Back up your shit. Physical copies of beloved media. External hard drives. Save your shit, back up your shit, trust no single device and ESPECIALLY trust no corporation with your files. You are never more than one power surge or "family-friendly" policy change away from disaster.

Me. That's me. I'm the one who would do that.

I got angry at the climate change denialists and bigots on Reddit so I started pulling the rug out from under them where possible, and that snowballed into getting 3,500+ subreddits & 42,000+ user accounts banhammered in June 2020, with many more after i have lost count of how many death threats

My favorite was the time sovereign citizens and preppers turned up in my blog comments to call me a city slicker who would need their help when SHTF because I said that some extremely bad homesteaders were bad at homesteading. And then the Daily Mail picked it up and called me a homeschool mom.

Just that time I flippantly responded to an Atlantic headline about buquinis and then somehow went viral and had so many people in mentions telling me to grow up and get a job because I was (at the time) running a dental gofundme. Also SO MANY racists.

Every time Ares shows up, I'm like OOO I KNOW HIM which I don't outside of bsky but also @ahoymehearties.bsky.social immediately comes to mind, so yeah I know him *leo pointing gif*

WE GOT OUR ACHIEVEMENT LIST 🤘

Folks, tell me about your social media beefs. The ones that brought in thousands of people and even your mom called you to get off that devil Facebook. I want to know them all. I've probably some of them :D

OMG Cervix Lady. I honestly don't remember Yoga Lady, but Cervix Lady will live on in the memories of all who knew her.

Folks from Twitter: Skyla and Margaret just reminded me of the "grief lady". you know, the one who - just after the first year of my mother's death - replied to me that I clearly did not have the life experience to understand the greatest fears of the grieving. I've always picked up the weirdos 😅

Yeah I have issues with how often narcissism (and also personality disorders) are thrown around for everything, but sometimes you read something that checks all the boxes and...damn. Clarified why so many well-meaning people are susceptible to this person's tactics.

Evergreen.

The Exodus Gambit, first book in House Adamant, is a meditation on grief—interrupted by explosions. The Old Guard, the second book, is a meditation on disappointment—interrupted by explosions. The Valkyrie Stratagem, the third book is a meditation on betrayal... and you know what interrupts it

I spent 45 minutes meeting the neighbour's new puppy Watson. It's like touching grass except it's a puppy, highly recommend.

For those who missed it, Canada recognizes the State of Palestine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWq9...

Jersey's supper is in a box tonight. He's working on the puzzle

Marketing sucks. I hate how necessary it is. But writing still has to come first. I think that's getting lost in the industry's current climate—and up-and-coming writers, the artists they commission, and the readers they court often pay the price. romancing-the-stoned.beehiiv.com/p/putting-th...

8 days left to back The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1. Back now to get 14 stories from the early years of S&SM in print for the first time, with all new illustrations. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Why is the rapture trending? Nevermind. I know better than to ask questions I don't want the answer to. Rapture is now muted for seven days. I'd prefer it to be a surprise, like when the Yankee menace carpet bombs Canada at 2am. 👀

Pardon me for a minute everyone while I tuck in to this glorious, fat-ass samosa

Andrew's a good guy, and this seems like a really fun book; it would be great to see this get funded!

I don't actually know why autism and tylenol are trending, so I think I'll just put them both on a 7 day mute so that I will never know. (please don't tell me)

my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

ooo @sycamoretea.bsky.social @tychebooks.bsky.social We're 1 backer away from getting our achievement lists 👀👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...

Despite popular belief, I have *not* backed this Kickstarter. There's 9 days left and my resolve is shaky, but I have not backed this kickstarter. 💀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/dux...

Took a couple of hours to touch grass. It was nice. I think I'll do it again.

I can't emphasize enough that evil thrives on conceding in advance. Forcing them to do what they threaten to do--has a huge effect on their ability to do it. This is why Kimmel matters: not because we need to care about a rich white guy, but because THIS one said "no," and the cowards blinked.

Tylenol is trending but Lockheed Martin isn't. Yes, I'm going to hell. AND A BUNCH OF YOU THOUGHT IT.

I don't need a reason to dislike people because my default is to dislike everyone and I'm quite comfortable with that, but "oh so those are actually red flags I picked up, it's not JUST that I'm a catty bitch" is always a nice surprise!

I don't do armchair diagnoses bc we only ever see a sliver of people, I hate when it's done to me, and I just don't fucking care--HOWEVER, when you're reading a book and someone describes a communal narcissist and you do the leo-pointing-gif bc it snaps into place all the pieces about someone? That.

I'm not going to link it, but someone posted "I'm anti-adoption. Children need to stay with their parents." Cool story bro. Some parents don't actually want those children anywhere near them. And some children should never be allowed near those parents. Anyway, go fuck yourself as an adoptee. 🖕

Happy Autumn! Days are getting shorter & colder, so it's the perfect time to read mysteries & thrillers. And ours come with a slice of paranormal: magic, ghosts, time travel, and werewolves. Check out our thread 👇 for some Kobo deals:

Spouse is feeling bad that I've not had access to my art room for most of the year, so he wants me to spend this week slowly working on gaining access (which he works on the gaming room). I missed not having any collages for Expo this year, so I think maybe it's time to get back at it.

Today's wholesome news: Iowa woman's quilt to be featured in Smithsonian's state fair exhibit www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqEB...

I'm *so* excited for the Silent Hill f fans who are chomping at the bit for this. I hope it scares the everliving life out of you to such a degree that it cures your anxiety and all that ails you.

It's +4 this morning. Breaking out my artisanal scarf from @skcraftcouncil.bsky.social my merino wool sweater, and my alpaca wool mittens that @tychebooks.bsky.social bought to match my scarf and sweater. Autumnal fibre mode activated. 🙏

STEPHEN MILLER: you have no idea what you have awakened. we will save the West. we will turn darkness into light. we will rise like a phoenix from the pit of fire and EVERYONE ELSE AT THE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS GAME TABLE: ROLL THE FUCKING DIE ALREADY

flight to #eurobsdcon today! Well, today and tomorrow. Gonna be ugly. I won't be able to shill my #Kickstarter the way I should. I'd still appreciate your support. mwl.io/ks

Thank YOU. All I ever wanted from social media was a thread inviting me to exercise my right to complain

There are a bunch of extras on this Kickstarter now. The original vision is charming, engaging, and sounds like it's going to be a lovely little thought provoking short adventure. It's under 20 to back it. And you'll get a bunch of additional lovelies. Check it out. 🙂

If you need music for your soul... www.youtube.com/watch?v=as2P...

There's just a few days left, and I absolutely need 3 more backers so that I can get achievements 😅😅🤘 Look, the man has been spoiling backers endlessly through out this. Let him spoil us more :D www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...

Psst... pass it on. A sheyd has been framed for murder and the only one who can help is a detective armed with supersoaker full of Manischewitz... and maybe you. 37 hours left to go. Let's rally in a literary way against the demons of D.C. www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

This sign did all the work let me tell you.

I have survived Edmonton Expo. I now enter my hibernation era.

Thank you to everyone at Edmonton Expo who bought my books from @kristadb1.bsky.social on my birthday today.

Famine ate one. After that, he wasn't really Famine any more, so now we're down to two harbingers.

Hitting the Sunday running out, so grab it while you can!

okay gotta hit up starbucks and then make the long drive clear across the damn city through three points of construction 😭 And people ask why I never leave the West End. I dunno, maybe because it's physically impossible? ...omg is this the 15 minute cities people talked about? IS THIS THE THING?