Karin Kallmaker 💜🍦 Love is the Universal Story 🌈📚
@karin.kallmaker.com
Ice cream. Tim Tams. Coffee. Lesbian writer of sapphic books. Loves her library card. Free reads and more at https://kallmaker.com
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happy september everyone! you know what that means - it's #SapphicSeptember! and so i have a few sapphic lady knight (and knight adjacent) book recs. this is obvi an incomplete list but hopefully you can find something to check out! full list will be in next posts hehe
#BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚🌎📚🪐
#BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚🌎📚🪐
Who doesn't love female knights in sapphic stories?
Reposted by Karin Kallmaker 💜🍦 Love is the Universal Story 🌈📚
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
I feel affirmed in my life choices.
*cocks shotgun* butt's haunted
Guess its spooky season
September 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I feel affirmed in my life choices.
Who doesn't love female knights in sapphic stories?
happy september everyone! you know what that means - it's #SapphicSeptember! and so i have a few sapphic lady knight (and knight adjacent) book recs. this is obvi an incomplete list but hopefully you can find something to check out! full list will be in next posts hehe
#BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚🌎📚🪐
#BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚🌎📚🪐
September 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Who doesn't love female knights in sapphic stories?
Every. Single. Time. regulations are relaxed and there's a cheaper way to do anything, a company will do that. Fines are small. There's no jail time for execs who say sure, store fresh product next to rotting offal or workers must use plowed fields as latrines and then it *foreseeably* kills people.
“Lawmakers have attempted for years to pass language that would allow small ranches and local slaughterhouses to sell meat directly to consumers without USDA inspections”.
And now Trump is attempting to do just that. This is dangerous. There are regulations around food processing for a reason.
And now Trump is attempting to do just that. This is dangerous. There are regulations around food processing for a reason.
Trump looks to ease beef processing regulations
The sweeping changes to meat processing will likely require a longer-term regulatory process or congressional action.
www.politico.com
August 30, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Every. Single. Time. regulations are relaxed and there's a cheaper way to do anything, a company will do that. Fines are small. There's no jail time for execs who say sure, store fresh product next to rotting offal or workers must use plowed fields as latrines and then it *foreseeably* kills people.
In which I discuss coffee, old friends, and a beloved illustrator. www.kallmaker.com/old-friends-...
Old Friends Having Coffee and Talking about Books • Karin Kallmaker • Author
Coffee Talk and Conference Details, and why Sandra Boynton remains delightful.
www.kallmaker.com
August 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
In which I discuss coffee, old friends, and a beloved illustrator. www.kallmaker.com/old-friends-...
Reposted by Karin Kallmaker 💜🍦 Love is the Universal Story 🌈📚
Only somewhat relevant to writing scams, but this site looks to me like a very helpful general knowledge resource on a variety of common scams, including phishing scams, romance scams, AI voice scams, and more
www.tuteladigitalis.com
www.tuteladigitalis.com
Online Scam Protection & Fraud Prevention | Tutela Digitalis
Expert guides on phishing, investment fraud, romance scams, and AI threats — free education and confidential help from someone who studied scammers.
www.tuteladigitalis.com
August 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Only somewhat relevant to writing scams, but this site looks to me like a very helpful general knowledge resource on a variety of common scams, including phishing scams, romance scams, AI voice scams, and more
www.tuteladigitalis.com
www.tuteladigitalis.com
Remember, there's no money for health care or disaster relief or adequate food inspection and weather prediction, but plenty of money to support something that already has billions and billions in investment helping it along.
(And plenty of money for war and spoiling the people's landmarks.)
(And plenty of money for war and spoiling the people's landmarks.)
Oh yeah, and if Kratsios gets his way the US government won't fund life science research or universities anyway.
Nature story:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature story:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
White House rolls out AI funding — and signals a new era for US science
Chief US science adviser calls for a shakeup in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.
www.nature.com
July 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Remember, there's no money for health care or disaster relief or adequate food inspection and weather prediction, but plenty of money to support something that already has billions and billions in investment helping it along.
(And plenty of money for war and spoiling the people's landmarks.)
(And plenty of money for war and spoiling the people's landmarks.)
Reposted by Karin Kallmaker 💜🍦 Love is the Universal Story 🌈📚
"You see, with a scam, there’s always a loose thread. You just need to find that thread and give it a gentle yank and it all unravels."
One writer's experience with a scam that is unfortunately extremely widespread right now. danielbest1967.substack.com/p/a-cautiona...
