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Hey folks, Krista's fine, she just deactivated her account for a while because she can't talk even take part in expressing our collective grief and horror today without folks here unable to google "gun laws in canada" and expecting her to educate them.

It's time for your periodic reminder that we count on subscriptions to keep the lights on. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/ Thank you.

This is why you need to be reading books and writing your own emails, by the way. When you outsource your thinking abilities, you risk turning your brain into soup. Heavy dependence on AI has already been linked with severe cognitive decline. What you don’t use, you will lose.

My friend @kevinhearne.bsky.social and I are joining two other authors in an evening event at the excellent Kemptville, Ontario coffee shop Bubba & Bugs. Sat. Feb. 28 at 7 pm, 19+, tickets $10, reserve by emailing [email protected].

I was trying to give them a chance to respond, but it's been 15 hrs and nothing so: LA WorldCon is using genAI "art" on their website and promo materials. Given everything that went down last year (and with SWFA recently), it's pretty disheartening to see this.

This is an astonishing betrayal of the entire field, and the human imagination and creatives that have enriched our ideas and broken new ground for generations. Spit back art is Not acceptable!!!!!!

Finished up a quick one tonight! #crossstitch

#WIPWednesday My spring/easter cross stitch project. Rabbits, Carrots, Eggs by StitchyPrincess. #crossstitch #xstitch

…Probably the least vague vagueskeet ever… but just a thought. Rarely has a writer’s famous thesis been proven so true, in so brief a series of images: “Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.”

'Tis me! Had a lot of fun with this story.

Vancouver is actually my place of birth and I have an affinity for the Pacific Northwest, so I leaped at the opportunity to create a new piece of art for Pacific Puzzle Co., featuring lovers taking a stroll through the foggy, neon lit streets of downtown Vancouver! Prints at Nycorudolph.com/shop

Going to try something a little different this time for the "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" anthology KS campaign - a pre-launch page - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... #sff #sciencefiction. Launching officially February 3rd, 2026. Please join us as a backer!

I'm writing a book solely for the vintage gothic pre-made cover I bought from Skyla.

This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.

I read this thread and laughed in Ch*z*ne. That chaos didn't hit me personally, but so many of my friends. 😬

Sometimes you just have to do a micro cross stitch while you wait for the supplies for your next project to arrive. Pattern by Living On The Rainbow, stitched over one on 32 ct. scrap linen. I had to skip several details because of how small it is.

You probably don't need to be told that this scammer is not Nora Roberts, but that is definitely not her email address, fuck you, get her name out of your mouth.

Fine. Daredevil is a good show, actually. Queuing up Jessica Jones.

I barge into your kitchen, throwing shit onto the floor. "SPICES!" I scream as I dump your box of rice krispies onto the floor. "WHY NO SPICES KRISTA?"

we've all been there

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Anyway here is the most successful promo I've ever done for a book. YOU DO NOT NEED AI.

This thread is about my thread 🤣 But Skyla is better at this than me, because I just yell at people.

I don't drink alcohol and if I did this would make me quit

I'm pretty sure this is who has been in my DMs with a different user name for a month straight now. Currently I have "eyeball about to burst" scam.

re: Krista's thread right now... I know many people opt to give and risk being scammed because they'd rather not ignore someone in need, but it's okay to take a few minutes and look objectively before you do. If they have a PayPal link? Click it--usually you get a real name.

This month's article is all about Challenges! With the new year right around the corner a lot of you are planning your goals for the year and I just wanted to give you some ideas on ways to challenge yourself. It's a LONG list, so there's something for everyone! sirithre.com/cross-stitch...

Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/

If you need to cure your post-holiday-relatives hangover by hanging out with fictional people, Kobo's boxset sale has you covered! Skyla has curated an excellent list of starter sets, and linked to the full sale if you want to browse further.

The cat at Stonehenge…

Funny Numbers xkcd.com/3184/

Baked a Bûche de Noël for Christmas.

#FridayFinish Actually finished a couple of days ago just in time to give away to my friend. #crossStitch

So, SFWA is very much not my circus, not my monkeys, but here are my two general thoughts right now: 1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.

On a bright note, I’m actually very encouraged seeing so many authors raging for no-tolerance AI rules. After all the orgs that have embarrassed themselves over AI lately, I’m glad to know I’m not the only one feeling alienated and incensed.

And look, if you're so out of ideas that you're thinking of using ChatGPT to brainstorm: please just turn off your fucking phone and go for a walk. Think idle thoughts. Rediscover how ideas flow naturally. Consider ideas are out there in the ether and you need a quiet mind to catch them.

Any work made ineligible for the Nebula Awards by them disallowing slop and slop-assisted work was never eligible in the first place. "There are legitimate uses in translation, research" If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"

I don’t know who needs to hear this but here goes: In high school my art teacher told me I didn’t know how to draw because cartooning wasn’t real art. I have wanted to be in The New Yorker Magazine since I was 19. I’m 53 and this happened yesterday:

Trudeau unsure how many autographed headshots Katy Perry will want for Christmas

My first book will never see the light of day. Never ever. But I did a lot of research for it, using the card catalogue and placing ILL requests, & checking books out, and photocopying chapters. I even bought some books. These were all good skills for me to hone and/or develop. 1/

Oh for pete's sake, just a few minutes after I posted my column, SFWA sent out an email undoing the LLM rule changes. The email says the Nebula Award rules will now state "Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible." 9/

For the purposes of this year's tree, which is fairy themed, Strawberry Shortcake is a nature spirit and obviously a fairy. I won't be taking questions at this time.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

"I'm not in denial... I'm in open rebellion." Same, Ethan Hawke. Same.

I know this is a "hard times" article, but I actually love this and I hope this stays a thing. It's wild how out-of-touch some of the Christmas holidays had become. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

TIL actor Angela Lansbury decamped to Ireland from Hollywood for a year after her teen daughter Diedre fell under the spell of a local "deadbeat," who was coercing her to steal money and food from her family for him. This was the "deadbeat."