For some reason I read this story and imagine a formal butler raising one sarcastic eyebrow. "*Used* narco-submarines, sir? Really?" Hard times for everyone I guess.

Cozy @caseyblair.bsky.social having the best Christmas

Happy Christmas and best of the season to you, my friends. Hope you're having a lovely day however and whether you celebrate <3

I am the person in this framing. I can't write by hand for more than five minutes without serious pain, and my handwriting is unreadable. But we have solutions for this! Non-internet word processor devices are already a thing for distraction free writing. Just buy a class's worth and you're set.

Here is a short thread of my favorites: THE WORKS OF VERMIN, by Hiron Ennes. Mind-bending fantasy in a world of psychedelic venom and weaponized perfume. Verminpunk? Is that a thing? So good.

Z has an audio story she keeps calling "Calico Cat and Demon Dog", and it took me until several minutes in to realize it's *gingham* dog. In my defense, that makes no sense

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Got a call from an AI voice with a southern drawl trying to tell me I had some kind of court scheduled hearing, then abruptly hanging up. What a world we live in. (Obviously scam.)

I love this fact so much

The Trump class battleship

The interesting thing about the "left behind" talking point is that it's lifted wholesale from crypto grifters. In that context it *kind* of made sense? Like it wasn't correct but at least it followed logically that if crypto became huge, early adopters would benefit.

We've unearthed "THE THING" from the classic movie "Don't Unearth THE THING, seriously, you'll all die"

For this week's Top Ten Tuesday, I listed my favourite sequels released in 2025, including exceptional novels by @stephenking.bsky.social @decastell.bsky.social @anthonyryan.bsky.social @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @djangowexler.bsky.social and more. unseenlibrary.com/2025/12/18/t...

This, in a book by Joe Hill, is quite a flex 😂

This but also GOD I'm old, I remember the initial memes of that show and its now a historical document

More DARK LORD in Spanish!

This pretty much mirrors my thoughts. The principle is "you should write your own words"; this stuff is the fine print.

Me, teaching Z phonics with stuffed animals: That's the tiger. T I G E R! Z: *brings me the bear* Me: Ok, here the E and A make one vowel sound -- Her: *brings me the fish* Me: So S and H together make -- Her: *brings me the axolotl* Me: now come ON

Aaaaand they changed it. Good work team!

Hey guys I 'wrote' a story with ChatGPT, I'm going to enter it in the Nebulas

Sigh. @sfwa.org you had ONE JOB.

I'd like to talk today about one of the more egregious examples of failure in publishing I've seen: the presentation and packaging of this book.

The thing that continues to amaze me about the AI push is how top-down it is. It seems to always come from the managers and the C-suite. (At least in creative fields, I know some programmers who are genuinely interested.)

Good lord. There's literally no reason to EVER sign something like this, publishing it yourself is far preferable.

I can attest to the cozy delightfulness of this series!

Satirical, sharp, and gleefully chaotic, this finalist takes aim at fantasy tropes, economics, and heroism with wit and heart. The team enjoyed the humour, the bite, and the surprising depth, then scored it to close out Round 3. fantasy-faction.com/2025/spfbo-1... 💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #SPFBO

⚔️Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler Review⚔️ When a book opens with “Previously, on the unending tortuous hellscape that is my life” you know you’re in for a good time! #booksky @djangowexler.bsky.social

Scam email that came over the transom today. Nice and professional sounding BUT: -"Author Django Wexler" is the name on my business PayPal account for selling at cons. Dead giveaway no human actually read this. (Or cared.) -"we ask for donations" is code for "pay us to do the interview"

Forbidden scritches

Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all): whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...

Wow, WAKE UP DEAD MAN is some good stuff

My book on sale is THE QUIET SIDE, a stand-alone in my new cozy fantasy Sage's Sanctuary series! It's full of baking, banter, and magic, with a grumpy x sunshine pair stuck together in an isolated mountain cottage with only one bed. 😌 The trilogy launches next year, so now is the perfect time. 💖

Here's my next gift for you this holiday season: I organized another cozy fantasy book blast! 🥰 TODAY ONLY (December 12, 2025), you can get more than 70 (!) cozy fantasy books, from all different authors, for *only 99 cents*. www.cozyupwithfantasy.com

As much as I've been a goofy fuck about promoting I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200, the genuine reception it's getting is incredible. Especially with people totally unfamiliar with my work. Here's an early review thread, starting with the incredible starred feature in Publisher's Weekly.

I heard if you ask Davi questions with this she bends time and space to incinerate your phone

weirdly satisfying watching my 3yo daughter who's dressed herself in a fairy dress, light up boots, and a rainbow hoodie loudly sing Be Prepared yes my child, boldly sparkle while plotting the downfall of your enemies 💖

If you're shopping for "Someone who doesn't read much, and loves video games," try How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by @djangowexler.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

A good example of why direct inflation adjustment of this sort is more deceptive than clarifying when applied over very long stretches of time where consumption patterns are very different. Basic foods (bread/grain) probably devours a third of Cratchet's income, but not the modern worker's.

Z, age 3.5: We are going to gymnastics because it's Wednesday! Me: That's right! Z: Do you remember when we couldn't go to gymnastics next Wednesday? Me: ... Z: When you got sick and had to get in an ambulance. Me: Okay if that happens we're having a talk.

Why is it conventional wisdom among tech companies that new features MUST be in by default? Like why do they care so much about how, specifically, we use the thing?

chopped. simplistic. the goat is kas and zhi's certain inevitable geometries (hard reboot by @djangowexler.bsky.social )

*fumbling around the EU5 interface* "Damn it, where's the 'Murder My Wife' button?"

Thanks so much!

Fantastic book, highly recommended for fans of giant robots punching things.

Yall I loved this novella. It's got really fun characters, big robot punchy punchy, and a FASCINATING setting. Just imagine pop-up ad bots. In your brain.

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The fact that AI research conferences are drowning in low-quality AI-generated spam submissions is some kind of horrible justice www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Z: [looks at the palm of her empty hand] My phone says no, daddy

@bretdevereaux.bsky.social The first footnote in today's post links back to part II, which had me fooled for quite a while thinking "Is he just copying all this stuff over to rehash for continuing the argument?"

Thinking about this a little more and like -- why SHOULD tech workers at big companies be excited about AI? From an economic perspective at least? Let's think about this for a sec --