"books should start with action" "the first pages must introduce the protagonist" "world building should be invisible" hush child ms. robin mckinley is speaking
Lethal Shooter has Ms. Rachel on fire.
[Benoit Blanc during a Reacher Christmas episode crossover] Listen, son, I myself am of the conviction that violence is the crude weapon of an incurious mind, but I will admit that my gigantic friend here makes the most convincing argument I've yet heard on the virtues of expediency through force.
K.C. Mead-Brewer@kcmeadbrewer.com · 3y ago[benoit blanc in true detective] now i know you think time is a flat circle, but if i may, you’re thinking of a clock
the lesson is that we need to give Emily Blunt a gundam
George Pearkes@peark.es · 5d agoMe, being as Normal as possible: yeah none of this goes hard
Kentucky has lost a giant Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/31/k...
Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 • Kentucky Lantern
A lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Thursday, according to his family and the New York Times. He was 92.
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We learn more every year how we are undercounting the toll of climate-related deaths. It bears repeating over and over that we must do everything we can to stem anthropogenic climate change for all of our safety.
NPR@npr.org · last wk.An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved. n.pr/4hZ8XID
There are only two stories that won a Hugo whose screen adaptation also won a Hugo. “All Systems Red” is the second one. The other is “Dune” Congratulations @marthawells.com.
CONGRATULATIONS @hhpak.bsky.social! YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST-EVER WINNER OF A HUGO AWARD IN A PROSE CATEGORY! YOU BEAT THE RECORD HELD BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN WHO WAS 26 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS OLD WHEN HE WON FOR "A SONG FOR LYA" IN 1975!
I've actually seen people delighted by having a 'recap' at the start of books that are published a while after the first. Like a two page, 'Here's what happened five years ago' intro written by the author. And honestly, I support it.
Andy Brokaw 🖤🩶🤍💚🤍🩶🖤@andy.northsky.social · 2w agoReaders of BlueSky! How do you feel about "Last Time in This Series..." prologues? Do you want to see more of them? Do you think they're a waste of time? Do you find them lazy? If you don't like them, will you just skip them or will it make you roll your eyes and toss the book? #BookSky
Peter Cullen, the legendary voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in the "Transformers" franchise, has died at 85
'Transformers' Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead at 85
Peter Cullen, famous for voicing Optimus Prime in the 'Transformers' franchise, is dead.
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I swear, he's going to be the last living member of that cast somehow
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2mo ago
New plan for “what I would do with a bananapants amount of sudden and undeserved money” just dropped
Timmy Jackpots, The $13,250 Diamond Dazzler@tbone.malware-virus.biz · 2w agomy wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.
I don't know if Dolly Parton was the greatest songwriter of all time but I do know that Dolly Parton writing "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day is the greatest day any songwriter has ever had.
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
Alex Zalben@azalben.bsky.social · 2w agoDolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
Kentucky just got a commitment from a player on Aug. 22 that very well could swing the direction of its season. Totally normal. www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
Mark Mitchell transferring to Kentucky: Wildcats land former Missouri big man after court allows fifth season
If Mitchell winds up in the clear for this upcoming season, Mark Pope has a roster with valid Final Four hopes
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She ran a CrossFit gym, which is basically a swinger's club that produces orthopedic injuries
I’m commissioning Becky Chambers to write three more Wayfarers novels, and then I’m making an anthology series out of all 7.
☀️ Starshine@starshine.bsky.social · 4w agoyouve got 5.6 billion to make a 7 season 56 episode show airing over 15 years, wdyd
yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
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Phenomenal thread that adds friction and the fog of war to our understanding of the Nagasaki bomb
Alex Wellerstein@wellerstein.bsky.social · last mo.81 years ago today, on August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped upon the city of Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States. This was 3 days after the first atomic attack on Hiroshima.
Excited to discover the workplace basement. Less excited to be in a tornado warning in downtown Cincinnati
June US transit data is in today, & all of the 10 largest US rail networks are growing! SF is seeing a real boom, with ridership up 16% on Muni & 14% on BART SEPTA (Philly, 9.1%) and PATH (NY/NJ, +8.7%) are also seeing strong growth, while MTS (San Diego, +1.4%) is the slowest🧵
"Pronouns used to be a funny joke, Hank. Until the government tried to tell me I couldn't use them anymore. So now I'm adamant about making sure trans people are gendered right. Not for their sake. But because I'll be damned if the US government is going to tell me what words I can and can't use."
