iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 2h

I strongly recommend this particular essay, by published author Becky Allen, on what failure in publishing can look like. If you write, I urge you to read this. buttondown.com/allreb/archi...

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On failure.

It's the tenth anniversary of Bound by Blood and Sand being published… and I think enough time has passed to talk about how it flopped.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 3h

I HAVE MADE A CLASSIC BLUNDER. I made a pattern for braes (underwear) for one half. When I cut out this HIGHLY PATTERNED FABRIC I forgot to *flip the pattern over* to cut out the second piece. So this will look completely ridiculous. One half patterned, one half wrong-side out.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 4h

Tis the season! The season for new snowplow drivers to learn how to drive their trucks.

View across the street at a large parking lot at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. A maze of orange cones has been set up. Many snowplow trucks are parked in the distance.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 20h

Huh. The dystopian United States Police Force officers in the movie Escape From New York are less heavily armed and armored than the federal paramilitary agents occupying my city this past winter.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 30/09/2026

The shift from industrial to post-industrial did not just take place on the macro-economic scale. At the scale of the household, our grandparents knew how to repair appliances that we cannot understand today. Just as neoliberalism *de-industrialized* our society, AI is *de-intellectualizing* us.

“Part of how A.I. is making us dumber,” says Dr. Adam Green, a cognitive neuroscientist at Georgetown University, is “undercutting the development of learning how to think in younger people that now have an alternative.”

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Getting my COVID vaccine today! Got my flu shot last month!

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29/09/2026

It’s Launch Day, darling! This one is not cozy or for the faint of heart, please note the warnings, but it’s here at last! And while you should read in the way you like the best—dude, Neil Newbon’s narration knocks it out of the PARK. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813073...

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Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher: 9798217298594 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying—in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by award-winning author T. Kingfisher.....

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 29/09/2026

ICE aims to hire 5000 more kidnappers. While @nytimes.com journalists wring their hands about whether these officers will be "properly vetted," we maintain that no one has the right to kidnap or brutalize. Disrupt their recruiting events. Let recruits know the price of terrorizing communities.

ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive

A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.

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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢 New From @writingtheother.com 📢 Dialogue and Dialect Workshop 2026 👇🏾 Check it out! 👇🏾 writingtheother.com/dialogue-and...

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Genuine question: In John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, is the character of Jack Burton *supposed* to have a Wisconsin accent?

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@wiredferret.bsky.social FYI, Hmongtown Market has sickles. Many, many sickles.

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absolute horses @carriempruett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Has anyone read the CRAVE series other than the judge in that plagiarism case (Tracy Wolff innocent!) and the crew at @worstbestsellers.bsky.social ? To learn more about copyright law + the gargoyle realm, listen here!

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Went out to lunch with a friend, came home with a bill hook. Like ya do.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 28/09/2026

A bumblebee with her pollen fat pants on, blorping about in the dahlias. #garden #gardening #BloomSky

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every thriller and scifi writer in America: "Um, am I in trouble for having this in my Notes for like ten years?"

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

DID YOU KNOW that my TeePublic shop currently contains NO LESS THAN THREE season-appropriate shirts? HOT DAMN. www.teepublic.com/user/chekhov...

A purple t-shirt with green hand-lettered text, which reads, "make it weird"

A black t-shirt with white hand-lettered text, which reads, "reanimate your darlings"

A black t-shirt with red hand-lettered text surrounded by a heart. The text reads, "more teeth"

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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join me or @ktempestbradford.com for a live @writingtheother.com worldbuilding workshop where we work through writing exercises that dive into aspects of a world/culture that authors often overlook. 📅 October 17th and 18th 🪙 $100 - $150 Scholarships available! writingtheother.com/worldbuildin...

On the left a lush world growing out of a book floating in the air with clouds and birds. a waterfall cascades out of the setting. On the right, text identifying the class title.

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Cameron Reed (she|they) @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Kindle edition of The Fortunate Fall is on sale now for $2.99. The deal is Amazon-only and seems to be US and Canada-only. It ends at midnight Pacific so don't dither! www.amazon.com/Fortunate-Fa...

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The Fortunate Fall

The Fortunate Fall - Kindle edition by Reed, Cameron, Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Fortunate Fall.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am watching S11 of American Horror Story, NYC. And all I can think is "how many of these actors lived through the early AIDS abbatoir personally" and it is so goddamn painful. I am just enough younger than my spouse to be the difference between living through it and coming of age after.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 25/09/2026

If it was urgent to respond to ICE when they were murdering people on the streets in Minnesota, it is even more urgent today, when they are arresting record numbers of people. Anyone can be defined as a criminal by the flick of a pen. These brutal roundups set a precedent that threatens us all.

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Apply Heat, Melt ICE: Flashpoints in the Fight

Three upcoming mobilizations against ICE and reports from two recent confrontations with federal mercenaries.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 25/09/2026

ICE arrests have soared to record highs over the few months, as ICE agents work with cops and courts to disappear people while avoiding public visibility. We urgently need new points of intervention to make this tragedy visible and take action. Here are some starting points: crimethinc.com/MeltICE

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

These folks ARE the on-the-ground community aid we all say we want to support. If you have $5, that'd be lovely. If you don't, boosts help. Thank you.

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Sanctuary Supply Depot @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please help. People's needs always increase this time of year but this year is even greater than usual, and when we run out of tents people are sleeping unsheltered. Finances are tight for everyone but how far are any of us from homelessness?

