Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - Should be writing!
@cathypegau.bsky.social
Author. Spouse. Parent. Critter wrangler. Coffee lover.
Not always in that order.
https://CathyPegau.com
2025 GCLS Goldie Finalist
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Rep: Natalie Lakosil LookingGlassLit.com
She/her
Bi/Pan/Queer
Not always in that order.
https://CathyPegau.com
2025 GCLS Goldie Finalist
Please use ALT TEXT.
Rep: Natalie Lakosil LookingGlassLit.com
She/her
Bi/Pan/Queer
Pinned
Margot is determined to find out what's going on at her company.
Rett is just the woman for the job.
A Murderous Business
Out now from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
Available wherever books are sold
bit.ly/AMurderousBu...
#BookSky #historical #queer #cozy #crime #ResistTheHeteropatriarchy
Rett is just the woman for the job.
A Murderous Business
Out now from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
Available wherever books are sold
bit.ly/AMurderousBu...
#BookSky #historical #queer #cozy #crime #ResistTheHeteropatriarchy
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🏳️🌈📚Bywater Books + Gulfport ReadOUT—community, activated.
📸 Awesome photos by Bethany Wright!
@readoutfestival #SapphicBooks #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #ShowingUp
📸 Awesome photos by Bethany Wright!
@readoutfestival #SapphicBooks #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #ShowingUp
February 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
🏳️🌈📚Bywater Books + Gulfport ReadOUT—community, activated.
📸 Awesome photos by Bethany Wright!
@readoutfestival #SapphicBooks #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #ShowingUp
📸 Awesome photos by Bethany Wright!
@readoutfestival #SapphicBooks #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #ShowingUp
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My indie books are officially up on Bookshop.org 🫶
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
My indie books are officially up on Bookshop.org 🫶
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The three titles I pubbed to Bookshop are live. Do people actually buy ebooks through Bookshop and use their proprietary app? I guess we'll find out!
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Frostburn: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Nobody's Bargain: books2read.com/u/bxD0no
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Frostburn: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Nobody's Bargain: books2read.com/u/bxD0no
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
books2read.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The three titles I pubbed to Bookshop are live. Do people actually buy ebooks through Bookshop and use their proprietary app? I guess we'll find out!
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Frostburn: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Nobody's Bargain: books2read.com/u/bxD0no
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Frostburn: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Nobody's Bargain: books2read.com/u/bxD0no
My phone alarm is on the right coast, but my calendar isn't :P
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My phone alarm is on the right coast, but my calendar isn't :P
My god😢
This is on us as much as it's on Israel.
This is on us as much as it's on Israel.
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
My god😢
This is on us as much as it's on Israel.
This is on us as much as it's on Israel.
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Be smart. Be wary. Be careful. More so than you already think you're being. And not just authors, but everyone. If the author scams are evolving to be this sophisticated this fast, it won't stop there. We're all at risk.
The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Be smart. Be wary. Be careful. More so than you already think you're being. And not just authors, but everyone. If the author scams are evolving to be this sophisticated this fast, it won't stop there. We're all at risk.
Good morning, Sky friends!
How are things?
How are things?
February 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Good morning, Sky friends!
How are things?
How are things?
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Hart and the AI LLM tech bros don't understand artists who create because they want to make art, that there are people who write to communicate ideas to other people who want to interact with art to understand other people better.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
<< “If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” Hart told the NYT. >>
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
The article describes a ‘smut’ writer producing a book in 45 mins with AI, and generates a six figure income from her writing. We are racing to the bottom. Are readers really that gullible? I guess so. futurism.com/artificial-i... #Author #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #AI
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Hart and the AI LLM tech bros don't understand artists who create because they want to make art, that there are people who write to communicate ideas to other people who want to interact with art to understand other people better.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
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The US extracted the wealth from Puerto Rico through sugar/tobacco plantations for decades while paying farm laborers almost nothing. The Jones act has taxed Puerto Ricans to prop up a US shipping cartel for a century. The only parasites are the wealthy Americans extracting wealth from the island.
February 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The US extracted the wealth from Puerto Rico through sugar/tobacco plantations for decades while paying farm laborers almost nothing. The Jones act has taxed Puerto Ricans to prop up a US shipping cartel for a century. The only parasites are the wealthy Americans extracting wealth from the island.
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<< “If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” Hart told the NYT. >>
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
The article describes a ‘smut’ writer producing a book in 45 mins with AI, and generates a six figure income from her writing. We are racing to the bottom. Are readers really that gullible? I guess so. futurism.com/artificial-i... #Author #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #AI
"Novelist" Boasts That Using AI She Can Churn Out a New Book in 45 Minutes, Says Regular Writers Will Never Be Able to Keep Up
A romance novelist who uses AI to crank out new books says she produced over 200 novels per year, earning her a pile of cash.
futurism.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
<< “If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” Hart told the NYT. >>
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
"...she doesn’t want to disclose her AI usage due to the stigma. Her advice to “be shameless,” apparently, only applies insofar as it doesn’t expose you to being judged by your peers."
You're so proud of winning the race, lady, put your name out there!
Also, fuck you!
You're so proud of winning the race, lady, put your name out there!
Also, fuck you!
