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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 7d

Monthly round up! We covered five books on Bar Cart Bookshelf this September: time travel shenanigans, parallel worlds, gods, monsters, & mortals, the raddest & radish of wives, clever foxes, deadly assassins, & stalwart couriers. Have you seen all this month's episodes? Have you tried the drinks?

[image desc: a stack of books in front of several bottles of absinthe (bottom to top): THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott, A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE by Cadwell Turnbull, THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS by P. Djèlí Clark, STARSTRUCK by Aimee Ogden, AUDITION FOR THE FOX by Martin Cahill.]

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 6d

to be fair, I also get the other complaint (too much plot!) sometimes for the same project 😅

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 6d

Considering that I get this complaint all the time ("not enough plot, too much vibes") then how can I not answer the call!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 6d

Yeah but you don't want ME to start a SFF magazine

All my picks would be strictly vibes-based crunchy prose and critics would be like "There's no plot" for every story in every issue and I'd be like "SO WHAT? SO?? SO WHAT, MR. CRITIC MAN???"

😭

Kerry C. Byrne @kercoby.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder: anyone can found and edit a SFF magazine.

There’s no regulatory body or hoops. You create the position for yourself.

Many of these people are amazing—

But mag Editors are just guys who decided to spend a lot of time on something they love.

Just people.

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 6d

Laughing with joy from this whole exchange

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 7d

Love the InCryptid series. Lots of fun, great worldbuilding and lots of heart

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you @mariahaskins.com! And what a group to be among!

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 7d

Super honored for my work to be included (twice!) among this list of great books. One of the inclusions is a five-person collab under the pseudonym @darklylem.com that I'm so so proud of.

Thank you @mariahaskins.com for shining a light on and showing love to these two multiversal series!

Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 8d

📚 New from me at Ruadán Books: 10 New Books I Read and Loved in 2025.

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What to Read: 10 new books I read and loved in 2025 - Ruadán Books

By Maria Haskins I read a lot. Partly I read a lot because it’s part of my work as a writer, reviewer, and editor. But I also read a lot simply because I love to read and 2025 has been a great year…

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you much. Your words mean everything. And I absolutely love quantum fantasy as a speculative subgenre 😊

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 14d

Here, @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social visits @scalzi.com 's Whatever blog for his newest novel, A Ruin, Great and Free.

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The Big Idea: Cadwell Turnbull

Reality can oftentimes be stranger than fiction. Author Cadwell Turnbull speculates on this funny thing we call reality in the Big Idea for his newest novel, A Ruin, Great and Free. Follow along to…

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Bix F. @bixfrankonis.bsky.social · 14d

A Ruin, Great and Free by @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social weirdly just dropped from $9.99 to $5.99 in ebook form, if you’re into that sort of thing. Just moved it from to-read to in-the-queue.

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 13d

I'm so honored to be featured in "The Big Idea" series on @scalzi.com 's Whatever blog!

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The Big Idea: Cadwell Turnbull

Reality can oftentimes be stranger than fiction. Author Cadwell Turnbull speculates on this funny thing we call reality in the Big Idea for his newest novel, A Ruin, Great and Free. Follow along to…

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 15d

These cocktails have been one of the coolest things that have come out of writing these books. I've only successfully made one of them. I'll have to try Convergence!

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 15d

Hear my full review of A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE by @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social and see how the drink is made at Bar Cart Bookshelf on YouTube.

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Cocktail Recipe & Book Review: Convergence (A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE by Cadwell Turnbull)

YouTube video by Bar Cart Bookshelf

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 19d

I had a blast at last night's launch party for A Ruin, Great and Free.

Thank you @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social for being an amazing, hilarious conversation partner (I don't know how you do all that you do!).

Thank you so much @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social for hosting us!

Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · 20d

I've never laughed so hard during a book event at the shop. @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social and @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social were hilarious in conversation tonight and we've got some signed copies from them both you can snag!

Cadwell Turnbull (laughing) and Maurice Broaddus in conversation at Second Flight Books

Cadwell Turnbull and Maurice Broaddus sign books at Second Flight Books

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 20d

Really looking forward to this!

Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 20d

Can't wait to talk with @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social tonight!

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you! 😊

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 21d

😆😅

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 22d

So much love Maria 😊🙏🏾

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 22d

Happy Book Birthday, my friend!! How did I not realize we were birthday pals?!

Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 22d

All three books of the Convergence Saga in a line, A Ruin in the foreground.

All three books. A Ruin in the front. No Gods (blurred) to the left. We Are the Crisis (slightly blurred) to the right.

A Ruin, Great and Free, in my hands, greenery blurred in the background.

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 22d

Pub Day!!

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 23d

✨This Wednesday! Join #SistahScifiWineDownWednesday with Cadwell Turnbull’s A Ruin, Great and Free—the epic finale to the Convergence Saga.

🌙Revelations, resistance & radical imagination await.

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#BlackSpeculativeFiction #CadwellTurnbull

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 26d

I didn't get very far into The Magicians tv show, but I've been seeing clips from later seasons that make me want to dive back in. So glad you vibed with the story!

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 27d

Oh that's a cool parallel! Thanks so much for checking out the story 😊

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