'Early Autumn in Itako' - Kawase Hasui, 1942. #JapaneseArt

Therapist: let's make a list of challenges Me: ... Therapist: wow, really? These? Me: hahahah sob yes, really.

Passed out in bed

ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.” That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.” @jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

It's all about travelling in this week's #ScifiMonth Friday Five - and not getting where we're going, in my picks. I've picked five favourite books where the destination is just an excuse for a damn good personal journey.

The second Dorothy Gentleman novella is out in March, but you can pre-order now! NOBODY’S BABY is a sapphic sci-fi mystery kicked off with one bone-chilling sentence: A wild baby appears! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The fact that 30% of our stock market is wrapped up in “help-kids-kill-themselves” technology seems to be an important datapoint in the evolution of late stage capitalism.

Hahhahaa oh god www.knitfolk.co.uk/shop/p/hm5yr... I want one of these (A friend and colleague saw the shawl and has made noises about could I crochet her one Me: 👀)

Reading @kateelliottsff.bsky.social's Witch Roads and enjoying it so much. Worldbuilding! Determined middle aged women! Seductive dragons in human form (sort of, it's complicated). Creepy mushrooms!

AT LAST I CAN SHOW YOU! Here is the US cover for MORTEDANT'S PERIL! And ain't it a cracker?

Customer service is sending me an apology care package (Also please don't look for a possible store. I have expressed my sentiments towards them already, they have promised to amend procedure for the next time, and I have no wish to dump the internet on their heads).

I have written a gentle but firm email to customer service suggesting they file any future art with Lost and Found. Going to cry somewhere now.

Painting located. Well. Sort of. It was dumped outside a store in St Pancras with the frame shattered and because no one contacted them, the store threw it away yesterday (it was a safety hazard). *sob* Contacting the artist for a print. Sigh.

A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book. That's why we have professionals. (And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)

Fear of aging, being left behind while the world feels like it's going up in flames (to be fair it kind of is). It's a sadly potent mix for anger that goes wildly beyond the acceptable

A Megha story is always full of gorgeous language and surprises that will make your head spin and the story impossible to forget ❤️

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

Fantastic journalism.

"Amazon propose une traduction par IA pour les livres Kindle auto-édités" Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃

Late night loves: check out this limited edition tea towel for your subtle geekery delight! #TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #Cozy #Tea

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This is the place that sells teas inspired by The Locked Tomb series and DOES NOT do any h*rry p*tter teas AT ALL, how cool is that??? www.fridaytea.com/collections/...

The way I’d give so much for the third book… my all time favourite novellas 😭❤️

We tried this end of 19th century and it was not a good idea, yeah

We made some hamburgers today and I tried to explain heat retention to k1 aka why the cast iron is what I get out for meat

By the way, if you enjoy court intrigue with a shapeshifting cinnamon roll dragon & his murderous Fallen angel husband trying to solve crime without causing more crime, you can enjoy the first two books right now: www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography... (might even feature... babysitting 😜)

This is my only story coming out in 2025 thanks to some publishing date weirdness elsewhere, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. l have a soft spot for fiction & film about stage magic, and it was fun to play in that playground.

To be fair most perceptions of 2D as 3D are neurological processes. There is no reality to a 3D model of a cube.

Un rappel : contrairement à ce qu’a essayé de m’affirmer un troll très sûr de lui, les élèves des établissements scolaires privées peuvent parfaitement afficher des signes religieux ostentatoires. C’est même l’existence de ces établissements privés qui a rendu compatible avec le droit européen

These books are sheer joy!!!!

I've found a cobbler just next to my work! ♥️

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

This story out today by @worldanvil.bsky.social is incredibly beautiful and spoke to my grief when I needed it most this morning. www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-... #Writersky #Booksky

By the way, if you enjoy court intrigue with a shapeshifting cinnamon roll dragon & his murderous Fallen angel husband trying to solve crime without causing more crime, you can enjoy the first two books right now: www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography... (might even feature... babysitting 😜)

Auntie Nga put down a plate of dumplings on the table, with an audible noise. Thuan had to admire the way she did it, like slamming down a knife. Food as weaponry. Of course. She was an auntie. #wip #dumplings #murderBirds #dragonsAndBlades

Little by little this book is advancing... Got 400 words in yesterday after dealing with all emergencies.

Thank you to everyone who's donated & shared so far for your generosity. But Archita is at 70% to her goal & donations have slowed. Please help her get some security in this terrible time if you can.

Half an hour left: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

K1 has now seen his first Dalek. "Are there other aliens in Doctor Who?" Me: "oh hahahahaha oh god yes"

"African gods on a supernatural heist" definitely got my attention!

Ethan Hawke is 55. Here’s his 9min Ted Talk on creativity. I’ve shown this to my students to inspire them to be true to themselves as artists now & in the future. Refreshingly sincere & just great advice. youtu.be/WRS9Gek4V5Q

Même énergie que « si on écarte tous les fascistes, on aura plus de chargés de TD dans notre discipline ! »

Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.

Me: why am I in bed passed out ? Also me: ah yes I did box for a whole hour today

I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?

the thing in medieval confessional manuals about being careful not to accidentally introduce your parishioners to ways of sinning they had never yet considered. like that.

Including Project Hanuman by @stewarthotston.com.

Guillermo del Toro fans can't stop winning:

Bring on the Filipinx gothic!

K1 is now researching Doctor Who lore and has asked me about crochet books Me: well, when we were with @aeriefaerie.bsky.social you will recall they had a crochet book