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Z.D. Gladstone - author

@zdgladstone.bsky.social
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Another cat-loving nerd from the Pacific Northwest. Except this one writes awesome stories, too. zdgladstone.blogspot.com

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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Getting ready for Play Like a Pirate Day! And if you need a grog recipe: 1.5 oz dark rum, .75 oz lemon juice, 1 oz molasses syrup (make it the same way you make honey syrup), then add 2-4 oz of water, depending on your preferred strength. But learn your board game rules BEFORE drinking!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I just love a staircase in the woods. To me, they are a story just waiting to be explored.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
IT ARRIVED!!!!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I still remember the first time I read this book. It changed how I read. It changed how I understood my country's place in the world. It changed my ability to empathize. I am a better person for having read Marjane Satrapi. Thank you for your gifts, & rest in peace.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Why yes, I observe May 28th as National Hamburger Day by making my own delectable dinner. Tonight: potato bun (toasted, of course), ground wagyu seasoned w/ salt, pepper, & fresh thyme, graced with balsamic caramelized onion, fresh arugula, & pepperjack cheese. Grape tomatoes on the side.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Whether you're dancing with flowers, fighting the powers, or donating to public media, have a safe & meaningful May Day, everyone! #MayDay Donate: n.pr/40VIDW3
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Sorry, my bad, Ada's was stop number 5. The Haunted Burrow - delightful gem of an indie bookstore - was stop number 6. And it really did delight me. And then also broke my heart because it is ALSO CLOSING IN JUNE WTF CAPITOL HILL!?!! #seattleindiebookstoreday
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Bookstore stop number 6, posted with mixed feeling, because Ada's Technical Books will be closing in June. More than a bit heartbreaking.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Fourth stop. Already buzzing from a poetry high. Starting to suspect this is the best day of 2026 so far. #seattleindiebookstoreday
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Third stop! Such a fun find, never even knew Beguiled Books existed! #seattleindiebookstoreday
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Second stop on an awesome day. #seattleindiebookstoreday
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
First stop of the day! Met this fine canine connoisseur of the written word. #seattleindiebookstoreday
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day. You know what you gotta do: www.indiebound.org/independent-...
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Independent Bookstore Day Map | IndieBound.org
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Today's adorableness is brought to you by: ducklings. Because spring.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It's not unusual for me to wake up in the middle of the night, nor for me to struggle falling back to sleep from time to time. What IS unusual is for me to hear the shrieking of a seagull on my roof. In the mountains. At 1:40am. And again at 2:11am. And 3:05. And 3:24. Etc. Death to seagulls.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
In line to get a book autographed by T. Kingfisher! #norwescon
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Met with the Boss at the best bookstore Hawaii has to offer. No better place to be a book nerd in all the Pacific!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Bought this book at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN almost 10 years ago. Reading it again today, thoughtfully & reverently.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Ok, just watched "Dust Bunny" with Mads Mikkelsen & Sigourney Weaver, because I hadn't heard of it until today. And it was FABULOUS, so imaginative, & now I'm so pissed I didn't hear about it when it was in theaters, because it is JUST the kind of original work I want to support!! GAAH!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Had such a blast at @orcacon.bsky.social today. 🥰 It's such a warm, welcoming space! I met some great people, played some really interesting games, & I don't think I've ever laughed so much on a panel.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This...THIS...is why I always spend too much money at Cons!!!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
It just hit me that it's one week until @orcacon.bsky.social! Can't think of a better way to ease into a new year. I'm utterly stoked to be paneling w/ fellow author @sandrarosner.bsky.social about the Psychology of D&D. Using #TTRPG as a therapy tool is hot these days!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Just a reminder that the Fellowship set out from Rivendell on the 25th of December. #LOTRisaChristmasmovie
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Someone said, "There's no such thing as bas sex or bad pizza." They were, of course, wrong. But there's no such thing as bad eggnog. Store bought or scratch, spiked or kid-friendly, it defines the season for me. So if you're waiting for a sign to drink some, here it is. Go forth: get your 'nog on.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
A friend had me over for holiday treats this morning! I felt like I fell into a catalog photoshoot.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A couple days late, I'm afraid, but let's face it: these issues are important every day. www.culturalsurvival.org/news/9-ways-...
