Arachne 🏳️🌈
@cayemarsh.bsky.social
Author of queer SFF living & writing in Aotearoa (she/her). STATION IN THE SKY out now! Enthusiastic about books and bugs. Posting positive to offset the horrors.
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Arachne 🏳️🌈
@cayemarsh.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Station in the Sky
www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com
You might not know that I write books? But I do!
Check out STATION IN THE SKY. It's 2-novellas-in-1.
✅Sci-fi with wastelands & biodomes & space stations
✅head injury/brain fog & hidden motives
✅mother-daughter feels & NB/NB ace deep friendship
💙📚
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Check out STATION IN THE SKY. It's 2-novellas-in-1.
✅Sci-fi with wastelands & biodomes & space stations
✅head injury/brain fog & hidden motives
✅mother-daughter feels & NB/NB ace deep friendship
💙📚
🇳🇿📚
🌈📚
This is an amazing thread, pls read all the alt text 😂
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is an amazing thread, pls read all the alt text 😂
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
Can confirm the copy editing on offer from this press is top notch!
We're so close to funding! Did you know you can put us over the top if you get a copy edit from us? They're discounted too, so you can support a small businees for Black Friday!
#tbb #editor #copyedits
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
#tbb #editor #copyedits
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 2!
We're releasing 7 new queer science fiction and fantasy books from December 2025 to June 2026! We're changing formats just a little this year so you get your rewards earlier.
www.backerkit.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Can confirm the copy editing on offer from this press is top notch!
Zero likes on this. Either no one cares (fair), or people think I'm insufferable. 😅
Probably also fair.
Probably also fair.
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Zero likes on this. Either no one cares (fair), or people think I'm insufferable. 😅
Probably also fair.
Probably also fair.
FINALLY! After 382 tries, I got it on the first guess. 😂🥳
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
FINALLY! After 382 tries, I got it on the first guess. 😂🥳
I thought a dragon wrote this...
well fed by the steady stream of hyper-competent tired heroines
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I thought a dragon wrote this...
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If you enjoyed this thread, you'll love the full article it's based on, at the Bad Newsletter - now enjoying its new home at Emily Writes Weekly: www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
#nzpol #kikorangi
#nzpol #kikorangi
What the HELL is happening with the new school curriculum?
Over and over again, I've had emails and messages from parents asking me about the new curriculum. I tried to get my head around it, but just had more questions than answers. So I teamed up with my fr...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
If you enjoyed this thread, you'll love the full article it's based on, at the Bad Newsletter - now enjoying its new home at Emily Writes Weekly: www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
#nzpol #kikorangi
#nzpol #kikorangi
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Dear algorithm, please connect us with readers:
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Dear algorithm, please connect us with readers:
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
Jeez I hate Christmas. I really do. But my kids love it SO. MUCH. I feel like such a Grinch.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Jeez I hate Christmas. I really do. But my kids love it SO. MUCH. I feel like such a Grinch.
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single mouse with a good food supply, must be in want of a spouse..."
Join the Bennet mice family as they navigate love, life and marriage among the trees and fields of Longbourn farm.
Get your copy from Amazon.
#bookstagram #newrelease #specficnz
Join the Bennet mice family as they navigate love, life and marriage among the trees and fields of Longbourn farm.
Get your copy from Amazon.
#bookstagram #newrelease #specficnz
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single mouse with a good food supply, must be in want of a spouse..."
Join the Bennet mice family as they navigate love, life and marriage among the trees and fields of Longbourn farm.
Get your copy from Amazon.
#bookstagram #newrelease #specficnz
Join the Bennet mice family as they navigate love, life and marriage among the trees and fields of Longbourn farm.
Get your copy from Amazon.
#bookstagram #newrelease #specficnz
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Since Star Wars is trending today, a good time to rewatch this fantastic speech from Andor. Almost like it has some relevance to the current state of things.
youtu.be/TaKrm5txGCQ
youtu.be/TaKrm5txGCQ
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Since Star Wars is trending today, a good time to rewatch this fantastic speech from Andor. Almost like it has some relevance to the current state of things.
youtu.be/TaKrm5txGCQ
youtu.be/TaKrm5txGCQ
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So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
"The Enemy of Imagination": Here's the Speech I Gave Last Night
I had such an incredible day yesterday, y’all. First I was at the Trans Day of Literature at George Mason University, talking with incredible authors...
buttondown.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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MAD SISTERS OF ESI is one of The Washington Post’s 10 best SFF novels of 2025. In the sheer amount of what gets published each year and what gets lost, this feels like a small, precious miracle ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
MAD SISTERS OF ESI is one of The Washington Post’s 10 best SFF novels of 2025. In the sheer amount of what gets published each year and what gets lost, this feels like a small, precious miracle ❤️
🤔. I like the premise!! 👍
THE LAVENDER BLADE by E.L. Deards
- m/m
- fake exorcisms make easy bank
- until someone is actually possessed
- and now you gotta scramble to learn the real thing
- or lose your love to a powerful demon
- m/m
- fake exorcisms make easy bank
- until someone is actually possessed
- and now you gotta scramble to learn the real thing
- or lose your love to a powerful demon
The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist's Chronicle
An Exorcist's Chronicle
bookshop.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🤔. I like the premise!! 👍
These lists are always SO GOOD, I find books here I don't see mentioned anywhere else. Also @kadoore.com writes some hilarious/fun book descriptions. 😂 They're like bite-sized treats.
Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
Hello queers and fears, it's almost Pride Month and I've got a gift for you:
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
These lists are always SO GOOD, I find books here I don't see mentioned anywhere else. Also @kadoore.com writes some hilarious/fun book descriptions. 😂 They're like bite-sized treats.
Well THIS sounds interesting...
THE GRYPHON KING by @omersarae.bsky.social
- bi MC
- warrior princesses on man-eating flying horses
- need I say more
- okay fine:
- a warlord takes the kingdom and the princess vows revenge
- but djinn & ghouls & monsters are returning
- and she'll have to work with the warlord to save her people
- bi MC
- warrior princesses on man-eating flying horses
- need I say more
- okay fine:
- a warlord takes the kingdom and the princess vows revenge
- but djinn & ghouls & monsters are returning
- and she'll have to work with the warlord to save her people
The Gryphon King
Check out The Gryphon King - <b>The first in a sweeping Southwest Asian-inspired epic fantasy trilogy brimming with morally ambiguous characters, terrifying ghouls and deadly monsters. <br><br>Combini...
bookshop.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Well THIS sounds interesting...
I backed this cool campaign! You can get ebooks if you're not in the US. Support queer writers and get fun stories!!! 🌈📚
*whispers* If you want, you can even get books from previous campaigns (like mine 😁).
*whispers* If you want, you can even get books from previous campaigns (like mine 😁).
Space Wizard Year 4 Part 2 is live! Go check it out and get your 7 new #queer, independent books! We're also part of @the-book-bazaar.com , and there are some amazing stories coming to you. You'll get more free stuff the more campaigns you back!
#lgbtqbooks #smallpress #IndieBooks #IndieAuthor
#lgbtqbooks #smallpress #IndieBooks #IndieAuthor
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I backed this cool campaign! You can get ebooks if you're not in the US. Support queer writers and get fun stories!!! 🌈📚
*whispers* If you want, you can even get books from previous campaigns (like mine 😁).
*whispers* If you want, you can even get books from previous campaigns (like mine 😁).
I supported this today!!
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Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I supported this today!!
🌈📚
🌈📚
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Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
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I would like to offer my sincere apologies to any alien bug designers who I may have personally offended by calling their designs stupid and unbelievable
July 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I would like to offer my sincere apologies to any alien bug designers who I may have personally offended by calling their designs stupid and unbelievable
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My D&D group in my 20s used to mock our DM for making us roll for lots of stuff that should just be auto-success. In my 40s, I can somehow crit fail brushing my teeth and throw my back out for a week.
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My D&D group in my 20s used to mock our DM for making us roll for lots of stuff that should just be auto-success. In my 40s, I can somehow crit fail brushing my teeth and throw my back out for a week.
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The number of school boards across New Zealand choosing to go against the Government's action to remove Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations has surged over 1000 over the weekend.
Support for Te Tiriti in Schools surges as Minister challenges schools to lift achievement
The number of school boards across New Zealand choosing to go against the Government's action to remove Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations has surged over 1000 over the weekend.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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The banning of gender affirming care/ puberty blockers for trans kids is a TEST. This Luxon-led coalition is seeing how much pushback they receive on this issue to figure out how to ban abortion & contraception next term. They're anti-choice, they will act on this. #nzpol #abortion #pubertyblockers
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The banning of gender affirming care/ puberty blockers for trans kids is a TEST. This Luxon-led coalition is seeing how much pushback they receive on this issue to figure out how to ban abortion & contraception next term. They're anti-choice, they will act on this. #nzpol #abortion #pubertyblockers
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Time Travel Is Easy is officially out in the world! Dinosaurs and Deep Time are thematic links to queer embodiment, childhood trauma, and life in the late Anthropocene. Cover art by the amazing Helen Whistberry. (Non-Amazon options coming very soon!) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Time Travel Is Easy is officially out in the world! Dinosaurs and Deep Time are thematic links to queer embodiment, childhood trauma, and life in the late Anthropocene. Cover art by the amazing Helen Whistberry. (Non-Amazon options coming very soon!) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7