Dawn Marie @morningbourne.bsky.social 
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social Editor of Press Watch (https://presswatchers.org) and Heads Up News (http://headsupnews.org). Ex-Washington Post, HuffPost, Intercept. Freelancer. I afflict comfortable journalists.
Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
Karen Hallion Kenney @karenhallionkenney.bsky.social Official art for Star Wars, Doctor Who: Magic the Gathering, Disney’s Lorcana
My book is now out in stores: She Changed the World
Swampscott MA by way of Nahant
https://linktr.ee/karenhallionart
@midniteflounder.bsky.social @midniteflounder.bsky.social I grow ariocarpus, lophophora and other interesting cacti. I also sell them. I believe the best way to conserve rare and endangered plants is to propagate them through captively grown plants. 
Darth Spartacus thx1138 @darth-spartacus.bsky.social He/Him. Work hard, play hard, be kind. Art lover, music obsessive, roller derby, Hobbit life, motorcycles, science, scary nerd.
Thor Thomas @mythicsagecat.bsky.social He’s just this guy, you know?
Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social Human first, comedian second.
Text STEVE to 484.214.0743 (USA or Canada) to get show updates
Theresa Baker @proftlb.bsky.social Geek, Hiker, Dancer, Musician, Filker
She/Her
Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social Joshua Kronengold; software developer, sf fan/conrunner, game designer, musician, filker, harper, fiddler. Opinions are my own.
Crys Wolf @hopehound.bsky.social Feral house-spouse, cat mom, and Internet Aunt. Liberal AF.
Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social Journalist, storyteller, and lifelong reader
A Texan by birth and by choice
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social I am America’s Best Christian™. But you knew that. You can find exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrsBettyBowers
TITHE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Q6REDKBBVUJLU
Valerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social https://valeriesplace.com/
Richard @ R. Rook 🔜 Sleep @rrookstudio.bsky.social ENnie winner / SFWA member / gay / he/him
Moonlight on Roseville Beach, Sherwood, Silver Age
Supports swearing, trans agenda, #TTRPGS, climate cult & Antifa
📧 rook@r-rook.com
🌐 https://r-rook.studio
🗓️ https://r-rook.click/hello
🎮 rrookstudio
Alethea Kontis 알리티아 @aletheakontis.com NYT Bestselling Author of Books for Smart People ⭐️ Storm Chaser 🌪️ Adventurer 🚀
K-drama #CoffeePrincess 🌸☕️🌸
ARMY, VVS & Black Rose 🥀 🎵
Greek/Fr. Canadian American 🧿
Optimist - she/her
Alethea’s Moving Castle: https://linktr.ee/aletheakontis
Cheryl M. @desertdragon42.bsky.social Just a typical Black, bi, polyam, disabled, gamer, sff fan geek. Plays with rocks and strings.
Janice Campbell @jannyblue.bsky.social Geek. Fangirl. Xennial. Number-cruncher. Maker of Things.
Part-Time Muse. Occasional Miracle Worker. (She/Her)
Paul D. Keiser @pauldkeiser.bsky.social Husband, father, geek, barbershopper, music teacher, drum corps fan, LGBTQ ally, and beer lover....
...in no particular order, other than the first two.
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020. MeidasPlus.com/subscribe
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social Takes lots of pictures (If I post it, I took it). Flies things 🚁🛩️✈️. Lacrosse Rules.
"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned." - R Feynman
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Yes That Eleri @eleritmlh.bsky.social D'nerd, Creatrix, Crazy Critter Lady, Veteran of the Psychic Wars. Bi. Cis. Polyam. Over 50, zomg. 
Allison E. Kaese @aylinnvk.bsky.social Tech support maven, gaming author, widow. Major Lurker.
I'm me. <Grin>
I have freckles, blue eyes & auburn brown hair. Normally it's worn in a ponytail 95% of the time. I'm mildly Bi-Polar, moderately Asthmatic & definitely Overweight.
The Rev Dr Sherwood Forrester @trdsf.bsky.social Gay, Deadhead, Bach head, Zappa-tista, MSTie, praise Bob, photographer, bassist, writer, art glass lover, ordained SubGenius, knitter/crocheter, science/weather/space nerd, lover of math games, bad movies, fountain pens, old coins, Radio 4, and much more
Tim Crist a.k.a. Shoebox @wormquartet.bsky.social Programmer, musician, husband, father, nerd, snowflake, mammal, and the guy you saw getting way too friendly with a Pac-Man machine in that one video that will never go away.
