put out a schedule???? (i mean. i know why. but grrrrr)
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TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR TRAINS AND QUEERS AND FANDOM AND THE MAIL AND PEOPLE WHO FIGHT BACK AGAINST FASCISM
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR TRAINS AND QUEERS AND FANDOM AND THE MAIL AND PEOPLE WHO FIGHT BACK AGAINST FASCISM
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BURN THE WITCH.
Cranberry sauce straight outta the can is trash—either make a cranberry salad or save that 89 cents, love. We don’t need your ridged cranberry gelatin on the dinner table.
5. What’s a controversial food take that you’d stand ten toes down and defend at all costs?
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
BURN THE WITCH.