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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

bit of a long shot, but I have two clients wrapping up their contracts who I just found out aren't renewing, and a possible third in December. anyone out there - ideally in A) Portland or B) the arts, but I've kind of done everything tbh - looking for a grantwriter with 20+ years experience?

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LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

More shinies incoming! The shop is www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Question for any authors who have had recent contract dealings w/ Must Read Magazines & ASIMOV’S. Have they asked you to surrender copyright of your stories to them? They want me to create new cover art & they want to own copyright of the art. Seems like a pretty outrageous rights grab.

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Elsa Sjunneson, Order of the Bat @snarkbat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s Book Launch-Tober and I kick things off Tuesday at the Rendezvous in Seattle. Total chaos will ensue! Please join us! ASL interpretation provided.

October 6 7pm doors, 7:30pm show. Drinks. Bingo. Q&A. The Rendezvous in Seattle

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LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New stuff incoming, because I have been at the workbench. Workbench time is always good for me: body, mind, and spirit.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

HEY PORTLAND Jefferson High School is doing my play about RPGs and online harassment and misogynist violence in geek spaces, and I'm wildly excited to see it again onstage for the first time since Ida B. Wells High School premiered it in 2018 Hope you all can make it! I'm proud of this one

A hand-drawn theatre poster which says

The Jefferson Democratic Dramatics Presents:
Red Sky at Morning
By Claire Willett

The illustration is of a desktop computer covered in miscellaneous nerdy stickers - a pair of crossed battle axes, a lesbian flag, a skull, lots of yellow stars, etc - with an image onscreen that looks like a chat room where messages are being exchanged, a couple text boxes and then an image where you can see a triangular red flag.

Below the image is a content warning for "some strong language and mature themes" as well as the show information:

Performance Dates:
Friday Oct 23, 7 pm
Saturday Oct 24, 2 pm and 7 pm
Friday Oct 30, 7 pm
Saturday Oct 31, 2 pm

Ticket $:
Adult $10
Student $6

Location:
Jefferson Auditorium

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A little Dublin slang for you: yo-yos. That's what we call euros, as in, “A head of cabbage will set you back 2 or 3 yo-yos.” Why are we telling you this? Putting together a Worldcon bid costs money! Our bid is looking for support from those in the wider SFF community who have the means to help!

A photo of Philippa sat at the Dublin fantable at Octocon. She is a white woman with chin-length blonde hair wearing glasses and a black and white patterned top with a Dublin 2029 badge pinned to her chest. The table has an Irish flag spread over it with flyers, bookmarks, badges and sweets spread over it. There is a large Dublin 2029 standing banner behind the table.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Melee (our Treasurer) having a moment with Dominar Rygel from Farscape, at the Jim Henson exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. Farscape was filmed in Australia, with a mostly Australian cast and crew. #Aussiecon5

White woman with model of Dominar Rygel.

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Beth Winter 🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦 @bwinter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's called an accessibility audit. The EU recommends them for various new infrastructure, with many NGOs offering the service for a fee, so that's a framework European Worldcons can easily use.

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We visited Powell’s this summer and bought our kid a book. When we got home from Portland, she got worried we had forgotten to return a library book. She was sure that a large place with so many books was a library. It took me a while to convince her we had bought the book and she could keep it.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

And they wanted you to be alone down there with everyone else on the stage, and I said we should all move down, and we all did. You've on the front lines of this battle for a long time, for yourself and others. Accessibility was one of the two things I asked for as GoH in Montreal. But we'll see.

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RuthS @ruths.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don't go to many conventions these days and am retired from active con running but I still look through convention websites. NornCon's accessibility policy page is quite thorough and worth reading by other con committees including Worldcons & bids. norncon.org/about-us/acc...

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 30/09/2026

On this week's episode of In Your Spare Time, @premeemohamed.com reads "Petty Expectations," a two-part blog post in which Ursula discusses "Critical Expectation: Genre and 'Literary' Fiction" and "Reader Expectation and the Young Adult Fantasy."

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In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin: Premee Mohamed reads "Petty Expectations"

Premee Mohamed reads post 25, "Petty Expectations," from June 4, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: Premee's website is

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 30/09/2026

Over at #Ebooks Direct: our #Autumn #Sale is on! All our #sciencefiction and #fantasy #ebook bundles have had prices cut to make it easier for you to pick up some new-season reading. And you get our free lifetime replacement guarantee! Do stop by and take advantage of us. dduane.link/AutumnEbookS...

Screengrab of the Ebooks Direct front page image for our Autumn Reading sale

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Khumalo Tales Kickstarter launches tomorrow, Thursday, Oct 1. "In a world of stories where We Must Get To the Action, Claybourne not only shows us how rich the dialogue and moments in between can be, but how they can be just as full of tension as any chase scene!" Stand ready.