One writer's experience with a scam that is unfortunately extremely widespread right now. danielbest1967.substack.com/p/a-cautiona...
A Cautionary Tale: A New Writers Scam
An Amazingly Detailed Scam Aimed At Writers
danielbest1967.substack.com
July 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"You see, with a scam, there’s always a loose thread. You just need to find that thread and give it a gentle yank and it all unravels."
One writer's experience with a scam that is unfortunately extremely widespread right now. danielbest1967.substack.com/p/a-cautiona...
One writer's experience with a scam that is unfortunately extremely widespread right now. danielbest1967.substack.com/p/a-cautiona...
Sapphic peeps: authors writers publishers book people who joined the Bartz v. Anthropic class action - the court has filed the final settlement. READ THIS THREAD.
Partial payouts as soon as September as possible IF NO ONE FILES AN APPEAL. All credit to Milan for crunching the numbers and details.
Partial payouts as soon as September as possible IF NO ONE FILES AN APPEAL. All credit to Milan for crunching the numbers and details.
Timing thread. I was going to do this "later tonight" and apparently "later tonight" means "immediately, right now" because my brain also wants to know the answer.
Hey, the court just gave final approval to the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic. I'm reading through the order right now.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058...
July 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Sapphic peeps: authors writers publishers book people who joined the Bartz v. Anthropic class action - the court has filed the final settlement. READ THIS THREAD.
Partial payouts as soon as September as possible IF NO ONE FILES AN APPEAL. All credit to Milan for crunching the numbers and details.
Partial payouts as soon as September as possible IF NO ONE FILES AN APPEAL. All credit to Milan for crunching the numbers and details.
A powerful movie with images I remember decades later.
No surprise that the performances were powerhouse.
No surprise that the performances were powerhouse.
As the world prepares for Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," we look back at a very different adaptation of classical Greek antiquity, dealing with the aftermath of the Trojan War.
crookedmarquee.com
July 19, 2026 at 6:59 AM
A powerful movie with images I remember decades later.
No surprise that the performances were powerhouse.
No surprise that the performances were powerhouse.
same, gurl, same
same, gurl, same
July 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
same, gurl, same
I smell a patsy. Who's likely guilty, but was also likely doing what Everyone Else in the Room was doing, including TFG.
Cause this guy might hang for it and then all investigations will stop. The hundreds of millions made in seconds, time and time again, was all by him. Sure.
Cause this guy might hang for it and then all investigations will stop. The hundreds of millions made in seconds, time and time again, was all by him. Sure.
July 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I smell a patsy. Who's likely guilty, but was also likely doing what Everyone Else in the Room was doing, including TFG.
Cause this guy might hang for it and then all investigations will stop. The hundreds of millions made in seconds, time and time again, was all by him. Sure.
Cause this guy might hang for it and then all investigations will stop. The hundreds of millions made in seconds, time and time again, was all by him. Sure.
Bwahahahaha crab salts
omg my carcinization enthusiast friends wishing to be encrabbed
July 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Bwahahahaha crab salts
Librarians all over are teaching patrons how to do this because it's *what the patrons want to do.* I mean, what a concept!
"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps.
www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
www.bangordailynews.com
July 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Librarians all over are teaching patrons how to do this because it's *what the patrons want to do.* I mean, what a concept!
Book lovers! Take the time to read this. Small presses, this is about your submissions now. Authors, this is what we're competing with. Readers, this is the future "meh" of stories if AI is doing the writing.
Very grateful to Bona Books for reporting on this with such transparency.
AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology.
Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened.
Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened.
Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
July 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Book lovers! Take the time to read this. Small presses, this is about your submissions now. Authors, this is what we're competing with. Readers, this is the future "meh" of stories if AI is doing the writing.
And I would want this option for every meal.
As penalty for losing to Belgium, the USA should be required to adopt their waffle technology and serve American citizens a delicious waffle-centered breakfast upon demand.
July 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
And I would want this option for every meal.
I simply can't IMAGINE what it must feel like to have a powerful entity STEAL YOUR UNIQUE STUFF and use it to make things that both divert your income to their pocket and help even more people steal from you.
That really must just suck so much. #thoughtsandprayers
(image from NYT summary)
That really must just suck so much. #thoughtsandprayers
(image from NYT summary)
July 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I simply can't IMAGINE what it must feel like to have a powerful entity STEAL YOUR UNIQUE STUFF and use it to make things that both divert your income to their pocket and help even more people steal from you.
