My church praying for Chick-fil-a because people were upset when they had “trad marriage day”. We were definitely worshipping mammon and I had enough. Tons led to that moment though. Full story cfreak.dev/tag/deconstr...

Last summer after I left my long running job, I took a trip to see all 8 "Big Boy" locomotives. I've been a bit busy since then but I've finally put together a video of the experience. 6000 miles alone with trains. #trains #bigboy #bigboy4014 youtu.be/OxMiYZ4VmRs?...

Last summer after I left my long running job, I took a trip to see all 8 "Big Boy" locomotives. I've been a bit busy since then but I've finally put together a video of the experience. 6000 miles alone with trains. #trains #bigboy #bigboy4014 youtu.be/OxMiYZ4VmRs?...

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this is the true cause of the *parent's rights* narrative some parents don't wanna hafta *learn new words* to explain reality to their kids (even though the words are widely available to curious minds) instead they'll hold kids hostage in a limited worldview to replicate the bigotry they trust

A few bug fixes and some nicer reader views. Version 1.0.4 of Manuscript.ink is live! #wriitng #writingcommunity

Oops, all war crimes!

Made it to Friday but at what cost

Privacy in name only. Same reason the various vpn services are useless for privacy. You can never trust a corporation

A giraffe smacked me with their neck

This post is going around again so I will add this excellent resource: leavesubstack.com

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All the coolest software has day-one patches right? We pushed a fix to manuscript.ink to fix a bug when trying to share your manuscript. Come check out an AI-free way to share your work with friends! #writingcommunity #writesky

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Proof that teams sucks.

Cool hey did anything happen *before* 1979 between the United States and Iran

Thank you! As before I’ll share the 2025 Fark Anthology. All proceeds go to St. Jude. The works include a ton of talented authors plus one from this hack author. In all seriousness my story there is one of the more hopeful ones 😂 The Tell-Tale Goat: The 2025 Fark... www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6Z3G85...

Semi random. Page numbers are hard on mobile. Annoying it’s getting cut off unless you open it. #SFFChat

There’s tons of examples but I’ll go Asimov’s short story “The last question”. It explores the concepts of the technological singularity, a deterministic universe, and the idea that an infinite collection of minds would essentially become a god. It heavily influenced my writing #SFFChat

A big question in my WIP is whether or not the universe is deterministic. The problem for my religious main character is a self-serving AI who can see the future is akin to his concept of God. It’s probably too heady with the John Calvin references 😅 #SFFChat

A lot of SFF bends towards rational outcomes and characters with power to change their circumstances. When I was younger I loved the concept of Obi-Won’s “no such thing as luck” or Terminator’s “no fate but what you make” The concept feels good but I find I like a little more realism #SFFChat

I’m Chris and I write dystopian sci-fi. I’m worried my work will be historical rather than prophetic. A lot of luck in my WIP (as in life) is the accident of one’s birth. #SFFChat

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Her research laid the groundwork for the Global Positioning System, GPS, a technology that has made getting lost a thing of the past. wapo.st/4c3qzA5

This is why the US tourist industry has hemorrhaged $12.5 billion in lost revenue in the last year. I still can't believe* so many people thought Trump would be good for the economy. * Don't @ me, I can absolutely believe it. 😬

Every news story is now “State Senator Randy Pervert (R-Springfield) was indicted on 8 counts of lewd behavior with a child under 12 and has been put on paid leave from his two jobs as Border Patrol liaison and youth pastor at First Presbyterian (PCA) where parishioners say they were ‘blindsided.’”

There must be trials. Not as an emotive aspiration, rhetorical meme, or empty threat. A concrete plan. A dedicated special court for it. Structural legislation and prosecutors and funding and all the rest of it. Everything necessary for it can be done constitutionally. All it takes is the will.

Rejection letter tonight. I know it’s expected but I also think I have a really good story. Ah well. On to the next one.

Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...

25 years of All Your Base! deathgenerator.com#zerowing

Huffines is one of the worst in a long parade of assholes involved in the Texas state government

I wish people like Gov Ivey cared half as much about preventing child abuse as they do about looking signaling how tough they are. I can't help but notice children can still marry in Alabama.

Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.

"Trump’s unhinged, hateful remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast don’t disgust his evangelical supporters because they share his seething cultural resentment and endless persecution complex. For them, his open contempt for their mutual enemies resonates more than a true sermon."

Writing a novel is like putting together a puzzle with one million pieces as you’re making the pieces at the same time.

Coconut is trash. I will not be taking questions at this time.

I like watching figure skating for the crashes. I’m not proud.

My favorite passage which may never make it into the book (currently in the skeleton of book 3) but one I reread and think I might be an ok writer. 😅

I recently read Afterword by Nina Schuyler. I don’t want to get into why I loved it since the relationship is the centerpiece and I don’t wish to spoil the book. I’ll say it’s beautiful, sad, and a little weird in a good way. #SFFChat

Adoniram loves Eve. She originally married him as an escape from her overbearing religious father but she finds affection for him. When she “dies”, her uploaded version realizes they are incompatible, plus allowing Adoniram to forget will stabilize the system. (Details get too spoiler-y) #SFFChat

Book 1 takes place in the near future so relationships as a whole take on a contemporary feel. The main characters are evangelical, giving them puritan ideas of marriage and sex. But a big plot point is one main character’s secret premarital lover. Both are confronted by their world view. #SFFChat

Hey #SFFChat! I’m Not That Chris Brown, working on a dystopian sci-fi series. Just now dipping my toe into writing query letters for book 1. I’m not writing romance but I have many romantic relationships throughout my series. My fav valentines themed treat is cherry filled chocolate truffles.

Slab Bulkhead! Punch Rockgroin! Blast Thickneck! Uh... (checks records) Tick Bonesteel!

I suspect SBC has a way bigger problem than the Catholic Church but they hide behind their “independence”

There are no depths this fucking admin won’t stoop to. 🤬

While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.