Lyla and Skully, come to help me write. fluffy, deadly inspiration.

today's "still good?" fridge challenge, a covered dish of mashed potatoes. the smell alone said HELL NO DON'T EAT IT, but then on full opening, the potatoes had developed some pink ooze, escalating it to OH GOD GET IT OUT OF THE HOUSE. thanks for playing along at home! #FridgeChallenge

Lyla doesn't know who you are or what you want, but she has a particular set of skills-- skills that make her a nightmare for people like you. If you sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors contest now, that'll be the end of it. But if you don't, she will find you. www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

The portal to the pain dimension has squidged open once more. We seek more sacrifices to sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition! Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.

HEYA WRITEY TYPES, this is your periodic reminder to back up your work. if you don't do backups, now is a great time to start. if you can swing it, have one backup on site, another off site. email, cloud drives, github, dropbox are free and reasonably simple. GO FORTH AND BACK UP.

found in travel notes from aug 2022: YOUR SEAT CUSHION MAY BE USED AS A FLIRTATION DEVICE

a choice was made here. I can't believe it's not vodka. #suddengroceryart

this is gorgeous. have a read.

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy! #primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.

the world is a whole lot better for Jane Goodall having been in it. rest in peace, dear lady.

You are going to LURVE, A More Different Hill by Sam James. Brilliant, funny, and strangely beautiful. Find it in Daydreaming of Other Worlds, available now. All proceeds of this book goes to Trans Lifeline. a.co/d/a09dx1c

We are proud to announce the release of Daydreaming of Other Worlds: The 1,000 Word Herd Competition Winners 2025. This collection contains the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon.

And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November. Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet

one of these three took out a lady cardinal today. no one's talking, but we know who did it. (hint: the one who isn't declawed and the one who doesn't have a bum front leg) didn't expect this caturday to have a body count.

Proud to announce that I’m going to be swimming 5K for the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s End Endo 5K! Endo is something that I, along with 1 in 10 people with a uterus, live with. To join me in supporting Endo research and advocacy, tap the link below! give.endofound.org/MaraWilson5k...

big weekend plans.

Pranking myself with grapes and olives.

so many fantastic stories in this contest, congrats to all the winners and well done to everyone who joined in!

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

The open-source CapCut alternative to edit videos. No watermarks or subscriptions and works on all devices github.com/OpenCut-app/... #opensource #AppOfTheDay

When you strip away humanity

Why your website should be under 14kB in size Having a smaller website makes it load faster — that's not surprising. What is surprising is that a 14kB page can load much faster than a 15kB page — maybe 612ms faster — while the difference between a 15kB and a 16kB page is trivial.

I used to give a talk about the practical effect of satire, which (TLDR) there isn’t any. I’d say: Presidents (Clinton, GHW Bush) didn’t only not mind being mocked, they both did bits with the comics who impersonated them. Then I said; imagine how terrible it would be if a President did care.

Today might be rough so take the legal thriller we deserve.

[insert "think out of the box" joke here], happy #caturday from Lyla

Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

looooong day of exploring new rooms.

Was trying to explain how the voice of a story can do the heavy lifting, rather than the action. How the narrator can tell us who they are, underneath the story itself. It was hard to explain. Then I shared this story by @aaronburch.bsky.social and they got it. joylandmagazine.com/uncategorize...

And that's a wrap for #1KWHC! We cant wait to read all these amazing stories 🦌 and thank YOU for making this contest great every year!

new fam!

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

much love, all yall

So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS. Please read and share this thread.

Good luck Word Herders! I can't wait to read your stories! #1KWHC

Who are some of your favourite artists who consistently post black and white art? I've just started this pack. go.bsky.app/TvBbbJB

I don't want to alarm anyone, but apparently squirrel stalking has the power to unite us and cause us to put aside our petty hatreds.

This blog is SO good at pointing out what should have been obvious about AI for coding (Copilot and others) These tools are good for re-creating whatever they’ve been trained on. They are not what will create the next, better generation of frameworks, libraries, technologies.

Writers, you have ONE more day to enter our 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition! - Receive 2 prompts - Write, re-write, edit for 7 days - Enjoy a free STRESS HEADACHE - Win prizes, merch & a place in the winners collection Register here: tldrpress-1000-word-herd-2025.eventbrite.com #1kwhc

As a philosophy major who adored symbolic logic courses, this may be my favorite cartoon ever.

it will never not be weird to me that showering is the cheat code around writer's block

Writers, you have 3 more days to enter the 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition! - Receive 2 prompts - Write, re-write, edit for 7 days - Win 1 of 25 cash prizes & publication - Raise money for Trans Lifeline! Register here: tldrpress-1000-word-herd-2025.eventbrite.com #1kwhc #flashfiction

is there any software vendor out there who will NOT cower and cave to AI? jebus.

RIP George. we shouted for you every single time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXED...

Lyla wakes up at first crack of thunder just as the storm has turned the sky yellow

yeah, just close the door and it will be called as a private cloud. lol.

Moxie catching a nap between loafing sessions. damn, it's hard out there for a cat.

I have new work in Wigleaf. Deepest thanks to Scott Garson and the @wigleaf.bsky.social team for holding my story with such care. I wrote this piece with love for a friend and I'd be so honored if you could read it.

Bleak. nymag.com/intelligence...