Madame Askew ➡️ Embracing the Crone Within
@madameaskew.bsky.social
Madame is a time traveling tea lover, obsessed with fashion & the proper uses for headgear. A lover of the back catalogue and mid-list. (Not a euphemism) Also, cats. (she/her) https://linktr.ee/MadameAskew
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You will be visited by 3 spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
You will be visited by 3 spirits.
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Calling all students ~ get a year's worth of digital issues of Locus Magazine for only $30 by applying for our student discount. Locus Magazine could be the thing to take your writing from good to great by giving you insights into what makes fiction work! subscribers.locusmag... | Link in bio
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Calling all students ~ get a year's worth of digital issues of Locus Magazine for only $30 by applying for our student discount. Locus Magazine could be the thing to take your writing from good to great by giving you insights into what makes fiction work! subscribers.locusmag... | Link in bio
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Save the Date for ghosts, 12/22! Yuletide ghost stories have historical precedent & we'd love to tell you some of our favorite tales in honor of our latest book, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC, thanks to the amazing folks @morbidanatomy.bsky.social! Free talk, RSVP:
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Free Online Book Talk · Haunted Histories for Yuletide · Tales from America's Most Gothic with Authors Andrea Janes and Leanna Renee Hieber — Morbid Anatomy
Monday, December 22, 2025 7pm ET (NYC time) Free! RSVP with email at checkout PLEASE NOTE: Video playback of free events is only available to Patreon members. Become a Member HERE ...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Save the Date for ghosts, 12/22! Yuletide ghost stories have historical precedent & we'd love to tell you some of our favorite tales in honor of our latest book, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC, thanks to the amazing folks @morbidanatomy.bsky.social! Free talk, RSVP:
www.morbidanatomy.org/events-ticke...
www.morbidanatomy.org/events-ticke...
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In light of the Texas SCOTUS news, today is a great day to join or donate to Authors Against Book Bans — we’ve been fighting for the right to read in every state for the past year, and we’re going to keep doing it: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Authors Against Book Bans
Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In light of the Texas SCOTUS news, today is a great day to join or donate to Authors Against Book Bans — we’ve been fighting for the right to read in every state for the past year, and we’re going to keep doing it: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
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sing the song with me:
🎶 that's because AI super sucks, people are better than robots, so with any fuckin luck, AI will die and be left to rot 🎶
🎶 that's because AI super sucks, people are better than robots, so with any fuckin luck, AI will die and be left to rot 🎶
"US Census Bureau data show that AI adoption by companies with more than 250 employees may have *already peaked and began declining or flattening out this year.* Most businesses still don’t see a significant return on their investment when trying to use the latest generative AI tools"
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
sing the song with me:
🎶 that's because AI super sucks, people are better than robots, so with any fuckin luck, AI will die and be left to rot 🎶
🎶 that's because AI super sucks, people are better than robots, so with any fuckin luck, AI will die and be left to rot 🎶
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Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Here’s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
www.eff.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Here’s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
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December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.
My first watch of the Season: Spirited with Ryan Reynolds and Will Farrell. That casting has the potential for absolute cinematic calamity. Reynolds' comedy hits for me more often than Farrell's but neither is 100% my taste.
A quirky musical retelling of Scrooge for the modern age
A quirky musical retelling of Scrooge for the modern age
December 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My first watch of the Season: Spirited with Ryan Reynolds and Will Farrell. That casting has the potential for absolute cinematic calamity. Reynolds' comedy hits for me more often than Farrell's but neither is 100% my taste.
A quirky musical retelling of Scrooge for the modern age
A quirky musical retelling of Scrooge for the modern age
My darlings, I have the most fraught relationship with the month of December of any time of the calendar year. And yes it's because of the holidays. I don't hate them. I don't resent anyone's joy. But I cannot engage with the holidays as typical
So instead... it's my unhinged movie marathon time.
So instead... it's my unhinged movie marathon time.
December 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My darlings, I have the most fraught relationship with the month of December of any time of the calendar year. And yes it's because of the holidays. I don't hate them. I don't resent anyone's joy. But I cannot engage with the holidays as typical
So instead... it's my unhinged movie marathon time.
So instead... it's my unhinged movie marathon time.
