Sophie A. Katz
@sophieakatz.bsky.social
A Jewish, aro/ace writer with a lot on her mind. Opinions expressed are my own.
Tune in to “I Love This Thing So Fricking Much” wherever you listen to podcasts, and get “Enigma and Other Aromantic Asexual Love Poems” wherever you look for books!
Tune in to “I Love This Thing So Fricking Much” wherever you listen to podcasts, and get “Enigma and Other Aromantic Asexual Love Poems” wherever you look for books!
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Sophie A. Katz
@sophieakatz.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Uhhh, hi! It's me, Bookshop.org, a place to buy books online where every purchase financially supports indie bookstores instead of some billionaire.
Guess what - if you buy my book, Enigma and Other Aromantic Asexual Love Poems, on Bookshop.org, you’ll be supporting indie bookstores as well as a queer Jewish self-published writer 😁
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Last call everyone !!
COMMON BONDS 2 Late Pledges close on December 10! Don't miss your chance to get your copy alongside all of our backers!
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Last call everyone !!
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my favorite part of bringing my mighty nein stickers to cons to fill space is the people who are animated-show-only now that look at caduceus and ask, "who's the pink guy?"
don't worry about it
don't worry about it
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
my favorite part of bringing my mighty nein stickers to cons to fill space is the people who are animated-show-only now that look at caduceus and ask, "who's the pink guy?"
don't worry about it
don't worry about it
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Not a criticism but it's amazing to think about how many Star Trek stories have, at their core, the idea that some alien/entity/lone survivor is simply bored or lonely & wants someone from Starfleet/the Federation to play with them.
Right now not enough shows are about aliens with relatable ennui!
Right now not enough shows are about aliens with relatable ennui!
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not a criticism but it's amazing to think about how many Star Trek stories have, at their core, the idea that some alien/entity/lone survivor is simply bored or lonely & wants someone from Starfleet/the Federation to play with them.
Right now not enough shows are about aliens with relatable ennui!
Right now not enough shows are about aliens with relatable ennui!
Lior is pan! They’re also polyamorous, happily married to their husband and wife, and have adorable children.
Shame they’re currently under a curse that keeps them from going home.
Shame they’re currently under a curse that keeps them from going home.
#QueerPrompts December 8: Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day: Pan rep in story?
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lior is pan! They’re also polyamorous, happily married to their husband and wife, and have adorable children.
Shame they’re currently under a curse that keeps them from going home.
Shame they’re currently under a curse that keeps them from going home.
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Spending a peaceful Sunday celebrating books and the importance of reading and writing. In this regard, I'm sharing a favourite passage from Sagan's Cosmos.
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Spending a peaceful Sunday celebrating books and the importance of reading and writing. In this regard, I'm sharing a favourite passage from Sagan's Cosmos.
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
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Did the administrative thing I've been putting off for weeks and it took half an hour and I will learn nothing from this.
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Did the administrative thing I've been putting off for weeks and it took half an hour and I will learn nothing from this.
Barak would want to study it, from a safe distance. Malka and Lior would nope right out of there. Paz would stay but only to protect Barak. Shiri has already made friends with the carnivorous unicorn.
Hypothetical question. Even if your book isn't fantasy, what would your MC do if they came across a unicorn eating a carcass?
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Barak would want to study it, from a safe distance. Malka and Lior would nope right out of there. Paz would stay but only to protect Barak. Shiri has already made friends with the carnivorous unicorn.
If I may vent for a moment - truly my least favorite part of podcasting is recruiting guests for the show. It’s an endless, thankless task.
Scripting and recording? That’s fun. Editing? Not the most exciting thing, but it’s a craft I’m proud of. Promoting and recruiting? That’s frustrating.
Scripting and recording? That’s fun. Editing? Not the most exciting thing, but it’s a craft I’m proud of. Promoting and recruiting? That’s frustrating.
December 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If I may vent for a moment - truly my least favorite part of podcasting is recruiting guests for the show. It’s an endless, thankless task.
Scripting and recording? That’s fun. Editing? Not the most exciting thing, but it’s a craft I’m proud of. Promoting and recruiting? That’s frustrating.
