“All good English was once bad English.” That’s a quote from @sesquiotic.bsky.social at #ACES2026.

For folks #NotAtACES, follow along with the conference hashtag #ACES2026!

Hello, edibuddies! Delighted that #ACES2026 is finally here and excited to see y'all. 🧡

<pops head back in> oh hey, how's it going?

OMHECK. This is a must-read. (I am so tempted to copy a line from it, but I refuse to spoil it.) Just, wow.

We desperately need more media that's "the opposite of doomscrolling." Love it! #ACESChat

I'm excited for our #ACESVCon25 panel “Making the Invisible Visible: Communicating the Value of Editing to Non-Editors” w/ Shannon Roman @version4.bsky.social, @h-e-saunders.bsky.social, and Lauren Keleher. You can still register through Sept. 8: aceseditors.org/conference/v... #vcon25 #amediting

please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!

Since I'm a part of both editorial and horror communities, I'm hereby sharing this very useful article with both groups.

<logs back into bluesky> <peers around the corners> ahh, this is nice

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

AP pope says the trinity is three persons with one comma

sister site -> companion site #AmEditing #GenderNeutralLanguage

The latest episode is out! I had the opportunity to interview @acesediting.bsky.social president @h-e-saunders.bsky.social and Robinson Prize winner @jamaaldpittman.bsky.social. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKF...

Today's the day, #edibuddies! 🌟Catch my convo with the fabulous @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social of The Editor's Half Hour at #ACES205.

#ACESChat with @editrix-rachel.bsky.social is TOMORROW!! So excited! #amediting #freelanceeditor

Did you know that you should end your alt text with a period? "End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text." This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new! www.nngroup.com/articles/wri...

An early reminder to apply for the Matthew Power award, which provides $12,500 to support a longform journalism project. Deadline is February 19: journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/awa...

It is Egyptologists’ favourite time of the year again.

Grammarly is more likely to add errors than to detect them. See the analysis in my latest addition to the Editor Vs AI series: scieditor.ca/2024/11/edit...

Looks we've arrived at the time of night when I think about opening my Libby app to read a book but instead scroll Bluesky for 45 minutes.

And so it begins ... Cambridge Dictionary has picked "manifest" as its 2024 word of the year. Apparently, the word is big on TikTok — where people like Dua Lipa and Simone Biles talk about manifesting success. #WOTY2024 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Psst… @acesediting.bsky.social is bringing #ACESchat to Bluesky, and I’m the first guest on deck! Join me at 3 p.m. Central/4 p.m. Eastern on November 6 for a text-based Q&A about copyediting and proofreading comics. #AmEditing

Past Me was very wise for scheduling my Covid and flu shots after Halloween. Yes, I'll have an aching arm, but I will have so many Snickers and Smarties that I might not even mind.

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

I wanted to like a post about moving forward, but it used "motherfucker" and I just couldn't. And I know it seems like such a small thing. But language is powerful. The words we use have impact. One small act of activism can be putting that gendered insult aside. "Muckerfucker" works just as well.

Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️ The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion. When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!

People will be like "I read 80 books this year" and I'm a book editor so I'm like "me too but it was 20 books 4 times each"

This year will be the hottest year on record and the first to exceed the 1.5 C goal of the Paris climate accord 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/2024... by @andreatweather.bsky.social

Hey new people and people I know from Twitter, welcome! What brings you here? In case you're interested, here's a Starter Pack of journalists who work on climate, energy, and the environment. Bluesky is also more useful if you follow some Feeds. I have some suggestions. 🧵 go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya

I wanted to like a post about moving forward, but it used "motherfucker" and I just couldn't. And I know it seems like such a small thing. But language is powerful. The words we use have impact. One small act of activism can be putting that gendered insult aside. "Muckerfucker" works just as well.

"Using the chatbot for between ten to 50 queries consumes about two litres of water"

Are we doing spooky names here? I've got Heather EEEEK all ready to go.

All of my library holds came in at once, so now I've got to decide which book is up first. THE EMPLOYEES or DEPT OF SPECULATION?

Free COVID tests just dropped: special.usps.com/testkits.

In honor of National Comic Book Day, please enjoy this list of resources for comics editors and proofreaders that I put together as part of writing my own book. #NationalComicBookDay #AmEditing

I endeavor to such prose.

None of this stuff really matters for climate change. The big items for us as individuals are: - how much & how clean we drive & travel - how much & how clean we heat & cool our homes (and we should heat and cool as much as we need to be safe) - the carbon intensity of what we eat - do we vote

If you are upset about how hot it already is in May, and want to actually do things to help the planet, here are places to start: -switch to solid shampoo, conditioner and soap -advocate for compost programs and greater funding for public transportation -buy fewer clothes -insulate your home

My latest cartoon for New Scientist.

Being kind to yourself is sometimes the hardest fucking thing you will do in a day, and there should be some sort of certificate that gets mailed to you if you even make the attempt.

Some personnel news: Our nonprofit newsroom is hiring a news developer to research, design, and develop interactive visualizations and data projects as a core member of our soon-to-launch Gun Violence Data Hub. Apply by 6/3!

it's not funny, vowels only develop accent markings when they're very stressed

Editors, writers, and language buffs! Registration is now open for my virtual chat w/ @editormark.bsky.social on #ThatWordChat May 14 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific. ✅ Register | Buy Book 💡 "Intelligent and fair-minded."—Russell Harper, The Chicago Manual of Style #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #WritingTips

It's that time of year again, so let's give #InclusiveLanguage is go. It's a great way to #BeKind.🧡 #MothersDay #MuckerFucker #GenderNeutral #ConsciousLanguage

Fun Aurora fact. The reason folks are seeing red/purple Aurora is that the current storm is strong enough that it's pushing deep (<90km) into the atmosphere & interacting with nitrogen. The "regular" green Aurora is due to interaction with higher level oxygen

PSA: If you live anywhere near this blob and it’s not cloudy, tonight is a good night to go outside and look up www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/...

Things are pretty shit right now. But you, just by existing, have accomplished something today. There's more to do, there always is & always will be. But some days all we can do is get to tomorrow and that's ok too. If that's you today, congratz you exist & that is enough for now. Relax a moment.