Finn McLellan

Ahoy! I'm Finn, and I'm a disabled queer transmasc butch SFF writer. My main project is an ongoing queer Gothic gaslamp fantasy serial called Argentum in Aqua, which you can read for free over on my site ( saranadosfiction.com/2023/12/11/a... ) or pick up in ebook form ( finn-mclellan.itch.io )

Want a little something to remember the 20th Desert Bus while also raising money for @childsplaycharity.bsky.social ? Check out the all the merch at: store.desertbus.org #db20 #db2026

Ladybug (and now Sammy) are so close to goal, and to their human being able to get them all the help they need!

Get in your donations for the spicy #mtg Secret Lair Theros Stargazing Bundle! This limited edition includes alternate arts of 15 different Theros God Cards $5.15/multiples thereof for the next 43 minutes #db20 #db2026

Scientists reviving dead reefs with underwater speakers have succeeded—fish are showing up and helping bring ecosystems back to life.

Ok! Preview for #FightClubNov Notes if you are following along: I don't use post schedulers, but I expect the daily cards to drop at approx 8am CST most days. You can always answer previous day’s cards at any time, if that works best for you, there’s no time limit on them. 🧵 1/6

#WIPSnips | crypt Stretching a wee bit here gets us 'grave', and Archer getting more than a wee bit tangled up in his own head ( saranadosfiction.com/2024/02/16/s... )

This #AceWeek all my major aspec titles are 30% off when buying direct! I also have a poorly cat around, so I've had zero chance to make fancy sales graphics and will have to make do with one-handed typing out a thread of them. payhip.com/dovelynnwriter itch.io/s/210057/ace...

I really don't want Gabe to go homeless, so if you donate more than $5 to his GoFundMe and DM me proof, I'll send you a copy of any of my ebooks, any you want. He still needs $1100 desperately! Donate $50 or more and I'll let you name a character in a future book. Help me help Gabe.

And lo! Kathye appearid and we hung out Sharing draughtes from the bottel so sharpe and so cleane Glaunsinge eyne Holdinge hondes Twynne heigh-maintenaunce machynes Ich am goinge to make it Thrugh thys yeare Yif it slaye me Ich am goinge to make it Thrugh thys yeare Yif it slaye me #mountaingoats

we were hoping to be able to hold off for a couple weeks to do a more proper announcement and get better photos, but unfortunately we can’t afford to wait right now so we’ll be doing the presale for these skirts on thursday! these are expected to ship to customers in late november. #store

To find a black cat near you that is up for adoption, go to: www.aspca.org/adopt-pet/ad....

Today is National Black Cat Day 🐈‍⬛ , which raises awareness about how hard it is for black cats to get adopted from shelters & dispels the superstitions that still surround them. 🐈‍⬛ In their honor, I give you some black cats in ancient art & archaeological sites. www.americanhumane.org/public-educa...

SURPRISE! ACE WEEK SALE! 🖤🤍💜 This is as much of a surprise to you as it is to me (because I did not plan this—very professional, I know), so from now until Saturday night, you can grab BLOODY SPADE and/or BLEEDING HEART for 50% off on Itchio! brittanymwillows.itch.io

"You can't block someone just for being annoying!" Those are actually the most important people to block

One month to go! (Minus a day.) Join us on 26 November at Newcastle City Library for a day of bookish SF events. Day tickets and individual event tickets available. booksontyne.co.uk/calendar-view/

To clarify my phrasing in the first post, I meant that Brazilians are the ones who lead by example during the elections Specifying in case it wasn’t clear

Without the attention economy artery that they spilled so many billions into, the right is nothing Brazilians have truly been the best of us by demonstrating how to get things done and to also advocate *for* something instead of always playing defence

Agorithms never distinguish in between a fan and a hater, and anger is the easiest emotion to capitalise on, hence all the ragebait and right wing vice signalling It’s time for all of us to turn the tides and, in our respective countries, completely wreck the chuds at their own game

We, internationally, need to do exactly what the Brazilians did and lead by example with: 1) Block all far right figures/accounts 2) Never share a far right account even to dunk on them 3) Never reply to a far right account even to dunk on them Completely cut their algorithmic advantage

Art Challenge Time! Can you make James (and any other Dawn Guard crew if you want) into a KPop star? Show us for the chance to win a #DB2026 shirt! All the details can be found on the blog! #db20

Good morning, lovelies! Do you like coded messages, gemstones, and wearable magic? I make bracelets that encode a message in semiprecious stones and glass beads. payhip.com/kadeperegrin... #ukgifthour #giftideas #handmade #shopsmall #uksmallbiz #ukmakers #ukgiftam

#WIPSnips | spooky Vibes today, and Fest's attempt to spend a while staring out of the window at the snow because he can't sleep has run into an unexpected barrier. Namely, the fact that there's someone - or some*thing* - lurking in the darkness. ( saranadosfiction.com/2022/12/31/s... )

Ah, y'know what, have the link to the story that's from: saranadosfiction.com/2025/12/29/braving-lightning-sailing-the-storm/

Are you ready for an encounter with cozyness? This handmade 42" x 55" quilt is perfect to curl up in for your next Star Trek first watch, rewatch or judgement by sardonic paracosmic Entity. Every donation of $9.87 or multiples thereof gives you entries to win! Go to desertbus.org to donate!

