Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

Aren't we all but greenhorn wagtails and hedgeborn blaggards, ladies?

The Fake History Hunter@fakehistoryhunter.net · 2d ago

Another bardcore banger by Hildegard von Blingin'with Friar Funk. Settle around the fireplace in our castle, let the bards come in, let the show begin: youtu.be/skfZBqH1NgM?... (but did you hear the fake history myth? ;) )

Cat sitting is such hard work, I simply don't know how I will cope

If you are an expert on air quality and have 10-15 minutes to talk to me today or tomorrow about important things journalists should know while reporting on wildfires and smoke, my DMs are open, or you can email me at karen at OpenNews dot org.

My prompts are 🔥 who else is in??

Trash Cat Lit@trashcatlit.bsky.social · 4d ago

Into day two of prompt selection🦝 Trashcan Generator Observations: Most popular bins for setting are Blue and Purple, and most popular Trashies for setting are Seagull then Groundhog Want in on the action? Get informed here: trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro...

August Submissions Open Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.

August Submissions Open

Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.

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'“Hello?” you [say]/[hear].' The structure of this is brilliant, @thisisguan.bsky.social 🙌 So effective (and affecting)

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 6d ago

Shortlisted in the Firefly Prize, "The Oracle of All Wisdom" by @thisisguan.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Our 1st issue back after break is 🔥. Featuring @mitchkates.bsky.social @ewenglass.bsky.social Ben Starr @emilyrinkema.bsky.social Jason Davidson, Claire Lee, Pravin Vemuri, Lorrie Ness @thaddevassie.bsky.social & @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social! www.trampset.org

trampset literary journal | fiction, poetry, nonfiction, columns, nominations, about

trampset is an online literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and diverse voices. Read new work and explore featured writers.

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"off-kilter metaphors, and a flat prose style" Whyyyy are these books ending up in 14-way auctions in the first place (rhetorical)

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 6d ago

👀 Fascinated by the "withdrawn by its agents" detail. So the AI use was so blatant that the agents due a huge payday preemptively withdrew the contract?

Gutted that I'll be up in the Highlands when Ladysmith Black Mambazo is performing in Edinburgh. August 9th for anyone who will be in town (tickets still available!) www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/lad...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo live in Edinburgh

For over six decades, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has captivated audiences around the world with its powerful harmonies and rich South African musical heritage.

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My favorite thing to do when writing flash is whatever someone says we “can’t” or “shouldn’t” so this is gonna be so fun to co-teach with @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social! It is in fact easier to obliterate a rule when you understand it really well - come find out!

This is so quietly beautiful. When I had some city-raised friends from uni visit me at my parents place in the woods they saw fireflies for the first time and it was ✨️magical✨️ Up until then, they had thought they were just something made up in children's books!

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · last wk.

Shortlisted in the Earth Prize, "The Night of the Fireflies" by Vaishnavi Pusapati: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

As a former academic who did in depth narrative analysis (think spreadsheets of propositional phrase usage), the methodology of this study doesn't seem robust enough to level this kind of accusation against Daggermouth. Pangram itself is an AI-tool. Where is the human academic contribution here?

Kenneth Nørgaard@kennethnrgaard.bsky.social · last wk.

Is This What Comes After AI Slop? Daggermouth could be the first best-selling novel partly written by a chatbot.

If the book belongs to someone else, absolutely. But if it's *my* book? I'm not only dog-earring pages, I'm writing in the margin with pen babyyy

Kengraving111@kengraving.bsky.social · last wk.

Stop and i mean STOP folding pages of books to mark your spot. If you can't remember a page number or which Chapter BUY A BOOKMARK! End of rant.

My doctoral supervisor once replied to pages I had emailed with just 'no' – scathing critiques at least give you something to work with 🤷‍♀️

Casey Stegman@caseystegman.com · last wk.

People who think Emily Wilson is being mean have clearly never presented a paper at an academic conference

I'm torn between 1. Morgan Freeman: the Shawshank treatment, no matter how dumb I'm being he'll make it sound profound, everything sounds better in a baritone 2. David Attenborough: there is something fundamentally funny to me about my life being narrated like a nature documentary

Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com · 2w ago

You suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?