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maybe everyone has become an incredibly self-centered solipsistic maniac!!
or maybe everyone is stressed out of their mind for the past 5 years of fascism and pandemic, while also being the non-stop targets of predatory attention-sapping technologies.
dont fall into a trap of misanthropy.
or maybe everyone is stressed out of their mind for the past 5 years of fascism and pandemic, while also being the non-stop targets of predatory attention-sapping technologies.
dont fall into a trap of misanthropy.
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
maybe everyone has become an incredibly self-centered solipsistic maniac!!
or maybe everyone is stressed out of their mind for the past 5 years of fascism and pandemic, while also being the non-stop targets of predatory attention-sapping technologies.
dont fall into a trap of misanthropy.
or maybe everyone is stressed out of their mind for the past 5 years of fascism and pandemic, while also being the non-stop targets of predatory attention-sapping technologies.
dont fall into a trap of misanthropy.
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goooood morning it is very wet and this was the inaugural loop in the new raincoat and yes, as it turned out: Lucy Loved That Walk
December 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
goooood morning it is very wet and this was the inaugural loop in the new raincoat and yes, as it turned out: Lucy Loved That Walk
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Why is writing a book so darn time consuming? gailcarriger.com/2014/07/14/w...
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Why is writing a book so darn time consuming? gailcarriger.com/2014/07/14/w...
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Today! Yes, on a Monday! The official release of SNAKE-EATER! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW4KNLR...
Snake-Eater
Amazon.com: Snake-Eater eBook : Kingfisher, T.: Kindle Store
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December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Today! Yes, on a Monday! The official release of SNAKE-EATER! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW4KNLR...
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At the UNIVERSITY OF MF'ING UTAH!
THIS IS NOT A BLEEDING HEART INSTITUTION!
So, why wasn't this extensively broadcast about, eh?
#TransYouth #Trans #LGBTQ #Safety #Support #Healthcare
THIS IS NOT A BLEEDING HEART INSTITUTION!
So, why wasn't this extensively broadcast about, eh?
#TransYouth #Trans #LGBTQ #Safety #Support #Healthcare
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
At the UNIVERSITY OF MF'ING UTAH!
THIS IS NOT A BLEEDING HEART INSTITUTION!
So, why wasn't this extensively broadcast about, eh?
#TransYouth #Trans #LGBTQ #Safety #Support #Healthcare
THIS IS NOT A BLEEDING HEART INSTITUTION!
So, why wasn't this extensively broadcast about, eh?
#TransYouth #Trans #LGBTQ #Safety #Support #Healthcare
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For the early morning crowd: I'm on the last day of my rent's grace period and still trying to make something, anything, work.
If anyone has writing or editing they need done, I need whatever people can send my way. See the QP below:
If anyone has writing or editing they need done, I need whatever people can send my way. See the QP below:
The last few weeks have been just wild. (IYKYK.) Just had a file reversion error I hoped never to see again, which screws me over on an already overdue project covering rent. And my Dec. rent's grace period ends tomorrow.
Anyone have a $1,250 gig I can help with?
mathesonfreelancing.com
Anyone have a $1,250 gig I can help with?
mathesonfreelancing.com
Matheson Freelancing
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December 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
For the early morning crowd: I'm on the last day of my rent's grace period and still trying to make something, anything, work.
If anyone has writing or editing they need done, I need whatever people can send my way. See the QP below:
If anyone has writing or editing they need done, I need whatever people can send my way. See the QP below:
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Need some weekend reading?
The Wee Beasties Bundle has fourteen books about wee beasties!
storybundle.com/animals
My contribution, "Beastly Virtues," disappears forever at the end of the bundle. No, I won't be releasing it elsewhere. Grab it now or regret it forever.
The Wee Beasties Bundle has fourteen books about wee beasties!
storybundle.com/animals
My contribution, "Beastly Virtues," disappears forever at the end of the bundle. No, I won't be releasing it elsewhere. Grab it now or regret it forever.
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Need some weekend reading?
The Wee Beasties Bundle has fourteen books about wee beasties!
storybundle.com/animals
My contribution, "Beastly Virtues," disappears forever at the end of the bundle. No, I won't be releasing it elsewhere. Grab it now or regret it forever.
