Reposted by C.C. FinlayKameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 15/09/2026We could be working together on universal healthcare and instead our elected reps are spending all their time policing genitalia and renaming large bodies of water. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE 27620
Reposted by C.C. Finlayalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"books should start with action" "the first pages must introduce the protagonist" "world building should be invisible" hush child ms. robin mckinley is speaking 36973169
Reposted by C.C. FinlayMerc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Time Bomb Time" by @ccfinlay.bsky.social is wonderfully fun both for the time loop AND the stunt writing the story pulls off! escapepod.org/2022/08/25/e...escapepod.orgEscape Pod 851: Time Bomb Time | Escape Pod-pop- The sharp scent of ozone–sudden like heartbreak, raw as a panic attack–filled Hannah’s dorm room, from the paper-swamped desk across her rumpled bed to the window overlooking the quad. 131
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Book launch! MONSTER, MONARCH, MAIDEN! Come see Rae! And possibly me! Tiffin, Ohio! Saturday, August 22 at 1pm! (or 12:30 if you want to grab a drink with Rae) For more information and to reserve a book, visit: panyanbooks.com/RAECARSON 3186
Reposted by C.C. FinlayGale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I think we just passed oops. 451173265801
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 24/05/2026RIP Ted White. Ted was asst editor at F&SF from 1963-68, where he also contributed fiction and book reviews. His editorials in the Feb and Mar '66 issues speak w/ feeling about the frustrations and joys of reading slush, and discovering writers like Larry Niven and Tom Disch. He loved great stories. 1120
Reposted by C.C. FinlayPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Incredible. And incredibly fast. Whoever says the renewables revolution is over is wrong. It's just beginning. Death to fossil fuels! insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...insideclimatenews.orgCalifornia’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon. - Inside Climate NewsAn expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts. 824292
Reposted by C.C. FinlayKameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 01/05/2026The 2008 Depression taught me that as soon as people start asking "Are we in a recession?" the answer is that we've actually been in a recession for some time, it's just that no one wants to acknowledge it. The mass layoffs the last 2 years have already resulted in more job losses than 2008. 125051
Reposted by C.C. FinlayGuy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 29/04/2026‘politeness is not really the problem.’ Yes. 0254
Reposted by C.C. FinlayEffie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026This is a heartbreaking story of an author with Long Covid being awarded a prize with draconian promo requirements... and not being given any disability accommodations. Shit like this is why I wrote "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything". 0185
Reposted by C.C. FinlayKat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I have space available in my editing calendar, and I'd love to fill these spots. I do developmental editing of novels and novellas. More info and contact link here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing 01412
Reposted by C.C. FinlayAmy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The % of women in new senior leadership appointments in 16 countries peaked in 2022 at 34.8% but has fallen for 3 years to 32.8% in 2025. McKinsey finds companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are up to 25% more likely to outperform financially. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...weforum.orgWhy gender-balanced leadership matters in uncertain timesA growing coalition of leaders is taking decisive action to accelerate gender parity in leadership. Five of them explain why diversity is the first step toward building resilience. 1158
Reposted by C.C. FinlayMaurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines… blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...blog.flametreepublishing.comBlack Horror | Call for SubmissionsWe are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open! 2139129
Reposted by C.C. FinlayMaressa Voss @maressakate.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Having benefited greatly from the guidance of @ccfinlay.bsky.social , this is one I’ll be sorry to miss! (Unless I can write a new novel by July…) 142
Reposted by C.C. FinlayE. Catherine Tobler @ecatherine.com · 18/12/2025Hoping to see more submissions from under-repped groups in my submissions—don't self-reject, it's easier to send me a story about death. We're open until 12/31 (midnight eastern). psychopomp.com/the-deadland...psychopomp.comThe Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COMFiction 07052
Reposted by C.C. FinlaySuzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Just for my own edification, if you are BIPOC and living in Canada and write gothic horror do you mind saying hi to me on this thread? Off the bat respectfully I know of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Premee, Nalo Hopkinson, I love all of their work and have their books. 1011189
Reposted by C.C. FinlayClarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 07/11/2025Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this. 221522798
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 03/11/2025I was still in bed when Monday Morning said "Wake up, sleepyhead." 1575
Reposted by C.C. FinlayGlen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Well don't I feel stupid 285258256759
Reposted by C.C. FinlayKelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The smaller players are acting with the courage and righteousness that the bigger and more powerful entities all lack. What is the point of money, influence and power if you're not going to use them to do the right thing? Why does wealth reduce men into simpering cowards? Thoughts, Bob Iger? 0479
Reposted by C.C. FinlayLynne M. Thomas 🏳️🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 18/09/2025As happens with every. Single. Pilot. Program. That ever looks at anything akin to UBI, it is cheaper to just straight up help people get to a modest financial baseline than to deal with the outcomes of not helping people in poverty. It’s not news until we deploy it at scale. 10566206
Reposted by C.C. FinlayUndertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Giveaway for some great books—including @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS! 0147
Reposted by C.C. FinlayBree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 08/09/2025Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this. Every pub should do this. 271511476
Reposted by C.C. FinlayVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 05/09/20251. Here's the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v Anthropic class action suit. Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion, an "estimated gross recovery of $3,000 per Class Work" & destroy the two datasets of pirated works once litigation ends storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com 514469
Reposted by C.C. FinlayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 28/08/2025The Last Wills And Testaments Of Captain Kohle by @bingingout.bsky.social in which Captain Kohle is summoned from the afterlife - again and again until we learn the truth of his death translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/t... 1106
