This county health warning is good

18k words in this novella and I feel like the finish line is maybe finally in sight. And then I don’t have to worry about editing ever right?

cystic fibrosis mentioned in a novel! oh it's a cautionary tale :(

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It’s that time of year where we emerge like cicadas, watching sports, loudly proclaiming we have always loved them. Like cicadas, we are liars.

it always feels like it shouldn't be possible to look this dumb

We bombed the kid In the Omelas hole Which in retrospect May have been an error Oh well Acceptable casualties

I was extremely fortunate to go whale watching recently- a mother humpback whale and her calf. She was one of the largest whales the guides had ever seen- easily the size of a bus.

I picked up a horror novel at the library just based on the description and 45 pages in a random side character appears who is literally a blatant rip off of the merchant from Resident Evil Village. Like 1:1. I’m shocked the author got away with this- it takes balls to steal this obviously

I spilled sunscreen all over myself in front of Martha Wells in the WorldCon bathroom ama

This is my first World Con in YEARS and the imposter syndrome has already set in hard. I haven't had a publication in years either; I've barely written, except for the past few months.

Anyone who has ever lived in LA county will not be surprised it was the sheriff's department that escalated

One of the biggest traps of falling into the book social media ecosystem is the constant pursuit of reading what's new and fresh or not even out yet, to stay on top of the cultural zeitgeist. I love new releases, but it becomes so easy to miss things even a year old in the quest for that.

I bought tickets to WorldCon right before shit hit the fan, so you can blame me.

With TikTok going away, I started to move videos to YouTube. Within one video, I had someone insult how I look. What a great platform.

@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social I brought my book on a trip

This is actually the funniest thing I could do with my limited time left on the app

It's been really disheartening to spend months creating content for tiktok and to feel like it's finally maybe taking off, and then the app is banned because Elon and Zuck have expensive hissy fits.

The prospect of starting over again on any social media is exhausting, but then how else will I get people the internet to tell me I'm pretty? Anyway, to verify it's me, here's my cat, bonafide celebrity Poppy.