Popping in to Bluesky on this fine morning to say that "fountain pen drama" that so many people are referencing relates to Ferris Wheel Press (FWP). Countless people asked for comments on their JKR collab, founder ignored all questions wrt the LGBTQIA+ community. (mini-thread)

"Get his ass” Is so unreasonably funny to me. A huge win for the English language. Today's version of "seize him" imo

Handing that to my favourite characters

Not GoodReads Choice Awards for Romantasy having 0 queer books but 3 repurposed Harry Potter fanfics I Hate it Here

This week on #TheMagnusArchivesReadalong, we're starting season 2! Lots of great episodes in this batch. (Supplemental: The Archivist is acting real suspicious. I think the events of the finale have done a number on him...)

It's a shame I have to take a couple days off work (sick with a cold)(not covid) just as I might have finally been allowed to fix books for real 😭 I hope there are still some left next week...

I really hope I never attract the attention of Joyce Carol Oates, Kendrick Lamar, or menswear guy.

to somewhere | gouache

A togglable "I'm an adult with kids and a job" feature that assumes you only get to play once a week, and dumps a summary of what you were last doing/your current objectives in a corner tooltip on loading a save.

The tradeoffs I will make to avoid dealing with bureaucracy and phone calls and whatnot 🫠

My second #embroidery project and my first time painting with thread 💜 I followed @crewelghoul.bsky.social’s tutorial and while I had to alter the colour scheme a little (don’t have that vibrant purple in my arsenal), I’m happy with my pansies!

Krita, day 4

Little Sunfish

every piece of mass-market software these days feels like living with an unruly pet where you have to constantly stop what you're doing to check if it's secretly eating plastic under the dresser again

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

if fucking ChatGPT could do any of the goddamn things the stupid fucking internet and also apparently every stupid person I know thinks it could, it wouldn't have to ADVERTISE AT ALL, let alone coy fuckboy minimalist copy CAREFULLY DRAFTED NOT TO BE ACTIONABLE god, I'm mad about this bullshit.

one of my least favorite new publishing "truths" is that books only deserve consistent marketing & publicity if they are already doing well, it's the new "needs experience to get experience" 🤡

We tried this end of 19th century and it was not a good idea, yeah

#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has reached the finale of season 1! Come join us for a chat! 🪱

And I love you, and all that is a part of you. #art

we’re like four days away from learning that the thieves gained access to a secret room in the Louvre by removing the keys from the belt of a sleeping security guard with a fishing pole

Out today!! 🪐

Man. This day seems intent to send me into sensory overload 😭

Young Harbour Seal: "I want you to draw me like one of your French girls." (From my #pelagic birding tour in the #BayofFundy.) Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada September 2025 #mammals #seal #marinelife #nature #photography

you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.

Why are so many pretty green inks so DRY 😭 Decided that my November ink for work should be Vinta Karnival because I haven't given it a proper try yet, and it's stunning, but god damn does it absolutely REFUSE to come out of the pen.

Look at their adorable heart shaped noses 🖤🥰

I've never fallen in love or been broken up with. they say write what you know. I guess if you hadn't been there, you wouldn't know how agonizing it is to lose friendships and relationships you enjoyed due to somebody else developing feelings you find it excruciating to be be on the receiving end of

Tried to make a mosquito bite stop itching with a hot spoon. On vacation, so I didn't have my temp control kettle. Accidentally heat the water up too much. It HURTS. The stupid part: I shrug and go to sleep. Next morning I change out of pyjamas and scream when I find the big nasty 2nd degree burn.

Brooke Pyke is a multi award-winning photographer based on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Previously a dive instructor, she is now a self taught professional photographer. Specialising in capturing the natural world, her work showcases the raw beauty of the ocean and wild places.

Woman in bar: I just don't get it. I've got a successful book club, with a cult following of 3000 who will read any book I recommend. I'm desperate to help my favourite authors build an audience, but everyone I contact tells me to fuck off! Exiled Nigerian prince: [heavy sigh] Tell me about it.

Ozymandias Time destroyed his statue Yes YES The statue is just feet

Another one for the Secret Society of Unpractical Headpieces in Space series (that still doesn't exist, really)

This 60s cover designer upon being told the title of this book: "Sword? Sunset? Yes, I can do that. No, I don't need any further details, I've got it."

Googly eyes make everything better

#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has aaalllmost reached the finale of season 1! This week, featuring a bunch of rather...meaty...episodes 🫀🥩

#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has aaalllmost reached the finale of season 1! This week, featuring a bunch of rather...meaty...episodes 🫀🥩

One life eclipses another; Smilodon takes down a whitetail deer. Inspired by petroglyphs, cave art, and ancient Scythian art. It's weird to think that the whitetail deer survived the ice age and made it to the present but many of its predators did not. #art #smilodon #paleontology #rockart #deer

My preorder of Hello Sunshine by @keezyyoung.bsky.social finally appeared! It's a hilariously heavy little paperback and I'm really looking forwards to it :D (In a mood for a graphic novel too!)

publishing needs to get rid of fucking non-competes. i am NOT your employee. you do NOT pay me even near a living wage. i have NO control over when you’ll even publish the damn books. but i DO need to fucking eat? if i’m not important enough to pay well, i’m not important enough to be “competition”

The replies are full of absolute solid gold oh my god 😂😂

We can't get enough of this year's baby wildebeest. These large antelope have to be ready to move soon after they're born to avoid predators. 🌍🧪

yeah this is my take I think. I probably people with SMI are prone to chatgpt "psychosis" (delusional disorder) above other people--not exclusively. and if we really want to figure out WHY this happens, we look at cults, phone psychics, infomercials, gambling, and MLMs. not bipolar or schizophrenia

Daily bunny no.3121 begins a new chapter

I honestly think in a lot of these cases it would make more sense to look into cults than it does to look into bipolar or schizophrenia

Nothin else for it

Local Entity Plays The Sims With Reality, Accidentally Crashes The Continuum #fantasyart

Hudson the muskox has something to say... Those grumbles are one of the many sounds muskoxen use to communicate, from friendly chatter to showing who’s boss. 📹: Animal curator Jen

Everytime we celebrate the #SundayFishSketch with an Opah, I have to think of one of my favourite artists and paintings. Moonfish by Shaun Tan

"I would have just--" "You should just--" "If everyone would just--" No. Stop. Put the rest of the sentence away and apologize for interrupting. Let your first, unwanted offering wither in the dark.