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Re, last re-skeet: I find that some folks endlessly faff around with world building and concept sketches and the like almost as an avoidance mechanism. If you're constantly "working on the world building" then you never have to actually get to the hard part - executing a good story.

Throwing a brick with a note taped to it reading "Game Setting worldbuilding and Singular Work of Fiction worldbuilding operate with different priorities, you need to stop adding detail to parts of the world your story will never have time to go to and start writing" into an aspiring writer forum

Lol I had my annual physical today and they gave me the PHQ-9 and I'm like, "hi, yes, these answers do seem concerning but also my Dad just died so like, maybe we just don't count this one?"

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

I know it sounds morbid but *PLEASE* have a plan/make sure your parents have a plan for someone to access accounts when you/they die. Thankfully my sisters and I can handle it, but we are having to cover thousands of dollars of final expenses while my Dad's money is locked up in probate.

I really appreciate the extent to which folks are stepping up and helping us take care of things in the immediate aftermath of my Dad's death. I am exhausted and my brain is soup. These incredible acts of kindness, big and small, are keeping me afloat right now.

learning that astronauts have to use microsoft outlook in space is unspeakably depressing. we have set microsoft outlook free from the bounds of earth. polluting the stars with that janky piece of shit

A global oil shortage better start convincing people real fast that green energy isn't just necessary for adressing the fight against climate change, but also necessary for economic stability and independance.

“I’m saving up for the other sleeve and then maybe a back piece”

It is fascinating to visit somewhere where I know so little of the local flora. Most anything I recognize growing outside in California I've only ever seen as a houseplant at home 🤣

He writes 8 solid hours a day five days a week and has a staff of 35. Someone cleans his house, makes his meals, handles his admin, and does his laundry. One cannot compare oneself to Sanderson levels of output 😆

It is so funny to me when I get campaigners messaging me or door-knocking. "Do you have a plan to vote?" Yeah man, I'm running my town's freaking election. I should hope I've got it somewhat figured out 🤣

Family RPG session this afternoon. In an encounter and my character is desperately trying to talk our adversaries down while my kids shout "murder hobo!" and throw themselves into the fray 🤦‍♀️

I really believe *it is that deep* If you struggle to empathize with complex, messy characters who have cruelty in their hearts, how are you going you react when you find cruelty in your own? Will you stuff it down and lie? Will you shame spiral? Or will learn to love the horrid parts of yourself?

I'm not the only one who can't get over how devastatingly handsome Ewan McGregor is in that National Geographic spot, right? That man is aging like good whiskey.

First time in 13.5 years of marriage (with a different last name from my husband!) that I have needed my marriage license to prove we're married.

Good morning to you too, random stranger?

3/15/1820 Maine officially became the 23rd state in the U.S. Union as part of the Missouri Compromise, separating from Massachusetts to enter as a free state. Recognized as Maine Statehood Day, this date marks Maine's official separation from Massachusetts after being a province since 1647.

I love comics, I love people that love comics, I love that I can talk to @cathygjohn.bsky.social for an hour and we both want to do research with comics, the world is simply better with comics and people who love comics

I am being perched upon

Cat: really wants to be friends with the bunny. Bunny: charges the cat and bites her butt

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This was perfect in every way. Thank you for the spicy bits too." "You're missing out on an incredible series and you won't be disappointed." "The characters are messy, stubborn, and impossible not to love..." www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNNJN64C 💙📚 #gaysky #bearsky #gaybears #mmromance

A Creek in the Woods

Hard same, I know it's a marketing gimmick (I hope like most marketing gimmicks all this booktok shit evaporates in the cleansing light of day) but the "tropes checklist" is one of the worst things to happen to the public's relationship to books, every time I see it I feel the call of violence

We started showing the kids (10yo and 13yo) Slayers and they are just at the right age for the humor to hit. They are LOVING it.

Something to remember in discussions of people needing IDs for various things: We spent 5 hours driving yesterday to get my husband his Real ID. Combination of living in a remote area and the lack of available appointments to get it. He made the appointment over a month ago.

Why would you ever use an AI, just ask me questions and I'll happily give you incorrect information and drink a bottle of water

Me and the Husband went to Bangor Pride's Queer Prom last night. We dressed up, danced, hung out with cool folks, and I even got second place in the costume contest!

Finished all the drawing and inking for the 2nd issue of Prophets of Doom! Now to color the whole darn thing...

I love when my brain anxiously tells me that I shouldn't do a thing because everyone will be mad at me. And then I try to be a reasonable person and do the thing anyway. And then I don't get a response right away and my brain is like "OMG SEE IT'S TRUE THEY ARE MAD"

When your coworker does some dumb shit you're going to have to deal with #prophetsofdoom

That's a wrap on Hourly Comic Day, 2026! #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Probably not the intended reaction #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

It's gross and I hate it #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Bedtime struggles #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Evening relaxation #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Sunday ritual #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Thanks, guys. #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Gotta take care of my little buddies #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

I can get down, but can I get back up? #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Suiting up for the drafting table! #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

I enjoy this activity, but I'm not great at it 😅 #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Scrub scrub scrub #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

I'm not above bribing my family to not be shut-ins. #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

"I'm helping!" #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Breakfast time! #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Today's the dayyyyy #hourlycomicday #hcd2026

Artemis has decided that the underside of the couch is Bunny Domain. She has ripped apart every patch job I've attempted to get at her Secret Couch Tunnels. I think at this point I might just admit defeat.