Arachne 🏳️🌈
@cayemarsh.bsky.social
Author of queer SFF living & writing in Aotearoa (she/her). SpecFicNZ and Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. Uplifting good books and authors.
Cayemarsh.com
#ToitūTeTiriti
🚫AI, fascism, billionaires, guns🚫
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#ToitūTeTiriti
🚫AI, fascism, billionaires, guns🚫
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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
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That's SO MANY WHISTLES!!
Y'all, we shipped ~45k whistles in December.
I think we shipped ~35k whistles TODAY.
This team of rogue 3D printing enthusiasts is... really rocking & rolling. 💓💃 And thank you to all of you who helped supply the filament & shipping $ so that could happen!
I think we shipped ~35k whistles TODAY.
This team of rogue 3D printing enthusiasts is... really rocking & rolling. 💓💃 And thank you to all of you who helped supply the filament & shipping $ so that could happen!
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 AM
That's SO MANY WHISTLES!!
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Reminding you that you, too, can own an exclusive ebook on top of REALLY NICE dark Gothic books set in devastated Paris (which don't feature the Eiffel Tower at all, lol lol. I'm a local after all. But they do have Catholic lore & Vietnamese dragons)
Also applies to new UK orders (dec 2025 onwards)
Also applies to new UK orders (dec 2025 onwards)
Preorder campaign for the re-release of my Gothic Paris books -(March 10th!!!): pre-order any of the books in the series & get an EXCLUSIVE ebook with bonus shenanigans involving Fallen angels, a birthday party and a decidedly over-friendly magical fungus
www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...
www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Reminding you that you, too, can own an exclusive ebook on top of REALLY NICE dark Gothic books set in devastated Paris (which don't feature the Eiffel Tower at all, lol lol. I'm a local after all. But they do have Catholic lore & Vietnamese dragons)
Also applies to new UK orders (dec 2025 onwards)
Also applies to new UK orders (dec 2025 onwards)
Absolutely disgusting.
I mean YES it violates obligations to Māori, and to everyone in the whole damn country.
This govt would strip mine both islands and leave us sitting around on bare rock in our underwear just to line their pockets with money.
I mean YES it violates obligations to Māori, and to everyone in the whole damn country.
This govt would strip mine both islands and leave us sitting around on bare rock in our underwear just to line their pockets with money.
Breaking: the Government is negotiating with the US to provide access to our critical minerals, while a memo before the Waitangi Tribunal says a backdoor deal violates obligations to Māori
NZ in talks with US on Trump minerals deal
newsroom.co.nz
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Absolutely disgusting.
I mean YES it violates obligations to Māori, and to everyone in the whole damn country.
This govt would strip mine both islands and leave us sitting around on bare rock in our underwear just to line their pockets with money.
I mean YES it violates obligations to Māori, and to everyone in the whole damn country.
This govt would strip mine both islands and leave us sitting around on bare rock in our underwear just to line their pockets with money.
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🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done?
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
January 30, 2026 at 4:37 AM
🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done?
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
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I feel this in my bones
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I feel this in my bones
People really are out here tryna do a journalism. Which is so necessary when the big media outlets have been failing us.
"This is the worst fucking time. But watching people's response to ICE has just been the most affirming thing in the world.” We interviewed our friends over at @racketmn.com about what it’s like to cover the crisis in Minneapolis as community-centered journalists
How Racket, Minneapolis’s Worker-Owned Newsroom, Is Covering Its Hometown Fascist Invasion
“This is the worst fucking time. But watching people’s response to ICE has been the most affirming thing in the world.”
www.coyotemedia.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
People really are out here tryna do a journalism. Which is so necessary when the big media outlets have been failing us.
Sounds amazing!
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A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, out from @hornedlarkpress.com this fall, is about an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, her nonbinary fashion icon pal, an opera singer, and an opinionated sword fighting back against the authoritarian baddies. Afterwards (and at several points throughout) there's cake.
Authors, please talk about your books.
We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Sounds amazing!
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And whose fault is this? Yours, all of you!
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
And whose fault is this? Yours, all of you!
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'Taxi' and 'cab' essentially mean the same thing, but 'cab' doesn't come from 'taxicab.'
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
'Taxi' and 'cab' essentially mean the same thing, but 'cab' doesn't come from 'taxicab.'
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
Chuck, if you can make this happen!?! I will become open to the idea of forgiving you. Like I will genuinely start to consider it.
Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Chuck, if you can make this happen!?! I will become open to the idea of forgiving you. Like I will genuinely start to consider it.
This is great news!!
Te Tiriti good or bad?
50% 👍
40% 👎
Despite this TERRIBLY MISLEADING headline, this poll shows popular opinion supports the use of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in government policies.
Te Tiriti good or bad?
50% 👍
40% 👎
Despite this TERRIBLY MISLEADING headline, this poll shows popular opinion supports the use of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in government policies.
Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll
Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll
Voters also had their say on whether New Zealand's Prime Minister should be in Waitangi for Waitangi Day commemorations, in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 AM
This is great news!!
Te Tiriti good or bad?
50% 👍
40% 👎
Despite this TERRIBLY MISLEADING headline, this poll shows popular opinion supports the use of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in government policies.
Te Tiriti good or bad?
50% 👍
40% 👎
Despite this TERRIBLY MISLEADING headline, this poll shows popular opinion supports the use of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in government policies.
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younger generations don't love Harry Potter because it's mediocre literature and the author is a transphobic piece of shit
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
younger generations don't love Harry Potter because it's mediocre literature and the author is a transphobic piece of shit
Not a single story, but a constellation. Shining with queer lives from Waitakere camps to the
pink glow of a distant planet. Grab your copy of RAINBOW STARS UNITE here:
www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0G88DYJR7. #QueerAnthology #SpecFic #LiteraryFiction
#ContemporaryFantasy #QueerPoetry #QueerJoy
pink glow of a distant planet. Grab your copy of RAINBOW STARS UNITE here:
www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0G88DYJR7. #QueerAnthology #SpecFic #LiteraryFiction
#ContemporaryFantasy #QueerPoetry #QueerJoy
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul is doing a book drive and can also take monetary donations online and in person redballoonbookshop.com/can-mn-and-l...
CAN MN and Local Schools Book Drive
Red Balloon is gathering donations for Community Aid Network MN and a few local schools who will distribute the books to kids who are currently staying home. We are asking for mostly Spanish titles for ages 0-11. Books can also be purchased online or in-store and donated using the code CANMN20. Monetary donations will be used to purchase books. Community Aid Network MN serves between 200-300 families each week with free food, diapers and supplies, distributing 1,000 items every distribution day. They started during the George Floyd Uprising and are one of the only mutual aid sites still in operation. Their mission is to organize volunteers, redistribute resources, build mutual aid bonds with their neighbors, and ensure everyone has the means for dignified survival. Click here to make a monetary donation!
redballoonbookshop.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul is doing a book drive and can also take monetary donations online and in person redballoonbookshop.com/can-mn-and-l...
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
This is UNBELIEVABLE. We are, through our own STUPIDITY, willfully bringing back deadly pandemic diseases that we have the POWER TO ELIMINATE and had already VANQUISHED. UN-BE-FUCKING-LIEVABLE.
⚠️ BREAKING:
UK Loses Measles Elimination Status After Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported in England and Wales
The World Health Organization says the UK has lost its measles elimination status after nearly 3,000 cases were reported in England and Wales in 2024.
UK Loses Measles Elimination Status After Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported in England and Wales
The World Health Organization says the UK has lost its measles elimination status after nearly 3,000 cases were reported in England and Wales in 2024.
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This is UNBELIEVABLE. We are, through our own STUPIDITY, willfully bringing back deadly pandemic diseases that we have the POWER TO ELIMINATE and had already VANQUISHED. UN-BE-FUCKING-LIEVABLE.
😂 forgot about this!
Just a heads up, tomorrow is Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder, hope you've done your shopping and holiday meal prep.
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
😂 forgot about this!
Have you considered quitting your job??
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Have you considered quitting your job??
Omg I love this!!
Big mood.
Big mood.
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Omg I love this!!
Big mood.
Big mood.
Puzzle is complete.
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Puzzle is complete.
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This is how we topple a regime! We won't stop until every single one is out!
Sound up!
#iceout
#IceWhistles
Sound up!
#iceout
#IceWhistles
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This is how we topple a regime! We won't stop until every single one is out!
Sound up!
#iceout
#IceWhistles
Sound up!
#iceout
#IceWhistles
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One of the awesome benefits of being a SpecFicNZ member is being able to get a manuscript assessment. To find out more, read what it's like to get an assessment: specfic.nz/2025/11/30/w...
#memberbenefits #specficnz #manuscriptassessment #writingtips #ilovewriting
#memberbenefits #specficnz #manuscriptassessment #writingtips #ilovewriting
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 AM
One of the awesome benefits of being a SpecFicNZ member is being able to get a manuscript assessment. To find out more, read what it's like to get an assessment: specfic.nz/2025/11/30/w...
#memberbenefits #specficnz #manuscriptassessment #writingtips #ilovewriting
#memberbenefits #specficnz #manuscriptassessment #writingtips #ilovewriting
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I have awards for erotic romance and democracy next to each other on the shelf, make sure you want a poster who can do both. 😂
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Ooh! I'll check it out next week...
Realised I haven’t done shill post for coshop.nz, my food startup co-op platform, which just kicked off this year!
If you’re in Wellington check it out.
Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week!
Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀
If you’re in Wellington check it out.
Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week!
Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀
$15 on average for a dozen of free range eggs?!
We sell them in the food coop for $8.60 a dozen 😵💫
We sell them in the food coop for $8.60 a dozen 😵💫
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Ooh! I'll check it out next week...