molly tanzer (I guess!!)
@mollytanzer.bsky.social
Award-winning author of novels and short stories. New novella AND SIDE BY SIDE THEY WANDER: out now! GenAI/LLM disliker. Abolish ICE. (she/her)
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New historical fantasy/horror novella by me, out next year from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social!
Shocked/impressed
Would 20 y/o you be impressed or disappointed by you today?
September 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Shocked/impressed
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Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
September 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
Usually calling someone a “centrist” on BlueSky is interpreted as the most devastating insult imaginable, but not today
September 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Usually calling someone a “centrist” on BlueSky is interpreted as the most devastating insult imaginable, but not today
I mean, it’s the internet, but there’s LOT of chatter about fecal matter and bestiality on my feed today and not from the freaks
September 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I mean, it’s the internet, but there’s LOT of chatter about fecal matter and bestiality on my feed today and not from the freaks
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The worst crayon drawing on a napkin is better and more honest than anything AI can produce
September 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The worst crayon drawing on a napkin is better and more honest than anything AI can produce
They stole her name and now it has e. Coli
September 14, 2026 at 3:56 AM
They stole her name and now it has e. Coli
But I haven’t skied in ages!
I prefer serious science fiction about ideas!
Which is why I’m watching Barbarella
Which is why I’m watching Barbarella
September 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
But I haven’t skied in ages!
A friend of mine, a darker-skinned brunette woman, was screamed at on the street by rednecks riding around in a truck with a gibbet and effigy of bin Laden in the bed
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the narrative around 911 is being written by people who were either children or not born at the time of 9/11.
We were not holding hands and singing Kumbaya in the streets. In fact, things got pretty ugly and anyone who didn’t toe the line was called a traitor.
We were not holding hands and singing Kumbaya in the streets. In fact, things got pretty ugly and anyone who didn’t toe the line was called a traitor.
September 12, 2026 at 5:02 AM
A friend of mine, a darker-skinned brunette woman, was screamed at on the street by rednecks riding around in a truck with a gibbet and effigy of bin Laden in the bed
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Senator CIA thinking back fondly of the post 9/11 world:
September 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Senator CIA thinking back fondly of the post 9/11 world:
V @chuckwendig.bsky.social-coded
September 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
V @chuckwendig.bsky.social-coded
Continues to be a (fun) honor! So nice to know the work is finding the people it’s for. Thanks, Dan!
I simply can't say enough good things about the Jirel work coming out of the New Edge S&S camp (@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social) by Molly Tanzer (@mollytanzer.bsky.social). Tons of fun to be had, and Molly's always a very philosophical voice. Let's go see what's on the other side with Joiry's lady!
Jirel of Joiry: "Jirel Meets Death"
Not to get too dark too quick, but I am absolutely terrified of death. It's my number one most paralyzing fear. It's been that way ever since I read Faulkner's As I Lay Dying in one of my college...
www.conanchronology.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Continues to be a (fun) honor! So nice to know the work is finding the people it’s for. Thanks, Dan!
These type of mens are always thinking about dick and balls. All day, dick and balls dick and balls. Their own, but also—weirdly? generously?—every single other set of dick and balls in existence. Are they good enough, strong enough, to defeat whatever it is that needs defeating via dick and balls
MAGA pastor Hank Kunneman bellows that Christians must vote the midterms: "I am not going to let uncircumcised, uncovenanted people try to steal this nation that was dedicated to Jesus Christ."
September 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
These type of mens are always thinking about dick and balls. All day, dick and balls dick and balls. Their own, but also—weirdly? generously?—every single other set of dick and balls in existence. Are they good enough, strong enough, to defeat whatever it is that needs defeating via dick and balls
I’ll have a story in this magazine later this year, and next year’s proposed lineup looks amazing. Go forth! You know what to do!
We’ve published dark fiction for 27 years, and don’t want to stop any time soon. We believe stories can inspire growth, change perspectives, and are essential components of every culture. If you agree, support our Kickstarter for another year of great tales. kck.st/4x4r1oz
September 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I’ll have a story in this magazine later this year, and next year’s proposed lineup looks amazing. Go forth! You know what to do!
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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[Benoit Blanc during a Reacher Christmas episode crossover] Listen, son, I myself am of the conviction that violence is the crude weapon of an incurious mind, but I will admit that my gigantic friend here makes the most convincing argument I've yet heard on the virtues of expediency through force.
[benoit blanc in true detective] now i know you think time is a flat circle, but if i may, you’re thinking of a clock
[benoit blanc in twin peaks] lordy there’s a burrito lookin girl on the beach
September 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
[Benoit Blanc during a Reacher Christmas episode crossover] Listen, son, I myself am of the conviction that violence is the crude weapon of an incurious mind, but I will admit that my gigantic friend here makes the most convincing argument I've yet heard on the virtues of expediency through force.
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🎉We funded...last night! 🌃
🍻 But our editor was at a wedding, so the update just went live. It has details on stretch goals that include an exciting 'zine written by @minillajovovich.bsky.social, with cover art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social...
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🍻 But our editor was at a wedding, so the update just went live. It has details on stretch goals that include an exciting 'zine written by @minillajovovich.bsky.social, with cover art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social...
