I love Harney and Sons! Their Vanilla Comoro is probably my fave, but I also love TWG blends-- Paris, New York and others LOL. It's like asking someone to pick a favorite child.

A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme, the featured word appears in large serif type: “Pseudery,” with pronunciation “[SOO-dur-eel].” The definition follows: “(n.) Intellectual or social pretension or affectation; pseudo-intellectual speech, writing, debate, etc.” Beneath that is a humorous example sentence: “It’s time to cease your pseudery, collect your confounded contraptions, and absquatulate before we unceremoniously bounce you out of town on your lying keister!” On the right side is a detailed 19th-century engraved illustration of a well-dressed man in period attire, standing in a confident pose with one hand on his hip.

Pseudery [SOO-dur-ee]
(n.)
- Intellectual or social pretension or affectation; pseudo-intellectual speech, writing, debate, etc.

Use:
“It’s time to cease your pseudery, collect your confounded contraptions, and absquatulate before we unceremoniously bounce you out of town on your lying keister!”

Looking for something new to read?
How about giving a small-time indie author a shot?
Grab a copy of Something in the Water and follow Jenna as she navigates an overcrowded city to track down her mother's killer.
Urban fantasy with a splash of steampunk.
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Text: Sanguinist, researcher, and tea connoisseur Nyraleth Aevensong is on an adventure, and she doesn't like it at all.

Cover of Sanguine Scenario by Joanna Maciejewska and text: Coming soon to Kickstarter. Click "Notify me at launch" on the prelaunch page to receive updates and be the first to know when the project launches.

If you haven't read the announcement on my website, you might be wondering what Sanguine Scenario is about. It's an adventure fantasy in which 3 people with very different goals find themselves working together when they discover a conspiracy that connects everything and aims to upheave the region.

Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing FULL SCHEDULE - Weeknight Writers We are pleased to announce our full schedule for Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! This will be a full day of FREE virtual panels discussing various aspects of effe...

Today we are THRILLED to announce the full panel schedule for our upcoming virtual conference, Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! Keep reading this thread or head over to weeknightwriters.com/2026/04/18/s... for the full details! 1/?

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I need a palette cleanser after reading a book where characters talked through gritted teeth every third page. The epilogue should have been an outtake at the dentist.

A very early morning spent at the beautiful #glanusk estate, watching the milkyway rising over their iconic bridge tower

#milkyway
#astrophotography
#nightscape

20 Great Writing Prompts to Spur Your Creativity Each link includes four writing prompts:• Resistance • Returning • Revenge• Sanity• Secrecy  ______________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, p…

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Not on my bucket list, but I think they will need to sell tickets. Gravestone will be a large golden port o potty

What is a “text-to-speech” ebook? Among the many but little-known advantages that an ebook can offer is text-to-speech, also known as TTS.TTS uses a computer-generated voice to read text aloud. It is available in most smartphones, …

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #authors #indieauthors inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Someone really ought to write a book about the significance of #SCOTUS doing so many major things through unsigned and unexplained rulings, and how so much of it really is a recent phenomenon.

I want this for us too 😭

SETI Live record button logo. Text: 45 Earth-like Worlds with Franck Marchis, Lisa Kaltenegger, and Abigail Bohl. Background: Artist's impression of a Jupiter-like exoplanet against the blue of a nebula. Inset background: An Earth-like world with continents, water, and clouds. Inset photos: (left) Lisa Kaltenengger, (middle) Franck Marchis, (right) Abigail Bohl.

A new study identifies 45 Earth-like worlds that may be our best chance to detect life beyond our solar system.

Join us LIVE with Franck Marchis, Lisa Kaltnegger, and Abigail Bohl as we explore what makes these planets so promising. 🧪 👩‍🔬

📅 April 17
⏰ 2:30 PM PDT
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Fantastic Fantasy Sale! Find your next favorite read here! I'm happy to say that 2 of my books from the Heart of the Worlds series are featured in this promo.

👉🏼 Go here to browse: storyoriginapp.com/to/vcgZ1fF

#FantasyBooks #scifibooks #promos #IndieAuthor #BookTok #bookstagram #blueskybooks

Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

This is incredible: Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here’s How to Use It. I knew some of these but not all, e.g. verbatim mode “returns results for exactly what you typed, stripped of personalization and synonym-swapping.” [cardcatalogforlife.substack.com]

Love the the Artemis crew.

Four extraordinary humans: brilliant, disciplined, and deeply mission-driven.

What stands out even more than their intelligence is their character.

Kindness. Positivity. Humility. Empathy.

The future of space exploration shouldn’t just be bold, it should be human.
🚀✨👇

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Oh no! I hope you start feeling better

See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features.

See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission:

Earth appearing as a bright crescent behind the Moon’s surface

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE EARTHSET PHOTO FROM ARTEMIS II. IM SPEECHLESS.

Cherry blossoms in Japan.

Don’t Show Up To No Kings Without This YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

Good tips for #NoKings 🙏

Stay safe people, Peter Thiel could be watching 🚨

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OFFICIAL NO KINGS 3 VIRTUAL & ACCESSIBLE RALLY organized by Stand Up for Science!

An inclusive rally for everyone, everywhere.

March 28th, 12:30 - 2pm CT followed by live stream of the national flagship event from the Twin Cities (MN).

Sign up here: tr.ee/nk3ar

#NoKings #NK3AR

I want my tax dollars to fund healthcare, science and education not a bs war over fossil fuels that we can replace with renewables. This is the dumbest timeline.

🤬the stockpile!! I want universal healthcare.

#author #indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky

The failure of US corporate media to properly cover the Epstein Scandal as a geopolitical scandal encompassing Russia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, Bahrain, Egypt, and Qatar is now inevitably making it impossible for the same outlets to understand that this war is *fraudulent*.

Donald Trump just started a war and is plotting to steal the 2026 election. Meanwhile, his buddy David Ellison just won control of CNN.

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A call script for elected representatives: U.S. attack on Iran: YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m a constituent from [ZIP CODE]. YOU: I’m calling to demand [MOC/SENATOR] take urgent action after the United States joined Israel in launching strikes on Iran today. YOU: The Trump administration has again taken military action without any specific Congressional authorization. President Trump has also confirmed that the U.S. has undertaken “major operations” in Iran and has also said “U.S. lives might be lost.” YOU: I am calling on [MOC/SENATOR] to call for the following actions immediately: - Public clarification on the scope of U.S. involvement - Call for and support support the Khanna–Massie War Powers Resolution in the House. - Oppose ANY funding for military escalation without Congressional authorization. YOU: Are we or are we not at war with Iran? Congress needs to answer this question, and do it quickly. YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS – e.g. Clarify you’d like a written response]

Do it now.

Yes, you can leave a message. Yes, call the DC offices.

Script here again.

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Someone needs to pull grandpa off the stage