Joel A. Nichols
@jaynick.bsky.social
Librarian, sff writer, queer dad, Vermonter in Philadelphia, author of OUT OF THIS WORLD LIBRARY PROGRAMS: USING SPECULATIVE FICTION TO PROMOTE READING & "Come Back Yesterday: Paradoxes of Library Progress" in LIBRARY 2035 (ed. Hirsh)
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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No, I think it’s great that you have an AI boyfriend, I’m just concerned if you keep shoving zinc into your usb-c port so he can shoot thick ropes, you might void the warranty?
August 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
No, I think it’s great that you have an AI boyfriend, I’m just concerned if you keep shoving zinc into your usb-c port so he can shoot thick ropes, you might void the warranty?
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19th century wooden “walking” doll with a wheel of eight legs ~ when costumed, the doll’s long dress would cover most of the leg mechanism, allowing the doll to “walk” when moving, while appearing to have only two legs at any one time www.theriaults.com/events/listi...
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
19th century wooden “walking” doll with a wheel of eight legs ~ when costumed, the doll’s long dress would cover most of the leg mechanism, allowing the doll to “walk” when moving, while appearing to have only two legs at any one time www.theriaults.com/events/listi...
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it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
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Medical Student Practices Fat Shaming On Cadaver https://theonion.com/medical-student-practices-fat-shaming-on-cadaver/
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Medical Student Practices Fat Shaming On Cadaver https://theonion.com/medical-student-practices-fat-shaming-on-cadaver/
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We're thrilled to welcome @scottsolomon.bsky.social back on the show! This time around we chatted with Scott about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them.
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We're thrilled to welcome @scottsolomon.bsky.social back on the show! This time around we chatted with Scott about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them.
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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Device hoarding is saving lives in Congo! Thank you for your solidarity everybody, this is a group effort. 🇨🇩
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Device hoarding is saving lives in Congo! Thank you for your solidarity everybody, this is a group effort. 🇨🇩
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When SNAP payments were suspended earlier this month I was surprised at who expressed not just political concern but personal worry at the payments, and made an FB post appealing for direct submissions of reprints (slush-reading is slow) and bought nine stories in three days.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When SNAP payments were suspended earlier this month I was surprised at who expressed not just political concern but personal worry at the payments, and made an FB post appealing for direct submissions of reprints (slush-reading is slow) and bought nine stories in three days.
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For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
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We Need To Talk About Kevin (1990)
December 1, 2024 at 2:31 AM
We Need To Talk About Kevin (1990)
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Albert Bierstadt - A Storm in the Rocky Mountains (1886)
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Albert Bierstadt - A Storm in the Rocky Mountains (1886)
Scandal: he collected a paycheck and wasn’t even on the planet. Obviously fishy.
Using the powers of government to smear their opponents with dubious allegations
latest sham investigation just dropped
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Scandal: he collected a paycheck and wasn’t even on the planet. Obviously fishy.
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stalking a krazy kat balloon through the late 20s jersey hinterlands feels like the makings of one hell of a novel
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
stalking a krazy kat balloon through the late 20s jersey hinterlands feels like the makings of one hell of a novel
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Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...
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Tired: Be gay and do crimes
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Her path to ‘having it all?’ Be gay and move to Philly, a Wharton economist says.
In her new book "Having It All," Corinne Low uses data to explain the pressures on women and how to resolve some of them.
share.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tired: Be gay and do crimes
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
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"Six People To Revise You," by @jrdawson.bsky.social: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-...
Sometimes it feels like Dawson is writing specifically what I need to read. But maybe you do too.
#labyrinthratreads2025
Sometimes it feels like Dawson is writing specifically what I need to read. But maybe you do too.
#labyrinthratreads2025
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Six People To Revise You," by @jrdawson.bsky.social: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-...
Sometimes it feels like Dawson is writing specifically what I need to read. But maybe you do too.
#labyrinthratreads2025
Sometimes it feels like Dawson is writing specifically what I need to read. But maybe you do too.
#labyrinthratreads2025
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i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
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When I’m trying to find a gender-neutral alternative to “ladies and gentlemen”
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
When I’m trying to find a gender-neutral alternative to “ladies and gentlemen”
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Cis people, how many times have you been asked to describe how you masturbate, and what you think about when you do, to access healthcare on the NHS?
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Cis people, how many times have you been asked to describe how you masturbate, and what you think about when you do, to access healthcare on the NHS?
And they are probably still over there!
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
And they are probably still over there!
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“Why won’t he look at us like that, Eric? WHY?!”
*snorts a fat line like a feral hog*
*snorts a fat line like a feral hog*
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“Why won’t he look at us like that, Eric? WHY?!”
*snorts a fat line like a feral hog*
*snorts a fat line like a feral hog*
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That deeply groovin voice for diverse kid lit @leeandlow.bsky.social put my Midwest fantasy Speculation 40% off! Go to their site www.leeandlow.com/books/specul... to buy it and and enter the magic word BTS2025 when you check out and holyhooptio! You're saving yourself six bucks!
Speculation
A wonderful middle-grade fantasy debut about Black families, family history, family curses ... and a really marvelous pair of spectacles.
www.leeandlow.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
That deeply groovin voice for diverse kid lit @leeandlow.bsky.social put my Midwest fantasy Speculation 40% off! Go to their site www.leeandlow.com/books/specul... to buy it and and enter the magic word BTS2025 when you check out and holyhooptio! You're saving yourself six bucks!
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Sort of wild that American Democracy is being dismantled by a guy who can be charmed into basically anything by any New Yorker will to talk to him while wearing a suit
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sort of wild that American Democracy is being dismantled by a guy who can be charmed into basically anything by any New Yorker will to talk to him while wearing a suit