What happens when a mall dies? In my latest newsletter, I visit two of San Francisco's moribund shopping spaces -- the former Twitter building, and the former Westfield mall. What I find is very liminal.

Inside the dying malls of San Francisco

Over the weekend I visited two dying malls in San Francisco. I wanted to see what it looks like when retail gives way to emptiness — and what mig...

#sanfrancisco #urbanism

I am going through my own personal computer history museum, wiping and disposing of 25 years of my old laptops, phones, and tablets. It's an emotional journey that involves ancient Linux distros, forgotten passwords, and stickers from the organizations that time forgot. I will post pictures when I'm done!

Brown butter blondies are on my mind. Will post pics if they exit my mind and enter the material plane.

It's problematic colonial celebration day in the States! What does that mean for you?

"It is impossible to completely eradicate government disinformation campaigns. Instead, we need to normalize the struggle against them." Read my latest newsletter! It's about fighting authoritarianism by normalizing resistance. Also, I'm giving away some books you might need!

Normalize the resistance

There is a void at the core of our imaginations right now, and it is America’s future. It’s hard to know what will happen after Trump’s inaug...

A scenario that Schrödinger never addressed #caturday #catsofmastodon

We cannot let this one pass. New bathroom bill would essentially make it illegal for trans people to use bathrooms in American airports. Don't be surprised when it's followed by national bills preventing people from being trans in public.

Nancy Mace's Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathro...

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COVER REVEAL! It's my next book, "Automatic Noodle," a cozy, near-future story about a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen who take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot, and start making tasty hand-pulled noodles. Set in San Francisco after a horrible war, this is about rebuilding and finding love after political disaster. Coming 8.5.25!⁣ Please pre-order!

Macmillan Publishers

Automatic Noodle

A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.An insta...

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It's actually a matter of public policy that my cats remain as soft as possible