Tochi Onyebuchi @tochitruestory.bsky.social Dope writer, mid gamer.
Riot Baby (2020)
Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022-2023)
Goliath (2022)
Harmattan Season (2025)
Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet (2025)
Substack: tochionyebuchi.substack.com
✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social diasporic, urban-dwelling Inuk Indigiqueer woman seeking reconnection;
💍 @phoenix-rights.bsky.social
💸 V: HumanHummingbird
Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
Riley Bruce @rileybruce.bsky.social Humanity Fanatic | Creator | Bench Enthusiast | Union Booster
Reach out if you’d like something made.
🏠- South Minneapolis, MN
More work and printshop: linktr.ee/riley_the_bruce
Chop Wood | Carry Water
he/they • Skeets are my own
Laa Skw33k @skw33kable.bsky.social Photographer, artist, and UX designer based in Minneapolis. Loves outdoors, gardening, and void cats. For 2026, leading ToorCamp Spaceteam! and DefCon’s DCTV.
Haddayr Copley-Woods 🏳️🌈 @haddayr.bsky.social I mouth off and make things.
https://haddayr.com/
https://the-practical-herbalist.com
https://gentlebutch.com/
Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social I wrote some books, once upon a time.
Posting about stories, brain injuries, adorable animals, rhubarb recipes, nature facts, human rights, and how we can make this world safe and kind and good. You are precious to me, and I love you.
kellybarnhill.com
Erik Ostrom @erikostrom.bsky.social Musician, improviser, urban biker, web developer, Minneapolitan.
Art! @punsultant.bsky.social Pun contest host, former award-winning escape room owner, nervously queer, Star Trek, adhd, embroidery, intersectional feminist, etc 🖖🎺🇵🇸🦻🏻
punslam.com
📍St. Paul
he/him
Worlds Beyond Number @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social An epic, improvised storytelling podcast where four friends play games, build worlds, and embark on endless adventures.
www.worldsbeyondnumber.com
Game Changer @gamechanger.dropout.tv The game show where the rules change every show. Hosted by Sam Reich.
▶️ https://www.dropout.tv/shows/game-changer
Doctor J @jonathan-ehrich.bsky.social Neuroscientist, ex-Xbox Researcher, parent, award winning comedian, gender agnostic. Thank you for reviewing my tl;dr list of identities, I hope it was a good use of your time.
Opinions are my own and generally sarcastic.
Cee DiGioia @digioia.bsky.social Something, something, something, we win.
@antid0te.bsky.social @antid0te.bsky.social stabber of needles, maker of things... should probably (definitely) exercise more.
https://linktr.ee/jillianleeadamson
Neecholay @blinkyquarsh.bsky.social Bassist, dancer, ticketing weirdo, um...other kinds of weirdo. 
Jess Bestness @jesness.bsky.social Just over here trying to survive by rage stitching and forest bathing. 
Patti Paulson @pattipaulson.bsky.social Climate Can’t Wait!!!
Annmarie Geniusz @ageniusz.bsky.social Artist/illustrator. Chalk art, stained glass, pen & ink, acrylics, digital… Whatever medium fits the concept. Married with cats.
@amyreerumnee.bsky.social @amyreerumnee.bsky.social 
@bryiarrose.bsky.social @bryiarrose.bsky.social 
신 선 영 辛善英 Sun Yung Shin @sunyungshin.bsky.social 🍉 ABOLISH ICE. Author of Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language, The Wet Hex, Unbearable Splendor, + 11 other books. Rep: Tricia Lawrence @Aevitas & bookings: @BlueFlowerArts. www.sunyungshin.com
N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social Writer. She/her.
@starfives.bsky.social @starfives.bsky.social 
alisgray @alisgray.bsky.social Probably a paper tiger.
Seth Sweep @sethew.bsky.social 
Eight Knives @caitnundrum.bsky.social 
Rob Ward @robunderbelly.bsky.social MN based actor, writer, choreographer, ttrpg player, war gamer, upland bird hunter. Currently in school for sexuality education.
Dr. Josiah L. Carlson, PhD @dr-josiah.bsky.social Applied theoretical computer scientist turned CTO / engineer. Blog lives at https://www.dr-josiah.com
Lilith @nicepersonality.social Certified Queer Elder™ (she/her). South Minneapolis. Black metal crone. Eventually successful roller derby retiree. I make websites for humans. Garak/Bashir OTP. Magneto was right. Dismantle DHS, abolish CBP, prosecute ICE
Racket @racketmn.com Your writer-owned, reader-funded source for Twin Cities news, arts, and culture.
Sign up to support our work today: https://racketmn.com/register
Cephaccino! @cephaccino.bsky.social Ceph, cephie, etc.
Minneapolitan. Comic artist. Game Designer & Player. Octopuses and Coffee.
Still sometimes remembered as the Internet's Hot Soup.
▐░░░░░░▌--% Trans Pizza MN off for summer!
Donations and Commissions:
https://linktr.ee/cephaccino
LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
Mother Magpie @mothermagpie.bsky.social "shockingly wholesome"
Non-amplifier. Follow for folkie art nonsense and environmental news for the upper midwest, if you're into that kind of thing.
