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Aside from writing, my favorite creative pursuits and products of consumption are collaborative— comics, films, choirs, theater, bands. Collaboration *should* have friction. It's how art gets refined and enhanced and enriched. And it's how we learn from each other and grow as artists.

Seattle @ Anchorhead Coffee

I just wrote this yesterday 💙 this is the first time my #WIPSnips has been so fresh 😍

Been a while participating in #WIPSnips today, since I have the time to read some of the other entries too! Here's a snippet is from a story that will be part of an anthology expected to release in few weeks! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #BookSky #ReaderSky

Hey! I have this one.

From my philosophical godpunk WIP, "Laughter of the Hunted Gods." Our dubious heroes encounter a band of looters. Things do not go as expected (unsurprising, for these fellows.) #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyWriters

I feel like Americans are severely underreacting to our food being poisoned.

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is Ty-Phoo Extra Strong. Stay strong.

"Unruffled" for "unfazed", from the opening chapter my philosophical godpunk WIP, "Laughter of the Hunted Gods." #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyWriters

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is generic orange pekoe from the hotel where I'm staying. You may now move on with your Monday.

"Laughter of the Hunted Gods, my philosophical godpunk WIP, is perfect for today's #WIPSnips! "Divine" figures twice in this snip, about the first god hunted: a bog tutelar. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyAuthors

Kaw bids you a good morning.

I have a family member who, I learned recently, was deeply bothered when I brought a friend home from college who had the audacity to help my dad shovel snow while I baked cookies inside. Why did it bother him? She's a woman.

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.

This is sad news, especially the second clause of this sentence: "The issues appear to be affecting users worldwide, but do not appear to be affecting the whole of the platforms."

Dr Carl Vaernet’s barbaric medical experiments on gay concentration camp prisoners were hidden from history for over 50 years Learn more about the hunt for anti-gay #Nazi Doctor, Carl #Vaernet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKvTqBJjbTU

Things I praise AuDHD writers and artists for (speaking as one) 👇🏻 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky📚💙 #audhd

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is Ty-Phoo Extra Strong. Stay strong.

If you're a publisher, and your website is riddled with misspellings, missing words, and crappy punctuation, authors who know what they're doing will strenuously avoid you.

From "We Who Walk in Shadow." Zarzek, cleric of the love-goddess Avikella, counsels his brother Oghor. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyWriters

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is Moroccan Mint. You may now persevere with your proper protocols.

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Let us do without soldiers. The joy built upon successful slaughter is not the right kind of joy; it will not do; it is fearful and it is trivial.

"Moment by Moment." John Travolta and Lily Tomlin (both usually worth watching) had *zero* chemistry¹, the dialogue was muddier than the sound quality, and the plot just meandered. ¹ I will refrain from comment as to why.

Cubed watermelon, Tajín, ice cubes, and just enough water to cover makes a surprisingly refreshing drink.

I tend to think that, billionaire or no, someone who calls trans women men who are indulging in a sexual fetish can fairly be called anti-rights. I would have said the same thing in the 80s for those who called gay people "perverts". Sounds pretty anti-rights to me. 🤷‍♂️

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Reminder that even if it was drugs, Possession of Narcotics is not a death penalty offense in the United States nor does ANY federal agent of ANY department in the government have the authority to perform summary executions. This is not MegaCity One. Judge Dredd is not real.

(Boden) Legacy? [snorts] I'd sooner erase everything. Better nobody remembers what I've— Well. Irmina. She'd be the only legacy of mine worth leaving. Don't know if she'd care to claim it though. Probably just as soon forget me. #JulyInterviewFic

I have a novel for adults coming out in February on @canongate.co.uk ! It's called MERIDIAN and is a queer love story that crosses eight different genres, time frames and styles. I got a look at the page proofs today (so much fun, when it finally looks like a real book) and cover coming soon!

#WIPSnips *acquire* I'm just gonna cut this line short. #sapphic #lesfic

Good morning. Off to the big city, innit. (Gloucester)

G'morning #WIPSnips! Milly learns something she just cannot possibly ignore, despite the trauma programming from her childhood. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

"Secure" for "acquire", from "Laughter of the Hunted Gods," my philosophical godpunk WIP. The beginning of the uneasy partnership between our dubious heroes. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #FantasyWriters

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is Golden Monkey with honeybush, lime zest, and blue tea. You may now resume your expected activities.

Amy Acton adds LGBTQ+ equality language to campaign platform following anti-transgender controversy. "All Ohioans deserve to be treated fairly and equally under the law. As governor, I am committed to standing up against discrimination and ensuring that every Ohioan."

What to the imprisoned kindergartener is the Fourth of July?

Fact: posting repeatedly on Bluesky about the book you waited your whole life to write makes you feel like you're pissing people off & makes you wish you were writing instead. Fact: doing that posting gets it to the right readers & makes you feel like it has a chance of surviving in a tough world.

I believe the powers that be have studied totalitarian regimes of the past and present (Nazi Germany, Stalin's Russia, the Khmer Rouge, the Kim dynasty, etc.) and have come to the conclusion that those regimes DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

July 16th: "rush" Oh, the rush of knowing you'll be saved! #AdrianOC #SteepedInShadow #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #Novel #NovelWriting #Writer #FemaleWriter #AmWriting #UrbanFantasy

From my philosophical godpunk WIP, "Laughter of the Hunted Gods." Boden has a vision. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is Numi organic Hojicha. You may now resume your regular routines.

What are some words whose actual pronunciation you learned only after years of reading them wrong? Two of mine: - victuals (I heard "vittles" often in Westerns, but I never connected it with the actual spelling) - misled (pronounced "MYZE-uld"), past tense of the hypothetical "misle." #BookSky

TEA ALERT: This morning's #tea is Golden Monkey with ginkgo leaf and rosehips. You may now carry on with your assigned tasks.

"Chariot" for "coach", from my philosophical godpunk WIP, "Laughter of the Hunted Gods." Our dubious heroes arrive in the mining town of Copperdon. Sparkwagons are a sort of automobile, powered by the divine spark harvested from murdered gods. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts