“some people are made important by their work while others are made untouchable by theirs, and boy do most of us get it backwards on which is which” WHEW

Submitted my upcoming fantasy book for review in one (1) place. That's enough, right? I am bad at this. #amwriting

Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Final Fantasy VII Revelation... Sir, I'm going to need you to Final Fantasy VII Relax.

Jort Kelder over Esther Ouwehand: 'Gaza is geen Nederlands verkiezingsthema.' Dit is echt zo ongekend dom en kwaadaardig. De Nederlandse regering steunt Israël al jaren politiek, diplomatiek en militair. Dit is dus ook onze genocide, en dus is het ook een Nederlands thema.

Charging my laptop. That's the first step to getting back to writing this weekend!

Huh. Didn't realize that was something you could cross out on a to-do list. I thought it was just something you copied onto every new to-do list you make.

Y'know, *technically* I've finished my translation work on the very last volume of Heartstopper. But I feel like I can still count this as research and a business expense, right? www.humblebundle.com/books/kodans...

Now I’m getting advertised a game that will AI-generate my character for me from my picture? They will have to pry my character creators from my cold, dead hands, I swear. #games

#XMen97 S2 trailer! And my fave is in it! And she’s… oh.

Zeldzaam goed nieuws vanuit de politiek. Dat lucht mij wel op. www.nu.nl/economie/639...

Monstress just continues to be one of the most horrificly gripping stories out there. We’re delving more into the world’s cosmology in this volume, but it doesn’t get in the way of the series’ exploration of the human cost of war, because the horrors of war have… #comics

Today I learned about the existence of the word "biblichor" and the world is better for it. Biblichor is the smell of old books.

Editing: the phase of translating where it feels like you're doing less work, but you're ready to have a nice lie-down by 5pm.

Aw man, imagine *Sepp Blatter* of all people saying you're just too corrupt. That's almost impressive of Infantino. But remember, FIFA and football bring peace and unity hahahahaha.

This is correct!

Was in the supermarket during school lunch hour today. Usually a mistake, but I got to hear one kid berating another for not having a backstory for their new RPG-campaign yet. Dont think I've ever heard anything like that in the wild. (Don't worry, he was definitely going to write it tonight.)

#books #amtranslating Nieuwe vertaling! Over insecten deze keer. Ondertussen al aardig wat delen in deze schitterend geïllustreerde reeks. En mijn co-vertaler, daar werk ik nu al zo lang mee samen — afgelopen woensdag exact 45 jaar. En dan heeft ze nog dezelfde achternaam als ik ook, toevallig, hè?

#Comics people, can we *please* stop making (clickbait) titles and headlines about how "Marvel wants to make its own Absolute universe"? The Absolute titles are DC's Ultimate Universe, which was Marvel's new attempt at Heroes Reborn. And DC has already...

I did it! Good to get a draft done. Now I have time tomorrow to... *checks notes* ...hurriedly get into the corrections for my last translation. #amtranslating

Oh no, I'm starting to fall asleep and maximum allowed caffeine levels have been reached. Two and a half more pages to translate today/in this book! So close! I can do itzzzzzz

"Boy, feels like I'm sure using this word a lot in this translation. Is it too mucht?" *does word search* *five instances found in over 50k words* "...Okay that's probably fine." You lose track when you work too hard. #amtranslating

And then, courtesy of @pvromen.bsky.social, I suddenly had a complete set! You might say this was the… final… fantasy I needed. Bah-dum-tss.

It's my birthday! You know what makes for a great present? Books! And if you order mine, you can give me a present by giving yourself one! Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVG4MQ73 Other sellers: books2read.com/u/31NOa6 #Booksky #WritersOfBlueSky #IndieAuthor #Fiction #Fantasy Cover by @drawnbylillac

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#shelfie #shelfreflections Put some books with my stories and articles together on a shelf--leaving plenty of space open for the future, as motivation. The other side of the shelf holds a selection of books on writing. And yes, that *is* a little shrine to Loki, God of Stories, in the middle there.

