Shreya Ila Anasuya (she/they)
@thresholdrose.bsky.social
Writer. THE POISON PALACE is out in 2027. PhDing @KingsCollegeLon: history of music/gender, magic, storytelling & emotions. Fiction: @strangehorizons, @fandsf, Hachette, Harper, Aleph, and more. www.shreyailaanasuya.com
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Sphere has acquired The Poison Palace, the debut novel by Shreya Ila Anasuya. Sphere will publish the novel, which "fuses the Indian myth of the Vishkanya (poison girls) with the legend of Alexander the Great", in May 2026 👇 #BookSky
Sphere signs ‘exquisite’ feminist retelling of the story of Alexander the Great
www.thebookseller.com
Delighted to share that Sphere will publish my debut next summer!
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'My hand is broken and I can’t work🤕
I urgently need treatment.
Strong winds and heavy rain destroyed our tent🌧️
We have no shelter from the cold🥶
I’m only asking for help to buy a tent and get medical care🙏
Any support, even small, means a lot
Verified:
@mommunism.bsky.social
✅'
I urgently need treatment.
Strong winds and heavy rain destroyed our tent🌧️
We have no shelter from the cold🥶
I’m only asking for help to buy a tent and get medical care🙏
Any support, even small, means a lot
Verified:
@mommunism.bsky.social
✅'
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
'My hand is broken and I can’t work🤕
I urgently need treatment.
Strong winds and heavy rain destroyed our tent🌧️
We have no shelter from the cold🥶
I’m only asking for help to buy a tent and get medical care🙏
Any support, even small, means a lot
Verified:
@mommunism.bsky.social
✅'
I urgently need treatment.
Strong winds and heavy rain destroyed our tent🌧️
We have no shelter from the cold🥶
I’m only asking for help to buy a tent and get medical care🙏
Any support, even small, means a lot
Verified:
@mommunism.bsky.social
✅'
Immediately thought of my favourite Twitter account. IYKYK.
Happy Edgar Allan Poe's birthday!
Get dark(er).
“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.”
-Edgar Allan Poe, letter, 1844
Get dark(er).
“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.”
-Edgar Allan Poe, letter, 1844
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Immediately thought of my favourite Twitter account. IYKYK.
I can't begin to articulate the safety, comfort and care I feel with my partner. Especially after a long history of CPTSD and an unsafe idea of 'home' (a place I had to constantly escape) and more recently as an immigrant. Life-changing love.
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I can't begin to articulate the safety, comfort and care I feel with my partner. Especially after a long history of CPTSD and an unsafe idea of 'home' (a place I had to constantly escape) and more recently as an immigrant. Life-changing love.
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I found the ep in PLURIBUS where Carol--white, American--meets 5 non-white, non-American survivors of the hivemind off-putting, but in a way that made me curious to see where Gilligan was going. Now that I have, I wrote about how empire, privilege, genAI, & resistance converge in the show's subtext:
Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
While its creator tell us that Pluribus is not about advent of generative AI, it's difficult not to spot the many places where the fledgling tech and extraterrestrial hivemind overlap.
