ALL MY DEAD CATS AND OTHER LOSSES, my book about grief; who is allowed to mourn and how; and why people want to pathologize the experiences that make us human, is available now in print, ebook, and audiobook formats, wherever fine books are sold (or loaned, shoutout to libraries).

All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

"Both a grief book that doesn't read like a clinician's notes and a memoir wrapped around a bigger subject, All My Dead Cats takes grief from the taboo to the universal." — BooklistHave you suffered a...

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We made @nofilmschool.bsky.social!🎬✨ TY @jasonhellerman.bsky.social :) This is a huge milestone for our community. Read the article here: nofilmschool.com/scripthive Support the Hive, share the article on your social media accounts📈#scriptsky

Every Screenwriter Should Bookmark ScriptHive: The Internet's Largest Free Screenplay Database

Need to find a movie to TV script this is the place to look.

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Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

I’ve seen a few articles on the last iron lung user passing away. Guess what most headlines leave out. She did not die from her polio complications. The cause is directly stated as long covid. She was living a relatively independent life, until she got long covid. This is who you’re hurting.

TIL because my apartment faces northeast, it's basically impossible for most succulent species to thrive here without a grow light setup, even with how much indirect light typically fills the space. (1/2)

Appreciate LA Taco for putting together this amazing, interactive voter resource guide. ✨ Take a gander and GO VOTE! 🗳️ #LosAngeles #Voters #Voting #Elections #Politics

L.A. TACO@lataco.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We've compiled the endorsements of 14 different progressive organizations, including advocacy groups, local media outlets, progressive politicians, and unions, in one interactive page, to help you decide who to vote for. The interactive guide: lataco.com/a-completely...

LA wildfire season strikes again. A few great resources to monitor air quality, DIY air filters, finding affordable PPE: - @watchduty.org - Clean Air LA (linktr.ee/cleanairla) - Mask Bloc LA (linktr.ee/maskblocla) - Mask Bloc Long Beach (linktr.ee/maskbloclong...) #LosAngeles #Wildfires #CleanAir

I think people underestimate how Disability Justice is oft overlooked. I think a lot about how anti-homeless architecture (people designing things inhumanely so that unhoused people do not sleep on it) is not just horrific to the unhoused, but also to those with mobility disabilities.

Places Journal@placesjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Benches are where optimistic visions of civic life meet reality. To remove them, or to curate who gets to sit, is to abandon the work of defining a civic ideal and determining, together, how to live up to it." NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:

"Many disabled people in media, myself included, owe a debt of thanks to Alice, whether she helped us personally or indirectly by fundamentally reshaping the culture around us." Very much agree with these words by @sesmith.lol on Alice Wong. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/celebration-...

Celebration of Life

Welcome & Introduction On November 14, 2025, our beloved Alice Wong became an ancestor. In her own words, she told us: “Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that …

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Multiple game studios have recently closed because their titles couldn't compete with established live-service games like Fortnite. Meanwhile, you can also literally work on Fortnite and get laid off and Tim Sweeney remains a billionaire. Something has to change. The time is now. uvw-cwa.org

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Epic Games has laid off over 1000 employees www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/n...

I'll just say that I was laid off from a studio job ONE TIME and it was dehumanizing enough to cause me to take the leap to freelance so that never happened again. Don't underestimate how awful of an experience a layoff can be. You've lost income, healthcare, personal connections, routine...

It’s International Long Covid Awareness Day. One of the best things you can do to support people with Long Covid is wear a mask (ideally a respirator like an N95). Masks break chains of transmission. They prevent infection. The only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid Covid!

Get in the habit of bringing up accessibility at meetings, in check-ins, and in demos. Bring up things you've done to address accessibility. Likewise, don't be afraid to ask, "Have we tested this on a keyboard?" or "What's the experience like on a screen reader?"

'If we love this work, we have to protect it:' Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition

'If we love this work, we have to protect it:' Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition

'Forming a union is one way we’re making sure we can keep doing our best work.'

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Your personal essay for TV programs isn't filler—it's your third writing sample. Decision-makers (myself included) weigh essays heavily. A compelling, engaging story can be the difference between an interview and a pass. Give it real creative effort. #scriptsky

2026 basically

Ahem, you don't need Substack. There are other options out there. I built my site for $33/month and own everything in an era when platforms come and go or say, accept Nazis. I break the DIY down on a new blog post at: writingandwhatnot.com/diy-newsletter-2026

I just broke my clavicle over the weekend. I need a solid recommendation for a voice to text tool on #Linux. I basically need to be able to dictate into any text field in any application. Currently running #nixos but can easily run a flatpak or app image. Mixed results with Handy so far. I'll be tes

Listening to a Tidal curated playlist called 'Guitar Therapy.' Every track? Solo piano artist. 🙃

NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHING! With just a month-and-a-bit until crowdfunding begins, I'm pleased to announce that the wonderful Jennifer Kretchmer (@dreamwisp.bsky.social) has joined the #LittleButFierce team as our Disability Consultant! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...

Update 9: New Challenger Approaching: Jennifer Kretchmer! · Little but Fierce: Streamlined 5E for Children of All Ages

This has been in the works for a while but I'm pleased to officially announce that the wonderful Jennifer Kretchmer has joined the Little but Fierce team as our Disability Consultant.For those that (s...

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‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26

Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad. I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.

I recently updated my guide for how to write alt text and image descriptions with new examples! I also copied over some updates to my post on describing photojournalism and primary source images on social media: veroniiiica.com/how-to-write.... #a11y #AltText

How To Write Alt Text And Image Descriptions

The ultimate guide on how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, written by someone with low vision who uses alt text

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A lot of big breaking news stories involve visuals, such as timelines of events, photos, memes, and screen shots. All of those images need alt text. All of them. Don't leave out people who use screen readers. This is true every day. And it's true this week, especially.

If you’re saying to yourself, “I don’t know what to do or how I can help,” start by caring for the people around you. Provided care to the humans you are able to. In any form. If you don’t have the skills/spoons to do anything else, perform acts of care for your personal community. That matters.

Who controls what IP isn't what's at play with this new merger: it's about who gets your attention & dollars. It means fewer shows & fewer movies as not to step on each other's dicks. 1/3 of Hollywood is already out of work from past consolidation. How many more voices will they run out of town?

Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

Coyote no longer wandering around, but instead just chilling out on a neighbor's front lawn watching cars and joggers pass by. 🤨

Zae@zaelyna.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I've seen more coyotes wandering through my densely populated Los Angeles neighborhood in the last several years than I ever did growing up in the middle of a woodsy rural New England town. 🙃

Ableism teaches us to abandon each other. Racism will disable you. Transphobia will disable you. Long COVID will disable you. Genocide will disable you. Climate change will disable you. Do not obey when told to abandon the vulnerable. Resistance & communities must be rooted in disability justice.

Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.