forceful reminder that joke AI slop is still AI slop, has never once been funny, and will get you permanently yeeted from my timeline.

I asked for advice in a group chat I got added to on a good “beginner coffee” for someone who’s only had coffee once and doesn’t really care for bitter things. All the coffee pods (I only have a Keurig) I bought up as potentials that seemed interesting got called “bitch coffee” 1/3

I am so tired of crying because of management’s “critique” style (it’s just criticism and insults!) so I think it’s time to start looking at jobs at the local libraries and bookstores in the area. Will it pay as much? Probably not. But I have to have some sort of faith this’ll work out.

happy october! i'm opening pet portrait commissions again! $60USD gets you a single portrait of your pet! great as gifts for the upcoming holiday season, or just to treat yourself. please see the threaded posts below for more info:

Randos: Don’t you ever write non-neurodivergent characters? Like has it occurred to you that not every character needs to be special in some way? Me, bouncing up and down like a gremlin: me write what I know Me write evil neurodiverse characters can fun huehuehuehueheuhe And you can’t stop me!!!

Good morning, everyone. We’re up, awake, and unwilling being thrown into the corporate machine today (again). Giddy up!

A user tag and a few name changes later and tbh, writing community here is still great to be in! But being this old on the website makes me feel like when my students call me ma’am. Like, please, no, I’m not that old yet.

This whole section really.

Anyone else have a moderately bad, but still average, Monday? So far I have hit my elbow in the nerve ending, tried a new flavor packet that was mid, my hair is flatter than normal, and I’m so sleepy but also…… meh?

I finally was assigned a student loan provider today (Sunday 9/28) after my loan dispersed on 09/04. I have already been charged $15.73 in interest. I may be forced to drop out after one semester if interest is going to accumulate THAT quickly. 1/2

2,404 words today done in editing on May Death Find You Alive!

My worst Autism fear is coming true in that my favorite socks are starting to disintegrate after like 7 or 10 years and now I have to buy new socks and almost all of them have elastic in them 😭 I HATE elastic and love heavy cushion. Do they make those styles of socks anymore? Not that I can find!

William is normally a smart person. William has just made the greatest mistake of his life in the name of convenience. Coming from a family of witches who know their way around demons, William still chose to summon and bargain with one. Stupid. WIP: May Death Find You Alive #WIPSnips

ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this

My new Genre Grapevine dives into the book club scams targeting authors. These scams now include creating fake Discord communities filled with AI slop and chatbots. Artificial intelligence circles every level of this scam like water down the toilet. www.patreon.com/posts/139940...

A #Roman figurine of a lizard, carved from a single piece of hyaline quartz. It was found in a Gallo-Roman tomb in Belgium, where it was buried as part of an assortment of grave goods about 2000 years ago (📷 MFAH, Brussels) 🏺 AncientBlueSky #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

Mainly did this to play with the Snippet feature in Ellipsus. Debating on whether to use Ellipsus or Novlr to write moving forward. This is a cool feature though! Anyway, this snippet is from my original novel, This Side of the Veil. An urban magic setting one-sided mafia romance book!

I finished my first class of grad school a full week and three days early!!!!! Someone clap for me!!!!

Authors, one more time: 📣 ANY use of genai will get you onto my "do not read" list. Cover art, interior art, character pages, extras, bookmarks, ads, marketing material, website, all of it. Using it AT ALL means you do not respect or understand the damage that genai has done and actively does.

