The thing is that this has been true for a long time. Thinking that liberal arts degrees are impractical is received wisdom that collapses under the slightest scrutiny. This claim is only "counterintuitive" if you have bad intuition about higher ed, and, accidentally and on purpose, most people do.
The loss of UQP is terrible — the list of authors and work — particularly First Nations authors and work — built up there in the last decade has been world-changing. Those who've trashed it know exactly what they're doing — the reputational damage is part of the point. We're running out of venues.
I do not want to be on guard when I read manuscripts. I do not want to be on guard when I read slush. I do not want to be on guard when I listen to music, when I look at visual art, when I WATCH A FUCKING COMMERCIAL. I hate Altman so much I burn with it. He and his kind have stolen the WONDER.
dhuartson: Don't let anyone talk you out of spending $15 on a new hobby. That $50 will be the best $400 you ever spent.
This is not wrong.
"The law is with us in Virginia. The facts are with us in Virginia. The people are with us in Virginia. There is no basis in law or fact for the VA Supreme Court under the Constitution, particularly in the aftermath of a voter-approved referendum, to do anything other than allow it to move forward.”
FUCK YOU
A very special Happy Earth Day to everyone posting AI generated "happy earth day" graphics. Amazing job. You definitely get it.
Same.
Always, always, always grateful for indie booksellers.
#IndieApril #IndieBooks
When current events get to me I read some Wendigogo from @gravewriter71.bsky.social. Today is the 6th publication anniversary, but it's still just as relevant as it was the day it hit the streets. #EatTheRich #EatTheBadPeople
The floodgates are about ready to open here-- BirdCast is predicting hundreds of millions of birds will be moving above the continental US in the next two nights, coming my way. I've already picked up three warbler species on my #TenMinMerlin this week! Gonna see more of that pink-orange soon 🤞
I really needed to see this thing I just saw on Tumblr:
Write it badly or it'll never be written
Write it badly or it'll never be written
Write it badly or it'll never be written
Write it badly or it'll never be written
Write it badly or it'll never be written
Some people are reporting spending hours changing the setting on each individual post (no way to opt out or mass-change the option) only to discover the next day they've been opted back in again.
I loved that platform. It's been good to me. But it's like the cat in Pet Sematary now.
That's so wonderful. Hiking is life to me and becoming harder all the time. I'm so pleased on your behalf here!
In case you missed it, we made a Big Exciting Announcement yesterday!!!
This is excellent and it brings up something I am noticing, especially amongst Xennial men: AI overuse*. It's like they are half drunk and are mad I won't drink the magic Kool-aid. It's cooking their brains and they are clueless.
(*all AI use is bad, I am referring here to them using it nonstop)
Trying out XinXii for ebook distribution. It gets Amazon, Apple, B&N, Casa del Libro, Kobo, Google Play, Tolino, Everand, and maybe a few more. Seems to do audiobook too. The UI isn't great, but it's *free*.
Mood board: upper left corner woman wearing a black and white patterned sweater combo holding her face up to the sun with her eyes closed. Upper right: a stone building in the mountains in a bright green field. Center: snow dusted mountains. Center right: a black and white JRT on its back with its paws in the air. The words Hexes, Lies, and Alibis in the middle of the board. Beneath that, far left: a stone angel in a cemetery. Center: a wood stove in an old-fashioned kitchen. On the right, a long panel with a wine glass and candles, on a white tablecloth On the bottom left, the ingredients for an apple pie on a wooden cutting board and wooden table.
Started at the end of 2024. Expected to finish sooner, but the story demanded to be told the way it wanted to be told. Typed "the end" 3 weeks ago. Revised x 2. Got a cover. Just sent the final draft to the editor.
My Frozen meets Practical Magic story is coming soon.
Reason no. 47 for why I continue to self-publish.
threads is really bad guys omgggg today their discourse is "now that all the artists get fired from the industry will they lower their rates to work on *my* amazing project for which I can offer nothing but will TOTALY be worth it, btw if you don't I'll pivot to AI so you better 🔫 😊"
I don't think non-Black people understand how much Black people calculating spaces as to whether they'd be hostile to Black people.
It's the same way I think men don't understand that women navigate spaces thinking about whether or not they'd be safe
It me 🥰
I've always maintained that lockdown was hard on extroverts but returning to full societal interactions? Some introverts never did.
I *wish* I could stay home.
Someone last week said that JD Vance having the temerity to debate theology with the pope is another example of the death of expertise, the rise of my-google-search-is-the-equivalent-of-your-degree culture, and like yeah.
Happy 89th Birthday George Takei!
George Takei, born on April 20, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, is an actor, activist, and social media phenomenon who has lived one of the most remarkable lives in American entertainment.
As a child, Takei and his family were forcibly relocated to Japanese...
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
I can't even...
