Arachne 🏳️🌈
@cayemarsh.bsky.social
Author of queer SFF living & writing in Aotearoa (she/her). STATION IN THE SKY out now! Enthusiastic about books and bugs. Posting positive to offset the horrors.
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Arachne 🏳️🌈
@cayemarsh.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Station in the Sky
www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com
You might not know that I write books? But I do!
Check out STATION IN THE SKY. It's 2-novellas-in-1.
✅Sci-fi with wastelands & biodomes & space stations
✅head injury/brain fog & hidden motives
✅mother-daughter feels & NB/NB ace deep friendship
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Check out STATION IN THE SKY. It's 2-novellas-in-1.
✅Sci-fi with wastelands & biodomes & space stations
✅head injury/brain fog & hidden motives
✅mother-daughter feels & NB/NB ace deep friendship
💙📚
🇳🇿📚
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Past me had some good ideas. 😅
(trying desperately to resist the concern that past me had BETTER ideas than current me 😬😂)
(trying desperately to resist the concern that past me had BETTER ideas than current me 😬😂)
I'm revising a story I started writing over 10 yrs ago & haven't touched in 5. Surprised by how much I'm enjoying it! The writing is not up to my current standards, & it was obvs entirely pantsed, but the characters, setting, ideas are so fresh and creative! I have high hopes for this one! 🤞🤞
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December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Past me had some good ideas. 😅
(trying desperately to resist the concern that past me had BETTER ideas than current me 😬😂)
(trying desperately to resist the concern that past me had BETTER ideas than current me 😬😂)
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This was delightfully Gothic while also being quite sweet. I love how the protagonists KNOW when things are being Gothic and try their damndest to avoid it all. 😅
Eeep! ALL OF US MURDERERS is one of BookPage's Best Mystery and Suspense of 2025!
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This was delightfully Gothic while also being quite sweet. I love how the protagonists KNOW when things are being Gothic and try their damndest to avoid it all. 😅
"I hope people will return to Mr Collins in Love when they’re in need of something gentle and pastoral, where kindness wins out, and summer is always just around the corner."
@leewelchwriter.bsky.social said this about her book in an interview, and it's just so beautifully apt. 🧡
@leewelchwriter.bsky.social said this about her book in an interview, and it's just so beautifully apt. 🧡
Need some kindness and gentleness in your life? Try my m/m romance in which young clergyman Mr Collins from Pride and Prejudice is the hero.
Out on audio or from most online bookshops.
Out on audio or from most online bookshops.
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"I hope people will return to Mr Collins in Love when they’re in need of something gentle and pastoral, where kindness wins out, and summer is always just around the corner."
@leewelchwriter.bsky.social said this about her book in an interview, and it's just so beautifully apt. 🧡
@leewelchwriter.bsky.social said this about her book in an interview, and it's just so beautifully apt. 🧡
I'm revising a story I started writing over 10 yrs ago & haven't touched in 5. Surprised by how much I'm enjoying it! The writing is not up to my current standards, & it was obvs entirely pantsed, but the characters, setting, ideas are so fresh and creative! I have high hopes for this one! 🤞🤞
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December 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I'm revising a story I started writing over 10 yrs ago & haven't touched in 5. Surprised by how much I'm enjoying it! The writing is not up to my current standards, & it was obvs entirely pantsed, but the characters, setting, ideas are so fresh and creative! I have high hopes for this one! 🤞🤞
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I CANNOT WAIT to buy this book! The first was so astonishingly fun.
If you haven't read The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi yet, treat yourself!
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If you haven't read The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi yet, treat yourself!
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Preorder alert!
Amina's off on a dangerous mission to steal a spindle from a mysterious sorceress in THE TAPESTRY OF FATE, @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's epic sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
Signed Exclusive Edition with sprayed edges: www.waterstones.com/book/the-tap...
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#SFF
Amina's off on a dangerous mission to steal a spindle from a mysterious sorceress in THE TAPESTRY OF FATE, @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's epic sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
Signed Exclusive Edition with sprayed edges: www.waterstones.com/book/the-tap...
🪐💙📚
#SFF
December 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I CANNOT WAIT to buy this book! The first was so astonishingly fun.
If you haven't read The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi yet, treat yourself!
🧡🧡🧡🧡
If you haven't read The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi yet, treat yourself!
🧡🧡🧡🧡
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Based on the bewildering characterisation, failure of linear time, and misunderstanding of basic physics and biology, I am going to posit that this book has been produced by the publishing arm of the Old Ones existing in an abhuman dimension beyond our mortal brains.
or it's crap. one of the two.
or it's crap. one of the two.
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Based on the bewildering characterisation, failure of linear time, and misunderstanding of basic physics and biology, I am going to posit that this book has been produced by the publishing arm of the Old Ones existing in an abhuman dimension beyond our mortal brains.
or it's crap. one of the two.
or it's crap. one of the two.
Love this change 😁😁
Hi Folks! A lot of things have happened since I first started writing Light From Uncommon Stars. Recently, I've asked Tor to make a change in the book for all future editions. If you've bought a copy, please feel free to make the change on your own. Yes, this is an official retcon. <3 Ryka
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Love this change 😁😁
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It is not divisive to demand a public statement from NZ Labour party that explicitly says they will do everything in their power to uphold trans peoples human rights
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It is not divisive to demand a public statement from NZ Labour party that explicitly says they will do everything in their power to uphold trans peoples human rights
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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Some Dragon Age fanart I've done over the years :)
My Inquisitor, my Warden, Isabela, and Cullen!