Save me NyQuil. NyQuil, save me from this mucus in my chest 😭

Honestly, the nicest thing I could do for myself is finish these thesis proposals early and get them out of the way so I can rest for a bit until my 2nd 8-week class. I'm coming off of a really bad upper respiratory infection and sinus infection combo and my body is WRECKED. #WeeknightWriters

I’ve been having a LOT of fun with WIPSnips this week and it’s given me something fun to look forward to at lunch! Also puppy tax. (His name is Ramen) #WeeknightWriters

CW: Politics Tbh, could be worse. I mean sure everything is on fire and it currently feels like hell but us Oklahomas just got our first bit of good news in a long time in that our head guy of education Ryan Walters just stepped down. (Trump Bibles in classrooms guy) #WeeknightWriters

Sup! Name’s Kay but author pseud is Nash. No time to write lately but I have printed out my novel so far in the rewrite process and am currently doing micro edits whenever I have time….. which is not often lol Grad school comes first unfortunately! #WeeknightWriters

I won’t say too much about the section this snippet comes from but I will say it was my favorite part of rewriting draft 3. Just the ✨drama ✨of it all! #WIPSnips WIP: This Side of the Veil

These ppl want you to be isolated and depend on them for all your info. Don't talk to anyone else, just listen to what I say and the isolation is fueled by your own thoughts fed into the machine. Sounds similar to abuse tactics.

I have this already it's called having weirdo friends that send me links, book recs, shows, memes, music, movies. We talk abt places we want to go and share info and laugh about it. It's better than a curated list cuz we get to talk about it. Finding something and knowing who would like it is love

When you get that good good news in your veins and all of a sudden the day is bright and shiny again.

Ohhhhhh!

Was tutoring last night and had an exchange that took me sideways: “So, you watched the preventing plagiarism video and you do understand that using an LLM (AI) without professor permission is cheating, yes?” “I guess I don’t understand because I’m the one who wrote the prompt! So it’s my work!” 🤨

hey siri are adhd people born with a finite lifetime supply of dopamine or what

Holy run on sentence Batman yikes. 😱 Draft zero genius right there. WIP: May Death Find You Alive #WIPSnips

Dumbest take I’ve seen from my shitty coworker in a while: [background info: I’m a technical writer and we have a new member transferring to the team from another department. I have just been interrupted while having my headphones in and obviously busy]

William, like most people who have summoned demons to kill those who have wronged them, is despondent. But oddly not over the murder he just bargained for. No, he’s more mad at himself for trusting an Gen AI model to give him something working and accurate. #WIPSnips WIP: May Death Find You Alive

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

Feeling better enough to play around on Canva to see if I could create a moodboard with only the free images and elements. Tbh, I don't think it's half bad considering the limited selection! Gives the spooky, witchy, demon summoning vibe I was looking for. Now if I could influence the comedy in it!

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

I am still coughing up stuff no human should be expelling from their lungs but have my #WIPSnips while I go heat up more soup and take more DayQuil. Summary: Elise (FMC) + alcohol + opportunistic Chester (MV/MC) = awkward mornings

This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)

Restricting the expression of sexuality through fiction and art made by adults, for adults – including those you find personally disturbing or offputting – is conservative censorship, full stop. When that censorship disproportionately affects subgroups, that's also discrimination. For shame.

hades 2 this week!!! wahoo!!! #art

commissions for @nashbirdwrites.bsky.social #commission #furry #furrycommission

Normalize epistemological humility (being a self-aware dumbass)

New pinned: Hi, my name is Kay but my writing pseud is Nash! This is my author BlueSky! If you are following for politics b/c of that one Starter Pack, I am sorry to say this is not a political acct. Feel free to stay around for writing memes and such! Also I am strictly anti-Gen AI. Thanks!

I am out of bed long enough to finish a paper, do a discussion board, and apparently do a #WIPSnips. I count that as a sign I'm getting better from the URI that's knocked me on my butt for the past three days.

I consent to all the most NSFW content people want to post. I can scroll past, mute, block, whatever I choose. We already have the tools, we can choose, that's the point.

It’s sea otter 🦦 awareness week. To see them is to love them. I took this shot in Morro Bay 🌿🦑. www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/sea-...

Alright, epi pens not covered by insurance anymore let's freaking goooooooooo!!!!! I have MCAS and life threatening allergies in conjunction and otherwise! I love American healthcare! 🥲

I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.