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I found the ep in PLURIBUS where Carol--white, American--meets 5 non-white, non-American survivors of the hivemind off-putting, but in a way that made me curious to see where Gilligan was going. Now that I have, I wrote about how empire, privilege, genAI, & resistance converge in the show's subtext:
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January 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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'The storm tore down my tent and we are now homeless in the cold. We don't know where to go; we are shivering from hunger and cold. We have no source of income. We need your help to provide for our basic needs. Your donation warms our hearts. We love you, friends.🤍🎁🎄'
December 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
'The storm tore down my tent and we are now homeless in the cold. We don't know where to go; we are shivering from hunger and cold. We have no source of income. We need your help to provide for our basic needs. Your donation warms our hearts. We love you, friends.🤍🎁🎄'
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'🛑Urgent urgent 🛑😭 We are pleading for your help. I have a heart valve prolapse and can't bear it. Our tent is destroyed, and we are homeless, without a tent, and slowly freezing to death.We urgently need $150 to buy a tent.Please help us
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social'
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@mommunism.bsky.social'
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
'🛑Urgent urgent 🛑😭 We are pleading for your help. I have a heart valve prolapse and can't bear it. Our tent is destroyed, and we are homeless, without a tent, and slowly freezing to death.We urgently need $150 to buy a tent.Please help us
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social'
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social'
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Please help Lubna keep her son alive if you can:
'💔 Tonight my children sleep in a torn tent, freezing, and I can’t provide warmth or medicine. Naser needs his daily medicine to survive. We urgently need $300 for his medicine and essentials. Please help us stay alive. ❤️🩹🙏🏼'
'💔 Tonight my children sleep in a torn tent, freezing, and I can’t provide warmth or medicine. Naser needs his daily medicine to survive. We urgently need $300 for his medicine and essentials. Please help us stay alive. ❤️🩹🙏🏼'
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Please help Lubna keep her son alive if you can:
'💔 Tonight my children sleep in a torn tent, freezing, and I can’t provide warmth or medicine. Naser needs his daily medicine to survive. We urgently need $300 for his medicine and essentials. Please help us stay alive. ❤️🩹🙏🏼'
'💔 Tonight my children sleep in a torn tent, freezing, and I can’t provide warmth or medicine. Naser needs his daily medicine to survive. We urgently need $300 for his medicine and essentials. Please help us stay alive. ❤️🩹🙏🏼'
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Psst!
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
The Nightward: An Epic Fantasy Adventure of Magic and Darkness Inspired by Caribbean Mythology (Waters of Lethe Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Nightward: An Epic Fantasy Adventure of Magic and Darkness Inspired by Caribbean Mythology (Waters of Lethe Book 1) eBook : Garcia, R.S.A.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Psst!
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
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My latest newsletter post! You have to read it to see why the chicken picture makes sense.
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition. Essay on writing for a small audience.
When art is created in a forest, and no one tells you they like it, does it matter? What happened when I ran into someone who directed a play I saw years ago. Also a weird chicken story.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My latest newsletter post! You have to read it to see why the chicken picture makes sense.
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...
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What's one way you lose spare change per week? Can you turn that into a pledge for the survival of six families & a camp in Gaza?
About 200 folks have made this pledge and it means a little bit of reliable, weekly support. But it isn't enough. So join in: chuffed.org/project/hope...
About 200 folks have made this pledge and it means a little bit of reliable, weekly support. But it isn't enough. So join in: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What's one way you lose spare change per week? Can you turn that into a pledge for the survival of six families & a camp in Gaza?
About 200 folks have made this pledge and it means a little bit of reliable, weekly support. But it isn't enough. So join in: chuffed.org/project/hope...
About 200 folks have made this pledge and it means a little bit of reliable, weekly support. But it isn't enough. So join in: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Please support my friend Abdul's fundraiser; he and his kids are in Gaza where basic provisions are still very expensive and their shelter is being lashed by rain. Anything you can give is not too small:
gofund.me/46ca7924f
gofund.me/46ca7924f
Donate to Help Abdul's family in Gaza to buy food, a tent, and meds!, organized by Erin S
My name is Erin, I am raising money for Abdulrahman Hamad and his fa… Erin S needs your support for Help Abdul's family in Gaza to buy food, a tent, and meds!
gofund.me
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Please support my friend Abdul's fundraiser; he and his kids are in Gaza where basic provisions are still very expensive and their shelter is being lashed by rain. Anything you can give is not too small:
gofund.me/46ca7924f
gofund.me/46ca7924f
Saleem Kidwai was a renowned historian and translator, an editor, and a queer elder. He was also a close friend of legendary singer Begum Akhtar. This Sunday I will have the great pleasure of talking about them for the curtain-raiser of this year's Sanatkada Festival in Kolkata:
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Saleem Kidwai was a renowned historian and translator, an editor, and a queer elder. He was also a close friend of legendary singer Begum Akhtar. This Sunday I will have the great pleasure of talking about them for the curtain-raiser of this year's Sanatkada Festival in Kolkata:
Kolkata on a Sunday.
