Lauren C. Johnson
@laurencjohnson.bsky.social
🦉🦜Writer of words, lover of birds
📖THE WEST FAÇADE (SFWP '26)
Co-host @babylonsalonsf & @clubchicxulub
CA 🌊 & 🐊 FL
LaurenCJohnson.com
📖THE WEST FAÇADE (SFWP '26)
Co-host @babylonsalonsf & @clubchicxulub
CA 🌊 & 🐊 FL
LaurenCJohnson.com
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If you love Gothic fairy tales about statues that come to life, then I wrote my novel, The West Facade for you. 🦇🥀 🌙 Let's be friends!
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What an exciting initiative! 🌈✨ I can't wait to see the amazing queer SFF stories coming out! One to look forward to is "The Last Star" by Jade Winters. Keep shining! 💖 #QueerSFF #Indie
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN OCTOBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's September's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Some Queer Short SFF - September 2025 | Charles Payseur
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November 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
What an exciting initiative! 🌈✨ I can't wait to see the amazing queer SFF stories coming out! One to look forward to is "The Last Star" by Jade Winters. Keep shining! 💖 #QueerSFF #Indie
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anyway. conde naste should fire Nuzzi, fire the hack editor at vanity fair, reverse its gutting of teen vogue, and apologize to all of us for this nonsense.
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
anyway. conde naste should fire Nuzzi, fire the hack editor at vanity fair, reverse its gutting of teen vogue, and apologize to all of us for this nonsense.
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My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
June 12, 2023 at 7:21 PM
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
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DEAL ALERT: The Italian Translation rights for @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's upcoming novel, THE WEST FACADE, have been sold to Controversi Edizioni!
Make sure to preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/nGrzTFY
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Make sure to preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/nGrzTFY
@susanschulman.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
DEAL ALERT: The Italian Translation rights for @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's upcoming novel, THE WEST FACADE, have been sold to Controversi Edizioni!
Make sure to preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/nGrzTFY
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Make sure to preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/nGrzTFY
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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Wondering what are the BEST science fiction and fantasy books of 2025? I got you covered! Here are ten fantastical books that rocked my world and keep snagging in my mind.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy novels of 2025
From an indigenous vampire story to the tale of two sisters living in a cosmic whale, this year’s books kept us guessing.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wondering what are the BEST science fiction and fantasy books of 2025? I got you covered! Here are ten fantastical books that rocked my world and keep snagging in my mind.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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Check out @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's update about her upcoming gothic fairy tale, THE WEST FACADE! buff.ly/sW6be07
Preorder THE WEST FACADE today! buff.ly/H7OtlN7
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Preorder THE WEST FACADE today! buff.ly/H7OtlN7
@susanschulman.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Check out @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's update about her upcoming gothic fairy tale, THE WEST FACADE! buff.ly/sW6be07
Preorder THE WEST FACADE today! buff.ly/H7OtlN7
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Preorder THE WEST FACADE today! buff.ly/H7OtlN7
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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💫 Thrilled to announce our nominations for the 2026 BEST OF THE NET! Our nominations come from the fabulous contributors to Club Chicxulub Vol.3: Harvest…
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
💫 Thrilled to announce our nominations for the 2026 BEST OF THE NET! Our nominations come from the fabulous contributors to Club Chicxulub Vol.3: Harvest…
The West Facade pub date is just around the corner on March 3 with @sfwp.bsky.social ! Lately I've been:
✍️ Proofreading
🗓️ Planning events
👀 Finding reviewers
😅 Trying not to freak out!
✍️ Proofreading
🗓️ Planning events
👀 Finding reviewers
😅 Trying not to freak out!
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The West Facade pub date is just around the corner on March 3 with @sfwp.bsky.social ! Lately I've been:
✍️ Proofreading
🗓️ Planning events
👀 Finding reviewers
😅 Trying not to freak out!
✍️ Proofreading
🗓️ Planning events
👀 Finding reviewers
😅 Trying not to freak out!
