Mia Tsai, rabble-rouser
@itsamia.bsky.social
Author, editor, Dalcrozian, angry Asian. BITTER MEDICINE | THE MEMORY HUNTERS. Rep: Anne Tibbets. Hugo finalist and Hugoish winner. @concurrentseattle.bsky.social creator. Fluent in you guys, yinz, and y'all.
Links: linktr.ee/MiaTsai
Links: linktr.ee/MiaTsai
I've said it multiple times on this app and I'll say it again - I cobble income together from several jobs (teaching, editing, writing) and I have a supportive husband who has insurance. We are not hand to mouth. Writing has been a loss, income-wise. I made more teaching 20 hours of piano a week.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I've said it multiple times on this app and I'll say it again - I cobble income together from several jobs (teaching, editing, writing) and I have a supportive husband who has insurance. We are not hand to mouth. Writing has been a loss, income-wise. I made more teaching 20 hours of piano a week.
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February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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eBooks:
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Audiobooks:
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Gift Cards:
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Shop In-Store:
wolfeandkronbooks.com
#BookSky #indieBookstore
eBooks:
bookshop.org/shop/wolfean...
Audiobooks:
libro.fm/wolfeandkron...
Gift Cards:
www.wolfeandkronbooks.com/gift-cards-a...
Shop In-Store:
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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'd like help in the anti-AI whack-a-mole, some digital tools for blocking genAI online and getting it out of your computer are collected on Links That Burn:
linksthatburn.com/en/goalblockai
linksthatburn.com/en/goalblockai
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you'd like help in the anti-AI whack-a-mole, some digital tools for blocking genAI online and getting it out of your computer are collected on Links That Burn:
linksthatburn.com/en/goalblockai
linksthatburn.com/en/goalblockai
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I'd appreciate shares of this as it is free and you know Caribbean SFF is my thing.
GTA friends I will be at this Canadian-Caribbean showcase on Dec 14 discussing Writing Speculative Fiction with Terese Mason Pierre and Lue Palmer! All of it is free. There are workshops on poetry, self pubbing, non fiction, short stories etc!
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
Diaspora Dialogues Presents the 2025 Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase - Diaspora Dialogues
The Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase is a three-day celebration of Caribbean voices and their influence on Canadian literature, art, and culture. Over the course of the showcase, audiences are inv...
diasporadialogues.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'd appreciate shares of this as it is free and you know Caribbean SFF is my thing.
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LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by @jrdawson.bsky.social
- f/f
- a lighthouse guides the freshly dead to their final crossing
- the ferryman's daughter has spent decades learning the ropes
- but she's not ready when a living person shows up on their boat
- searching for a sister amongst the dead
- f/f
- a lighthouse guides the freshly dead to their final crossing
- the ferryman's daughter has spent decades learning the ropes
- but she's not ready when a living person shows up on their boat
- searching for a sister amongst the dead
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
Check out The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World - <p><b><i>The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World</i> is a powerful and poignant contemporary Queer fantasy perfect for fans of <i>Hadestown</i> and ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by @jrdawson.bsky.social
- f/f
- a lighthouse guides the freshly dead to their final crossing
- the ferryman's daughter has spent decades learning the ropes
- but she's not ready when a living person shows up on their boat
- searching for a sister amongst the dead
- f/f
- a lighthouse guides the freshly dead to their final crossing
- the ferryman's daughter has spent decades learning the ropes
- but she's not ready when a living person shows up on their boat
- searching for a sister amongst the dead
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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THE MEMORY HUNTERS by @itsamia.bsky.social
- f/f
- memories are extracted w/fungus
- an academic blithely pursues her memory research
- while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals
- when they discover a memory that doesn't align with "official" history
- things get weird... and dangerous
- f/f
- memories are extracted w/fungus
- an academic blithely pursues her memory research
- while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals
- when they discover a memory that doesn't align with "official" history
- things get weird... and dangerous
The Memory Hunters
Check out The Memory Hunters - <b><i>Inception</i> meets <i>Indiana Jones</i> in this cinematic, slow burn, romantic fantasy following a headstrong academic and her equally stubborn bodyguard as they ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
THE MEMORY HUNTERS by @itsamia.bsky.social
- f/f
- memories are extracted w/fungus
- an academic blithely pursues her memory research
- while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals
- when they discover a memory that doesn't align with "official" history
- things get weird... and dangerous
- f/f
- memories are extracted w/fungus
- an academic blithely pursues her memory research
- while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals
- when they discover a memory that doesn't align with "official" history
- things get weird... and dangerous
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Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
Hello queers and fears, it's almost Pride Month and I've got a gift for you:
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
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Incidentally, theft like this is why there won’t be a second Steelflower trilogy, why the Bannon & Clare series was canceled by the publisher, and why I will never do another collected SquirrelTerror book.
