When you think you need to rewrite a chapter and realize you can fix it by changing a line of dialogue.

A joyous Ikibiki-biktag for those who celebrate.

I am not a cosplayer, but if I could cosplay one character it would be Lufas Maphaahl.

Making a simple old noodle recipe and suddenly my kitchen smells like my grandmother's used to. 💖

I just made something simple and nice. Ramen gravy! I made a roux, added a packet of ramen seasoning, garlic. and a few other ingredients I had lying around and then some water and there we go!

I just realized how well primate brain case sizes match motorcycle engine displacements. Coincidence? 🐒🏍️🧠 ps--wear a helmet, everyone!

In other news, I am starting my New Year's cleaning after a particularly hectic summer and fall. Much more to go, but good to know that underneath all the clutter, my apartment still looks nice. :)

Boo! Yucky soreness at the injection site and and mild, flu-like symptoms. #flushot #covidshot

People who grew up with smart phones might not understand how soap and shampoo labels became reading material while sitting on the toilet. Dr. Bronner's was the bathroom equivalent of Paradise Lost.

It was a joy to select these stories! There is some excellent, excellent work in here!!

wow…It’s an honor to be mentioned here, in this way, in this context. ✨🎵✨

Does anyone know if one can purchase actual Corinthian leather--harvested from an actual Chrysler Corboda?

Super happy and excited to hear good news about a project I can't talk about just yet! ✨ But soon!

Gosh, looking at a mostly full moon with a pair of binoculars is such an awesome treat. Jupiter was perfect tonight, too--and I might have been able to make out one of the moons.

Ii was in the wiki for Secrets of the Silent Witch, and I found this line: "Cyril likes fish, occasionally having it in the pockets of his pants." ???

"And then, it was clam." Yes, a typo, but now I am wondering if I should just go with it...

"Whatcha doing?" "Oh, just watching writer porn..." www.youtube.com/shorts/S98sz...

Holidays are weird for me. Not just family stuff, but so many people can be kind of draining. So this afternoon, I'm relaxing by listening to backing tracks and jamming to them with various instruments. This indie one makes me feel like an NPR darling. *giggle* www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTEC...

Thanksgiving week, thinking of dearest dearest chosen family no longer here. I am so thankful to have known you, to have befriended you, to have been dazzled by you, to have loved you. Until it ends, there is no end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzz...

I wish there were ekranopants… where you’d run very fast then sit on your butt and slide for a very long distance due to ground effect.

I am watching this isekai where the MC is happily giving everyone in the village hypertension by introducing them to soy sauce. 😆

My bean and cheese burrito is made with beans and cheese. All wrapped in a tortilla, I eat it as I please! :)

Some of the Mon Calamari were able to escape the dreaded D'eep Fri'ahr. Others were not so lucky.

The landlord needs to shut the water off in my building today which means the place will likely be empty. I filled my bathtub with water to run the toilet, have enough water to drink and cook with, and I am going work and enjoy the stillness. :)

The latest chapter (88) of Flying Witch is kind of mindblowing... Wow. It's gentle and relaxing (it's Flying Witch, after all) but...gosh it hits hard.

I have been watching shonen anime and now I want a keychain dongle that shouts "W-what overwhelming POWER!!!!" in an awestruck anime voice whenever I want.

Sometimes the latest chapter of a manga comes out and you cry and that is exactly what you need. #konoototomare

@turnerschofield.bsky.social wrote a wonderful essay. 💖Thank you for sharing this, Turner!

Polish version finally released!! 31 października nakładem wydawnictwa Mag ma się ukazać kolejna pozycja z serii Uczta Wyobraźni – tym razem czytelnicy otrzymają Światło niezwykłych gwiazd, powieść łączącą w sobie elementy science fiction i fantasy, której autorką jest Ryka Aoki.

Here you go! If you ever wanted to know what a science fiction novelist chats about with two mahjong players! :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbM...

I wish this filter could be an actual costume. Happy Halloween!

Every Halloween I watch them preserving a pumpkin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSm2...

Please come listen if you can! I will be speaking mostly in English, since my Japanese knowledge is basic、でも聞いてください😊 楽しみに！

I've seen things…you people wouldn't believe. Home runs and fastballs off the shoulder of Ohtani. I've watched high beams…glitter in the dark at the Dodger Stadium Parking Lot Gate. All those moments…will be lost in time, like tears…in rain… Okay! So I'm being dramatic! We'll get 'em next game!

#Wiscon.bsky.social is amazing! I had the chance to visit them in 2023 and it was inspiring, renewing, and SO MUCH FUN!! If you are in the area, please go, support, and volunteer!! 💖 These are great people, envisioning a tomorrow that welcomes all of our imaginations, stories, and dreams. ✨

Wow! I made an unexpectedly good sandwich. I would share a picture, but I ate it already. Gosh, that was yummy. Wishing everyone who reads this the magic of an unexpectedly good meal.

On a panel at Rose City Comic Con I was asked about my writing process. I said my best days ever are when I can sit at my computer to write and immerse for hours. Like any other obsession, it's probably unhealthy. And I am super inefficient. But I'd rather do nothing else.

I was asked to blurb a novel so I read the ARC and it was more horror than I expected and now I think I will have nightmares so I don't want to sleep... 🫣

Looking at rough of the next chapter I'm editing, I came across this sentence: "Anyway, once we get back Anyway anyway, we'll have plenty of time to eat when we return." Yes, it's a cut/paste remnant--but it's also sort of my world view in a nutshell. One day I should find a story for it.

Actually, this almost makes sense in a bizarro way. After all, trans folk are sort of the Portland of the greater queer community.

I am thinking of writing a very short flash opera about a worker bee whose troubles stem from not realizing how valuable she is to the hive. I will call it, “The Plight of the Humblebee.“

Yes...sleep is important. 🌸

Maria João Pires...wow... I am feeling very silly for never having heard of her before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch2m...

special message for all the Hawaii peeps. In case you've ever wondered, li hing saba is not a great idea...

Does anyone else think their Bluesky posts would make a great drinking game? Take a shot every time you see a typo or grammatical error...

If you're in Portland, OR this weekend, I'll be at Rose City Comic Con! I'll be on three panels! (ALL IN ROOMS Room E145-146) Fri 9/5 3-4 pm "Plot and Pacing" Sat 9/6: 2:15-3:15 pm "I've Made a Huge Mistake" Sun 9/7: 1:30-2:30 pm "How the Pros Do It: All About the Writing Process"

Calling Hilary Hahn the Magnus Carlsen of violin is like the most Twoset thing ever.

I finally watched Kpop Demon Hunters. Wow.... It was amazing and inspiring and magical and soooooo well-written, composed, directed, and performed. It's one of those movies that while watching, you just feel grateful that it exists.

I start teaching at the end of the month--trying to get in as much writing and editing in before that. <3

After COVID quarantines, does anyone else still think letting yourself cook two eggs for breakfast is a luxury and a total flex move?