The article describes a ‘smut’ writer producing a book in 45 mins with AI, and generates a six figure income from her writing. We are racing to the bottom. Are readers really that gullible? I guess so. futurism.com/artificial-i... #Author #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #AI
"Novelist" Boasts That Using AI She Can Churn Out a New Book in 45 Minutes, Says Regular Writers Will Never Be Able to Keep Up
A romance novelist who uses AI to crank out new books says she produced over 200 novels per year, earning her a pile of cash.
futurism.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"...she doesn’t want to disclose her AI usage due to the stigma. Her advice to “be shameless,” apparently, only applies insofar as it doesn’t expose you to being judged by your peers."
You're so proud of winning the race, lady, put your name out there!
Also, fuck you!
You're so proud of winning the race, lady, put your name out there!
Also, fuck you!
I'll be back home on the 18th on the northbound flight and DH will be heading down to Seattle to help DS on the southbound flight an hour or so after 😆
We'll have time to high-five at the airport.
We'll have time to high-five at the airport.
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I'll be back home on the 18th on the northbound flight and DH will be heading down to Seattle to help DS on the southbound flight an hour or so after 😆
We'll have time to high-five at the airport.
We'll have time to high-five at the airport.
Copy edits have hit the inbox!
a cartoon of a girl in a purple dress jumping in the air with the words `` happy dance '' .
Alt: a cartoon of a girl in a purple dress jumping in the air with the words `` happy dance '' .
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Copy edits have hit the inbox!
Good morning, Sky friends!
What kind of vacay sees you not going to sleep until 2am then getting up at 6?
🥱
What kind of vacay sees you not going to sleep until 2am then getting up at 6?
🥱
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Good morning, Sky friends!
What kind of vacay sees you not going to sleep until 2am then getting up at 6?
🥱
What kind of vacay sees you not going to sleep until 2am then getting up at 6?
🥱
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The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
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During a night out with her future sister-in-law Sheila meets the woman she didn't know she needed.
#ThatsLesfic🫦
#LesbianFiction
#BHM
#BookSky
payhip.com/b/wT3nW
books2read.com/u/mda0NW
#ThatsLesfic🫦
#LesbianFiction
#BHM
#BookSky
payhip.com/b/wT3nW
books2read.com/u/mda0NW
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
During a night out with her future sister-in-law Sheila meets the woman she didn't know she needed.
#ThatsLesfic🫦
#LesbianFiction
#BHM
#BookSky
payhip.com/b/wT3nW
books2read.com/u/mda0NW
#ThatsLesfic🫦
#LesbianFiction
#BHM
#BookSky
payhip.com/b/wT3nW
books2read.com/u/mda0NW
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Want to read more LGBTQIA+ mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels?
Click the link to find loads of them! This promo runs Jan 25 - February 28
books.bookfunnel.com/lgbtqiasuspe...
Find books to read! Share this link to anyone interested!
#BookSky #MysteryBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTQ
🌈 📚 💙
Click the link to find loads of them! This promo runs Jan 25 - February 28
books.bookfunnel.com/lgbtqiasuspe...
Find books to read! Share this link to anyone interested!
#BookSky #MysteryBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTQ
🌈 📚 💙
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Want to read more LGBTQIA+ mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels?
Click the link to find loads of them! This promo runs Jan 25 - February 28
books.bookfunnel.com/lgbtqiasuspe...
Find books to read! Share this link to anyone interested!
#BookSky #MysteryBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTQ
🌈 📚 💙
Click the link to find loads of them! This promo runs Jan 25 - February 28
books.bookfunnel.com/lgbtqiasuspe...
Find books to read! Share this link to anyone interested!
#BookSky #MysteryBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTQ
🌈 📚 💙
I had the best time at ReadOUT even with the constant droning of "Don't be weird. Don't be weird. Don't be weird." in my head.
😆
😆
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I had the best time at ReadOUT even with the constant droning of "Don't be weird. Don't be weird. Don't be weird." in my head.
😆
😆
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Just your Sunday reminder that the reason Alaska is scrambling to disburse $272 million dollars through the Rural Health Transformation Fund is because your government codified 2017 tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and paid for it by cutting health care and food assistance for veterans.
February 8, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Just your Sunday reminder that the reason Alaska is scrambling to disburse $272 million dollars through the Rural Health Transformation Fund is because your government codified 2017 tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and paid for it by cutting health care and food assistance for veterans.
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The funny thing about that show? Not a word of it was in English, but it was one of the more patriotic halftime shows I’ve seen.
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The funny thing about that show? Not a word of it was in English, but it was one of the more patriotic halftime shows I’ve seen.
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
ReadOUT 2026 is over, but I will ride the wave of warmth, friendship, and community for a long time!
Thank you to the organizers and all attendees.
You give me hope for a better tomorrow, a better us.
Thank you to the organizers and all attendees.
You give me hope for a better tomorrow, a better us.
February 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
ReadOUT 2026 is over, but I will ride the wave of warmth, friendship, and community for a long time!
Thank you to the organizers and all attendees.
You give me hope for a better tomorrow, a better us.
Thank you to the organizers and all attendees.
You give me hope for a better tomorrow, a better us.
Good morning, Sky friends.
What the heck am I doing up so early?
🥱
What the heck am I doing up so early?
🥱
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Good morning, Sky friends.
What the heck am I doing up so early?
🥱
What the heck am I doing up so early?
🥱
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Writing is an Act of Rebellion
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Writing is an Act of Rebellion
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...