L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist
SFF writer/editor in Atlanta. Literary nonprofit person. Ignytes mother. Awards doer. Hugo Winner. Conrunner. Lego builder. Joy enthusiast. 77% Cake. Bi. Grumpy. She/her/chef. Read at Ldlewiswrites.com. 🏳️🌈 YEAR OF THE MER (Saga Press, 2026)
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistSesame Street had him pegged back in 1988.
- I genuinely love when we all stop traffic to let families of ducks cross the highway. That's my favorite version of humanity.
- If I owe you an email, sorry! Bit of rough family news over the weekend (everyone is alive, for better or worse) that I'm wading through in the lead up to another work trip. I should be caught up in the next 48 hours 🫶🏽
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistBREAKING: The 60 days of Florida's legislative session have concluded. While lawmakers will have to come back in the following weeks to finalize the budget — together, we just achieved the impossible AGAIN: Every anti-LGBTQ bill filed this year has been defeated! Statement: eqfl.org/every-anti-l...
- The fleeting jubilation I just experienced not reading this right
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistPreacher Boy wanted you to know the talent was all him, all live. We waiting for the album.
- Rent is a scam
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistLove! MS Choctaw nation thanks Ryan Coogler for authenticity of their participation–not just representation–in Sinners. One of the first lessons of the movie is the People trying to help white folk but they turned up their noses, paid for it with their lives and then spread death to the black folk.
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistA little clip from a recent keynote I gave, featuring Refried 🎶
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist“Sinners” is returning to IMAX theaters for a limited release due to overwhelming popular demand “Audiences have spoken and we listened”
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistToday's the only day you can share this
- Whilst we await the cover reveal for THE DEAD WITHHELD, can I interest you in some bloggery about it and perhaps a playlist and the pre-order link? www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates...
- ...demand...friends?
- Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistA calculator that costs 1 trillion dollars, but it’s also wrong
- Happy holidays and congratulations to next year's Hugo nominee in Best Related Work for your diligent research and response to this year's thing
- I think in the lonnnnnnnnnng time it takes to get from bid to vote to hosted worldcon...a lot can happen. The world itself can change (and has) so drastically and this requires a concomm equipped to address issues that were not issues when the bid was placed and the stakes were comparatively lower.
- Sometimes I envision receiving news of the asteroid promised to put a stop to all of this. And nearly every time, lately, my response is a relieved "oh thank fuck"
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistDo you love reading speculative fiction and want to be part of khōréō magazine? We’re looking for First Readers, who can read submitted stories and provide their input on which ones might be good fits for khōréō! Read more details and apply here: www.khoreomag.com/join-our-team/
- Jinkies
- Statement From Worldcon Chair: We have received questions regarding Seattle’s use of AI tools in our vetting process for program participants. In the interest of transparency, we will explain the process of how we are using a Large… seattlein2025.org?p=3859
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistApropos of nothing at all, I am once again gonna mention that Flights of Foundry registration is open. Just gonna slide this across the table and remind folks, conventions don't have to be awful and have multiple face-palm moments a year. I promise.
- Our annual conference, Flights of Foundry, is OPEN for registration! Check out our Guests of Honour: Sheree Renée Thomas for editing, Vajra Chandrasekera for prose, and Anna Martino for Translation. Sign up today! 👇👇👇 flights-of-foundry.org/
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistLast day to submit to the @strangehorizons.bsky.social AfroSurrealist Special Issue! Poems, stories & essays welcome🖤 if you loved watching Sinners, this is the issue for you! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologistthere’s a group of Black young men on tiktok trying shit for the first time around the city 😂 they went to pilates a few days ago. and have been to salsa lessons, to try matcha and some other stuff lol i hope a brand does something with them soon cuz this is so wholesome lmao
- I'm back in Seattle next week if any local pals want to party* *sit quietly and eat snacks, maybe take a nap
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistOur annual conference, Flights of Foundry, is OPEN for registration! Check out our Guests of Honour: Sheree Renée Thomas for editing, Vajra Chandrasekera for prose, and Anna Martino for Translation. Sign up today! 👇👇👇 flights-of-foundry.org/
- This is a brain worm tweet. Like an honest to goodness parasite Ratatouille thought
- Enjoying the Kagi browser. It lets me block search results from certain domains which means I never have to see Temu ever again
- Genuinely do not believe I have ever been thirst-followed in my life so it has to be the wit
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistCop City is officially "opening" today. The movement against it carries so many lessons for people everywhere, because the issues are everywhere today: the un-democratic militarization and expansion of policing and state violence, backed by dark money private funding.
- Looks like tariffs have hit my lego kits and I would love to slap a face right now
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistWe're in the final days of our sixth novella series crowdfund. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav... We nailed our first goal in the first week 🖤 If you'd like to help us hit our stretch goal of $15,500, we're just under $2000 away.
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistHappy 5 year anniversary to All Boys Aren’t Blue. Now the most challenged book in America. The fight continues 💗💕💗
- As good a time as any to boop you on the nose and say that Pre-orders for THE DEAD WITHHELD are now open www.neonhemlock.com/books/the-de...
- I am reading @ellethevillain.bsky.social upcoming novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social (slowly I read slow) The Dead Withheld. And I want to tell you all how under appreciated she has been for YEARS tbh, generally in terms of her exquisite world building rendered in gorgeous prose. Like lordy.
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist“Set in the 1300s, it centers on a shepherd who embarks on a rage-fueled campaign against a group of mercenary knights who ransacked his community, revealing himself to be more than he seems.” Ohohohoooooo www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
- Reposted by L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch ApologistOh noooooooo, a movie where Dev Patel is bloody, exhausted and hot with a beard while fucking people up, I would haaaaaaaaaaaaaate to see that in theaters in 2026
- I have been up and working since 6am. Just received the sweetest email from a reader and have been basking in the glow of that for a solid 10 minutes. My first brain-silent moment of the day. Tell people when you like their stuff. It is always right on time.
- Mernin' 😮💨
- If I meet any one of my three editorial deadlines this week 🫠 I get an F1 LEGO build as a treat
- Oh brother 🙄