Angela J Reynolds @angelajrey.bsky.social Kidlit Author, librarian, picture book enthusiast, fabric artist, folk tales & witchy stuff. she/her
Instagram: Picturebookpile_Angela 🇨🇦
BrianMcLachlan @brianmcl.com Website: http://brianmcl.com
Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/53s84hmf
Comic Tutorial Videos: http://bit.ly/3EvX8CX
shop: http://brianmcl.threadless.com
Author of Spruce Street Squad in Owl Magazine
he/him demi/ace
#KidLitArt #TTRPG
Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social Poet. Speaker. Educator. Performer. Adult, YA, and Children's poetry. Occasionally picture books. Lots of posts about churches. Unapologetically trans (he/him) jayhulme.com
Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social Award-winning Writer. Freelance Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh, but Han shot first.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming 2026
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social HEE-bert | PhD, MCR | Assistant Professor, OHSU | Kidney/Repro/DOHaD scientist | #TeamPlacenta | The PDX Broadsides chanteuse | Mama | 85% Muppet by volume | https://jesshebert.carrd.co/
Emerald0013 (Jesse) ⭐⭐🏆 @emerald0013.bsky.social Cascadian Cryptid. Born in the shadow of Tahoma. #EBFG
Katy Dröge-Macdonald @katyhh.bsky.social Filker. Friendly. Full Life. Sings in choirs, and filks with Ju, Twotonic and Barbership ... and anyone else who wants to, really :)
she/her, Hamburg, Germany
Christian Lipski @christianlipski.bsky.social Guitarist/vocalist for the PDX Broadsides (@pdxbroadsides.bsky.social)
Drummer for himself
Letterboxd 📽 https://boxd.it/N7hd
Alt text promoter
AI blocker
Portland OR
He/him
Vixy @vixyish.bsky.social Pansexual, polyamorous, married, cis, white, she/her. 1/4 of the band Vixy & Tony. Hi!
Brian Richardson @siliconchef.bsky.social Professional nerd, video producer, homebound world traveler. As seen on DragonConTV. NerdSteading on YouTube & siliconchef on 📷.
Luke Bretscher @luciusvoltaic.bsky.social 
Brooke Yam @yamyamyam.bsky.social Disabled pan trans special snowflake. Quasi-retired pharmacist & banjolist. Parent. In an involuntary long-term relationship with pain. Cats. Video games. Cross-stitch. Traffic cones. He/him. https://yamnocrossstitch.etsy.com
The PDX Broadsides @pdxbroadsides.bsky.social Nerd folk-pop about fandoms and feelings.
Welcome to Night Vale's Weather 9/1/26
Bandcamp/Spotify/iTunes/YouTube, etc
Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!
Links: https://linktr.ee/pdxbroadsides
Most posts are by Christian.
Madison Metricula @metricula.com Entertainer, horticulturist, musician, bird person, clown, atheist, Lady Three Names of the Neon-Haired Harpies, member of band The Salacious Crumbles (she/her)
metricula.com for MUSIC and OPINIONS
Raleigh, NC
DANI ORTHAC LIVES
Erin can do it with a broken heart @eringoblog.bsky.social You don’t get to tell me you feel bad.
Filker | Cosplayer | 1/2 of @viabellaband | Editor @toasted_cheese | ADHD | she/her | GenX | 💙Childless Cat Lady💙 | Go Bills
https://linktr.ee/eringoblog
Rand Posts About Comics and Music @randookla.bsky.social Librarian, musician (Ookla the Mok, Via Bella, Disney’s Fillmore theme), Major Spoilers contributor, comic book editor (Crashdown)
#IHadThatComic #AlbumsWorthOwning
https://linktr.ee/randbellavia
David K2FI @filkerdave.bsky.social Ham radio. Science fiction. Life. Politics. Un peu le français. Auch ein bisschen Deutsch. Un poquito español.
MAGAts, trolls, and Musk fanboys will be blocked. Fuck off back to your swamp.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Unapologetically Jewish.
He/him
Bine Kinder @filkbine.bsky.social Filker. Role Player. Hiker.
she/her
Bielefeld, Germany
Filk News @filknews.bsky.social News related to filk music (the folk music of SFF fandom). Manually run echo of Filk News on Mastodon. Boosts and replies may be different on the two sites. Maintained by Gary McGath.- F Rika @filkrika.bsky.social
lauren oxford hates cops @angylesbian.bsky.social she/her • 29 • east tn • queen of oversharing • shitposts and leftism • 1/4 of the starlight darlins (our new EP skyline is out now) 🥰
linktr.ee/laurenoxford
Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social Daily #ShareGoodNewsToo
Novelist (SF & fantasy), historian (UChicago Renaissance, censorship, radical thought), composer (filk, Norse myth), disability (chronic pain), manga/anime (Tezuka), pics #SomethingBeautiful Blog exurbe.com Podcast “Beforecast”
Alexander James Adams @ryuuaja.bsky.social Faerie Tale Minstrel of Myth & Magic,/Visionary of Creaturae Magicus
The Faithful Sidekicks @faithfulsidekicks.bsky.social Nerdy Comedic Folk/Filk Pop duo. Come for the catchy geeky songs about Fandom, stay for board game and cat content. https://www.youtube.com/@Thefaithfulsidekicks
@summerrussell.bsky.social @summerrussell.bsky.social 
Sunday Comes Afterwards @sunday.band Stevonnie (they/them). Singer/songwriter/ukulele player.
