Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Start to finish today. #papercraft
Transman Queer crafter, writer, chocoholic Trans rights are human rights Black lives matter Kink at Pride! Disabled parent of two wonderful disabled men
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Nicole Chung (@nicolechung.bsky.social) reposted
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Buy a RV and travel around the country to attend every SF/F/H convention we could.
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No pets...just BOOP!
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HUZZAH! And no more of that for him!
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Chelsea Quinn Yarbo was one of my writer heroes and her works one of my few safe havens growing up. Please help if you can.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
I think they're pronouncing genocide wrong.
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HA!
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Thank you.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
I have deep, unpopular thoughts about genetic editing, but even I am hopeful with this first step towards a lasting cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Tobias S. Buckell (@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social) reposted
I last posted about this with everyone at Worldcon, so I'd appreciate a boost if you're willing as the world is noisy and full of horror, but the African SF Novels and Novellas Bundle - curated by Eugen Bacon, is still going strong at StoryBundle, and includes 2 of my novels! storybundle.com/scifi
Antifa Super Horse @ The Clidoris (@cabalittle.bsky.social) reposted
They're making an example out of him because he spent the last 4+ years mocking the government and being a successful gay Black man in America
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Ouch...
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
*wistful sigh*
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Chocolate chip!
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Good on you!
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DING!
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Mixed blessing, all the hope for a positive outcome. β€οΈ
Magen Cubed (@magencubed.bsky.social) reposted
My dear friend Najwa and her family continue to endure unconscionable hardship and loss ππ Please donate and share. Support her and her sons so they can survive the horrors of the ongoing genocide
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Naming a thing is the first step in treating it. Goid on her!
Elizabeth Picciuto (@epicciuto.bsky.social) reposted
In case this matters, I would like anyone who did this or anyone considering doing similar to know that this repainting meant a lot to my gay teenager.
Anjali Enjeti (@anjalienjeti.bsky.social) reposted
The silence is unbearable. My feeds on every platform were once filled with reporting from Palestinian journalists in Gaza. But now Israel has assassinated almost 270 of them. Now my feeds are filled with western mediaβs pro-Israel propaganda. Iβll never forgive western media for as long as I live.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
What does racism look like? Take a listen then think about it. Really think. youtu.be/aXfij8oc7pg?...
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
YES!
Jeremy C. Shipp (@jeremycshipp.bsky.social) reposted
I always thought it would be delightful to see a group of dogs playing poker, but when it actually happened in real life, the whole scene was disconcerting. The dogs had human eyes, and their playing cards were decorated with arcane symbols, and the dogs kept growling my name backwards.
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*sigh* Yeah...
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
An excellent episode on cooking and meals in WW2 Japan from @tastinghistory.bsky.social dropped today. Kudos, sir. youtu.be/OStTXWtsrR0?...
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Accomplished Rachelle is accomplished.
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*wistful sigh*
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
With the addition of a new med and changes to my eating, my blood sugars are looking much better, a positive for my eventual top surgery. However, my food/texture aversions are crippling. A tofu meal that I tolerate every day has 1500 calories, but doesn't cause a blood sugar spike. I can't win.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Good on her!
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Market day, complete with wind gusts of 30+ miles an hour that drag our weighted pavilion (40lbs per leg( a foot across pavement. Wish us luck.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
And they are all delightfully macabre.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Accomplished Emily is accomplished.
John Wiswell (@wiswell.bsky.social) reposted
They're hiding the Epstein Files while claiming porn needs to be banned because it causes sex crimes. They are the enemies of everything they champion.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Epstein list. youtube.com/shorts/Dikon...
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π€π€ Definitely getting better at that and I know I will continue to improve.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
π€π€ My therapist's standing remark on such things is that my defense mechanisms against early childhood sexual and physical abuse kept me alive (I am not the original, DID.) Doesn't make it easier, but having a name for it makes all the difference.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't forget it was a "kid's movie".
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Struggling a lot right now. My spouse tries to help but she doesn't understand why I can't stop "marginalizing" myself and just be happy. "People care about you, dammit!" Too bad I'd never thought of that. π±
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Ever been ashamed of being happy because someone did something nice for you? Someone dropped off these supplies (and 7 boxes I didn't take) and the clerk immediately called me "because I know you need them and can give them a good home." I want to hide so I'm not punished for being excited.
Jonathan Cohn (@jonathancohn.bsky.social) reposted
The only place in DC where crime is up is the White House.
Jay Perk (@johnathanperk.bsky.social) reposted
Told you.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
@pupamp.bsky.social This is my not surprised face. youtu.be/RjnBnl26MVw?...
Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng πΊ (@jolantru.bsky.social) reposted
Keep on talking about this. Also donate, if you can. ko-fi.com/africantrans...
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HUZZAH!
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Definitely enjoyed this retelling. I liked the use of Cruise as the main character but not really the hero, just a guy caught in the thick of things.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
i feel your hand pain.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
High temps are best spent hiding under a cool rock.
Matthew Claxton (@matthewclaxton.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I would also recommend @premeemohamed.com's No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories, which has multiple stories that are also harrowing/funny/sad. I like her longer works, but her short stories have the perfect bite.
TommasinaResistβοΈπ¨π¦π¦πββ¬πΊπ¦ (@tommasinaresist.bsky.social) reposted
In case anyone is confused, RFKJr's claims about vaccines are not supported by evidence. Not by science. The same for his claims about the measles, cancer research & all other health or medical issues. He's grossly unqualified. Where are our lawmakers? Remove him. NOW. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
I suppose I'm on a bee kick... Start to finish today. #papercraft
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The cards with the white bees are "How the Bees Got Their Color" and the others are "Ummm...let's see if it works." π€£
Jeremy C. Shipp (@jeremycshipp.bsky.social) reposted
If you enjoy my fabric art and want to support my work, it would mean the world to me if you considered joining my Patreon. Patrons will get frequent fun posts, like updates on new creatures, Felmer's positive affirmations, and Mothman's etiquette advice. www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
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Sleep sleep zzzZZZzzz!
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Start to finish today. #papercraft
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Nothing like being "asked" if I'm "exaggerating" cardio symptoms to make me feel like I'm not making things up and wasting the docs time. Yay...
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This is my not surprised face.
Nnedi Okorafor, PhD (@nnedi.bsky.social) reposted
Yes. You can preorder the paperback of THE SPACE CAT here: www.afriwarebooks.com/store/p4922/...
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Their music... *chef's kiss*
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My favorite cover of my second favorite Rolling Stones song. youtu.be/GJtq6OmD-_Y?...
Morgan Jerkins (@mjerkins.bsky.social) reposted
Put this in my veins
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*blink* FFS!
Ashley Lynch βοΈποΈ (@ashleylynch.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
part 2
Ashley Lynch βοΈποΈ (@ashleylynch.bsky.social) reposted
"Well well well, suddenly we understand gender dysmorphia, don't we boys?" part 1
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HA!
Sparky (@itzsparky.bsky.social) reposted
This is the objectively correct answer for anyone playing Jack Kirby's insert character Ben Grimm
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Rest well, sir. I'll poison a pigeon in the park for you. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
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Truth.
Jen Donohue (@authorizedmusings.bsky.social) reposted
Up to $17,818! Down to 32 hours!
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What's up?
Kelly (@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social) reposted
Most folks are far closer to becoming disabled and/or homeless than they realize. Itβs not a moral failing. Itβs not something you can βtry harderβ your way out of. All it takes is one illness, accident or stroke of bad luck. We all need & deserve better social supports
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!!!
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Waiting for clearance to go home. Doc is not happy that I waited so long to come in. "Five hours? You should have cone in after 30 minutes."
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social) reply parent
Because the giant zombie was booked?
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
Spouse convinced me to go to the ER for heart issues and of course everything is now normal. I feel like a liar for wasting everyone's time but the nurses assure me they want me here. Blergh...
Jeremy C. Shipp (@jeremycshipp.bsky.social) reposted
Mayor McCheese devours his own hamburger head every full moon and it grows back during the waning gibbous.
Xander Odell π (@writerodell.bsky.social)
I don't have an unhealthy relationship with food. I don't have an unhealthy relationship with food. I don't have an unhealthy relationship with food. I don't have an unhealthy relationship with food. I don't have an unhealthy relationship with food. I don't have an unhealthy relationship with...