Here, have some levity on your feed. This little man is fifteen years old today. #happybirthday #levity #leopardgeckos #sweeneytodd #reptiles

It's #NationalHatDay! Here's some excellent headwear (and moustaches) from an album of 19th-century Ottoman fashion. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/19th-century-album-of-ottoman-fashion/

Rest easy, Bob Weir 💛

The Empire State Building honors Bob Weir.

H) As I said above, execution is all. Start with a prologue if you want, start with a dream if you want. Sprinkle your story with footnotes, yank that god out of the machine, put some tinsel on your squid and place it proudly on the mantelpiece, whatever. Just aim to do it as well as you can.

"The growing presence and use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in our industry raises difficult and complex questions." No it doesn't. Don't use or support the use of the brain-smoothing planet-destroying plagiarism machine. It's actually quite simple.

I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.

Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism. That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone - tech is now more expensive - you cannot trust most media of reality anymore - programs barely function - energy prices - literal psychosis - your voice can be literally stolen for evil - more spyware but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

This entire weekend

GORGEOUS.

My newest short story is out in the world! Thank you, @sleyhousepresents.bsky.social @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social , for bringing "To Scorn the Power of Man" to print! Read more about it here: mailchi.mp/74f6ad420c8f... #amwriting #amreading #horror #publishing #macbeth #shakespeare #ecohorror

The Woman in Black. Original unpublished illustration I made for the book by Susan Hill. Crosshatch pen & rolled printing ink. Some yellowing where masking fluid was applied & removed to leave areas of ink free paper. £200 + P&P. I ship worldwide but will need to adjust costs to counter TariffBoy

In case my previous posts weren't clear, #fuckai Do not use my work to train your answering machines.

My first completed freehand drawing in way too long. I like him. What do you think? #artattack #freehand #mixedmedia #doodle #drawing #hesokay #portrait

"AI is a direct attack on the way we verify information: AI both creates fake sources and obscures its actual sources. That is the opposite of what librarians do, and teachers do, and scientists do, and experts do." 🔗 www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

This is a beautiful and poignant speech. I love libraries so much. I grew up in a house behind my town's library, and now I work at a different one. They're magical place for community growth, personal growth, intellectual pursuits, and just plain fun.

This promo picture just gave me all the giggles. It looks like a photo for LA LAW or something...

Not my image, but I stand by this. #Halloween #trickortreat #freecandy #autism #neurodivergence #nonverbal #trickortreating #happyhalloween

The simple truth is people love this stuff and will watch it if you let them, not by putting it behind a premium fee. I fell in love with these cartoons as a kid because they used to be on TV all the time so I could, ya know, watch them lmao.

"What's the first web page archived in the Wayback Machine?" We get that question all the time. There's no singular first page. There is, however, a first collection, and it's a really important one ⬇️

Even the ideas of “low support needs” and “high support needs” create/contribute to misunderstanding. They’re the answer to “How much do you inconvenience and challenge these systems ability to justify themselves?” They’re not really about the person with autism.

"If this is so, which it is" is the most accidentally Orwellian thing this man has ever pounded into his stupid fucking phone with his stupid fucking fingers

C'mon, people, let's do this! ko-fi.com/africantrans...

Daniel Arthury, "Where's my Breakfast II," 2025.

Sure, fascism has been (and will be) defeated, but... not until quite a lot of people died first. I guess until you hear public officials calling for the elimination of people like you, until there is an actual gun to your head, can you understand why some people might be freaking out a little bit.

New Safety Features Coming To ChatGPT https://theonion.com/new-safety-features-coming-to-chatgpt/

Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy.

Perfection.

The National Endowment for the Arts has officially canceled the 2026 Creative Writing Fellowship. If you value books and authors, now is the time to buy a book, borrow it from a library, or drop an author you love a note.

Rocky Horror 4K? Yes, please!!! Tiny tooth? No, thank you!!! #rockyhorror #4kmedia #50thanniversary #rhps #rockyhorrorpictureshow #queer #cultclassic #musicals #timcurry #physicalmedia #steelbook #bluray

Our dear overlord Nugget's tail was blowing in the air conditioner for about 45 minutes last night. Please bask in the absurdity. #cats #absurd #pets #furbabies

A damn shame and a huge bellwether of our descent into fascism.

If you see this, post a ghost and the hash tag #aughost #DarkShadows #QuentinCollins #ghosts

Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.

embarrassing myself

Friendly reminder that this #free event is happening TOMORROW. #reading #sciencefiction #supportindieartists #indieart #horrorwriting #genrefiction

Find your next read at this event! #scifi #fantasy #horror by 6 women and NB writers, 8 minutes each. It’s fast, furious, and amazing! There will be giveaways. You don’t even have to leave the house. July 17 at 7:00 PM EDT tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n #amreading #amwriting #speculativefiction #reading

What are you doing Thursday night (or Friday morning), 7pm EDT? How about some live quick #speculativefiction reads from authors @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social @jolantru.bsky.social @gloriknits.bsky.social @kelseyjosephson.com @theamandademel.bsky.social and me? www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid... Free!

I'll be reading from my most recently published story, "The Scold's Bridle," and giving away free ebooks! #specfic #freebooks #reading #indieauthors #speculativefiction #ebooks #books #nonbinary #women #marginalizedvoices

I'll be reading 8 minutes of my most recently published story at a free, online event! www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid... #spoonieauthchat #amwriting #amreading @swsworlds.bsky.social #horror ##supportqueerartists

So glad Uncle Joe took Mel Brooks to see Ethel Merman in ‘Anything Goes’ 90 years ago. From his delicious ‘All About Me!’

I'm spreading some joy for Mel Brooks's 99th birthday. Join me, won't you?

Barnabas discovers Bluesky. From Dark Shadows, episode 467.

I'm tellin' ya, 1200+ episodes of Dark Shadows will cure what ails you.

From Dark Shadows episode 75.

Happy birthday, Dark Shadows! I'm currently on episode 709, and I'm loving every cheesy minute. If you have some hours to kill, please check out the 1,225 episodes of this Gothic daytime soap opera. #darkshadows #daytimetv #television #soapopera #Gothic #horror #barnabascollins #1960s #camp

Could I have been queerer this #pridemonth? Yes. Will you help me do so by supporting my #queerart? My most recent publication is in this queer anthology: tundraswanpress.com/product/dont... I will be reading from the story at a FREE ONLINE event on July 17! strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com