Cecilia Tan
@ceciliatan.com
Award-winning sf/f, erotica and romance writer. Just your typical biracial bigender bisexual. All pronouns valid, she/her for society’s convenience. https://linktr.ee/ceciliatan
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Cecilia Tan
@ceciliatan.com
· Dec 11
OK folks, this year I have one (1) short story eligible for Hugo & Nebula award nomination, and this is the first time I am remembering to actually do an #awardeligibility post. :-) Please think of "Large Emotional Models" when you fill out your noms. (Read free at SMT!)
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Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
Editing and revising tonight. My accompaniment is a second screen showing the live #aurora from Finland (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccTV...) and another tab with a playlist of Max Richter from YT: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Editing and revising tonight. My accompaniment is a second screen showing the live #aurora from Finland (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccTV...) and another tab with a playlist of Max Richter from YT: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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I'll add: please use your local library. Check out the website, look at the services. Some are available for use from home.
Your local library may also host various groups, where you can meet your neighbors. People make community, which fights fascism. 🫶
Your local library may also host various groups, where you can meet your neighbors. People make community, which fights fascism. 🫶
Unsolicited advice for anyone on Bluesky who wants to fight fascism in 2026 - don't stress about following big national accounts.
Instead, follow LOCAL groups and people who are doing actual work on the ground. Join them and do stuff right in your community. THAT'S where the real action is. ❤️💪
Instead, follow LOCAL groups and people who are doing actual work on the ground. Join them and do stuff right in your community. THAT'S where the real action is. ❤️💪
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I'll add: please use your local library. Check out the website, look at the services. Some are available for use from home.
Your local library may also host various groups, where you can meet your neighbors. People make community, which fights fascism. 🫶
Your local library may also host various groups, where you can meet your neighbors. People make community, which fights fascism. 🫶
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I’m thrilled that @theflytrapmedia.com is republishing two of my pieces from the late, lamented Bitch Media, and this one, on fandom, is particularly close to my heart.
This week's reprint from Bitch Media is a delightful read from @rjelevi.bsky.social on finding joy in fandom during the darkest days of the early pandemic—timely for the dark times we are living through now.
To Fandom, With Love
Fanfic lets us imagine a better world together.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I’m thrilled that @theflytrapmedia.com is republishing two of my pieces from the late, lamented Bitch Media, and this one, on fandom, is particularly close to my heart.
Here's a non-paywalled version: archive.is/Ujj4G
But the gist is 1) Google will now let you change your email address without having to start a new account, and 2) Gemini AI is coming to all GMail users, not just paid ones. You can turn off the AI assistance but it's still "there."
But the gist is 1) Google will now let you change your email address without having to start a new account, and 2) Gemini AI is coming to all GMail users, not just paid ones. You can turn off the AI assistance but it's still "there."
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Here's a non-paywalled version: archive.is/Ujj4G
But the gist is 1) Google will now let you change your email address without having to start a new account, and 2) Gemini AI is coming to all GMail users, not just paid ones. You can turn off the AI assistance but it's still "there."
But the gist is 1) Google will now let you change your email address without having to start a new account, and 2) Gemini AI is coming to all GMail users, not just paid ones. You can turn off the AI assistance but it's still "there."
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One week left to pre-order the book & get this swag!
Yes, Bound by the Blood comes out next week. Pre-order it NOW from any retailer (or my own store) and send me the receipt. I'll send you this snazzy sticker sheet. :-)
Upload receipts here: forms.gle/o4C5CHr783...
Yes, Bound by the Blood comes out next week. Pre-order it NOW from any retailer (or my own store) and send me the receipt. I'll send you this snazzy sticker sheet. :-)
Upload receipts here: forms.gle/o4C5CHr783...
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
One week left to pre-order the book & get this swag!
Yes, Bound by the Blood comes out next week. Pre-order it NOW from any retailer (or my own store) and send me the receipt. I'll send you this snazzy sticker sheet. :-)
Upload receipts here: forms.gle/o4C5CHr783...
Yes, Bound by the Blood comes out next week. Pre-order it NOW from any retailer (or my own store) and send me the receipt. I'll send you this snazzy sticker sheet. :-)
Upload receipts here: forms.gle/o4C5CHr783...
Daily reminder of the Bound by the Blood pre-order campaign, since it ends Thursday!! Preorder the book from any retailer, send me the receipt, and I'll send you a swanky set of stickers which include my 2026 resolution: Lace Up Your Corset/Boots, It's Time to Fight Evil.
January 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Daily reminder of the Bound by the Blood pre-order campaign, since it ends Thursday!! Preorder the book from any retailer, send me the receipt, and I'll send you a swanky set of stickers which include my 2026 resolution: Lace Up Your Corset/Boots, It's Time to Fight Evil.
