We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei, a science fiction thriller about a mission into deep space that begins with a lethal explosion that leaves the survivors questioning the loyalty of the crew—publishing with Flatiron Books on July 18.
That's the same sensation I found with leaving Twitter and joining Mastodon. I found that I was more inclined to engage rather than simply read information, and it was more straightforward to curate the information and people I wanted to follow.
Yeah this matches my usual interview advice. If you're feeling nervous about the interview, try to turn it around in your head. Pretend you are interviewing THEM. Assume they're going to want you, what do you want to know about them that's going to make you say yes to them.
I know it doesn't always work that way, personal pressures and needs can make it hard to flip that script, but I really think if you approach an interview believing it to be an equal stakes conversation rather than one side having all the power, it goes a lot better.
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction.
Iowa Supreme Court Deadlocks On Six-Week Ban, Keeping Abortion Legal (talkingpointsmemo.com)
The Iowa Supreme Court split 3-3 on reviving a six-week abortion ban Friday, blocking the ban and keeping the procedure legal in the state.
An Excerpt From _The Deep Sky_ by Yume Kitasei (www.tor.com)
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei, a science fiction thriller about a mission into deep space that begins with a lethal explosion that leaves the survivors questioning the loyalty of the crew—publishing with Flatiron Books on July 18.
Kbin.social passes 30k Monthly Active Users
It's still tiny numbers in the scheme of things, but also quite a big number for a site that had ~30 users this time last month....
How do you deal with pre-interview anxiety?
I've got one coming up soon and am nervous as hell, as usual.
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. (www.propublica.org)
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction.