Apparently today is National Read a Book Day! 🎉 What are you reading? 📚 I’m nearly finished with Kudos (audiobook) and a chapter or so into Corrigan.
one of my all-time favorite disgruntled reviews of THE ODYSSEY long precedes the movie & comes from my partner. His take: “Odysseus is a shit sailor. There was very little ocean to cross to get home”
Last night at Cornelly (Cap Hill) we had an heirloom tomato and stone fruit salad topped with chili crisp, and omg - what an amazing combination! 😋 Never again will my nectarines be naked. 🍑
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.” A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says. The frog is sweating.
Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.” A ma...
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Normally I crop photos to zoom in on the cat, but I like this one the way it is because I keep expecting a second kitty to pop up in the window. Photo from my collection no date/info.
Congrats to all the winners and finalists! 🎉 I saw so many fabulous stories drafted in the 2026 March Micro Marathon - I have no doubt we'll see them out in the world soon (which reminds me ... maybe I should submit mine somewhere … anybody want a story? 🙃).
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe winners of the 2026 March Micro Marathon competitions are here! This year's Marathoners drafted over 2,000 stories in just 24 days. They all deserve medals. 100-word story: Adele Gallogly @adelegallogly.bsky.social 250-word story: Joyce Barton 400-word story: Didi Wood @didiwood.bsky.social
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
I'm thrilled that Ghost Parachute has selected "Freeze" for inclusion in an upcoming anthology! I was just thinking about this story, and wishing it didn't feel so timely still.
Freeze — Ghost Parachute
We haven’t seen another soul for weeks. We’re down to two dented, label-less cans. Chickpeas? Pumpkin? I watch Father’s footprints disappear beneath the silent snow. On the wall, a finger of frost poi...
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ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.
To be a writer is to assign yourself homework every day for the rest of your life 🙃
Sometimes I post art even though I'm not satisfied with it—people still enjoy it. Reminder that anyone can do art... drew 2 stick figures exchanging New Year's greetings? Congratulations, you're an artist & you didn't need a machine to spit that out for you. Be not afraid... do human art in 2026💜
Writing prompts for the rest of the year from @kathyfish.bsky.social ! 15 minutes a day and you'll wake up January 1 with something to work on, instead of yet another terrifying blank page. 💙
Kathy Fish@kathyfish.bsky.social · 9mo agoHere they are as promised! A new batch of prompts for 2025 from me to you with love & gratitude. 🎁 Give 15 minutes a day to your writing during this busy season and start 2026 with 15 fresh drafts or at least some glimmers. Use January to polish and send off. ❤ open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel. Harder for me: no Austen.
a woman wearing a blue and white polka dot head scarf talks to another woman
Alt: a woman wearing a blue and white polka dot head scarf talks to a younger woman
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K.C. Mead-Brewer@kcmeadbrewer.com · 9mo agomovie you've watched more than six times; hard mode for me: no David Lynch, no giallo, & no horror
Reading will make you more interesting. Last week I met up with some old friends and we were discussing Cornwall. I told them, “According to legend, the devil avoids Cornwall for fear he will be baked into a pie” and the expression on their faces was priceless.
"The toy is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to small catnip mice who are slighted by other felines." - Fitzwilliam
Going through old papers and found this setlist from a 2006 concert
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
It's fiiiiiiiiine. I'm sure nothing escaped from the 1700s stone crypt.
Sue Wilkes@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 10mo agoLove these solo adventures! They're like a mix of D&D and Choose Your Own Adventure. Available in digital, softcover, and hardcover. 11 days left in this campaign (with options to pick up the earlier adventures). 🎲
The Streets of Port Noir: A 5e Solo Adventure Investigation
Navigate the criminal underworld of Port Noir in a fantasy noir single-player adventure.
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Somehow I find myself reading two novels about twins at the same time (one hard copy, one audio; both boy-girl; all teens). Is it a sign? Perhaps a test to see how long I can keep them straight without confusion? 🧐
I keep checking to see if the mouse has returned. Found my daggers behind the paprika and ready to heed the call. Pretty sure his/her/their name is Hilarie. 🐭🗡️
Didi Wood@didiwood.bsky.social · 11mo agoThis mouse has been staring at me through the kitchen window for an hour. Maybe I’ve read too many books, but I can’t help feeling I’m missing the call to some epic quest. 🐭 🗡️
This mouse has been staring at me through the kitchen window for an hour. Maybe I’ve read too many books, but I can’t help feeling I’m missing the call to some epic quest. 🐭 🗡️