My Inquisitor, my Warden, Isabela, and Cullen!
July 30, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Some Dragon Age fanart I've done over the years :)
My Inquisitor, my Warden, Isabela, and Cullen!
My Inquisitor, my Warden, Isabela, and Cullen!
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Hey bobtail squid, you got something on your... everything.
🦑📷Ivan Samra (inaturalist.ca/observations...)
🦑📷Ivan Samra (inaturalist.ca/observations...)
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hey bobtail squid, you got something on your... everything.
🦑📷Ivan Samra (inaturalist.ca/observations...)
🦑📷Ivan Samra (inaturalist.ca/observations...)
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Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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As Sunday was #standrewsday , may we remind you of @mkhardywrites.com 's THE NEEDFIRE: a Scottish, sapphic, gothic where a new bride arrives at her husband's home to find nothing is what it seems, the roots of the past run deep, and even the earth is angry...
Buy now: https://geni.us/needfire
Buy now: https://geni.us/needfire
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As Sunday was #standrewsday , may we remind you of @mkhardywrites.com 's THE NEEDFIRE: a Scottish, sapphic, gothic where a new bride arrives at her husband's home to find nothing is what it seems, the roots of the past run deep, and even the earth is angry...
Buy now: https://geni.us/needfire
Buy now: https://geni.us/needfire
Another great series!!!
I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Another great series!!!
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I wonder how different this week would have been if the Girl Guides' statement had said "we're closing the Girl Guides with immediate effect due to legal threats by transphobic organisations funded by JK Rowling, which we cannot afford to contest".
Could have been the moment the tide turned.
Could have been the moment the tide turned.
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I wonder how different this week would have been if the Girl Guides' statement had said "we're closing the Girl Guides with immediate effect due to legal threats by transphobic organisations funded by JK Rowling, which we cannot afford to contest".
Could have been the moment the tide turned.
Could have been the moment the tide turned.
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If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
Like, I'm sorry the fascists are giving you difficult choices. But that's what fascists fucking do. The only legit answer is "fuck you make me". The only answer that shows you have actual fucking principles not preferences is "fuck you make me". And that sucks. But here we are.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
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An updated list. Some I missed, some have released statements since I released the original list.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An updated list. Some I missed, some have released statements since I released the original list.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
This is such a fun and fantastic series!! Try it out - you can read all three books, no waiting.
Today marks a year since my Burnished City trilogy concluded. Still so proud of my desperate disaster trio and their story of defying the rules--in magic, in politics, and in love!
Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243
Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is such a fun and fantastic series!! Try it out - you can read all three books, no waiting.
Amazing!!
Coming March 10, 2026! I am thrilled to share the covers for the rerelease of Aliette de Bodard's DOMINION OF THE FALLEN trilogy. Enter a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysm and the mysterious Houses ruling the city in this beloved series of fallen angels, devious alchemists, & Vietnamese dragons...
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Amazing!!
My word-cloud thing was mostly uninteresting. Just the word BOOKS very big with other tiny words scattered around.
But this? This is an accomplishment I can be proud of. 😍
But this? This is an accomplishment I can be proud of. 😍
I shared a total of 72 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 100% of them which is 126% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My word-cloud thing was mostly uninteresting. Just the word BOOKS very big with other tiny words scattered around.
But this? This is an accomplishment I can be proud of. 😍
But this? This is an accomplishment I can be proud of. 😍
I shared a total of 72 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 100% of them which is 126% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I shared a total of 72 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 100% of them which is 126% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
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Witch, hare and herbs linoprint by my mum, Jo, from my book Help The Witch (now republished by @swiftpress.bsky.social after a period out of print due to the Unbound disaster).
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Witch, hare and herbs linoprint by my mum, Jo, from my book Help The Witch (now republished by @swiftpress.bsky.social after a period out of print due to the Unbound disaster).
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Conceding the election at her watch party at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Behn called the race "the beginning of something so powerful across Tennessee and across the South."
"The South is not silent, because the South has something to say."
"The South is not silent, because the South has something to say."
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Conceding the election at her watch party at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Behn called the race "the beginning of something so powerful across Tennessee and across the South."
"The South is not silent, because the South has something to say."
"The South is not silent, because the South has something to say."
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What's this? Did...
Did I hear right?
THE BOOK BAZAAR IS 100% FUNDED? ALL 22 PROJECTS? HAVE FUNDED???????? OMGGGGGGG THIS IS SO AMAZING Y'ALL WE DID IT!!!
There's still 16 hours to pledge for INDIES! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO
Did I hear right?
THE BOOK BAZAAR IS 100% FUNDED? ALL 22 PROJECTS? HAVE FUNDED???????? OMGGGGGGG THIS IS SO AMAZING Y'ALL WE DID IT!!!
There's still 16 hours to pledge for INDIES! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
What's this? Did...
Did I hear right?
THE BOOK BAZAAR IS 100% FUNDED? ALL 22 PROJECTS? HAVE FUNDED???????? OMGGGGGGG THIS IS SO AMAZING Y'ALL WE DID IT!!!
There's still 16 hours to pledge for INDIES! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO
Did I hear right?
THE BOOK BAZAAR IS 100% FUNDED? ALL 22 PROJECTS? HAVE FUNDED???????? OMGGGGGGG THIS IS SO AMAZING Y'ALL WE DID IT!!!
There's still 16 hours to pledge for INDIES! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO