AI Bad. Humanity Good.

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

theonion.com

There are ONLY 9 DAYS LEFT of the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 KICKSTARTER!! YOU make it possible for Uncanny Magazine to exist!! LET’S MAKE YEAR 13 HAPPEN!! The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.

Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.

Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...

Preorders are now open for ECO25: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction! Please support our little imprint and this series by preordering -- it makes a huge difference to the success of the books. And you get 30% off the price ✨🦋🌿

Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · last wk.

The ecofiction season is upon us! 🌸🐛🌟 The next installment in our annual ECO anthology series is available for preorder NOW! Click the link below and grab your copy of ECO25: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION today! 🌱📚🌙 www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...

Friendly suggestion to my fellow accounts with decent followings: it is a GREAT time to start a weekly art show with your account to boost indie artists/crafters. Everyone is struggling due to AI and Etsy becoming a toilet. We can't magically fix everything but we can help some individuals.

WIRED@wired.com · last wk.

Once a quirky bastion of amateur vulva jewelry and pet portraits, Etsy is now deluged with mass-produced goods and AI knockoffs. Some customers don’t seem to mind.

Subscriptions help keep magazines like Small Wonders alive! If you'd like to find other venues to support, check out @sffmagazines.bsky.social! And if you haven't subscribed to us yet, we'd love to have you on board! store.smallwondersma...

Would you like a FREE copy of my upcoming book on grief, mourning, and culture? Good news, there's a Goodreads giveaway for you.

Book giveaway for All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning by S.E. Smith Jul 17-Jul 28, 2026

Enter to win one of 9 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jul 17-Jul 28, 2026. A book about grief everyone needs to read. Even if no one wants to....

goodreads.com

Holy smokes, Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter is 46% funded!! THE SOONER WE FUND, THE SOONER WE CAN OPEN TO STORY AND POETRY SUBMISSIONS!!! buff.ly/aHQFBkw

just watched Obsession and i love love love that early in the movie Bear gets confused about how there could be a difference between a love story and a romance. oof. couldn't have happened to a Nicer guy. 😬🙄

i've been reading *a lot* of Emily Wilson's translation The Odyssey, and my internal monologue is starting to go in iambic pentameter

I have a story in the new @lightspeedmagazine.com, "Hungry Like The," and I hope you will pick up the issue and give it a read. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/light...

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · 6mo ago

the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex

slightly increase a band My Chemical Marriage

Sarah Day 🖋️🦊@sarahday.org · 3mo ago

Slightly increase a band The Mighty Mighty Mighty Bosstones

might we interest you in a book? The House allowed Birdie to escape once. It refuses to let her shame the family again. just when you thought only the dolls were watching… House, Body, Bird by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social psychopomp.com/product/hous...

House, Body, Bird | Psychopomp

Raised in her family’s dollhouse museum, Birdie grew up surrounded by models of perfect daughters that she could never be, haunted by a father who refused to accept her and a mother who wouldn’t prote...

psychopomp.com

18 years of horror reviews. 18 years of championing indie authors. Now Ginger Nuts of Horror needs $320 for hosting fees. This site is a pillar of the horror community. Don't let it collapse over a server bill. Chip in here: [LINK] #GingerNutsOfHorror #SaveHorrorWebsites

Help Ginger Nuts Of Horror Survive: 18 Years Of Horror Reviews - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Help raise $320 for Ginger Nuts of Horror’s hosting fees. Keep independent horror reviews alive. Every donation saves 18 years of genre journalism.

gnofhorror.com

ALMOST SOLD OUT - Horror Without Blood #WritingWorkshop, four weeks, if you want to learn how to unsettle readers without relying on graphic content, this class is for you. It is open to all levels: writingworkshops.com/en-ca/produc... #Writing #AmWriting

Death and life are the same thing-like the two sides of my hand, the palm and the back. And still the palm and the back are not the same...They can be neither separated, nor mixed.

ADOBE: welcome to photoshop. what would you like to do. here is an AI tool ME: i would like to draw a rectangle. i am selecting the rectangle tool ADOBE: did you say AI? ME: rectangle please ADOBE: sorry but i can only do that in an insane way now. here is a new layer and a vector for some reason

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

The full illustration I did for @taplingzines.bsky.social "We've Always Been Here" The zine depicts queer couples throughout cultures and history and I had the honours of portraying a Japanese lesbian couple in an underground bar during the 80s✨ #queer #lesbians #illustration

anytime I see an indie bookshop, I go in & buy something; few things give me hope like indie bookshops

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail" "About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation"

Both my grandfather and my father-in-law were dead within nine months of diagnosis. The lives this could change.

Kaleidotrope re-opens to all submissions this Sunday, April 19.

an elderly woman with glasses and a purple sweater says we 're very close

Alt: an elderly woman with glasses and a purple sweater says we’re very close

media.tenor.com

In this world of horrors, some horrors are worth looking forward to. Join us!

Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This Story Hour, let’s get spooky! Fan favorite Gwendolyn Kiste returns, and upcoming favorite Sara Tantlinger makes her Story Hour debut. Got the chills already? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @saratantlinger.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

many thanks to @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social for her blurb, which made me feel so seen 💖 if you want to be disoriented and frightened, but ultimately heartened, head to psychopomp.com/house-body-b...

Starwhales may spend eons alone or in small pods on their endless migration through the seas between stars. But much like their tiny Earth kindred, their songs echo across lightyears, weaving tales and friendship across the cosmos. What thread do you overhear? #TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt

ENDS TUES 4/14 @ 11AM PDT #FundraiserPerk Get a personalized postcard by #SarahPinsker from either Luce Cannon (A Song For A New Day) or Mara (Haunt Sweet Home). + April e-issue of Locus + digital cover art Donate at https://twp.ai/9OVEhs or through our bio!

Once upon a time I just admired nudis and sea slugs. But it was not enough. Now apparently I'm creating an R package to celebrate their colour palettes? 😅 First up, my Sydney fave, Hypselodoris bennetti. #rstats #nudibranch #dataviz 🦑🐙🧪 #marinelife #invertebrates