Chelsea Stickle
@chelseastickle.bsky.social
She/her. Flash writer. Everything's Changing (Thirty West, 2023) & Breaking Points (Black Lawrence, 2021).
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Two years ago on Friday the 13th, Everything's Changing came out into the world! I'm still stunned by the warm reception it's received. Thank you to @jdalewrites.bsky.social & @thirtywestph.com for choosing it & choosing it every time it gets hand-bound in PA. DM for a signed copy for $12, US only.
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It’s time for a lot of people to wrestle with the fact that bad actors aren’t doing these things because they’re being blackmailed or bribed but because they are benefitting financially and they haven’t dealt with their own shit so they are perpetually destroying everything.
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It’s time for a lot of people to wrestle with the fact that bad actors aren’t doing these things because they’re being blackmailed or bribed but because they are benefitting financially and they haven’t dealt with their own shit so they are perpetually destroying everything.
The ultimate sandwich!
Vietnamese food has a concept I don't often see in western cuisine - "ngán."
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The ultimate sandwich!
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
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Bolsonaro behind bars is a reminder: democracies survive when they stop letting criminals play government.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Bolsonaro behind bars is a reminder: democracies survive when they stop letting criminals play government.
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
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Covid, long covid, and thyroid problems
Hidden Endocrine Damage Lingers Years After COVID-19 Infection
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Hidden Endocrine Damage Lingers Years After COVID-19 Infection - Thailand Medical News
www.thailandmedical.news
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Covid, long covid, and thyroid problems
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If you missed it earlier this month, be sure to check out this piece that absolutely sings from @chelseastickle.bsky.social
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Step Right Up and Hear the Siren's Song!
Then the siren lost her voice altogether.
jakethemag.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you missed it earlier this month, be sure to check out this piece that absolutely sings from @chelseastickle.bsky.social
jakethemag.com/step-right-u...
jakethemag.com/step-right-u...
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I’m writing something about AI and collecting the worst examples of workslop — and AI slop, in general. If you have any particularly appalling and / or hilarious suggestions, send ‘em to me!
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’m writing something about AI and collecting the worst examples of workslop — and AI slop, in general. If you have any particularly appalling and / or hilarious suggestions, send ‘em to me!
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
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Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
Didn't finish this in time for Halloween but in time for the end of a season, which feels fitting.
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Didn't finish this in time for Halloween but in time for the end of a season, which feels fitting.
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every single baby had to be
hospitalized.
hospitalized.
The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of urgency,” he said.
FDA delays left recalled baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert says
The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of urgency,” he said.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
every single baby had to be
hospitalized.
hospitalized.
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Remember as you gear up for family gatherings this week, if anyone asks “are you still doing that writing thing?” you ARE entitled to challenge them to single combat.
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Remember as you gear up for family gatherings this week, if anyone asks “are you still doing that writing thing?” you ARE entitled to challenge them to single combat.
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Ideas for lit mags that have a reasonably fast turnaround between acceptance and publication? This is for a 500 word piece. It's a surreal-dystopian-lyrical triptych in 1st person plural. Suggestions?
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ideas for lit mags that have a reasonably fast turnaround between acceptance and publication? This is for a 500 word piece. It's a surreal-dystopian-lyrical triptych in 1st person plural. Suggestions?
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“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”
- Doris Lessing
- Doris Lessing
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”
- Doris Lessing
- Doris Lessing
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We are all of us in this room
still waiting to be transformed. This is why we search for love.
We search for it all our lives, even after we find it.
~ Louise Glück,
from "An Endless Story,”
published in The Threepenny Review
still waiting to be transformed. This is why we search for love.
We search for it all our lives, even after we find it.
~ Louise Glück,
from "An Endless Story,”
published in The Threepenny Review
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We are all of us in this room
still waiting to be transformed. This is why we search for love.
We search for it all our lives, even after we find it.
~ Louise Glück,
from "An Endless Story,”
published in The Threepenny Review
still waiting to be transformed. This is why we search for love.
We search for it all our lives, even after we find it.
~ Louise Glück,
from "An Endless Story,”
published in The Threepenny Review
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My friends and I have gone five straight years of never serving turkey at Canadian Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving, or Christmas. We served char siu, prime rib, lobster, lamb, roast duck, and even a grocery store rotisserie chicken. Lots of options. It is fine to start your own traditions.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My friends and I have gone five straight years of never serving turkey at Canadian Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving, or Christmas. We served char siu, prime rib, lobster, lamb, roast duck, and even a grocery store rotisserie chicken. Lots of options. It is fine to start your own traditions.
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Hey could we maybe stop trying these things out on people to determine whether not they want little kids to get into sexy knifeplay
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Hey could we maybe stop trying these things out on people to determine whether not they want little kids to get into sexy knifeplay
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“The LGBTQ+ buying power in the U.S. is an estimated $1.4 trillion and is set to grow, with 23% of Gen Z adults identifying as LGBTQ+… and who further support their favorite franchises through merchandise and experience purchases, social media, and more.”
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“The LGBTQ+ buying power in the U.S. is an estimated $1.4 trillion and is set to grow, with 23% of Gen Z adults identifying as LGBTQ+… and who further support their favorite franchises through merchandise and experience purchases, social media, and more.”
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
ANYWAY Tilly & I are very avail, hit us up!
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🎄This season, give yourself the gift of a submission. We're open—and we pay!
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🎄This season, give yourself the gift of a submission. We're open—and we pay!
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme