*thousand-yard stare* I am going to throw all my technology into a volcano, forswear electricity and all the trappings of so-called civilization, and move into a cave by the sea where I will write on pieces of dried kelp

If you're getting a bit too worn down by the world, I cannot encourage enough having a ten minute conversation with a seven year old about their special interest.

I have some more £10 per character commissions available now! Please send me a message if you would like to have one, thank you!

Time to kick the elephant out of the room: Yes, I'm one of the people Paizo's laying off, my last day being July 7th. My heart is broken to leave the best team I've ever worked with - a team I've learned so much from. If you know of any game designer or developer openings, I'd love to talk to you.

Alright, formal post time: I’m officially looking for work. I gave myself a few days to process and now it’s time to Virgo up and get moving. I have just about three years of technical editing experience, five years of development experience, and I’ve been writing to spec since 2020.

Perhaps the greatest newspaper editorial of all time theonion.com/i-work-very-...

I'll say more when I can focus a bit, but for now ... While I'd love to stay in games, I'm also open to editor positions elsewhere in the publishing world. Fiction would be lovely. Before joining the games industry, I spent a decade and a half in higher ed roles that inform my work today.

"Oh, Martha. You’ve broken our hearts once again." Read Alison McCook's lovely remembrance at @inquirer.com now: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

THE AMISH CHILDREN WILL LEAD THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD

GREG DAVIES: seems like a kind of a shit task. Everyone just seems like they're going home normally. ALEX HORNE: well before you say that let's have a look at how Odysseus did. cut to panel of AJAX, MENELAUS, AGAMEMNON, and DIOMEDES who are all staring at ODYSSEUS with his head in his hands

Me, when someone tries to get me to use AI:

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My hate of AI is bottomless and pure, and there is no mewling argument in favor of it in any circumstance that will move me an inch

Woe to him whose good name is more to him than goodness!

@sarahgailey.bsky.social (brilliantly) on “you must write XX words a day” advice: “You know what you should do every day? Look at a living thing other than yourself, in real life. Do something to care for your body. Seek art. Find an axis by which you can exercise your free will and disobedience.”

Endless cycle

Getting called on after zoning out in a meeting and replying "this used to be a vast prairie"

Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.

This kind of mixed use urban planning is illegal in America

My best craft advice is "Put a giant worm in it." You can never go wrong with a giant worm. Sci-fi: Giant worm on an alien planet Fantasy: Giant worm in mountain sitting on a pile of gold Horror: Giant worm (eats people) Romance: Giant worm causes third-act breakup Mystery: Giant worm investigates

Hello World, we’d like to introduce ourselves. We the workers of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team have come together to unionize as United Wizards of the Coast - CWA! 🧵 unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/announcing-united-wizards-coast-cwa

It's Friday night baby

announcing ILÚVATAR, my multi-billion dollar company which will specialize in the dismantling of all other idiotically tolkien-named entities, that they shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite

Agreed. No matter how great your writing, or how important the subject, I won't read or share Substack-hosted material.

One of these better be Julius II.

Here we are amid day 5. The vision is slowly becoming clear. A kid from the school walked by just now and pointed at the buckeye and said “isn’t that a buckeye?”. Hell yeah it is, kid.

Keith Haring, Bunny On The Run, 1986

Rabea Rogge, die erste deutsche Frau im All, hat einfach einen W20 mit rauf genommen. #PNPDE #Spaaace

JK Rowling: hello children Rowling: are you all excited for the new harry potter sssseriesss Barker: hey yeah so Barker: i got some questions about that Rowling: no questionss

the moral of the lord of the rings is that silly little guys can cause an awful lot of trouble

At Paizo, we're proud to celebrate the diverse members of our community, staff, and stories! Join Rue in today's blog and support Trans Day of Visibility! Read the blog: buff.ly/umVUbsm

Spicy Bird Burrito

good morning. they trans’d boathouse row.

Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities

harry potter is the easiest case of being unable to separate the art from the artist that we have and obviously you should not be giving jk rowling your money or your eyeballs there is a vast quantity of entertainment out there where your money won’t go directly to hurting your trans friends

Not sure if she's studying the classics or setting up her own mesh wifi.

I Tolkienize men. Men, kiss each other on the forehead. Cry. Say things like "Be at peace Son of Gondor" and "My Friends, you bow to no one." Hug more. Write poetry. Sing songs in quiet moments. Go on big long walks. Have adventures. Be a little in love with each other secretly. Eat lembas.

oh no I'm on a mystical adventure

NYT Magazine Crossword puzzle today, 94 down, “alternative to X” Friends, our website for 40 year olds has arrived!!!

Paternal grandfather was a newspaper typesetter. Maternal grandfather was half of a vaudeville roller skating pair.

Good morning! Yes, this is he

Turn around, bright eyes

I have so many feelings about Amon Hen, you guys