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A.M. Tuomala
@amtuomala.bsky.social
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Author of fantasy novels about language nerds, dragonslayers, and roaming geologists. Pronouns are xie or zie/hir.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/amtuomala
Website: https://amtuomala.com/
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A.M. Tuomala @amtuomala.bsky.social · Oct 3
Hello to anyone new! I write fantasy stories about loving broken things. My most recent book was The Map and the Territory, a post-apocalyptic picaresque about a cartographer and a wizard trying to get home in a shattered world haunted by a death goddess.
The cover of the book The Map and the Territory, which depicts two people standing back to back. One of them is a tall Black man in elaborate wizardly robes, and the other is a short woman with brown skin who wears practical clothes for adventuring.
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eliaseells.bsky.social
I just found out that it’s Dragon Appreciation Day, so I had to pull together a stack quick as flame. I love dragons (I mean, who doesn’t?) & whether they’re being ridden, slain, studied, or swooned over, I’m eager to add their stories to my hoard. What are your favorite dragon books?
A stack of books in the library (bottom to top): THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon, THE SKY ON FIRE by Jenn Lyons, THE RAGE OF DRAGONS by Evan Winter, THE DRAGONS OF DEEPWOOD FEN by Bradley P. Beaulieu, DRAGONFALL by L.R. Lam, THE BOOK OF DRAGONS ed. by Jonathan Strahan, NAVOLA by Paolo Bacigalupi, A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS by Marie Brennan, THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR by Indra Das, THE FIREBORNE BLADE by Charlotte Bond, THE KEEPER’S SIX by Kate Elliott, THE MOUNTAIN CROWN by Karin Lowachee
January 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that. I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport. I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house. I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Strike Fund here - if you can help, great, reposts are also great
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14h
"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."

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Support Impacted Union Families! | Working Partnerships
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January 17, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.

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The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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I keep seeing it without a source link, so here it is:

January 16, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION DELEGATION AND LOCAL REGIONAL LABOR BODIES ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL, OR SHOPPING

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January 16, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stacie Balkaran — stacie@minneapolisunions.org / 971.291.9486 MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION DELEGATION AND LOCAL REGIONAL LABOR BODIES ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM NO WORK, SCHOOL, OR SHOPPING MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO along with regional bodies throughout the state, including the Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation, the West Area Labor Council, the North East Area Labor Council and the East Central Labor Council, have joined in solidarity to endorse a powerful unified statewide action on January 23: Day of Truth and Freedom. The Minnesota labor movement is united against the violent ICE occupation of our beloved cities that has directly impacted union members, our workplaces and our families. Workers are essential for our communities to function. Since the ICE campaign of terror began, both immigrant and non-immigrant workers have feared for their safety when going to work, being at work, and coming home from work. Union members and our families are being illegally detained at alarming rates, with workplaces and schools facing increased challenges. Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, President of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, shared why union federations are joining this call: “Working people, our schools and our communities are under attack. Union members are being detained commuting to and from work, tearing apart families. Parents are being forced to stay home, students held out of school, fearing for their lives, all while the employer class remains silent. Our labor federations are encouraging everyone to participate on January 23rd. It’s time for every single Minnesotan who loves this state and the notion of truth and freedom to raise their voices and deepen their solidarity for our neighbors and coworkers living under this federal occupation.”
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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freyamarske.bsky.social
BODIES OF MAGIC, out Sept 2026: Grey's Anatomy meets A Deadly Education, a mystery set during the final exam week of a magical medical school. (Or: five queer nerds solve a murder and have some feelings.)

Cover design by Jamie Stafford-Hill.

Preorder US: bit.ly/BoM-US
Preorder UK: bit.ly/BoM-UK
A book cover for Bodies of Magic by Freya Markse. A deep blue building with a quadrangle, spires and cloisters fills the lower half of the cover with the title text in gold across it. Behind that, the upper background is grey and stormy with a prominent twisting white design that could be a bare tree rising up from the main tower OR an anatomical diagram of the lungs. Centered above the lung-tree are the words DO NO HARM in stark white. Honestly: a complete banger of a cover. Doesn't it make you want to preorder? Yes, yes it does.
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??

sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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lauragalliart.bsky.social
So excited about this cover reveal! Thank you again to @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social and @kvjohansen.bsky.social for this fantastic opportunity! It was great to work with you! 😊

www.candlemarkandgleam.com/cover-reveal...
Cover Reveal – Breath and Bone
Today’s the day! We’re delighted to announce the cover art for K. V. Johansen’s forthcoming Breath and Bone, sapphic sword and sorcery with a unique voice. Johansen is known for books like The Wolf an...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
amtuomala.bsky.social
Battle Beast's "King for a Day," for your listening pleasure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKY...
BATTLE BEAST - King For A Day (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Nuclear Blast Records
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January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
amtuomala.bsky.social
I need to write characters who are Worse
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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WASHINGTONIANS, ASSEMBLE
atg.wa.gov Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 1d
If you haven’t already, take the AGO’s AI labor impact survey to make your voice heard.

