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It may seem strange that of all men sailors should be tinkering at their last wills and testaments, but there are no people in the world more fond of that diversion.

This is the most excellent local headline writing. "DID YOU GIVE WATER TO A BAT NEAR THE ARBORETUM? IT HAD RABIES." (this is explicitly for @andreagrimes.com )

MY VOICE IS GONE WOE AND ALAS MY BURGEONING OPERA CAREER what

Oh this is the first time I've seen a timeline. The notification window is not terribly long, which means the more we can blast this information out the better. I will be screaming about it A LOT once the submission link is live!

This is the third @premeemohamed.com novella I’ve read this year, and I am blown away by We Speak Through the Mountain. Her writing about nature is so evocative, but this book speaks to so perfectly to all of the anger and despair we are feeling right now as humans. So heartfelt and earnest. Reid 💜.

Recomendación de lectura reciente: Un cuento de hadas oscuro, con bosque donde perderse, donde pasarás un gran momento de lectura. Una absorbente #fantasía que acaba de salir editada por @duermevelaed.bsky.social 📖 El Carnicero del Bosque de 🖊️ @premeemohamed.com Traduce 🖊️ @carlabestruch.bsky.social

WAIT NO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HARD I'M LAUGHING I'VE HAD A LOT OF WINE AND WE WENT LOOKING FOR THE GOATS THAT LIVE IN THIS VENUE (A VERY NICE GARDEN 15 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF PENTICTON) AND I TOOK A NIGHT VISION PHOTO AND WAS LIKE 'OH WELL I GUESS I DIDN'T SEE THEM'

This is one of my favorite author self-promotion posts. So cheeky and also immediately clear and a little bit mysterious. (And also this book by @premeemohamed.com was super good. Sibling bonds and postapocalyptic murderous fae. Just: 🤩)

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Also, unsolicited review: I got a pastry from the cafe we had lunch at yesterday and just monched it (I think we're getting nibbles at this gala thing later) and 10/10 no notes Think a cinnamon bun BUT savory: spinach, cheese, and pesto Soft and squishy and golden Good snacc for bug :)

Are you looking for a stack of genre-convention defying Premee-ium speculative fiction? Look no further! Come get @premeemohamed.com's military Pteranodons, REALLY messed up co-dependent friendships, searingly prescient examinations of war and pacifism, eldritch cosmic horrors and SO much more!

This is an excellent Friday notion and needs more love. Post a book you love by favourite author and tag them. Butcher of the Forest by @premeemohamed.com. A vicious kick of a fairy tale.

Hey uh that's like... 36 km from where I am? That explains the smoke and general sense of ominousness today I guess

Concerns™

something can be iconic without being good. this post is about that thing you love

Spear Maidens* Unite! Have just over a month to bring in $3575. Want to see this go fast? - Rally, Visibility - Big $ donations - Art Shop micro-donations from bigger name creators We can! @authorizedmusings.bsky.social @jolantru.bsky.social @christianek.bsky.social @vriccithode.bsky.social

Me talking to an 8 am fiction class at Okanagan College

Same goes for public schools, colleges, and universities.

You need to know what's really inormptant in life!

Wow, sure are a lot of people talking about having "con crud" or "the sniffles" or "really bad allergies" or "that nasty cold that's going around" lately. Wonder if there's another name for that...

At this point all I want is images in DMs My friends and I exchange a lot of screenshots and pet photos! To have to leave the app every single time to use another platform is tedious! Pls put whatever safety guardrails on it, any restrictions, I don't care, but PICS PLS 😭

Fans (and writers!) of SFF and noir, check out this new anthology. They're also taking submissions. 🕵️‍♀️👻🤖📖 www.kickstarter.com/projects/for... @richienarvaez.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social

I am at an AIRPORT and I am TIRED and of all possible things I forgot my PHONE CHARGER (I could buy one here but I refuse, I have 3867 chargers at home, I will just charge via my laptop, RESENTFULLY)

I have a headache and I'm going back to bed but if you want to read Hamlet who is a recent college grad, a girl, wearing cutoffs and getting Windmill and going to the beach in New Jersey, is Exit Ghost the book for you

can someone please dub screeching tires and a massive crash noise over this video please

SOON ... I will put on a clean shirt and comb my hair, hang on

Protecting your protagonists from suffering cause you like them does the opposite of earning my investment. It makes me like them less! I am not asking you to kill your darlings but a slight maiming is certainly in order.

