I can only speak for myself, but I blame it on the Boogie.
A. Bastedo is trying, okay?
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(he/him) * Published writer of the weird, dark, and lovely * human services worker * MFA Arcadia University * Reconciling Lutheran * Totally Not a Furry * Married to badass ER resident * New Dad * https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/199646026-a-bastedo
Counterpoint… that would involve me writing the book.
Eve Harms, Orph Understander@eveharms.com · 4h agoLuckily, writing the book is the best part of writing the book
Hey remember when Nanowrimo said "sure why not" to allowing AI slop in their process and then immediately died after 20 years of operation oh, no reason, was just thinkin' about it
Tonight on IBS Masterpiece Theatre: The Revenge of the Halloumi Coming to a public restroom near you—sooner than you’d expect
Lunch book rant: I’m in the process of DNF-ing Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk which might be the most frustrating book I’ve ever read. It’s the Decameron if every character was Team Rocket. If ever there was a pizza cutter joke book, this is it. 💙📚
This Fall is all about ALTA lore and the creation of a prototype freelance railroad for scratch. If you aren't already, I highly suggest climbing aboard to read and enjoy photos of how we worked to make the Alta California a reality!
Interurban Era @interurbanera.bsky.social · yesterdayNine years(!) I've been developing the roster for the ALTA. I now present probably my most ambitious article I've ever written: It's worth the spare change, I promise you. It's also the tip of a bunch of longform articles on the ALTA & protofreelancing for YOU! www.patreon.com/posts/165762...
SCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!
Alison Boden@alisonboden.bsky.social · 12h agoThe SCREEN Act just failed to pass in the Senate Commerce Committee! 🎉 Enormous thanks to the thousands (!!) of you who told your Senators to vote no! Your voice matters and you should feel good that you made a difference. Obviously, the fight isn't over, but this was an important victory.
Today is the only day you can experience Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” on the day it is set. Audio: archive.org/details/brad... PDF: thephilosopher.net/bredberi/wp-...
The act of submitting a story is the act of ripping out one’s flesh and throwing it to strangers hoping for the best. #writingcommunity
[out of breath] i saw the signal in the sky, i came as soon as i could, here, the meme
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2d agoSarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, is one of a number of Democratic candidates who view politics as an extension of faith.
Woah to mine ayes, for I have no more carumbas to give.
Ray Bradbury atmospheric Sci-Fi is my favorite boba tea topping
Aaron Meyers@aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 2d ago"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.
Happy There Will Come Soft Rains Eve to all who celebrate 💙📚🪐 #writingcommunity Be sure to thank your mechanical cleaning mice for staying on after the bomb.
MLB trade deadline in the last hour
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Alt: Speedy Cat on Hamster Wheel
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Anyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.
My wife at least beta-reads everything I write. One time I wrote the sound of a horse on cobblestone as “claw-clip-clip-claw-clip” and she has never ever let me live it down.
Thomas Ha@thomasha.bsky.social · 3d agomy wife loves me except when i use alright in stories instead of all right, and that's alright
It is a broken presidency when behavior like this is normalized. It is a broken Christianity that supports a behavior like this being normalized. It is fascism when behavior like this is normalized.
I have it on reasonably good authority that every Ruff Ruffman has several feet of copper wire at several ounces of god inside…
hiksmash@hiksmash.blacksky.app · 3d agoWhat is PBS Kids doing telling 3rd graders to use Ai to write a poem???
Im just ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY devastated: turns in order to publish a book you have to WRITE said book.
Unveiling the Dragonthology cover! With flash fiction by: @sagecollins.bsky.social @felixcroc.bsky.social @kcthequeerdo@eurosky.social @clynwrites.bsky.social @itsjxrdn.bsky.social @innsyn-onym.bsky.social @dragonkeeper22.bsky.social @vampireantihero.com @nsowers.bsky.social @catherinewinters.com
