The political optimism scale: from “I enjoy watching Hamilton” to “I could fill out a Death Note”
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Writing creative fiction in response to spammers is like doing improv with the world’s worst partner
"Seneschal of Shattered Tor" is a postcolonial high fantasy about a society trying to Be Better* and the leaders dragging them into the future. I hope you enjoy it! * T&C apply
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Issue: BCS #465 out today, featuring stories of leadership under threat by returning BCS authors @denzelscott.bsky.social and Abhijeet Sathe @bingingout.bsky.social, 90-min podcast of Scott read by @smaliamorris.bsky.social, cover art Sam Jumisko: beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
Omg, right?! These hotel bathroom lights have no chill at 6am
Wen Wen@muteddragon.bsky.social · 2mo agoThese hotel bathrooms are so brightly lit. Maybe too well lit. Have they considered some faces dont want so much light to expose the pores.
The table talk with @scalzi.com at #worldcon was a blast. He is just as entertaining, funny, and kind in person as he is in his writing!
Yesterday, I arrived at #WorldCon early and decided to volunteer. It was a great experience helping to set up and at the end of the day, I got entered into a raffle and won a spot at the table talk with one of my favorite authors, @scalzi.com!
Guide for what genre you’re reading based on what it seems the writer was on: Valium = literary fiction Mushrooms = fantasy Amphetamines = science fiction Cocaine = thriller Acid = Phillip K. Dick
I used to get annoyed with all the scam texts I get. Now I see the as opportunities for flash fiction
![Yes, it was a blistering winter in the underground caverns of Melanje. You told me you would contact me in exactly five years, about meeting clients at Meridian. And you said you would have something else to ask of me
Yesterday 9:17 AM
[An almost certainly AI generated image of a young woman in a cyan dress taking a photo of herself in front of a full length mirror]
I'm the lady you have been talking to I don't think if we have ever crossed paths before](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gaoxx2pz6qdb55etmfjsl5md/bafkreibipvxh7zekawcmspz7ipay2rkkeiu7uos7dqckt5ip5it32ojmg4)
When I was a kid, I always wished I was taller. But being on a flight, I greatly appreciate my size. I should fly more
On this day, 25 years ago, the very first movie I ever worked on came out! I made a video talking about that time, living in Hawaii and working on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within youtu.be/pSMBo1SjjiI?...
What it was like to live in Hawaii and work on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
YouTube video by Mach Kobayashi
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One of the fun things about taking time off before my next job is that when people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m a writer
This week, Tim Cook and I have both announced that we’re leaving Apple. Not to brag, but during our tenure, we have added a combined $3.5 billion worth of value to the company.
I was once part of a small team at Google that made a VR drawing app. Today is the ten year anniversary of its release. Happy birthday, Tilt Brush! The app is no longer supported, but it lives on in openbrush.app @openbrush.app
Open Brush
Open source painting in XR!
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Saw Project Hail Mary this weekend, Artemis 2 launched, and I made a short video about a moon souvenir I recently received. It’s been a nice break thinking about stuff outside of Earth youtu.be/tPwVEzhAmwc?...
A tiny souvenir from the moon!
YouTube video by Mach Kobayashi
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My wife brought home the largest pomelo I've ever seen. It's the size of my head!
The Irish blessing “May the road rise up to meet you” hits different as a motorcycle rider…
Hijack with Idris Elba was so good, but I’m glad I finished it because it was stressing m— THERE’S A SECOND SEASON?!
“Describe yourself in an unconventional manner” This is how I peel my fruit:
Tonight, an old friend reached out. It’d been years and we had such a great time catching up. Or so I thought. Turned out, she was a scam bot. On the plus side, I’m now heavily invested in an up and coming cryptocurrency
Starting to watch Hijack right before bedtime was probably not the best life decision ... But Idris Elba is so good!
I've heard of "tsundoku", which is essentially buying more books than you could ever read. Is there a corresponding word for coming up with more ideas for stories than you could possibly write?
One thing that Viable Paradise 25 has taught me to say: I'm a good writer! (It did not teach me how to say that without feeling abject terror and embarrassment, but baby steps, baby steps...)
What word did you mispronounce for the longest time? Mine is "misshapen", which I thought was pronounced like "miss-happen" as in, it happened wrong...
I don't think I'm a morning person or a night person so much as I'm different people during those times. Morning Mach: experiencing a nostalgia for the internet of 2010s with blogs, tweets, and social media dominated by friends, not feeds. Night Mach: I wanna see my own brain in a jar.