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in an interesting case of linguistic convergent evolution, the english words scale, scale, and scale are all false cognates of each other

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Could you maybe reblog this post if you think respecting trans peoples' names and identities is a basic right and not a political opinion?

No pressure. Just seeking some validation of my sentiment. Due to some. people

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Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

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“To keep our souls fed is an act of resistance.” — Tash McAdam

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Bet there are etymologist and linguist vampires who take bets on which words will fall out of use and which words will evolve by the century

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This book doesn’t feel real yet but it’s releasing June 6 anyway.

I wrote that first line in 2006. Almost everything else about the book has changed, but the heart of it—Meri figuring out that the past and present and future are all tied together, no matter what you do—is still the central theme of the story.

This year has been one thing after another and that’s not going to let up any time soon. I’ve been struggling to find the motivation to market this one, but every time someone says “oh! I loved the first book! I can’t wait for this!” I remember why I’m doing it in the first place.

ARC sign up is on my website (newsletter, too!):

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I can’t think when there’s weather happening

the cinematic migraine experience of spending the entire day like “why do i feel so bad so Suddenly what the fuck Triggered This what did i DO” and then hearing an ominous clap of thunder. and being like. ah. barometric pressure

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why be radically exclusionary abt queerness when you could be radically inclusionary instead. let's inflate the numbers. let's become the majority. the sky's the limit

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good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿

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oh fuck internalized too much lotr as a kid, actually believe there’s good in the world or some kinda shit

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Learning a new language really does make you aware of how many fucking words there are. Waaaaaay too many things in this world that need their own special little word. Grow up.

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Hey. Your brain needs to de-frag. Literally it needs you to sit there and space out.

If you want your memory or executive function to improve, stare out a window at the skyline or sidewalk or trees or birds on the electrical wires for like 20+ minutes per day. (With no other stimulation like a podcast or TV if you can manage but hey baby steps innit). If you're fortunate enough to have safe outside with any bits of nature, go stare closely at a 1 meter square of grass and trip out on the bugs and shapes of grasses and stuff.

Literally this will make you smarter. Our brains HAVE TO HAVE this zone out time to do important stuff behind the scenes. This does not happen during sleep, it's something else.

That weird pressurized feeling you get sometimes might be your brain on no defrag.

Give your brain a Daily Dose Of De-Frag.

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Flare and Bind (Synchronists 2) is off to the copy editor! Now I have to sell it.

Synchronists is a science fiction series of connected standalones; you do not have to read each story in order, but you might enjoy them more if you do. Relationships of all kinds are central themes, and the books have varying levels of romance and explicit content.

If you like queer sci fi about feelings and family and big ideas like what if the fungi and ai aren’t the bad guys/we get what we build, I have an arc sign up form:

(Image is Spark and Tether cover but Flare and Bind will have a cover March 21. Sign up for my newsletter if you want to see it first. Newsletter readers also get the prequel novella The Stars Provide for free.)

Advanced reader copies (ARCs) are free, and if you don’t have Spark and Tether I will also send you a link to a free download. ARCs are provided to help get reviews and buzz shared before a book’s release. I appreciate all reviews and mentions and ratings, positive or negative. ARCs will go out some time in April and are ebook only at this time. Book release is June 6. See the sign up form for more information.

From the back cover:

The other side of the Outer Rings isn’t far enough to escape Meri’s past…

In the seven years since leaving their scavenger planet homeworld with the synchronists, Meri has made a good life for themself in the merchant corps. They like the work, they’re figuring out a situationship with way-out-of-their-league diplomat Xavia Tane, and they’ve made friends among humans and fai alike. If their next sale—an event collaboration with Xavia— is successful, Meri will finally have proven to themself and everyone else that they are right where they belong.

Then the boss’s shiny new flagship goes missing in a gate storm while carrying Meri’s cargo, station fai start acting strange, and a distant cousin shows up full of resentment and vague threats, throwing Meri off their game.

Everything falls apart.

With the help of the notoriously contrary fai known as the Curator, Meri untangles the connections. Everything leads back to their family and the planet Meri swore never to return to, but no one else–not even Xavia–seems to realize how far Meri’s family will go to get what they want…

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I have never played before, but suggested a family campaign and somehow was made dm. Crash course in game mechanics today. Game consists of 3 experienced players and 3 newbies, including me.