Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
@gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Writer, poet, editor, reviewer. @anathemamagazine.bsky.social co-founder. Publisher at @huldrahouse.bsky.social. Trans. (She/They)
https://kayaskovdatter.wordpress.com/
https://mathesonfreelancing.com/
https://www.huldrahouse.com
https://kayaskovdatter.wordpress.com/
https://mathesonfreelancing.com/
https://www.huldrahouse.com
Pinned
Pre-orders for The Collected Hulderotica Year One are live!
AND, they're on sale at the Huldra House website: www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/pre-o... and Itchio: huldrahouse.itch.io/the-collecte... until year's end.
That's all 24 romance/erotica+ stories, all 160,000 words of them, from the 2025 run.
AND, they're on sale at the Huldra House website: www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/pre-o... and Itchio: huldrahouse.itch.io/the-collecte... until year's end.
That's all 24 romance/erotica+ stories, all 160,000 words of them, from the 2025 run.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Went to report a copycat account (extra 's' after 'green'), but it was already removed.
Bit of a milestone, I suppose? Don't think anyone's bothered to make a fake version of my account on here before.
(Not sure about on other SM, I'm on very little of them. So who knows?)
Bit of a milestone, I suppose? Don't think anyone's bothered to make a fake version of my account on here before.
(Not sure about on other SM, I'm on very little of them. So who knows?)
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Went to report a copycat account (extra 's' after 'green'), but it was already removed.
Bit of a milestone, I suppose? Don't think anyone's bothered to make a fake version of my account on here before.
(Not sure about on other SM, I'm on very little of them. So who knows?)
Bit of a milestone, I suppose? Don't think anyone's bothered to make a fake version of my account on here before.
(Not sure about on other SM, I'm on very little of them. So who knows?)
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!!
If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨
*Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨
*Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!!
If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨
*Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨
*Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
Tomorrow's going to be very interesting. Anyone in a position to help me get some food?
With my hand still healing (stitches come out next week), I haven't finished the gig I meant to hand off on Monday. So I'm out of money, and EoD also food.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
Store 2 — Huldra House
www.huldrahouse.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Tomorrow's going to be very interesting. Anyone in a position to help me get some food?
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
I have blocked a LOT of people today for a lot of different reasons without making a big deal of it, but here's one for you: an AI "artist" who responded to a "I don't know if my character would wear fishnets" by reposting my design with that edit.
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I have blocked a LOT of people today for a lot of different reasons without making a big deal of it, but here's one for you: an AI "artist" who responded to a "I don't know if my character would wear fishnets" by reposting my design with that edit.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
Anyway if anyone wanna help make sure i make the last bit of rent this month here’s kofi and our gofundme both
ko-fi.com/weredawgz
ko-fi.com/weredawgz
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Anyway if anyone wanna help make sure i make the last bit of rent this month here’s kofi and our gofundme both
ko-fi.com/weredawgz
ko-fi.com/weredawgz
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
I knew someone who was killed like this. It it’s true. And the police often do this. People I’ve told about starlight tours don’t believe that it could happen in Canada.
They're trying to murder these people. This isn't the first time, and it won't be the last.
In Canada, they called them "Starlight Tours." The intention was to take folks and dump them in remote places with the hope that exposure would do the killing for them.
This is attempted murder.
In Canada, they called them "Starlight Tours." The intention was to take folks and dump them in remote places with the hope that exposure would do the killing for them.
This is attempted murder.
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I knew someone who was killed like this. It it’s true. And the police often do this. People I’ve told about starlight tours don’t believe that it could happen in Canada.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
With my hand still healing (stitches come out next week), I haven't finished the gig I meant to hand off on Monday. So I'm out of money, and EoD also food.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
Store 2 — Huldra House
www.huldrahouse.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
With my hand still healing (stitches come out next week), I haven't finished the gig I meant to hand off on Monday. So I'm out of money, and EoD also food.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
Delighted to see our cover story from the last issue of @bafflingmag.bsky.social (“ReproTech RealWomb User Manual” by Xauri’EL Zwaan) included on this list.
Check out all the rad stories.
Check out all the rad stories.
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social rounds out a year of excellent short fiction recommendations with the must-read short stories of December 2025! Featuring raccoon evictions, a cursed telenovela, and the last issue of Canadian SFF magazine On Spec:
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: December 2025 - Reactor
Ten excellent works of short fiction you may have missed in 2025
reactormag.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Delighted to see our cover story from the last issue of @bafflingmag.bsky.social (“ReproTech RealWomb User Manual” by Xauri’EL Zwaan) included on this list.
Check out all the rad stories.
Check out all the rad stories.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
Just wanted to put this out there: if you’re reading and voting for awards, here's our incredible slate of stories (and essays 🙌) from this past year! We’re so proud of our authors and artists and we hope you consider their stellar work 🧡✨
khōréō: Awards Eligibility 2025
Introduction This year, khōréō celebrates our fifth anniversary and we are blessed to continue to have our stories be so loved and well-received! As a magazine dedicated to diversity and elevating t...
www.khoreomag.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Just wanted to put this out there: if you’re reading and voting for awards, here's our incredible slate of stories (and essays 🙌) from this past year! We’re so proud of our authors and artists and we hope you consider their stellar work 🧡✨
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
if you'd like to see the full email, dm me
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
if you'd like to see the full email, dm me
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
ATTENTION CANADIAN AUTHORS: if your book was stolen for slop, the cdn suit against anthropic is looking for the following to include in their filed material: your name, that you believe your work is in the dataset, no US copyright on your book(s). email [email protected] by Jan 29 #booksky
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ATTENTION CANADIAN AUTHORS: if your book was stolen for slop, the cdn suit against anthropic is looking for the following to include in their filed material: your name, that you believe your work is in the dataset, no US copyright on your book(s). email [email protected] by Jan 29 #booksky
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
My local bookshop understands their audience.
