"They say all good stories start with a dead man. That's the phrase, isn't it? Every good show begins with a death and ends with a marriage." The Works of Vermin - Hiron Ennes #quotes #booksky 💙📚 1/2

This is The August Book. Being dug out for the third August in a row. It is a collection of chaotic notes, scribbles and plans. Revolving around holiday plans, Edinburgh visits, festival chaos.

*I agree with my colleague James Patrick Kelly here, and I also think that getting thoughtful people into the same room to breathe the same air is an excellent response to AI writing

Thank you Colossal for such a nice article! www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/aron...

Enigmatic Narratives Unfold in Aron Wiesenfeld's Dreamy Oil Paintings

In his mysterious oil paintings, Aron Wiesenfeld delves into the power of narrative, visibility, and imagination.

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The Book Tour: A Lack of Alibi is out October 6th from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social Available for pre-order online now

This man just recorded the first notes of a modern jazz masterpiece in an abandoned mall

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have you had your daily dose of future shock yet?

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It's AI-on-AI violence.

'The official title of the gathering was "The Second Conference on Supernova Event Eighteen." Trying to get many people to agree on one thing often produces very bland results.' Slow Gods - Claire North #quotes #booksky 💙📚 1/3

G303.16.14.2 Devil chased by the fumes of burning arsenic.

Freelance for 10 years and still killing it, baby ✨ (debatable)

Travelling to the office this morning, thinking about writers as alchemists. "OK, let's add a tea spoon of joy, two of empathy and... Where the fucking fuck is the rage??" Mishapen imaginary assistant "we had 10 ton of rage sir!" "for fuck sake, i used all of that on page 1! We're gonna need more."

Times like this I wish I'd ordered two bacon rolls.

At night: Buttercup Festival 3-392

Just NINE days left, ands Aug. 13! PAY WHAT YOU WANT for the @humblebundle.com Comics Bundle: @darkhorse.com 40th Anniversary! Get $517 worth of AMAZING downloadable comics you KEEP! Titles such as Hellboy, Lone Wolf and Cub, Elfquest, and MORE! GO: www.humblebundle.com/books/dark-h...

Humble Comic Bundle: The Dark Horse 40th Anniversary Bundle, Presented by IGN

Celebrate Dark Horse’s 40th Anniversary with this massive collection of comics, presented by IGN! Pay what you want and support Hero Initiative!

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Here’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI

Can we have this here in Australia? Shoppers should be paid for their efforts in serving themselves #auspol

I critiqued (and blurbed!) this charming #solarpunk novella from @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy and it's FREE until Aug 9th!! Go snap it up!! www.kobo.com/ebook/the-bl... #climatechange

The Blossoming of the Big Tree ebook by Dilman Dila - Rakuten Kobo

Read "The Blossoming of the Big Tree" by Dilman Dila available from Rakuten Kobo. “…a genuinely absorbing read, funny and serious in equal measure, and Adita is one of the most quietly original protag...

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Did you know that the GSFWC (@gsfwc.bsky.social) is forty years old this year? Well it is, and as part of too much thinking about that, I bring you the first in a (slowly) building set of blog posts with my thoughts on it. www.munchkinstein.co.uk/index.php/20...

My newest story, Feed Them on Your Dreams, is now available to read for free at @clarkesworldmagazine.com. Check it out. clarkesworldmagazine.com/auslender_08...

Feed Them on Your Dreams by E.N. Auslender

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.

She's Lynda La Plante for heaven sake. I'm sure they'd be prepared to come to meet her.

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Yes I acknowledge it makes sense in context but “I need my car to meet criminals” is now my favourite basis for an attempted exceptional hardship plea. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ah, but you mean the world's strongest woman! no, what? sure thats near. but that isn't even close to what i typed in the search box! oh you want to switch to united states now. groan.

ugh. i hate eventbrite. hate it. just a nightmare to use. got logged in eventually. booked a ticket. trying to book another event, and it wants to use my postcode, except event isn't in my postcode area, and neither was the other one i just bought. and all the results are garbage, so do hard way.

now playing 10th anniversary compilation from the korean label Oslated, who i find are a pretty reliable label when it comes to their brand of ambient techno sound. #bandcamp #ambient #deep #abstract #korean #JejuIsland 🎶🎧 oslated.bandcamp.com/album/oslate...

Oslated 10th Anniversary Presence II [OSC010], by Various Artists

12 track album

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Hey folks! Are you excited for @sequential-scot.bsky.social this Saturday? Come find me at table 50, where I'll have my new comic Bad Gal Bodega: Ranger Rodney Rules! for sale! What happens when a small man gets too much power...? 👀 Buy tickets now: sequentialscotland.co.uk #comics #glasgow

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