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A.J. Demas

@ajdemas.bsky.social

Romance novelist, bringing you imaginary history and queer joy. Also known as Alice Degan. (She/her) AI hater. Buy my books at sextonscottage.com for the cozy yet spicy treat you have been craving! 😉

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Scott Lynch@scottlynch78.bsky.social · last wk.

@1eyecaveguy: WHO HAS DONE THIS? WHO HAS POSTED CRINGE? @dadneedsamap: nobody @1eyecaveguy: NOBODY HAS POSTED CRINGE IN MY THREAD @circe: i'm happy for you, bro @circe: i got 30-50 feral ithacans on my lawn though, lol

Alexandra Almond@alexandraalmond.bsky.social · last mo.

Heads up, there's a new AJ Demas out! It's everything you expect; strong characters, a beautiful sense of place, some things to think about, and just a whole load of sweet.

A.J. Demas@ajdemas.bsky.social · last mo.

Friends! My book The Boy Bride is available now on all the regular online retailers, plus you can get a paperback copy from wherever you like to buy such things! 🎉 Aaaaand, you can pre-order the second book in the trilogy, coming in September. 📆 sextonscottage.com/pages/lion-a...

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · last mo.

One of the oldest wheels in the world! A ca. 5,000 year-old wooden disc wheel from Olzreute-Enzisholz. The site is part of the UNESCO World Heritage "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps." The waterlogged, anaerobic environment provided ideal conditions for the...🧵1/2 📷 me

Wooden disc wheel with a central hole, made from weathered wooden planks reinforced by three horizontal beams, partially broken and displayed on a circular light blue platform.
Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · last mo.

Generative AI is not only fundamentally based on the rejection of consent, but also *standards*. Artists have been micromanaged and hounded over individual pixels, academics fighting to defend every minute detail of their thesis, etc, and then are tossed away in favor of the get shit wrong machine.

Landeg@landeg.world · 2mo ago

An attitude I have tried to adopt about my stories (comics, but the principle still applies) is that I am just another reader. Beyond the "concrete" facts - specific words spoken, actions taken, etc - my opinions about the characters and story are only as valid as any other reader's.

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When you write a book you actually write several books. There's the one you know you wrote. Then there's the one your readers bring their experiences to. This is a big part of the magic. As soon as it goes out into the world, your book multiplies & becomes many versions of itself, all equally valid.

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just learned that the term "carbon footprint" was developed by BP to offload responsibility for climate change onto individuals. Something like that's happening in higher ed with AI. Institutions capitulate or dodge; students are submitting; & they believe it's their individual failing. 7/