Maxine Kaplan
@maxinegkaplan.bsky.social
Author of THE ACCIDENTAL BAD GIRL, WENCH, and more TK. My brand is feminist genre exercises. I collect old things and watch TV.
MaxineKaplanBooks.com
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This was a really fun read. Delighted my goth soul. Bizarre and catchy, I couldn't put it down.
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This was a really fun read. Delighted my goth soul. Bizarre and catchy, I couldn't put it down.
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At about $60K that's about 128 million graduate team indie games, at $150K about 500,000 small indie games, at $300K about 250,000 mid-size debut indie games, or at around $950K about 110,000 indie games by a team of more experienced devs.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
At about $60K that's about 128 million graduate team indie games, at $150K about 500,000 small indie games, at $300K about 250,000 mid-size debut indie games, or at around $950K about 110,000 indie games by a team of more experienced devs.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
There are a total of 110,000 indie games on Steam.
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Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
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@authorsabb.bsky.social members & anyone who loves authors and books & hates fascism, your time to wear your values on your chest has come! Just in time for the holidays, snag an Authors Against Book Bans tee or hat & help us raise $ to fight censorship. WIN WIN!
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Authors Against Book Bans
Official AABB Merch. Perfect to wear while fighting book bans. Great for school board meetings, conferences, marching for our rights, and annoying THAT neighbor. You know the one. Show off your love o...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
@authorsabb.bsky.social members & anyone who loves authors and books & hates fascism, your time to wear your values on your chest has come! Just in time for the holidays, snag an Authors Against Book Bans tee or hat & help us raise $ to fight censorship. WIN WIN!
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www.customink.com/fundraising/...
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This is a cruel act of bigotry against an amazing woman who served her country with distinction.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is a cruel act of bigotry against an amazing woman who served her country with distinction.
The number of people who are unable to conceptualize any kind of good thing that isn’t connected to a profit motive—and who seem unable to recognize this as a cognitive defect—will never cease to amaze me
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The number of people who are unable to conceptualize any kind of good thing that isn’t connected to a profit motive—and who seem unable to recognize this as a cognitive defect—will never cease to amaze me
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if they're all businesses, do you know how much money the military loses
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
if they're all businesses, do you know how much money the military loses
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the 2026 new horror list is FINALLY LIVE! please share with all your freakiest loved ones: readjumpscares.com/2026-new-hor...
2026’s New Horror Books
All the new horror books coming in 2026, featuring all manner of hauntings, murderers, vampires, monsters, cults, ghosts, and all kinds of nebulous eldritch terrors.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
the 2026 new horror list is FINALLY LIVE! please share with all your freakiest loved ones: readjumpscares.com/2026-new-hor...
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Who controls what IP isn't what's at play with this new merger: it's about who gets your attention & dollars. It means fewer shows & fewer movies as not to step on each other's dicks.
1/3 of Hollywood is already out of work from past consolidation. How many more voices will they run out of town?
1/3 of Hollywood is already out of work from past consolidation. How many more voices will they run out of town?
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Who controls what IP isn't what's at play with this new merger: it's about who gets your attention & dollars. It means fewer shows & fewer movies as not to step on each other's dicks.
1/3 of Hollywood is already out of work from past consolidation. How many more voices will they run out of town?
1/3 of Hollywood is already out of work from past consolidation. How many more voices will they run out of town?
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The magazine that brought you "FAQ: The Snake Fight Portion of Your Thesis Defense" and "It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" bring you Isaac Chotiner's interview with Santa and it is OUTSTANDING.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The magazine that brought you "FAQ: The Snake Fight Portion of Your Thesis Defense" and "It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" bring you Isaac Chotiner's interview with Santa and it is OUTSTANDING.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
Brilliant
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Brilliant
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The best comic essay since Ian Frazier's "Coyote v. Acme"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme
www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The best comic essay since Ian Frazier's "Coyote v. Acme"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme
www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme
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Hi. I transcribe child forensic interviews
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
It’s okay to name butts. It's okay to laugh about them. It is developmentally appropriate and healthy for toddlers (let alone fifth graders) to name body parts. We all have bums. What is the fear here? 5/
December 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hi. I transcribe child forensic interviews
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
I’m not posting my Spotify wrapped. It’s exactly what you think it is. I am generic AF. Happy 2025.
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’m not posting my Spotify wrapped. It’s exactly what you think it is. I am generic AF. Happy 2025.
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For holidaye giftes, try CURATED BOOK BUNDLES from the amazinge THE LAST BOOKSTORE yn legendarye Los Angeles: "Pick a budget, choose your categories — we’ll handpick and ship a bundle based on what you love (or what someone you love, loves)."
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Shop Book Bundles | The Last Bookstore
Shop The Last Bookstore online for new and used books, vinyl records, rare collectibles, and unique gifts. Enjoy easy browsing, secure checkout, and shipping straight to your door—bringing our iconic ...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For holidaye giftes, try CURATED BOOK BUNDLES from the amazinge THE LAST BOOKSTORE yn legendarye Los Angeles: "Pick a budget, choose your categories — we’ll handpick and ship a bundle based on what you love (or what someone you love, loves)."
www.lastbookstorela.com/shop-book-bu...
www.lastbookstorela.com/shop-book-bu...
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i think this is the first time i’ve seen the “even though they lost they actually won” headline construction used for democrats
Despite loss, Democrats overperformed in bright red Tennessee House race
Aftyn Behn is on pace to significantly outperform Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nashville area district Tuesday night.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
i think this is the first time i’ve seen the “even though they lost they actually won” headline construction used for democrats
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EARLY CAT: What that?
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
EARLY CAT: What that?
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
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Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
January 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
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O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
A really great listen. @joshuakeating.bsky.social is very good at talking about this. I am someone who is extremely agitated by discussions of AI and he keeps it very sane.
If you give A.I. a nuke...
Pleasure to stop by @slate.com's TBD to chat with
@lizzieohreally.bsky.social about my recent article on AI and nuclear weapons slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Pleasure to stop by @slate.com's TBD to chat with
@lizzieohreally.bsky.social about my recent article on AI and nuclear weapons slate.com/podcasts/wha...
If You Give A.I. a Nuke
Grokenheimer, you are become death.
slate.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A really great listen. @joshuakeating.bsky.social is very good at talking about this. I am someone who is extremely agitated by discussions of AI and he keeps it very sane.
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So, did Pete Hegseth commit war crimes, or just plain old murder? slate.com/news-and-pol...
So Is Pete Hegseth a War Criminal?
If Trump doesn't fire him, it's going to send an awful message to the rest of the world.
slate.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So, did Pete Hegseth commit war crimes, or just plain old murder? slate.com/news-and-pol...
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George Will:
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
George Will:
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
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Everyone involved in this child’s kidnapping is going to hell.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Everyone involved in this child’s kidnapping is going to hell.