Reposted by A.M. Birchmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 12/10/2026any advice | patreon.com/lubchansky 81431191
Reposted by A.M. BirchK Arsenault Rivera @arsenaultrivera.bsky.social · 05/08/2026writing when it's easy is SUCH a high. writing when it's hard makes me want to bash my head into a brick wall 17412
Reposted by A.M. Birch𝚂𝔢𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 ☽|☾ 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔰 🎃🧛 @chaospriestess.bsky.social · 28/04/2026My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it. 86173524483
A.M. Birch @ambirchauthor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I'm pretty sure Terry Pratchett had a whole thing to say about this back in The Colour of Magic. 030
Reposted by A.M. BirchHeather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Older lady peeped the rainbow flag on my bike, asked in a thick Russian accent “It’s your Pride?” She told me her youngest grandchild is “not she berry or he berry but no berry.” I said “Nonbinary?” She got so excited. Yes! Yes! And “Is a secret, but they are my“ *looks around, whispers* “favorite.” 141194444178
Reposted by A.M. BirchCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 14/06/2026Sir Ian McKellen. 2733351399
Reposted by A.M. BirchGray Frights! @clickgate.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The trouble with being a fantasy writer for me is where to draw the line with regard to orphaned etymology — obviously you can’t have characters say “Jesus Christ!” in a world where Jesus never existed, but does using words like “democracy” imply the existence of Ancient Greece?? 1418822
Reposted by A.M. BirchTodd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Got the latest "Hunger Games" book before the movie comes out (I really liked "Songbirds and Snakes") and then one sentence in, oh, back to first person present tense huh. Like, "Oh right, I'm reading a book for 12-year-olds, I forgot somehow" 123089
Reposted by A.M. BirchDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 02/06/2026THERE ARE NO TRANSPHOBES WITH HONOR. NO TRANSPHOBE WILL SEE THE GATES OF STO’VO’KOR. 112312804
Reposted by A.M. Birch🎆 oceaned min 🎆 @oceanminex.myatproto.social · 30/05/2026Repost to scare Bluesky developers 22211311403
Reposted by A.M. BirchNed Hartley @nedhartley.com · 15/05/2026If the actor with British accent is evil then you’re watching Sci fi. If the actor with a British accent is good then it’s Fantasy. If the actor with a British accent knocks something over then it’s a Rom com. 7941001108
Reposted by A.M. BirchKaren Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying 6695963544
Reposted by A.M. BirchLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Splitting the word helicopter by meaning isn't 'heli' and 'copter' but 'helico' (spiral) and 'pter' (wing) and that's neat. 1233757
Reposted by A.M. BirchDelilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I need you to understand that I have written like 50 books and sold 38 of them or so, and every. dang. time. I write a book, I send it to my agent and think, THIS ONE IS PERFECT. And every time, I get a big ol' honkin' edit letter. So if you're bummed because every book involves work, ME, TOO. 21105198
Reposted by A.M. BirchJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 21/02/2026He dances in a way I have only seen horses dance. He possesses a power and majesty we will never know. 11993219
A.M. Birch @ambirchauthor.bsky.social · 07/02/2026This episode was such a delight. Tim was charming, thoughtful, and warm as guest, and the way he talked about his work made me want to go back and play OG Fallout myself – on the to-play list for the future! Thanks Matt and Tim. 010
Reposted by A.M. BirchStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 17/01/2026 22021680
Reposted by A.M. BirchContingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 12/01/2026“This all had me wondering: what’s Indian food without the heat? The historian in me has an answer: spiciness is historically contingent.”contingentmagazine.orgCurry Before ColumbusWell before there was heat, there was hing. 511348
A.M. Birch @ambirchauthor.bsky.social · 01/01/2026This is how I'm learning there were more than two of those movies (the two available on VCR from the local video shop when I was growing up), and I'm deeply invested in this news. 010
Reposted by A.M. BirchRudbeckia @rudbeckia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons 218208765413
Reposted by A.M. BirchMichelle Rapp ➡️ MagicCon Atlanta @kilnfiendpotter.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Finally reading the Frog & Toad series with Rappscallion, and I am convinced Frog is a post-divorce Kermit navigating life with his bumbling new partner. 0241
Reposted by A.M. BirchScrivenerApp @scrivenerapp.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. . Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL 15901522
A.M. Birch @ambirchauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2025@alexsteacy.bsky.social Loved seeing you on @desertbus.org yesterday (and getting to meet Sephy - hi Sephy!). You mentioned a post-bus movie club situation, and I wondered how one could get in on that? Appreciate all that you do. 140
A.M. Birch @ambirchauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Just dropping by to say I watched the video earlier, it was brilliant, and it gave me a shove to watch the movie. (Yeah, I know, spoilers.) What a good time. Thanks for the great recommendation, and for making such insightful, beautifully produced videos. 020
Reposted by A.M. BirchGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/10/2025At first I was disappointed with her. Now I’m just appalled. 903384467
Reposted by A.M. BirchBBBen and his Big Brass Band @bbbengames.bsky.social · 06/09/2025ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧 The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products! This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word! The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1... 1821952052
Reposted by A.M. BirchJoyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Hey, hey authors of Indigenous, Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Black heritage - Speculative Insight is looking for articles and essays! Deets! awolfstale.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/s... Pls boost!awolfstale.wordpress.comSpeculative Insight’s call for pitchesSpeculative Insight is an amazing journal for non-fiction in the genre field. For aca-fen, this is for you! I am helping Alexandra Pierce, the editor, signal boost this upcoming call. * In Septembe… 03043
Reposted by A.M. BirchThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe. 373121374362
Reposted by A.M. BirchKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 25/06/2025I did say the thing! 351580288
Reposted by A.M. BirchDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 22/06/2025(sighing) Seems like a good day to mention that there are wizardly universes in which the series creator's only opinion about toilets is that when you use one, you should try not to miss. www.youngwizards.comyoungwizards.comYoung Wizards - A different kind of wizardry. A different kind of wizard.A different kind of wizardry. A different kind of wizard. 9397168
Reposted by A.M. BirchJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/05/2025DRM-free books have worked great. People who want to support me with a purchase support me. People who do not want to support me with a purchase will not be dissuaded by DRM. DRM is basically security theater for electronic files. 361657145
Reposted by A.M. BirchJanel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 07/04/2025me as a child: I can't believe my poor great-grandma had to live through both a global pandemic and a global economic collapse me now: I can't believe my lucky great-grandma got to wait nine whole years between her global pandemic and global economic collapse 191376251
Reposted by A.M. BirchJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I've actually used/quoted a line from this on multiple occasions: "We could take the appalling risk of just recklessly mentioning things that people won't have heard of and see if they survive the experience. They probably will." 332780
Reposted by A.M. BirchShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 21/12/2024when I was a kid I heard another kid arguing about why he had to do service for others in the gurudwara and his parent was like "if you won't help others what is the point of you" and I've never forgotten that line. 107100322030
A.M. Birch @ambirchauthor.bsky.social · 30/03/2025AI does not make 'art', because art is an action, not a product. It's in the process of creation, and the conversation between artist and viewer, and neither of those things can occur with an inanimate object on the other side of the glass. 010
