A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

Then he took a moment to get a really good look at his neighbour. He was shirtless, sinewy and shredded, with white hair and a beard that would have been well at home on the face of an #undersea ruler. His eyes looked heavy and tired, beaten down by years in this place. #vss365 #writing

Today's a great day to support some creators.

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.

Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

Hi! I'm an author and puzzle creator. I'm putting out a combination of National Treasure style adventure story and sudoku that I call Adventure Hunts. They're told in second person, and when the protagonist encounters a puzzle, the reader has to solve one to continue. Check it out at dimono.ca

We have reached the "threatening religious leaders" phase of Donald Trump's mental decline.

Fun fact: he says the Bible is his favourite book, but he can't quote a single word of it and doesn't know the difference between the Old and New Testaments.

Jeff's entire body hurt. It hadn't when he lost consciousness. "I suspect you're right."

The other man waited for him to sit up against the wall. "What #trickery did they use to justify putting you in here?"

Jeff rolled his head from side to side to loosen up his neck. #vss365 #writing

Happy Survived-The-Ninjas Day! Love you!

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

A low voice to his left grunted, "Your #investiture was even worse than mine."

"Yeah? How was yours?"

"I try not to think about it."

"And mine was worse than that?"

The man didn't respond. Jeff turned his head to face him. He was nodding. "It's better you don't know." #vss365 #writing

That can't be right

Why is the "Trump's Mental Fitness" trend all about RFK Jr.'s hearing? That is not the content I said I wanted to see, Bsky.

Iran has not confirmed any deal about their nuclear project. Israel is not going to stop bombing Lebanon just because Trump says so.

He still thinks he can unilaterally impose his will upon the world, and then he acts out erratically when reality says, "No." Trump is dangerous and must be stopped.

This game looks really good. Very MYST-y, except in space and with a time loop. Wishlisted.

OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit

Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here

Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse

Media and universities: AI is here to stay

When he opened his eyes, #seafoam green was staring down at him. A fine colour for walls, the Redcloaks had found it to be slightly unsettling for ceilings. Naturally they painted all of their holding cells with it.

"Huh," Jeff muttered. "They actually brought me here." #vss365 #writing

Exactly one year ago today:

How long until the European media starts branding US+Israel as the new Axis of Evil?

Ruins of ‘unique’, circular water temple discovered in Egypt Built during the 2nd century, the circular building found in northern Sinai may have been dedicated to the god Pelusius

One down... www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/16/r...

I can't imagine why it keeps breaking...

Chapter 16

When Jeff came to, he was face down on a cement floor, breathing in dust and feeling like his head had been caved in with a #hammer. One of his arms was folded underneath him, still very much asleep. He rolled onto his back, his whole body aching, and winced. #vss365 #writing

A Cold Day in Hell Synopsis: Ian learns about Hell firsthand. In short, we've been lied to all along. Starring: John Lebow Christoffer Shaw Music: Not Afraid of Dying by Joel Reynolds Production Notes: Filmed: March...

Happy national Canadian film day.

Ive been working on and off to make movies for 20 years now.

Here's the first one I made, back at the tender age of 18. vimeo.com/2602519

Starring bluesky's very own @bignicejohn.bsky.social

AI Use Appears to Have a "Boiling Frog" Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns A new study claims to offer the first causal link between AI dependency and cognitive erosion. Researchers warn of long-term implications.

NEW: A new pre-print study offers the first causal evidence that outsourcing reasoning tasks to AI can rapidly erode users' independent performance AND their will to persist despite difficulty.

"People’s persistence drops... they’re also not willing to try without AI.”

futurism.com/artificial-i...

The rest were on the ground bleeding, either dead or unconscious. Steven held his laser pistol to Jeff's head, the business end between his eyes. "You will not say a #word."

Before Jeff could reply, something heavy struck the back of his head, knocking him to oblivion. #vss365 #writing

What Trump and Vance don't seem to understand is that the Pope is not a traditional Head of State — he is a religious leader considered infallible on matters of theology. Basically, his opinion is His opinion. That means when the Pope speaks about theology he is always, invariably, speaking truth.

How could he possibly make it funnier than real life, though?

This was one of those movies where I read the description and thought, "That seems so intriguing." It starts off a little weird, but it's SO GOOD.

I have had the ABBA song "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" stuck in my head all day. And now it's stuck in yours too.

Suffer with me.

His head snapped around, sending his brain for a #loop. The next thing he knew, he was face down on the ground, hands cuffed behind him, pockets emptied onto the grass.

Only Steven and the female Redcloak were uninjured. One of the others was screaming, missing an arm. #vss365 #writing

This is the video from when I got it - the screen issue isn't in it. It still looks mostly good, but when the colours are light there's a foggy rectangle of yellow around the outside.