Before and after Franca jumped onto the top of the seat 😂

Still tryinge to sell thys terme. Supernatural, scarye, or speculative fictioun set yn earlye/classic Hollywoode (tinsel towne): Tinselpunk.

I just read over a fiction short story for its scientific content, so I'll hang my shingle out: if you want your story looked over by a scientist who is also a writer, hit me up! We can discuss rates etc. based on your needs.

Okay I still have to clean the house and do some laundry and pack (again) and try to answer some emails (kill me) but also I was looking for old Halloween costumes in my photos and does anyone remember this guy (The party theme that year was 'sci-fi')

“I use it for brainstorming.” is quickly becoming my most hated pro-AI statement. YOU TOOK YOUR BRAIN OUT OF THE EQUATION. THAT IS NOT BRAINSTORMING.

Also I love how I am all grown up now (am I?) and am in a group chat with one ex-boyfriend's ex-girlfriend and one with an ex-boyfriend's sister, and they are both so lovely and smart and kind and I want to keep them forever Just... gently toss the whole man out (underhand) and keep what's good

I just figured out something that has confused me for ages. You know how some people love advice and how much I loathe it?? Well, see, I read. I read books and stories. That’s my advice.

THIS IS TONIGHT Free, virtual, make a cup of tea and put on your jammies! Be there or be a rectangular thing -- and keep an eye out for our SPECIAL GUEST STAR! (Not me, I'm on the poster.)

The Drowned Man's Daughter, by @cjlavigne.com, is an excellent novella, that, through a great cast of characters, examines themes such as beliefs, hope and despair. An impactful short piece. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/the-... 💙📚

Also my catsitter says she found the original rescue records for Franca and her sister (!!) and the vet estimated their birthday to be yesterday, Sep 23, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY one day late to my household void! Pic from that first vet visit 😭 they were so tiny

it's almost october!! which means NEW deadlands coming soon and we'll be rolling it out for free, as we skeletons always do 🙌 but please consider joining our patreon 🖤 we really do need you 💀 www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

My favorite thing about publishing is how they’re like “we can market 1 (one) book a season” it’s really cool and it doesn’t make me sad or tired at all

For #TrilobiteTuesday, here’s the aptly named Kayserops megaspina, a Devonian trilobite. First printed in castable resin, then cast in sterling silver and oxidized to yield blue highlights. Sculpted from scratch, no scans. #paleoart #sciart

I can't believe I'm going to a writers festival with a furiously angry zit right underneath my nose Giving big 'Father Ted dramatically gesticulating in front of a perfectly square bit of black dirt on the window' vibes 🥲

Charles II: Did you finish that statue of the Archangel Michael defeating the devil? Luisa Roldán: Si y yo hice la Diablo real fucking sexy, just like you asked

This thread 👇 I understand how frustrating it is when people spend their money on a $75 garlic press as opposed to your thing, but guilt and manipulative tactics are *not* the way to go. Neither is weaponizing social justice language IMO mini side rant of my own incoming

A hidden whatnow cc @gianttourtiere.bsky.social www.popularmechanics.com/science/a679...

second cutie patootie also

I met a cutie patootie yesterday

I have been asked for a one-line bio and I am spending what I consider to be a disproportionate amount of time on it Staring into the distance like "Who AM I, what does it MEAN to be me, and can I say it in a SINGLE LINE no I believe not"

HELLO! Have you ever wanted to see a bug at Can*Con? I am attending this year! :D "This is a very small font" Well I am a very small guy, go look at the official link www.can-con.org/schedule

Big day, folks! Metalhead has been revealed as a playable character in TMNT: Splintered Fate in a new DLC! I designed the narrative and scripted this DLC. We basically got to create our own version of Metalhead. It was a dream project for me. Check out the 🔥 trailer (which I also helped script)!