There’s an important lesson here, for those who choose to listen.
Wilhelm 'Ducky' Drake
@wilhelmdrake.bsky.social
six diagnoses in a denim jacket. writer. ND. Special Warfare vet. always punch N@zis. https://duckymonsterbaby.substack.com
Premise Part 2: now for tragedy! Free resources: Storytelling101.substack.com Quality answers from industry pros: reddit.com/r/ubergroup Everything at theubergroup.org
Did you know the Ubergroup also coaches voice acting? Rodney was a writer first and branched into acting!
Rodney D. Lopez@dilking2002.bsky.social · last yr.My first audio narration is LIVE!!!! Thank you, @glennorgias.bsky.social, for the opportunity to read your captivating work!! www.smokelong.com/stories/wild...
Free resources at storytelling101.substack.com Quality answers from industry pros on reddit.com/r/ubergroup Everything at theubergroup.org
Tips from Lajos Egri's "The Art Of Dramatic Writing." Free resources by The Ubergroup: Storytelling101.substack.com reddit.com/r/ubergroup Everything at theubergroup.org
Extremism cloaks itself in religion and mythology to justify violence—and some leaders exploit this to act without consequences. It's time to expose these predators. #OnOffense #FightFascism #TruthMatters
"I'll love you in every lifetime." Is that a promise, or a threat? This is my favorite story I've ever written. I'm honored to see it (and hear it!) in Escape Pod.
Escape Pod@escapepod.org · 4mo agoRejoice, sophonts! It's Thursday or Friday, and as such we bring you a fresh original for your experiential experience: "Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses" by @scmillsbooks.bsky.social. Go ahead, witness it! Though it looks like the trilobites may have eaten the link preview image...
Being of service is one of the most fulfilling, life-giving roles we can play. I’ve realized that what I do for others, I do for myself. This isn't just activism; it's a lifeline. #OnOffense #DemocracyInAction #ProDemocracy #VeteranVoices #CommunityPower
Somehow I completely forgot to post that I have a new story out @pictura.bsky.social that was created in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social workshop. This is what having kids with a looming #schoolstrike does to my brain. picturajournal.com/issue-six/ge... #flashfiction #writesky
Georgene Smith Goodin - pictura journal
Georgene Smith Goodin’s work has appeared in numerous publications, and has won the Mash Stories flash fiction competition.
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Congrats!
Rio Lombana@riolombana.bsky.social · 10mo agoMy story "His Soul Lives in the Air" is live on MetaStellar! I originally wrote this for a Writing Battle competition back in January. read it: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas... & my blog post: www.scmills-books.com/blog/open-vein Thank you @metastellar.bsky.social & @writingbattle.bsky.social!
"Yes, you're one of the white men allowed to fetishize me," - things that probably weren't on McCloskey's bingo card
Bookstack@thebookstack.org · 11mo agoNew book review: David McCloskey's "Damascus Station", from 2023. "The coolest thing I noticed about David McCloskey's ‘Damascus Station’ is how he handles the POVs of the middle eastern characters..." @swiftpress.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview newbooks.substack.com/p/damascus-s...
The Brits are funny.
Bookstack@thebookstack.org · 12mo agoNew book review: Charles Beaumont's debut novel "A Spy Alone", from 2022. "The coolest thing I noticed about Charles Beaumont's 2022 debut ‘A Spy Alone’ is..." newbooks.substack.com/p/a-spy-alone @canelobooks.bsky.social @aspyalone.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview
Still reeling, but thrilled to share—I’ve won the 2025 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award! This story is personal, and having it find a home at @baenbooks.bsky.social means the world to me. Eternal thanks to the judges and everyone who believed in it. 🐉⚔️✨ www.baen.com/pr-2025-fant...
Press Release - Baen Books Announces Winner of the 2025 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
Press Release - Baen Books Announces Winner of the 2025 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
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Beyond the 60 Minutes payoff & Colbert cancelation, an unprecedented capitulation: as part of merger agreement, new parent company agrees to install an official to "monitor bias" at CBS’s news division. CBS news will essentially be state controlled media. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
Colbert’s social media posts have long dragged behind those of Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, his late-night competitors.
Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Monologue Nears 10 Million On YouTube—His Most-Watched Video In 6 Years
Colbert’s social media posts have long dragged behind those of Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, his late-night competitors.
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ICE has detained multiple U.S. citizens under new rules. Brian Gavidia was questioned by ICE. They returned his phone, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗. “I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.” Citizens are not safe. www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
‘We are not safe in America today:’ These American citizens say they were detained by ICE | CNN
Elzon Lemus is always on the road for work, traveling to one job site from another. But since his brief encounter with federal immigration officers, he’s been on high alert.
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“It was a nightmare.” “(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically.” “We were like chickens or rats locked up … and they shot us with rubber bullets.” Words from Venezuelan migrants sent to a prison in El Salvador. Unimaginable cruelty. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/a...
‘It was a nightmare’: Venezuelans deported from US describe conditions in Salvadoran prison | CNN
For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador’s Center for Terrorism Confinement.
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No matter how much of a literary snob you think you are, your favorite classic was popular with someone or it wouldn't be a classic. open.substack.com/pub/kcraybou...
Failed Writer's Journey: Classics are Popular
The Mona Lisa is a shit painting.
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I got a lovely review for Bitter over Sweet (@sfwp.bsky.social) from @libraryjournal.bsky.social! Thank you so much! www.libraryjournal.com/story/Hawaii...
Hawaiian Tales | Short Story Collections
Two story collections offer powerful slice-of-life tales set in Hawai‘i.
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Super proud to say that Ubergroup writer @lumchanmfa.bsky.social SOLD OUT all copies of her book this weekend! Rock on, Melissa!
Melissa Llanes Brownlee@lumchanmfa.bsky.social · last yr.Where I'll be at #AWP25!
Ubergroup writer @kcraybould.bsky.social shares mostly nonfiction musings (for now, he's got big things in the works we're excited to share with you soon) But they're very interesting. Check it out!
Formerly Known As No Display Name@kcvellum.bsky.social · last yr.Is everyone following this awesome podcast by Ubergroup writer @laurenferebee.bsky.social ? You should be!
Lauren Ferebee@laurenferebee.bsky.social · 2y agoHi everyone in the world! Thrilled to be launching FEMME FUTURE PERFECT, a sci-fi/horror anthology podcast, in January 2025 with two amazing co-creators. We love followers, sharers, donaters... anyone who loves genre with a femme lens! #fictionpodcasts #audiodrama
Has everyone read these awesome stories by Ubergroup writer @aniking.bsky.social ? They're brilliant.
Ani King (they/them)@aniking.bsky.social · last yr.Absolutely stoked to have these three fire-themed stories up at Flash Boulevard today! And you can subscribe to get incredible stories in your inbox every week: flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/a...
Hi Folks, I’m thrilled to be able to officially launch Dark Swarm Publishing today. This is a project I’ve been working on behind the scenes since September last year, with the goal of providing a press which has bases in America, England and Austria. A Thread:
(explaining having bluesky followers to Offline folks) imagine a lot of people on their phones, getting mad, at the same time
I have one thing to say, Pete Hegseth and anyone else who says Admiral Lisa Franchetti was a DEI hire. Who says she didn’t deserve the position, that she was a terrible leader: You’re a shitstain on the American Flag. Fuck. You. open.substack.com/pub/duckymon...
The US Navy has a DEI Problem
The Firing of the US Navy's first Female CNO
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