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
September 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
🎉We funded...last night! 🌃
🍻 But our editor was at a wedding, so the update just went live. It has details on stretch goals that include an exciting 'zine written by @minillajovovich.bsky.social, with cover art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social...
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
🍻 But our editor was at a wedding, so the update just went live. It has details on stretch goals that include an exciting 'zine written by @minillajovovich.bsky.social, with cover art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social...
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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Stereotype of Bluesky: Sensitive liberals
Truth about Bluesky: Far more Reacher fans than you could ever imagine
Truth about Bluesky: Far more Reacher fans than you could ever imagine
September 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Stereotype of Bluesky: Sensitive liberals
Truth about Bluesky: Far more Reacher fans than you could ever imagine
Truth about Bluesky: Far more Reacher fans than you could ever imagine
I don't think it's effective praxis to declare something was never good, as clearly the True Fans don't agree and they're the people who need to be reached on the level of "this person is a monster and there's no ethical way to consume this."
Purity is always a mug's game
Purity is always a mug's game
What happens a lot on social media is when someone (Warren Ellis, Neil Gaiman now Ed Brubaker) has allegations thrown at them people tend to leap out the woodwork saying "their work was never good."
That helps no one as it's irrelevant. What matters is their actions and what they did.
That helps no one as it's irrelevant. What matters is their actions and what they did.
September 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I don't think it's effective praxis to declare something was never good, as clearly the True Fans don't agree and they're the people who need to be reached on the level of "this person is a monster and there's no ethical way to consume this."
Purity is always a mug's game
Purity is always a mug's game
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This brilliant comic by @mattielubchansky.com is as evergreen as ever green gets.
September 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This brilliant comic by @mattielubchansky.com is as evergreen as ever green gets.
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Actually you know what, let me just
May 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Actually you know what, let me just
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That's very untrue. Steinem once told Terry Gross that she didn't marry until her sixties because "first I had to reinvent the institution of marriage." Women had no economic equality in the workplace, no equal access, no right against marital rape, sexual harassment...
September 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
That's very untrue. Steinem once told Terry Gross that she didn't marry until her sixties because "first I had to reinvent the institution of marriage." Women had no economic equality in the workplace, no equal access, no right against marital rape, sexual harassment...
*stares in Goodreads having a “like” button on reader reviews*
Bad faith readings are extremely annoying but whenever I get one I mostly feel…pity. Even when they’re malicious. *This* is what you got goin in your life? Great news for you tho, I’m gonna go write another 10 books you won’t like 😌
Bad faith readings are extremely annoying but whenever I get one I mostly feel…pity. Even when they’re malicious. *This* is what you got goin in your life? Great news for you tho, I’m gonna go write another 10 books you won’t like 😌
I sincerely believe that algorithms calibrated toward outrage/anger have created an atmosphere where shallow/lazy readings of media are rewards with actual money, and the exhausting discourse cycles over people not understanding subtext is getting into the heads of writers
I find this an increasing issue in YA as well. A lot of authors are trying to hold the hands of their teen audiences (or of the adults who are reading it). Everything is over explained and wrapped up in a tidy bow. Teens complain to me about it frequently.
September 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
*stares in Goodreads having a “like” button on reader reviews*
Bad faith readings are extremely annoying but whenever I get one I mostly feel…pity. Even when they’re malicious. *This* is what you got goin in your life? Great news for you tho, I’m gonna go write another 10 books you won’t like 😌
Bad faith readings are extremely annoying but whenever I get one I mostly feel…pity. Even when they’re malicious. *This* is what you got goin in your life? Great news for you tho, I’m gonna go write another 10 books you won’t like 😌
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It’s about time we had a reckoning with the need so many writers feel to over-explain everything aspect of their stories, even in non Weird genres. Readers don’t need to be babied. Let us figure things out. Leave room for interpretation. Over-explanation makes writing worse.
Weird fiction seems to be having a moment but without lots of the people trying to write it actually grasping what it is.
I keep reading stories where there’s clearly an attempt at vaguely gesturing towards ‘the Weird’ but they just cant help over-explaining everything. Truly frustrating stuff.
I keep reading stories where there’s clearly an attempt at vaguely gesturing towards ‘the Weird’ but they just cant help over-explaining everything. Truly frustrating stuff.
September 2, 2026 at 10:34 PM
It’s about time we had a reckoning with the need so many writers feel to over-explain everything aspect of their stories, even in non Weird genres. Readers don’t need to be babied. Let us figure things out. Leave room for interpretation. Over-explanation makes writing worse.
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we’re gonna pin every single one of these motherfuckers to this rancid shit. adopting a generational bigotry for no other reason than naked self-ambition deserves a permanent seat in the dunk tank. eat shit
In 2024, Moulton said he didn't want his daughters, then 3 and 6, to be "run over on the playing by a formerly male athlete." the in-town soccer league they would have been eligible to play in WAS COED AT THE TIME. Oh, and he gave an absolute loser non-apology about it.
Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey
"I deeply recognize your trauma, and I'm sorry if my comments hurt you," the congressman said.
www.advocate.com
September 2, 2026 at 2:06 AM
we’re gonna pin every single one of these motherfuckers to this rancid shit. adopting a generational bigotry for no other reason than naked self-ambition deserves a permanent seat in the dunk tank. eat shit