This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

#BonApriltit DAY 19

The big "holidays" for my hunter-gatherers are Midsummer and High Winter. At midsummer, disparate "clans" gather for about two weeks to hunt seal and feast. During High Winter, they worship their ancestors and traditionally pass around mead with smoked meats and roasted nuts.

#BonApriltit DAY 17

In my current WIP, which takes place primarily in a semi-nomadic hunter gatherer culture, snacks are whatever you can grab a palmful of when you're a little hungry. It varies by seasons, but the big ones are mushrooms, nuts, and berries in late summer/early autumn.

#BonApriltit DAY 16

The most popular drink amongst the semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer culture of my current WIP is mead! Mead is a hugely popular drink, as it's versatile and can be drunk all year long. It can be taken warmed up or cold, and you can add berries in the late summer/early autumn.

The Doorkeepers - Uncanny Magazine It’s Sunday night, which means it’s our Friday night, which means the Doorkeepers go out and get absolutely blasted. It’s not as messy as it sounds. We’re polite drunks; we make a point of it actually...

In case people need it this week, I had a story come out in January about living through times when you don't think things can get better. (Spoiler: They can.)

"The Doorkeepers" over at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

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BLOOOOOOOOB!

Very important chonk and support sock. 💕

Black and white photo of five shorthaired tabby kittens playing on the sidewalk and steps in front of a structure of some kind. There is also an adult tabby cat with them.

The back of this one says “Shy’s and Donna’s familys [sic]. Summer 1951”

Very strange statue of Artemis. She seems to be wearing a dress of breasts or fruit

Artemis (2nd century CE). Odd that NASA didn’t use this on their mission patch. There’s still time I guess

Imagine most people know this, but...

If you're looking to get off American tech infrastructure and support European alternatives, this is a handy guide: european-alternatives.eu/categories

Ownership. When I buy something I want it to stay bought. I'm fed up subscribing and watching my hard earned cash just leach away into the sand over art that I truly love. I'm sick of renting happiness.

I love fandom

If you’re a Hachette author you should be talking to your editors and teams about this. If they’re using AI to counter AI, it’s still AI. And it may also be giving your work to the machine, serving it up on a contractual platter.

The comments to this stupid post are giving me life.

Omfg 🤣

At least BlueSky isn’t an island theme park filled with genetically engineered dinosaurs

First day as an infrastructure engineer at Bluesky. They let me put a piece of bologna in the CD drive and nothing bad has happened so far

introducing Bluesky's new "Do Not Disturb" mode. now available to everyone

I primarily use LibreOffice these days, as I am weaning myself of Google Docs. I have a Macbook Air for home, and an iPad + keyboard that I recently bought to write on the go. I really love taking notes on my iPad, but I don't think it will replace handwritten notes that I write with a fountain pen.

You probably think you can't hate Target more than you already do but ....

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day!

This week, my goals are:

📝 Writing the next chapter of my WIP.
💌 Working on revising the query letter for my first novel.

#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

shout out to all the writers and artists who take forever to finish something. I get it, bro. I take a long time too. but your worth as a writer/artist isn't built upon production. so just keep striding it out. keep taking those steps. we each have our own race track. we'll get to the finish line

#queerwriters Sunday: Line Share Day!

For the theme of "bird", from my YA contemporary novel THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, which I am currently querying.

#WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

I've been stuck on the opening of a chapter for nearly two weeks now. I FINALLY got it working today, after taking a short walk just to, idk, touch grass and enjoy the spring. Sometimes getting out and moving around is exactly what's needed to get the ideas flowing again. #amwriting #queerwriters

An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death

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ok buckaroos i am going to talk a bit on artists and writers and publishers and AI, specifically HOW to create in this environment of endless ai slop and WHY i think you will probably be fine if you heed these very important words: YOUR ART IS MORE THAN WHAT IS IN THE PAGE OR PAINTING OR FILM