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Hokie Bird in the Granite State

A world where a twist ending is repurposed as a video title. where a thing's climax has been removed, leaving an advertisment for the gap where it used to be. such things are commonplace in. the twilight zone

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My artist friend Scott Eagle's video of his process in creating what amounts to narrative for me, out of lighthouse photos from the contest earlier this year. One person cut off by edge of the photo suggested both a disappearance and a horrific completion. For the Southern Reach coffee table book.

Chani: tell me of the dressings of your home world Paul: well you got ranch, buttermilk ranch, peppercorn ranch, balsamic vinaigrette, green goddess, thousand island- Chani: what is this ‘island’ Paul: don’t ever interrupt me

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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had a friend who was a concierge at the Four Seasons and he had two special jobs whenever Elton came to town 1. Always know the score of the Braves game when they were playing so he could update Elton 2. Pick out his glasses for the day for him

Rude Gopher Machine@rudegophermachine.bsky.social · last mo.

I can’t imagine moving to Atlanta in the early 90s to get away from all the big city coastal cocaine and becoming a braves fan during their epic run atop the NL east division

“So there’s this race of immortal beings, but they become desensitized over time, so they seek out more and more extreme experiences to—“ “Not quite my tone.” “Uhh, alright, so the magic system is based on combining sounds and colors.” “Are you infodumping or as-you-knowing? Oh, you don’t know?”

Azure Emerald Empire@azureemeraldempire.bsky.social · last mo.

They should make a Whiplash that’s about worldbuilding instead of jazz

Is this a good time to mention that in college my History of Translation lecturer (Michael Cronin) told us that one of the first vernacular translations of The Illiad was into Irish, and the translator had to give the main characters dogs because in Gaelic society a free man had a dog