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Find out the inspiration behind @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's upcoming novel THE WEST FACADE, why she loves writing about statues, and what she's currently reading in this interview with Noah Sanders! buff.ly/Yv6CVPn
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/x6nhUmk
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/x6nhUmk
@susanschulman.bsky.social
you were starting to despair
a strange life / Jean Pierre Consuegra / 2024some noise is a reader-supported publication.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Find out the inspiration behind @laurencjohnson.bsky.social's upcoming novel THE WEST FACADE, why she loves writing about statues, and what she's currently reading in this interview with Noah Sanders! buff.ly/Yv6CVPn
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/x6nhUmk
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/x6nhUmk
@susanschulman.bsky.social
I've been furiously writing some New Shit ™️ to perform on Thursday night (11/13) at Poolside Poets, organized by Decentered Arts at the illustrious Phoenix Hotel! 💘
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I've been furiously writing some New Shit ™️ to perform on Thursday night (11/13) at Poolside Poets, organized by Decentered Arts at the illustrious Phoenix Hotel! 💘
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Reading SUNDOWN IN SAN OJUELA by my girl @olivasthewriter.bsky.social and boy can she spit. This is how it's done.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Reading SUNDOWN IN SAN OJUELA by my girl @olivasthewriter.bsky.social and boy can she spit. This is how it's done.
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One good thing: seeing so many abled folks angry on behalf of disabled and chronically ill people. Not just angry for themselves. Specifically speaking out for us.
If we care about each other, we can win.
If we care about each other, we can win.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
One good thing: seeing so many abled folks angry on behalf of disabled and chronically ill people. Not just angry for themselves. Specifically speaking out for us.
If we care about each other, we can win.
If we care about each other, we can win.
Primal rage scream
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Primal rage scream
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Hey, cool to see our Lit Crawl San Francisco event, Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales, featured in @missionlocal.org! This Saturday, Oct. 25, Phase 2 (6:30–7:30 PM) at Adobe Books. Me, Ploi Pirapokin, @syr.bsky.social, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social. Don't miss it 🥳
Lit Crawl 2025: The annual literary mosaic in the Mission
Oct. 25 is a big night in the Mission - map out where you are going to go.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hey, cool to see our Lit Crawl San Francisco event, Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales, featured in @missionlocal.org! This Saturday, Oct. 25, Phase 2 (6:30–7:30 PM) at Adobe Books. Me, Ploi Pirapokin, @syr.bsky.social, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social. Don't miss it 🥳
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This Saturday at 6:30pm PDT, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social, @syr.bsky.social, @kristinaten.bsky.social, & @ppirapokin.bsky.social will be at the Lit Crawl San Francisco to speak on the panel, "Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!" buff.ly/Kt4KcDt
Preorder THE WEST FACADE: amzn.to/4jzNCCz
@litquake.org
Preorder THE WEST FACADE: amzn.to/4jzNCCz
@litquake.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This Saturday at 6:30pm PDT, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social, @syr.bsky.social, @kristinaten.bsky.social, & @ppirapokin.bsky.social will be at the Lit Crawl San Francisco to speak on the panel, "Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!" buff.ly/Kt4KcDt
Preorder THE WEST FACADE: amzn.to/4jzNCCz
@litquake.org
Preorder THE WEST FACADE: amzn.to/4jzNCCz
@litquake.org
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Wrote about next steps for practical action after No Kings - with an NYC emphasis. Check it out and get looped in! gregpak.net/2025/10/20/n...
No Kings - Next Steps! - gregpak.net
The No Kings march in Manhattan on Saturday was mind-blowing. After spending time with the glorious Indivisible Brooklyn and New York Working Families Party crews, I climbed up on a … Continue reading...
gregpak.net
October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Wrote about next steps for practical action after No Kings - with an NYC emphasis. Check it out and get looped in! gregpak.net/2025/10/20/n...
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They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.
