Kat Howard
@katwithsword.bsky.social
Writer of books, short stories, comics, and other things. Friend to cats and sometimes people. She/her. https://www.kathowardbooks.com/ and https://epigraphtoepilogue.substack.com/
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Two Bohemian Protestants with disagreements about the appropriateness of defenestration in Prague have a gay romance, that is called a yeeted rivalry.
Two textile creators with different thread counts have a gay romance, that is called sheeted rivalry.
Two meteorologists in the same city byt different networks have a gay romance, that is called sleeted rivalry.
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Two Bohemian Protestants with disagreements about the appropriateness of defenestration in Prague have a gay romance, that is called a yeeted rivalry.
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Minnesotans on Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis. Jan. 30, 2026.
📷: WCCO-TV
📷: WCCO-TV
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Minnesotans on Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis. Jan. 30, 2026.
📷: WCCO-TV
📷: WCCO-TV
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Protesters carried a giant rendition of the U.S. Constitution through downtown Minneapolis on Friday, chanting "ICE out now."
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Protesters carried a giant rendition of the U.S. Constitution through downtown Minneapolis on Friday, chanting "ICE out now."
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
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Fred Korematsu lived for over four decades with a "disloyalty" conviction that prevented him from full-time employment until 1983 - in a case that led to the passing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing redress to all Japanese Americans interned during WW2. 2/
📷: Shirley Nakao
📷: Shirley Nakao
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Fred Korematsu lived for over four decades with a "disloyalty" conviction that prevented him from full-time employment until 1983 - in a case that led to the passing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing redress to all Japanese Americans interned during WW2. 2/
📷: Shirley Nakao
📷: Shirley Nakao
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
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Me every morning in this fucking country
January 30, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Me every morning in this fucking country
I am on fire; keep clear of me.
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I am on fire; keep clear of me.
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making a lil plug for my online store. mostly procreate brushes, some comics, some art/concept books for my published books
ko-fi.com/artofwendyxu...
ko-fi.com/artofwendyxu...
Visit Wendy's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
ko-fi.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 AM
making a lil plug for my online store. mostly procreate brushes, some comics, some art/concept books for my published books
ko-fi.com/artofwendyxu...
ko-fi.com/artofwendyxu...
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We have also spotted a ton of ICE vehicles across South Minneapolis. This also includes Powderhorn, Phillips, Corcoran and Central.
Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for our neighbors. We appreciate you.
Jason Chavez 2/
Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for our neighbors. We appreciate you.
Jason Chavez 2/
January 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
We have also spotted a ton of ICE vehicles across South Minneapolis. This also includes Powderhorn, Phillips, Corcoran and Central.
Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for our neighbors. We appreciate you.
Jason Chavez 2/
Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for our neighbors. We appreciate you.
Jason Chavez 2/
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A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, out from @hornedlarkpress.com this fall, is about an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, her nonbinary fashion icon pal, an opera singer, and an opinionated sword fighting back against the authoritarian baddies. Afterwards (and at several points throughout) there's cake.
Authors, please talk about your books.
We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
January 29, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, out from @hornedlarkpress.com this fall, is about an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, her nonbinary fashion icon pal, an opera singer, and an opinionated sword fighting back against the authoritarian baddies. Afterwards (and at several points throughout) there's cake.
"Come on babe, why don't we paint that town? And all that jazz."
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
"Come on babe, why don't we paint that town? And all that jazz."
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It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
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Booklist’s Review of the Day is for my sapphic sci-fi mystery, Nobody’s Baby! “In this exquisite, slim novel, Waite blends a cozy locked-room mystery and inventively logical world building to create an addictive read that will delight mystery and sf fans.”
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery
www.booklistonline.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Booklist’s Review of the Day is for my sapphic sci-fi mystery, Nobody’s Baby! “In this exquisite, slim novel, Waite blends a cozy locked-room mystery and inventively logical world building to create an addictive read that will delight mystery and sf fans.”
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
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small businesses doing the most. Support the resistance: buy local.
We carried in 1000 more anti-ICE signs late last night.
Welcome to Minnesota, Tom Homan. We hope you see these signs everywhere you go. #AbolishICE
Welcome to Minnesota, Tom Homan. We hope you see these signs everywhere you go. #AbolishICE
January 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
small businesses doing the most. Support the resistance: buy local.
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Publishing for Minnesota is up and running! Please check out the items and bid! There were 500 slots and they filled incredibly fast - I know I'll be bidding on some amazing items/services up for auction.
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Publishing for Minnesota is up and running! Please check out the items and bid! There were 500 slots and they filled incredibly fast - I know I'll be bidding on some amazing items/services up for auction.
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
I mean, God forbid people blow whistles at you...
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I mean, God forbid people blow whistles at you...
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Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
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Kat edited my upcoming book and was fantastic to work with!
I admit, it feels very weird to be advertising for clients with everything that is going on here, but bills must still be paid. I have openings in my editing calendar. I do mainly developmental editing on novels and novellas. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing Always happy to answer qs!
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Kat edited my upcoming book and was fantastic to work with!
And I thought I was having trouble sleeping...
#WyrdWednesday In 1584, in Somerset, Margaret Cooper was possessed by the Devil and took to her bed. One night after weeks of torment a phantom headless bear materialised in her room, grabbed her, shoved her head between her legs and rolled her round like a hoop for 15 minutes.
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
And I thought I was having trouble sleeping...
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I wrote an adult literary fantasy for my kids & all of us children of borderless fairy tales & cross-cultural myth, about preserving our stories & histories & passing them on, defying those who seek to deny, diminish or erase us.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I wrote an adult literary fantasy for my kids & all of us children of borderless fairy tales & cross-cultural myth, about preserving our stories & histories & passing them on, defying those who seek to deny, diminish or erase us.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social
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This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
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Curses upon ye! How does a book owner stop thieves from stealing their books? Well, in the medieval period, one popular method to discourage thievery was book curses. These curses often threatened that excommunication or anathema (a formal curse from the church) would befall the thief.
![Close-up image of a page with a handwritten book curse that reads: "Do not steal this book, my honest friend for fear the gallos [sic] might be your end..."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aep3ged4qhaofticmpozgx7m/bafkreieoovzw5r5yqsyn7yqlnploq6szf2lgnbtdxfpzlm4fcygvg74zcu@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Curses upon ye! How does a book owner stop thieves from stealing their books? Well, in the medieval period, one popular method to discourage thievery was book curses. These curses often threatened that excommunication or anathema (a formal curse from the church) would befall the thief.