“How are we going to persuade him not to do something that obviously benefits him?” “The usual options would be bribery, blackmail, threats, trickery, and strong-arm tactics. Or diplomacy and appealing to his better nature.” “You were kidding on that last one, right?” -The Cosmic Turkey #WIPSnips

“Computer, what do you think you’re doing?” The computer’s voice managed to be blandly efficient and smug at the same time. “Keeping the ship on course, maintaining life support, and answering unnecessary questions for the benefit of biological life-forms.” -The Star-Crossed Pelican #WIPSnips

Dr. Frankenstein stared into the monster’s open cranium. “He’s almost ready! The last monster was too aggressive. To make sure this one is happy, I just need you to pour that ant farm into his head.” Igor blinked in confusion. “But how would that make him happy, master?” “Igor, ants is bliss.”

“Looking for a homebody to settle down and have dozens of kids.” Swipe left. “Looking for companion on dangerous mission in the Lilliput galaxy.” Swipe left. “Looking for meaningless relationship, send picture from neck down, please.” Swipe left faster. -The Star-Crossed Pelican #WIPSnips

"Frink’s a compulsive pickpocket and occasional burglar.” “Both perfectly respectable occupations on my home planet. Most people in my family run pyramid schemes or email frauds. How was I supposed to know that on other planets you’re not allowed to steal houses?” -The Cosmic Turkey #WIPSnips

Book 1 for 2026: "Exit Strategy," 4th book in the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. Managed to hit all my reading challenges: #PopsugarReadingChallenge, #52BookClubChallenge, #BooklistQueenChallenge, and #ThisChallengeKilledTheBookworm. www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/bo...

Made a new playlist

Happy Science Fiction Day! It's the perfect time to read the Cosmic Turkey. Technology hates Janet, her misfit crew is out of control, and she's been assigned to a planet that just banned....chocolate? www.lauraruthloomis.com/the-cosmic-t...

“Do not let the lamp of hope dim in the chaos that descends. May peace know you by name.”

They were in the middle of a screaming argument when he grabbed her and kissed her passionately. Jay knew Sue would squeal with #delight and admit her undying love. "What the hell?" She shoved him away and smacked him with the nearest item, a hoagie. Shredded onions dripped down his face. #VSS365

“And there are other improvements you need to make," the Counselor continued. “Jupiterans, you haven’t made a good holofilm in fifty of your years. Plutonians, stop calling yours a real planet. You’re not fooling anyone. And, Earthlings, where do I start?” -The Star-Crossed Pelican #WIPSnips

"The Space-Faring Moron’s Guide to Common Science Fiction Plot Devices" looked well-thumbed. I pulled it down and scanned the introduction. "You’re space-faring. You’re a moron. You should have stayed home." Not a promising beginning. -The Cosmic Turkey #WIPSnips

I was going to try to say…something about the year behind us and the year ahead but I couldn’t think of anything better than this post I have thought of often over the past challenging year.

Beau Dangere, a man of such good looks, warmth, intelligence, and charisma that it must have unbalanced the universe. To even it out, there had to be some unbelievably ugly, dumb, and mean man at the other end of the galaxy, or maybe in another timeline. -The Star-Crossed Pelican #WIPSnips

“You know my ex calls me Jam-it, right? He has a big mouth.” Which was nowhere near as attractive as Beau’s mouth. “Want to try another end?” My face warmed. “What?” “A round of curling,” he said. “They call it an end.” -The Cosmic Turkey #WIPSnips

Thread for writers

#amazonwritingandpublishers #publisher #bookpublishing #writingcommunity #publish

Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

YouTuber with a Korean cooking channel? I....don't think I'd be very good at that.

50th and final #PopsugarReadingChallenge book for 2025: a book where music is integral to the story. "Space Oddity," by Catherynne M. Valente. www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/po...

Dylan needed #air after the negotiations had broken down once again. And when he said that to himself, what he really meant was he needed to fly. To get in Magpie and simply head out in a direction and not look back. What was their negotiate? Help stop the eradication of humankind, or not. #vss365

Movie idea: A depressed screenwriter learns to love life again after he meets a quirky, free-spirited burger restaurant. Call it "Manic Pixie Dream Grill."

It just went on and on. The #struggle. The fight to live. To exist. it weighed upon Dylan, preyed upon him every night, where dreams of glittering, brief explosions had transplanted any peaceful dreams he had before, if he had any. And, in the mornings, the nightmares were all too real. #vss365

I hope everyone has at least one surprisingly amazing and wonderfully good thing happen to them today.

From ‘The Best Bang Since The Big One’. Prompt - Goblet. Synonym - Glasses. #WiPSnips

The asteroid burst into a million pieces using the new weapons systems developed by the Faction he worked for, drones rushing to drag the enormous net to capture the fragments. He could #shoot asteroids all day, but that was just showing off. What they needed to do was talk to each other. #vss365

Don’t forget to rate and review books after you read them. Real authors need your help to beat the AI bro wannabes!

“Oh, sure,” came an irritated voice, “don’t mention me.” I cleared my throat. “We have Komputer, who worked out the curling angles, and will also be providing the background music for this meeting.” A quiet string quartet piece began playing. “Here’s my plan.” -The Star-Crossed Pelican #WIPSnips

"Let me guess." Lola side-eyed Frink. “Your solution is stealing the weapon.” Frink looked like he wanted to deny it, but he had a pile of stolen silverware in front of him. “Depending on the value of the parts, we can pay for fuelstone for a long time.” -The Star-Crossed Pelican #WIPSnips

Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower

See a fox Post a fox

Gorgeous.

The Literate Lizard is now offering a 20% discount on all of Barack Obama's 2025 book picks. You can find the list here: theliteratelizard.com/list/20-bara...

#AwesomeCharacters Honestly the bonding between the characters is my favorite bit. One time, I was told to cut some of the bonding bits out in favor of action and I hated it. Bonding scenes are my favorite.

I love dropping Janet into a ridiculous situation, and having her just roll with it, along with the rest of the #AwesomeCharacters. #Writesky #WritingCommunuty

#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 49: a book you chose because of the last sentence. "Cat's Eye," by Margaret Atwood: www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/po...

I love to be told that feminism has failed women by women whose careers and ability to flourish in public life, let alone have a credit card, only exist because of feminism

I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF

"Yay! All Queer: Free and Queer" is now available from Inkd Publishing. It includes my short story, "Victorious Love," about two women falling in love at an "ex-gay" conference. www.amazon.com/Yay-all-quee...

Going into 2026 like...

After Earth defeated the Galdarians and their mind editing technology, we no longer trusted our own #memories. We started wearing body cameras and reviewing the footage every night, looking for tiny inconsistencies, any hint of manipulation. I was the first to notice the second moon. #vss365

whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all

#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 48: A dystopia with a happy ending. "City of Refuge," by Starhawk. www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/po...

In 1931 in Kiel, Germany, Rachel Posner, the wife of a rabbi, took this picture. On the back of the photograph she wrote: “‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says. ‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.” The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.

My online Home base for over 22 years now, @dailykos.com is going to be rolling over from its own OS platform to #WordPress circa March 2026. The site Founder (@kos.dailykos.com) has a story up today about that upcoming transition: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Um, so this happened. "Yay! All Queer: Free & Queer" is coming soon from Inkd Publishers with my story, "Victorious Love."