Isabel Cooper
@isabelcooper.bsky.social
Author of paranormal romance and romantic fantasy. Roleplayer. Occult dabbler. Feminist. She/her, pro-LGBTQIA+, pro-abortion, pro-sex, "work ethic" is a fake idea.
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Editing tech books these days. Deeply amused to find that a network port can be in "promiscuous mode," and feel like this should have inspired three sets of song lyrics and a t-shirt by now.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Editing tech books these days. Deeply amused to find that a network port can be in "promiscuous mode," and feel like this should have inspired three sets of song lyrics and a t-shirt by now.
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WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
The song "Let's Do It" implies that fleas need excessive education to fuck, raising a number of biological questions.
Yes, I should be doing many other things right now.
Yes, I should be doing many other things right now.
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The song "Let's Do It" implies that fleas need excessive education to fuck, raising a number of biological questions.
Yes, I should be doing many other things right now.
Yes, I should be doing many other things right now.
Things I didn't know until I got involved with Reddit romance communities: there's a non-insignificant number of readers who want MFM but freak the fuck out if the guys touch each other. And like, on the one hand, this is biphobic and insecure and gross.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Things I didn't know until I got involved with Reddit romance communities: there's a non-insignificant number of readers who want MFM but freak the fuck out if the guys touch each other. And like, on the one hand, this is biphobic and insecure and gross.
Applying for jobs the week after a LARP finale is weird.
"As your assistant editor, I will FALL UPON YOUR ENEMIES LIKE THE WRATH OF THE VERY HEAVENS THEMSELVES. I SHALL STORM THE GATES OF THE GODS AND LEAVE NO STONE...wait, no, that's not quite right."
"As your assistant editor, I will FALL UPON YOUR ENEMIES LIKE THE WRATH OF THE VERY HEAVENS THEMSELVES. I SHALL STORM THE GATES OF THE GODS AND LEAVE NO STONE...wait, no, that's not quite right."
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Applying for jobs the week after a LARP finale is weird.
"As your assistant editor, I will FALL UPON YOUR ENEMIES LIKE THE WRATH OF THE VERY HEAVENS THEMSELVES. I SHALL STORM THE GATES OF THE GODS AND LEAVE NO STONE...wait, no, that's not quite right."
"As your assistant editor, I will FALL UPON YOUR ENEMIES LIKE THE WRATH OF THE VERY HEAVENS THEMSELVES. I SHALL STORM THE GATES OF THE GODS AND LEAVE NO STONE...wait, no, that's not quite right."
On a post about the J6 mob and similar groups, and mistakes re: forgiveness and unity, I posited that we need to go by horror movie rules, and I stand by that.
Note: The closest I have come to political office is Dragon Age: Inquisition. This is basically fanfic/wishcasting.
Note: The closest I have come to political office is Dragon Age: Inquisition. This is basically fanfic/wishcasting.
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
On a post about the J6 mob and similar groups, and mistakes re: forgiveness and unity, I posited that we need to go by horror movie rules, and I stand by that.
Note: The closest I have come to political office is Dragon Age: Inquisition. This is basically fanfic/wishcasting.
Note: The closest I have come to political office is Dragon Age: Inquisition. This is basically fanfic/wishcasting.
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Turning the Civil War from "a tragedy, brother against brother" into "The Good Guys Destroyed The Bad Guys" is necessary. It is absolutely essential. The fourth grade class I attended in the 1990s sang Dixie every morning and we need to completely stomp that out.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Turning the Civil War from "a tragedy, brother against brother" into "The Good Guys Destroyed The Bad Guys" is necessary. It is absolutely essential. The fourth grade class I attended in the 1990s sang Dixie every morning and we need to completely stomp that out.
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I like that Dark Woke has a patriotism rooted in the Civil War. We need this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I like that Dark Woke has a patriotism rooted in the Civil War. We need this.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
Fully embracing my cringelib normie wine aunt era and admitting that I’ve had “This Is What It Sounds Like” in my head for the last 8 hours or so.
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Fully embracing my cringelib normie wine aunt era and admitting that I’ve had “This Is What It Sounds Like” in my head for the last 8 hours or so.
Just eyeing US Healthcare in Cynical Romance Novelist and wondering if marriage of convenience is going to become a trope in contemporary novels now.
October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just eyeing US Healthcare in Cynical Romance Novelist and wondering if marriage of convenience is going to become a trope in contemporary novels now.
In re: a visual novel storyline that I kinda hate: dude, it's the apocalypse. I'm sure there are things about which I could care *less* than your mommy issues, but I'm having a hard time coming up with one.