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9 Ways to Decolonize and Honor Native Peoples on Thanksgiving
Stories told about the first Thanksgiving often perpetuate harmful stereotypes and erase the true history of the early encounters between Native communities and colonizers.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I also use this method! To finish, I flip, brush the breast with melted butter & a bit of brandy, then use a flambe torch. Looks pretty. Tastes grand!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Just spent a powerful morning attending the Connecting Community Listen Deeply storytelling event through bellinghampubliclibrary.org Moving, soul-uplifting--so glad I made the drive!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Getting my Halloween vibe going with a hike around Cougar Mountain! Nothing like spooky trees & abandoned mine shafts to set a mood!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Happy National Black Cat Day!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
My cat is looking at a rainbow.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Two for mirth.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Saw this mural, had to go inside. Best choice I've made all week!
Adventures Underground in Richland, WA
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
THE best way to start my favorite season! 😍 Spooked: Live at the Moore Theater!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Gettin' my caffeine on at the Northwest Tea Festival. Sooooo much core-warming deliciousness!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
A friend of mine "liberated" this old tree root that had grown into a chain link fence, & I LOVE it! It's like a cross between a wizard staff & an anti-zombie defense!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I get really immersed in movies, I'm easily entertained that way. But no matter how good the film, the moment something crashes into the water - a tower collapses into a moat, the train derails into a river, Godzilla gets nuked at sea - I think: "Some poor fish just got traumatized."
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Celebrating the anniversary of Star Trek's first episode, 59 years ago today (TOS, obvi)! Definitely disregarding the fact that it's a work night so I can binge a few episodes. And DEFINITELY thinking of how to celebrate the 60th anniversary next year! Live long & prosper, everyone!
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The amount of enraging, heartbreaking, & trauma-triggering BS in the world right now is insane...especially because it is human caused, which means it is also human preventable. And. *You have to take care of yourself.* You DO have power. Breathe. Recharge. Collaborate. Then do what you can.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
they think they can just erase trans joy and trans freedom. they can't. they can make things a lot harder and more painful. but that joy and that freedom is not theirs to take and it is incumbent on all good people to say so.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Time has passed, & my World Con adrenaline has faded, allowing the Anxiety Gremlin under my bed to start poking me in the middle of the night. "Hey! Remember that thing you said on that one panel? CRINGE!" But the dopamine has NOT faded, so I just laugh & roll over, relishing good memories.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Someone is very, VERY happy I'm home from the Con. She's holding me hostage with purrs.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
I don't wanna go back to reality!
#seattleworldcon2025 is over
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
@seattlein2025.org The evening somehow ended in a hat-off. Damn do I love my fellow crazy nerds.
Light side hat vs. Dark side hat. I'm the Dark side. Obviously.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A gorgeously gloomy Seattle day. Perfect for an evening panel on local ghost lore. #seattleworldcon2025
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Hitting my first panel with my fellow authors @gwendolynnix.bsky.social & @sandrarosner.bsky.social! #seattleworldcon2025
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Let teh awesome begin.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The do-it-yourself Game Master screen I made for directing "Girl by Moonlight." (Yesterday was Episode 4, btw.) The goal is to cover it in nerdy, joy-inspiring stickers; I'm hoping to find plenty of those at World Con this week!
My homemade TTRPG Game Master screen
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
My final tea pairing for this year's Hugo nominated novels! To accompany Tchaikovsky's "Service Model," I went with a long-steeped Irish Breakfast. It's what I imagine the protagonist would serve, but the long steep adds just a hint of bitterness, reflecting how easily things can go...wrong.
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Z.D. Gladstone - author @zdgladstone.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Sipping my way through the novels nominated for a Hugo award this year, I paired Jackson Bennett's "The Tainted Cup" with a full-leaf sencha. Which...yeah, ok, a little dark on my part. But this is a tea I drink on humid rainy days, so it immersed me even deeper into a captivating story.
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