Links to the music and stuff: https://linktr.ee/sundaycomesafterwards
My non-musician-related stuff is at @mxs510.bsky.social
(Avatar/icon by @findchaos.bsky.social)
Bill Sutton @bedlamhouse.bsky.social Singer/songwriter, filker, SCAdian, dysgwr Cymraeg, Indiana Pacers' fan, computer geek.
Susan O'Shea @susanoshea.bsky.social 
xap @exapno.bsky.social Occasional lurker.
Filk supporter & cleric-to-bards
Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social Artist, illustrator, photographer, craftsperson. https://www.instagram.com/artbeco/, www.beckettillustration.com Open and interested in illustrating for kidlit, MG, YA and other possibilities. Seeking representation.
Amy McNally @infamousfiddler.bsky.social Fiddle-playing hedonistic madwoman. I play the fiddle with The Tooles, Seanan McGuire, Jack o’the Dust, and other folks! https://linktr.ee/infamousfiddler
No Nazi bullshit please.
Dr. Mary C. Crowell @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social Dr. Mary Crowell is an award-winning musician from north Alabama who writes songs about D&D, myths, and stories. She teaches piano, music theory/comp and loves jazz and blues in particular. https://www.patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell https://marycrowell.com
S. J. Tucker Music @sjtuckermusic.bsky.social Witchy HopePunk MythPunk singer, Delta born, raised by Peacocks, radicalized to relentless whimsy & unconditional hope by Muppets. she,her. AKA Bard Mom, Firebird’s Child, or Sooj. 💖💛💙 Linktr.ee/SJTuckerMusic #WitchSky #MusicSky
Talis Kimberley🇪🇺 @taliskimberley.bsky.social Songwriter/Performer/Wordsmith. Doggerel, Limericks. She/her. Folklore, yarncraft, pagan. Antifa, trans rights, organ doner, European. Made of stories. No AI. www.talis.net & YouTube. Will sing for supper & £. Re-enchantment is resistance.
TieDyeEric @tiedyeeric.bsky.social I play strings and things alongside Lizzie Crowe in CheshireMoon.net. I play a lot of Filk on my podcast FilkCast.com. I play a lot of synths with my band Shifting City.
tiedyeeric.com
GAFilk @gafilk.bsky.social GAFilk is the premier relax-a-filkcon in the world. Musicians gather in Atlanta the second week in January to celebrate the fannish New Year with music, dancing, & more! gafilk.org
Karl-Johan Norén @kjnoren.bsky.social Sf fan, filker, nerdy about history and classifications. Hosts the biweekly Eurofilks on Thursdays. Generally very conservative in who I follow.
Zack Loup 𓃦 @straysongdog.com 35/he/they nb ftm 🏳️⚧️. Artist, writer, musician, small business owner, furry. 🎹 in The Gekkos. 🎹🎸🎤 in Stray Songdog. Creator of Psychopomp comic. Occasional Lupin III brainrot. Who gave that coyote a keyboard?
💍 ❤️ to @carmenloup.com
www.straysongdog.com
SilverRose @silverrose.bsky.social Petting cats, reading books, listening to filk music.
Matt G. Leger @cajunrover.bsky.social Surname is French ("LAY-zhay"). Twitter/X refugee, full-blooded Cajun, proud progressive Democrat, visual designer & content creator. Deacon of the Church of Fuck Around & Find Out.
Tangerine @kitanger.bsky.social Berliner I Filker I Photographer I Berliner Trekdinner I SF-Fantasy.de
Loves Dogs, Horses, Batoidea and the Sea ...
James Mahaffey @gitbent.bsky.social Musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, left of center, safe place, pet friendly, house trained, foodie, coffee, cars, football
Wyld Dandelyon @wylddandelyon.bsky.social Writer, artist, and musician. Filker. Gardener. Also chronic spoonie, so as my health ebbs and flows, so does my creativity. Cat lover. (P.S. I hate housework!)
You can find songs, fiction, haiku, and other stuff over here: www.patreon.com/Wyld_Dandelyon
Merav Hoffman @meravhoffman.bsky.social "What a terrible idea!" "We will need the following supplies." she|they NJ
TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social I'm just here for the Gemütlichkeit
I write things (sporadically https://www.patreon.com/Pecunium) I make things (yarn, woven goods, minor woodworking). I take photographs (and teach photography).
