THE POPE HAS THROWN A RAVE I am now experiencing FOMO about the Pope's rave god, cyberpunk novels of my teenagerhood weren't weird ENOUGH

I have discovered an excellent new editing hack. I read out loud as if I am going to perform for an audience, and mark all the bits I'd have to cut because they would lose the audience due to being too complicated or off-topic. About half can permanently go. #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

Let's bring this back! Standing offer, always valid: Name five books you love, and I will recommend a book I think you'll like. It will likely be queer. It will definitely be sff.

If you think your friend group doesn’t have one, please consider YOU may be the entity.

#vss365 (action) Her hands shook as she watched the ox-sized slime approach from the ranch. Bits of bone and horn floated suspended in it like a jell-o desert. The bolt-action shotgun wasn't enough to stop it, but she had nothing else. She was in the middle of preserving... #AmWriting #Microfiction

I wanna open an Escape Room It'll just be a nice soft room full of stuff to help you escape from the real world. Games, puzzles, kittens, musical instruments, books, writing supplies. Someone will ask you if you've had any interesting dreams lately. You can't leave until you've fully escaped.

short fic folks should read this post -

They're trying to fit in

She was the most #goal -driven of the petty nobles. And their ever-involved ruler loved knowing what drove people. He always asked what they wanted. But knowing her goals would be...unpalatable...she had to come up with another. That was how the expedition began. #vss365 (goal) #Microfiction

Prompt: Goal — by Abra Staffin-Wiebe She was the most goal-driven of the petty nobles. And their ever-involved ruler loved knowing what drove people. He always asked what they wanted. But knowing her goals would be...unpalatable...she had to come up with another. That was how the expedition began. …

There are still spots available in this workshop! Vertigo peeps take note! No writing experience needed, but also since it's writing prompts it should be fine for people with loads of writing experience.

This is a zone of judgment. And I judge you... as pretty cool. Good job on being yourself.

I hung out with Lois yesterday and we talked about these things. She is NEVER involved in ANYTHING like this. If you get a message or a social media DM claiming to be her, IT NEVER IS.

Also HAPPY CROWMAS which i did as a joke to amuse myself but some fine folks did appreciate a festive corvid THANK YOU! (regular spooky crow is also available :-D )

The dragon's #issue was ... at #issue. The dragon king's head bowed as he stooped to inspect the child. Scales, yes. Wings, yes. Little nubs of ruminant horns? "A goat, really? You sired a child on a goat?" "A wish-giving goat!" "The kind of wishes that backfire?" #vss365 (issue) #AmWriting

"Because who would want to steal someone else's dingy old dental floss container? Who would even bother to pop the lid and see that instead of the expected white plastic top with the tip of a reel of floss poking up and a metal tooth to cut it..." 1/2 #WIPSnips #AmWriting #WIP

The #transport of turtles between realms is a fraught business, especially when one sees them as holy and the other sees them as food. (No, I only take them one way, I'm not a *monster*.) But it's their main point of conflict, so argument breaks out as soon as they see what's in the cart. #vss365

Important writing research question: In "Josie and the Pussycats," is it, "DuJour means crash positions!" or "Du Jour means crash positions!"? #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Verified this is authentic. It's the Blues Brothers Pope.

Read your contracts, friends.

There are still a few of my '26 calendars left in this final printrun.I create each of my 📷s using recent research into the beneficial effects on the brain of looking at plants & items arranged neatly. Each calendar's 12 high quality frameable prints-make smashing gifts: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

The #measure of her days became tight and confined, marked by how many skeins of other people's pain she could card and twist into yarn. The plague went on and so did she, helping the sick to survive or at least pass without pain. Then one day it ended. Her yarn stash remained. #vss365 #MicroFiction

Still thinking about them 🥹

We perceive the world through our own unique lens of beliefs and feelings.

Angry MN folks, hey, maybe this?