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Incidentally, theft like this is why there won’t be a second Steelflower trilogy, why the Bannon & Clare series was canceled by the publisher, and why I will never do another collected SquirrelTerror book.
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guys, stealing is only punk if you steal from the wealthy & the big corporations -- stealing books is worse than absurd. go to a library ffs
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
guys, stealing is only punk if you steal from the wealthy & the big corporations -- stealing books is worse than absurd. go to a library ffs
things i found in my studio that don't belong:
- green tree frog (alive)
- baby snake under baseboard (dead)
- the opinion that piracy is not theft (it's theft)
- green tree frog (alive)
- baby snake under baseboard (dead)
- the opinion that piracy is not theft (it's theft)
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
things i found in my studio that don't belong:
- green tree frog (alive)
- baby snake under baseboard (dead)
- the opinion that piracy is not theft (it's theft)
- green tree frog (alive)
- baby snake under baseboard (dead)
- the opinion that piracy is not theft (it's theft)
Many thanks to @jhameia.bsky.social and @viengsamai.bsky.social for the rescues, lol.
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Many thanks to @jhameia.bsky.social and @viengsamai.bsky.social for the rescues, lol.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
the entitlement JUMPED out
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
the entitlement JUMPED out
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agreed that we should know what our elected officials are thinking, do not agree that means we let them say what they want in an opinion piece without context (for ex knowing what we know about machine learning, how do we acct for the inevitable bias in an AI-powered weapon detection system?????)
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
agreed that we should know what our elected officials are thinking, do not agree that means we let them say what they want in an opinion piece without context (for ex knowing what we know about machine learning, how do we acct for the inevitable bias in an AI-powered weapon detection system?????)
AI-powered *weapons detection systems*? Is this man serious or is he excited to visit more violence on kids from faulty and inaccurate tech? District 1, get rid of this man.
DeKalb County Commissioner Robert Patrick submitted this guest opinion column about artificial intelligence. For the record: These are his opinions, not ours. But we see the value in letting people know what our elected officials are thinking.
OPINION: AI tech is charting a new path for DeKalb County
Georgia embraces technological innovation, leveraging AI to improve infrastructure and safety in DeKalb County. Commissioner Patrick prioritizes sustainable growth and efficiency to benefit residents.
www.decaturish.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
AI-powered *weapons detection systems*? Is this man serious or is he excited to visit more violence on kids from faulty and inaccurate tech? District 1, get rid of this man.
Did the math. If I were paid for each download on that piracy website, I'd have at least 500+ USD more than I do now. I gave up counting after 100 tbh.
What's 500 USD to me? Business insurance, or therapy for my kid, or a gig I didn't have to take so I could write the books y'all steal
What's 500 USD to me? Business insurance, or therapy for my kid, or a gig I didn't have to take so I could write the books y'all steal
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Did the math. If I were paid for each download on that piracy website, I'd have at least 500+ USD more than I do now. I gave up counting after 100 tbh.
What's 500 USD to me? Business insurance, or therapy for my kid, or a gig I didn't have to take so I could write the books y'all steal
What's 500 USD to me? Business insurance, or therapy for my kid, or a gig I didn't have to take so I could write the books y'all steal
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TONIGHT TONIGHT
LAUNCH EVENT! Join me at the Strand as we usher into the world my gothic horror child, with one of my horror idols @claymcleod.bsky.social (Jsyk, his delicious new book Acquired Taste pairs well with mine, so go pick it up).
More book tour stops coming soon but if you’re in NY, grab your tix now ⬇️
More book tour stops coming soon but if you’re in NY, grab your tix now ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
TONIGHT TONIGHT
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I'd never heard of this site until tonight. Both my books are on there. Did you know my publisher offers one of three lowest royalty rates in the entire industry? And that I didn't get an advance? Literally all I make is from royalties. Royalties I don't earn when you pirate my book.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I'd never heard of this site until tonight. Both my books are on there. Did you know my publisher offers one of three lowest royalty rates in the entire industry? And that I didn't get an advance? Literally all I make is from royalties. Royalties I don't earn when you pirate my book.
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
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Ramzi is in South Gaza, struggling to feed himself and his family, if you can help. chuffed.org/project/1319...
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ramzi is in South Gaza, struggling to feed himself and his family, if you can help. chuffed.org/project/1319...
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so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
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Good news we have hot water, bad news this shit was expensive
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
Plumber confirmed that the fuses blowing yesterday was due to the water heater and we need a new water heater. I did find the fuse for the water heater itself so we're good heating wise
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good news we have hot water, bad news this shit was expensive
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
Please buy my books? Definitely need to sell a few dozen (hundred sob) copies
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM