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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A perfectly preserved petrified banana. Amazing what you can find in the back of a fridge.

Black twisted banana skin with nothing inside.

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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Farewell to costume designer Bob Mackie, a designer of spectacular gowns for great divas, but also the creator of perhaps the greatest costume sight gag in history.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Guess which city I lived in when I was courting Delia?

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

the investigation into whether the bones belong to Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, who died during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673, was about to take twists and turns that might have impressed Dumas himself.

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How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up (Gift Article)

A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

And if you don't already follow Lenore, I highly recommend making this extraordinary, smart, trans, vastly creative artist a part of your world. Their blog is a thing of true beauty & "crip" activism. Their art & storytelling are beyond belief.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Having a body that doesn't feel like you and doesn't obey your will is the essence of disability to me. When I talk, I can feel my arms moving and hands gesturing, even though they hang limp against me." -- @lenoresoleil.bsky.social

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Trader Joe's Dry Roasted & Salted Almonds for lunch. It's a lifestyle choice.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If you want to print this off and leave it in bed after the next time you have sex it would probably lead to some interesting conversation with your partner

Bugs is who we want to be. Daffy is who we are.
- Chuck Jones —

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

2/2 You can see how fascinated Linard was by Chinese characters on taste’s bowl, how they echo hearing’s musical notation for sight. Great plays of sense perception!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Five senses AND four elements, 1627. Can you figure out the material and sensory significance of each item? Bird of paradise is zooming out window, desperate to escape the meaningful madness of Jacques Linard.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

BUNCO GARAGE! That's what happens when you voice text "Bon courage," the French phrase for "good luck, chin up" into an English system. It is literally "be of good courage," so of course I love it. However, I got a lotta time for "Bunco garage!" I think we should all adopt it forthwith.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 25/08/2026

“The literary equivalent of the Velvet Underground” @maxgladstone.bsky.social jokes “Dunnett probably made me insufferable for a year or two, but she helped me find my voice”; @ellenkushner.bsky.social calls the novels “the Dorothy Dunnett 6-Book Writers’ Academy” 💙📚 2/7 www.npr.org/2014/12/27/3...

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All The Writers You Love Probably Love Dorothy Dunnett

Author Alaya Dawn Johnson describes the late historical novelist as the literary equivalent of the Velvet Underground: "Not many people bought the books, but everyone who did wrote a novel."

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sweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

that’s some nice inalienable rights you’ve got there be a shame if someone supreme courted them

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yes we are. Happy Birthday, Dorothy Dunnett!

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ozymandias shoulda made two monuments so he could have told people to look upon his works ye mighty and de spare

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

going to do this right now. Such an important, worthwhile, terrific program.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We want to keep you in the loop! Join our community of bookworms at newsletter.locusmag.... to receive a weekly email from us full of goodies.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In 1986, contracting HIV meant you were going to die, usually slowly, painfully, and alone. Now it's a chronic illness like hypertension. In 1986, gay and lesbian couples couldn't have their relationships legally recognized and had to adopt elaborate legal workarounds.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Wicker is a 2026 romantic fantasy comedy film 👉🏼 adapted from the short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones.’ 👈🏼 There. Fixed it.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday

Painting looking down at a white cup on a saucer filled with a teabag and orange tea, all on a white tablecloth

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Sounds exhausting! But, then, it is.

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 01/08/2026

BY THE WAY I never said nor intended to say that one must be able to speak rationally about the choices you made. "Look, exploding potatoes are just COOL ok?" is A)not rational and B) a thing that a writer is very likely to say about their work. You don't need a powerpoint presentation of themes.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Wicker is a 2026 romantic fantasy comedy film 👉🏼 adapted from the short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones.’ 👈🏼 There. Fixed it.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 31/07/2026

the crime is fundamentally a woman criticising a man. you can tell because of all the people who think she has some sort of obligation to fluff him because...they both worked on the same topic??? and she didn't agree he was great???

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Just watched Ep1S1 of DEADLOCH. I cannot stop laughing. 1) Kevin the Murder Seal 2) If ever you find me in the grip of severe depression, just play me the Deadloch Women's Choir singing "I Touch Myself" My only problem is that now Delia wants to go to Tasmania worse than ever.

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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

i didnt realize that baal shem / baal shem tov was a generic term for like, a rabbi-shaman who dealt with your demon problems until a few days ago looking up medieval jewish folklore for @clairewillett.bsky.social

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/07/2026

"Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."

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The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations

“Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actua...

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I enjoyed getting to step in at the last minute to fill in for Reader #4, who had to cancel at the last minute! Already there to hear these fabulous women read. The evening began as always with an early dinner in Japan Village. I <3 Industry City!

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Is a Plutocrat like a Mickeycrat, but taller and with longer ears?

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I love this book! It’s brilliant. And charming. And clever. And profound.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Just finished watching The Other Bennett Sister. What an actress!! Loved it. Reasonably smart script. Great acting all around, really. And great physical culture.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"The dust that Pancho bit down south / ended up in Lefty's mouth" is one of the greatest lines ever written. #fightme

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

absolutely correct. trump is dumber than a wet wipe but his feral instincts have always been razor-sharp — he knows a massive turnout of blue voters spells his political doom.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I've lived in Beijing, and the thing is - they don't have elections.

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

this meeting could've been an oral tradition

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

: I’ve removed all my social media apps and moved them onto an old iPhone I had lying around my house. I dubbed this phone my Scroll Phone. I designated a single spot in my home where I could use it: a stripy armchair in my living room, which I have now anointed the Scrolly Chair.”

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Opinion | The Lo-Fi Way I Broke My Scrolling Habit (Gift Article)

I tried many remedies to break my social media habit. A homemade hack worked best.

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I love this book! It’s brilliant. And charming. And clever. And profound.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Easy to say when nothing but sunlight or a stake can kill you.

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