Elizabeth Bear

@matociquala.bsky.social

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Multiple award winning science fiction author and occasional futurist. Cat furniture: horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat.

Newsletter: buttondown.email/matociquala

Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 17:49 UTC

still does really. :D

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:17 UTC

looking forward to it!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 12:59 UTC

update: I still went for my run. I deserve a cookie.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 11:10 UTC

I kicked in a little. Because that's a long walk.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 11:02 UTC

I can live with 5 am but 1:30 to 3:30 is a pain in my ass... Anyway I hope you get more sleep come winter.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:47 UTC

I dare you

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:45 UTC

YouTube still has this classic art least

youtu.be/yupK3mBzG38?...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:32 UTC

I see what you did there James

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:29 UTC

It's a fucking masterful thing

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:22 UTC

Gorgeous!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:21 UTC

Vintage dykey lyrics? Got you covered.

youtu.be/1vX-rk951kA?...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:11 UTC

Hello, 3 am my old friend. Middle aged insomnia, anxiety, and something pissed off a skunk in the yard. Rethinking my plans to get up early and go for a run before it gets hot.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 07:09 UTC

I miss you, dear heart

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 23:50 UTC

That's our wedding china. :D They are very nice!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:09 UTC

After Readercon (Sunday evening!) I'll be appearing at Pandemonium Books and Games in Cambridge with @wiswell.bsky.social @atgreenblatt.bsky.social @maxgladstone.bsky.social and @scottlynch78.bsky.social !

pandemoniumbooks.com/products/pos...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:00 UTC

My Readercon and immediate post-Readercon schedule!

buttondown.email/matociquala/...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:59 UTC

It's a really useful fucking book, Charlie Jane. <3 You're welcome!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

Fantastic!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:40 UTC

I'd like that!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:39 UTC

Not only was he right about everything, he's been putting his money where his mouth is for over 80 years as near as I can tell.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:39 UTC

You might have just won the meme

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:36 UTC

That looks incredible!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:35 UTC

Creative types, this is a great week to reread your copy of Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by @charliejane.bsky.social.

I mean, if you're feeling a little stressed out by everything and it's hard to focus.

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Sandra Tayler @sandratayler.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 15:43 UTC

Going to be adding a chapter to this book called "The Weight of the World" where I talk about the challenge of continuing to create in the face of existential crisis. Feels relevant this week.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:33 UTC

Scott and I will be there!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:31 UTC

I'm so sorry Hillary.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:26 UTC

A legend.

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Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 13:43 UTC

Just used the ladies toilet at Heathrow. Under the incoming Labour government that will be made a crime.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 13:34 UTC

That's just chilling.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 12:56 UTC

You can support Romancing The Vote AND get an amazing wings shawl--or many other things!

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 01:14 UTC

Hi! I'm going to yell about something you can get on Romancing the Vote:

1 hour of Kate Elliott's time on your worldbuilding. It's currently a steal at just over $100. it shoudl be three times that, easily.

www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 12:36 UTC

Your honor, with all due respect, you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?!"

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 11:39 UTC

I am distracted from trying to write this novel by the clattering of ladders outside my window, but we work through despair and destruction, we might as well work through construction, too.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 11:37 UTC

Well, the house is nearly fully primed. Carpentry repairs are nearly completed. (Except the front porch, which needs a complete tear-down and rebuild that will have to wait for the next royalty cycle. Old houses, man.) I can't wait to see what it's going to look like once the actual paint goes on!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 10:18 UTC

Thank you! That one has a special place in my heart--I rewrote it from scratch at least once!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

Aw boo, I am sorry. :(

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 00:42 UTC

Apparently that was just Google fuckery, and the usual suspects covered it. I didn't get push notifications from any of the ones I subscribe to, though.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 00:17 UTC

Likewise

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 00:15 UTC

Oh good. Google failing me, then. The top hits they have me were Bloomberg and the Washington Times.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 00:03 UTC

I notice I had to go to a UK source to find coverage from a major outlet.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 00:00 UTC

This is good actually.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 22:00 UTC

Writers are like vampires-- we only go where we're invited. * Have a local con? Ask the concom! * Want a signing near you? Talk to your local indie. See if they tour. Some writers will Zoom with a book club! * Local lit fest? Request an author! We love invites, but travel is $, so we need support.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 23:19 UTC

WOOHOOOO

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 23:19 UTC

Barcon is really the best part of all of it.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 21:04 UTC

Thank you! I'm very fond of the giant bug. :D

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 19:06 UTC

There might be some scary adventures first!

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 17:54 UTC

💗💗💗

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 17:35 UTC

Man I need to get over there. Maybe we can figure out a lunch date one of these days.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 16:50 UTC

Catch me in a convention bar someday and I will tell you some stories. :D

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 15:57 UTC

"Genocidal Waffle 2024"

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