Help us build a balanced future for our workforce: https://tinyurl.com/ysxevt8n
An announcement graphic from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. The text reads: "AI is impacting Washington State Workers. Take this AI impact survey to tell the Attorney General how AI is affecting you." The background features a dark blue gradient with a glowing, teal digital network or "neural link" pattern.
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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"Into Duty, Into Longing, Into Sparrows" by Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social, in Beneath Ceaseless Skies @bcsmagazine.bsky.social. I have yet to be disappointed by a Somto Ihezue story...

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Into Duty, Into Longing, Into Sparrows by Somto Ihezue
They put you in a room with the other girls—soon to be brides like yourself. Your aunties say it is tradition. They too were sealed in the room. So was your mother. So was her mother.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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lyszflo.bsky.social
Hello fellow spec poets! Its our time
hollylynwalrath.bsky.social Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 1d
I have updated the POETRY HUGO website with new interviews with Marie Brennan, winner of the first poetry Hugo! We are looking for additional coverage on this historic moment, journalists! www.poetryhugo.com
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?
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January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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kvjohansen.bsky.social
An interview with me about the forthcoming book BREATH AND BONE (out in May from Candlemark and Gleam!) on NOAF! I talk about new characters, a new world, Rosemary Sutcliff & Arthur Ransome, but mostly Hedge and Pony, whom I think you're going to love. #CoverReveal Cover art by Laura Galli.
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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COVER REVEAL: Call Me Traitor, my sapphic Winter Soldier-esque fantasy! Beyond delighted with this stunning @eliotbaum.bsky.social art with design by Jess Kiley. Preorders gratefully welcomed if it’s your thing! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Cover for Call Me Traitor by Everina Maxwell: Two women fighting on a dramatic background of mountains and clouds
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Heard about the Sauútiverse? Curious but want to sample first? Check out these free-to-read Sauútiverse stories online.
britfantasysoc.bsky.social British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 2d
With the @sauutiverse.bsky.social about to hit Glasgow to launch the new Flame Tree anthology Sauúti Terrors, @genni.bsky.social whets our appetite with some links to free work from the Afrocentric speculative universe.

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An African-style pattern with the article's headline - Free Reads from the Sauutiverse - imposed on top. Pictured at left is the article's author, Eugen Bacon. She is an African woman with short-cropped hair, wearing a black mesh top with a terracota-coloured singlet over the top.
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Are you a trans writer of colour? Contribute to a new anthology of short stories dreamed up and written by trans people of colour. We will pay you a fee of £1000. Submissions are open now.

https://form.jotform.com/253423694960060

Deadline: 8 Feb, 2026

Questions? Email: [email protected]
Orange background with bold white and black text reading "trans writers of colour wanted," along with the Spectra logo. Invitation to contribute to an anthology of short stories themed on "folklore & futurism", presented with abstract black shapes on orange background. Call for anthology contributors: trans people of color, UK-based, 18+. Submit a 500-word writing sample and story synopsis by Feb 8, 2026. Black abstract shapes on an orange background with the words "apply now" in bold, black and white text. Spectra logo at the bottom.
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Hooray! Wooing the Witch Queen's UK paperback edition is out today, and it's beautiful. I'm so happy!

(And there are now a kajillion signed copies at my wonderful local Waterstones, which has been SO supportive.)

Grab your copy now: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

#romancelandia
Steph, grinning, stands by the counter of her local Waterstones beside multiple tall stacks of copies of the beautiful Wooing the Witch Queen paperback. A photo of the front stack of Wooing the Witch Queen paperbacks, showing the gorgeous yellow stars on the blue spines. The very top book is set face out, with a "Signed by the Author" sticker. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sarah Beth Durst reads, 'Absolutely irresistible!'
January 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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dytsras.bsky.social
I watch the bulk of ashleythebaroness videos, despite rarely sharing them.

But this one hit today.

And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.

fascism wrapped in our own flag
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Bandcamp has banned AI music.

The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp."

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Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the AI-generated psych-rock band the Velvet Sundown and the AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue racking up streams on Spotify? R...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
We are in fact DESPERATE for winter coats, waterproof gloves, and good boots. We get so many wonderful donations but it is so cold and the numbers of unhoused unsheltered people are going up at the absolute worst time for it, and we run out of coats weekly.
teammom.bsky.social This year’s team mom @teammom.bsky.social · 2d
The frigid Twin Cities temperatures will hurt the homeless; so do not gloat about the impact on ICE without also stepping up here:
megiddings.bsky.social Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 4d
If you're still able to help Minnesota, @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social is always accepting donations. $10 buys a pack of handwarmers. If you were given Amazon gift cards this year for Christmas, you can shop their Amazon wishlist: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
amtuomala.bsky.social
I can write magic that feels world-reordering.
alejandrapinal.bsky.social Alejandra Pinal @alejandrapinal.bsky.social · 3d
Artists, I think we're all too comfortable sharing our imposter syndrome.

I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.

No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at

Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
i need authors and agents to be much louder with their publishers how much they hate gen ai and make it embarrassing/financially harmful for publishers to be associated with it at every level (incl marketing, publicity, and sales)
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?

THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!

✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM