Writer of speculative fiction. Floating in the slipstream. he/him
North Carolina, USA
Joined April 2011
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😅🏆 eked out the win just barely #NaNoWinner2021 -- lots more work to do #amwritingfantasy
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An in-progress list of books by Native and Indigenous writers, courtesy of @elissawashuta. lithub.com/here-are-252-book…
A solid hour of writing before the leaf blowers began -- a good omen for today, hah #amwriting #NaNoWriMo
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@abandonedameric just wanted you to know you were immortalized on my FB feed for your excellent take on poor kids trick or treating.
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Can we all just appreciate the incredible vibes of my new employer taking an absolutely wild one-star review and making it into a t-shirt???
In 1958, the Lumbee routed the KKK - & no known Klan rallies have taken place since — Battle of Hayes Pond #IndigenousPeoplesDay en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batt…
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FREE EBOOKS! ENDS TOMORROW!
For the last week of our STUDENT READING sale, we've made 5 foundational texts free to download!
Includes the unmissable How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney, as well as Nancy Fraser, Jacques Derrida, and more! versobooks.com/blogs/5165-st…
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Coding glitches need to show up in more science fiction. "Don't forget, Captain, the phasers only fire if we take all the food replicators offline. Starfleet issued a patch, but it ejects the warp core."
Things are falling apart at the W. B. Yeats Society. Here's how you can help. lithub.com/things-are-fallin… via @lithub
UNC Alum David Zucchino Won a Pulitzer Prize for His Book on the 1898 Wilmington Massacre indyweek.com/news/unc-alum-d…
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The history of queer liberation is often talked about as distinct from the history of the Left. But in the first half of the 20th century, queer people were abundant among US leftists — decades before the rise of an organized mass movement for gay rights. jacobinmag.com/2021/06/aaron…
🍻Great deep dive into the complicated & fascinating anthropology/sociology of drinking by @katejulian in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Classical guitarist Soren Boedker Madsen’s excellent cover of Morricone’s “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” theme youtu.be/yNNXfeg1V2k
After conservative criticism, #UNC backs down from offering acclaimed journalist tenured position | NC Policy Watch #ncpol ncpolicywatch.com/2021/05/19…
2,000-year-old marble head of Augustus Octavian unearthed cnn.com/style/article/rome-e…
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Join NC Humanities on April 29 for a night of poetry and conversation with @LaureateJaki, @fjoiner, and @suittsyouwrite in celebration of National Poetry Month! Visit bit.ly/2QSYOT7 to register. You do not want to miss this! @ncculture @CHCommunityArts @CarrboroTownGov
Alt reading of that Huxley passage for #Basecamp leaders: Emperors will not tolerate the distractions when people strive to go beyond the self (you know, "vain" attempts like engaging in politics and seeking justice). Easier to throw them to the lions. 1/2
The grand imperator gets a bit nervous by non-corporate groups committed to truths. "It's not healthy, it hasn't served [the Empire] well." #Basecamp 2/2