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Looking for someone to take a hotel room #DragonCon off our hands. It's in the Omni Atlanta at Centennial Park, and since Alyc and I aren't going after all, we'd love to transfer this to someone who will use it. Any takers?

The Sunday Morning Transport goes for a walk in the woods today with a story from Zoe Bellerive (@zoebellerive.bsky.social) about taking a very strange job. All of our July stories are free to read!

ALT IMAGE: A bright yellow rectangular highway sign, bolted to a steel pole, with a thin black inner circle & text. ALT TEXT: SOMEWHERE iN AMERICA, A LITTLE GIRL iS HIDING iN AN ATTIC, WRITING ABOUT I.C.E. @RESISTANCEEPHEMERA. @EMEYEWHISKY ALT METAPHOR: Echoes of Anne Frank hiding from n*zis.

Thank god the vote happened at this meeting, so we didn't all need to turn out again this Saturday . . .

One pervasive annoyance of setting up a new computer: my browser having no history and so I have to actually remember/search for the URLs for the sites I visit all the time, rather than just typing in the usual 3-4 letters and then it's the first suggestion in the browser bar.

MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY IS AN EISNER AWARD WINNER!!

Wahooo!! Poetry is a tiny piece of one soul speaking out to a tiny piece of another---and thus, is far from some stodgy dead thing. Poetry is for everyone, and it's wonderful to have that recognized <333

That's three more years of chipping away at the assumption that poetry is some arcane, elite thing, where you need "training" to read and have an opinion on it. (I absolutely blame the 20th century litfic establishment for fostering that attitude.) Read poetry! Write poetry! It's fun!

The poetry Hugo is a go! At least until 2029, as there's a policy of re-ratifying new categories three years later. Thank you to @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, and everybody else who made this happen!

Nothing reminds you how deeply stupid video game outfits are until you’re putting on your cosplay of one.

The viability of a Poetry category was demonstrated at Worldcon Seattle in 2025, with 16% of voters nominating in this category. Categories with fewer nominations include Best Fan Artist, Best Professional Artist, and Best Editor Long Form.

Many common questions and issues are addressed at: PoetryHugo.com With further supporting evidence, documentation, sources, references, and discussion. A synopsis of major points is provided below:

The goal of this initiative is to create a Hugo Award for Speculative Poetry. We are a group of poets and writers interested in furthering the genre of speculative poetry. Poetry has always been a part of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror landscape. We believe it deserves recognition.

Some FAQs from the Poetry Hugo website in advance of the vote to ratify the #poetryhugo: What Works Are Available for Nomination?

"In the year of our Lord one thousand four hundred ninety-two, in the searing heat of July, word spread throughout the Spains that Cristóbal Colón had failed." Non Plus Ultra by @macarrick.bsky.social #firstlinethursdays www.adventitious.net/stories/non-...

Conservatives in 2016: TRIGGERED LIB???? Conservatives in 2026: We are installing trigger warnings in the Smithsonian

Listen, i work in historic preservation and conservation and this headline is misleadingly skipping the key point: this specifically and pointedly destroys the protections for Native American sacred sites. built heritage matters but not as much as the rights of indigenous folk.

About halfway through @macarrick.bsky.social’s The Eye of Leviathan, and the postcolonial anthropology is strong in this one 🤩

Writers! The Uncanny Year 13 Kickstarter has MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES from @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social, @acwise.bsky.social, @rati.bsky.social, @seraph76.bsky.social, @foxesandroses.bsky.social... 1/3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...