Wrote another 1.5K words today and just now reaching the end of the second act. Characters keep popping in wanting to be apart of the story. Where once was 2 is now 5. I don’t think I’m getting out of this story in under 5K words at this point…but it’s gonna be goooood.

Hey poets! Just a heads-up that The Fabulist will be opening a SPECULATIVE POETRY SUBMISSIONS WINDOW in late November. Woo! Details and links to come; meanwhile, sharpen yr quills, refresh the inkwell and start scratching on that vellum…

I saw Goody Proctor & Gamble with the devil!

It would be great if ABC ratings just flatlined until Jimmy Kimmel comes back tomorrow night and then flatlines again until the next night and then flatlines again until…

Happy Autumnal Equinox, all!🍂

SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.

If they walk it back, and your wallets follow, you will have taught them exactly how cheaply you can be bought, and confirm that you'll tolerate sacrificing human rights for everyone except those who are already unspeakably privileged.

Dangit! I'm scrolling again. Yay, Jimmy Kimmel's back! Okay, now back to writing.

My son is autistic, largely nonverbal. He reads a lot, is smitten with all things Lego. He excels in school. He finds his ways to communicate. There’s nothing wrong with autism. The rhetoric drives me mad. It’s on us to make the world easier for neurodiverse folks, not to push them to conform.

It was the omg of times, it was the Jfc of times

The general submissions portal is now open for all writers. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under, and our preference is for something that is, more or less, fun.

CAT ADVISORY: Today is the first day of Autumn in the northern hemisphere. Ensure your human servants procure extra snacks to see you through until the Spring, then eat them all this weekend.

Guess it's time to quit scrolling and go write something.

Today’s edition of Bert fits, Bert sits. #tuxedocat #CatSky

Welcome to Fall! 🍁 I’m going to spend the day writing horror and drinking as much tea as possible ☕️

If content makes me uncomfortable, I know how to scroll on, mute, or block. The NSFW community are the Bluesky elders. Turning on them now is not the way. Respect the elders.

This is the way. Re-pledged to PBS, as well.

Order real books from your local bookstore OR ELSE IT WILL CLOSE AND YOUR TOWN / NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE SAD AND BORING

Today’s edition of Bert fits, Bert sits. #tuxedocat #CatSky

First Pumpkin pie of the season. Gotta practice, right?

I am begging men to do this. Begging.

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

BREAKING: The U.K., Canada and Australia officially recognize a Palestinian state, a significant shift away from alignment with the U.S.

Newest artwork entitled "Nihiki" 🖤🩶🤍 18 x 24 liquid charcoal & graphite on watercolor paper

Find someone who when you say you’re going to bake a pumpkin pie in September, they ask if there’s enough whipped cream.

Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

Fiction continues to be our best way to understand reality

ICE is detaining pregnant women who pose no threat to the public and putting them and their babies at risk. I've introduced a bill to help, but we need to keep pushing for accountability and shining a spotlight on human rights abuses. That's why I'm pressing for answers NOW.

Is there a name for when you’re gathering tools for a project and look at one in particular and say I don’t need that one, and that magical means you have to go back for that one tool once you’ve started? Like an occam’s razor for yard tools?

The story submission portal is open for writers of color. Our first readers are looking forward to seeing them. Please read the guidelines! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Please get off of substack so I and many others can subscribe to your writing, boost your links, etc. I don’t get on mailing lists run by white supremacist platforms & I don’t post/repost/boost them either.

polychrome parade

Just what is hiding in these pages? You have to watch to believe it! Which blink-worthy tropes intrigue you the most? 📖: The Black Fire Concerto by @mythicdelirium.bsky.social 🔗: links.ruadanbooks.com/bfc 👩‍🎨: Cover art by @hrabotalesser.bsky.social #BookSky #TBR #darkfantasy

It looks like we're having a bit of a technical issue with the purchase links at the moment, but thanks to some delightful internet people, we are aware of it and are working to fix it presently!

Times are weird when I agree with Michael Eisner.

Just thinking about this today for no reason at all.

Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.

Today is a good day to contact your reps. It feels better than doomscrolling.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

this is what you would get if samuel beckett, bertolt brecht and noam chomsky were hilarious writers of late-night comedy. this may be one of the most masterful pieces of satire ever broadcast.

ABC Disney has chosen to capitulate to a fascistic crackdown on Free Speech from the FCC. Join us tomorrow night from 7-9 as we rally to protest this cowardice, and find more ways to fight fascism. We protest, we network, we find work to do. Harbor and Katella, Anaheim. Defend Free Speech.

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

LOST writer-producer Damon Lindelof says he won’t work with Disney unless Kimmel js reinstated. I’m hearing other talent weighing similar pledges.

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Not me watching hours of historical tours of Oxford to write a 3K word story. 😂 It's for research purposes, I swear! #WritingCommunity #SFFH #WriteSky 💙📚📝

A good move to make today would be to cancel Disney+ and Hulu and subscribe to PBS Passport. Support the good stuff.

When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.