October 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In re: a visual novel storyline that I kinda hate: dude, it's the apocalypse. I'm sure there are things about which I could care *less* than your mommy issues, but I'm having a hard time coming up with one.
I haven't created any, because I lack tech skills, but boy howdy have I *downloaded* a bunch. Removing Gale's beard and Harvey's mustache is only the start...
have you ever created a video game mod to make characters "look better" (whatever that means to you)? i want to talk to you for an article i'm writing! get at me via maddymyerswrites at gmail dot com. or repost this if it's not you and you just wanna help me spread the word. thanks <3
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I haven't created any, because I lack tech skills, but boy howdy have I *downloaded* a bunch. Removing Gale's beard and Harvey's mustache is only the start...
And the point is that you're *not* doing it Looking For Relationships, because Looking For Relationships comes off as creepy, desperate, and inauthentic regardless of gender. You're doing something you have a genuine interest in and thus developing a social life.
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
And the point is that you're *not* doing it Looking For Relationships, because Looking For Relationships comes off as creepy, desperate, and inauthentic regardless of gender. You're doing something you have a genuine interest in and thus developing a social life.
Dating app discussion has entered the discourse again, and on the one hand, apps are truly hell, but on the other hand, two out of the last three times I slept with a guy I didn't meet online, one turned out to think people were "too mean to climate change skeptics."
October 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Dating app discussion has entered the discourse again, and on the one hand, apps are truly hell, but on the other hand, two out of the last three times I slept with a guy I didn't meet online, one turned out to think people were "too mean to climate change skeptics."
More writing life: being deeply frustrated by the extensive security of modern morgues/graves. Goddammit, why is it so hard for a hypnotized guy to get himself an unauthorized corpse and not know something's up the next day? Pine boxes and loose earth used to be good enough for us all!
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
More writing life: being deeply frustrated by the extensive security of modern morgues/graves. Goddammit, why is it so hard for a hypnotized guy to get himself an unauthorized corpse and not know something's up the next day? Pine boxes and loose earth used to be good enough for us all!
A friend linked to this and I love it so much: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/fand...
Fandom for Robots - Uncanny Magazine
Computron feels no emotion towards the animated television show titled Hyperdimension Warp Record (超次元 ワープ レコード). After all, Computron does not have any emotion circuits installed, and is thus constit...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A friend linked to this and I love it so much: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/fand...
Dangers of living with a writer, part #17, in which I announce "Well, time to kill some teenagers!" before picking up my laptop, making @sdschap.bsky.social's day more interesting.
October 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Dangers of living with a writer, part #17, in which I announce "Well, time to kill some teenagers!" before picking up my laptop, making @sdschap.bsky.social's day more interesting.
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
"You need to read books outside your comfort zone!"
"Honey, if I want to do things I'm pretty sure I won't like...well, Worcester has a lot of singles bars."
"Honey, if I want to do things I'm pretty sure I won't like...well, Worcester has a lot of singles bars."
October 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"You need to read books outside your comfort zone!"
"Honey, if I want to do things I'm pretty sure I won't like...well, Worcester has a lot of singles bars."
"Honey, if I want to do things I'm pretty sure I won't like...well, Worcester has a lot of singles bars."
The mid-list-sf-author-to-cult-leader pipeline is also established and profitable, come to think of that. Sure, eventually you die of benzos in someone else's RV, but who doesn't?
October 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The mid-list-sf-author-to-cult-leader pipeline is also established and profitable, come to think of that. Sure, eventually you die of benzos in someone else's RV, but who doesn't?
Job search: 50% applications, 50% wondering how crowded the Etsy Witch market is these days.
October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Job search: 50% applications, 50% wondering how crowded the Etsy Witch market is these days.
If your organization pays only in crypto, you should state that at the start of any offer. Some people may be fine with that, but IMO even the non-scam versions are inextricably tied to the worst type of techero, so that’s a hard no from me.
September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If your organization pays only in crypto, you should state that at the start of any offer. Some people may be fine with that, but IMO even the non-scam versions are inextricably tied to the worst type of techero, so that’s a hard no from me.
Also have COVID, so NyQuil and I decided to watch an episode of "Lady Lovelylocks," which I was obsessed with when I was six. It's...I would say it's not exactly timeless, but I don't know that it was ever time*ful*.
September 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Also have COVID, so NyQuil and I decided to watch an episode of "Lady Lovelylocks," which I was obsessed with when I was six. It's...I would say it's not exactly timeless, but I don't know that it was ever time*ful*.