I'd love to be a social media influencer, but I hate being on camera and apparently a personality is required.

My name is Brigid and it's been three days since I've ridden a horse.

Even Cheerio melted. Poor baby. #cats

Clover found her ice pack. #catsofbluesky

Even Obi is too hot (it's a chilly 84⁰F inside and 100⁰ outside). #dogs

Everyone has melted in the heat. Clover is normally folded in half. #cats

"’Tis a hundred years this year since our fathers founded the Nation. Long live the Republic! And that she may live long, let her sons cherish public and private virtue. Put good men in office, and keep them there during good behavior." ~ Farmer's Almanac, 1876

Ah, that blessed time of year where I have to choose between having air while I sleep or not getting woken up at dawn by screaming birds.

Current mood as a gif

Let a guy go ahead of me at the grocery store and he acted like I was trying to trap him somehow. Be kind.

Someone somewhere is teaching new querying writers to put their bio first and I need to find out who it is. I just wanna talk.

The egoistic assholeness I have seen in ppl is amazing. Disorders galore taken as entitlement to functionalise and treat others like shit. Everybody has their story. Having got hurt does not entitle you to hurt others. A harsh history is not an excuse for shitty behaviour.

It's going to be unbearable the next few days, too hot to cook in the kitchen. But I think I took a step in the right direction. 🤩

They used Claude?? That AI piece of shite? Soooo using gen AI to make an app that scans your whole book to detect gen AI? I think the fuck NOT. DO NOT EVER SEND ALL YOUR WORDS TO A GEN AI MADE APP DO. NOT. DO. THAT. TO. YOUR. WRITING.

New #WriterBeware blog post: Not sure of the authenticity of an email you just received? You may not need to look beyond the address. A primer on the email formats used by publishing scammers & how to identify them, w/ many examples from Writer Beware's files writerbeware.blog/2026/06/30/t...

Buckle up, everyone. Mercury is in retrograde.

Whomp whomp. I hope those engineers are getting paid top dollar to come in fix the stupid.

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I FINALLY DID IT!! Edible sourdough!

Strawberry rhubarb jam (we grow the rhubarb and pick the strawberries) has been made and canned, and trying my first loaf of sourdough in cast iron. I got the sandwich loaf more or less down, time to work on the rustic loaves.

It appears socks and my night owl husband dragging in prior to dawn are the keys to me sleeping past 530 am.

They didn't purchase the movie, they bought the right to watch the movie as long as PlayStation gave them that right. Same thing with music or any other digital media: you don't own it.

One of the most fun things about writing #fantasy is the worldbuilding, and one of the most difficult things is deciding how and when to convey that information. Divulge too much, and you run the risk of overwhelming readers; not enough, and the world won't feel lived in. #Writing #Editing 1/2

Our trip up Chocoura was ruined last week mostly by my waterproof hiking boots having bad traction, but also not being waterproof. They gave me store credit for a different pair, and we'll see if their women's boots are just dangerously deficient because the pink tax, or the last pair was bad.

I just cleaned my kitchen yesterday and already there are dishes? Why do I live in the woods if not for the woodland creatures to do my housework?

I don't often whip out my Masters in IS (AAS, too), but here we go. Generative AI is fool's gold that's flooded the market with a solution that didn't have a problem that matches its billions in investments. The AI bubble will burst and pull the economy down with it.

Nigerian scammers are apparently active in Hollywood too. These casting impersonation scams function exactly like the publishing impersonation scams, even to Gmail addresses and Nigerian payees. (Article references a Kansas City bank; that's Lead Bank, which along w/ Wells Fargo is a scammer fave)

I wish I could figure out why I can't sleep in the mornings during summer. I was excited today, thinking I managed it. Turns out I misread a 5 for a 6. Stupid font.

Cheerio hasn't been eating much and turns her nose up at everything but a particular cat treat. I had the brilliant idea to fill the treat container with kibble, acted like it was treats, and she ate it. Clover is less than impressed.

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Writer Beware is and always has been free.

Anyone? #writersky

For everyone who doesn't get the warm fuzzies of hearts and sunshine on father's day, I see you.

Pearls Before Swine telling it like it is.

Almost like AI is unreliable garbage and people shouldn't be using it. Weird.

My vet: Dog's test results are normal, no need to call unless you have questions. - Two days later - Also my vet: We didn't hear back and wanted to make sure you got the message that dog's test results are normal.

Got an email from a legit publisher today. Pro-tip: The reply to/from email will not be at gmail Clever, not clever enough. www.sourcebooks.com/staying-safe...

If people would stop throwing away useful things, I would stop taking them out of the trash. Started with a $600 printer that needed a $12 part (plus 5.95 shipping), and today was a pair of $90+ stirrup leathers.

Yet Janet Mills decided Maine didn't need to waste time on environmental studies. AI is a disaster, and we don't need it.

I have garlic scapes! What do I do with them?

Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.

Tonight's cultural abomination: cheese and herb sourdough popovers with sausage gravy and green beans.

Yes, let's make up literally any other reason instead of facing reality. Want the birth rate to improve*? Tax the rich so we can have universal healthcare (+education +infrastructure) and force corporations to pay a living wage. Disappointed in you, NPR. (*Earth does not need more humans)

Rebecca is a good person who does a lot for others. Please help out if you can, even if it's a repost.

Poor Clover. She has it so rough. #catsofbluesky #caturday

I have a washing machine so water and energy efficient it takes almost three hours to do a normal load. My dishwasher is even worse. But yeah, we need data centers sucking up water and electricity and raising temperatures so scam artists can spam me.

Excellent news! When I'm forced to switch to Google messages next month, I will no longer be able to text my husband for no particular reason. "failed to load" is what he receives. It's gonna be awesome!