Cille M.
@cillefish.bsky.social
💛 hiking, cooking, and speculative fiction. I'm affiliated with: 1 partner, 3 🐈⬛, 0 deities, & many unfinished art/craft projects. I work in tech.
Canadian-American
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🚫 theft-based AI visuals/writing/etc. (you post, I block)
🟥🟪🟦 & 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally
Canadian-American
🗣️ en
🚫 theft-based AI visuals/writing/etc. (you post, I block)
🟥🟪🟦 & 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally
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In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
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Very excited for this discussion, happening TOMORROW, Tuesday the 25th at 9 p.m. EST on my channel--please join us!
I'm excited to announce a writing discussion coming to my channel on Tuesday, November 25th at 9 p.m. ET! Join @premeemohamed.com, @brandoncrilly.bsky.social, @valerievaldes.bsky.social, and me for "Crossing The 49th: Canadian and American Authors Talk Shop," about North American publishing in 2025!
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Very excited for this discussion, happening TOMORROW, Tuesday the 25th at 9 p.m. EST on my channel--please join us!
Another one: The Seep by Chana Porter
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Another one: The Seep by Chana Porter
Alright, for kicks let's hear some of your favorites for "short and excellent" from living authors.
I'll start: "Houses of Ravicka" by Renee Gladman
I'll start: "Houses of Ravicka" by Renee Gladman
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Alright, for kicks let's hear some of your favorites for "short and excellent" from living authors.
I'll start: "Houses of Ravicka" by Renee Gladman
I'll start: "Houses of Ravicka" by Renee Gladman
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Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
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In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
Charles De Lint has a story where a character struggles about a decision in an ongoing-narrative dream. Another character tells her she's right to care, because even if the *dream* isn't real, *she* is -- her decisions are hers, are HER.
I keep thinking about this in the context of AI usage.
I keep thinking about this in the context of AI usage.
Some of y'all reply to stuff with things I wouldn't say to people I actually knew well. I have to wonder - is it because you don't think of the person you're replying to as a full and real human? Is it just intense parasocial behavior? Or are y'all just that weird and rude always?
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Charles De Lint has a story where a character struggles about a decision in an ongoing-narrative dream. Another character tells her she's right to care, because even if the *dream* isn't real, *she* is -- her decisions are hers, are HER.
I keep thinking about this in the context of AI usage.
I keep thinking about this in the context of AI usage.
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I tried to do what my good friend LP is doing and finish my bachelors degree as a working professional. I failed, but if I’d had this community back then, it would have meant everything to have this happen. It would mean everything now to see my friend get to do this. Let’s share far and wide, ok?
to stick with it!
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
gofund.me
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I tried to do what my good friend LP is doing and finish my bachelors degree as a working professional. I failed, but if I’d had this community back then, it would have meant everything to have this happen. It would mean everything now to see my friend get to do this. Let’s share far and wide, ok?
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Opened Twitter for the first time in a while just to dig up this tweet of theirs I adore
December 19, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Opened Twitter for the first time in a while just to dig up this tweet of theirs I adore
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
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the culmination of one year of collaborative work on a #SciArt zine discussing gynecological issues, finally in print form!
from a lovely team from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with special thanks to Dr @talkswithdrsesay.bsky.social and Dr Gioia Canciani for reviewing the contents! 🥼🩸
from a lovely team from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with special thanks to Dr @talkswithdrsesay.bsky.social and Dr Gioia Canciani for reviewing the contents! 🥼🩸
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the culmination of one year of collaborative work on a #SciArt zine discussing gynecological issues, finally in print form!
from a lovely team from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with special thanks to Dr @talkswithdrsesay.bsky.social and Dr Gioia Canciani for reviewing the contents! 🥼🩸
from a lovely team from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with special thanks to Dr @talkswithdrsesay.bsky.social and Dr Gioia Canciani for reviewing the contents! 🥼🩸
My brain to me at 4am today: "psst. hey. HEY. Your ID still lists you as an organ donor. But for a few years now you've have a blood condition that's transmissible & can cause anaphylaxis, right? So if you were to DIE, like, RIGHT NOW, and your organs were donated ...people could DIE."
Me: 😫
Me: 😫
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My brain to me at 4am today: "psst. hey. HEY. Your ID still lists you as an organ donor. But for a few years now you've have a blood condition that's transmissible & can cause anaphylaxis, right? So if you were to DIE, like, RIGHT NOW, and your organs were donated ...people could DIE."
Me: 😫
Me: 😫
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tired: "Hello! How are you? Wanna grab coffee?"
wired: "did you know meat and bone marrow are surprisingly flammable? yea no seriously, here's a report about it. anyway, here's 40 random shitposts and an animation i thought you might like"
Networking™, brought to you by Abnormal Conversations
wired: "did you know meat and bone marrow are surprisingly flammable? yea no seriously, here's a report about it. anyway, here's 40 random shitposts and an animation i thought you might like"
Networking™, brought to you by Abnormal Conversations
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
tired: "Hello! How are you? Wanna grab coffee?"
wired: "did you know meat and bone marrow are surprisingly flammable? yea no seriously, here's a report about it. anyway, here's 40 random shitposts and an animation i thought you might like"
Networking™, brought to you by Abnormal Conversations
wired: "did you know meat and bone marrow are surprisingly flammable? yea no seriously, here's a report about it. anyway, here's 40 random shitposts and an animation i thought you might like"
Networking™, brought to you by Abnormal Conversations
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How Much It Costs to Run a Literary Journal – 2025
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
How Much It Costs to Run a Literary Journal – 2025
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
This one's been on my mind today. The main character keeps waking up after losing time, and has to parse the notes his past self left to say "this is who you are." But maybe the person writing the notes has left something out.
"Life has a way of taking over the vulgar business of existing. You develop an entitlement to the story you tell."
TODAY, beloveds!
The Pretendian by Jason Pearce
read today's fiction here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
TODAY, beloveds!
The Pretendian by Jason Pearce
read today's fiction here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
The Pretendian - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
There is no magic without the procedure. Three steps, each as important as the other and beautiful in their simplicity. But simple things are easily forgotten after so many years. And with each phase ...
psychopomp.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This one's been on my mind today. The main character keeps waking up after losing time, and has to parse the notes his past self left to say "this is who you are." But maybe the person writing the notes has left something out.
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My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
Can highly recommend:
• Premee Mohamed's Beneath the Rising trilogy (interdimensional apocalypse threatens, genius sociopath inventor & her bff try to solve, things go VERY sideways)
• Nordic visions (nice range of speculative stories: all very fun and often thoughtful)
• Premee Mohamed's Beneath the Rising trilogy (interdimensional apocalypse threatens, genius sociopath inventor & her bff try to solve, things go VERY sideways)
• Nordic visions (nice range of speculative stories: all very fun and often thoughtful)
Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
1/6
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Can highly recommend:
• Premee Mohamed's Beneath the Rising trilogy (interdimensional apocalypse threatens, genius sociopath inventor & her bff try to solve, things go VERY sideways)
• Nordic visions (nice range of speculative stories: all very fun and often thoughtful)
• Premee Mohamed's Beneath the Rising trilogy (interdimensional apocalypse threatens, genius sociopath inventor & her bff try to solve, things go VERY sideways)
• Nordic visions (nice range of speculative stories: all very fun and often thoughtful)