I've got a back problem that's been acting up recently, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to my dog. So much laying down next to me!

Folks. When you write down a note, please include context. Past Jo seems to have had an idea.

$479/900 A little over halfway there! Can we meet this goal this weekend? It would be the best birthday gift!

Neal 🔜 DenFur AA@verdantsculpts.bsky.social · 2w ago

Currently needing $900 to make rent next week. Plenty of stuff in the shop and my tip jar is open. My birthday is on Sunday and I would love to spend it not worrying about bills. Any help is super appreciated, including shares. lnk.bio/verdantsculpts

Did you know I have not one, but TWO new releases? The big one is the latest short story collection, with cover by @sixgills.bsky.social ! www.bookofdeacon.com/2026/07/01/p...

I need about $685 to cover the next two weeks' worth of bills. Please check out my shop and share my work. Thank you so much for your support 🫂

Neal 🔜 DenFur AA@verdantsculpts.bsky.social · last mo.

It's my BIRTHDAY! ...in three weeks!! All I really want is to make sales and pay my bills. If you want to help me celebrate, please consider checking out my shop. You can also send a tip or donate to my GFM. Shares of my art are SO appreciated and cost nothing. Love you 💜 lnk.bio/verdantsculpts

Our rent proration for July went through WHEW! It sucked to not be able to use 1/3 of place for almost a month, but the credit is definitely a silver lining. Currently only short by around $400. My shop is open and I also have a GFM. Shares are greatly appreciated 💜

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Free-Wrench by @bookofdeacon.com is steampunk at its best, and I am not even a fan of the genre. You might want to check this series out. I blasted through the whole lot in a short time. It is that good. #Steampunk #IndieAuthor app.thestorygraph.com/books/a04f24...

Free-Wrench by Joseph R. Lallo

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Hi folks! The Truth of Shadows is out today! A WHOLE NEW URBAN FANTASY. I'm both still writing and still alive! Check it out! www.bookofdeacon.com/2026/03/09/t...

Gmail has started adding AI overviews into my emails, and turning it off means turning off features I actually want. For now, I'm just giving each one of them negative feedback and explaining my feelings in the comment, but I might have to take more drastic measures soon.

A useful engineering hack. If you need to take some fairly complex measurements on the fly, grab a credit card or business card and take a picture. Later you can use the size and shape to correct perspective and match scale. You can get the measurements very close.

So... Walruses. They'd be really good vampires, right?

While I've got Bluesky open, let me announce that I've initiated "The Great Merch Experiment," where I will create a sample of merch and, if I break even on it, use that money to create the second sample of merch. First up, Vinyl Myn stickers. Let me know if you want any.

There are certain milestones for authors, and while I've had some significant success in the past, there are a few I haven't checked off. Finally, as I learned yesterday, I can check off "At least one fanfic on AO3". I am unironically proud. archiveofourown.org/tags/Free%20...

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Tradition. First snow accumulation, I stand in it barefoot.

I was just reminded of the time I built a time circuit for my buddy.

I just finished the revision of Shards of Shadow 5. It'll be my next release, unless something weird happens. Now for one of my least favorite parts. Picking a name...

Y’all there’s SO MANY struggling artists right now. Please please help if you are in the position to do so. Do some early holiday shopping. Treat yourself to something special. Donate just to keep seeing people create. And don’t forget sharing always helps so much. We are just trying to survive.

There are a lot of things about my brain that I wish I could change. One of the things I feel fortunate about is I'm not really one who is consumed with envy when others succeed. But that doesn't mean that I don't compare myself in ways that are unhealthy.

It begins. If you're in Woodbridge, Nj, come on down!

Brand new Micro Arbori Bonsais are landing just in time for the holiday shopping season. These little guys measure just under 3in in height and are accented with moss flocking. Priced at just $25 each, they are perfect for gifting. Choose between four colors! First batch drops 11/14 @ 1PM MST.

So Doom Scrolling is a thing, and Hope Scrolling is a thing, but I think Schadenfreude Scrolling is my favorite.

I have done the thing.

I'm watching an Adam Savage video and he's got the holy grail just sitting in the background.

Every now and then, my brain will just feed me a line from a cartoon or a show that was meant to be a tongue twister and I'll just say it out loud as the answer to a question. What do you want for dinner? The Scarlet Pimpernel's Lumpy Pumpernickel Crumpets.

There's a small but real chance that for the next 10 years my job title will just be "Professional Guy Who Tech Bros Stole From"

Mar Hicks@histoftech.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion” futurism.com/artificial-i...

"The Dunkin Donuts, when threatened, will engorge its promotional coffee cup in a threat display to scare away larger predators and protect its territory."

A local town has a mayor named Tingle, and his preferred candidates in Tuesdays race had a great poster.

It feels genuinely strange to be able to look at social media this evening and not feel my soul curling up like a paper doll in a blast furnace.

A while back, I was lucky enough to get a chance to curate a webcomic bundle for storybundle and this was a key part. It's been a joy seeing these characters in my timeline since then.

BMBrice@bmbrice.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Anyway read my comic XD www.supercellcomic.com

I think it might be funny to keep track of the things I've had to look up while writing this novel. Discounting my own established lore, I've looked up: - The ingredients in green goddess dressing - How long does it take to make French Bread Pizza