Skullvalanche @skullvalanche.bsky.social Follow me at: https://bsky.app/profile/skullvalanche.gladtech.social.ap.brid.gy
I don't really use this thing.
Zee @echoegami.bsky.social Mä oon ämmä
therightwaye @therightwaye.bsky.social 
Cookie Puss @cookiepuss42.bsky.social 
Tim Uren @thistimuren.bsky.social Chief Ghoul of Ghoulish Delights (@ghoulish-delights.bsky.social), co-host of The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society podcast, Cheese Monger
Regina Powell @pygmybugs.bsky.social Former chef, current cyborg, mostly into my friggin adorable dog, wheelchair mods, nerd stuff and overthrowing the capitalist dictatorship. Crafty AF when my hands are cooperating.
@arthkn.bsky.social @arthkn.bsky.social 
Dissociate (Jonathan L Ford) @dissociate.bandcamp.com Musician, sound designer, friend of animals, coffee
dissociate.bandcamp.com
Your friend CJ @xturtle.bsky.social 
Tom S. Tea is for Tentacles @tomstea.bsky.social theater artist and Twitch streamer | Minnesota's favorite deep sea horror | they/them | https://linktr.ee/tomstea
Wonder Dave @wonderdave.bsky.social Comedian, Writer, Swell Human.
Boneshaker Books @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social volunteer-run radical bookstore in mpls
boneshakerbooks.com
bookshop.org/shop/boneshaker
open Monday–Saturday 11am–8pm, Sunday 11am–5pm
Thadra Sheridan @thadrasheridan.bsky.social Writer, Talker, Reader
jeremy messersmith @jeremymessersmith.bsky.social Songwriter guy
Moon Palace Books @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social more books than before
Ollie Schminkey @ollieschminkey.bsky.social Poet/writer
Author of Dead Dad Jokes and Where I Dry the Flowers, through Button Poetry
@negritejade.bsky.social @negritejade.bsky.social 
Ryan Kopperud @ryankopperud.bsky.social Marketer, Podcaster, Musician, Writer
VP of Growth, Birdie
https://kopperud.co
Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster about a woman who teaches her mother how to do magic — and uncovers a queer scandal hidden in a 300 year old book. Writing Star Trek: Zero Point for IDW Comics.
Birdchick @birdchick.bsky.social Birder and writer currently based in Minnesota who lives with a retired government dog named Party. Birdchick.com
Hal @tlhinganhom.bsky.social Ugly bag of mostly water. Founder/Editor-in-Chief of @TwinCitiesGeek.com. Social media & webteam for @convergencecon.bsky.social. Also found on Mastodon at @tlhInganHom@mspsocial.net
Tim is not in at the moment @petsnakereggie.bsky.social Writer, Comedian, Musician, and Podcaster. I like cats.
CONvergence Connie @convergencecon.bsky.social CONvergence is a Sci-fi/Fantasy convention in Minneapolis, MN and Connie is its friendly robot mascot! cvgcon.org #CVG2026
Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social Queen of Lasers, Mother of Storms, & NYT/USAToday bestselling author of Fairyland, Space Opera, Deathless, & many more. Any/All
Art: http://patreon.com/catvalente
Politics: http://catvalente.substack.com
TipJar: https://venmo.com/u/cat-valente
Bridget Landry @bridgetinspace.bsky.social Forcibly retired rocket scientist, dancer, costumer, knitter, liberal. Looking for a job, currently.
Christopher Jones @christopherjonesart.com (he/him) StoryboardArtist for WB Animation & Comic Book Artist #YoungJustice #HarleyQuinn #DoctorWho #Batman66 #BatmanStrikes #JusticeLeague & more! www.ChristopherJonesArt.com
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Edited by Michael Damian Thomas. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 Hugo & 2024 Locus Award Winner. uncannymagazine.com
Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com My next book, OBSTETRIX, comes out June 9, 2026.
Ann Leckie @annleckie.com Author of the award-winning Ancillary Justice. Lives in St Louis.
Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com Wrote half of This Is How You Lose the Time War & all of The River Has Roots. Next book: Seasons of Glass & Iron, March 24, 2026. I have a newsletter you can sign up for at amalelmohtar.com
Thaoworra @thaoworra.bsky.social Lao American poet and traveler
Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info aka guante. he/him/his. poet, activist, etc. minneapolis. www.guante.info
Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social Blind. Author. Performer. Playwright. Screenwriter. Posts about artist life, disability, cute animals, and living in Minneapolis, MN. He/Him. #SFWA
Lyda Morehouse 🏳️🌈 @lydamorehouse.bsky.social She/they. Author of the award-winning AngeLINK series. Pseudonymously also a paranormal romance writer (Tate Hallaway).
lesbian mom, resistance fighter, otaku, rpg GM and player, nerd, gardener, friend to cats (and furries).