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looooooooooooooooooooooooool
when it's definitely going the way you thought it would
January 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
looooooooooooooooooooooooool
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The last day to make recs is Thursday, 1/15! If you are an HWA member and loved a horror book, story, article, or something in any of the categories *and you did not work on it*, log in to the Members-Only area at horror.org and fill out the super easy form. Every rec makes a difference!
January 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The last day to make recs is Thursday, 1/15! If you are an HWA member and loved a horror book, story, article, or something in any of the categories *and you did not work on it*, log in to the Members-Only area at horror.org and fill out the super easy form. Every rec makes a difference!
Argh. My power is out again. It went out New Year’s Eve for about four hours around 1am and it’s been out today since around 11am. My tea is cold and I want to… oh, there, it came back on while I was typing!
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Argh. My power is out again. It went out New Year’s Eve for about four hours around 1am and it’s been out today since around 11am. My tea is cold and I want to… oh, there, it came back on while I was typing!
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In two weeks, the Orange County (FL) Library is hosting a fantastic FREE online writers conference.
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
January 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
In two weeks, the Orange County (FL) Library is hosting a fantastic FREE online writers conference.
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
You do NOT need to be an Orlando resident or have a library card.
This is a ridiculously good value, with an accomplished faculty.
Schedule and Signup here: ocls.org/ocls-writers...
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Moving faster now in the road that's clear of ice. People are watching from their homes. Spontaneous chants are breaking out (and can periodically hear someone yelling, "a woman was murdered!").
January 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Moving faster now in the road that's clear of ice. People are watching from their homes. Spontaneous chants are breaking out (and can periodically hear someone yelling, "a woman was murdered!").
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This is so real, they tried it this morning in Bloomington. They stopped a man, people started honking horns, they split up to fuck with everyone else, which brought more attention and more noise, people got out of their cars and started filming, they left. They're cowards.
obviously not in the sense that it’s stopping everything, but they are being stalled so much by trying to find places where they aren’t watched, wasting so much manpower and resources on crowd control and even arresting observers they know will just get released. i am so proud of everyone
January 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is so real, they tried it this morning in Bloomington. They stopped a man, people started honking horns, they split up to fuck with everyone else, which brought more attention and more noise, people got out of their cars and started filming, they left. They're cowards.
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In Minneapolis this afternoon—
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
In Minneapolis this afternoon—
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
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well well well
AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune
"Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as good news.
fortune.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
well well well
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This is the scene in Minneapolis on Saturday, as a huge crowd gathered to protest the ongoing presence of ICE following the killing of Renee Macklin Good.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/huge-crowd-at-minneapolis-protest-against-ice-after-killing-of-renee-macklin-good
Pic: KARE 11
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/huge-crowd-at-minneapolis-protest-against-ice-after-killing-of-renee-macklin-good
Pic: KARE 11
January 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is the scene in Minneapolis on Saturday, as a huge crowd gathered to protest the ongoing presence of ICE following the killing of Renee Macklin Good.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/huge-crowd-at-minneapolis-protest-against-ice-after-killing-of-renee-macklin-good
Pic: KARE 11
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/huge-crowd-at-minneapolis-protest-against-ice-after-killing-of-renee-macklin-good
Pic: KARE 11
The replies have turned into a very lovely rec list here 💕
I'm looking for books with transmasculine protagonists that might help me understand myself. I recently read Rules for Ghosting and found it relatable on so many levels. What's your top rec? I especially like romance, mystery, and sff. No sad endings please! 🌈📚💙
Special love to those who boost!
Special love to those who boost!
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The replies have turned into a very lovely rec list here 💕
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Hi hello, the Toronto Sun's email is [email protected] in case you'd like to inquire as to how they feel about their Ottawa Bureau Chief making these kinds of statements about innocent women being shot by militarized thugs in the street! Let's make his weekend extra fun :)
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Hi hello, the Toronto Sun's email is [email protected] in case you'd like to inquire as to how they feel about their Ottawa Bureau Chief making these kinds of statements about innocent women being shot by militarized thugs in the street! Let's make his weekend extra fun :)
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At Boston government center right now, next to the federal building. There are thousands of people gathered here in a massive crowd around the speakers against ICE.
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
At Boston government center right now, next to the federal building. There are thousands of people gathered here in a massive crowd around the speakers against ICE.
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
Help me celebrate the release of my loooooong awaited new book, Bound by the Blood! We'll be partying at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA on January 25th! 6:30 pm. RSVP here: pandemoniumbooks.com...
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Help me celebrate the release of my loooooong awaited new book, Bound by the Blood! We'll be partying at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA on January 25th! 6:30 pm. RSVP here: pandemoniumbooks.com...
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This is the funniest shit
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This is the funniest shit
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”