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Regarding the Horror Writers Association (HWA) newsletter promoting AI usage, why why why do people keep using the term "gatekeepers" to describe those opposed to the use of LLMs in writing and art? The true gatekeepers are the billionaire tech bros whose companies push to normalize AI usage. 1/

Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?

Alt: Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?

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This is gross. On a fundamental level, writers should, well, write. Using AI to make a device vomit text isn't writing. It's slop created from stolen materials.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · yesterday

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

What a sight to start the day! A pair of goldfinches enjoy a breakfast of coneflower seeds.

15. If you want a cozy fantasy period piece mystery that focuses on a special sourdough starter, a silent film star, a silent film writer, and a magical house, get thee to @bethcato.bsky.social's A HOUSE BETWEEN SEA AND SKY, set in 1920's Carmel, California.

I appreciate this as a different approach than Selland in my Chefs of the Five Gods books.

Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

And God bless you for it.

Quote the energy you bring to bsky

Wallace and Gromit: CHEESE!

ALT: Wallace and Gromit: CHEESE!

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🌈 Romie glows in the dark 📽@romiesays.bsky.social · 2d ago

Quote the energy you bring to bsky

The MAHA position is that if some illness they let run rampant kills you but you have any other disability or health condition you had it coming and it’s not their fault.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d ago

Wonder will Alex Berenson now change his health reporting? Or will start pushing a "died with" rather than "died from" framing?

Everything said within: 100% My one quibble is with the headline framing, which gives “these two guys bravely stand up to buck the trend“ energy, when they speak for almost* our entire field, writers, editors, artists, readers. (* always a few turds in the punch bowl, amirite?)

The Register@theregister.com · 3d ago

Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft

Heads up, Costco shoppers! They are carrying bags of 20 snack-sized Kerrygold Aged Cheddar sticks for $9.99! Kerrygold Dubliner was one of my gateway cheeses and their full range is awesome, so yeah, had to try this new format.

I just reread some of Meljean Brook's Iron Seas series bc YES but need to point out the egregious absence of @bethcato.bsky.social 's Clockwork Dagger books. www.goodreads.com/series/13450...

Bix, Fella@bix.bsky.social · 5d ago

#BookWorm I always thought that this was a fun genre. ScreenRant: 10 Best Steampunk fantasy books 10: The Tales Of The Ketty Jay Series By Chris Wooding (2009-2013) 9: The Leviathan Trilogy By Scott Westerfeld (2009-2011) screenrant.com/best-steampu...

Ink sketch of a waffle yaga. Seagull feet bc dumpstercore. Sketch w inks

Every writer I know, and for my sins I know a lot of them, is absolutely 100% delighted for you to get their book out from your local library.

September is almost here. Is your library ready for #LibraryCardSignUpMonth? This year's theme is "A Library Card Hits All the Right Notes." Find free graphics (English & Spanish), outreach resources, sample materials, and more to help your library celebrate. Check them out at ala.org/card.

Uh, Happy Halloween?

See this movie, and you'll never look at marshmallow creme the same way again!

The Skiffy and Fanty Show@skiffyandfanty.com · 6d ago

Tonight on the Podcast, live, join us as @bethcato.bsky.social joins @shaunduke.net and @princejvstin.com for TORTURE CINEMA LIVE: A discussion of The Stuff 7pm central on Twitch www.twitch.tv/alphabetstre...

I was so glad that the link didn't function anymore by the time I clicked it - I'm crossing my fingers in hope that the site is already down. TBC, I did not give permission for them to reprint ANY of my stories that had been published at DSF.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

@michaelcapobianco.bsky.social tagging you for writer beware. I just found a BUNCH of my stories on here. They also say get in contact to get stuff down - but no contact method provided.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

I was bummed out when Daily Science Fiction folded and their site went offline. Now someone has pirated all their old content, and is pushing it as their own. None of the writers granted permission, and none of us are being paid.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

ANYWAY. Daily Science Fiction published between 44 to 47 of my short stories. As far as I can tell, Science Fiction Weekly hasn't published ALL of them yet, but they have published MOST of them without my permission.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Even their name—Science Fiction Weekly—is unoriginal, the same name as the Sci-Fi Channel magazine edited back in the day by @scottedelman.bsky.social. (Even more aggravating, they've reprinted some of Scott's own DSF stories, and they're the first result when you Google their and his name.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Well holy shit, there are all three of my DSF stories, without my permission or knowledge

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Mine are in there too but don't show up by my name, just title or keyword. 😡

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Note that searching by name does not work. Search for a title or by keyword, and then you can click on the author name to find the whole list.

Welp, I have a story in here. Do you?

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Christ, what next? 13 of my 14 DSF stories are in there and I did not give consent for a single one (nor do I see any contact info where I could tell them to remove it).

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

My two Daily Science Fiction stories have been stolen by sciencefictionweekly.com. Their claim to be republishing stories with author consent is an outright lie.

YEAH they even got me and I had all of one story in 2022. I was not aware of this website's existence until today. what's disgusting is they are claiming to have author permissions...one of the authors whose content they have stolen died several years ago. PRETTY SURE THAT MEANS NO PERMISSION.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Over 95% of Minnesota is at least Abnormally Dry, according to the latest Drought Monitor update. Brainerd is over 9" below average precipitation-wise so far this year. https://weatherloon.com/blog/minnesota-weather/2026/07/30/drought-worsening-across-minnesota-due-to-dry-conditions #mnwx

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Over 95% of the state is at least Abnormally Dry, according to the latest Drought Monitor update, as drought conditions worsen.

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