My AC has died, and temps *inside* are hitting 90F/32C during the day. Any help toward an emergency replacement of the unit would be appreciated. Me and my critters (3 dogs and 6 cats) will love you forever.

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Just saw an author post pop up on my feed using gAI animation. Same author used gAI for promo images. Her bio decries the use of gAI in writing. NO. If you're against writers using gAI, don't use it for "art" to promote your book, you goddamn hypocrite.

Anyone else so damn angry at everything going on around them that they hardly function anymore? I just raged baked a fucking cake hoping it'd help. It did not.

oh no how will we generate pure unrefined mediocrity from the midden heap of stolen human interactions where will I get my fresh artbarf, my hot steaming infoslurry

The Independent@the-independent.com · 3mo ago

Claude down: Anthropic AI not working in major outage

A surprise showed up yesterday! My ARCs! I am so thrilled with how these turned out. It was my first time seeing the spine and back. And they’re so silky. The matte finish feels amazing. I can’t believe I’m holding my DEBUT NOVEL and it comes out in a little over five months!!! #WriteSky #BookSky

Hell Yeah Science☄️💥⚡️💯

Two days left to submit comments to the FCC; I've sent mine. This would set a dangerous precedent as stated below; what's to say the FCC wouldn't start flagging any gendered person in a story not acting in "traditional" roles? This is a modern day Hays Code in action

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness.bsky.social · 3mo ago

glaad.org/fcc/ I decided if they could use the slippery slope argument, so could I. What's next, a label for content that includes POC? Women? Thank you, @authorkaraj.bsky.social, for teaching me about the Comstock laws because I threw those in my comment too.

I stg Pedro Pascal, edibles, and local strawberries are the only things keeping me from drowning right now. 😵‍💫

If I were to write a Darklight spin-off, it would be the Adventures of Hugo Huula the Himbo.

Sage T. Greene, Author@sagetgreene.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Mememay 19 Share a meme that summarizes a secondary character. It could have to do with their personality, their story arc, or just something that they would find funny. Remember to use alt text!

😈🍸🔥PARANORMAL ROMANCE!🔥🍸😈 Wicked Bartender A demon duke hiding behind the bar. A waitress with the soul of the woman he loved centuries ago. Fate, reincarnation, & forbidden love collide. 💙 #FREE series starter Smashwords: 👉 www.smashwords.com/books/view/4... #ParanormalRomance #BookSky #Fantasy

Brace would snort laugh as he poured himself another drink. #mememay

Sage T. Greene, Author@sagetgreene.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Mememay 13 Share a meme that would make one of your characters laugh. It doesn't necessarily need to relate to their story, it should just be something they would think is funny. Feel free to add WHO would be laughing at this meme and WHY they'd laugh (could be specific, or "it's their humor")

I love some good battle brackets. Here are the best books I've read this year by month. #amreading #bestbooks

🗻👵👵☠️💥🟥🎖️☠️🟦🥈💔🚀 Gruesome 😬 #mememay

Sage T. Greene, Author@sagetgreene.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Mememay 8 Using only emojis, tell us the catalyst of your WIP—what is the inciting incident that sets your story in motion? You can be as detailed or as sparse as you like. Now try guessing what other posters' catalysts are!

I know who's going to die in the next book. #scifiromance

Bobsburgers: Louise's Evil Laugh

Alt: Bobsburgers: Louise's Evil Laugh With Flames Behind Her

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The Huula have polite language when dealing with the Matriline. The Free Fleets are as vulgar as you would expect pirates to be, zero fucks. The core of SaeFed rely heavily on knowing the in-language for certain social scenarios, and the crew finds it challenging at best. #MayWorldbuilders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 3mo ago

Good morning, #MayWorldbuilders! In your conlang or otherwise fictional languages, do they have degrees of formality ingrained in the language? Do they have "polite" vs. "informal" speech? How does it work?

the untenable mediocrity of everything coming out of silicon valley would be impressive if it weren't the equivalent of someone starting a wildfire then charging you for the privilege of burning alive

Cannot explain the amount of joy glitter highlighters are bringing me right now. I'm back in my journals and the future looks shimmery. 😍 #stationerynerd

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Even if I'm never able to wear socks again because of this beast, it'll be worth it. 🥰 #puppiesofbsky #bostonterrier

#Writesky #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Savageasyou #arcreaders Hi all, Savage as You is ready for . . . you! Advanced reader copies time. Want one? DM me, I'll check your profile to make sure you're human. Voila. Also DM me names of people I should send to. People who review queer fiction, ideally.

I've been working on something good and unhinged. It's Isha and Enzo's wedding day. What could possibly go wrong? Coming May 2026. #newsletterexclusive #scifiromance #spicyspaceopera #darklightchronicles

#dailyencouragement #writingcommunity 💙📚

The Frieran angle thing is so great because *every* artist knows that angle is tough. They've all been through it, learning the hard way how to do it. To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.

Editing chapter 4 of To the Sky. Here's a little snippet from the scene I'm working on If you like what you see, check out the #Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/izz... #booksky #WritingCommunity #romantasy #skypirates

Oh the things I'd love to do today if it wasn't for the puppy asleep in my arms. Shame the laundry will have to wait.

In the grottos beneath Huula Mesa on the moon of Salus, the clan cultivates bioluminescent fungi and glow worms to light the walking paths and mark the tunnels that lead outside. Also, there is Brewshroom, who's flesh gives just enough sugars to brew a weak alcohol. #MarchWorldbuilders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 6mo ago

#MarchWorldbuilders. Hello, friends! We're talking about flora/fungi in our fantasy/scifi/otherwise fictional settings this week. Do you have any special or unique fungi in your world? I'm a mycology enjoyer, so feel free to infodump on me about your favorite fungi!

At the center of the market deck on the pirate capital ship Mother's Blood, there is an old Sitka Spruce tree growing among the mists that the fountain kicks up. It is the only tree that many on board will ever know. A miraculous wonder from the forests of old Earth. #MarchWorldbuilders

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 6mo ago

Hello, friends! And welcome to #MarchWorldbuilders! Please note that I'm not going to be online much this month, so please interact with other worldbuilders, as I will be a bad host 🙏 . I hope to be back next month! This week: Flora/fungi! Do you have any special trees in your world?