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Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Fairy tales?! We're ready to destroy them! (Well, complicate and reimagine them🪄✨)
I cannot wait to read alongside the iconic @kristinaten.bsky.social @syr.bsky.social and @ppirapokin.bsky.social at Lit Crawl @litquake.org on Oct 25! Join us for Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!!!
I cannot wait to read alongside the iconic @kristinaten.bsky.social @syr.bsky.social and @ppirapokin.bsky.social at Lit Crawl @litquake.org on Oct 25! Join us for Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!!!
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Fairy tales?! We're ready to destroy them! (Well, complicate and reimagine them🪄✨)
I cannot wait to read alongside the iconic @kristinaten.bsky.social @syr.bsky.social and @ppirapokin.bsky.social at Lit Crawl @litquake.org on Oct 25! Join us for Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!!!
I cannot wait to read alongside the iconic @kristinaten.bsky.social @syr.bsky.social and @ppirapokin.bsky.social at Lit Crawl @litquake.org on Oct 25! Join us for Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!!!
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Bay Area, I’m comin’ for ya—with my heaviest light jacket and a suitcase full of bunnies.
10/24: Scary campfire stories at Oakland's @tallyhobooks.bsky.social!
10/25: Subversive fairy tales at Adobe Books, part of @litquake.org's Lit Crawl SF!
10/27: Release party at @booksonthepark.bsky.social!
10/24: Scary campfire stories at Oakland's @tallyhobooks.bsky.social!
10/25: Subversive fairy tales at Adobe Books, part of @litquake.org's Lit Crawl SF!
10/27: Release party at @booksonthepark.bsky.social!
October 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Bay Area, I’m comin’ for ya—with my heaviest light jacket and a suitcase full of bunnies.
10/24: Scary campfire stories at Oakland's @tallyhobooks.bsky.social!
10/25: Subversive fairy tales at Adobe Books, part of @litquake.org's Lit Crawl SF!
10/27: Release party at @booksonthepark.bsky.social!
10/24: Scary campfire stories at Oakland's @tallyhobooks.bsky.social!
10/25: Subversive fairy tales at Adobe Books, part of @litquake.org's Lit Crawl SF!
10/27: Release party at @booksonthepark.bsky.social!
If you love Gothic fairy tales about statues that come to life, then I wrote my novel, The West Facade for you. 🦇🥀 🌙 Let's be friends!
October 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you love Gothic fairy tales about statues that come to life, then I wrote my novel, The West Facade for you. 🦇🥀 🌙 Let's be friends!
Reposted by Lauren C. Johnson
What an amazing opportunity! 🌟 Supporting creators who challenge gender norms through speculative work is vital for our future. Can't wait to see the innovative projects that emerge! 💖 #OtherwiseAward #SFF #Inspiration
otherwiseaward.org/2025/10/appl...
Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.
#Fellowships #grants #sff #fantasy #scifi
Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.
#Fellowships #grants #sff #fantasy #scifi
Apply for Otherwise Fellowships by December 15! « Otherwise Award
The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project. Please apply by December 15.
otherwiseaward.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What an amazing opportunity! 🌟 Supporting creators who challenge gender norms through speculative work is vital for our future. Can't wait to see the innovative projects that emerge! 💖 #OtherwiseAward #SFF #Inspiration
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For fans of #historicalfiction and #fantasy books, THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social will be available in just 5 MONTHS!
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/0LHG1dG
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/0LHG1dG
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For fans of #historicalfiction and #fantasy books, THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social will be available in just 5 MONTHS!
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/0LHG1dG
Preorder THE WEST FACADE right here: buff.ly/0LHG1dG
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One of the great pleasures of reading is coming across an artful metaphor. Describing AI as a “single-use plastic of the mind” is just 🤯 It’s also a perfect example of what AI is not capable of. AI is about shortcuts & optimization whereas a powerful metaphor creates understanding through detours.
"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
One of the great pleasures of reading is coming across an artful metaphor. Describing AI as a “single-use plastic of the mind” is just 🤯 It’s also a perfect example of what AI is not capable of. AI is about shortcuts & optimization whereas a powerful metaphor creates understanding through detours.