The Conglomerate knows its citizens by their genetic signature. No ambiguity. By that measure, Clementine Jones doesn't exist. Three names, one person, no clean answer. #SFF #SpeculativeFiction
gillianfletcherbooks.com/post/who-is-clementine-jones
A recreation of Iris van Herpen's atelier at the Kunsthal Rotterdam. It reminded me of every costume shop I have ever worked in, which is either a profound observation about creativity or a sign that I have spent too much time around sequins.
#fashion #hautecouture #design
Six hundred parakeets are delaying renovation of the Dutch parliament. The solution is a falconer. I have never felt more at home in this country. #binnenhof #netherlands #booksky
My Dutch colleagues at the bookshop had one urgent cultural priority when I started. Not the lottery machine. Not the till. April 1st requires shouting "frog in your butt" at people and I genuinely do not understand why this has not caught on globally. #aprilfoolsday #kikkerinjebil #bilingual
You know with everything that’s going on, my dystopian novel about a world where the government is run like a corporation doesn’t seem that far-fetched anymore…
Complaining about how billionaires act and then continuing to tacitly support them because they’re the biggest game in town yields exactly zero positive change for you or the world.
The conversation about AI and creativity keeps asking the wrong question. It isn't about the technology. It's about whether we ever actually valued art for its own sake or just for what it could be sold for. #ai #creativity
Took the train to Belgium for a day in the heather. Highly recommend leaving the city without a plan occasionally. #belgium #nature #creativity
Two weeks. One antique desk in a French château. One complete novel draft. The desk helped. gillywater.substack.com/p/two-weeks-in-orquevaux #writinglife #booksky
The Netherlands has nominated Pride Amsterdam for UNESCO recognition. A country deciding that how its queer community celebrates itself is worth protecting as cultural heritage. I love that about this country.
Turns out the Dutch have a version of "an apple a day" involves chocolate instead. Language immersion is going great.
I realized recently that "hoofd" means both "head" and "primary" in Dutch. Also true in English. Been speaking English my whole life. Never once made the connection. Dutch is doing things to my brain.
First Briefje is out. gillywater.substack.com/p/briefje-over-de-horeca
After a few months in The Netherlands, I wrote "The Trip to Fallsburg" about the famed "Dutch directness." It's refreshing to live where honesty is the norm, though joking is tricky due to low hyperbole tolerance. Proud to be featured in @themetaworker.bsky.social!
themetaworker.com/2025/12/12/t...
Mondriaan is everywhere when you live in the Netherlands. Seeing the early expressionist and cubist work at the Kunstmuseum before he arrived at the grid made the grid make sense for the first time.
"I hadn’t planned to leave the city...but after elbowing through...tourists, even a day’s escape sounded like heaven." - excerpt from Trip to Fallsburg, speculative fiction by Gillian Fletcher #TheMetaworker
themetaworker.com/2025/12/12/t...
After a few months in The Netherlands, I wrote "The Trip to Fallsburg" about the famed "Dutch directness." It's refreshing to live where honesty is the norm, though joking is tricky due to low hyperbole tolerance. Proud to be featured in @themetaworker.bsky.social!
themetaworker.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Dutch satire site De Speld, similar to The Onion, amusingly covers the EU Parliament's big debate on whether calling a vegetarian patty a "veggie burger" is misleading. Next up: their take on world peace efforts. #VeggieDebate #Satire
speld.nl/2026/03/06/e...
I'm prioritizing writing to overcome stress and focus on fulfillment. Life's unpredictable, so I'm choosing joy through writing and baths. Read more on Substack! #WritingLife #ChooseJoy #LiveFully #EmbraceChange
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Support #indieauthors by setting your price for the first two books in the Algorithm of Life series! In CALLED, Clementine Jones uncovers a life-changing message from her estranged father. The journey continues in TAUGHT as she seeks allies in a dystopian world. #DystopianFiction #SciFi
Wát is mooier dan Den Haag in de avond? Soms brengt een avondwandeling de antwoorden op onuitgesproken vragen. / What is more lovely than The Hague by night? Sometimes an evening walk brings answers to unasked questions. #DenHaag #Avondwandeling #Reflectie #Prachtig #Nederland
Wát is mooier dan Den Haag in de avond? Soms brengt een avondwandeling de antwoorden op onuitgesproken vragen. / What is more lovely than The Hague by night? Sometimes an evening walk brings answers to unasked questions. #DenHaag #Avondwandeling #Reflectie #Prachtig #Nederland
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Support #indieauthors by setting your price for the first two books in the Algorithm of Life series! In CALLED, Clementine Jones uncovers a life-changing message from her estranged father. The journey continues in TAUGHT as she seeks allies in a dystopian world. #DystopianFiction #SciFi
I'm prioritizing writing to overcome stress and focus on fulfillment. Life's unpredictable, so I'm choosing joy through writing and baths. Read more on Substack! #WritingLife #ChooseJoy #LiveFully #EmbraceChange
gillywater.substack.com/p/rub-a-dub-...
No one teaches you how to cultivate a sense of #belonging as an #immigrant in the #netherlands. Working in a foreign language was a crash course—read about it at gillywater.substack.com!
I will never again use the phrase “mnemonic device” again now that I know “donkey bridge” is an option.
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❌ Don’t let anyone shame you for using genAI.
❌ AND don’t let anyone shame you for choosing not to use genAI.
Shaming PEOPLE solves nothing. Let’s focus on shaming the COMPANIES who offer unprivate, insecure, un #ethicalAI tools.
GenAI users can and should strive to offset the harms, though.