Welcome to my place
Comic Book Goddess @comicbookgoddess.bsky.social Ambulance Riding Comic Book Goddess in Chief Musician of the Strange with Intense Etherial Whooshing
Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social I write books and post too many cat pictures. She/her, only.
Betsy Tinney @stealthcello.bsky.social Nonclassical cellist, cat lover, artist, mom, and many other things I can't think of right now. She/her.- G Daniel G @gundo.bsky.social Musician, amateur radio enthusiast, biker
Will "scifantasy" Frank @scifantasy.bsky.social Geek at law.
Autographedcat @autographedcat.bsky.social Chair of the Georgia Filkcon; musician, songwriter, essayist & dilettante-at-large. Almost certainly not what you expect. (they/them or she/her)
Tony Fabris @tfabris.bsky.social Hi, I’m Tony. I hail from Seattle, Washington. I’m in a band, we are: “Vixy & Tony” @vixyandtony.bsky.social
Taunya Gren @fireskin.bsky.social Film Maker, director, screenwriter, actress and artist in the long distant past, mother, adoptive mother and all round decent human being...If a bit dangerous. Vote for me daily for the Face of Halloween! https://faceofhalloween.org/2025/taunya-gren
Jen @jenk3.bsky.social Fat lady with glasses & curly hair near Seattle. Have inhaler will travel. She/her. 60ish. Decades in QA.
Jeri Lynn @geojlc.bsky.social Neurodivergent crafter & cat mom.
Griff @dr-griff.bsky.social Musician, filker, educator, queer, Jew, sci-fi and fantasy fan, writer, singer, songwriter, AuDHD, disabled person, occasional policy wonk. FAWM. 50/90. #HarrisWalz2024. No MAGAts, no DMs. He/him. I refuse to believe we cannot create a better world.
wing is approximately seven 1/3 flyers that draw cards @sevenishmagpies.com maker of shinies, seller of books, cat mama; 65% girl, 25% trash panda, 8% radiant fury, 2% crushing weight of the world; queer, trans, an omen; she/her
minors dni plz
magpie and stellars jay (sj) are my cats
https://sevenishmagpies.carrd.co/
Jen Midkiff @rockharp.bsky.social Harpist, singer, teacher, big fan of human rights and social justice
jenmidkiff.bandcamp.com
TJ Burnside Clapp @tjinnova.bsky.social Retired software engineer, full-time nerd, dog mom, filk musician, Grandma, and cranky liberal.
Gwen (Enchanted) Knighton @gwenzilla.bsky.social I am a mercurial faerie queen with a heart of gold, no respect for capitalism, a good eye for colour, and a large vocabulary. I write, sing, write songs, play the wire strung harp, knit, read, and do my best. Sometimes I like to paint stuff on my face.
CathyMc @cathymcmusic.bsky.social Lifelong musician playing solo and with my band, Random Fractions, as well as lots of other fabulous folks as opportunity allows. Also an avid crafter, GSUSA volunteer, outdoor/travel lover, and recent transplant to the PNW.
cathymcmusic.com
AquatiCat.heather @aquaticat.bsky.social Filk. Astronomy. Irish trad. SF & F. Book narration. Fulldome video.
Pat @paudge85.bsky.social PNW. SF&F reader and con goer. Displaced Chicagoan
Wick @wickd.bsky.social I may have tried a jury trial or two.
@greencat12.bsky.social @greencat12.bsky.social Writer, Songwriter, filker, mother of awesome 10 year old and 2 adult children (who are also awesome), grandmother, feminist, owned by 3 cats & a dog, co-founder of Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a nonprofit academy, and a blue trapped in a red state.
Nate Wulver @werewulver.bsky.social Very enthusiastic, very trans. Interested in the history of science, monsters, gender, and disability. Incoming PhD student in History at Brown University.
Mara Forest @maraforest.bsky.social Writer of kidlit and cozy fantasy.
Caroline @cgjulian.bsky.social Reader, thinker, maker. Be kind, do better.
Mama Kestrel @mamakestrel.bsky.social I'm a retired attorney in the wilds of rural Northwest Indiana. I have hair of varying colors, and usually have crafts in my hand. Sometimes singing along in my head turns out to be out loud. Further affiant sayeth naught!
Lizzie Crowe @lizziecrowe.bsky.social Nerdy, singer, songwriter, witchy, maker of mischief
Miles Vorkosigan (Taylor's version) @milesvorkosigan.bsky.social They said I could be anything. And so I became a side-effect.
Mark Bernstein @markbernstein56.bsky.social Filker, actor, singer, songwriter, lover of wordplay, and generally silly person. Stuff I've written is available at https://markbernsteinfilk.wordpress.com.