Kidlit authors are underpaid and struggling in this industry. We try to celebrate every little win in the face of all the rejection, lack of $$$, and middling support. Now, @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social is taking away one of those celebrations for us. This sucks.

Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · yesterday

Announcing new deals for @alangratz.bsky.social @sydfini.bsky.social @hannayoonicha.bsky.social @marcellapixley.bsky.social + more buff.ly/TzKGC1Q

Goodreads #giveaway! Ends August 14.

Yesterday: >500 unread messages in my in box Today: ZERO unread messages in my in box Please clap.

Animated Number Zero Styles

Alt: The number ZERO (0) animated gif.

static.klipy.com

Kate Moss in the Ab Fab movie, along with a million other cameos (Stella McCartney, Jerry Hall, Lulu (champagne for Lulu!), Joan Collins, Gaultier, Perez Hilton, Anya Hindmarch, Graham Norton....)

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 6d ago

Name your fav film cameo by someone portraying themselves.

There was just an absolutely massive clap of thunder, and then I went upstairs and saw this. Weather feeling kinda biblical rn… 😳

Gotta love recognizing every single road mentioned on the news as being in the path of a tornado…

The Simpsons: Rocking Chairs in a Hurricane

Alt: The Simpsons: Rocking Chairs in a Hurricane Patty and Selma.

static.klipy.com

Happy birthday, Beatrix Potter. Born on this day in 1866. Though she is famous for her illustrated tales, she was also a prominent member of the farming community and a campaigner on conservation issues.

Timing thread. I was going to do this "later tonight" and apparently "later tonight" means "immediately, right now" because my brain also wants to know the answer.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2w ago

Hey, the court just gave final approval to the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic. I'm reading through the order right now. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058...

Mood. #catsky

Possibly the cutest show ever: Dinosaur on Hulu

Me as Madonna in college. Note the homemade Boy Toy belt buckle.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3w ago

Name your fav Halloween costume.

GOAT

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3w ago

Name your fav stand up comedian.

This is my personal nightmare, just saying. Wow. Terrifying.

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 3w ago

America250, Pensacola @JonAustenLinch 🤯 Blue Angels flyover way too close for comfort!

QFT

Mark Britten@l3moning.bsky.social · 3w ago

The problem with Trump is that literally anything is in character and so is him hyping something and then just forgetting it, so its essentially impossible to know what's accurate and what's bollocks.

I quote this multiple times per week.

Ab Fab: Eddie's frantic dash for travel essentials

Alt: Edina from Ab Fab saying “tickets, money, passport.”

static.klipy.com

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 4w ago

Name a quote from a tv show.

Still life with glove. 🌱

Guess we don't have to water the garden today... 😳🌱⛈️

Genius! 😅😂🤣

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 4w ago

"The Sound and the Fury is actually a very long tweet that tells the story of a terrific boy who dreams of reclaiming his family’s repossessed golf course."

The AI discourse has made me self-conscious whenever I use an em-dash. Probably a good thing since I tend to use them way too much. Ergo: Since many of my books were stolen by GenAI, am I single-handedly responsible for the proliferation of em-dashes in AI "writing?" Why yes, apparently I am.

SNL Kristen Wiig Sorry!

Alt: Gif of Kristin Wiig as Gilly on SNL saying SORRY!

static.klipy.com