(J)RPGs encourage the worst kind of hoarding. Because of course you stock up on anything that will keep you alive in fights, but then the game went, "For a bonus reward, finish this challenge without using healing abilities," and I went, "What, you expect me to use *items*? Like a *pleb*?" #games

Hello, police? This bag of crisps is telling me that I can win tickets to some World Cup match in the US and I feel threatened. Please put together a task force.

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Having finally caught up on X-Men #comics (I read ALL of Age of Revelation, pity me), I'm cleansing myself by finally diving into Avengers Academy. As with most great Avengers stories, they're copying the X-Men's homework in having a school, but I'll take it! @cpfokken.bsky.social'll be pleased.

Visited Strips op de Markt (Comics on the Market) today and had a sudden urge to indulge in some childhood nostalgia. All series I used to read but own little or nothing of myself—except Schipbreuk in de Tijd, don’t believe I’ve ever read any of that one, but the title stuck with me. #comics

#Booksky #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #Fiction #Fantasy Meet Tamatadara, a witch haunted by the dead. She just wants enough peace and quiet to have a little less anxiety in her life. She won't get it. Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVG4MQ73 Other sellers: books2read.com/u/31NOa6 Cover art by @drawnbylillac

I truly believe that being a writer is a sliding scale of accomplishment, always chasing the next to feel validated in one's life choices. But also I wrote a story inspired by my dad's passion and my mom told me he'd have been proud of me,so I feel like I have accomplished the highest goal feasible.

#books #fantasy “Some adventures require nothing more than a willing heart and the ability to trip over the cracks in the world.” Who knew there were this many magical doors leading to this many worlds? And with one coming out every year like clockwork, Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children is on its…

Rake Loesje!

Ah, it's the time of the year for the annual "Why do I have so little energy? Oh, it's 26°C in here, when did that happen?"

Sunfire understands the human heart. (Is not a sentence any X-fan would expect to say.) #xspoilers #comics

Er zijn nu ondertussen wel een aantal verhalen van mijn hand verschenen, in boek- en webvorm, maar niet zoveel dat het niet nog altijd bijzonder voelt. Toch zijn sommige verhalen net een tikje bijzonderder dan andere.

Saw Banned Book Club in the popular section on Comics Plus and decided to give it a read given what we’re dealing with in the U.S. This book is based on the events that took place in South Korea in 1983 and it is a true story. It was a great read.

This is a dance off. if you see this, repost with a dance or be eliminated.

Hope to get some writing done again next weekend! This one... I kinda needed it to just be a weekend.

In his first appearance, Superman beat a domestic abuser so hard his sleeves disintegrated

Gaming console controlers through the ages: PS5--that 2nd one was pricey, but nice being able to play while the other is charging. PS4--hm, that battery doesn't last long, huh? PS3--wow, finished a whole RPG without having to charge my controler. PS2--hey, I've never charged... oh wait, it's wired!

#comics #manga I’d read Witch Hat Atelier before, but then I couldn’t resist this nice box set of the first six volumes. Beautiful art with something underappreciated—characters with amazing body language. The world is whimsical and sweet, but also dark.

Ukrainians are the Americans that many, many Americans wish THEY were

Truly, we live in a golden age of investigative journalism. Who could possibly have seen coming that an unprecedented disruption of the global economy would hit people in the wallet? What's next? An expose about how people die when their entire country gets bombed?

Redescovered this old picture of maybe my favorite graffiti, under an overpass by where I used to live. It reads, in Dutch: "NICE, ISN'T IT? EVERYTHING" Simpler times, perhaps, but worth remembering.

Goed nieuws voor wie graag e-books leest: mijn nieuwste boek, de verhalenbundel 'Ontsnappingspoging', is nu ook als e-book te verkrijgen. Uitgeverij Macc zal steeds meer boeken als e-book aanbieden. Lees nu mijn dystopische SF-verhalen op je e-reader! www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

Excited to announce my new book! The Necrowitch: Child Sacrifices is a stand-alone fantasy novella about witches and trauma. Preorder it in ebook now! Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVG4MQ73 Other sellers: books2read.com/u/31NOa6 #Booksky #WritersOfBlueSky #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #Fiction #Fantasy