Scripting and recording? That’s fun. Editing? Not the most exciting thing, but it’s a craft I’m proud of. Promoting and recruiting? That’s frustrating.
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1. The benefit of a theatre isn’t just screen size - it’s the intentionality, the curated environment, the communal experience.
2. If screen size didn’t matter people wouldn’t pay a shit ton extra to see movies in imax, at cosm, or the sphere
2. If screen size didn’t matter people wouldn’t pay a shit ton extra to see movies in imax, at cosm, or the sphere
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
1. The benefit of a theatre isn’t just screen size - it’s the intentionality, the curated environment, the communal experience.
2. If screen size didn’t matter people wouldn’t pay a shit ton extra to see movies in imax, at cosm, or the sphere
2. If screen size didn’t matter people wouldn’t pay a shit ton extra to see movies in imax, at cosm, or the sphere
My plans change all the time! But I need to have some goals to strive for in order to figure out what changes to make along the way. That’s what outlines/planning is for.
If you map out part or all of your stories, do your plans change? I’m a pantser so the most I do is a few chapters ahead, but they’re always changing #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My plans change all the time! But I need to have some goals to strive for in order to figure out what changes to make along the way. That’s what outlines/planning is for.
This year, I’ve been employed full-time in a creative writing role! The challenge has been finding time for my personal projects. I’m still learning how to manage that balance.
#pretendpanel, I hope you find today's question just as engaging as yesterday's, even if the emotions might be a bit more negative surrounding the question...
December 6th: What was the most challenging aspect of writing for you in 2025?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 6th: What was the most challenging aspect of writing for you in 2025?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This year, I’ve been employed full-time in a creative writing role! The challenge has been finding time for my personal projects. I’m still learning how to manage that balance.
Barak and Paz are soft, Malka and Lior are hard, and Shiri is nutty
#QueerPrompts December 4: National Cookie Day: Are your characters soft, hard, or nutty? 🍪
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Barak and Paz are soft, Malka and Lior are hard, and Shiri is nutty
I am thrilled to announce that my short story, "Flurries and Flames," will be included in Common Bonds 2, an aromantic science fiction and fantasy anthology!
COMMON BONDS 2 Late Pledges close on December 10! Don't miss your chance to get your copy alongside all of our backers!
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I am thrilled to announce that my short story, "Flurries and Flames," will be included in Common Bonds 2, an aromantic science fiction and fantasy anthology!
Hey look! It's me! I'm on that table of contents! My short story, "Flurries and Flames," is going to be in a book! Alongside all these other awesome authors and their stories!
(See the thread below for more info about how to get a copy of Common Bonds 2. Order before December 10 to get it sooner!)
(See the thread below for more info about how to get a copy of Common Bonds 2. Order before December 10 to get it sooner!)
We hope these will make you laugh, and tense, and cry, that they will make you feel seen and loved, that they will give you the strength to love in your own way, on your own terms, in all the queer glory you desire.
Here is our full list of authors and stories! (ALT text to have it written down)
Here is our full list of authors and stories! (ALT text to have it written down)
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Hey look! It's me! I'm on that table of contents! My short story, "Flurries and Flames," is going to be in a book! Alongside all these other awesome authors and their stories!
(See the thread below for more info about how to get a copy of Common Bonds 2. Order before December 10 to get it sooner!)
(See the thread below for more info about how to get a copy of Common Bonds 2. Order before December 10 to get it sooner!)
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My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
Barak is happy when he has a book to read. Paz is happy when she’s traveling. Shiri is happy when she’s up in a tree. Lior is happy when they’re with their spouses and children, or when they’re making fun of Barak. Malka is happy when she’s with Shiri and Paz.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
I feel like I ask about negative emotions a lot. So today tell me something that makes your character happy!
A small joy, like a sunset, a warm cup of cocoa, a good book, or time with their favorite person!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
I feel like I ask about negative emotions a lot. So today tell me something that makes your character happy!
A small joy, like a sunset, a warm cup of cocoa, a good book, or time with their favorite person!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Barak is happy when he has a book to read. Paz is happy when she’s traveling. Shiri is happy when she’s up in a tree. Lior is happy when they’re with their spouses and children, or when they’re making fun of Barak. Malka is happy when she’s with Shiri and Paz.