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Kolkata on a Sunday.
All ChatGPT writing is awful, but my god, the similes and metaphors are especially grim.
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
All ChatGPT writing is awful, but my god, the similes and metaphors are especially grim.
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I read THE POISON PALACE while travelling in Italy, finding rare moments to commune with deep time amid the hills and castles, and the book unfolded settings and eras I've rarely seen in fiction with a graceful, fiery verisimilitude both intimate and mythic. It resounds in time.
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I read THE POISON PALACE while travelling in Italy, finding rare moments to commune with deep time amid the hills and castles, and the book unfolded settings and eras I've rarely seen in fiction with a graceful, fiery verisimilitude both intimate and mythic. It resounds in time.
Thank you so much for your generosity Indra ♥️ this means so much to me coming from you
Always lovely to have a friend appreciate one's book 💙 Incidentally, Shreya has a gorgeous, transportive, haunting historical novel coming out about a courtesan-assassin from the Indian subcontinent sent to try and infiltrate Alexander the Great's invading army and kill him. Don't miss it:
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thank you so much for your generosity Indra ♥️ this means so much to me coming from you
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Updated the post with a verified Venmo link! It's in the blog post, or you can go directly to it here: linktr.ee/sinijay8#230...
Sri Lanka is hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah with severe flooding across the island. Over a hundred and fifty are dead, and tens of thousands are displaced. Some ways you can help:
vajra.me/2025/11/29/c...
vajra.me/2025/11/29/c...
Cyclone Ditwah Flood Relief Sri Lanka
How to donate to Sri Lankan flood relief initiatives in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah.
vajra.me
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Updated the post with a verified Venmo link! It's in the blog post, or you can go directly to it here: linktr.ee/sinijay8#230...
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Thread: 1. This is not a robot. It's a mannequin.
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i...
#AI #robot #teacher
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i...
#AI #robot #teacher
'I am Sophie': 17-year-old from a small UP city’s Hindi-medium school builds AI robot teacher that can teach any subject
A 17-year-old student has developed an AI-powered robot teacher named Sophie, capable of answering questions across subjects using an LLM chipset. This innovation, demonstrated answering queries on g...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Thread: 1. This is not a robot. It's a mannequin.
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i...
#AI #robot #teacher
2. Mouthing facts (Who was the first prime minister of India? What is 100+92?) is not teaching.
3. Mouthing LLM-generated results of queries is not teaching.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i...
#AI #robot #teacher
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do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
Realistically if you follow me there's probably someone in your circle this would make a great gift for! Possibly that person is you!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAAR is so many things packed into 136 pages; a being like its protagonist, one who must remember the immensity of the 'serpent impossible', but who also must suffer the pains and live the delights of Earth.
November 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAAR is so many things packed into 136 pages; a being like its protagonist, one who must remember the immensity of the 'serpent impossible', but who also must suffer the pains and live the delights of Earth.
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No donations for 2 days. Shimaa was shot by an Israeli quadcopter trying to keep her baby safe & lost her husband to Israel's genocide in Gaza. Please help her keep her daughter, who's very sick & malnourished, alive. They urgently need food, medicine, shelter from the cold:
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
No donations for 2 days. Shimaa was shot by an Israeli quadcopter trying to keep her baby safe & lost her husband to Israel's genocide in Gaza. Please help her keep her daughter, who's very sick & malnourished, alive. They urgently need food, medicine, shelter from the cold:
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Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May!
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
taratheatre.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May!
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
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Please share & give to help 19 yo Hosam's family survive Israel's genocide in Gaza, which has left Palestinians starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps & damages tents. They urgently need warm shelter. Donations have dropped steeply since the 'ceasefire':
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Please share & give to help 19 yo Hosam's family survive Israel's genocide in Gaza, which has left Palestinians starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps & damages tents. They urgently need warm shelter. Donations have dropped steeply since the 'ceasefire':