I would like to see a graph of "bad takes" over time to see how exponential the growth was after the creation of social media.

RIP 2025 2025-2025

My neighbor is playing the piano and trying to sing. It's late, man.

You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. Seems unlikely that my 17-year-old cat would kill me, but the probability isn't zero.

A space soldier captured by the enemy. I don't like my chances. @jasminep-ant.bsky.social

I used to take 9-1-1 calls for a living. Not being triggered by unhinged, angry people is something I have a lot of experience with.

Fantasy to romance authors: Hear me out.

Why are some phrases so easy to say casually but so hard to say while narrating? "He said in anticipation" takes at least three takes.

Between the nothing burger and the everything bagel, there is the somewhat sandwich.

Homemade chicken noodle soup tonight, ad libbed, not from a recipe. I do some of my best cooking just trying to use up leftover ingredients.

Yep. Bluesky is definitely a social media site. People will try to argue with you for agreeing with them. I don't want anymore of that.

Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW

Check this out! Dust jackets are incoming! #Booksky

Annual reminder not to keep poinsettias in a house with cats. They're not deadly poisonous, but they will make your cats sick if they eat the leaves.

Don't know who sent it to me, but I assume it's a reference to Drakkbjorge in my Dragonknight Trilogy. Thank you so much! #Christmas #dragons #santa #hallyholidays #secretsanta

On a totally unrelated note, did I mention I wrote a book?

Audiobooks = reading Hope this helps 💜

Hood rat

It's 70° in Northern Colorado 3 days before Christmas. 😳

Happy Winter Solstice to everyone who celebrates or in some way relies on the sun for life!

That's also my "creative" day. After a week of 9 to 5, the weekend is my pressure valve. For years, I'd use this time to consume stories and books; now I'm using it to write them.

The number of ad breaks on Prime is almost unbearable.

My wife brought Pollo Loco home for dinner. Never had it before but it absolutely gets my approval.

The man who captured him becomes the only man who sees him. Loyalty born in the unlikeliest place. https://f.mtr.cool/ucezilxdul #TheSpacer #GalateanSaga #SciFiCommunity

I love Saturday. That's my big recording day. Today I finished editing and uploaded two short stories for @martinparece.bsky.social and another chapter for @jasminep-ant.bsky.social. Onward!

Go, Darryl.

The first chapter completed for any new project feels like such a milestone. It's like reminding myself that I can do this every time I record a new book. #Audiobook #Narrator

The dual-timeline format was a risk. Hearing readers say it “adds depth, realism, and emotional power” makes it worth it. Thank you. 👉 Paperback: https://f.mtr.cool/njnprionpv 👉 Kindle: https://f.mtr.cool/ingkihnveq #SciFiBooks #GalateanSaga

Finished marking my manuscript but I can't go record right now because of this.

The tribunal isn’t justice. It’s a decision: machine or man? 👉 Paperback: https://f.mtr.cool/lmmeivunfa 👉 Kindle: https://f.mtr.cool/tbtumffdiy #SciFiReads #GalateanSaga

See this is why you don't narrate your own book. Hire a professional, folks. 😏

First listen to the audiobook of The Spacer. Narrated by the incredible @darylbranson.bsky.social 🎧 Coming Early 2026. 🔗 Kindle and Paperback already available on Amazon: amzn.to/3XJuvh7 #TheSpacer #SciFiBooks #Audiobookstagram #SciFiThriller #NarratorReveal

Terran law can’t explain him. Terran fear can’t contain him. And Terran hearts aren’t ready for him. 👉 Paperback: https://f.mtr.cool/opoyvrivyx 👉 Kindle: https://f.mtr.cool/ltghpikrff #SciFiLaunch #GalateanSaga

Thank you, Darryl. I can't wait to see The Spacer through you eyes and hear it coming alive.

Because I'm terrible at promoting my own projects and need to do better: I have *two* audiobooks coming out in January, one being a collection of amazing short short stories by @martinparece.bsky.social and an outstanding hard sf novel by @jasminep-ant.bsky.social. WATCH THIS SPACE!

He expected torture. He didn’t expect someone to care if he lived. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/wdunuorqcz #TheSpacer

Baklava fudge for a party at the day job. Trust me, it's much tastier than it looks.

The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)

Identity becomes a battlefield when the system decides you’re not a person. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/bniqsyrjvt #SciFi

In a war built on indoctrination, the most dangerous thing is empathy. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/hhanvqeldm #GalateanSaga

A prisoner doesn’t threaten an empire. But the truth he carries might. 👉 Paperback: https://f.mtr.cool/smdutuspfo 👉 Kindle: https://f.mtr.cool/hzhxaoxrja #GalateanSaga

How do you define frustration? How about spending two hours marking dialogue in a manuscript only for Adobe to fail at saving it. 😡

The airlock opens. The Spacer launches now — a captured soldier, a broken network, and a tribunal built to erase him. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/essiqhvaye #TheSpacer #GalateanSaga #SciFi #MilitarySciFi

What is it like inside your head?

✅ noir detective novel ✅ compelling characters ✅ 90s vibe ✅ heavy metal! 🤟 ✅ horror twist Need to get in the mood for spooky season? Listen to Mirrored, Darkly by Martin Parece on Audible. www.audible.com/pd/B0FS88G2R...

Just released! Sarah Murphy and her grizzled partner land a homicide case involving the city's 90's heavy metal scene and an MO that just doesn't make sense. Can they solve the case without becoming the latest victims? #audiobook #noir #detective #booksky #horror www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPzj...

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So, because this is apparently a controversial statement, I'll just say it. Government censorship is bad. I know, hot take, but apparently it's one that has to be said now because people have forgotten. #politics #hottakes

New demo alert! Check out my new animated script voiceover demo! youtu.be/2qq4NhcUS28 #voiceover #animation #voiceacting #voiceactor