I like to imagine Santa Claus, instead of belting a hearty Ho Ho Ho!, instead doing his best rendition of the intro to Blue Foundation's "Eyes on Fire." Hoa-hoa-hoa-hooo

CAN BLUESKY PERFORM A SMALL CHRISTMAS MIRACLE? The folks I used to spend Christmas with have all passed away. I don’t get to be with my remaining family because flights are too expensive. All I want for Christmas is to reach 10K followers in one day on my new account. Repost to make it happen?

Had a great year of reading in 2025! Some of my favorite books were: 1. Oh crud 2. I forgot to track 3. I’m so bad at this 4. Why can’t I get my life together 5. Of Monsters and Mainframes

The contract is signed! I’ll have a story forthcoming in Ghoulish Tales from @ghoulish.bsky.social! Huge thank you to @interrobangbus.bsky.social for believing in this story!! 🥰

Omg I just read @cjtavares.bsky.social story, “Ghosts of Summer” in Apex 151. Fantastic and haunting. The longing and sensation of it was wonderful. Like, damn.

the vice president is a klansman

Playing with Photoshop this morning. I'm fairly happy with the graphic elements of this, and I think the double exposure works nicely. I like the slope from his shoulder to the background. I need to do some serious work on the typography to tie it together though. Not for anything, just playing.

#FilmSky #LOTR The large scale ‘one ring’ prop used for close up shots in the Lord Of The Rings film franchise:

This morning I am practicing DAWDLING. I am a short fic writer, and am envious of novelists who take the time to fully explore sentences, emotions, senses. Novels give you room to expand your prose a fair bit, where short fic tends to get to the point. Just wrote 1,000 words of DAWDLING! :p

I'm in the mood to do like five premade book covers today to add to my shop (which doesn't exist, but you know). Any requests for genre/style? Anything SFFH.

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Y’all wanna know the secret code? The Konami code of open source software? The code to get away from AI and subscription software? alternativeto.net Search for the software you hate. Get a list of alternatives. You can even filter to free.

What did you do today honey? Me: I got hopped up on energy drinks and screamed about how great libraries are … Again?

LOOK AT WHAT ONE OF MY LOCAL LIBRARIES HAS AVAILABLE. That is all.

ONLY THE BOOKS ARE DIGITAL, NOT THE MUSIC AL INSTRUMENTS, EXCEPT THE AIR GUITAR

Preaching to the choir, but LIBRARIES ARE GOOD. * Free BOOKS/MOVIES/MUSIC * Can't come in? THEY HAVE EVEN MORE DIGITAL * NOT JUST BOOKS - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - MOBILE HOTSPOTS - BOARD GAMES (the cool ones!) - ELECTRONICS - NATIONAL PARK PASSES??? * FOREST WITCHES * RESEARCH HELP * PLACE TO CHILL

2 days left on Early Bird pricing! We have Early Bird TSHIRT pricing in effect now too! Pre-order your TriCon shirt sight unseen for only $20 until Dec. 21st. We will reveal the design from Sorry Sacha on the 22nd, when the price will go up to $30! (They look SO GOOD. 🔥) tricon-halifax.com

It is a hard time for all beans, but Merc is the goodest bean. They are a pillar of support in the spec fic community, and it would be great to show some support in turn. Can anyone help out?

I know December is a slow month for submissions anyway, but it feels particularly dire right now. It's disheartening how many of my top grinder results look like this. If you haven't responded to subs for six months, there's no way I'm sending you anything. :\

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I hope your ending leaves your readers with a hangover and the feeling they need to text their friends to read it immediately so they can talk about it with someone

The gnomes of Egypt trying to figure out what to do with the dismembered pieces of Osiris.

it was I think better when there were ways for people who hate being on screen to make a creative living I don’t think it’s an improvement that we’re creating a culture where everyone creative also has to be hot

Is TriCon for me? If you are asking yourself, the answer is yes! TriCon is a conversation and an exploration: it will be what we bring to it. With this community, that means a lot! Early Bird pricing on weekend passes & tshirt ends on December 21st. Register now! tricon-halifax.com

I just discovered a new media system for people who get choice-paralysis with music. I’ve been listening to internet radio for a couple days. It just chooses for you. O.o

Anyone else completely unfazed by “songs turning 25 this year!” videos? Yes, that album came out in 2000. That’s how this works. Yup, feels like 25 years ago. Time keeps on slippin.