Weeknight drop-ins have tripled we are tired and out of money. Please donate via the links in our bio so we can continue to support unhoused people.

We cannot keep up with the demand caused by current situations in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, we need financial support.

$18K would allow us to give out additional $0.10 weekly (tent tarp sleeping bag hygiene kit undies) per week through February.

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Pat Thompson @pattho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Prospect Park (Minneapolis) Thursday morning bridge brigade over I-94.

People standing inside a cage-like pedestrian bridge over a highway. Long banner reads Vote Early to Upset Piggy. Smaller signs say No ICE No War No King!, Stop the Madness, Keep Hope Alive, Silence Is Not Golden, Peace, Be GOOD. One person holds a Canadian flag, another is dressed in an inflatable frog suit.

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Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My Star Tribune subscription has partnered with the NYTimes, and now I have a free year of the NYT. Which I stopped subscribing to years ago for REASONS. But I don't want to cancel the Strib, so I guess I will use the NYT to share gift links? I suppose?

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Wiredferret! @wiredferret.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How middle-aged are you? This is a test. Extremely breathable briefs with cute forest creatures on them: Hell, yes! or Have some ass-dignity. If you answered hell yes, you are probably middle-aged and should know about this: www.duluthtrading.com/womens-buck-...

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Women's Buck Naked Brief Underwear | Duluth Trading Company

Women's Buck Naked Performance Briefs with an exclusive Stay-Put Fit are built for comfort. Plus, they wick moisture, breathe, and stretch.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The trailers for the Elizabeth Holmes documentary give me the absolute creeps. Her eyes make my skin crawl. Utter heebie-jeebies. Every inch of me says Get The FUCK Outta Here.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 23/09/2026

Apply Heat, Melt ICE: A Guide to Resisting ICE around the Country this October crimethinc.com/MeltICE In this overview, we present calls to action to participate in or support mobilizations against ICE in Arizona, Minnesota, and Vermont, and reports from clashes in Austin, TX and Frederick, MD.

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Apply Heat, Melt ICE: Flashpoints in the Fight

Three upcoming mobilizations against ICE and reports from two recent confrontations with federal mercenaries.

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thingswithwings @thingswithwings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

been some years since I made this so there are many more bis on tv now! it's nice when a vid like this gets outdated. BUT I will still repost it on this, the one day when people are able to see it (this vid is invisible most of the time) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGm1...

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Gettin Bi - multivid

YouTube video by twwings

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 23/09/2026

As part of our overview of resistance to ICE around the country, we present a report from Austin, Texas, where people gathered in protest after ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in the back. The authors explore why we must hold police responsible for ICE attacks. crimethinc.com/MeltICE#aust...

A photograph (by Scamlikely on Instagram) of a young person spray-painting a wall (paint on the wall already reads "Muerte a la migra") during the protests in response to the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas.

A photograph (by Scamlikely on Instagram) of a circle of candles and flowers with a sign reading "Justice for Wilber."

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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN AUGUST 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's July's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fall food. Today I made Fall Food Lunch. Sliced potato, cabbage, onion, mushroom, and plant-based chicken, fried in butter, with sage and rosemary. Cooked just until the cabbage, onion, and the edges of the potatoes started to brown. Nom.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Truly this thread is the best absurdist thriller novel I have read this year

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is the sort of thing you'd pitch as the premise for a series of YA thrillers with cyberpunk vibes. The sequel would involve a school trip that's just openly called the Lord of the Flies tour.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Watching The Crazies (2010) is *fascinating* to watch in this Year of Our Legume 2026. I have now seen 1) global, national, and local responses to a major novel disease outbreak, 2) a near-destruction of public order on the part of masked paramilitaries, and 3) an endless stream of federal lies.

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So I am watching 2010 movie The Crazies, and at around the 17 min mark some guys are walking through a wetland with shotguns, hunting. And two scenes earlier they had JUST said it was spring. My continuity editor alerted. You don't hunt waterfowl in SPRING. 1/2

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Finished S5 in my AHS rewatch. Don't think I'm going to get much more done before S13 premiers on the 24th. Damn, but I really do love Hotel. Might be my favorite season of the show.

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Pat Thompson @pattho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Important to know that this needs 50% + 1 to pass and that it's only among those who vote. In contrast with the statewide constitutional amendment on our ballots, which will count nonvotes as No votes. It also requires a simple majority to pass.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

St. Paul has a Right to Repair ordinance on the ballot after a bunch of shenanigans where the ordinance got pulled from the ballot by the City Council after a petition and then a judge put it back on.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 23/09/2026

My mini-Astarion tour is coming up!

Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion Events
Books on the Bosque (Albuquerque, NM)

Tuesday, September 29, 5:30 – 7:30 PM MT

Mysterious Galaxy (Virtual event, preorder + registration required)

Wednesday, September 30, 4:00 – 5:00 PM MT

Barnes & Noble, Santa Fe Place Mall (Santa Fe, NM)

Saturday, October 3, 1:00 – 3:00 PM MT

New York Comic Con (New York, NY)

Thursday, October 8, 12:15 – 1:00 PM - Panel with Neil Newbon, Moderated by Maggie Lovitt – “Before Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion’s Untold Story”

Friday, October 9, 2:00-2:45 PM – Signing in PRH Book World booth (#3021)

Saturday, October 10, 4:30-5:15 PM – Signing in PRH Book World booth (#3021)

Twisted Spine (Brooklyn, NY)

Monday, October 12, 7:00 PM

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