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Steen Comer (Weeping Gorilla Era)

@mediapathic.bsky.social

Word Guy. Viable Paradise 2017. Fiction, parafiction, and game writer; Chicago Manual of Style enjoyer; sword swinger. Recreational taxonomist. "Steen, occasionally I forget how extra you are but something always reminds me" -- Elizabeth Bear #sf

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Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 12h ago

Do not messe wyth writers. Thei are the kyndeste and meanest and weirdest folk on Earthe. Thei kan create a person yn a second, or make a partye be rememberid for two thousande years. Thei kan stitch and unstitch worldes. Thei give names to emociouns we do not yet understande. Odd people, mightye.

Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 6d ago

And hey, if you wanted to read my novelette When He Calls Your Name & consider throwing a vote at it, that'd be swell! I'm kind of the Susan Lucci of the Hugos at this point--I've lost 11 Hugos so far! I EXCEL AT IT. Wouldn't it be cool to break the streak? www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...

When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine

There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...

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Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 6d ago

Obligatory Hugos Voting Post! You have until Sat 8/8 to vote for the #HugoAwards! Fun fact: anyone is eligible to vote! All it takes is a $50 WSFS-Only Membership. For that $50? You get copies of all nominated works--worth far more. Support in-person fandom & have a say! www.lacon.org/register/

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 18h ago

Noticing some folks seem to think writers just say clever things without understanding how the world works, as if we're all naifs who just happen to be good with words instead of people with formal educations and a professional interest verging on requirement in the ability to conduct research

Louis@louisevans.bsky.social · 6d ago

Angela Carter writes like the hand to hand instructor at a mountaintop fuck monastery whose favorite aphorism is “before you ask senpai to notice you—notice yourself.”

Lisa Kadonaga@tapirtrouble.bsky.social · yesterday

Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine! In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk. "Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. "Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." Source: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf
Peter Lucier@peterlucier.bsky.social · 5d ago

At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Mordor had crossed the Anduin, destroyed Gondor’s forward defenses, surrounded Minas Tirith, and breached its Great Gate. Two smaller relief forces were still separated and unable to coordinate. And yet Mordor lost. How? 🧵

Unwoman@unwoman.com · 3d ago

If you would like to make your own music but haven't started to yet, what is the first roadblock you're encountering?

Steen Comer (Weeping Gorilla Era)@mediapathic.bsky.social · 4d ago

Robert, forgot his last name per his request. Taught English 101 at my college, had a tattoo of a skull with crossed pen and paintbrush. Wore white button ups with the sleeves rolled, and a leather jacket. Rode a motorcycle. Immediate role model.

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 4d ago

Who was YOUR great english teacher (if you had one)? For me it was Hugh Epstein at Richmond college (RUTC). I hope he's well, wherever he is!