Just FYI, I make weird faces when shopping because I did not listen when I was told as a kid to stop making those faces or they'd stay like that.

Been a rainy but wonderful day at DisneySea so far!

Tokyo DisneySea is next level. Puts our parks to shame. The only thing that’s similar is how much my feet hurt from all the walking. @shawnabenson.bsky.social and I are having fun though.

Frozen on Frozen. @shawnabenson.bsky.social and my first Tokyo DisneySea evac.

Believe me, it has taken effort.

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Um-hmm..

Also, hi, I'm still alive.

So far, I've read about 7 articles online today. Four of them had typos. If online news outlets are determined to be sloppy and unserious about writing, I am equally determined to find the worst offenders and excise their content from my feeds. I won't tolerate this inexcusable incompetence anymore.

Julie and I agree.

Podcasts Without Union Protection — Writing and Whatnot Are streamers like Netflix and Amazon are rebranding talk shows as "podcasts" to avoid union contracts? Which celebrities will get caught in this labor loophole? Let's dig into it...

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You want this. You may think you do all of these things, but wouldn't it be nice to have a checklist to make sure you've done them all?

Ahem, you don't need Substack.

There are other options out there. I built my site for $33/month and own everything in an era when platforms come and go or say, accept Nazis.

I break the DIY down on a new blog post at: writingandwhatnot.com/diy-newsletter-2026

I have so many more embarrassing convention photos to post... but here's just a few. So jealous of the
@shawnabenson.bsky.social and Tom Baker pic!

See you at Gally on Saturday!

Podcasts Without Union Protection — Writing and Whatnot Are streamers like Netflix and Amazon are rebranding talk shows as "podcasts" to avoid union contracts? Which celebrities will get caught in this labor loophole? Let's dig into it...

Netflix and Amazon are scooping up podcasts for streaming but do the deals fall under Reality TV or Talk Shows? Both have union protections but podcasts don't. TLDR: Streamers are buying talk shows at podcast prices & writers/actors/crews could suffer. New post: writingandwhatnot.com/blog/podcasts

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Earthquake?

I meant you, not your offspring, goof.

What are you kids up to now?

Correct.

Sure, Jan.

“What was your biggest impact on the Internet?”

Tie between my Baby Yoda meme and the Poison Ivy/CEO/Bees panel from a Batgirl and the Birds of Prey issue, but that one’s a joint effort written with @shawnabenson.bsky.social and art by @rogeantonio.bsky.social an @angryf.bsky.social. ❤️🐝

I'm her older sister Shawna. She stole my third birthday and I'm never getting it back.

I'll try my hand at the algorithm later, gotta prep for Twitch stream tonight (8 pm PT, channel link in bio, if you're curious).

Warehouse 13 comes to mind...

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I seem to have a lot of new followers, so hi, howdy, konichiwa! Quick bio: I'm (supposedly) a TV and comics writer with my sister @juliebenson.bsky.social. Not sure why but people watch me play videogames and blather on nonstop for hours on Twitch. Twitch.tv/scribbler_sb I like tea. And I have ADHD.

The drive home from San Diego yesterday. #nofilter

Julie has become a documentarian of our dear father.

I missed out on this dad instructional.

Learning new words with Dad…

It's a heavy Writing and Whatnot blog post as we close out 2025, but there's hope for 2026. I promise. This year was devastating with family loss, health scares, saying goodbye to my dog, and more. But it taught me acceptance. bit.ly/3YM7QB8