Manifesting a beautiful, equitable, abundant utopia where you are safe to be exactly who you are and no one steals your books and you can write and create with wild abandon and all the billionaires are shot into the sun.

Meta have announced today that due to backlash, they have now removed the send killer button. "We misjudged this one," said Meta. "Our intent was to give people control over whether a killer was dispatched to their home." Of course, many users had already been killed during the rollout period.

Five living writers that you’ve read five books by each: T. Kingfisher Joe Abercrombie Chloe Gong Leigh Bardugo Christopher Brookmyre

Any tips for running a #BookClub? It's in my workplace, so physical meetups, nothing online. Only 3 of us in it to start with so it's a very small one!

Colours.

Please help me finish my thesis so I can finally be free of academia 🫶✨ aidetectionsurvey.carrd.co

a true knight fights for everyone ⚔️🏳️‍⚧️ (chivalry is gay!! happy pride!!)

I wished on a monkey's paw that monkey paw wishes would just be normal and now they are but do NOT wish upon a star

Best thing I've read this week.

Ok chums, it’s the weekend, which means you know the drill: my DMs are open to ANY new or aspiring comics creators who want advice regarding writing, art, or the industry at large. Ask ‘em if you got ‘em!

Hey, I'm trying out this new thing. if you have any friends you've fallen out of contact with but you'd like to find out how they're doing - even if it's been years - you can always just send them a message clear out of the blue. You might not get an answer. But on the other hand, you might.

Q3. I've started listening to the audiobook of Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, narrated by Rosamund Pike. I'd never read them. Rosamund Pike as a narrator is a delight. #WeeknightWriters

Q1. This week went by in a day. But it's been an okay week overall. #WeeknightWriters

Hi #WeeknightWriters! My WIP is a fantasy novel about a town full of ghosts and its mad king. I'm slowly working through the second draft at the moment. This week went well. Got some editing done.

Currently reading:

Catbus is REAL!!

Oh, they can feck right off with that shit. #SpeirGorm

So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.

So it seems Powerscourt are allowing Peter Fucking Thiel to host a nightmare event for nightmare people in August. www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...

Illustration by Gordon Brewster, seen at the Museum of Literature Ireland. #literature #art #EvilLiteratureMenace

Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.

I just—like, sure, being a trillionaire is cool I guess but what’s it all for if you haven’t even seen the wreckage of the titanic firsthand

#WeeknightWriters A4 Stop stressing about the day-job. Put my phone on airplane mode every once in a while. And write more.

A3 - Widow's Bay penultimate episode (how'd they make a horror show that's so funny?) This #WeeknightWriters chat, which I've never taken part in before but is absolutely lovely. And I watched a magpie building a nest.

#WeeknightWriters I'm trying to stay connected with people, but also stay offline so I don't get overwhelmed with the world. Balance is tricky. And writing wise, I've realised my third act is weak at the moment and I need to flesh our the characters a bit more and add in a big event scene.

Universal Basic Income

Dear USA, are you after a summer read full of scrambling shenanigans, but also kinda angry? Maybe a queer romance cherry on top? Been thinking of picking up NOTORIOUS SORCERER for these or other excellent reasons? Available digitally for $2.99 today (1st June) only! (Amazon, Kobo, maybe others!)

Yes, I use dashes. Yes, I use the Oxford comma. Yes, I sometimes say: “Not… but.” Fuck anyone who thinks those things belong to AI. Who did you think they were stolen from in the first place?

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

We are all the angry frog this morning

Editing went fairly well today. I scrapped a scene that wasn't working and rewrote it from scratch from the other character's POV. On the other hand, I also left this problem for my future self to solve. Best case scenario, it makes me laugh when I get back to it. #writingcommunity #editing

Whatever you do, do NOT read my queer fantasy book. You might accidentally get invested in rune magic, reality-warping storms, religious trauma, and a cryptid with a third eye and opinions. Protect your peace. a.co/d/07azS0AY #FantasyBooks #QueerBooks #IndieAuthor #BookSky #LGBTQFantasy

"Did you know you can apply for a Reader's Ticket for the National Library of Ireland by using our online application form?"

Art by Ana Jiménez

"Sorry I can't, I have plans" The plans:

I've been to Edinburgh before, but today was my first time seeing this in the Scottish National Gallery: Macbeth, by John Martin. #Edinburgh #Classical #Art

In the future fiction authors are gonna have some stiff competition with historians.

Okay, but counterpoint after watching the full ad: m.youtube.com/watch?v=3CYz... Plumbert is simply a successor to Roald Dahl's BFG. Plumbert is the Big Fruit Giant. The kid on the shoulder. The fruit/veg to the bully's face. The cauliflower at full force through a kid's window.

Anyway: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I dunno, this sounds more like the builders of the data centres, y’know. . . *lied*, about the environmental impacts? Anyway, the Irish government should take note. #SpeirGorm www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A near-embarrassing number of enticing doors in garden walls on my walk today, but this was my favourite.

I was at the National Print Museum for the first time recently, and upstairs they have a collection of Abbey Theatre posters dating back decades. A lot of them were posters from the first staging of plays I studied in school and college.

♦️The wait is finally over! The House Must Win by Mick Flannery has its WORLD PREMIERE tonight After an electric preview night & the incredible buzz surrounding this powerful new production, the entire opening weekend has completely SOLD OUT. Limited tickets remain | Book now: buff.ly/7oHLdQr

I wrote about why we should keep reading and writing www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

Interdimensional Portal Of The Week.

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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Director Confirms Adrian Grenier Cameo As Corpse On Street https://theonion.com/the-devil-wears-prada-2-director-confirms-adrian-grenier-cameo-as-corpse-on-street/