Michael McClung
@mcclungmike.bsky.social
Writer. Educated prole. Immaculate potato.
Hanna-barbera cartoons were always trash, both quality and content-wise.
Raven Lyn Clemens@ravenlynclemens.bsky.social · 24h agoi think about this all the time
anglos will be perfectly fine pronouncing "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" but will absolutely lose their shit at "szczęsny"
depths of wikipedia@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 4d ago
The COVID brain fog explained. The COVID-19 virus binds to the ACE2 receptor to enter cells. Dopamine producing neurons are rich in the ACE2 receptor. The virus causes disruption in the dopamine network in the brain. 🧪 tech-paper.com/scientists-f...
Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged - T...
Millions of people with long COVID report the same cluster of symptoms: a crushing lack of motivation, an inability to think clearly, memory that slips, movements that feel slower than they should. Fo...
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I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
HERMIT MAGAZINE #1 is now available as a downloadable PDF on itch for free / pay what you can. I've been working on this zine for a long time with a lot of help and contributions from friends!
HERMIT MAGAZINE #1 by Phil McAndrew
Humor, art, comics, short fiction, interviews, strange and interesting articles, and more.
philmcandrew.itch.io
Prince of Thorns has been in print for 15 years - I still find it on the shelves in bookshops - sometimes it's the only one of my books there 😮 Here I do my annual stocktake of numbers and progress: www.marklawrence.buzz/2026/08/prin...
Prince of Thorns celebrates its fifteenth year in print!
Prince of Thorns has been on the shelves for 15 years! The book is now older than Jorg himself is in the book 😮 Worldwide Prince of Thorns ...
marklawrence.buzz
The very people who accuse others of "staying silent" are SILENT THEMSELVES ON 1000 issues a day which is NORMAL because you are ONE PERSON & simply cannot have takes on every single thing.
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to work with Elsi, this beautiful red-sailed ship. It looked so tiny in between the massive icebergs of Greenland.
Well, maybe. But mine are more Boticelli-esque.
Mark Lawrence@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · last wk.My chillies are more purple than yours! 😛
!["is this like an useful sentence in poland or what"
[A Duolingo screenshot: "He hears voices." Below it: "on słyszy głosy"]
Yes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreiagjlmhbe766zdsjvklegd76bkwboxe4sci5c65wvk6nmudlqkcvq)
Ok but that's how they get u with them cursed swords (I also would take it)
Grace@eriopsis.bsky.social · 5d agoStrange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. If some lady handed me a free sword I'd still take it though.
Available NOW 🎲 With hardly a moment to spare! A 10-Omen folk-horror Myth & Hexmap for #MythicBastionland - Quell the restless Idols, break twilight's curse! Made for the 2026 Appendix N #TTRPG game jam. It's PWYW, so that means FREE unless you're feeling generous! #OSR
Living Idols of the Gloam-Waste by Creative Wronging
A folk-horror Myth & Hexmap for Mythic Bastionland
creative-wronging.itch.io
Creative Wronging@creativewronging.bsky.social · 3w ago#selfpromosaturday: Appendix N Game Jam Edition 📚 I've showed you mine. Will you show me yours? 😳 Reply here & show off your #appxnjam WIP! Share your cover, or title, or plans- 2 weeks left! Also, the tagline, does it distract from the cover design? Keep it, toss it, or move it? #TTRPG #OSR 🎲
Getting started on some #SPFBOXI finalists! #SPFBO #bookreview
SPFBO Review: The Hallows by H.L. Tinsley
Time to jump into these finalists in this year's SPFBO! I'm starting with The Hallows, because I have read Tinsley's work and enjoyed it so I figured that it was a good starting point. I do enjoy the idea of a noir tale with battle nuns too, so here we go! The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods.
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*takes deep breath* *ululates* WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS hornedlarkpress.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
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This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · last wk.Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
Forget likes, you’re going to have to repost to get my answers. And I’m doing it in reverse order. And you don’t have to repost, I’m just saying that. I’m going to do as many as I feel like regardless.
It's Thursday, I'm in no mood to do much, and this seems ike a good waste of time. Hit me.
Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe@aebrossbooks.com · 7d agoI'm getting in on the Writer Ask Game from @theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social. 1 Like = 1 Answer
If your vote is undecided in the Clacton by-election this might be the clincher for you
Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.
