Donald Trump is to Vladimir Putin as Mike Johnson is to Donald Trump.

If you loved Project Hail mary but missed the science from the book, or you wanted to know more about the science this is a friggin lovely YouTube explainer about time dilation! youtu.be/8FT-oz9aZU4?...

Having a frozen pizza dough ready feels like an adulting cheat code.

Romancelandia, there is an author committing violence to Brynn directly by name in a book. What can be done?

Woman in Turtleneck Copyright 2025 E.W. Parris Digital portrait.

And what of the writers that suck at writing query letters or loglines, or whose first 5 pages don't end on a cliff hanger? Will we never read of their work?

Social media has made me fairly certain that many, many people are blind to mirror-image photos. Even those with book titles in them. Like they just can't see that the book is backwards.

All the people who seem to love LLM AI are the ones I've always known or suspected, had a low propensity for and enjoyment of reading. All the people who seem to love GenAI are the ones I've always known or suspected, had a low talent for and enjoyment of art and design.

Was Ezra Klein always this much of a dipshit? I thought I recalled him as a fairly bright guy when he was in his 20s and appearing as a pundit on MSNBC. To see he's turned into a full-bore pseudo-intellectual asshole is disheartening.

Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness

I'm working on my first set of #RevPit #10Queries. I hope you'll join me on Tuesday, March 31 at 11:00 am (ET).

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

I did not know about this kind of insidious pricing. Thank you for highlighting it!

Change a famous line from a book with one unnecessary censorship! “Alas, poor Yorick! I _______ him, Horatio”

Maple syrup under a microscope. That is why Canadians are so happy, we literally eat glitter. 😊 #Canada

It is amazing to me that agents don't have to state loudly and clearly that they will not use AI to assist in evaluation stories submitted to them. I mean, we go through all the struggles to avoid AI in our work, and they can just pop our submissions into ChatGPT as a slush reader.

Thus Ever to Kings

Remember Twitter?

an account with 25k followers and 28k following got upset with me because they followed me and I didn't follow their dumbass back. They unfollowed me and I blocked 'em. It felt like I was back on Twitter.

Slept in my Sgt. Peppers t-shirt and Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up I noticed I was late Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I …

Gimme a break. abcnews.com/Business/wir...

If you would like to see my latest how-to cover video, it’s over on my twitter, IG and tiktok. I turned this photo into this cover, pretty much exclusively with the smudge tool and my finger in procreate pocket, plus a sepia filter in adobe express.

Writing: Team sport or no?

If you can grow basil in your house, you ought to give it a try. It's a constant mood booster. (And really, who can't grow basil in their house?)

Every now and then I pick up a roast beef sandwich at Roy Rogers because they were so great when I was a kid. And then I remember how everything is now horrible everywhere and the world has moved on and nothing gold can stay. And then I remember not to do that again… until I forget.

When I was a kid, the 7-11s had a cooler on the sidewalk in front where they kept the cold sodas. He told me to grab a couple of cokes for us. I asked if he paid for them and he said they were free. I believed him and stole cokes until my teens thinking they were give-aways.

Me blocking someone...

San Diego just gave us the best reveal of No Kings Day. #NoKings

No I will neither listen to your podcast nor watch your YouTube channel if you use GenAI to create your posters or thumbnail. Even if it's all about the Writing Biz.

No Kings Manassas, VA was about 3 times the turnout as last October's. Also, I filled up my tank and gas was $4.00 a gallon. These may not be unrelated.

No Fucking Kings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5JA...

LFG

I absolutely love it. This is the future of personal computing.

I formally request the No Kings Rallies be held during warmer months.

I wanted to share this before Women’s History Month is over ✨ give these awesome writers a follow and share to help introduce them to new readers! If you’re a horror author and don’t see your name on the list, reply to this to be added 🫶🏽

Your random reminder that I’ve got a starter pack for #ScienceFiction creators, reviewers, and fans. If you make #SciFi, if you’re a reviewer devoted to sci-fi, or if you’re an uber sci-fi fan and you want to be in on the fun, leave me a comment. #BookSky 📚🪐 #RevPitWaiting go.bsky.app/5BL1giA

I don't think trans people should be imprisoned for 5 years because they have to pee

A bill passed the Senate last night 100-0 to fund TSA, the Coast Guard and FEMA. If Speaker Johnson called it for a vote it would pass easily. But he won’t do that. Because Trump has ordered him to keep TSA shut down and keep the chaos. Pure incompetence.

TOMORROW: Be a part of history! Show the world that the majority of Americans oppose the most corrupt, inept, criminal, orange "president" in U.S. History. NO KINGS. Also: NO SERIAL LIARS/CONVICTED FELONS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS & NO ILLEGAL WAR IN IRAN Be there. Make your voices heard! 🇺🇸 ✊ #NO_KINGS

Find something you love as much as Tiger Woods loves to drive drunk.

I am building a thing.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS MANASSAS” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Show us your NO KINGS signs!

How incredible: “The full delivery took about 30 minutes. For hours afterward, pairs of whales held the baby above the water until it was able to swim… What struck the researchers was how many mother, sister and daughter whales united to support the new calf, even ones that weren’t related.”

In no particular order…

I laughed so hard I dropped my phone into the abyss under the ottoman

Since getting a new HVAC system last spring, my electric bill is down an average of $65 a month. This is unexpected.

You should take a minute and vote for one of these.