Reposted by C.C. FinlayFIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Announcements on announcements this week! Calling all ARTISTS: We're searching for next year's cover art contributors! Check out the sub page for details and how to submit your portfolio: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/ Share with a Black creator who the world needs to know about 🔥🔥🔥media.tenor.coma man wearing overalls and a striped shirt is holding his hand outALT: a man wearing overalls and a striped shirt is holding his hand out 11117111
Reposted by C.C. FinlayCL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 21/08/2025If you would like to read Shadow Jack, it's up at @giganotosaurus.bsky.social for your entertainment and delight and also stuff about fingernails 1159
Reposted by C.C. FinlayLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 28/07/2025All I think about when I hear people say that it’s bad taste to dance on Hulk Hogan’s grave is that Emmett Till’s monument had to be replaced with a 500lb steel bulletproof monument because white people simply won’t stop riddling it with bullets. So now it just has tons of dents. From bullets. 516235637369
Reposted by C.C. FinlayVictor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Co-sign. Read John Langan! You will never regret it. 68415
Reposted by C.C. FinlayNick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 29/07/2025So just to clarify: the government, seeking to restrict kids’ access to “harmful content” imposed an ID rule and now there’s been a mahoosive spike in VPN use. So now they’re thinking of banning VPNs… 149823
Reposted by C.C. FinlayUndertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 12/07/2025I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year. 1127685
Reposted by C.C. FinlayAllan Kaster @infinivoxsf.bsky.social · 08/07/2025The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 9 is making a splash! 👏 Grab your copy today: www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-9 041
Reposted by C.C. FinlayMishell Baker @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Somewhere in the past 16 years I've forgotten what I learned at Clarion: That it is literally impossible for any group of people (unless self-selected for agreement) to agree on whether a story is good. 422134
Reposted by C.C. FinlayKelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Graffiti along Minnehaha Creek. 13937145
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 30/06/2025@gregvaneekhout.bsky.social @whatnext.bsky.social Just wanted to make sure the two of you saw this, if you hadn't already seen it. I don't know why it fills me with such joy, but I thought you might share it. 371
Reposted by C.C. FinlayNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 28/06/2025It is legitimately not a gotcha: our safety as Americans is intimately related. American Muslims and American Jews are natural allies in the fight against fascism and Dominionist Christianity -- which is why they've done everything they can think of to pit us against each other. 011224
Reposted by C.C. FinlayDiabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 29/06/2025Diabolical Plots is opening for submissions in 8 days! Ask any questions you want to ask before the window is here! 35829
Reposted by C.C. FinlayElizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 28/06/2025It's a family drama wearing a space opera murder mystery as a hat and here's a direct link to order signed copies: www.odysseybks.com/folded-sky-s...odysseybks.com 19922
Reposted by C.C. FinlayKarl Dandenell (he/him dreams of retirement) @karldandenell.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Also a big tip of the hat to “The Matador and the Labyrinth” over at @diabolicalplots.com! @ccfinlay.bsky.social - you are on fire. 121
Reposted by C.C. FinlayKarl Dandenell (he/him dreams of retirement) @karldandenell.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Tremendously happy that my friend @rcwordsmith.bsky.social gifted me a subscription to @morningtransport.bsky.social since it immediately served up "Why We Sing" by @ccfinlay.bsky.social. Ye gods, what a fabulous story. 151
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs (hard mode, no SW, ST, or LOTRmedia.tenor.coma man is sitting at a table with a bowl of boiled potatoes in front of him .ALT: a man is sitting at a table with a bowl of boiled potatoes in front of him . 1190
Reposted by C.C. FinlayElizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 25/06/2025TOMORROW! 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT I will be appearing on a virtual panel on short stories hosted by the Braille Institute, with wonderful writers @tananarivedue.bsky.social and Jendayi Brooks-Flemister! Register to attend here: bit.ly/44ppXks 22816
Reposted by C.C. FinlayJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Some will say, "but 'regime change' isn't euphemism for 'conquer' because nobody's advocating for U.S. to absorb Iran." Hmm. Were China to somehow overthrow U.S. government & install a government dependent on & acquiescent to China, we wouldn't call that "regime change." 2/ 2868
Reposted by C.C. FinlayJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 23/06/2025News organizations shouldn't be using the term "regime change" except to quote an official using the term. It's euphemism for "conquer." The debate isn't about whether the U.S. will "pursue regime change in Iran"; it's whether the U.S. will attempt to conquer Iran. 1/ 1643194
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 22/06/2025New today at The Sunday Morning Transport! "Why We Sing" One morning on the island of Wherthy, the priestess Elliemmi rose in the muted gray hour before dawn to throw two of her daughters into the sea. Swim closer, if you want to hear the story. www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/why-we-singsundaymorningtransport.comWhy We SingCome close and listen: This week, author C.C. Finlay returns to the Transport to share a new legend. 1173
Reposted by C.C. FinlayJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 16/06/2025‘This is the looting of America’: Trump and Co’s extraordinary conflicts of interest in his second term www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.com‘This is the looting of America’: Trump and Co’s extraordinary conflicts of interest in his second termBitcoin, internet, EVs, private dinners for hire – the list of pay-for-play and quid quo pro goes on, and on … and on 15689256
Reposted by C.C. FinlayDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 18/06/2025If you live in the US, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were 6 months ago. So is your family. So are your friends & neighbors. Virtually all the important parts of the U.S. gov't created to protect us are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1968...newrepublic.comWe Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is PresidentIt’s a world exploding with crises waiting to happen. Donald Trump has made us less prepared for every one of them. 15038311322
C.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 16/06/2025I saw a post with famous poems rewritten as limericks, and thought LotR should get the same treatment. There were three rings, seven, and nine, for elves, dwarfs, and men who were dyin'. The Dark Lord with one said "Wow, this is fun! In Mordor, they all will be mine!" 57211