Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce? The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.

what could possibly go wrong?

(also apparently more of a marketing campagin than an actual Thing people can buy?)

"In 4055 CE, the Border went online. Unfortunately, not much other than that is known about the founding of the Realm." ~ Excerpt from The Memoirs of Dr. Julius Qin, First Edition, C ollege Press, 4405 CE Two things happened at the beginning of the 330th year of the Realm: a brilliant comet with two tails - one yellow and one blue - appeared in the sky, and the sovereign of the Realm died.

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oooo boy today was annoying

BUT I GOT EVERYTHING ON MY TO-DO LIST DONE

now, off for an afternoon run 👟

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me trying to prioritize which annoying thing i'll take care of first this morning

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guess who got all of her weekly chores done before noon?

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The cover of Together is a Distant Star, a new, about-to-be-released SFF anthology of stories themed around belonging. The cover is in yellow, orange, and red colors depicting starry sky, hills made of cracked earth wih a skull sticking out, a tree, mountains and sky in the background with a beautiful, flowing style. In the foreground, two arms holding halves of a white star are reaching towards each other. Participating authors are: A. J. Calvin V. Carvajal Leiva Nancy Foster Andrea Marie Johnson Natalie Kelda C. B. Lansdell Karen Lykkebo Erika McCorkle Branwen OShea Alyse Steves Delilah Waan Isabelle Wagner

I am honored to help out with the cover reveal of Together Is a Distant Star, an indie SFF anthology released on 19 May 2026.

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No one likes being discombobulated. How did the feeling get such a fun name? Sometimes you just need to recombobulate. That word isn't in the dictionary, but it is on a beloved sign at Milwaukee's airport.

"Oxford English Dictionary traces the verb's first known use to a newspaper in Hagerstown, Md., in the 1820s."

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AI Slop Is Making the Internet Fake-Happy A new study examines the impact of the rise of AI-generated websites on the internet—and found some surprising results.

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'A kind of dream world appeared': The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory.

"reality is not something fixed but rather ambiguous"

yeah, i don't want to take my books down but... i also can't afford yet another random fee...

"In 4055 CE, the Border went online. Unfortunately, not much other than that is known about the founding of the Realm." ~ Excerpt from The Memoirs of Dr. Julius Qin, First Edition, C ollege Press, 4405 CE Two things happened at the beginning of the 330th year of the Realm: a brilliant comet with two tails - one yellow and one blue - appeared in the sky, and the sovereign of the Realm died.

every story has a beginning….

Gathering of the Four is a sci-fantasy adventure with a twist.

grab your copy now - only $0.99!

www.booksbybennett.com

Controlled demolition brings down luxury Miami hotel in seconds The implosion of the former Mandarin Oriental will make way for an even larger building on the property.

well, dang!

get to go to dinner with a good friend this evening

already planning my outfit 💅

A Tortie cat clawing at an old ottoman, crying in protest.

so we had to put kitty on a diet 😩

'Faithful wife', virgin or tragic martyr?: Why this 16th-Century masterpiece is not what it seems Overpainted images found hidden inside Raphael's mysterious Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn show how the image of the ideal woman has been carefully controlled by men.

would have loved to make it to this exhibit

alas, i'll have to settle for reading about the works in it 😃

Towering fountain of lava seen in Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano A tower of lava was visible, shooting up inside the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday.

this is pretty rad... and kinda peaceful?

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just finished watching SE03 of Shrinking 😭😭😭

it's billionaire bullshit, is what it is 😡

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Trope map for Bear My Heart - a cozy sapphic novella. Ebook cover in green with the outline of a bear in the middle with mountains and a moon within the body. Text: "spice level: handholding (barely), neurodivergent MC's, a magical mountain, overcoming grief, sapphic romance, a bear-shifter, hermit-vibes deep in the forest, nose-booping, old dying gods, ancient pagan religion. Text above: Available now. $1.99 release special.

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HAPPY RELEASE DAY to my cozy, sapphic romance novella!! 🥳🥳

A lonely bear stuck in a cycle of grief gets a new chance of love and companionship when she accidentally mortally wounds a woman who just wanted to make sure everyone was alright.

Link and more info 👇

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So excited to announce that Gathering of the Four is once again part of the big Indie Book Sale 📚

April 11 - 14

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