Please, YouTube, there is nothing more to say about Pokemon or ocarina of time. Please stop :(( We know every weird fact. “Diglet has a move called earthquake and actually earthquakes are bad” please staaaahp

My story “Mercy” is on the latest episode of The NoSleep Podcast!!! 🎉🥳🖤

GenAI/LLM stole my work. Thinking it would make me more creative is like stealing a pie I made, eating it, vomiting, and then telling me that to eat the vomit to make pie. Like, no thank you, I know how to actually make things, not just steal, vomit, and say "I made this" over the steaming pile

Hey folks, wouldn't it be cool to take ten minutes today and do something on this list for the last book you enjoyed? Authors depend on word of mouth so, so much.

Whenever possible, buy direct from the publisher! This anthology is amazing and I am so excited to be a part of it! :D www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page... @lethepress.bsky.social

Welp, that's embarrassing. My wife had to correct me on Sabrina Carpenter's "My Man on Willpower" lyrics. Apparently it goes My slutty pajamas Not tempting him in the least NOT My slutty vagina's Not tempting him in the least Please keep me in your thoughts at this difficult time.

I don’t know who just delivered my package, but he kept fist bumping me, had me hold the package at arms length to take a photo because I was “too cute to be in the picture,” then got in his Subaru and drove off. ???

If you're an avid reader who loves monthly subcriptions, you can get all my books in Kobo Plus (alongside many other indies!). We love a subscription service that doesn't ask exclusivity from its authors ~ www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus

I don’t know who just delivered my package, but he kept fist bumping me, had me hold the package at arms length to take a photo because I was “too cute to be in the picture,” then got in his Subaru and drove off. ???

HUMAN PERSON Present: I lie down. Past: I lay down. Parsnipiffle: I have lain in bed. OBJECT Present: I lay the thing on the thing Past: I laid the thing on the thing. Emperor Participle: I have laid the thing on the thing. DID I GET IT @kaidelmas.bsky.social

I sent a text that made my wife choke. I’m so proud!

Does anyone have a cool writing software they use that tracks daily words for you? I need to keep track of what days I write, but I am terrible at remembering every day. Web-based is best as I use Linux, Mac, and iOS for writing interchangeably… #amwriting to reach the writerverse

Why is it autistic-coded to expect people to speak clearly? Like, "Can you cut my pizza?" also means can you bring the pizza to me. I get that. That's not bad. But "Do the dishes means sweep the kitchen floor?" Eff that noise. Say what you mean.

Whenever possible, buy direct from the publisher! This anthology is amazing and I am so excited to be a part of it! :D www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page... @lethepress.bsky.social

Non-writing self promo I do book covers. I am cheap. Obscenely cheap honestly. I enjoy it and it’s a hobby, so I basically just need to cover my software and subscriptions each month. If you’d like a cover for $50 send me a DM. I’m super easy to work with. :p

Out Now! Final Curtain - Stories Inspired by The Phantom of the Opera! This is a really beautiful anthology and I'm so psyched to be a part of it! :D www.barnesandnoble.com/w/final-curt...

Getting physical copies of my writing never, ever gets old. So thankful “Give Me Wings” took flight in MONSTROUS ANGELS, edited by @arwyns.bsky.social. Order your copy and meet Arlo Pearson, that filmmaker who went to Armenia in search of a musical monk but found instead a murderous mystery.

Addison is an excellent cover designer and a really great human! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a cover, especially if you have a limited budget.

Addi is super responsive and a great person to work with!

Non-writing self promo I do book covers. I am cheap. Obscenely cheap honestly. I enjoy it and it’s a hobby, so I basically just need to cover my software and subscriptions each month. If you’d like a cover for $50 send me a DM. I’m super easy to work with. :p

Hey! At the time I shared it there was some demand for it, so I made a print of this piece, available for a limited time (mid january for now)! Get it this holiday season! 🎁 Link below! 👇

The most festive dragon for day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar! This dragon got into the decorations, and clearly has no regrets. Entirely handmade with polymer clay. 🧶

Sunday self promotion! I'd say "shameless" but that kind of goes without saying with me. I wrote it 'cause I liked it, and I hope other people will find and read it. Run With the Hunted!!