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
My local bookshop understands their audience.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
Tomorrow, I'll be participating in the general strike to get ICE out of Minnesota, which means there will be no Cursed Morsels business happening.
Today, however, I encourage you to pick up THE WHOLE SHEBANG: 9 books and 18 zines for $24!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...
Today, however, I encourage you to pick up THE WHOLE SHEBANG: 9 books and 18 zines for $24!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Tomorrow, I'll be participating in the general strike to get ICE out of Minnesota, which means there will be no Cursed Morsels business happening.
Today, however, I encourage you to pick up THE WHOLE SHEBANG: 9 books and 18 zines for $24!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...
Today, however, I encourage you to pick up THE WHOLE SHEBANG: 9 books and 18 zines for $24!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
Alt: two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
With my hand still healing (stitches come out next week), I haven't finished the gig I meant to hand off on Monday. So I'm out of money, and EoD also food.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
Store 2 — Huldra House
www.huldrahouse.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
With my hand still healing (stitches come out next week), I haven't finished the gig I meant to hand off on Monday. So I'm out of money, and EoD also food.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
If anyone wants to buy something from the Huldra House shop
www.huldrahouse.com/shop or Itchio store huldrahouse.itch.io today's a good day.
Yesterday in a thread reply about Anna's Archive soliciting "donations" from AI companies in exchange for their full catalogue to train on, I resisted the urge to joke about that probably being in cryptocurrency.
Today, the catfishing post floating around shows they want $200k in...cryptocurrency.
Today, the catfishing post floating around shows they want $200k in...cryptocurrency.
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Yesterday in a thread reply about Anna's Archive soliciting "donations" from AI companies in exchange for their full catalogue to train on, I resisted the urge to joke about that probably being in cryptocurrency.
Today, the catfishing post floating around shows they want $200k in...cryptocurrency.
Today, the catfishing post floating around shows they want $200k in...cryptocurrency.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
this part of the thread especially!!!
and specifically: you have to invest in your authors, and in your gd midlist. Martha Wells was in these trenches for over twenty years before Murderbot happened.
and specifically: you have to invest in your authors, and in your gd midlist. Martha Wells was in these trenches for over twenty years before Murderbot happened.
And you can't assign a number to "weird and interesting." You have to take risks. You have to be OK with failure. Otherwise you're publishing 10,000 titles that are vaguely similar and that's not going to work out for you long term. It's boring.
January 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM
this part of the thread especially!!!
and specifically: you have to invest in your authors, and in your gd midlist. Martha Wells was in these trenches for over twenty years before Murderbot happened.
and specifically: you have to invest in your authors, and in your gd midlist. Martha Wells was in these trenches for over twenty years before Murderbot happened.
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
whew this thread is the truth
I've said this a couple times in interviews lately but it's annoying that the lesson publishing will take away from this isn't "invest in more specific, niche, and/or weird books that cater to an under-served readership." It'll be "MORE SPORTS" bc that's a variable they can quantify.
I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...
January 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
whew this thread is the truth
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
Our general submission window will open on the first of the month!
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page
Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!
www.havenspec.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Our general submission window will open on the first of the month!
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
The fact that so many predicted this would fail will never stop being funny to me
Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.
‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record
www.seattletimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The fact that so many predicted this would fail will never stop being funny to me
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
With publishing experience, I am a prose and comic writer. I have done everything in the process of publishing my comics (art, lettering, print prep). I have also edited others comics. And I have a stellar sense of humor. You should totally hire me. 😌
I am actively looking for a decent paying remote job (publishing or publishing adjacent would be 👌🏾) but in the meantime ⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
With publishing experience, I am a prose and comic writer. I have done everything in the process of publishing my comics (art, lettering, print prep). I have also edited others comics. And I have a stellar sense of humor. You should totally hire me. 😌
Reposted by Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️⚧️ (She/They)
So @safety.bsky.app apparently introduced some sort of strike program for violations but….never told us anything about it??
What the hell good is a system like this if you don’t tell us how many strikes for what violations and what strikes ultimately add up to??
What the hell good is a system like this if you don’t tell us how many strikes for what violations and what strikes ultimately add up to??
Wait what’s the deal with the strikes? What happens on the third strike? In my defense, Klaus was really an asshole.
January 22, 2026 at 7:15 AM
So @safety.bsky.app apparently introduced some sort of strike program for violations but….never told us anything about it??
What the hell good is a system like this if you don’t tell us how many strikes for what violations and what strikes ultimately add up to??
What the hell good is a system like this if you don’t tell us how many strikes for what violations and what strikes ultimately add up to??
Thread:
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Thread: