Rita Briar she/they @ritabriar.bsky.social Writer of SFF, Secretary of WisCon, gardener of a tiny yard
USian told to be white; bisexual and non-binary
For: kittens & kindness; Against: kierarchy & prison
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Cecilia M. Tan @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social Publications Director of SABR since 2011. Typical polymath baseball nerd/comma jockey. Writes one of the oldest baseball blogs on the Internet (1999). 
jess m (she/her) @jesscurve.bsky.social an avid knitter, invisibly-disabled, committed to kindness
Ryan Watkins @ryanwatkins.net he / him
Aunt Scilly @auntscilly.bsky.social Retired old feminist lefty: geek, Arisia Corp., aunt, cats, organic urban gardener, ADHD, bisexual, she/they. Friend to trans folx. Independent progressive. Left the Dem Party in 2016.
Empty profile or no posts = automatic block.
Scott Lefton @scottlefton.bsky.social Engineer / Artist, mad scientist, creator of disturbing ice cream flavors.
Rowan @mzrowan.bsky.social - U William Flachsbart @unclewil.bsky.social I decided in my youth on the policy of truth.
Erin F. (neck) @wardepartment.bsky.social Erin F. she/her | ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ Rogers Park, Chicago, IL, USA | #UX Design Systems | Butlerian jihadi | ❤️ @unclewil
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Somerville Infrastructure @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social Official account for the Department of Infrastructure and Asset Management for the City of Somerville, MA. 🏗🚧🚜🦺 https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/iam
Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social Gallus, Thirties, They/Them, CO Art and Writing Cryptid
Alec Stoll @00stoll.bsky.social Founder - Stages Consultants, Theatre Planning and Acoustics Design Consulting
stagesconsultants.com
Eric Tolladay @e-tolladay.bsky.social Writer, artist.
One of these days I will be something, but right now I’m just me. erictolladay.com
Leah @bookly.bsky.social Liberal Massachusetts resident. If you're going to send me an unsolicited DM, at least make it interesting so I can try and pretend you're not a scammer.
Mare Freed @maresothere.bsky.social Female person. Theatre person. Liberal person. Cat & Dog person. Partnered person. Earth-based person.
Shane Landrum, PhD @cliotropic.bsky.social Independent scholar, historian, technologist; they/them. Gardening, fluffy cats, practical animism. All opinions mine, not my employer’s.- J jonesnori @jonesnori.bsky.social
Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social novelist, drama queen, biker babe, speculating and agitating http://andreahairston.com/
Erik Nygren @erik.nygren.org Internet Systems Architect, Maker, Father, Husband, tinkerer, IPv6 evangelist, IETF standards, long-time Linux user, and wanna-be mad scientist. Deals with complex systems and ops/infosec. $dayjob at Akamai (as20940) since 1999. Posts my own. He/Him
Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social Award-winning Latina journo, SFF writer & author. Editor on the Opinion desk at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Opinions here are my own. She/her/ella. www.sabrinavourvoulias.com. Water is life. You can't drink data. No es sequía, es saqueo.
Kate Nepveu @katenepveu.bsky.social Speaking solely for myself. Neither gives nor receives unsolicited advice. She/her.
Also:
https://kate-nepveu.dreamwidth.org/
https://katenepveu.tumblr.com/
House of Toast @houseoftoast.bsky.social Official account for House of Toast East. Authorized spinoff of the House of Toast party formerly found at CONvergence.
https://linktr.ee/houseoftoast- D Daniel E @deareckson.bsky.social Blacksmith, IT grunt, learner of things
SMOF News @smofnews.bsky.social smofnews.substack.com - Weekly newsletter about fan conventions, published every Wednesday.
Tracy Levesque @birchlady.bsky.social Fine artist, nature spirit, book lover, cat person and drinker of copious amounts of tea
https://etsy.com/shop/tracylevesque
https://tracylevesque.net
Sam Haney Press @samhainpress.bsky.social She/her. Queer, arty, secretary for ASFA, Midwest conrunner, happily married.
Gallery and shop: SamHainPress.com
🚫 NFTs or genAI.
Wendee A @whoeveniswendee.bsky.social Boston based nap-enthusiast, occasional podcaster, and general weirdo. 
LLM @earthsign.bsky.social art, color, whimsy and design
Dave Shevett @planet-geek.com I geek, therefore I am. And don't call me Shirley.