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Family and Community in ZZ Claybourne’s “The Air in My House Tastes Like Sugar” (GigaNotoSaurus, March, 2020)

Y’all, I read this awesome story, and I want to tell you about it. It’s about a mother and daughter who are witches, tired of having to move from town to town to hide their identities. …

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Kindra Crick 🧩 @kindracrick.com · 30/09/2026

The show Nocturnal Worlds is up at Waterstone Gallery! Folks in Portland can see it today and the Opening Reception is tomorrow. I installed my sleeping brainwaves in a gallery along with portraits with hypnograms for deep sleep, dreams and insomnia. #Portland #sciart #sleep

Invitation with figure swarmed by wide-eyed moths.

Invite reads:

KINDRA CRICK
NOCTURNAL WORLDS
FIRST THURSDAY OPENING
October 1, 5 - 8pm

Waterstone Gallery

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Worldcons strive to be inclusive and accessible. Accessibility is shaped by the venues we use, the ways we use them and the things our members tell us they need. Our host city, Brisbane, is implementing A City for Everyone: Inclusive Brisbane Plan, 2019-2029 It's a downloadable pdf. #Aussiecon5

brisbane.qld.gov.au

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is tomorrow in the Seattle area and it’s free:

AUTHOR VOICES
Nnedi Okorafor
Tuesday, September 29, 6:30pm
Renton Library and Online

Details
Date:
September 29
Time:
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
Literary, Renton
Venue
Renton Library
WA

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 26/09/2026

Oakshire Brewing says it will shut down its Eugene, Springfield, and Portland locations, blaming rising costs, COVID-19 fallout, and shifting consumer habits. mrf.lu/2mn2s

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not a bird, but an interesting critter we saw on the path today at Wapato NWR, Gaston, Oregon #bugsky

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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have a confession to make. The townhomes I & others spent most of a decade trying to legalize are popping up all over Oregon & elsewhere...and I love that...but they're a problem in one big way. (get ready for a twisty thread about the housing report @sightline.org just published)

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Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

JANM is proud to announce that George Takei and Brad Takei have pledged to gift their estate, currently valued at over $21 million, to the Museum. This future gift ensures that the Takeis’ passion for JANM will continue to endure for years to come. www.janm.org/press/releas...

Studio portrait of George Takei and Brad Takei.

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Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sigh. I need to find health insurance for a non-senior adult who's lost access to the ACA, isn't part of any professional organizations or unions, and doesn't qualify for any low-income discounts. If you've been through this, where did you look?

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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jewelers--any of you all familiar with the lost wax method of casting? @carlbrandon.bsky.social is looking for you! We need your work!

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 24/09/2026

All right, all, it’s…certainly been a day that ended in Y. Tomorrow, I get to talk mushrooms and mycology at Clarion West! You can get tickets to attend virtually here! www.clarionwest.org/event/deep-d...

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Mycology, Decay, and Metaphors for Community

From fungus to slime molds, nature has always held lessons for us in collapse, renewal, and connection—sometimes sticky, sometimes horrifying, always a little weird. Author T. Kingfisher (What Moves…

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 23/09/2026

Come on out, Seattle!

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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This morning's Department of Medicine Grand Rounds is an excellent presentation about non-smoking lung cancer and Oregon's risk levels. Oh boy. Between the wildfires and vape rates, we are in trouble. (Still lower risk than if you're smoking anything, so stop that first before worrying further.)

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Bird Alliance of Oregon @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bird lovers, you’re going to love this one! Two of our expert birders on staff created the Oregon Bird Migration Guide - a free, year-round resource with a monthly breakdown of what to look for and when. Check it out! birdallianceoregon.org/go-outside/o...

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Oregon Bird Migration Guide - Bird Alliance of Oregon

In this seasonal migration guide to Oregon's birds, learn terminology, migration behavior across different guilds of birds, and what to look for month to month.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My search fu has failed me. Does anyone know who created this image, or perhaps you are that person?

woman holding a white rabbit about to bite her.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 22/09/2026

So hey if you were buying a hardback English dictionary to use as a reference for the whole family, which would you pick and why? Family includes: a mid proficient kid, a high proficient kid, and a very weird writer I had the Oxford but there's a bewildering number of them

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

October 7, I'll be at White Oak Books in Vancouver, WA, for a special off-site event debuting a collab with Theo Ellsworth. I'll also give attendees an exclusive first look at my new Southern Reach novel Abdication plus visuals from the SR coffee table book. whiteoakbooks.net/event/2026-1...

Owl person cover of A Short List of Mistakes Starting With Owl, by Theo Ellsworth. Inset bubble of smiling Jeff VanderMeer author photo.

Date:
Wed, 10/7/2026
Time:
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place:
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Foster Auditorium, in Foster Hall (FHL)
Vancouver, WA 98663

Please join us for an evening with Jeff VanderMeer! Tickets are required for this event, please make sure to purchase one ticket for each person attending the event. Tickets provide event entry and include a copy of Jeff VanderMeer and Theo Ellsworth's chapbook, Short List of Mistakes Starting With "Owl". Please bring your ticket confirmation email or receipt with you to the event.

This event will be held offsite at Clark College's Foster Auditorium, located in Foster Hall (near the Red 3 parking lot).

For those unable to attend the event, Jeff has also offered to sign any copies of his books purchased through our website, including shipping orders! Please note any signing and personalization requests in the comment field at checkout. At this time, the chapbook is not available for direct purchase outside of the event.

Please join us for an evening with Jeff VanderMeer! Tickets are required for this event, please make sure to purchase one ticket for each person attending the event. Tickets provide event entry and include a copy of Jeff VanderMeer and Theo Ellsworth's chapbook, Short List of Mistakes Starting With "Owl". Please bring your ticket confirmation email or receipt with you to the event.

This event will be held offsite at Clark College's Foster Auditorium, located in Foster Hall (near the Red 3 parking lot).

For those unable to attend the event, Jeff has also offered to sign any copies of his books purchased through our website, including shipping orders! Please note any signing and personalization requests in the comment field at checkout. At this time, the chapbook is not available for direct purchase outside of the event.

Event map/location and info that purchased ticket includes admittance, a signed, personalized copy of A Short List of Mistakes, additional pre-owned book copies attendees may want signed, a special preview of an upcoming VanderMeer release.

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Councilor Sameer Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This would be cool near major public bike infrastructure (like the Blumenauer Bridge).

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026

We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:

form.jotform.com

Centenary event planning

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And finally we have Major Thomas Wussfuss. He will be chairing the Business Meeting and promises to rule with a firm and fair paw. #Aussiecon5

Ginger and white tabby cat with yellow eyes, a full white bib and a ginger Hugo rocket on his nose. His tail is peach with dark ginger stripes and his paws are white. He is sitting with bookshelves behind him .

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Val C. Ballestrem @pdxhistorian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's been a long, tough week, but I did find out today that the Milwaukie City Hall National Register of Historic Places nomination I worked on this past year was accepted by the National Park Service and it's now listed!

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Endeavour Award @endeavouraward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Back to present day: on the Raise the Stakes and Heighten the Tension Panel, Jessie Kwak, Orin Steele, A.J. Peterson, Macey Levington & Erica Satifka will discuss tips and tools to raise the stakes without expanding scope, and methods to tighten tension without breaking genre expectations.

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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

(New inventory is coming. Sooo. Entire store, 25% off. 200+ items, handmade and sourced sterling. Have at it, lovies.) www.peculiarityshop.com

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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Because it was going into competition, I couldn't show results of this until it became public. Yesterday I found out it won "Best use of color" at the Big E Agricultural fair in Massachusetts, Lace division. Come by the exhibit hall to see our lace group's stuff. #BigE #SpringfieldMA #BobbinLace

A photo of the framed Medieval Peacock Milanese lace project on my work table. It is framed as a diamond shape, and it is a swirly and colorful abstract peacock drawn like one of those stoned monks did in illuminated manuscripts.

Mostly in blues, greens, yellows, golds. Silk threads.

A close up of a section of the swirly lace area that includes a giant spider motif, and the outer blue tail of the peacock in other patterns.

A bit of the curly-cue antenna thing is also shown, in yellow and gold.

An image focusing on the peacock head and body.

Gold curly head things, yellow beak, blue head and torso (but kind of abstract). And the little booties that absolutely cracked me up. Yellows and blues and outlined in the dark blue.

The framed and hung version of the peacock on the wall. I always wanted a diamond shaped framed piece for my house.

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Big ask for PDXers: anyone know a PCP who has good experience with fibromyalgia/immune disorders? I have a friend who desperately needs evaluation and supportive care who is scared of her symptoms getting dismissed and ignored

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RuthS @ruths.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Her team being Jane & Ruth ?

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John Chu @johnchu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"pitch in a bake-off-style process" Now I want that the TV show that is GBBO, except all the challenges are related to producing _Doctor Who_ ("Give us your signature Dalek episode.") deadline.com/2026/09/doct...

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'Doctor Who': BBC Calls On Producers To Pitch "Brave" Vision For Show

The BBC has launched a tender process for 'Doctor Who,' calling on producers to pitch a "brave" new vision for the iconic sci-fi series.

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Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Please help us share :) We're in the final hours, all pin, pendant, & sticker designs are unlocked - have you added a new bird to your collection yet? We've got just one item left to unlock and we're so close! Can you help us smash through our final goal? 🪶 tinyurl.com/v5sry3m8

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Rob Galanakis @robgalanakis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The big insight came talking to Moorland of @nakedheartspdx.bsky.social. I couldn't get "Les Mis on (SW) Broadway" to work, but Ladd's is the only type of location that can make a rolling production work. The lightning bolt struck when I realized it takes the same time to ride 1/4 Ladd's Circle

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