YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.

New #WriterBeware blog post: I'm getting a lot of reports of a new impersonation scam using the names of prominent editors to make referrals to fake literary agents and "book doctors"--though it comes from a familiar source and uses tried-and-true scam techniques writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...

Stunned by all the “ICE isn’t gonna do anything more than what TSA already does” rhetoric. Untrained white supremacists who’ve been told by bosses they’re not subject to laws will have POC and women lined up in front of them to grope and abuse and they don’t even have to chase them.

There are two kinds of writers: writers who know exactly what they want to write about, and then write; and writers who discover that birds have sub-atomic magnet particles in their eyes to correspond with the earth’s magnetic compass so now they need to change their whole book to fit that fact in

If you do a lot of searching on the internet (as I do), this is a really useful article. Multiple things I didn’t know and will use going forward.

Pope Leo is the first Pope to have ever experienced the US healthcare system, so there's that

USPS must be fought for and protected. If USPS goes away, or is made private, it will negatively impact EVERYONE. The USPS is a service and not a business. The cost for operating shouldn’t be seen as a business loss. Stand up for the USPS! 💌 CALL YOUR REPS 5calls.org

In honor of Mr. Rogers’ birthday, here’s your regularly scheduled reminder that the quote of his you keep sharing, that in times of crisis we should look for the helpers, was for his audience of children. We’re adults now. We’re supposed to *be* the helpers.

Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a kid.

Every time someone wants to sue over multiple pages of “similarities” like “our heroes are both sexy” “our heroines are both from the same state,” I always say that it is a bad idea and you will lose and it will cost you a lot of money.

I choked.

if the tech bros were a little less delusional, they would be making so much money right now by offering to let us pay for the AI-free version of their programs

The Library of Congress has the largest flute collection on earth. Dayton C. Miller, born #OTD 160 years ago, is the person to thank for that. Miller amassed nearly 1,700 wind instruments during his lifetime, donating them to the Library of Congress in the 1940s. ⬇️ www.loc.gov/collections/...

Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️

No matter how gross the art is, it’s not CSAM. I know it’s vile. I know your want everyone to know how gross the person who made it is. But when you intentionally mix up these terms you harm actual children by diverting attention and resources away from material that exploits them.

Dropped Cinders off at the vet this morning to have the *rest* of her teeth removed. Severe stomatitis, my poor girl. At least my tax refund is going to something valuable instead of impulse spending? XD

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

Happy International Rescue Cat Day from all five of my "showed up at the door and rescued themselves" cats. :)

Today is the day my debut novel, Sight Unseen, is officially yeeted into the US and Canadian markets 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with me, no matter when you hopped aboard or how you supported! I hope you love Veda, Hiram, and Antaris as much as I do.

Hold on to your physical media, expand your collection, visit your local library, look on the internet archive. Don’t rely on streaming.

A little PSA bc I'm getting messages 👀👀👀👀👀. So...Measure of a Man will NOT be taken down from AO3. Sight Unseen is a love letter to the fic with "IYKYK" Easter eggs. Not a rewrite I'd have to take down. Anyway, MoaM will be on ao3 and ffnet til the bitter end of time (or the archive. Whichever) 🫡🙂‍↕️

In other cat news, Cinders has been diagnosed with *severe* stomatitis, and will be having ALL of her teeth extracted. Including fangs :( On the plus side, we feed wet food already, but I'm reading up on food/diet for fully toothless cats. Pointers to good non-AI blog links would be appreciated.

Update on Gidget, she is walking MUCH BETTER. The steroid course has been doing wonderful things for her. She's even able to go up and down (small) steps without falling over! We'll have great news to report to her vet on Monday for her follow-up.

Update: steroids seem to be teensyhelping. If she walks slowly in kitten steps, doesn't wobble as much. Only falls over if she tries to rush. Bit afraid this is permanent, but continuing to hope for improvement. She *was* strong enough to walk all the way to the shed for potty time, so that's good.

Once again, we have been so inspired by the amazing athletes at the #Olympics, we decided we needed to celebrate with Games of our own! 📚🥇🥈🥉🤓

If y'all could cross your fingers & think healing thoughts for my oldest cat, Gidget, pls do so. We had to take an urgent trip to the vet today - she's started wobbling and having trouble walking. We suspect a possible stroke. Vet gave us steroids and said to watch her. She's almost 15, poor girl.

Because I forgot to update here, but Sight Unseen is one of February's Amazon First Reads books. Members have access to it for this month before it is available on 3/1/26

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

OMFG Green's is now available online for free

There are now four different series that I was only partway through buying/reading where I have donated everything I had and won't be buying the rest. I was willing to pay MM prices for 10-15 books, but not trade or HC. :\ I'll only be borrowing those from the library in future.

you know it's bad when they would rather us think that a rando staffer has unfettered access to the social media accounts of the President of the United States, where we also now know that world leaders direct message him

the older i get the faster time goes by and the more it makes sense to me when vampires in fiction are like "yeah didn't really do anything for 30 years just kinda took it easy"

This is very important journalism. Big kitty soft.

In celebration of National Braille Literacy Month, check out this amazing Braille eReader from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) at the Library of Congress. They make braille reading more convenient and portable. Visit loc.gov/nls to learn more!

Pinky is now *very* nicely bruised, but definitely not broken. A little stiff from the splint but ice and anti-inflammatories have done their jobs. I'll be right as rain in a couple of days.

I have either sprained or very lightly broken my right pinky finger. I think it's a sprain. Hurts, but not agony. But most frustrating, hard to type with pinky in a splint.

I did not have to steal the little black cat. We spoke with the neighbor and "take her if you want her". Welcome to the clowder, Vanna White Whisker.

this is the sickest shit ive ever seen

Fun fact about "Don Quixote," first published on this day in 1605: The publisher, not anticipating its popularity, secured publication rights only for Spain's Castile region. Pirated editions appeared in Valencia & Lisbon within months! The Library has copies of both the original & pirated editions.

A neighbor a few houses down has a wee black cat who doesn't want to live there. She wants to live at MY house. Bad enough that she would rather sit in my carport in 25 degrees than go home. The temptation is *so strong*. But I will not, cannot, steal someone's cat. No matter how much I want to. :\

People always say "my cat is weird" as if that isn't like saying "my water is wet".

Wolf Moon 🌕

Happy New Year to everyone! I have officially consumed a bite of hot dog (pork) and a bite of sauerkraut to satisfy my mom's superstition/tradition. My resolution is to spoil cats. XD

H) As I said above, execution is all. Start with a prologue if you want, start with a dream if you want. Sprinkle your story with footnotes, yank that god out of the machine, put some tinsel on your squid and place it proudly on the mantelpiece, whatever. Just aim to do it as well as you can.

Art vs Artist 2025 🤍 I'm so grateful for this space and for all of you! For every heart, kind word, and encouraging comment. It never goes unnoticed. Thank you for being part of my creative life. #artvsartist2025 #artvsartist #happynewyear #artyearendrreview

*rubs my nose* okay, let’s try to explain this one more time. Think of your book like a food item, and AI like nuts. « Nuts free » would be you being 100% sure no AI even looked in the direction of your manuscript 🧵

ADVENT DAY 24! The final day of D/Hr Advent, after fifteen years. ❤️💚 by 3Raccoons1Trenchcoat archiveofourown.org/works/74695356

ADVENT DAY 24! The final day of D/Hr Advent, after fifteen years. ❤️💚 by Zelenyi_kit archiveofourown.org/works/74559186