John Wiswell

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Nebula Award & Locus Award winner. Debut novel SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN (DAW Books 2024). Disabled. Ace/aro. He/him. https://linktr.ee/johnwiswell

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That feeling when a friend is extraordinarily wrong but you don’t have the three hours you know it’ll take to have the disagreement.

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Oh hey y’all guess what I have a new book coming out in March 2025 & you can pre-order it if you want! You can do so from anywhere, I recommend your local indie, but meanwhile here’s Macmillan’s link us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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This was such a charmingly good story, check it out!

New story day! "This Mentor Lives" is about a wizard working himself to death raising chosen ones--but his kids are worried for him. It's time for an intervention. You can read it free at @havenspec.bsky.social right here: www.havenspec.com/this-mentor-...

This Mentor Lives by J.R. Dawson & John Wiswell, Haven Spec Magazinewww.havenspec.com a magazine of science fiction and fantasy

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ICYMI, "This Mentor Lives" by @jrdawson.bsky.social and @wiswell.bsky.social from our July Issue is now free to read! www.havenspec.com/this-mentor-...

Make a band meatier. Ribeye Blind.

Make a band meatier Meatierloaf

What's the best episode of TV you've ever watched?

I have writing advice: read Thomas Ha's short stories. Study what he does, because he does it well.

do i have any advice? yes, ghosts are real, watch yourself. oh about writing. no.

wen its nite, or wen the moon is shiyning brite, and all the men haf gon to bed i stay up late. i lik the bred.

What horrible wretched thing do you do in your home. Share it with the group

In a world facing real problems, we could do without a media feeding frenzy of empty calories.

like this for example

The people who hate remembering COVID exists and the people who love the military industrial complex can't wait to take everyone's N-95s away in the hopes they can scare someone into not giving peace a chance.

Really thorough piece on proposed mask bans. www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

Masks are key tool against COVID-19. Should they be banned for war protesters?www.usatoday.com Politicians who championed masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 began looking to ban them following protests over the war in Gaza.

Me before exercise: am I capable of new ideas? Me fifteen minutes into exercise: so then at the end he fools the judge by sweeping his jail cell and that ties into--

Why hello, new story idea. Pleased to meet you.

The switch flips so frequently that I no longer notice the sound.

Sometimes the “I can’t write because the world is on fire” feeling turns into an “I must write because the world is on fire” feeling, so don’t quit.

Why hello, new story idea. Pleased to meet you.

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Meanwhile eight states, seven Democratic trifectas (CA, CO, MA, ME, MI, MN, NM) and Vermont, took a lesson from the pandemic and made universal free school meals permanent.

The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer

Republican-led states are blocking summer food benefits for hungry familieswww.usatoday.com Money for food is especially tight for families in a dozen states where Republican lawmakers declined to accept federal food assistance.

Breaking: The Make Everything Worse Party "saddened and disappointed" By Election Losses

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Tapping the sign

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"And the cause of liberal democracy in Europe, which did NOT die..."

Helping my mom shop for a bed, and I keep singing "adjustable frames" in my head to the tune of "Disposable Teens."

Who are two characters you shipped to become *friends*? Characters you really hoped would hit it off (or would repair things) so they could become buddies?

Jimmy Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtower is pretty good.

Other than Hurt by Johnny Cash and any version of The Sound of Silence, what are your favorite cover versions of famous songs?

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after a rough few days, @wiswell.bsky.social 's novel Somebody You Can Build A Nest In was the perfect pick-me-up. Instant comfort read, oozy body horror and all.

Been struggling with this migraine all day, and the couple times I've been randomly tagged for a reader's mid-year favorite list has made it more survivable. Thanks, folks. 💜

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Me, flirting with clown: So, does the carpet match the drapes

programming a robot politician to simply do the opposite of whatever NYTimes op-eds say

My schedule for next weekend's Readercon! I'm trying to be as available as possible. Panels, a kaffeeklatsch, a party, a reading, and a signing. Will I see you there?

Urgent help is needed here. Tobias has vetted that the money will go straight to the islands.

Hello social medias... You may not be aware a major Cat 5 hurricane struck an area that normally doesn't get them. The eye passed directly over Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The devastation is tremendous. The need is great. You can help and make a difference: www.gofundme.com/f/the-people...

Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover, organized by Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAGwww.gofundme.com On 1 July, the eye of Hurricane Beryl bore down on two tiny i… Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG needs your support for Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover

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I’m teaching the online workshop "Writing Tips and Strategies for Neurodiverse Writers" on July 20 through @apexmag.bsky.social's Reach Your Apex series. I'll share all the tips and strategies that help me as a neurodiverse author. Register today! reachyourapex.com/product/writ...

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Latest story, "Grottmata," is now online at @nightmare-magazine.com. A space colony is plagued by a series of inexplicable deaths; an Inspector and a factory girl know more than they let on. Thanks again to Wendy and the Nightmare team for taking this and for their care with this one.

Grottmata - Nightmare Magazinewww.nightmare-magazine.com The soldiers start rounding up us factory girls just before sunrise. We smoke cigarettes and stand in a line against the remnants of a brick wall that used to be a bakery, facing the sheer black of th...

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This this this! It’s the first thing I say when people ask how they can help the library. The second thing is show up, use our services. Come get your copies here instead of at Staples, we’re cheaper and the more you use us, the better are stats. The better our stats, the more our funding rises.

Library funding is almost always justified through patron numbers. The more people a library serves, the more funding it gets. So even if you don't regularly use a public library, get a library card. It costs you nothing and helps everyone in your community.

Gentle reminder to all the protagonists out there to release the breath you don't know you're holding.