Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025My deepest and sincerest apologies to everyone whose work I critiqued, saying that your villain was over-the-top or cartoonish. I’m so sorry. Now I understand that there's no such thing as a too-ridiculous villain. In fact, there is no ceiling to ridiculousness. I’ll do better. 1261
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 04/03/2025New story day! "The Matador and the Labyrinth" is up at Diabolical Plots. Borges meets Hemingway. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... The image is from a kylix drinking cup, c. 515 BC. The inscription around the edge reads "The boy is beautiful." 3389
Reposted by Rae CarsonStephanie Lorée @stephanieloree.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Just picked up this sweet lady from @ccfinlay.bsky.social and @raecarson.bsky.social so she can enjoy her fur-ever home with @authorjlhenry.bsky.social. She's a little unsure about the cat carrier but seems eager to live her future princess lifestyle! 0223
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Due to extreme cold, we experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly of a water pipe and now have several inches of standing water in our basement and no running water at all while we wait for the plumber. But here's a picture of Agatha, an absolute knockout of a cat who is visiting us temporarily. 183315
Reposted by Rae CarsonArley Sorg @arleysorg.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Laurel Amberdine just died aka @amberdine.bsky.social - one of the first ppl I actually hung out with in the field... she'll be missed by many - including @johnjosephadams.com & @lightspeedmagazine.com folks, @effies.bsky.social , & others who knew her. Very sad news. locusmag.com/2025/01/laur...locusmag.comLaurel Amberdine ObituaryAuthor and longtime Locus editor Laurel Amberdine died January 21, 2025 of cancer. Amberdine was a devout Catholic who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and later lived in the Bay Area and Portland… 258522
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 14/01/2025While on the Other Site I learned how important it is to develop a signature style and fashion. Mine is called “Just Got Out of Bed Chic.” 1130
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Maybe it’s a sign of menopause but my fridge’s crisper drawer has found new life as the cheese drawer. 2110
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025It’s a little known fact that god created feet to help us find our cats' puke even in the dark. You’re welcome, and Happy New Year. 2130
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024if you’re a true friend, you’ll remind me to never again cut my hair without wearing my glasses 180
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Fondly remembering that time I got so sick of doing dishes that I threw them all in the trash and bough paper plates 290
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024🎼 All I want for Christmas is a lot more sleep, a lot more sleep, yes, a lot more sleep. . .🎶 2201
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Have you ever put off an important medical appointment or procedure, or refused to go the ER because of expense and/or hassle? 5212
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Odin may be tiny and blind in one eye, but he rules this house like the mighty god he is. #EyeOnOdin 2131
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I’ve made the important decision to spend my flu recovery time re-reading the Murderbot Diaries. 2160
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Last night I dreamed up a Star Wars / Buffy crossover, and I woke up with very mixed feelings about it not being real. 1190
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I regret to inform you that this kitty suffers from an unbearable condition known as Acute Snuggle Deficit. We’ve tried everything. There is no known cure. #EyeOnOdin 4211
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024For those of us with seasonal depression, putting up holiday lights is a stand against despair, a determination to find joy in the darkness. So please don’t judge when we put up our lights waaaay too early and keep them up waaaay too late! 🤩🤩🤩 5471
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024The honest truth is that when I’m on a tight deadline, I live like a barbarian. Wrappers and take out containers everywhere, the cat boxes stinking, dishes in piles, used tea bags. . . I’d take a picture, but I’m too embarrassed. 2170
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 17/11/2024This is the face of a kitty who just had his Most Perfect Prized Possession cruelly stolen by his horrible mom. (A leaf. It was a leaf) #AShotOfWhiskey 7350
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 25/10/2024Count me among those who just cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscription. 050
Reposted by Rae CarsonPaolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 06/07/2024NAVOLA tour dates! Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle... 4204
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 01/04/2024that time I splashed water on my face except I hadn't taken off my glasses 280
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 15/03/2024Rae and I have watched so much women's college basketball the past four years that if we talk about the Buckeyes or Hawkeyes or Huskies or the Cardinal, it's a women's team. By default. To prevent confusion when we talk about the men's teams we add a word, the Gentlemen Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, etc. 1181
Reposted by Rae CarsonStephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 29/02/2024I was so shocked and sad to see this terrible news about Jaime Lee Moyer, who was not only a lovely writer but such a supportive member of the fantasy-writing community: www.facebook.com/12429579/pos... She will be remembered. ❤️facebook.comC.C. FinlayDear friends of Jaime Lee Moyer, we have some very sad news. No one had heard from Jaime in more than ten days, which was concerning because her latest book was scheduled for release this week. This.... 115329
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 23/01/2024Cookie dough for dinner! It's made of oat flour and crushed walnuts so it's like totally healthy, right? RIGHT?! 080
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 05/01/2024Whiskey and Odin look through the catio window to check in on Cleo (she's doing fine but would like Rae to come outside and play with her). 1261
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 27/12/2023Welp. I have seen Rebel Moon, and it is definitely the Snyderiest Snyder that ever Snydered. 030
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 01/12/2023Applications are open for this years Clarion Writers Workshop at UC San Diego. It's a great line-up of instructors -- Sam J. Miller, Jeffrey Ford, Matt Bell, Nalo Hopkinson, and the anchor team of Alyssa Wong and Isabel Yap. clarion.ucsd.edu#applyclarion.ucsd.eduClarion Workshop 39365
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 30/11/2023The first snow of the year always makes me want to start a new play-through of Skyrim. 020
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 30/11/2023We were thrilled when this absolute stunner of a bluebird showed up at our Bird Buddy. It's been months since we've had a new species show up. 1423
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 27/11/2023Having ChatGPT write something for you is liking having a robot exercise for you: the task might get finished but you won't accrue any benefit from it. Creativity, like athletic performance, is something that only happens as a result of doing the work yourself. 20743199
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 22/11/2023Been tracking the prices of a few items, hoping they'd go on sale for Black Friday. And they did! Every single one is on sale! For the exact same price as before. Black Friday is such a scam. 040
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 22/10/2023What is the scariest horror movie you've ever seen? 820
Reposted by Rae CarsonTobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 20/10/2023Book Launch Day 4 (I'm almost done with the boosts): “The message about the importance of literacy could not be more timely, and Buckellʼs sure-handed plotting keep the pages flying. Readers will be hooked.” —Publishers Weekly tachyonpublications.com/product/a-st... 061
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 20/10/2023"I don't remember hurting myself but check out this huge bruise" -- The Rae Carson Story 280
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 08/10/2023Since stepping down from F&SF, I've been quietly taking on freelance editing work, mostly novels and novellas. I have a spot open in my schedule later this month. Email me at ccfinlay at gmail if you're interested. 1/x 813890
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 07/10/2023Our new House Sigil! From the incredible quilt given to us by the lovely @whatnext.bsky.social. 0202
Reposted by Rae CarsonUncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2023If you were an Amazon Kindle Periodical subscriber, the best ways to support us now are Patreon, Kickstarter, & @WeightlessBooks! If you subscribe on Kindle Unlimited, please make sure to open every issue & read for a few minutes! Otherwise, we get $0! www.theverge.com/23861370/ama...theverge.comAmazon has ended its periodicals program, and independent publishers are panickingAmazon stopped its Kindle Periodicals program and independent pubs are scrambling to stay alive. 28498
Rae Carson @raecarson.bsky.social · 01/09/2023what does it mean when you dream about being too tired to wake up 130
Reposted by Rae CarsonC.C. Finlay @ccfinlay.bsky.social · 25/08/2023Sheree Renée Thomas has been a transformative editor at F&SF, publishing essential writers and stories. She doesn't deserve the problem she currently has to deal with there. But it doesn't surprise me that she has been forced to deal with it without publisher support. A thread. 1/x 29850443