Goldie award-winning author of sapphic fantasy • awkward neighborhood lesbian • mom • musician • autistic and shy • lover of all things lesfic • she/her • 🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mv7lmozh7s2rHate, hate, hate, HATE taking pictures of myself, but…I, uhh, chopped off my hair? 🖤11 Sep 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7lmozh7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3muutbe4yzs2wGuess who broke two bones and tore at least three ligaments by trying to go down stairs while anemic? 😅06 Sep 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muutbe4yzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3muizsmhv7222Headed to the hospital. Wish me luck! 🙃02 Sep 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muizsmhv7222https://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mu76vufwec2fFun fact: I wrote this scene after one of my many dreams where I’d forgotten my mom was dead. It’s a part of grief that I don’t think gets discussed much. For the #lesficfri theme, “dream.” 🖤29 Aug 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu76vufwec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mu4pnr2x322oLunar eclipse! 😍 (Even though you can’t really see it in this picture.)28 Aug 2026 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4pnr2x322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3msrcbyhdas2bI don’t have the words to describe how good this conference was for me, except: at one point during the conference, someone asked me how I was. I said, “Good,” and then froze—because I realized, for the first time in months, I meant it. I love this community so much. 💙 #gcls2026 #sapphicbooks10 Aug 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrcbyhdas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3msipxkctu224Day 3! 💙 (and last panel!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msipxkctu224https://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3msgcaqbujs24Day 2! 💙 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgcaqbujs24https://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3msemkkkbpc26If you’re at GCLS this year, here’s where you can find me! 💙 #sapphicbooks05 Aug 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msemkkkbpc26https://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3msbrwpbkdc2pWith as awful as the last several months have been, I forgot to show you my new dragon! 🐉04 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbrwpbkdc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mrypr3stos2vOn the last day of Disability Pride Month, I’m here to remind you, as a fantasy author with multiple disabilities, the idea that disabled people can’t be in fantasy is silly (and harmful). Both main characters of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series have disabilities… (1/2)01 Aug 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrypr3stos2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mryeypwzyc2yDuring one of the weeks I was offline for mental health reasons, Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was featured in the Sapphic Book Bingo category: books set on a ship or boat! 💙 You can find more sapphic nautical books on @jaeauthor.bsky.social’s website! 💙01 Aug 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mryeypwzyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mot3j2lsrc26Going quiet again. Same reason. I hope I’m back soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jun 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mot3j2lsrc26https://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3moegm3bkac2aGoddess of the Sea and Pirates of Aletharia were featured in I Heart SapphFic’s Fantasy week! 🖤 Aletharia is the high fantasy world where the Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series takes place. It’s inspired in part by our own history, though it’s different in…a few ways. (1/3)15 Jun 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moegm3bkac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mo6rtemlos2bHappy Pride! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜13 Jun 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6rtemlos2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mn6w4c4qm22fPirates of Aletharia was one of the featured books in last week’s IHS Reading Challenge category: Ocean/Sea! 💙 Much of this book (and the series itself) takes place on the Azure Sea. The Azure Sea is both the warmest and most beautiful sea in Aletharia. I’d say it’s the most dangerous, but… (1/2)01 Jun 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6w4c4qm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mkqjwjgzu22yApril is Autism Acceptance Month, which means it’s time (almost past time) for my annual reminder that autistic people come in all shapes and sizes—including that of a dragon-riding surgeon. 🖤🐉🖤 Emilia Drakon, the protagonist of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series, is autistic (like me)… (1/2)30 Apr 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqjwjgzu22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mkhb2a3zik2iEvery year, I try to say a little about why lesbian visibility is so important to me—as a lesbian and as a lesbian author. I’m not exactly in the state of mind that I like to be in when I talk about these things, but I’m going to try, anyway. 🧡 (1/3)27 Apr 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhb2a3zik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mkg3r226qc2mGoddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was featured in last week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category: tattooed main character! 💙 I once joked that I’m incapable of writing a character without tattoos. Rose had one. Kara had a few. Maria has a ton. The closest I’ve come is Em, but… 1/226 Apr 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg3r226qc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mjqca7fazk2bI’ll probably be inactive on here for a few more days. I’ve been really struggling with my PTSD and suicidal thoughts lately and am just not capable of being online. But I promise I’ll try to reply to things when I can. 💙18 Apr 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqca7fazk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mj4lsqhves2kHappy Sapphic Visibility Day from this very sapphic lesbian who writes very sapphic fantasy! 💜10 Apr 2026 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4lsqhves2khttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mhoxaxhu6s2qI’m excited to share that Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) won the 2025 IAN Book of the Year Award in LGBTQ+ Fiction! This makes, I believe, the fourth literary award it’s won. 💙 It was also a finalist in Fantasy! I’m beyond grateful. 💙23 Mar 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoxaxhu6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mgysbxo27s2nFrom “Of course I’d kill you,” to this. 💙 For the #lesficfri theme, “risk.”14 Mar 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgysbxo27s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mgyjscd6q22eThe Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3) is featured in this week’s IHS Reading Challenge category, which includes books set in Canada! If you’ve read this series, you know Rose and Kara do a lot of traveling in it. One of several places they end up is Canada. (1/2)14 Mar 2026 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyjscd6q22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mgnftcxaak2pI finally made some book cards for Sapphic Book Bingo! (In my defense, I’ve been sick for AGES.) If you’re participating, here are some categories Pirates of Aletharia & Goddess of the Sea fit! 💙 (The dragons would absolutely be offended by us calling them “pets,” but…I think they count. 😅) (1/3)09 Mar 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnftcxaak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mfxpw4lq3s2dBook 1 of the series: “I need to stick close for this one. So, I’ll do mostly one POV—with a few necessary shifts.” Book 2: “Okay… Two points of view. Not a huge change. We’re okay.” Book 3: “Oh, dear god. How many points of view do I have now?”01 Mar 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxpw4lq3s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mfhfa76vts2wI’ve been so unbelievably sick this week that I’m starting to forget what it feels like to NOT have a fever. And I’m severely anemic on top of it, so, you know…maybe the room is supposed to spin? Maybe equilibrium is a myth.22 Feb 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhfa76vts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3mer5fg6xck2wI stopped to get oranges on the way home from ReadOUT and saw a baby alligator. *BABY* alligator. 💚13 Feb 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer5fg6xck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/britneyjackson.com/post/3melmb2akks26I’m home from ReadOUT & already missing everyone. 💙 This was such an incredible weekend. It’s always great to talk about books & writing—& queer books, specifically—but more than that, being together in this moment filled me with more hope than I’ve felt in a while. I love this community so much.💙11 Feb 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:wsnqpyphynczyhvd7szoz6kl/app.bsky.feed.post/3melmb2akks26