That really must just suck so much. #thoughtsandprayers
(image from NYT summary)
That really must just suck so much. #thoughtsandprayers
(image from NYT summary)
That a novel written for lesbians by a lesbian marketed as lesbian romance and about lesbian community, lesbian love, lesbian hopes and dreams, lesbian families, and lesbian spicy activity was
TOO
lesbian.
TOO
lesbian.
If you see this, please tell me the worst/most baffling bit of creative feedback you've ever recieved.
Mine is still the time somebody told me my aliens had names that were too alien. Not that they were unpronounceable, just that they didn't sound enough like human names.
Mine is still the time somebody told me my aliens had names that were too alien. Not that they were unpronounceable, just that they didn't sound enough like human names.
July 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
That a novel written for lesbians by a lesbian marketed as lesbian romance and about lesbian community, lesbian love, lesbian hopes and dreams, lesbian families, and lesbian spicy activity was
TOO
lesbian.
TOO
lesbian.
Yup. Same in gaming and using mods. It's "he decides to" and "she has to".
Being a woman rocks because if you use AI you’re stupid and if you don’t use AI you’re dumb
Women’s use of AI is perceived as a sign of incompetence, while men’s use of AI is seen as an indication of initiative. 🤦🏻♂️
July 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Yup. Same in gaming and using mods. It's "he decides to" and "she has to".
The comments are painful gold.
America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital
July 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The comments are painful gold.
The architect of breaking the judiciary as well. He was so intent on winning the courts by any means that he didn't care who received the resulting power, including a madman intent on breaking the country itself.
May fire ants be the last thing he sees. ALL of this is on him.
May fire ants be the last thing he sees. ALL of this is on him.
Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now.
He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway.
Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...
He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway.
Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...
July 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The architect of breaking the judiciary as well. He was so intent on winning the courts by any means that he didn't care who received the resulting power, including a madman intent on breaking the country itself.
May fire ants be the last thing he sees. ALL of this is on him.
May fire ants be the last thing he sees. ALL of this is on him.
Yes, and TFG wanted to GIVE the entire taxpayer funded apparatus to a corporation who would then sell us what we already paid for.
Because it's not a good government program if one of them isn't getting a cut off the top.
Because it's not a good government program if one of them isn't getting a cut off the top.
As it was foretold: the Trump regime gutted the NOAA and now weather forecasts are less accurate. An atmospheric scientist: “The forecasts I’m able to offer you are less accurate than they would otherwise be.” [gizmodo.com]
Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
gizmodo.com
July 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Yes, and TFG wanted to GIVE the entire taxpayer funded apparatus to a corporation who would then sell us what we already paid for.
Because it's not a good government program if one of them isn't getting a cut off the top.
Because it's not a good government program if one of them isn't getting a cut off the top.
I remember when the world sent tall ships to sail into New York Harbor to celebrate the USA's 200th birthday in 1976. When everywhere I looked bicentennial celebrations were happening - big cities, small towns, it was one big celebration.
This is grotesque.
This is grotesque.
Checking in on MAHA day at the American State Fair. Managed to get pretty close to the stage
June 30, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I remember when the world sent tall ships to sail into New York Harbor to celebrate the USA's 200th birthday in 1976. When everywhere I looked bicentennial celebrations were happening - big cities, small towns, it was one big celebration.
This is grotesque.
This is grotesque.
Looking to round off Pride Month with love, romance, and hope in spite of the real world? TO BOLDLY FOLLOW is now in KU.
Quick click to the USA store (it's available worldwide): www.amazon.com/Boldly-Follo...
Lesbian romance sapphic books kindle unlimited
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Lesbian romance sapphic books kindle unlimited
June 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Looking to round off Pride Month with love, romance, and hope in spite of the real world? TO BOLDLY FOLLOW is now in KU.
Quick click to the USA store (it's available worldwide): www.amazon.com/Boldly-Follo...
Lesbian romance sapphic books kindle unlimited
Quick click to the USA store (it's available worldwide): www.amazon.com/Boldly-Follo...
Lesbian romance sapphic books kindle unlimited
Let's see, so far there's living longer with lung cancer and now fewer heart events. Super happy I rolled up my sleeve!
Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers. www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds
Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers.
www.statnews.com
June 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Let's see, so far there's living longer with lung cancer and now fewer heart events. Super happy I rolled up my sleeve!