@discoflamingo.bsky.social @discoflamingo.bsky.social 
Machinnes Music 🎹🎧 @machinnes.bsky.social Musician, DJ, cat dad, board Gamer, video Gamer, urbanist and pro socialist policies. Check out my music at Machinnesmusic.com
Abra Staffin-Wiebe @abracanabra.bsky.social Writer of horror-inflected SF/fantasy. Mostly post daily freewriting and writing-related things, gruesome writing tidbits, and science facts because SIENSE! Likely to reshare cat pictures, weird science facts, books and short stories, art.
Auntie Jena @jenayoung.bsky.social "Full of comedy and heart and sad." -LW
Janine Myers @janine808.bsky.social Freelance theatrical lighting designer, micro bakery baker, wife, terrible wicked stepmother, cat-mom. Prioritizing community, art, good food, and standing up for oneself and your people.
Uncanny Valley Girl @jolietoomajan.bsky.social Horror Writer & Angry, Downwardly Mobile English PhD & Hye-Brid & Queer & Shirley Jackson Award Winner & Brave, New, and Weird & EiC @ CHM
Erin @galjazeera.bsky.social I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates, you’ve got a brand new flea 🐕
Ryan Alexander @rnalexander.bsky.social (He/Him)
Culture, Code, Cooking, and Cocktails
I computered for a long time, then I peopled the people who computer, and I sometimes still do that while also peopleing the people who people the people who computer (and also people me)
Defenestration Now @windelina.bsky.social The speckled hopping Windelina, while endangered, should not be presumed to be defenseless. Attack modes include:
- Singing Broadway musical show tunes until you comply with the sing along
- dronking all your whiskey
- ranting about late stage capitalism
Skeetlet @skeetlet.bsky.social cat & cheese & skiing & gin & coffee & starwar & scotch & knitting & wrasslin & vengabus enthusiast who picks up heavy things and is very cruel to rocks
she/they - queer - crusty millennial - adhd chaos gremlin - minnesota bullshit - former robydoby
Molly Gee @voolala.bsky.social (she/her) Card game producer, comedian, and all-around weirdo. I read a lot (mostly horror, always fiction), I swear a lot, I cook and bake a lot. Big fan of bikinis, biking, and sunshine. Antifascist. ACAB. Generative AI is for cowards. @mollydala on IG.
Nick Knacks @velcroking.bsky.social (he/him) Professional shit-talker, comedian, IT professional, and recovering street performer. "Award-winning."
Kelvin (Not That One) @kelvinhatle.bsky.social Minneapolis-area poindexter, aficionado of fig newtons and ridiculous films. Gets nutty about his dog. Also does some acting and writing when permitted.
JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social Writer & director of new horror film, Dead Media. Coming soon to a theater, streamer & physical media near you. A frozen pizza + a martini = a gourmet meal (he/him)
Gender Non-Newtonian Fluid @hedgiewan.bsky.social Probably not Templeton Lane.
Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social Queen of the Lizard People, a benevolent despot.
I also like dogs.
Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Please consider donating to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund —> https://www.pcrf.net
Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social 🧢 CEO: Dropout
🎤 Host: Game Changer, Make Some Noise
🌸 he / him
Scott Keever @scottkeever70.bsky.social Musician, Guitarist
Music Teacher
Composer
Nerd
He/They
John Heimbuch @johnheimbuch.bsky.social Theatremaker, Filmmaker, Heartbreaker | Performer of Beowulf and Gilgamesh | Artistic Director of Walking Shadow Theatre | Minneapolis MN | He or They
Claire A @minnesotatoast.bsky.social Burner, mom to a bee and a star, crafter, nerd
David M N Bryan @videoman41.bsky.social Hacker, THOTCON Oper/Board, DEF CON Goon, B-Sides Staff, Pico WISP operator.
Rogelio @rojoleon.bsky.social Biking and gardening enthusiast in MPLS
Chinga la migra.
🚲🌻🌶️ 🇲🇽
Jeff Sherman @lokeytv.bsky.social 
Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com Minnesota's geek culture magazine: by MN geeks, for MN geeks. @ us your questions for the MN hive mind!
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Beth Scudder @bethscudder.bsky.social Mother
Educator
Technologist
Maker of two excellent humans, half assed art, tasty veg food, costumes
Reader
Liberal
She/her
Geek
ATCK (IYKYK)
Speaker Växjö Åberg @jarrin.net Complainer.
strangepuppy @strangepuppy.bsky.social strangepuppy.net (currently offline)
Norma Krautmeyer 🏳️🌈 🍵🎨✂️🖍️🐈⬛ @blushandmumble.bsky.social My mayor says I am a loser with a nasty cat blanket even though I am a Nobel peace prize nominee.
Minneapolis artist, lawyer, cat rescuer, zinester, tea appreciator, anti-fascist. Disabled punk lesbian. She/her. Postcrosser. Locked Tomb fan.
MP Law @mplaw.bsky.social I teach talking
Abi @puzzleme.bsky.social 
Gwen @yay8.bsky.social I make art, love dogs, sci-fi, and sugar.
@dangerhotrod.bsky.social @dangerhotrod.bsky.social