K. N. Brindle (they/them)
@knbrindle.com
I’m a queer, trans, agender therapist living with lupus
Author of emotional and intimate humanist SF & Fantasy including the PATHS OF MEMORY duology and my new novel COMMON ACCORD
Find out more & buy my books at: https://www.knbrindle.com
#NoAI #NoDRM
Author of emotional and intimate humanist SF & Fantasy including the PATHS OF MEMORY duology and my new novel COMMON ACCORD
Find out more & buy my books at: https://www.knbrindle.com
#NoAI #NoDRM
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If you've ever wanted humanist, intimate fantasy and sci-fi centering queer characters and emotional, heartfelt storylines, you'll love my debut duology Paths of Memory, and for a lighter read my blue-collar space opera Common Accord
Find out more and buy at:
knbrindle.com
Find out more and buy at:
knbrindle.com
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On the side of HIV/AIDS
The Trump administration has joined the war on HIV/AIDS, on the side of HIV/AIDS.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On the side of HIV/AIDS
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FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
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You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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Most XKCD strips: fuck yeah science!
A small number of special XKCD strips: *sobbing uncontrollably* fuck yeah science
A small number of special XKCD strips: *sobbing uncontrollably* fuck yeah science
Just having a little cry reading the latest xkcd how about you xkcd.com/3172
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Most XKCD strips: fuck yeah science!
A small number of special XKCD strips: *sobbing uncontrollably* fuck yeah science
A small number of special XKCD strips: *sobbing uncontrollably* fuck yeah science
This is soooo important. For Paths of Memory, I did SO much worldbuilding. Only about 10% of it arrived on page. That's OK. That's good. I want to *imply* a bigger world, not wallop readers over the head with it.
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 33788:
Don't front-load your work with unnecessary backstory and intricate worldbuilding. Give your readers only as much as they need to engage with the plot and characters, and let them discover the rest as and when they need it...
Don't front-load your work with unnecessary backstory and intricate worldbuilding. Give your readers only as much as they need to engage with the plot and characters, and let them discover the rest as and when they need it...
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is soooo important. For Paths of Memory, I did SO much worldbuilding. Only about 10% of it arrived on page. That's OK. That's good. I want to *imply* a bigger world, not wallop readers over the head with it.
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Publishing =/= writing.
Trying to chase that gold star just made my work suffer. Leaning into my weird shit makes my writing light-years better.
Trying to chase that gold star just made my work suffer. Leaning into my weird shit makes my writing light-years better.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Publishing =/= writing.
Trying to chase that gold star just made my work suffer. Leaning into my weird shit makes my writing light-years better.
Trying to chase that gold star just made my work suffer. Leaning into my weird shit makes my writing light-years better.
Just released a new expansion for my #ttrpg 'Verses:
'Verses Heroes is a rules expansion that focuses on building super-powered hero characters within the ‘Verses Core rules.
versesrpg.com
'Verses Heroes is a rules expansion that focuses on building super-powered hero characters within the ‘Verses Core rules.
versesrpg.com
’Verses RPG System
An Open Universal RPG System
versesrpg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just released a new expansion for my #ttrpg 'Verses:
'Verses Heroes is a rules expansion that focuses on building super-powered hero characters within the ‘Verses Core rules.
versesrpg.com
'Verses Heroes is a rules expansion that focuses on building super-powered hero characters within the ‘Verses Core rules.
versesrpg.com
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don't forget how much of a transphobic asshole this guy has been!! fuck you Newsom!
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
don't forget how much of a transphobic asshole this guy has been!! fuck you Newsom!
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Notable there's not a single anti-trans "women's rights" organisation involved in the new campaign to end the criminalisation of abortion in Scotland.
But there are LGBTQ+ orgs.
It's almost as if one actually cares about women's rights and the other is just a hate campaign.
But there are LGBTQ+ orgs.
It's almost as if one actually cares about women's rights and the other is just a hate campaign.
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Notable there's not a single anti-trans "women's rights" organisation involved in the new campaign to end the criminalisation of abortion in Scotland.
But there are LGBTQ+ orgs.
It's almost as if one actually cares about women's rights and the other is just a hate campaign.
But there are LGBTQ+ orgs.
It's almost as if one actually cares about women's rights and the other is just a hate campaign.
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this is gorgeous
Trans pride Zaku from the Gundam Assemble series of minis !
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
this is gorgeous
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Trans pride Zaku from the Gundam Assemble series of minis !
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Trans pride Zaku from the Gundam Assemble series of minis !
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
It's was a really fun mini to paint, the sculpt is pretty great, despite some simplifications made to allow the model to be push fit (the gap between the cable and the legs isn't hollowed)
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I'm reading some draft stuff for a thing right now and I keep thinking about how strict genre expectations ruin perfectly good storytelling.
Not the major genre conventions (HEA/HFN for Romance, a puzzle to be solved for Mystery, personal/social/global stakes/peril for Thriller, etc.). 1/?
Not the major genre conventions (HEA/HFN for Romance, a puzzle to be solved for Mystery, personal/social/global stakes/peril for Thriller, etc.). 1/?
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm reading some draft stuff for a thing right now and I keep thinking about how strict genre expectations ruin perfectly good storytelling.
Not the major genre conventions (HEA/HFN for Romance, a puzzle to be solved for Mystery, personal/social/global stakes/peril for Thriller, etc.). 1/?
Not the major genre conventions (HEA/HFN for Romance, a puzzle to be solved for Mystery, personal/social/global stakes/peril for Thriller, etc.). 1/?
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it’s trans day of remembrance, and once again i am asking people to give a shit about trans people *before* they’re dead
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
it’s trans day of remembrance, and once again i am asking people to give a shit about trans people *before* they’re dead
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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This article is required reading.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This article is required reading.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.
When I was writing my space opera trilogy a few years ago, I decided never to use the word "race" to refer to alien species. I used "species," "peoples," "civilizations," etc.
I've also tried to stop saying "human race" in casual conversation.