Today I begin week five of my 3-1-52 challenge (read 1 short story, poem, and essay every day and write one story every week for a year.) Has anyone else done this challenge (aka The Ray Bradbury Challenge)? ✍️

She wandered the "House of Curses", her new home. The name made her smile...until the door on the left opened of its own accord and then slammed in her face. Amusement turned to terror. She ran. The house sighed. Humans were humorless. Sentient house 1, mortal guest 0. #story

Them: I typo too much. Me: Hold my bear.

2 Vermeers snatched from 2 museums, in 2 different countries, in 1 day. No alarms tripped. No CCTV footage. But a bloody mess was left at 1 of the scenes, and a murder has been implied. There are no leads or bodies…but there is a woman who might be of help. #AmQuerying #Fantasy

Dress for the job you want! #poets #poetry

Song on radio: "It ys goinge to be a brighte (brighte!) sun-shineye daye" Vampyres yn vampyre car: [shiver wyth feare, wype sweat from browes]

Tea, glorious teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaa! 🍵

My author newsletter sends one week from tomorrow! For June, I'm doing a book giveaway. I hope you'll take a look and maybe subscribe 🥰 authorbethovermyer.substack.com

Effective 6 pm Mon., May 25, the red shaded area represents the newest evacuation zone, while the red outline represents the previous evacuation zone ggcity.org/emergency Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near damaged chemical tank apnews.com/article/cali...

Currently getting thwacked in the head with the cat's tail. I wouldn't trade this orange menace for anything.

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

I'm withholding judgment for Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey until I've actually seen it, but... I really, really like the look of it! Some cool casting that I'm excited to see at work. Yes, I've read the epic poem. Yes, it was Wilson's translation.

It's a difficult job, being the town weirdo, but SOMEONE's gotta do it.

The struggle is real.

All cats are babies. I don't make the rules. 🐾

Happy Tolkien Tueday!

Tea = Magic. Think about it. It's a hot brew made from dead, dried leaves that you get to dump a bit of sugar into, and it tastes delish while pepping you up. maaaaagggggggiiiiiiicccccc. ☕️

Galavant deserved more seasons. youtu.be/sLYiyK7uqUE?...

Psst! It's okay to DNF.

Not to brag, but I’ve won every argument I’ve ever had* (*in my head, several hours later.)

I do not hoard books. I collect them. Okay, and if I did hoard them, I'd be a book DRAGON.

Is Bono still looking? Is Sting still watching? These questions keep some people up at night 👀

I've begun to develop a sixth sense of who's going to immediately pop into my DMs and try to sell me something. Yep. Now I'm very slow on the follow-back button.

For those people on other socials: do you use different content, or do you post the same things across platforms? And if you do the same, do you make any adjustments to better suit individual sites? I try to do do different stuff mostly. Some doubles, but days apart or adjusted.

*taps email inbox* Is this thing on?

Keeping Bowie quiet while my mom is on the phone. *sigh* He's a real talker. 🐾 🐈

Losing things always put me in a foul mood. Misplaced 3 books I meant to sell on commission at a local store. Oh, crumbs. Brain fog/forgetfulness is not for the faint of heart.

“Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas” ― Donatella Versace

I started my author newsletter seven years ago this June. I've been through at least two different services (Mailchimp being one of them), but Wednesday, my 83rd email sends! authorbethovermyer.substack.com

Awww! He looks like Lisa Frank painted him <3

April's goal was to finish draft one of my UF novella before May 3rd. May's goal? Finish draft one of a prequel before June. I'm also trying the Ray Bradbury Challenge: bethovermyer.com/2026/03/13/t...

Can you name (from memory) all the dwarves in the company that travel to the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) in The Hobbit?

Before a writing session I... -Put my butt in seat (cushions for my desk chair, ftw!) -Turn on the appropriate music for whatever project I'm working on (also depends on mood) -Open the right document -Fail to find the right document and the cursor, for that matter -Sigh

Draft 1 of UF novella: done at 45,390 words! I'll start editing in June.

Dumbest injury: Frozen shoulder (went on for two years!) all because I played fetch with the cat. 🐾

Cats are sent to test our resolve: do I really want to write that email, or should I pet Bowie? Did I really want that pen, or is it okay that he's batted it on to the floor?

6 days until I try this: bethovermyer.com/2026/03/13/t...

Stop callinge them "data centers" and start callinge them "slop peripherals"

Being a writer is 15% writing, 20% editing, 30% READ MY BOOK, and 35% oh, no! what if they read my book?!

I've given out around six business cards in the last three weeks after having given them out maybe once every so many years. Wowee.

Remove a letter, ruin a book. I'll start: A Court of Wigs and Ruin (A Court of Wings and Ruin.)

The author meet and greet went very well. It was the first time the library hosted it, and the turnout was fab (especially in that light!) www.instagram.com/westlakeport...

Tomorrow!

Business cards are suddenly coming in handy. Who knew?

One week! westlakelibrary.org/event/15540905

Happy National Pet Day!

I'm thinking of bringing my remaining copies of Lady Catherine Says: 365 Tweets of Condescension to the author fair and selling them for a buck a piece. What say you?

"Scary Thing" involving a newspaper ended up being answering an email. All that angst for nothing--yay!

I signed up for a Scary Thing (involving a newspaper) ...because I would be stupid not to. But still...SCARY.