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T. K. Rex
@tkrex.bsky.social
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Science fiction and fantasy author from the western states. Occasional podcaster, reading host, bookseller and barista. Debut solarpunk collection THE WILDCRAFT DRONES drops May 21, 2026 @stelliform.press. Stories & newsletter signup at tkrex.wtf.
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New anthology for my TBR just dropped on the staff picks shelf at Dog Eared Books in San Francisco!

We Will Rise Again edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & @older.bsky.social - Speculative Stories & Essays on Protest, Resistance & Hope

(w/ @sentencebender.bsky.social cameo)
The book cover is pretty pastel colors with wavy lines and a big strong font. In the background is the staff picks shelf with various books, including Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Quick, what’s the most nonscientific, eugenics-ass way of saying “runaway capitalism is incompatible with life as we know it”
Screenshot of a headline from New Atlas (whoever they are) that says “we’re evolving too slowly for the world we’ve built, according to science”
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
An illustration of a tropical landscape with a Tyrannosaurus rex roaming through. In the far mid ground is a small concrete structure with a satellite dish on top. The dinosaur is outdated, dragging its tail, and it has too many fingers to be anatomically correct—it has three on each hand, while Tyrannosaurus famously has two. The specific individual, though not indicated in the image, is in fact Rexy, the tyrannosaurus from Jurassic Park, as depicted on the cover of a 1990s Italian translation of the novel by Michael Chricton, which I’ve actually never read
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Update: the sun went behind a cloud. This is a freezing hellscape
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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The plan had been to write
It’s Kaiju! My fluffy black and white cat! She’s beautiful. She’s sitting on my closed laptop next to my glasses case. Both items are adorned with stickers: the former, “I support science and I vote” and the later, a banana slug. The background, an above video is playing ocean waves on a large screen. Kaiju has green eyes and a black nose with big white cheeks and long whiskers and a black mask and she has one white arm tucked under her chest all casual like
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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This is the most beautiful book at Dog Eared Books right now, come and get it before I do something my bank account will regret
The book is Mesozoic Art II, with an illustration of psittacosaurs frolicking in a forest on the cover. It’s displayed on a bookstore shelf next to a book of art by Henri Rousseau, who, to my knowledge, didn’t even know what a psittacosaurus was
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Doing a LitCrawl! Months ago I was given a prompt and asked to curate a lineup. @prioryruins.bsky.social @chloehsmith.bsky.social @nmamatas.bsky.social & Giovanna Lomanto said yes! We were granted the power to change one literary event from history. What did we change? How is the world different?!
Promo graphic for the LitCrawl event “The World With Different Words” at Blondie’s Bar, 540 Valencia, San Francisco, October 25, 5 to 6 PM. Featuring Gwendolyn Maia Hicks, Giovanna Lomanto, Chloe Smith, Nick Mamatas, and T. K. Rex.
October 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Mara did you see??? The rain???? And also this
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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San Francisco doing this tonight
Incredible sunset under the rain clouds looking west down clement at 12th ave. Everything is deep gold and fluffy and the eucalyptus trees have the same shape as the clouds in silhouettes that look like black lace
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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@sentencebender.bsky.social look look you’re in @newscientist.com

www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
October 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Thank you! I think you might actually be my 100th subscriber. There no prize, I didn’t plan for this. But here. Here is a picture of a different oak tree I took the other day. This one lives in El Cerrito next to the BART tracks
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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There will also be books!
📖 LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER
new queer fantasy by @charliejane.bsky.social
📖 WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE queer climate fiction by @syr.bsky.social
📖 INSIDE ME AN ISLAND poetry by Lehua Taitano
📖 HOW TO ARRANGE PHYSICS & GEOGRAPHY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE poetry by Charlie Getter
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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San Francisco! I’m hosting a reading and discussion with four wonderful local authors:
📚 Charlie Jane Anders @charliejane.bsky.social
📚 Syr Beker @syr.bsky.social
📚 Charlie Getter
📚 Lehua Taitano
& my co-host @fabulistmag.bsky.social
OCTOBER 2 - 1246 FOLSOM
Details: cafesuspiro.com/pages/stir-a...
Poster for the seasonal reading series Stir at Cafe Suspiro and Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco.
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Guess I found the perfect tagline for the 21st Century
It’s a receipt from Dave’s Hot Chicken with a line of copy at the bottom that is trying to be clever about convincing me to provide feedback by following a QR code, but it says “GET RICH OR DIE FRYIN’”
September 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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tfw they are so, so desperate for something to be wrong with you but you literally don’t feel a thing
Screenshot of a headline from the New York Times that reads “3.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the San Francisco Bay Area” and they included a map which is very hilarious and cute because they had to zoom so far out to squeeze San Francisco in there that most of their silly little state would fit in it
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Dropping this here for absolutely no reason

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_mi...
Wikipedia screenshot: “Pigeon milk Crop milk bears little physical resemblance to mammalian milk, though in pigeons it is compositionally similar.[4] Pigeon milk is a semi-solid substance somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese. It is extremely high in protein and fat, containing higher levels than cow or human milk.[7] Unlike mammalian milk, which is an emulsion, pigeon crop milk consists of a suspension of protein-rich and fat-rich cells that proliferate and detach from the lining of the crop.[8] Also unlike mammalian milk, the substance does not contain carbohydrates (sugars).[9] It has also been shown to contain anti-oxidants and immune-enhancing factors which contribute to milk immunity.[10] Like mammalian milk, crop milk contains IgA antibodies. It also contains some bacteria.[6] Crop milk has been shown to contain carotenoids such as xanthophylls, which may be important in immunological functions.[11]”
September 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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An Unsolicited Email Sent To Me Through My Author’s Guild Profile: A Critical Analysis

The opening paragraph is highly specific and leans heavily on flattery and personalization. This is 100% something AI could write. I promise you Gina has never read my work, and like *maybe* skimmed my website 🧵
September 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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What tips are in this book? Wrong answers only
A spiral bound textbook from another era titled “how to know the mosses and liverworts”
September 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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I think she’s part Vulcan
A stunningly beautiful black and white cat throwing a skeptical glance over her shoulder as the starship Enterprise appears on a TV screen in the background
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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This is who runs this account
August 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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September 10! Syr Beker’s debut book, What A Fish Looks Like, launches at The Stud. I had the pleasure of reading an ARC of this delightful, poignant, punk collection of climate fiction from @stelliform.press & am so thrilled that I get to perform at the in-person launch party in San Francisco!
August 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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What else should be on the SFF Novellas shelf? (I’ll admit I have not read Blish, I just picked that one for the flashy colors)
A bookstore bookshelf full of science fiction and fantasy novellas (and some short collections). The three display titles are The Day After Judgement, The Tusks of Extinction and & This is How to Stay Alive. There are more with spines facing out and it’s too many to list but suffice to say they include three copies of Binti and a bunch of Tor titles
August 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Nyx 🖤
A fluffy tuxedo cat perched in front of a bright window, looking regal
August 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Just… this cover art
Lincoln looking dude in an invisible space suit picking through the ruins of the Lincoln memorial while the White House gets nuked in the background. Cover of Amazing Magazine from July 1963
August 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Coincidence??? I finally picked up your book today!
August 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM