I went amd watched Anaconda today (it was the next film showing that I could fit into the tine I wanted to kill. I feel like it would have been better as a spiritual sequel to "Be Kind Rewind" that then escalates.

Aw man, lost Whamageddon today

When you see your old work appear in a Defunctland video...

What's happened to book covers is simple: The title has to be READABLE on a thumbnail image on a phone to make a sale. It has to look good in black and white. Which means san serif fonts in bright colors in large type with wide spacing/kerning over a dark background.

Upcoming shows! I have one show at a Monroeville fall festival on Saturday. I then have a Halloween show on Halloween night at 9PM at the Arcade Comedy Theater!

Cat is a treasure and if you are looking for a writer community this is a great place to start.

My dog is like a world champion in looking relaxed.

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Hey, it's been a little while. Have a new episode! And yeah,managing creative ventures can be like trying to herd feral cats. Though I wonder if comedians would respond as well to a can of tuna.

I contain multitudes.

My sister, @katherinecrighton.bsky.social, has a new story out. It is, as the title suggests, about how to win against the robots. It is also about our mother. I cried~ www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...

Went and watched Superman, kinda refreshing to have a classic super hero flick, ya know? Also, we need more Mr. Terrific.

theyetee.com/collections/... Heck yeah.

Ya know what, the dog knows what's best.

Had one improv show on Friday which I also wrote up sketch runners for it, and then I had an on-book stage read of another sketch. Overall a good sketch weekend for me!

I'm sure this is fine futurism.com/young-coders...

Here’s something easy you can do today. Block USA Today on Blue Sky. If thousands of us can do it, we can have an immediate impact on their reach on social media.

Time for a cup of tea at my local favorite place.

every time you post a great joke and people laugh you should say to yourself, “wow, one of the richest men in the world bought one of the internet’s most vital global communications platforms and stomped it into rubble in a fit of shrieking toddler hysterics because he cannot do what I am doing”

I’ve never been good at Greek mythology. It’s always been my Achilles elbow.

Here I am, in a coffee shop on my day off from my day job. Laptop open. Really feeling like a typical creative today.

It's not too late to get downtown to Arcade & see a great, great comedy team perform...

I have a show tonight! My team, Select Start, has their semi-annual comedy variety act at 9pm with nights at the Arcade Comedy Theater! Come down! Bring a friend! We've got improv, we've got sketch, we've got standup, and two drag performances! Something for everyone.

Glenn Close But No Cigar

Sometimes I get to make very silly things for my shows.

I'm fundraising for Arcade Comedy Theater, Pittsburgh's only non-profit comedy theater, but the thing is that other more ingenious people are also fundraising for Arcade and I'm going to tell you why you should donate to their campaigns instead of mine. #givebigpittsburgh

<Tony Stark Voice> How'd you solve the icing problem?

The FriendsGIVING show was a roaring success! We raised over $1300 for the theater. Now we are participating in the Give Big Tuesday annual fundraiser.

Massive away win for the little fella.

Have a "Monday After a Long Weekend Jasper" wanting you to continue hanging out and not do this whole work-thing.

For some reason the X-Men animated series theme fits perfectly with the Garfield and Friends intro.

This is being done at our show downtown next Friday! Lots of Pittsburgh area prize baskets!

Someone has created a browser extension (Firefox and Chrome supported) that changes Twitter share buttons on third-party websites so they share on Bluesky instead... share.notx.blue

A Funko POP of Captain Ray Holt with Cheddar (from Brooklyn Nine-Nine) hits stores on December 6th. In case you need a Funko POP of Andre Braugher in your life or know someone who does. amzn.to/3ANpFrc

Upcoming shows this weekend for Select Start! We have 2 shows at the Savoyards in Bellevue on Friday and Saturday at 7. And then we have a short form Improv Jelly we're hosting on Sunday at the Arcade!

If you're new here and looking for SFFH writers and publishers, I've prepared this starter pack. Please feel free to share it.

If you're looking for speculative fiction publications (podcasts, zines, publishers) here on Bluesky, I have two starter packs and I keep adding to these, so you might want to check in occasionally for updated lists! bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack...

For the love of God, Selina!

At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better. Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful

This may be helpful for you new followers. You can block every single person on these lists. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the option to block every one on it. Here’s the first: bsky.app/profile/did:...

When wholesome trans inclusion is also a trap for wizards

We got a number of reports of voter intimidation amid early voting in Allegheny County, PA. If you are experiencing voter intimidation wherever you are, the nonpartisan voter protection hotline is 866-OUR-VOTE. And if you in PA, you can also call 833-PA-VOTES

Hey y'all! For next month's Select Start show we're doing something a lil bit different. It's scheduled for Black Friday but we're actually doing a fundraising basket raffle to support our theater! You don't even need to be at the show itself to win :)

Alert: immediately following the artificial 'leaks' account, you may have also gotten a recent Bluesky follow from a account that claims to be for a YouTube video essay channel but is a scale of a long tail of harassment, seeking to grift on the back of recent kerfuffles. Block /crypticwebyt ASAP.

alright, time to see what this place is made of, here is last months one page RPG: Creepy Seaside Village Simulator. please do not tap on the glass, this will distress the elder things. pdf available at www.patreon.com/c/deathbybad...

[columbo on hot ones] just one more wing

Rough draft is the hardest and most frustrating slog. But it's also the most important. You gotta do the work.

Llm pushers are encouraging people to do exactly this but the thing is, your first draft is IMPORTANT. That's when you shape your ideas and figure out what you even have. I don't know how anyone thinks it's a good idea to skip that.