"No one User wrote me! I'm worth millions of their man-years!"
https://daveshevett.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/vintageapparatus.com
@jesadamora.bsky.social @jesadamora.bsky.social 
all the good names were taken @generic-1138.bsky.social 
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”
@logankarbiner.bsky.social @logankarbiner.bsky.social 
drawnonglass @drawnonglass.bsky.social @drawnonglass@wandering.shop @drawnonglass @ other places. #boston #somervillema #doctorwho #callahans (#harvard #umassboston) #bbcscifi #obsoletemedia #horror #tDCS and #independentfilm #indiefilm #cultfilm. Anything #Crypto or #AI will be blocked
T-licious @getbackstare.bsky.social Embracing hope. Seeking joy. Amidst chaos.- A K Tornheim @arianhwyvar.bsky.social SFF+ reader, jewelry artist (colored brass and antique keys), roleplayer, sometime poet and songwriter, engineer (devops), midlife-identified neurodivergent, nonbinary, multi-faceted geek. They/them.
https://www.patreon.com/silverowlcreations
@meconlen.bsky.social @meconlen.bsky.social 
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/- G @ghudson.bsky.social @ghudson.bsky.social
Cat @forgottenaria.bsky.social MIT,ex-taiko,taekwondo,CrossFit
@jmclernon.bsky.social @jmclernon.bsky.social 
@wereterrier.bsky.social @wereterrier.bsky.social Amatuer carpenter, gardener, and writer. Cats make a home, but have a dog and hens too. Live with partner and adult offspring, and okay with that. In tech since 1988, and about ready to bail. Liberal Dem. Bi. New Englander.
Wanton Weekly @wantonweekly.bsky.social WW is a weekly email newsletter for collecting spicy sexy fiction and storytelling from around the web, specifically serial fiction, erotic stories, webcomics, and fiction podcasts. We promote human-generated content (no AI) submitted by authors. 
Planorama Events @planoramaevents.org Convention Planning Software
https://planoramaevents.org- S @stephenwadlow.bsky.social @stephenwadlow.bsky.social
Mink Rose @minkrose.bsky.social Mostly claiming my username, planning on reading but not posting much.
HTTP 1.1/418 Eldritch Teapot of R'lyeh @rmd1023.bsky.social packet-wrangler. she/her pronouns.
Camina @tycho-station-hq.bsky.social We support the beltalowda who spin up asteroids. Union representative for Nauvoo Engineers and Technologists, and the official voice for all OPA members, of all factions, on Tycho Station.
sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social journalist and lawyer based in Portland, OR.
City of Somerville @cityofsomerville.bsky.social Official feed for the City of Somerville, MA.
D. J. Toland @whxn37.bsky.social Grumpy old man. Mayor of Failure. Caster of Pods. Celebrating slightly disreputable schedule fillers at Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show at https://open.spotify.com/show/5TA5fZIScwLFelA6qjZrXLHe/him/his.- P @puzzlescarves.bsky.social @puzzlescarves.bsky.social Avid reader, software engineer, knitter, and early music enthusiast. Habitual lurker from Usenet to now.
Anne @purplegosling.bsky.social Preschool teacher. Mom. Neurospicy Crone. she/her
Carl Brandon Society @carlbrandon.bsky.social The Carl Brandon Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to issues of race & ethnicity in speculative fiction- D @deguspice.bsky.social @deguspice.bsky.social
Matte B-J @matteface.bsky.social (they/them) pretty disillusioned with social media, but this is where the cool kids are apparently, so I'll give it a try. If you don't know me this won't help much. I'll try to write a better description... eventually... maybe...
LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
Pete G @vorpalbaronet.bsky.social Math geek, D&D geek, comics geek, voting systems geek.
@bgoodman7.bsky.social @bgoodman7.bsky.social 
@shazzafirewolf.bsky.social @shazzafirewolf.bsky.social 
@daviddgardnerii.bsky.social @daviddgardnerii.bsky.social 
Janet ☕ @chaialyna.bsky.social Little-Old-Lady-in-training, procrastinatrix, filthy casual D&D/video gamer. Chronically in search of spoons and shelf space. Black Lives Matter. Trans folk are who they say they are. She/her. #AbolishIce
Just your average Laurel @scooter42.bsky.social "No matter where you go, there you are." -Buckaroo Banzai
@crazybone.bsky.social @crazybone.bsky.social Gamer, con-runner, voice actor, playwright, hoopy frood
@entirelysonja.bsky.social @entirelysonja.bsky.social 
Bridget @bridgetjboyle.bsky.social Angry Queer, Mother, Wife, (she/her)
Warning: Dyslexic, letters are bound to wobble out of place.
https://fourpointfivecantina.com/rebel-birds
Kath @saxikath.bsky.social Newly-minted genetic counselor, editor, puzzle nerd, roleplayer, cat lover, crocheter.