The Wee Beasties Bundle has fourteen books about wee beasties!
storybundle.com/animals
My contribution, "Beastly Virtues," disappears forever at the end of the bundle. No, I won't be releasing it elsewhere. Grab it now or regret it forever.
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Axon is testing facial recognition technology in its body-worn cameras with a Canadian police department. This dangerous expansion of surveillance tech should alarm every community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn cameras (BWCs). This is an alarming development in
www.eff.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Axon is testing facial recognition technology in its body-worn cameras with a Canadian police department. This dangerous expansion of surveillance tech should alarm every community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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#Booksky #8 Have you read author/playwright/poet Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social’s books yet? We publish two of them: Minneapolis sapphic urban fantasy, LAST CAR TO ANNWN STATION and Weird West TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE, both terrific reads - queenofswordspress.com/product-cate...
Michael Merriam
queenofswordspress.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#Booksky #8 Have you read author/playwright/poet Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social’s books yet? We publish two of them: Minneapolis sapphic urban fantasy, LAST CAR TO ANNWN STATION and Weird West TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE, both terrific reads - queenofswordspress.com/product-cate...
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Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
Okay, listen, this is clearly the best dog post that has crossed my feed today and I need you all to experience the joy. Look at that face!
got tired of my house smelling like wet dog this time of year
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Okay, listen, this is clearly the best dog post that has crossed my feed today and I need you all to experience the joy. Look at that face!
My darlings! @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are back! I hope you're ready for Tea and nonsense because that's exactly what we're serving
Join us on YouTube or Twitch for the best experience:
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Join us on YouTube or Twitch for the best experience:
youtube.com/@madameaskew...
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Friday Tea: Now with Holiday High Jinks
Friday, December 5th, 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) After our short hiatus for the November holiday, the Grand Arbiter and I are back with our weekly Tea and Tomfoolery! And yes, we absolutely have pla…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My darlings! @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and I are back! I hope you're ready for Tea and nonsense because that's exactly what we're serving
Join us on YouTube or Twitch for the best experience:
youtube.com/@madameaskew...
madameaskew.com/2025/12/05/f...
Join us on YouTube or Twitch for the best experience:
youtube.com/@madameaskew...
madameaskew.com/2025/12/05/f...
With all seriousness, my darling friend takes the most glorious food photos
Behold, high brow photos of my food through the weeks (a few weeks ago.) Only on the world renown Pickled Okra dotnet. ;)
#food #photography #blog
#food #photography #blog
Food Through the Week (A few weeks ago)
Behold! High brow photos of my food through the weeks (a few weeks ago.) Only on the world renown Pickled Okra dotnet. 😉 Early in the week I made these eggs—I thought they turned out pretty good. I basically just shallow fried them in oil. Later on we grabbed these satsuma oranges from the market […]
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December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
With all seriousness, my darling friend takes the most glorious food photos
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Amid escalating ICE raids in New York City, Democracy Now!'s Messiah Rhodes spoke to advocates supporting newly-arrived migrants and asylum seekers from West Africa with hot meals, legal advice and job training.
West African Asylum Seekers Find Safe Haven in NYC Volunteer-Run Kitchen
Amid escalating ICE raids in New York City, Democracy Now’s Messiah Rhodes spoke to immigrants and advocates supporting newly arrived migrants and asylum seekers from West Africa with hot meals, legal...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Amid escalating ICE raids in New York City, Democracy Now!'s Messiah Rhodes spoke to advocates supporting newly-arrived migrants and asylum seekers from West Africa with hot meals, legal advice and job training.
Absolutely infuriating. To blazes with Pantone and their milquetoast "zeitgeist"
This just inspires me to throw more actual colour at everything.
This just inspires me to throw more actual colour at everything.
Source. I am so goddamned annoyed.
Pantone names its Color of the Year for 2026 | CNN
Capturing the cultural zeitgeist and trends for the year ahead is a tricky business. But every year, the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color to do precisely that. And it has settled on a shade of ...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Absolutely infuriating. To blazes with Pantone and their milquetoast "zeitgeist"
This just inspires me to throw more actual colour at everything.
This just inspires me to throw more actual colour at everything.