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

People look at him and me. They say that by all the #laws of nature, we should not be together. It's OK. I know I'm not fashionably pretty--or unfashionably pretty, either. And I still know my worth. It's amazing how powerful a bond murder is. And who doesn't like costumes? #vss365 🧵 1/2

Absolutely delightful

*whispers* It is a faithful adaptation of an early 1800s novel by a woman about an arrogant self centered man Why are people

When a trader knocked on her cottage door, she found that they didn't speak the same #language. That was no hindrance to trade. He recoiled from iron horseshoes but loved her blown glass beads. After the trade, he vanished into the ring of mushrooms that had appeared overnight. #vss365 #MicroFiction

If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread! Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)

Second Harvest Heartland has information to find food resources in Minnesota during this increased hunger crisis. Find the help you need or ways to help others if you are in a position where you can help. www.2harvest.org

We need to bring back “go fly a kite”. It has to be the nicest way to insult someone. Hey, jerk, why don’t you go experience a moment of pure wonderment? Go heal your inner child, ya little punk!

It is necessary to consider a person's romantic #history before attempting to move into their home and take over their family. I learned that the first time I tried it. Nearly got exorcised and/or arrested that time, and I have no desire to spend the next 100 years in jail. #vss365

The kids brought home a stray cat yesterday. We already have enough cats! Will post updates in this 🧵 #BskyCats

The #geography of dreams is a tricksy thing. It *does* exist, unique to itself and not to the dreamer, though there are those who argue otherwise. Magritte and Dalí hid their maps in their art, but me? I'm willing to sell, for a very reasonable price. #vss365 (geography) #MicroFiction #AmWriting

He gave up acting and decided to become a god on the same day that he was sitting in a cafe and ignoring whispers of, "He's someone #famous, isn't he? Wasn't he in that thing that won all the awards? No, not the main character, the other one. The one who died." #vss365 (famous) #MicroFiction

Reminder

I learned about it from someone posting this photo. The internet is an interesting place.

It was the little #domestic mysteries that kept her in love with her home: the new doors appearing in the hallways; the number of hobs that lived in the walls and drank the milk she left for them in exchange for their cleaning services; and the rustling noises in the inky shadows. #vss365 #AmWriting

The #creature oozed along the floor, leaving a trail of evaporating ectoplasm. Truly a disgusting sight, but...she noticed the floor was clean where it had passed. Now THAT had potential. "I'll take it," she told the gibbering apartment agent. "Flatmate and all." #vss365 #MicroFiction #AmWriting

Tried the "giving ramen (or candy) for Halloween" thing this year. Observations! Less than half took ramen, mostly teens, and the trending brands were way most popular, LOL. Got some repeats in that age group. Little kids didn't even. They were just there for the candy, man.(🧵1/?) #Halloween

My timeline is *hilarious* right now, cheers to all y'all posting through the game

Firstly, billionaires are not physically made of stocks, if a billionaire falls down a hole and expires his stock portfolio persists and continues to have value, secondarily, this is why one diversifies one's investment portfolio outside of the stock market, thirdly, okay, let's test this hypothesis

😬 You know what's scary? Writers missing out in a class action that already only covers a slice of all the harm done by creative theft. That's why SFWA Legal Affairs has updates to help eligible creators make their claim against Anthropic. Have you read the latest FAQ? 👀 www.sfwa.org/anthropic-faq/

Happy Halloween! Here's a spooky story for you, as a little treat: www.gavagai.com/posts/465 #AmWriting #FlashFiction #Horror #Halloween #HappyHalloween

writer and artist friends it's absolutely vital to create (I know it doesn't FEEL that way) Also: I highly recommend gifting yourself 13 minutes to watch this: youtu.be/CDs2d3dJtYk?... literally because of this video, I am going to make time today to "spend time with the pens"

Pumpkins grow great in zero-g. They escaped hydroponics and got into the heat manifold. Now it's a jungle in there. Kinda nice, really. And since the red blight killed #Halloween Station's stock, they'll pay a premium for any pumpkin, so we're letting the vines take over the ship. #vss365 #AmWriting

The #ray was a beautiful, deadly animal, swimming free without fear through the crystalline shallows until a shadow erupted from the sand, swallowed it whole, and vanished. On the video, the tourists started screaming and splashing toward the shore. "The fuck was that?" "Right?!" #vss365 (ray)