Sonia Sulaiman
@soniasulaiman.bsky.social
I write stories inspired by Palestinian folklore. Ignyte and Ember Award winning, Pushcart, Palestine Book, & Lammy noms. BNW and Locus finalist. (she/her) Clarion West '25
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Sonia Sulaiman
@soniasulaiman.bsky.social
· Dec 17
For the many new followers. Hi, I..
* write fantasy inspired by Palestinian folklore
*have been nominated for a few awards
* am spiritually fruity
* am aroace
* curate a reading list of Palestinian spec fic
soniasulaiman.com
* write fantasy inspired by Palestinian folklore
*have been nominated for a few awards
* am spiritually fruity
* am aroace
* curate a reading list of Palestinian spec fic
soniasulaiman.com
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The pre-order page for my debut solarpunk collection, The Wildcraft Drones, is now live @stelliform.press !!
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The Wildcraft Drones by T. K. Rex ⋆ Stelliform Press
Read about short story collection THE WILDCRAFT DRONES by T. K. Rex, linked stories about the evolution of sentient drones and a transformed humanity.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The pre-order page for my debut solarpunk collection, The Wildcraft Drones, is now live @stelliform.press !!
www.stelliform.press/index.php/pr...
www.stelliform.press/index.php/pr...
Thanks to your generosity, I was able to go to this. It’s fantastic, and you should be good to yourself; buy the class video here.
Hi, all. If you missed my Blue Stoop workshop on Characterization on Sunday, you can purchase it here! www.bluestoop.org/recordings/v...
It Builds Character: Finding the Heart of Your Story, with N. K. Jemisin — Blue Stoop
A 2-hour masterclass with award-winning author N.K. Jemisin. In this craft-first workshop, N. K. Jemisin will share how to consider character as a building block — and an engine — of story, from initi...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thanks to your generosity, I was able to go to this. It’s fantastic, and you should be good to yourself; buy the class video here.
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Hi, all. If you missed my Blue Stoop workshop on Characterization on Sunday, you can purchase it here! www.bluestoop.org/recordings/v...
It Builds Character: Finding the Heart of Your Story, with N. K. Jemisin — Blue Stoop
A 2-hour masterclass with award-winning author N.K. Jemisin. In this craft-first workshop, N. K. Jemisin will share how to consider character as a building block — and an engine — of story, from initi...
www.bluestoop.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hi, all. If you missed my Blue Stoop workshop on Characterization on Sunday, you can purchase it here! www.bluestoop.org/recordings/v...
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One of my new arguments against AI is that even if it was a good tool, human beings are not in a place to be able to use it without harm. We don't live in ideal world where this benefits mankind. We live in this world where it benefits the rich and fucks the rest of us.
OBVIOUSLY do not use AI, at all. AT ALL, for anything. I don’t wanna hear about the theoretical good version, it’s not what they’re pushing on us. The absolute worst people in the world have gone all in on this shit, and it needs to be starved out as much as possible. AI: not even once!
Sec. Hegseth rolled out the U.S. military’s new AI platform, GenAi.Mil, with a link to an empty website. trib.al/tbCJAkT
Predictably, the platform can’t actually be accessed from external networks, but the wonky rollout triggered eyerolls across the internet.
Predictably, the platform can’t actually be accessed from external networks, but the wonky rollout triggered eyerolls across the internet.
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One of my new arguments against AI is that even if it was a good tool, human beings are not in a place to be able to use it without harm. We don't live in ideal world where this benefits mankind. We live in this world where it benefits the rich and fucks the rest of us.
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I survived over two years of a genocide.
I lost everything — my home, my family, my entire life.
I’ve witnessed horrors no human should ever see.
Today, I’m still alive, trying to hold on with my family
If you can help us rebuild even a little, this is the donation link:
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
I lost everything — my home, my family, my entire life.
I’ve witnessed horrors no human should ever see.
Today, I’m still alive, trying to hold on with my family
If you can help us rebuild even a little, this is the donation link:
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I survived over two years of a genocide.
I lost everything — my home, my family, my entire life.
I’ve witnessed horrors no human should ever see.
Today, I’m still alive, trying to hold on with my family
If you can help us rebuild even a little, this is the donation link:
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
I lost everything — my home, my family, my entire life.
I’ve witnessed horrors no human should ever see.
Today, I’m still alive, trying to hold on with my family
If you can help us rebuild even a little, this is the donation link:
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Normally I agree with the librarian at Alexandria who famously said “big book, big evil” but this is a great idea.
Today I wanted to share my pleasure reading pile (as opposed to research reading). I've made a decision to read or reread only big, long books for awhile to rewire my brain to combat the fragmentation of recent months. This corresponds to rethinking how I approach these books. 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Normally I agree with the librarian at Alexandria who famously said “big book, big evil” but this is a great idea.
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Today I wanted to share my pleasure reading pile (as opposed to research reading). I've made a decision to read or reread only big, long books for awhile to rewire my brain to combat the fragmentation of recent months. This corresponds to rethinking how I approach these books. 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today I wanted to share my pleasure reading pile (as opposed to research reading). I've made a decision to read or reread only big, long books for awhile to rewire my brain to combat the fragmentation of recent months. This corresponds to rethinking how I approach these books. 1/2
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I just saw that Ireland made its basic income for artists permanent and I have never been so jealous.
What must it be like to live in a country that actually values the arts?
I'm happy for all Irish artists and hope maybe this kind of thing will expand elsewhere.
What must it be like to live in a country that actually values the arts?
I'm happy for all Irish artists and hope maybe this kind of thing will expand elsewhere.
