Stone Soup Digest 06.16.23
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Supper Club Writing Date Update
The Supper Club coworking date is today! All the info is in this month’s Supper Club exclusive post. Join the Supper Club and then join us at 2:00 PM Pacific for a couple of hours of focus time.
Marvel Voices Pride #1
This special anthology of Marvel shorts is out now, featuring my fun Black Cat story about what it takes to steal the heart of a hot girl! Take an inside look and go pick it up from your local comic shop!
Comics Workers Resources
If you’ve been online this past week, you’ve probably seen comics creators talking about what goes into the making of your favorite comics—and what that work takes out of the people who make those comics. If you’re a comics creator who wants to speak up about what your working life is like, check out this 2023 Comics Workers Survey. There are also Resources for Creators here.
So you're a comic fan who is suddenly learning the amazing artists and writers who make the stuff you love basically get paid pocket lint and damage their health to create it. You're probably shocked and horrified. What can you do as a fan? A lot, actually 😊
— Bwillett Comics, Monster matchmaking rebel (@bwillettcomics) June 10, 2023
Roger Payne, legendary whale biologist, passes away
Roger Payne, legend of whale biology and marine conservation has died. The world has lost a force of nature.
— Tom Mustill (@tommustill) June 13, 2023
I wrote a book with Roger in it, he took me under his wing and we became friends.
Here is a small part of the story of this wonderful human.
🧵 pic.twitter.com/9uXSkEkXeB
The Queer Liberation Library is holding a fundraiser
The Queer Liberation Library is a cool-as-hell new project that connects LGBTQ+ people with literature and resources to build and empower a vibrant queer future. They’re holding a fundraiser to build and launch their inaugural collection later this year. Check it out, spread the word, and support their work!
Personal Canons Cookbook Highlight: Betty’s Summer Surprise Fruit Dessert
Madeline Ashby is a consulting futurist and science fiction writer based in Toronto. Go check out her recipe for a lovely, versatile fruit dessert that is easy to make even during hard times.
Read Betty’s Summer Surprise Fruit Dessert.
I’m Reading: The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins
The job of the skin is to keep it all in...
On the island of Here, livin's easy. Conduct is orderly. Lawns are neat. Citizens are clean shaven—and Dave is the most fastidious of them all. Dave is bald, but for a single hair. He loves drawing, his desk job, and the Bangles. But on one fateful day, his life is upended… by an unstoppable (yet pretty impressive) beard.
Barnes & Noble | Local Library | Bad River Website | Find an Indie Bookstore
Featured New Release: Savage Crowns (in paperback) by Matt Wallace
The final war for the nation of Crache has begun.
At the helm of the people’s rebellion is Evie, the Sparrow General. She has been captured by the Skrian, Crache’s vicious army, and is being brought back to the Capitol for punishment. But reinforcements are coming for her.
Dyeawan, who has climbed from street urchin to Crache’s highest seat of power through clever schemes and ruthless bloodshed, finds trouble on every front once she arrives. The rebellion approaches, and there are whispers of a martyr within the city who holds enough sway to stage a coup. If she doesn’t act quickly, her rule will be short-lived.
As the women who hold the nation’s future meet each other from different sides of the battlefield, will they be able to find a shared vision of Crache, or will they destroy each other first?
Barnes & Noble | Local Library | Bad River Website | Find an Indie Bookstore
WGA Strike Updates
Find community resources to support the strike here.
I followed janitors @seiuusww marching in solidarity with @WGAWest in Culver City, CA today. About 50 janitors in the LA area have already been laid off due to pauses or delays in production work, and this is just the beginning of the ripple effect…https://t.co/DPqPgHmLIM
— Natasha Chen (@NatashaChenCNN) June 15, 2023
Members of @seiuusww out in force at the @amazon Culver City picket! #WGAstrong #1u #JusticeForJanitors pic.twitter.com/mMOeVKNOEb
— Writers Guild of America West (@WGAWest) June 15, 2023
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