The Blue Shark of Friendliness @ckdblueshark.bsky.social 
Erica Schultz Yakovetz @eschultz72.bsky.social Graphic designer, Judaica artist, accidental techie, amateur cantor, wife, mom. Polyamorous. Also known as Chanaleh. She/her. https://schultzyakovetz.etsy.com/
Doug Orleans @dougo.bsky.social Just here to grab the handle.
Mieke @miekec.bsky.social Book lover
Computer geek
Bicycles! Motorcycles!
Rugby, #3
Leidenaar
Burner
Board games? Don’t mind if I do.
Single malt drinker
Je parle Français und auch Deutsch
Allisonf @allisonf.bsky.social Car geek, childless cat lady, SF nerd, JoCo cruise person
Dybbuk Q Klezmer @dybbuk.bsky.social Queer Leftist Jew. Mostly here to comment on Talmud.
Charles Olson @charlesolson.bsky.social Parent, software engineer, woodworker, hiker, skier, aspiring guitarist, great big nerd about things like transit, infrastructure, geography etc. You know, that guy.
🇱🇧 Nchanter 🇸🇩 @nchanter.bsky.social Queer. Arab-American. Disabled. Tax Accountant/Bookkeeper. Conrunner. Mixed Media Artist (mostly fiber and paper). They/Them. All opinions are my own.
Elizabeth Leggett @archwayportico.bsky.social Artist, reader, music lover
She/her
Boston French Toast Alert System @bostonfrenchtoast.bsky.social Harvey Leonard is our spirit animal. https://bostonfrenchtoast.com
Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social Jorts the cat.
Jean helps me.
brainwane @harihareswara.net Sumana Harihareswara. New York City woman who reads scifi, improves open source software, and does stand-up comedy.
https://harihareswara.net ; also @brainwane@social.coop on Mastodon.
K. Tempest Bradford @ktempestbradford.com The (reluctantly) official BlueSky account of award-winning author (Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion), editor, teacher (@writingtheother.com), and freelance adventuress K. Tempest Bradford (she/her).
Dreamwidth Status @dreamwidth.org Do you remember when the social internet wasn't owned by the same five companies? So do we. Independent, ad-free, user-supported social media, 15 years and counting, no billionaires involved. Code fork of LiveJournal. www.dreamwidth.org
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social Icon taken from @tkingfisher's art
Jesi Lipp @artzfreak.bsky.social they/them
conrunner (WSFS Business Meeting presiding officer for LA 2026, Seattle 2025, Glasgow 2024), Excel competitor, non-profit accountant, United Methodist, and Haver of Opinions
Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social artist and baker and jewelry maker.
they/them/teacher/tired - NYC
megfrank.com
File 770 @file770.bsky.social Mike Glyer's news of science fiction
https://file770.com/
Ryka Aoki @rykaaoki.bsky.social USA Today and LA Times bestselling author and stuff. ✨🎻🍩🚀🎵💖 Agent: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff.
John Olson @jfolson.bsky.social Retired man-about-town. And by "town" I mean New York City and Calgary.
Lisa/Jasra @jasra.bsky.social 
Enjoy The Heck Out Of Life @ethool.bsky.social Ice Cream in the Woods WILL return somehow, someday. Maybe on a narrowboat? ;)
(Not the originator of my username. But a loving tribute to the one who did.)
Here now because of fomo.
H Munn @hmunn7.bsky.social It's me. Hi! Go AK. Travel photos to come. Or maybe watercolor. Uncertain times call for random acts of beauty, love, art, and kindness.
Jered Floyd @jeredfloyd.bsky.social I like building robust, complex, useful systems out of bits, atoms, and/or people (with their consent). Unapologetically queer. 🏳️🌈 he/him/dad
Primarily @jered@metasocial.com currently.
Jason Merrill @jicamaa.bsky.social GNU C++ Maintainer, actor, father
Chris Shabsin @cshabsin.bsky.social Somerville, MA, USA parent of two
Googler working on experiment infrastructure. Language hackery and IDE integration stuff feels a little like knitting thneeds, but at least it's fun
https://cshabsin.github.io/
Johanna @silverandindigo.bsky.social I make things. Jewelry, music, food, clothes, community. 
Andy Rosequist @blondbaron.bsky.social Is this where the conversation is at now?
Matt Tong @mhtong.bsky.social 
Gilly Rosenthol @gilana.bsky.social Graphic designer, Disney fan, pitbull mom. 🏳🌈 🩷💜🩵 ✡ she/her
https://madteapartybygilly.etsy.com/- C Cintyber (September) @cintyber.bsky.social
Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social Geek of all stripes: SCA, LARP, Programming (especially Scala these days), Fandom, Board Games, Comics and other media, etc
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.