wow look at all of these better alternatives to Adobe that exist
ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol
A picture of author Saundra Mitchell, a white woman with short gray hair and glasses, holding up a copy of her anthology, out now, which contains 17 diverse stories of across the queer spectrum.
It's #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay! Celebrate your right to read with us!
Crime Writers are raising funds for the Transgender Law Center, and I have a fantastic item available for bid, sponsored by Annapolis Pride. Please help us help our trans family as they are targeted by new executive orders every day. www.32auctions.com/organization...
Just joined this important team!
Meta stole every single one of my books to train their AI. Meanwhile, 4 of my books are banned in 14 states. It makes me want to cry.
I just learned that scrivener has a snapshot function that lets you save various versions of your chapters. Unfortunately, I found this out because I was trying desperately to recover a lost chapter. Kids, if you're going to work on multiple devices, make sure to close one before opening the other.
A top Democratic congressman goes off during a DOGE hearing and calls out Elon for trying to cut Social Security.
More of this please.
I am thrilled and honored to share the first (of several) blurbs for my debut novel, AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS:
www.cloudbusterpress.com/an-ugly-worl...
This one comes from one of my very favorite writers, Christopher Barzak!
this except the car is made completely out of stolen parts and uses billions of gallons of water every year
Guys, can I admit that my anxiety and nightmares are so bad right now, that I literally fantasize about writing letters to Mackenzie Scott or Taylor Swift, begging them for enough resources to get my loved ones out of this country? How sad and pathetic is that?
I do appreciate how creative humans are and how they can make songs about the fall of democracy that really slap
Thank you for pointing that out! 17 fantastic queer YA authors share their vision of the future in this anthology!
Today and in the coming days, remember
(Trying my damndest to do my marketing off Meta apps!)
Hi! I'm Jackson! I write books, but I also own a teaching company that connects kids/teens with real authors in creative writing/reading/book-ish type classes. You can find more info here!
wordplaywriting.co
Also, your Minecraft obsessed kid probably wants to take this great Minecraft creative writing class that @saundramitchell.com is teaching.
wordplaywriting.co/classes/p/mi...
Selling potions to literally anyone who comes to my door, no questions asked.
Your greatest asset as a professional artist is the ability and readiness to say no and walk away from a deal that doesn't meet your standards.
Young John Travolta in a car with young Olivia Newton-John both of them healthy looking. The caption says leaving 2019. Underneath that a picture of older John Travolta and Uma Thurman in a car, both of them beaten and bloodied. The capture says entering 2025.
No, Iâm really heated about this because my success in life is directly the result of forebearers and ancestors who werenât afraid to be disruptive and who made it clear to their allies that their allyship could NOT be conditional. I actually disagree pretty strongly with the idea that you have â
The Last Duel by Eric Jager is about the last trial by combat in France, and has an amazing view of feudal justice during the time period. TW, The trial by combat is because the defendant sexually assaulted the plaintiff's wife. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Some animals are more equal than others.
Right? I'm so tired of being told I'm overreacting and catastrophizing when I respond to what they literally say they're going to do. In the after, IF there's an after, they will be bewildered, wondering how the things they told us they were going to do actually happened.
Hear me out, Droupout TV should pick up the streaming rights to Sesame Street
@dropouttv.bsky.social
kinda feel like the Bsky team won't listen to trans users about this, so I'll say it as a Cis Person: I don't want Jesse Singal on here spreading his lying hateful "just asking questions" bullshit. he is not acting in good faith, he causes active harm, and he adds nothing worthwhile to this platform
I bought the SAME THING and found out the hard way too! (but once you source a drill, it does an amazing job!)
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Why top internet sleuths wonât help find the United healthcare ceo
So it's come to my attention that AOC has just asked Bluesky to provide her with all of the protected/encrypted means of communication people will be using during the Trump administration and I really cannot recommend the following enough:
