This is really good
“Concentration camps are places where groups of people targeted based on their identity are imprisoned in violation of their legal and human rights.”
They then go through these criteria and explain how Delaney Hall meets each one.
Jane Yolen was an absolutely lovely human and also an almost absurdly talented writer. It's wonderful when both things are wrapped up in the same person. I considered her a friend and a colleague, and I will miss her. Condolences to the each of the many of us who knew her. Her memory is a blessing.
"Get up from your desk and wander outside occasionally. To be a good writer one needs to be a good observer, and there isn't a lot to be observed at desk level." - Jane Yolen
Lottie and I wish you a good weekend. I'll be back in the studio, and back online, on Monday.
Washington Nat'l Opera sues the Kennedy Center alleging that the Center STOLE the opera's endowment.
WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
stay safe out there, kittens!
Just a bit more of advance praise for my poetry collection, Offerings for Ordinary Gods, out July 21 from @clashbooks.bsky.social ! Much love to my darling @casskhaw.bsky.social for being the first blurb I received!!!
#Poet #Poetry #AliTrotta #SFF #HolyShitHowIsThisOutNextMonth
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
Misread something as Poison Kingdom, which claimed to also be a sticker book. I thought it was a book about poisons with stickers, and I was thisclose to buying it for @deannaraybourn.bsky.social .
I still remember when I read the devil‘s arithmetic for the first time.
I still remember how absolutely devastating it was.
What a human. What a loss.
Well, I just did math before coffee, so I see what kind of Friday this is going to be.
"We’re publishing this blog post to explain our decision to refer to Delaney Hall as a “concentration camp” and clarify the term’s meaning." This is incredibly important. jerseybee.org/2026/06/11/w...
John Scalzi
My mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.
