I love everything about this entire escapade

Covid weirdness: Day 6, yesterday: I had tinnitus in my left ear for the second half of the day. Otherwise, good. Worked all day, broken up by a 90 minute nap. Day 7, this morning, I woke to burst blood vessels in my right eye. Wasn't like that last night, so happened while asleep. Odd. I feel ok.

@smokelong.bsky.social have not only their great flash mag, but they run a workshop called SmokeLong Fitness that's great and filled with fantastic writers reading and commenting on each others' writing. Seek them out.

Don't read until after you watch the first two eps. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Day 5 of Covid, yesterday, I turned the bend. Worked for 6 hours & broke up the work day with a 90 minute nap. I felt 75% normal. Mind blurriness eased enough that I read George Saunders before bed. Today, day 6, I woke early. Finally back to writing. Then a work day to catch up. Naps as needed.

lmao

Holy crap. Vince Gilligan returns to his X-Files roots with Pluribus on Apple TV. Amazing first episode. Absolutely loved it. Go watch.

Evo Covid Matt poslije tuširanje.

Day five, and the Covid test looks the same. Pretty mild variant, though. Day 1 was worst with fever and bad headache/body aches. Milder each day. Now, sleeping decently well overnight. Mostly just tired & bored. I'll do a little work today but won't push it. If I get tired, I'll sleep.

Thursday's Covid binge shows (yesterday): Death by Lightning. Historical drama. Great cast. Slow burn. Too much contemporary sounding dialogue (motherfucker, etc)—a poor fit. But I enjoyed it. Greenland. B movie apocalypse flick. Mindless, but okay. Derry Girls. Finished season 1. A true gem.

Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr and Elton John on “Children of the Revolution”? This is bonkers great! youtu.be/Wt7y4xrVRHw?...

During illness, I tend to binge shows, because my mind gets too blurry for reading. I managed to read a bit yesterday, though, which was nice. Binged during Covid thus far: American Primeval. Loved it. Department Q. Liked it, didn't love it. The Asset. Nordic Noir. So-so. 1/2?

Covid update: I finally got a good night's sleep. The night before, I woke every half hour with sneezing fits, having to blow my nose. So, last night, with just my normal waking every 2-3 hours, was awesome. My energy level is better. No aches. Mind's a bit blurry. Still congested. Improvement.

Odd Covid symptom yesterday: lower back pain, as if I messed up my back lifting something heavy and bending over. Most of the day yesterday. And when I'd lay down, my lower back would throb painfully. Weird one. Today, that's gone.

What positive show should binge during day 3 of Covid? Netflix and HBO Max only, please. Nothing dark.

Congrats NY, NJ, Virginia.

The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC. It didn't matter. Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.

So starts second day of Covid. Feeling better than yesterday, but still isolating in my bedroom. I won't get any work done today on either writing or comics work. Ah well. Forced bedroom-cation. Hoping it eases enough that I can isolate in the studio tomorrow and work. Seems to be a weak strain.

Five years later, might be the sequel. I never got super bad the first time around. Seems the same. Somewhat intense headache all day, fluctuating fever. Isolated in our bedroom. Binged American Primeval and now Department Q. No deadline this week, so I'll have to dig out of this later.

Going to bottle hard cider with other filthy foreigners today. Inebriation will happen as sampling increases. But worry not, alconauts, I will survive.

Watching The Diplomat on Netflix, thinking this reminds me a bit of West Wing. And then Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford both show up. Didn't realize Rufus Sewell was a Brit until he mispronounced Akron, as in Akron, Ohio. Good American accent. Post no spoilers, please.

Thursday morning mood music for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmn...

Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff Block, move on.

Such a great concert last night with @giaaband.bsky.social and @joquailcello.bsky.social. We were right in front. Thanks for the lovely music.

Pro Palestine demonstration on the main square of Zagreb.

I showed up too early for @giaaband.bsky.social . Oops.

Soon leaving the pub and heading to see @giaaband.bsky.social in Zagreb. Check out their newest album Embers. Great instrumental post rock. Perfect for writing to.

Hell yeah

A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says. The frog is sweating. The frog is informed that this is due to a natural variation in temperature. “He’s clearly boiling the frog,” say the other frogs. All books about frogs have vanished from the library.

If you can't think of what to draw/create or you feel out of ideas, draw a line. Or draw two or three or a hundred. And that will be enough.

Interesting story. bbc.com/news/article...

Go forth, children of the night, and read my short story "Hush," which is nominated for Best of the Net. It's a story of extreme misophonia, spawned by my own reactions to man-made noise and the AirBNB next to our home. #writing #horror #amwriting #indiepublishing horrificscribblings.com/hush/

Have you ever been so fucking delighted by a username/icon set that it made you follow a total stranger

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

I'll soon be coloring Batwoman. Back working with @gregrucka.com—one of my fave collaborators—again. It's like going home. And I'm looking forward to working with Dani.

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

ALT TEXT, people. Alt text. Multiple reasons. First, for accessibility. Second, so you're not VagueBooking BS. Just commit to it and follow through. I'm not perfect with it, but really try. Do it. Por favor, molim, prosim, please.

@ianmcque.bsky.social I can't PM you, but am having troubles with Kickstarter. I supported your book, but that system seems a mess. Can you PM me? Or reach out? I want to support, but I'm about done with trying to use that fucked up system. Ended up wasting a ton of my time on it. Help?

Just finished a writing workshop with @kathyfish.bsky.social. Brilliant fun, and I generated two new micro drafts that are worth revising to finish. All in 90 minutes. Check out Kathy's workshops when they next come up. You'll have fun, and do some writing. See you there! #writing #flashfiction

Just a reminder that if you want to see the news about my books and other writing stuff, subscribe to my newsletter because social media is a black hole. jelenadunato.com

Been watching baseball playoffs. NO SPOILERS. Here in Europe, I'm always a day behind. People criticize baseball as boring, but that slowness is the main appeal. The way the world is—frenetic, panic-filled, depressing—that slowness is a salve, a meditation on minutiae that offers comfort.

getting a lot of haters talking shit about my set at the epstein island comedy festival, as if those young women don’t deserve to see me do stand up

“Best regards”

Este estudio estara iniciando con talento Mexicano y Latinoamericano para vincular animadores de varios paises y ifrecera estudios a un animador Mexicano por cda ciclo escolar durante una decada entera.

Check it. For my first guess, I always use the previous day's answer, figuring that'll be a challenge and I'll never get it on the first guess. But with zero correct letters, and a not particularly strong start word, I nailed it in two. Woo hoo! Wordle 1,575 2/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Reposting for the filthy American late night crowd. Go read my story. It's dark and sad and happy, with a bit of magical realism and a fairy tale feel.

I was SO busy this week, I missed my short story "Grown Boy" going up at Intrepidus Ink. Not tomorrow, like the video says, but live now. It's flash, so takes only a few minutes to read. Go check it out. #amwriting #flash #flashfiction #magicalrealism intrepidusink.com/grown-boy/

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