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I just saw that Ireland made its basic income for artists permanent and I have never been so jealous.
What must it be like to live in a country that actually values the arts?
I'm happy for all Irish artists and hope maybe this kind of thing will expand elsewhere.
What must it be like to live in a country that actually values the arts?
I'm happy for all Irish artists and hope maybe this kind of thing will expand elsewhere.
My dog is snoring very loudly in her crate (I leave the door open and she’ll just curl up in there).
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My dog is snoring very loudly in her crate (I leave the door open and she’ll just curl up in there).
I have a plan. It is an audacious one but hear me out. What if I made a beef and barley stew but instead of just dump and go, I slow cooked some soup bones and dried mushrooms over night, maybe with some aromatics, before starting the stew proper?
I have dried “flower” shiitakes in the freezer…
I have dried “flower” shiitakes in the freezer…
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I have a plan. It is an audacious one but hear me out. What if I made a beef and barley stew but instead of just dump and go, I slow cooked some soup bones and dried mushrooms over night, maybe with some aromatics, before starting the stew proper?
I have dried “flower” shiitakes in the freezer…
I have dried “flower” shiitakes in the freezer…
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30% holiday discount on autographed copies of Tananarive Due's short story collection THE WISHING POOL, which includes the World Fantasy Award-winning story, "Incident at Bear Creek Lodge" (The basis of the 2026 novel, Mazywood!)
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December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
30% holiday discount on autographed copies of Tananarive Due's short story collection THE WISHING POOL, which includes the World Fantasy Award-winning story, "Incident at Bear Creek Lodge" (The basis of the 2026 novel, Mazywood!)
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
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I'm about to bus it home from where I am. If I could get enough to get coffee supplies (and a hot meal otw home if possible for bonus goal), you'll get to see a new version of this with themes, mind map, DCC funky dice, and more!
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December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm about to bus it home from where I am. If I could get enough to get coffee supplies (and a hot meal otw home if possible for bonus goal), you'll get to see a new version of this with themes, mind map, DCC funky dice, and more!
thoughtpunks.com/motif-notebo...
thoughtpunks.com/motif-notebo...
It’s a pity I never got around to writing that story I was going to call Give Us Back Our Fucking Prophets (about how Palestinian folklore is full of the spirits of prophets having mortal lovers and partners). I really like the concept but who would publish it?
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It’s a pity I never got around to writing that story I was going to call Give Us Back Our Fucking Prophets (about how Palestinian folklore is full of the spirits of prophets having mortal lovers and partners). I really like the concept but who would publish it?
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30/100. Grateful for the progress / assistance
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
30/100. Grateful for the progress / assistance
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The Rainbow Collection; @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s essays make great gifts!
The Rebecca Solnit Collection
ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd, including Rebecca Solnit’s rainbow-hued essay collections!
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December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Rainbow Collection; @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s essays make great gifts!
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Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
I don’t usually think that being Palestinian cost me a job or an opportunity somewhere. I don’t know why, given the evidence that this happens all the time. That said, I don’t know how to talk about this without sounding weird. But I think this just happened to me, and I trust my vibe checks.
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I don’t usually think that being Palestinian cost me a job or an opportunity somewhere. I don’t know why, given the evidence that this happens all the time. That said, I don’t know how to talk about this without sounding weird. But I think this just happened to me, and I trust my vibe checks.
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He knows exactly what he's doing and declaring: 'Acquiring and maintaing wealth is my guiding moral priciple. If it doesn't directly impact me or my ability to make money I don't care.'
Lots of people (many of them your faves) feel the same and emulate it even though they can't afford it.
Lots of people (many of them your faves) feel the same and emulate it even though they can't afford it.
I see this sort of proud posturing a lot and it's really a wonderful way to loudly demonstrate to everyone you have absolutely no idea what's going on
Music Icon Pharrell Criticizes Political Division: “I Don’t Believe In Either Side”
Pharrell Williams is making his feelings about American politics unmistakably clear.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He knows exactly what he's doing and declaring: 'Acquiring and maintaing wealth is my guiding moral priciple. If it doesn't directly impact me or my ability to make money I don't care.'
Lots of people (many of them your faves) feel the same and emulate it even though they can't afford it.
Lots of people (many of them your faves) feel the same and emulate it even though they can't afford it.
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Folks, Omar’s tent burned down. There’s a huge storm on the way. Please help this family if you’re at all able.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Folks, Omar’s tent burned down. There’s a huge storm on the way. Please help this family if you’re at all able.
@mommunism.bsky.social
@gorangligovic.bsky.social
❤️🩹
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
I’ve seen a lot of folks pivot from anti Palestinian racism to general Islamophobia. I think it’s deliberate, an extension of their previous grift but trying to obscure the genocide in Palestine by drawing the focus to Europe.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’ve seen a lot of folks pivot from anti Palestinian racism to general Islamophobia. I think it’s deliberate, an extension of their previous grift but trying to obscure the genocide in Palestine by drawing the focus to Europe.
I keep coming back to this poem: youtu.be/aKucPh9xHtM?...
Rafeef Ziadah - 'We teach life, sir', London, 12.11.11
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December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I keep coming back to this poem: youtu.be/aKucPh9xHtM?...
The cookies were a mistake; they inspired me to make the work much more complicated.
Today is baking cookies and finishing edits on this book. The cookies are a crucial part of this process.
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The cookies were a mistake; they inspired me to make the work much more complicated.
They deny genocide with such ease because, to them, we were never alive.
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
They deny genocide with such ease because, to them, we were never alive.
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."