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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. linktr.ee/johnwiswell

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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.

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

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From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine.

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Eugenia Triantafyllou's avatar Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social
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Hey! ICYMI my novelette "Joanna's Bodies" is free to read now! Eleni must find new bodies for Joanna, her dead bff, who she can't stop calling back from the dead. It's my take on toxic relationships and tribute to Jennifer's Body. 🖤

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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you're a hitman? you only hit men? the misandry of it all

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Happy Fourth to everyone trying to make this country more livable, from those fighting unjust laws and judges, all the way to sheltering people and bringing meals to neighbors. And to those trying to make this country less toxic to other countries. Thanks for keeping on.

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On this July 4, please pause to remember that one of the colonists’ complaints in the Declaration was that the Crown was paying its judges.

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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LET'S GO SEE DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE AT THE END OF THE MONTH

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I'm so glad you're digging it, Stina!

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If you care about the USA, the single best thing you can do today is to contribute to a downticket race thats close. The second best thing you can do is cancel your NYT subscription and use that money for the purpose.

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Happy birthday to American #astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921) who set the scale of our Universe. 🐡🧪🔭👩🏻‍🔬#histsci In her day, women scientists were regularly hired to do menial chores. She was hired to count images on photographic plates as a "computer". In studying these plates, in 1908 🧵1/

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just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Oh man, then I really hope you'll enjoy it!

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I hope you'll dig it!

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Tilly Bridges's avatar Tilly Bridges @tillybridges.bsky.social
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people will put “trans rights are human rights” in their bio and then say without a hint of irony that they won’t even vote to keep Trump out of office “ally” is a verb, and if your ACTION isn’t supporting and defending us you don’t get to call yourself one

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Free idea for Biden: drop a court packing plan right now and that’ll change the conversation REAL quick

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Just checked with some relatives who watch TV news all the time. They had no idea what I was talking about.

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Thank you! I hope you'll dig it!

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Oh, absolutely. Nonbinary people predate books.

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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"I don't believe people in your world would know what neopronouns are." Hi, I'm the author and I can confirm nonbinary exist in my fiction, and also that they exist in reality despite constant erasive pressure. Try not to contribute to it.

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I have to keep my mouth shut until this story goes live, but I've been obsessing all day about how Eva's art reflects key parts of the character. The border of waves gave me... very strong feelings. I can't wait for y'all get this story.

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Sen 💀🔥's avatar Sen 💀🔥 @dresdencodak.bsky.social
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This is the face of the supreme destroyer and master of the black arts

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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It is better to avoid Highlander problems than to lose your head over them!

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Time for a cover reveal! Here is Eva Redamonti's sumptuous cover for my upcoming Reactor story, "I'll Miss Myself." The story is about an app that promises to show you every parallel universe version of yourself, all in the feed. But the app might be hiding a few secrets...

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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My mom framed all of my awards finalist certificates and put them in the hall. My little nephew was like, "You won all of these?" I said, "I was just a finalist for most of them." My nephew sounded sad. "That's okay, Uncle John. You're still the best writer I know."

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The Heisei Gamera trilogy is special.

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Happy to see my story "Five Answers to Questions You Probably Have" on Vanessa's recommendation list! Especially in such company.

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Me: In this house we salute the flag. The flag:

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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I had a great time reading ROAD TO RUIN! Did you ever wish Mad Max had more magic and bisexual angst? Then this is the book for you.

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John Wiswell's avatar John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social
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Oh man, thank you Eugenia! That means a lot, especially coming from you.

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