Current favourite word: violaceous (mostly because in my head I hear it like it's a lyric in the song Fergalicious)

Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm running GLORIOUS WORDS for possibly the last time EVER between the 3rd and 16th August. There are currently just THREE spots left so you might have to get your skates on for that: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/wbtl-gloriou...

"a gay raven does crimes" Just take my money already

Shantell Powell@shanmonster.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's officially official. My debut book has been announced: Land's Sake is a short story collection full of deconstructed fairytales, folktales, and terrors. I had fun writing it. You'll have fun reading it. inkedingray.com/blog/

Scotland's facing a wave of hyper-scale data centre applications. If built they'd consume more than 1.5 times our peak electricity use, with no requirement to assess their environmental impact. We need to ensure our economy works for everyone, not just tech billionaires. ➡️ greens.scot/datacentres

Trying to solve a wordle (nørdle) in Danish was both humbling in that it took me like 2 minutes to even come up with a second 7 letter word but also I solved it in 3 tries?? 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️ ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡🟡 videnskab.dk/noerdle/?id=...

Nørdle: Videnskabens Wørdle - gratis dansk Wordle | Videnskab.dk

Prøv videnskabens Wordle, eller på dansk Wørdle. Et gratis ordspil, hvor du har seks forsøg til at gætte dagens ord.

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The audacity of ranking The Odysseys and excluding niche Canadian children's show and/or fever dream The Odyssey (1992-1994) (and yes, that is a 17 year old Ryan Reynolds) youtu.be/k611aysHFzY?...

The Odyssey 1992 Learning Curve IQ Test, with Ryan Reynolds

YouTube video by RollingSurfing

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Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · 3w ago

We promise this list is 100% factually correct.

Experiencing some serious FFFFOMO (Flash Fiction Festival FOMO) here 😭 Next year!!

Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖@nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 3w ago

Good times at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social Flash 🥔s @hanakhalique.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @kateaxeford.bsky.social & @pleomorphic2.bsky.social's book MOTHER KARMA Hanging out w @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social (cont'd)

I will admit I was turned off reading for pleasure for a hot minute thanks to the onslaught of dead-white-men-heavy reading lists in my Eng Lit degree. But let's face it, I did it to myself 😅

Sara Century@saracentury.bsky.social · 3w ago

I understand that it sucks to have to read a book you didn't choose as a kid but when people are like 40 and still going, "well assigned reading turned me off from reading" it's like, ok but you're 40. No one has assigned you a book in like 20 years.

an7gc.ca/donate/ Namaygoosigagun First Nation received no warning of or support for escaping the inferno that destroyed their community. If you can afford to give, please do. And please share this post. These folks need our help. #MutualAid

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The poem he was arrested for reading (!!) was 'Don't Mention the Children' by Michael Rosen, who is Jewish and a former Children's Laureate here in the UK andotherpoems.com/2014/07/24/a...

‘Don’t Mention the Children’ by Michael Rosen

Don’t mention the children. Israel bans radio advert listing names of children killed in Gaza (Guardian 24.07.14) Don’t name the dead children. The people must not know the names of the…

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The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish pro-Palestine activist is facing charges for 'threatening and abusive behaviour' after reading a poem about children killed by Israel

THS THDPSSSSPS: The Odyssey, but with cats

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · 3w ago

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

"In [Sam's] lap lay Frodo’s head, drowned deep in sleep; upon his white forehead lay one of Sam’s brown hands, and the other lay softly upon his master’s breast.” (The Two Towers) Oh look, Tolkien was 'woke' before this guy was even born

Bianca Michelle Parker@bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 3w ago

Feels bad that a director of a major studio film is perfectly comfortable saying that casting non-white actors is just something you do to look woke and otherwise isn't remotely necessary

Me, sorting through my drafts folder

Alt: Kuzco from Disney's animated film 'The Emperor's New Groove' pointing at women in a line-up one by one saying 'Yikes. Yikes. Yikes.'

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June Gemmell@junegemmell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Me, preparing to organise my short story collection.

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

gif that describes you as a writer, go:

GIF of a white man in a suit and tie leaning forward and saying 'it needs to be removed'

Alt: GIF of a white man in a suit and tie leaning forward and saying 'it needs to be removed'

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now!@lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 4w ago

gif that describes you as a writer, go: