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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 2d

I would love to go some year! New Mexico is one of my favorite places

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 5d

Oregon coho salmon making major recovery after facing extinction 🦑🌎🧪🐠

Once threatened with extinction, Oregon coho salmon could be removed from federal ESA list

Coho salmon numbers have greatly improved in Oregon's coastal rivers. They may qualify for removal from the Endangered Species Act in coming years.

www.statesmanjournal.com

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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 4d

"After only one year, the transformation is dramatic. A colony of 2000 Sooty Terns, where there was previously none, were feeding hundreds of chicks. We also counted 1000’s of native Pisonia grandis tree seedlings across just 60 12m monitored plots on the forest floor—in 2024 we found zero." 🌏

Press Release: Staggering Recovery of Plants and Seabirds on Marshallese Islands Just One Year After Rat Removal - Island Conservation

Astonishing results from our work to restore sites in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, boosting climate resilience and ocean health!

www.islandconservation.org

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 4d

The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars

Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 19d

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 16d

The general submissions portal is now open for all writers. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under, and our preference is for something that is, more or less, fun.

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 4d

this sounds awesome!

Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 26d

I’m on the faculty of the 2026 Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreat for SFFH writers. 5,000-word critiques, classes, pitching sessions, 1:1 office hours, and plenty of time for writing. It's already 25% sold out, and the Early Bird discount is in effect. There's a scholarship! starforgers.com/2026

Over a backdrop of the Sandia Mountains are the words: "Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreat and Workshop. April 24-27, 2026. Albuquerque, NM. Starforgers.com." Then there are the names and photos of the faculty: Charlie Jane Anders, Mary Robinette Kowal, dave ring, Geoff Habiger, Marie Parks, Darling Heart, Alexandria Valentine

Over a background of the Sandia Mountains are the words, "Scholarship Application Due Nov 30. Sandia Starfogers Writers Retreat and Workshop. April 24-27, 2026. Albuquerque, NM. Charlie Jane Anders, Mary Robinette Kowal, dave ring, Geoff Habiger, Marie Parks, Darling Heart, Alexandria Valentine. Starforgers.com"

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO ☕️📚⚡️🖼️🏳️‍🌈

The Fabulist Words & Art @fabulistmag.bsky.social · 6d

Oh heck, did I mention, we have a reading tonight!? @tkrex.bsky.social booked it, @syr.bsky.social and @charliejane.bsky.social and Lehua Taitano and Charlie Getter are at the mic, and Cafe Suspiro is hosting and _hot dang_ this is gonna pop! 6pm-8pm, 1246 Folsom St. in SAN FRANNIE!!!!

Stir: a reading series at Cafe Suspiro

San Francisco Coffee Shop Record Shop Book Shop

cafesuspiro.com

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

It really is. That’s the challenge for me, I think having some way to work on the problem and suggest to others a path forward is, if nothing else, a cattle prod for despair

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

I think you and I have very different understandings of human nature, and apparently genetics

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

Very cool to find this review of Metamorphosis ( @grist.org !) mentioning my story "A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone" 🥰 🌿

Earth Island Journal @earthislandjournal.bsky.social · Apr 3

Grist's anthology "Metamophosis" is "essential climate fiction for those of us tired of dystopic literature on climate change." Don't miss our review. @gristnews.bsky.social

Climate Fiction that Changes the Narrative

In Review: Metamorphosis: Climate Fiction for a Better Future

www.earthisland.org

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

I really thought this was avocado toast for a very long time and it’s not just because I’m a millennial I swear to god

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 6d

Check out my thumbnail specimen of autunite, which is nearly 50% uranium by weight! Radioactive ☢️ and absurdly fluorescent under UV light 🤩

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

I think that’s the idea yeah

T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

I think this ends up just being private tutors for the rich, with a corporation getting a cut

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 7d

Preorder my book, get freebies!

If you preorder A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE (release date: 10.21.2025) you'll get beautiful art prints and other freebies! Go to millieabecassis.com/preorder/ to learn more about the campaign and fill out the form.

Available worldwide! Free stuff! Beautiful art!

A collage of illustrations and text in the middle reading "preorder campaign"

A visual reading "preorder A Legacy of Blood and Bone and receive free art prints (and more) in your mailbox.

A visual reading: Go to millieabecassis.com/preoder (link in description and in author's bio) to learn more and submit your proof of purchase by October 21, 2025.

A visual showing the book cover and text reading: Coming 10.21.2025 at Brick and Bloom, an imprint of Row House Publishing + six labels around the book reading Historical Fantasy, Belle Epoque, Sapphic romance, Dangerous magic, Set in France, Politics and intrigue.

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

Indeed!

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

Yes! I am in this! Go get it 💕🐬💕

Reckoning @reckoningmag.bsky.social · 7d

A CHORUS, DIVERGENT is out today! Edited by @cgaubrey.bsky.social, with artwork by @abistevensart.bsky.social, this special issue celebrates neurodiverse creators with reprinted work from Reckoning's first 10 years. Check out the full ToC and read CG's editorial here: reckoning.press/a-chorus-div...

Cover art by Abi Stevens for Reckoning: A Chorus, Divergent, featuring an eight-winged moth framed in pink and orange moons and rainbow colored clouds

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🍄 C.G. Aubrey🍂 @cgaubrey.bsky.social · 7d

I told y'all had something exciting coming out today!

In Reckoning's first decade, we have been lucky to publish beautiful poetry, prose, and art by neurodivergent creators. I hope they (and everyone else) understand how important they are. Our world would be dimmer without these unique voices.

Reckoning @reckoningmag.bsky.social · 7d

A CHORUS, DIVERGENT is out today! Edited by @cgaubrey.bsky.social, with artwork by @abistevensart.bsky.social, this special issue celebrates neurodiverse creators with reprinted work from Reckoning's first 10 years. Check out the full ToC and read CG's editorial here: reckoning.press/a-chorus-div...

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

With shoutouts to @syr.bsky.social @fabulistmag.bsky.social and @stelliform.press 📚 💕

T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 10d

It's my newsletter! I finally wrote another one

'Oct. 2 reading + Oak story + Oooh, rain'. buttondown.com/tkrex/archiv...

a cartoon drawing of a tree with a bunch of flowers around it

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a tree with a bunch of flowers around it

media.tenor.com

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

I’m halfway through! I’m enjoying it so much

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

This

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 6d

omg yes

Birds Are Dinosaurs 🦢=🦖 @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · Nov 23

Not everything in Picard worked for me, but shout outs to Vadic for always committing hard to pronouncing it "Captain Pea-caaaarrrrrrrrghhhh" while spinning in her chair, smoking a fat blunt

Queen shit. I miss her so much

Vadic, the villain of Star Trek Picard S3. She's got a Khan vibe to her, with a dash of the Fifth Element's Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg. She's leaning back in her chair, smoking a fat roll, and thinking about revenge. Fuck yes. Slay, queen

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If you know you know @privatechand.bsky.social · 6d

Can you die from writer’s block? Asking for a friend.

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 7d

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
...for BRAVE NEW WEIRD Vol. 4, our annual collection of the best **PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED** New Weird Horror of the year.
Eligibility window: stories published between 31st October 2024 and 31st October 2025.
All the deets here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/10...

Submissions open for Brave New Weird volume 4 — tenebrous press

REMINDER: THIS IS FOR ELIGIBLE REPRINTS ONLY Tenebrous Press presents the FOURTH (!!!) Annual Brave New Weird Awards—to reward and promote this unique blend of genres—and its accompanying antholog...

tenebrouspress.com

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