Wait till they say the word "seat" is doing heavy lifting implying you have to be seated to have a seat, but you can in fact stand in a seat space...so they'll be selling standing tickets soon for a seating ...position you can stand in.

beginning my quixotic and privileged campaign to get publishers to pay a per diem rather than asking their touring authors to carry a couple thousand dollars in credit debt and hoard paper receipts, like rats lining their nests for winter 🙏

Wanna thank everyone and give huge love for it - but got the report just now, looks like book two of tales of tremaine has outearned stateside! :D thank you all, and for anyone wanting to give it a holiday push, big appreciation!

Seconding this. Essa is smart and well-read (not just talking about sff/fiction entertainment) as heck too!

As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.

lmao even the machine doesnt consider AI images to be art

One of the best parts of this job is being able to share good news. We got some great news this week, and it filled my heart to be able to share it with my client. It can take years to get there, so it’s important to cherish that moment and celebrate it. It makes the hard work all worthwhile.

Please be kind to your airport staff ATM with everything going My direct flight has a minor delay but with all going all, that's all it has ATM. TSA was a breeze only delay was...random inspection again go figure....but time overall? Lines...nothing. People are working and still trying to keep us

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

So many artists, writers, and designers I know have learned this lesson the tedious way, so let me co-sign this and say not only is it a huge waste of time and labor to listen to the "I'd buy that" crowd online, you will also lose money. Make what *you* want to make, everything else is noise

So it looks like we’re looking at a March, 2027 release for A DARK AND NARROW HOUSE. A bit later than I wanted, but I hope it will be worth the wait. (Beta readers so far seem to be enjoying it)

The sobriety and weight of Tommy Shelby telling Colonel Ben Younger the danger Oswald Mosley's philosophy of fascism is/was -- current times. Damn that scene hits well. Even better now.

I have a new flash story out today! “How To Set Up Your Mourning Robot” is now free to read in @lightspeedmagazine.com! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...

Bookstore recs (especially sff) in omaha? or near abouts?

NOT ME JUST REMEMBERING I WROTE and am sitting on a whole secret Ari/tales of Tremaine novella that my alphas read...and I have more, and more in the works. And I have the fooking cover but the last year has been so fucking crazy I HAVE DRAFTS OF PROJECTS I FORGOT I DID? I just booted-

One thing I love about being an indie author is getting to see people discover my work from around the world. Thank you to the person in Switzerland who purchased my Takashaniel trilogy and the two Ruination books. I hope they bring you hours of enjoyment. 🙏🏾🙏🏾👊🏿👊🏿

...why is the abbrev. for macaroni and cheese mac and cheese? ...mac...does that? MACARONI AND CHEESE? I just heard someone say mac and cheese... ...yall fucking know that does...nvm. :) I think I just gave up on humans officially. ...do people not just say fucking MAC?

They've done so much cool stuff over the years.

Got love waking up to find your flight to see your gf tomorrow is getting fucked because of all the govt shit. That's cool. long distance...this wasn't important at all. right?

Be kind to folks.

Thank you to everyone who's donated & shared so far for your generosity. But Archita is at 70% to her goal & donations have slowed. Please help her get some security in this terrible time if you can.

O.o

Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

youtube.com/shorts/Kepzl... I never knew this story about how he found his wife, and tbh, it's so him and charming and funny.

Looking forward to this - signal boost.

The problem with digital ID cards isn't what you think. Here's why Britain and other nations should stop pushing digital ID apps, right now. My latest for @newscientist.com, now free from the paywall! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting. If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.

Fabulous and heart congrats, J.R.!

As racist responses to Mamdani's win emerge on social platforms, consider not sharing the actual posts. Our Muslim siblings don't need to see that bullshit every time they scroll, & we can just call out the people saying those things as racist fools, & stay focused on our joy over his win 🥰

Singnal boost.

Haymarket Books are amazing, 80% off is such a bargain, please go browse

You know you're with the right person when she's like: "You can make the rice pudding again when you're here soon." Me, remembering which kheer I made (cuz there are so many styles, and if you read Tales of Tremaine, you'll see older nods to the dish and some modern) :) My love for eastern cooking

I'm here for the fountain pens squee I rely on a 3 decades old Hero nib* for marathon handwriting. I don't even have the pen anymore** and the nib is still working and it can take my fast left slanted writing without ever snagging. *profile pic **replaced it

Seconded. I bought a custom pilot bb (double hold) for signing ages ago. It writes like liquid (happy noises) gold. It's beyond smooth, effortless, gorgeous. It's a 838 pilot I bought as one nice thing for myself after (at that time) pubbing for 5 years but...being very bad at being kind to myself

Lol got sent this in a dm -- accurate.

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

God please kill ai mags especially ones posting this shit Cuz it's gonna fuck the car market more. Also for real it's cuz SUBARUS HAVE HEAD GASKET ISSUES AND ARENT THE BEST MOTORS! though the bed will absolutely be a drivers classic in time

I love how she shares a wholesome crab thing and the only crab post I have to share is the...one with the crab giving you 1 permission to do bad things. <.< >.> Also, idky but this makes me wanna go play stardew valley.

Wild take maybe just me but:... why the fuck was orochimaru allowed to show up to naruto and hinata's wedding after causing so much chaos bro is partially the reason naruto ended up becoming a child soldier but now in A WHOLE NEW WORLD WAR. Kid spent puberty in the trenches. i know we--

Hot Take: media literacy should be lifelong required educational content from early dev. in school through college. Just sayin' :staring at the world:

From our friends over at @404media.co, a look at the closure of Baker & Taylor and the ripple effect it’s been having on libraries:

Today is #ElectionDay in 39 states across the country. Know your voting rights! Images: When We All Vote

Either someone's little web magazine forgot to hire a proofreader, editor, and anyone with a F to just look over or...even give? Makers of the legendary pony car, the Ord Mustang. Built Ord tough. Ord - ...on race day? Man the ai fucking slop has ruined even car online places I was using to just

This, signal boost.

You know what's funny, old nursery rhyme and riddle rhyme and folk tale rhyme warnings cover some of the same things to pick out AI images the way you'd spot a doppleganger or fae. ...it's kinda funny. It's also kinda sad...if you think about it. :/

BIG OLE STAR WARS WESTERN VIBES. Also has a nostalgia effect - makes me think just in vibes in a way of the old Tales of the Bounty Hunter vibes from the 90s.

Dogs, foxes, owls hear more--see better than me Cats do so much I can't and are technically the most advanced predators biologically on most continents. Most things have more than us in some regards But thank god we got more opinions than nature...

Tomorrow is a national holidays for all Desi kids though for real. If you need help from your folks, call me. I'll be the worst desi friend you can have to make you look like a rockstar in comparison. Later in the house: Arrey baprey, Arun is a bit of a mess, nyeh Raju? But this Ronnie, he's a -