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  RE: https://wandering.shop/@annaleen/117005530387876238 This book is so freaking amazing 😻😻😻😻

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  Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a day Teach a man to transform permanently into a fish, you'll probably never hear from him again

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  Today in the Castro was the Mrs. Roper Romp, in which a ton of people (I lost count) showed up dressed as Mrs. Roper from Three's Company. I love my city!

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  Instead of: A hill I'm willing to die on I'm gonna start saying: A hill I'm having a picnic on Just... spreading out a nice blanket with a basket of food and staying on that hill for a long long time ✅ too many ppl dying already ✅ picnics are cozy n nice ✅ nobody wants to eject someone having a nice picnic on a hillside, so you will probably win

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  If your last name is Kombat and you have a daughter you should name her Myrtle

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  It's my birthday! And to celebrate I got wonderful new headshots from Sarah Deragon with Portraits to the People!

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  Artists Television Access is an incredible artist-run theater/gallery in the heart of the Mission. It's managed to stay weird and indie despite being in a gentrifying neighborhood full of high-end boutiques. They need $15K to clear back rent — please help! https://www.every.org/ataconnect/f/15-days-15k

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  Screenrant has the first glimpse of my new comic book, STAR TREK: ZERO POINT: https://screenrant.com/star-trek-zero-point-new-series-this-fall/ I'm not supposed reveal anything about the supporting cast as depicted here, but you might guess stuff! In Star Trek: Zero Point, Starfleet has built a supercomputer with a brain the size of a planetoid to predict future dangers. When I pitched the outline of my first five issues, I began by saying, "This is a comic about hope versus paranoi...

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  I loved the Earth Wind & Fire documentary — but I wish there was a new compilation of rarities and new mixes to go with it! (Like what we got with the Sly & the Family Stone documentary a while back.) So I took it upon myself to curate an EWF-related playlist: https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/earth-wind-and-fire-further-listening/

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  Early heads up! The July Trans Nerd Meet Up is on July 11 instead of July 4, because too many folks (including me) weren't gonna be able to make it due to the holiday n stuff. See you on 7/11! And on July 4, you're welcome to come hang out with me at BayCon! 🥰

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  This is HUGE. Tons of leaked documents show how the conservative American College of Pediatrics uses religion, not science, to guide its policies on trans people and abortion. (Paywall-free link.) https://wapo.st/43Ik7HB

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  A photo of me doing a reading probably in like 2005-ish? A bit low-res, sorry. Anyway, my latest newsletter is about how I'm both an extrovert and an introvert, and the extrovert/introvert dichotomy is fake. https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/maybe-extrovert-and-introvert-arent-really/

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  I've partnered with the wonderful Green Apple Books to create a SUMMER READING BUNDLE. I've chosen three wonderful fantasy/SFF books, and you can get all three of them inside a lovely care package. Including a sticker with a cat doodle I made! <3 Order by June 7: greenapplebooks.com/subscription/charlie-jane-anders-summer-reading-bundle

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  The uncanny valet He parks your car neeaaaarly perfectly It's really creepy for reasons you can't quite pin down

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  "A lot of people working on climate assume that as more people have direct experience with extreme weather events they will naturally be more supportive of climate policy. But ... when people are afraid and desperate ... those are the conditions in which conspiracy theories thrive." https://drilled.ghost.io/conspiracies-thrive-in-a-crisis/?ref=drilled-newsletter

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  My mother-daughter witch novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out in paperback this August. And you can pre-order a special signed copy from Bookish Signs & More with ✨sprayed edges✨ in this utterly gorgeous pattern. https://www.bookishsignsandmore.com/product-page/lessons-in-magic-and-disaster-by-charlie-jane-anders-bookish-signs-exclusive

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  Fun fact: Charles Lindbergh was the first airplane pilot to fly at such high speeds that he aged backwards. He became known as the Lindbergh Baby, and he toured the world in a flying stroller. His catchphrase was "ayyyy who needs a pacifier? I got a paciFLIER."

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  "I love a good infodump — but you can also sneak in a lot of details about the world through having the characters have differences of opinion about it. Anything that creates friction will stick in the reader’s mind." My latest newsletter is about how to use your characters' POV to reveal more about their world: https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/let-your-characters-teach-us-about-their-world/

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  Back in 2020-2021 I wrote a book about how you can make it through the worst shit that life can throw at you — by telling stories and escaping into your imagination. Now for a short time, my Hugo-winning book Never Say You Can't Survive is just $2.99 in all e-book formats! https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-say-you-can-t-survive-how-to-get-through-hard-times-by-making-up-stories-charlie-jane-anders/b994df2cd2ba935f?ean=9781250800022&digital=t

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  A lot of people are speculating that Anto Kreegyr is secretly a different Star Wars character using a fake name. In other words, it could be an Anto Nym.

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  Q: Why do marshmallows, graham crackers and melted chocolate keep getting smaller and smaller over time? A: Blame S'moore's Law

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  When people ask, "How can I promote my art when the world is going to shit" I hear that as, "How do I have the right to make art when the world is going to shit" And... We need art more than ever during such times. You need to be making art more than ever during such times. And promoting it is part of the process.

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  Never Say You Can't Survive is my Hugo Award-winning book about how to survive the worst stuff life can throw at you -- by making up your own stories. <3 For a few days, it's just $2.99 in all the ebook formats (Kobo, Nook, Kindle, Zarble, Moopnoop, etc.)! https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-say-you-can-t-survive-how-to-get-through-hard-times-by-making-up-stories-charlie-jane-anders/b994df2cd2ba935f

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  Hailey is an incredible person whose resilience and creativity keep blowing me away. She keeps making amazing culture and fighting for trans feminism in Brazil. Her mom has cancer and it's taking up all her time and energy. Can you help her make rent please? <3 https://ko-fi.com/haileykaas

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  Back in 2020-2021, I wrote a book about how to survive scary hard times by writing your own stories and getting lost in the imaginary worlds you create. I feel more than ever that making up stories can help save us and keep us whole. So this feels like good timing: Never Say You Can't Survive is just $2.99 in ebook formats for just one day. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250800022/neversayyoucantsurvive/

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  At the Sycamore for Babylon Salon

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  If you're in Oakland this afternoon, you should absolutely stop by The Pergola at Lake Merritt for the book launch of The Hex, a story collection by Luna Merbruja. "The stories follow 9 different protagonists whose lives are changed by a trans scientist who creates a new HRT that unlocks shapeshifting. A new world is born through chaos and magic."

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  RE: https://wandering.shop/@charliejane/116166999250156658 Hailey is my total hero. And she keeps perservering in spite of some really bad luck. She just had another emergency that cost her an extra $200 and meanwhile her mom's cancer care continues. If you can spare a few bucks, I'd really appreciate it.

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  I've read a bunch of books lately where the main character is a trainwreck who hooks up with tons of people. That's totally fine. But here's my plea: Can we occasionally see happy sluts who hook up with tons of people because they enjoy sex? https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/im-kinda-tired-of-this-book-trope-the-miserable/

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  My novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster is just $2.99 in all e-book formats today. (Kindle, Kobo, Nook,etc) This is the book of my heart. It's a queer mother-daughter story about healing and forgiveness. It's got 18th century lit, riot grrls, and filthy weird magic. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250867346/lessonsinmagicanddisaster/