_In The Dream House_, by Carmen Maria Machado. Unlike anything else I've ever read. It tells a story in the form of a hundred short stories, each from a different genre. A reality that looks different from each side, even as they all show the same fundamental truth. I completely recommend it.

For Beethoven's birthday, here's a fun video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Vw...

I once started with someone opening a door and found myself researching when wax paper was invented. #writing

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I don't think I've ever heard of someone actually getting stuck in quicksand before. #quicksand www.unionleader.com/news/nationa...

And every December 9th, we sit and watch 'Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas'. #christmas #community

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

Everybody who was paying attention in 2015, when we were told that Mexicans were rapists and murderers, knew all along that this evil racist white-supremacist garbage was the goal. What I can't understand about neo-Nazis is why they idolise losers.

For CS Lewis's birthday, a story told by Walter Hooper: 'On the way to an Inklings meeting, he gave some money to a street beggar, and I made the usual objection: "Won't he just spend it on drink?" Lewis answered, "Yes, but if I kept it, so would I." ' #cslewis #wisdom #judgenot

_Cordelia's Honor_ by Lois McMaster Bujold.

They probably figured the anti-vax people made a fortune convincing suckers that medicine was bad for them, so they could do the same with some other medical issue. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

And for the record, I very much did have 'Order arrests of political opponents' on my 2025 Dictatorship Bingo Card.

Everybody who goes to church should read these answers and think about them. www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...

If you have been published, and didn't opt out of the class action, you should check your name/titles on the Anthropic Settlement page. It's not much, but you should get your cut. (I checked a few people I know and you are in there.) secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

This is about my view of things. #writing #art

I am so glad somebody in Congress finally said this. Dr Oz, RFKjr, Hegseth, Pirro, they're all jokes. They should never have been nominated, and never have been confirmed. The GOP-run senate rubber-stamped them because they don't care what happens to the country or its citizens.

The symbolism of Trump standing there completely uninterested after someone collapsed in his office perfectly captures his attitude toward the American people, and really toward anyone except himself.

Some of my relatives were 'Florida snowbirds': people who live up north and go south for the winter. This headline suggests that the Daily Fail has not yet learned that the USA has winter. Maybe someone who works there will one day learn about such advanced concepts. #DailyMail #Mamdani #newyork

In 20 years, nobody will admit they supported this, not even the people who voted for it and are completely silent about it right now: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Why don't dishwashers have windows on the front like washing machines and ovens do?

Interesting stair pattern today. Wordle 1,593 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Q: What do you have if there are ten people at dinner and one is an unapologetic Nazi? A: Ten Nazis. www.jta.org/2025/10/22/p...

The symbolism of Trump having machines tear apart the White House feels almost too on the nose. #WhiteHouse

Seems legit.

If you let the system treat any humans as subhuman, it will treat all humans as subhuman.

_Becoming Superman_ by @straczynski.bsky.social An autobiography which is by turns frightening, infuriating, sad, and inspiring. Reminds me of Mark Twain: 'Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.' 100% worth the read.

_Citizen Kane_ includes a reminiscence about seeing someone: 'A white dress she had on. She was carrying a white parasol. I only saw her for one second. She didn't see me at all, but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl.' Who or what is that for you?

Who else had 'hiding your neighbors from the secret police' on their Project 2025 Dictatorship Bingo Card?

Today has been a perfect day. I rate it 10/10.

The music was beautiful and the dialogue was shiny, 20 years ago today. #firefly #serenity www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGo...

No idea where this came from, but yeah, considered from this perspective, autism causes all kinds of good things for everybody.

Something that occurred to me watching Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from last night was that none of Trump's 'achievements' are going to last any better than him crowing about getting #Kimmel off the air. /1

This batch of Fruity Oaty Bars came out really well. After eating one, I felt like I could put 20 people in the hospital. But my wife was all 'этo курам на смех' and then I had a nap instead. #firefly #serenity #FruityOatyBar #BigDamnHeroes

Now they say acetaminophen causes autism. It's like they're actively trying to make up the stupidest things they can think of just to see whether anyone will call them on their nonsense. My best guess is that this is part of a stock manipulation scheme whereby they'll make millions of dollars.

Thinking of _Babylon 5_ for no particular reason.

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

_Light Years From Home_, by @mikechenwriter.bsky.social . A young man vanishes; his family has changed while he was gone. Chapters from his POV include aliens; those from one sister's POV include him being schizophrenic; the third sibling goes back and forth. I liked it. @harpercollins.bsky.social

Every day when I go to work. It doesn't help that every time there's a school shooting, some useless politician says trite garbage like this: 'Today is not the day for politics or policy.' When, in their minds, will that day ever come?

For suicide prevention month, a reminder that most people who survive a suicide attempt never try again. Here's a poem Alison Tafel wrote about that phenomenon for _BoJack Horseman_. #SuicidePreventionMonth #YouMatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMQ9...

Americans will use anything except the metric system. #asteroid #iceland #metricsystem

This brilliant idea won't push people to shop online instead, nosiree! www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

I know there are some published authors who follow me. Get busy, everybody! Maybe we can bring this misguided train wreck to an end.

Things I think about sometimes: did anyone short Cracker Barrel before the logo rollout?

This headline should probably say: 'Ron DeSantis successfully funneled millions of tax dollars to his biggest campaign donors.' What do they care if the concentration camp closed? They got their payout. www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis...

Anyone deploying AI systems for any reason should think really hard about the problem that we have no way to secure them against attacks like this. www.wired.com/story/poison...

_Infinity Gate_ by M.R. Carey. I read this book in two days and was at 'How long until part 2?' when I found out the sequel had been published. I made a special point of picking it up. Highly recommended science fiction epic adventure with many interesting characters. @orbitbooks.bsky.social

Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban desecrating the American flag. He will continue to disgrace it on a regular basis.

So obviously this is an appeal to his white supremacist followers, but the timing suggests that the stuff about him in the Epstein files is even worse than everybody already thinks it is.

Reagan: Tear down this wall! Trump: You can have whatever you want Mr Putin sir.