Writer, editor, and publisher @metaphorosis.com, long-time vegan, based in Oregon. Tofu-eating woke-rista.https://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3muwosa5hzc2nA Proposal on Naming The Democratic Socialists of America have had recent success acknowledging that the US is, in fact, a #socialist country. I propose that the US far right take notice and be equally forthright in taking the name Republican Fascists of America. /s07 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwosa5hzc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mun7wp6ub22yHow long until this government requires estrogen screening to make sure that mothers are 'womanly' enough to raise children? New testosterone screening rules https://share.google/B6VzwncSYF5oCvwyS03 Sep 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun7wp6ub22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mulb2pupns2rAs someone who spent 30 years advising foreign governments on how to fight #corruption, it's eminently doable (and the US already did it once). But one of the most important requirements is commitment at the top. And once you slip, it takes a long time to get back up. https://www.axios.com/2026/09/02/government-corruption-gallup-poll-2026-trump03 Sep 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulb2pupns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mul7ifhcd224Why are witches and wizards the way they are? I'm reading through the books in this bundle, and there are a bunch of origin stories, including my own novel about how an evil sorceress got that way. The bundle of $5/3 books or $30/19 is still available for another couple of weeks. Take a look! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul7ifhcd224https://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3muhqaiyuz22cMy village has little free libraries, little free art galleries, etc. But this is my absolute favorite:01 Sep 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhqaiyuz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mug6apvgt22nMy latest story, "Dream Your Own Dragon" is out in the latest @trollbreathmag.bsky.social! If you're open to a bit of unabashed sentimentality (with dragons), take a look. magazine.trollbreath.com https://magazine.trollbreath.com01 Sep 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug6apvgt22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtwlmqzmzc2dRIP Dolly Parton, who seems to have been a genuinely good (and very talented) person. https://youtu.be/vuAu_ZtyQdA?si=bN23rHkcg4u3K23l25 Aug 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwlmqzmzc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtpk3n7aqs2vHave more time to focus now that it's the weekend? Check out this story bundle. I know, I'm going on about it, but I'm excited! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpk3n7aqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtmthyyfm22dNow that we have the SFWA directory back, I've decided to start working my way through alphabetically, 'friending' people I've worked with. a) feel free to say no if you define 'friend' more intimately. No offense taken b) feel free to 'friend' me first!21 Aug 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmthyyfm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtjqhmbiok2yMy dark fantasy novel Susurrus is in this, along with a bunch of other great stuff. Check it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjqhmbiok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtjfpidpt32yStorybundle! My dark fantasy novel Susurrus is in SFWA's Wizards, Warlocks, and Soothsayers StoryBundle out today and for the next 4 weeks! 20 books for $30! https://www.bmorrisallen.com/2026/08/19/storybundle/20 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjfpidpt32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtihnocfod2qStorybundle! My dark fantasy novel Susurrus is in SFWA's Wizards, Warlocks, and Soothsayers StoryBundle out today and for the next 4 weeks! 20 books for $30! https://www.bmorrisallen.com/2026/08/19/storybundle/20 Aug 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtihnocfod2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mthnpwijbs2vInteresting interview with Jason Chen about @storybundle.bsky.social No, I'm not just bringing this up randomly... https://blackbirdpublishing.com/interview-jason-chen-14-years-of-storybundle/19 Aug 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthnpwijbs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mtajp5oylc2mThere are some drawbacks to where I live, but today's afternoon walk was T-shirt weather, a pod of whales spouting, a graceful line of pelicans, a cormorant fishing in the surf, a blue heron sleeping in the wetlands, lots of sand for the dog to dig in, etc. #OregonCoast17 Aug 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtajp5oylc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mqjuf36ycc24One of my favorites of my stories is back! In Lorelei Signal now! https://www.loreleisignal.com/dragons-i-have-slain13 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjuf36ycc24https://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mp4udgcctc2mJohn Gorka fan in Portland tomorrow? It's possible I'll have an extra ticket. DM me.25 Jun 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4udgcctc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3moasxtwtv22pI'm finally watching #GameOfThrones, long after reading the books. The showrunners seem to use leaders watching violent blood sports on namedays as shorthand for self-centered, out-of-touch autocrats, and I can't disagree. Apropos of nothing at all going on at the White House today.14 Jun 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3moasxtwtv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mknfjng5as2bMy latest story "In the Thick of Time" will be out on Friday in A Great Big Fuss, @foofarawpress.bsky.social's 2025 anthology. https://foofaraw.press/a-great-big-fuss-2025/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknfjng5as2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmorrisallen.com/post/3mkb2rh5dik2mI'm somehow always surprised to see a heron in a tree, but we just discovered a very small (2 nest rookery) near us. The babies look either (young) like faintly iridescent dragons or (older) like grumpy vultures.24 Apr 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:l4sbmff3dzmklsrj5ncmecuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb2rh5dik2m