I'm pleased to announce, I now have a website! A single place to link to where you can find all my books, my Patreon, my Redbubble store, and a little bit about me: rubyjonesauthor.github.io #books #authors #writing #romance #smut #art

We're dropping the first 34 pages for Halloween!

So @kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com decided to tell the tale of the relationship between our cats: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TCC...

Look at all this Magic! Get in your donations for a chance to win the MtG prize pack that is packed full of boosters, decks, cards and value! $7.77/multiples thereof for the next 32 minutes! desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

Who wants to take home a little magic? I know things have been quiet, unfortunately I'm recovering from being quite ill so stock is limited. But I do have some pendants listed and ready to travel: oishiny.etsy.com #Handmade #ShopSmall

And don't forget that there are still two silent auctions running until 12pm PST! The Desert Bus Shift Dragon Scale Bag and the Shift-themed Bookmark Set could be yours! desertbus.org/2026/prizes/silent #db20 #db2026

Slay the Princess is at an all time high discount of ~60% off~ Get one of the best reviewed games of 2023 for just $7.19! 💯 90 metacritic 🗡️ 96% positive on Steam 🗣️ Get yelled at by Jonathan Sims 👁️ Watch Jonathan Sims also get yelled at by Jonathan Sims 😓 Question every choice you make

Tchaikovsky’s joyfully off-kilter sentences and wry wordplay in the Tyrant Philosophers act as a repudiation of the absolutist ideal of “correctness” espoused by the books' primary antagonists. This quintet of novels is a joy to read. New blog post: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

"Given that you just provoked me into an argument because you were upset by the fact I *wasn't* arguing with you, I feel the profanity's more than warranted." Gods, but I love writing these two.

The reason we bus is for Child's Play Charity. @childsplaycharity.bsky.social donates video games, toys, and books to children's hospitals and domestic abuse shelters worldwide This year they donated an epic pile of Avatar MTG Collector packs! Find them at childsplaycharity.org #db20 #db2026

So because it's the season for it, and because I keep forgetting they're up on my site, a couple of non-Argentum short stories for you. First off, a tale of a witch and a summer fire: saranadosfiction.com/2020/05/25/s... And then winter's chill, and wolves: saranadosfiction.com/2023/08/04/t...

Happy Ace Week! Since I know ace readers are often looking for rep, here’s my favourite fact about my upcoming THE SNAKESTONE GIRLS: The ace sensitivity reader, reading it on a commute, got so into they missed their stop. 😉

It's ace week!!! Kembral Thorne, the hero of my Echo Archives series, is a biromantic asexual (like me!), which is super important to me but can get lost in book descriptions with everything else going on (Tired mom MC! Sapphic romance! Time loops! Layered worlds! Murder! Swordfights in ballgowns!)

Live Auction in mere minutes! Gotta Catch'em All with this fabulous and intricately detailed Illustrated Map of Kanto Place your bids at twitch.tv/desertbus #db20 #db2026

There are just FIVE DAYS LEFT to grab this bundle of LGBTQIA+ vampire books! #IndieBooks #HorrorBooks

I read The Last Star in the Void by Melissa Caruso. This is the final book in an amazing trilogy. Come read my gushing review. Or, better yet, preorder the book! #booksky #echoarchives #bookblogger

Giveaway Time! Check out the gorgeous double kint scarf with Esquie and his power runes from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and wrap yourself in his warm embrace $6.33/multiples thereof for the next 50 minutes desertbus.org/donate #db20 #db2026

Here is a letter you should sign, led by intersex campaigners openletter.earth/open-letter-...

Today is Intersex Awareness Day. I am intersex – and did not find out until I was 26! Intersex people are also impacted by the decision in FWS, but this is much less talked about. Intersex people continue to be subjected to non-consensual medical interventions. Intersex rights are human rights.

#AwesomeCharacters Also because I like sharing Jai's art, and I can, a spontaneous illustration they did of a moment way back in Archer and Sabbat's backstory (if you've read Braving Lightning, Sailing the Storm, you know exactly what's happening here)

This drives me CRAZY. I grew up playing sports w/ boys. I played on a U12 boys select soccer team, b4 switching to a U12 girls team that kept beating us. Nobody had any issue with any of it. Youth sports have never had the strict sex/gender boundaries that “XX-XY” activists are now trying to defend.