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THREE WINS TODAY, Dec 2, 2025
Portland, Oregon
Tues, Nov 18 - heretic coffee began giving away free breakfasts to those on SNAP during the shut down, but they raised enough money that they can give away free breakfast to anyone who needs it forever
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Portland, Oregon
Tues, Nov 18 - heretic coffee began giving away free breakfasts to those on SNAP during the shut down, but they raised enough money that they can give away free breakfast to anyone who needs it forever
1/
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
THREE WINS TODAY, Dec 2, 2025
Portland, Oregon
Tues, Nov 18 - heretic coffee began giving away free breakfasts to those on SNAP during the shut down, but they raised enough money that they can give away free breakfast to anyone who needs it forever
1/
Portland, Oregon
Tues, Nov 18 - heretic coffee began giving away free breakfasts to those on SNAP during the shut down, but they raised enough money that they can give away free breakfast to anyone who needs it forever
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This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much" we spoke with Andrew, who loves #comicbook #superhero #crossovers! Tune in at the link below or wherever you listen to #podcasts to find out why.
open.spotify.com/episode/5sos...
open.spotify.com/episode/5sos...
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much" we spoke with Andrew, who loves #comicbook #superhero #crossovers! Tune in at the link below or wherever you listen to #podcasts to find out why.
open.spotify.com/episode/5sos...
open.spotify.com/episode/5sos...
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Why do I put off writing? When I'm actually focused and doing it, it's great. Today I've already done close to 3,500 words. Is it hard? Yes. Is it enjoyable? Also yes. Really need to get better about putting writing first. It's worth the effort, it's enjoyable, and I'm good at it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Why do I put off writing? When I'm actually focused and doing it, it's great. Today I've already done close to 3,500 words. Is it hard? Yes. Is it enjoyable? Also yes. Really need to get better about putting writing first. It's worth the effort, it's enjoyable, and I'm good at it.
One of my favorite Gizmo-isms is how if I get up to leave the room and Paige stays behind, he sits there on the floor and looks at me, then at her, then at me, then at her - like hey, humans, why are you in two places, what am I supposed to do now, it’s best when we’re all together #catsky
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
One of my favorite Gizmo-isms is how if I get up to leave the room and Paige stays behind, he sits there on the floor and looks at me, then at her, then at me, then at her - like hey, humans, why are you in two places, what am I supposed to do now, it’s best when we’re all together #catsky
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Today's box of weird wonders contains a book with familiar endpapers... wait, "Heffalumpsfalle"? "Wo der Wuschel nicht war"?
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today's box of weird wonders contains a book with familiar endpapers... wait, "Heffalumpsfalle"? "Wo der Wuschel nicht war"?
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
Mahito… Your presence is requested!
Feeling every bit as chilly as this heron this eve
#Birds
#Birds
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Mahito… Your presence is requested!
I love anything with fun worldbuilding that ignites my imagination - fantasy, sci fi, speculative, etc!
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 16!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I love anything with fun worldbuilding that ignites my imagination - fantasy, sci fi, speculative, etc!
Barak loves the wizards’ castle. And he believes if he works hard enough, he’ll earn their love.
Shiri and Lior each love their respective homes, and 100% feel loved back.
Paz’s beloved place was wherever her family was, but they’re gone now.
Malka doesn’t love or feel loved any place.
Shiri and Lior each love their respective homes, and 100% feel loved back.
Paz’s beloved place was wherever her family was, but they’re gone now.
Malka doesn’t love or feel loved any place.
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:
What's a place that your character loves?
Do they feel loved back?
What's a place that your character loves?
Do they feel loved back?
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Barak loves the wizards’ castle. And he believes if he works hard enough, he’ll earn their love.
Shiri and Lior each love their respective homes, and 100% feel loved back.
Paz’s beloved place was wherever her family was, but they’re gone now.
Malka doesn’t love or feel loved any place.
Shiri and Lior each love their respective homes, and 100% feel loved back.
Paz’s beloved place was wherever her family was, but they’re gone now.
Malka doesn’t love or feel loved any place.