Marina Lostetter
@marinalostetter.bsky.social
Sci-fi and Fantasy author. THE FIVE PENALTIES series is complete and OUT NOW! She/her. Repped by DongWon Song.
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Hello new followers! I'm Marina Lostetter, full time Sci-Fi and Fantasy author, part time clay beguiler. You can find my novels here:
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The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
Well, we have reached the point where Scooby no longer has qualms about stealing an *attended* ham sandwich. 🤦
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Well, we have reached the point where Scooby no longer has qualms about stealing an *attended* ham sandwich. 🤦
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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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 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
"Vaccines disturb the worm, that's why I don't like them" --RFK JR.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Vaccines disturb the worm, that's why I don't like them" --RFK JR.
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Books make super great Christmas presents because you're both gifting a sale to an author and a great read to someone you care for!
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bookshop.org/lists/books-...
Books by Marina Lostetter
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
bookshop.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Books make super great Christmas presents because you're both gifting a sale to an author and a great read to someone you care for!
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
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*November* 29th is the last day to order stuff from my Etsy Shop this year! After that, the only way to get ghosts prior to Christmas will be in-person at The Art Gallery at NWA Mall!
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
*November* 29th is the last day to order stuff from my Etsy Shop this year! After that, the only way to get ghosts prior to Christmas will be in-person at The Art Gallery at NWA Mall!
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
The good news: Bath & Body Works "black tea" scented lotion really does smell like black tea!
The bad news: Now that I'm wearing it, I'm worried I smell like an old lady 😅
The bad news: Now that I'm wearing it, I'm worried I smell like an old lady 😅
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The good news: Bath & Body Works "black tea" scented lotion really does smell like black tea!
The bad news: Now that I'm wearing it, I'm worried I smell like an old lady 😅
The bad news: Now that I'm wearing it, I'm worried I smell like an old lady 😅
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Anti-book ban/right to read legislation is coming up in at least three states this year:
Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. Book Riot has a great explainer on what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved in their passage.
Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. Book Riot has a great explainer on what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved in their passage.
What To Know & How to Help Pass Three State-Level Anti-Book Ban Bills for 2026: Book Censorship News, November 21, 2025
Three states have anti-book ban bills on deck for 2026. Here's what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved in their passage.
bookriot.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Anti-book ban/right to read legislation is coming up in at least three states this year:
Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. Book Riot has a great explainer on what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved in their passage.
Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. Book Riot has a great explainer on what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved in their passage.
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Are you an author? Come slay dragons with us.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are you an author? Come slay dragons with us.
Men are in Trouble, Maybe Taking Bubble Baths and Organizing a Game Night Instead of Taking Bogus Advice From Bogus Outlets/Influencers Would Help
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Men are in Trouble, Maybe Taking Bubble Baths and Organizing a Game Night Instead of Taking Bogus Advice From Bogus Outlets/Influencers Would Help
*Shot through the heart*
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
*Shot through the heart*
*November* 29th is the last day to order stuff from my Etsy Shop this year! After that, the only way to get ghosts prior to Christmas will be in-person at The Art Gallery at NWA Mall!
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
*November* 29th is the last day to order stuff from my Etsy Shop this year! After that, the only way to get ghosts prior to Christmas will be in-person at The Art Gallery at NWA Mall!
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleL...
Books make super great Christmas presents because you're both gifting a sale to an author and a great read to someone you care for!
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
Books by Marina Lostetter
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
bookshop.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Books make super great Christmas presents because you're both gifting a sale to an author and a great read to someone you care for!
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
"Are the fae open source?" is a cursed question, but not for the reason a lot of people are dunking on it.
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Are the fae open source?" is a cursed question, but not for the reason a lot of people are dunking on it.
Alex: *starts plying Baby Shark at full volume from the living room*
Me: Whaaat are you doing?
A: Apparently this is the most watched video on YouTube.
M: Yah. Duh.
A: I've never heard this before.
M: I don't believe you.
A: But--
M: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
A:
M: I DO NOT BELIEVE
DO NOT
Me: Whaaat are you doing?
A: Apparently this is the most watched video on YouTube.
M: Yah. Duh.
A: I've never heard this before.
M: I don't believe you.
A: But--
M: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
A:
M: I DO NOT BELIEVE
DO NOT
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Alex: *starts plying Baby Shark at full volume from the living room*
Me: Whaaat are you doing?
A: Apparently this is the most watched video on YouTube.
M: Yah. Duh.
A: I've never heard this before.
M: I don't believe you.
A: But--
M: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
A:
M: I DO NOT BELIEVE
DO NOT
Me: Whaaat are you doing?
A: Apparently this is the most watched video on YouTube.
M: Yah. Duh.
A: I've never heard this before.
M: I don't believe you.
A: But--
M: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
A:
M: I DO NOT BELIEVE
DO NOT
Did I expect M3gan 2 to shift genre from PG-13 horror to action-comedy? No. Is this an unwelcome change? Also no. Someone clearly recognized the camp in movie one and was like...
a close up of a man 's face with the words more on the bottom right
Alt: Ben solo shouting more gif.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Did I expect M3gan 2 to shift genre from PG-13 horror to action-comedy? No. Is this an unwelcome change? Also no. Someone clearly recognized the camp in movie one and was like...
I think I just read my first AI article. It had a lot of sentence that *appeared* to have meaning on their own, but didn't really, and contained a lot of restatements of the same general concepts without defining what the concepts meant relative to one another. This was a pop-sci article.
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I think I just read my first AI article. It had a lot of sentence that *appeared* to have meaning on their own, but didn't really, and contained a lot of restatements of the same general concepts without defining what the concepts meant relative to one another. This was a pop-sci article.
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
Run, don't walk, to Predator: Badlands (that is, unless you've lost some limbs in a monster den, then scuttle)!
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Run, don't walk, to Predator: Badlands (that is, unless you've lost some limbs in a monster den, then scuttle)!
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Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Thank you to everyone who dropped by the gallery today!
Pop-up signing! I'll be hawking books and making ghosts for the Gallery Hop this Saturday! Event is from 11am-5pm, November 15th. I'll be signing from 11am-1pm!
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Fayetteville Gallery Hop — The Art Gallery at NWA Mall
www.tagnwa.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Thank you to everyone who dropped by the gallery today!
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.