another reminder that Trump v. US is an abomination and very easily the worst Supreme Court decision since at least Plessy.

Jack Smith Exposed the Insanity of the Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling

His latest brief in the January 6 case inadvertently suggests how a future President Trump could cling to power through “official” acts.

If you want to write novels for children or young adults, my book THE MAGIC WORDS is a download of (almost) everything I can tell you as an editor, with both useful theoretical frameworks & an emphasis on practical tools. It also has some good booklists & jokes! Thanks for checking it out.

Dooing things together

It's day two of my new novel, The City in Glass, being out in the world, and I think I'm getting better at this. I have a book out in the world! People are reading it, and that's the win condition! I'm not flipping out about it! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The City in Glass

In this new standalone novel, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in the tradition of Calvino, Mieville, and Le Guin.A Publ...

Telly holding the line and hoping for something better 😆

More Gen Z women than Gen Z men have left the church. That’s big news! Here’s why I think it’s also the wave of the future: www.bugbeardispatch.com/p/the-remark...

The Remarkable Religious Disaffiliation of Young American Women and What it Means for the Future

Underneath all the buzz about the (allegedly) extremely corrupt and definitely just plain weird NYC mayor Eric Adams, the devastation of hurricane Helene, Israel’s operations in Lebanon, and the other...

Amazing. The 1st Amendment doesn’t mean that everyone has to listen to you!

Aw, these ones are really cute.

I’m seeking a couple of authenticity readers for very specific experiences: 1) Terminal illness (unnamed/invented, so flexible on exact illness) 2) Limb difference (both congenital amelia & amputation) Recommendations, anyone?

Oh hey, my love song to Wyoming, Baba Yaga, and the perils of growing up is on sale today--1.99 in ebook, in USD, CAD, and GBP! openroadmedia.com/ebook/rattle...