Post the first line of the CURRENT chapter/section of your WIP. No context needed. For me it’s: She’d been dealt a blow, one more stinging than debilitating.

This is not only disheartening on a number of levels to me as an educator and writer but chilling to an extreme about where the U.S. is headed. #BookSky #writer #teacher #LGBTQ Per: The Hill: Trump’s return chills embattled LGBTQ book industry: ‘They’re stepping back’

Apparently I’ve slept on something I should’ve known for years… Huge X-Men fan. Huge Whitney fan. Just learned that one of my fav cartoons and fav singers share a song. I’m Your Baby Tonight. #comics #cartoons

I understand their reasoning, but it’s still sad to see. #cpb #news @npr.org @pbs.org

From now on when my family prays at holidays, instead of “amen”… I’m gonna say “Látom”. #IYKYK #anime

Ended 2025 & started 2026 with Gene Wolfe’s ‘The Book of the New Sun’. Nothing like a deep-thinking classic sometimes. #BookSky #scifi #scisky

A great holiday story. #disability #awareness #holiday

Needed a sweet bite and it’s that time of year. Peanut Butter Drop Cookies. #cooking #dessert

Getting back into Fortnite as a way to hang with distant friends and get a dopamine boost. #gaming #gaymer

Refreshing to see some exciting science news. #NASA #astronomy

Had to vent about #thehungergames USA edition. So I made my owncatharsis for the day.

Last day before Winter Break. All I want for Christmas is for the world to declare a reprieve on its BS. Regardless, I’ll be buried in other worlds under a stack of pages and a 🎮 #teacher #teacherlife

Nothing to add. Just leaving this here.

If you (unironically) refer to yourself in the third-person, I am convinced that something critical has broken inside you.

Always healthy to consider why history looks like it does to you. #writers #writersky

I feel like a few words from @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social could make folks feel a little better today. (Facebook 🔗 below) www.facebook.com/share/v/18Au...

This. AI is not human, not sentient, not autonomously creative. We blame #AI for AI’s problems when it’s the people behind the curtain who are responsible. #writer #writersky

Rob Reiner’s work is legendary, and from as far back as I can remember, they’ve been an influence on me. What makes him a cut above though: His compassion-driven action for those of us who didn’t have the platform, voice, or money to elevate our needs to a finish line. #movies #tv

If this wasn’t an official U.S. gov’t website, I’d think it was a fucking joke. I mean… it is a fucking joke. Just a nauseatingly horrible one. #politisky #unitedstates

Another cold day. Another bake. Pumpkin Cookies w/ white chocolate chips. #cooking #food

When I heard this midweek, I thought it was a satirical piece from The Atlantic. Now… I’m just exasperated. ‘Calibri is woke’? WTF 🤬 #disability #writersky #education

Spatial awareness seems to be an issue at BNA this afternoon. Or… I’m just having crowd issues today. Meh. #travel #Nashvegas

Hitchcockian trip to the superstore… #nature

Those everything-and-nothing conversations with a sibling can be some of the best. #family

If you need a very good visual on the massive size of the USS Gerald R Ford, the below from #BBC news nails it. #USNavy #Venezuela

I really should be doing some drafting in my downtime this week. No husband or dogs around. Nice hotel room. But… Not having all the norm has thrown my brain into a loop. #writersky #writerlife

Protecting youth mental health / providing a safe space online is critical. This is not the way. #australia #socialmedia

We all knew it. Now there’s scientific proof showing AI decreasing creativity, etc. #writersky #booksky #animation (Full paper can be found at arXiv)

Would’ve loved to be in the room for this one @dragonsteelbooks.com #DSNX25

My Memphis 🐅 aren’t in the @ncaafb.bsky.social playoffs, so I have to go with my former employer: IU #hoosiers #football

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar. #movies

Good night to whip up a favorite: apple cake #baking #cooksky

When you just want a bagel… and some cream cheese #dogsky #dogs

1) I hope action back up Chief O’Hara’s words 2) This needs to be the norm for police departments across the nation

At least I think so. #anime #manga #anisky

"Humanity is being pulled in a direction by a certain group of people, who maybe aren't fully-rounded humans." Entertainment CEOs need a crash course in artistry over economics. But I’m not going to hold my breath.

I really can’t do the “holidays-at-someone-else’s-house” anymore. (Though, I’m obligated to.) I’m 43 with mental health issues. I can do a whole day. Night… I need to be back inside my walls. #marriedlife

Very good take on the topic. If you #read or have a young adult in your life who does… pen.org/malinda-lo-i...

Survivor 49 is more than little lackluster. Time to bring some old school logistics back into the game. #tv

Apt warning. #books #orwell #politics

Love me some @wired.com But I can honestly say this is a headline I never expected to read:

Ahh the fun awaits. Gonna enjoy @criticalrole.bsky.social The Mighty Nein. #d&d #primevideo

New METI policies to further int’l appeal of Japanese entertainment media. METI: …still at a low level compared to other countries like South Korea. The Ministry:… “weren’t able to expand the stock of tangible/intangible assets and raise labor productivity and wages to a satisfactory level”

With all the big, potential gains toward sanity in tonight’s elections… Here’s another piece of good news.

Change one letter, ruin a candy Tit Kat

If @crunchyroll.com doesn’t want to eventually get plowed under by @netflix.com … They’re going to have to do a far better job at prioritizing English dubs. Cutting of simultaneous releases between cours in the same season (Gachiakuta for one) is a fast way to lose business.

Define your taste in books w/ 8 authors: -V.E. Schwab -Octavia Butler -Jay Kristoff -David Mitchell -Rin Chupeco -Samantha Shannon -Sui Ishida -TJ Klune #BookSky

Journalism, Civics & English teachers: @theatlantic.com now free to high schools. #teachers #education #school

Friendos, give them what they deserve: a block.

Nice morning at Christ Church in Oxford.