are sex scenes often poorly written in genres that don't take them seriously as a craft? sure! because people don't take them seriously as a craft. people who don't take their craft seriously can write any kind of scene terribly. it's because they're being lazy writers.

If you are in Charlevoix, Michigan: this is my cat Gigi who is missing. I live close to the Rainbow Shoppe. If you see her, please message me or reply. ❤️ The love from everyone has been incomprehensible. Thank you. Your stories of finding your cats after similar circumstances is helping me. ❤️

An ex-boyfriend is self-publishing a book of fiction. He is searching for who should do it. This man just called to ask me who published Death of the Author.

Happy Pride to queer folx who are going on their first date this year, no matter your age.

June is Disability Pride Month. How about checking out my $7 knitting pattern for a disability pride beanie? #DisabledArtist #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #BSNM

Did you know we have limited-time replays for our #livestreams, just in case you missed one you really wanted to see? From our events page, click on any session title in the schedule overview to go to the description and find the replay button! ➡️ FictionFest.ca/events #reading #BookSky #ReaderSky

This is...EASILY...one of the most beautiful colorways I have ever featured and somehow I have only sold two. Very weird to me. Why isn't everyone exactly like me? nomadicmoonarts.etsy.com/listing/4476...

SHE'S ALIIIIIIVE www.32auctions.com/organization...

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Season 3, Episode 22: The Most Toys 00:21:27.020

I apologize for posting about AI and scammy accounts. Here’s a fledgling Barn Swallow to atone #birds 🌿

And for a long time you couldn't take your phone number with you, so if you moved a long distance you had to get a new one. Email was still best.

Reminder that the alt accounts are cosplaying bureaucratic resistance fighters and post tons of nonsense stuff that makes you feel good and useful but is nether. Sometimes that garbage is AI and whether intentionally or on accident it’s another reason to refuse to engage with these accounts

Hasbro is facing backlash after reportedly telling Peppa Pig's cast of child actors to sign new contracts that allow the company to reproduce their voices using AI. https://bit.ly/4vqs0iJ

Forget Amazon reviews or Goodreads or any of it. If you like my stuff - or anyone’s stuff - recommend it to two people you know. That’s the stuff.

Probably my desk, which was my grandfather's drafting table. Maybe a century old? I have older things in my house, but not ones I use much. Most of it is art.

Venezuela does not have a national early warning system for quakes, but seconds before the earth shook people with Android phones got alerts from Google’s Earthquake Alerts. The same sensor that detects rotation on the screen can sense vibrations from seismic waves. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

a great dissection of why a lot of fandom drama doesn't only boil down to "these people are thinking too much about [insert series here] and need to touch grass." there's another layer to the way folks get obsessed (for parasocial/self-important rewriting/clout reasons, etc) that gets glossed over

This is such a great collection! My own story imagines a world in which the polar icecaps have melted yet life goes on in the Arctic in a weird, weird way.

Babe wake up new Canadian anti AI data center petition just dropped

My parents didn't own a lot of music, and what they did own was classical and polka, so most of what I remember was country on the radio.

Why you should always have two cats

Happy #PrideMonth! Enjoy a Tesla getting smashed by a light rail train with a pride flag.

All my ebooks are DRM free, because you should get to keep what you pay for.

How can some authors be so bad at reading from their own work? It's your cadence! Why does it sound like you don't know what the sentence means?

I'd add @dorktales.bsky.social to this list

Hello. I still need to weave in the ends and attach a chain but check out the nautilus shell-shaped bag I just finished crocheting

Don’t dismiss James Carville. He speaks directly to the times we’re living in. I will be thinking about that this weekend when I attend the world premiere of Sleepless in Seattle.

Hey! A general reminder that you don't have to use Google search! Other options exist! Even ones where you can opt out of AI.

Yes? Why wouldn't I? They might want to buy my books.

From @tritag.ca: The City of Kitchener is putting together a new Transportation and Mobility Plan, and the city has a draft plan questionnaire open until July 3. www.engagewr.ca/connectedkit...

It is Pride Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories of how Canadians fought for equality. Today it is the story of the ted northe.

Oh good, my no gods no billionaires shirt applies to him again

As we have experienced this week, extreme temperatures are no longer a future threat. They are a present danger. Today, I’m launching London’s first ever heat plan: a city-wide plan to adapt our capital, protect communities, and build a climate-resilient city.

Female #hummingbirds dress like males to escape aggressive behavior! 🤯 Read more in my latest blog post for Beaks & Bones: 🪶🧪 beaksandbones.substack.com/p/male-looki... Original study by @jjinsing.bsky.social et al.: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... #birds #ornithology #science #scicomm

Since we were all talking about this the other day, this prize is SO COOL. Get your manuscript vetted for horse accuracy by a horse expert! www.32auctions.com/organization...

A thing that has been true for me and helpful to me is: “Your trauma is real. The conclusions your trauma draws are not.” (Pattern recognition around your experiences is important and true, but the trauma caused by those experiences will lie to you) Perhaps this can also be helpful to you.

🐛 ENAMEL PIN SALE! 🐛 take 15% off all pins in my shop! we just restocked some of our most popular designs. ends 6/28! ➡️ shop.fossilforager.art

My first auction listing is live! www.32auctions.com/organization...

It's been a bit and this list was helpful to someone else this week, so I'm bumping this list of organizations doing good work for trans people in the UK that a UK friend of mine gave me, with a few new additions!

fun fact: they found the original digital master tapes of all the Reboot episodes that we previously only had in VHS quality, refurbished the extremely rare and expensive tape machines required to play the masters, and are currently uploading them to youtube for free in 1080p! youtu.be/inKdUICLmXY

they have it across from the giant Ferris wheel so it looks extra shrimpy omg I am crying

My dream house is for sale: www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...

Want some queer sports romance? Sapphic cricket series: www.reneedahlia.com/books/cricke... MM F1 series: www.reneedahlia.com/books/gamble... MF horse racing: www.reneedahlia.com/books/merind... MF rugby league: books2read.com/DahliaLeague MM boxing: books2read.com/DahliaComing

It is Pride Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories of how Canadians fought for equality. Today it is the story of John Herbert.

What the hell, I only have one subscriber, she'll understand if I make everything blog posts on my own site, or maybe on Dreamwidth.

Curing sickle cell disease is legitimately one of the absolute top miracles of the entire 21st century

Fuck you, beehiiv, why do I have to upgrade to block AI crawlers? It's bad enough you won't let me uncouple from your own goddamn "service"

This needs a skeet of its own. In Boston: ducks (and ducklings) got cones. :) #SCO