AND SHE WILL BE THERE WHEN LIFE ENDS

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

Woke up from a dream where I’d read this exchange online and uh, I don’t know who Editorial Becky is but I definitely believe they are worthy of fear/respect

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

Five sharks. Loved by good, feared by evil. Together they form Jawstron, defender of the universe.

weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?

It’s been a hard day. But just got an email from a teacher saying one of his students started the year basically anti-reading. Hated all the assigned readings through the year. He had to analyze some fiction for his final and chose 2 of mine and loved them. Guys, I think I made a new reader. 🥹

The face of a man who has seen his idol* and been ignored

I hate to have to do this again, but starting another (hopefully smaller) GFM. We are trying to start new endeavors, but we need to stay housed until then. gofund.me/f1aa8129f

Donate to Support Danny and Nathalie's Financial Recovery, organized by Danielle Lorick

Hello, my name is Danny Lore, and I'm raising funds to catch up for … Danielle Lorick needs your support for Support Danny and Nathalie's Financial Recovery

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Cozy Tots 🧡 he is ready for Halloween!

It is time! The @pseudopod.org general submissions is open!!! Go submit your short horror fiction (<6000 words). I want to get my grubby claws on your stories!! Guidelines: pseudopod.org/submissions/ Submission portal: escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/...

Submissions | PseudoPod

PseudoPod wants to find quality fiction to feed our listeners. If you’re a writer with a short horror story that you’d like to hear narrated by one of our talented performers, we’d like to see it.

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The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos

Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.

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Hugh Howey on the rise of AI and the end of publishing as we've know it. "My heart absolutely breaks for most of this." hughhowey.com/the-end-of-a...

The End of an Era - Hugh Howey

We knew this day would come. Some of us have known for decades, have been writing and pontificating about this since Ken Jennings lost at Jeopardy and Kasparov lost at chess. The writing was on the wa...

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It is 4am and what do I find but Triscuit balancing himself inexplicably on top of the bathroom door again 🙄

This is Peak Fish. We have fallen too far from the light.

Kory Bing@korybing.bsky.social · 4d ago

Just tried to look up the Ordovician jawless fish with the funny face and these are the things I searched for and got nothing because it was spelled SO wrong: -sacombabsis -sacombibabsis -sacobibastis The correct answer was: -sacabambaspis

For all the #treelaw people on here I just wanted to point out that New Hampshire's statutes have it set at not triple damages but THREE TO TEN TIMES "no less than 3 and not more than 10 times the market value of every such tree" law.justia.com/codes/new-ha...

2025 New Hampshire Revised Statutes :: Title XIX-A - Forestry :: Chapter 227-J - Timber Harvesting :: Section 227-J:8 - Trespass; Civil Penalty.

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Our raccoon buddies are back for some late night peanut snacks! (It’s great CAT TV for the kids)

I love Jane's Patreon. Been a supporter for YEARS. She always posts wonderful recipes along with other great stuff. She is a fantastic human being and I would be personally grateful if y'all stepped up and supported her Patreon so she can pay rent this month and every month. #transcrowdfund

Jane@fightingpride93.bsky.social · 4d ago

MY RENT IS DUE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND I'M STILL £474 SHORT Really anything at all you can give or sharing helps me get closer

Dear device friends, you are cordially invited to join Elsie's 8th birthday celebratory livestream on Monday, August 3 at 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT. Find us here: www.instagram.com/elsiewants

When you’ve drunk the carcinization juice and you’re waiting to see the changes in the mirror

Iron Chef Bot@ironchefbot.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our general submission window is now open! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

For fans of "found media" tales, this story is GREAT! I love how it unfolds! 🦾 "A Funny Thing Happened on the Limbhackers Forum" by @katharinetyndall.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Limbhackers Forum

I am not here to talk about how i got my arm, i am looking for hel p trying to fix it . Apologies for typos the f fingers lag a lot

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It was fun! I enjoyed it a lot (though we unfortunately had seats too close to the screen and man, the bottom edge/corner was slightly out of focus 😭) Still, I appreciated that it focused on being a Spider-Man movie and not a tie in for fifteen billion Avengers sequels to come 😅

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 5d ago

I was going to get tickets to see Spider-Man on Sunday and… accidentally forgot to change the date so GUESS WE’RE SEEING IT TODAY lmao (I have not had coffee yet XD)

I was going to get tickets to see Spider-Man on Sunday and… accidentally forgot to change the date so GUESS WE’RE SEEING IT TODAY lmao (I have not had coffee yet XD)

There’s a birb in the feeder that is mocking Tater Tot, specifically, and he’s doing so many ekes about it 😂

Happy No Thoughts Friday from Crouton!

OK, that was fun. Sixteen amazing authors are joining Lauren Bolger, Poppy Z. Brite, and Mae Murray in SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM. Coming in March 2027.

Yall would be welcome in my pod, btw ;)

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 6d ago

Orca. I would be on a MISSION to sink so many yachts and NO ONE WOULD KNOW IT IS ME 🐳

Thread, and if you are an author who was published by Daily Science Fiction (DSF), which is now defunct, you may want to check if your stories have been scraped and hosted on this new site that is NOT seeking permission and is making itself impossible to contact directly. FINISH THEM. ⬇️

Marie Brennan@swantower.bsky.social · 6d ago

Especially since they say they'll take things down if you ask -- which they shouldn't need to say if they asked for permission in the first place -- and then give you no way to do so! You'll have to contact Cloudflare: www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/re...