This made me think of @jbensonink.bsky.social

don't use comma splices, they're bad assiduously avoid adverbs "don't use speech tags," I said! don't use present tense don't use #%&! stop gerunding don't use malaphor, it sticks out like a sore throat I don't mean to deride paraleipsis but it sucks the most

Snoozy kitties.

"If they have to do it, they should do it in private." "Yeah!" "It's not right, doing it in the open where kids can see." "Yeah! It's not like they have to, it's something they choose to do." "True. Hate is a lifestyle choice." "Absol- Hate?" "Yeah. What did you think we were talking about?"

The inside of this old library book hits different now. 😕

Gesundheit

TFW your awesome kid gifts you the Bakugou Katsuki Discord icon decoration 🥰❤️

Oh look it's on fire again sigh #WelcomeToCalifornia

Good morning. ❤️

Taking a flight connector bus between terminals at LHR, thinking about how comparatively compact LAX is. Then I remembered that SoCal has at least 5 international airports. 😃

"May I have your name?" the faerie said. "William," she said with a smile. "Ah ah!" The faerie gave a wicked laugh. "I have your name! Now no-one will call you by it!" "Thank you," she said. "To win it back, you must- what?" "I will find me a new one," she said, "one that suits me better."

“Reading really is subversive because no one can see what is going into you. They can look over your shoulder and see all the words you see, but they will never know what they mean to you.” — Percival Everett

Favorite sign I saw today: "Class Solidarity bonus to Constitution saving throws."

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Have a new release, and the series starter is on sale. You can find that info pinned in my profile. I'm not marginalized, so I'm not adding mine to this thread. But I *am* here to signal boost because a little escapism is the rest we need before we start climbing the next cliff.

Went shopping today. 😃

Welcome aboard!

Sharing in case anyone else needs to virtually rub their face into a floofy kitty tummy ☺️

Of *course* the US version has to be bigger than everyone else. 🙄🤪🙃

'39 😭💔❤️

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Hey @nicholasatwater.com ! Have you seen/heard this? 😃

I *love* this approach to supporting and protecting fan artists. 😍

Take a moment to breathe… owlsintowels.org

It's a cry for help. Dorian was actually one of the original programmers who stayed long hours in his office until people realized they hadn't actually seen him in months and whatever happened to that guy anyway.... 👀

I love this 😃

The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed. There was a shimmer - a demon appeared. "Curious. What ritual is this?" "I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!" "I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.

I dislocated my jaw while eating a grapefruit and no I was not trying to emulate a snake and swallow it whole

A spaceship landed in the park. A door dilated and an alien emerged. It skittered to a notice board and carefully studied one of the posters. It returned to the spaceship and soon came out carrying a cat and a mobile phone. "Hi, we have found your cat Pebbles...Yes... Our secret base on Ganymede."

A major part of the 1%'s wealth comes directly from failing to adequately compensate the people who work for them.

Some things are eternal.... 😃

[*startles, looks around*] [*surreptitiously closes window and pretends to be doing something Productive*]

We all know that buying from a local bookstore is best, but for the next few days, you can buy Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement- direct from Rowman and Littlefield at 35% off!! Use THANKYOU35 rowman.com/ISBN/9781538...

the two modes of editing: Best thing ever! I'm a fraud!

I think it's adorable that my little Google autocorrect helper thinks I want to use correct grammar and standard spelling conventional on Discord

She carefully placed the lit #taper with the other candles & bowed her head. “May it be enough. May *I* be enough.” /Oh, my child./ She looked up, startled, but she was alone. /You are so much more than enough. All is well./ She slumped, tears welling as the ache in her heart finally eased. #wss366

Let your faith die Bring your wonder Yes, you are only one No, it is not enough But if you lift your eyes, I am your brother And this is all we need And this is where we start This is the day we greet This is the day, no other - Vienna Teng, "Level Up"

5/ What I did, many would do. There's plenty of decency and compassion in America, even when we don't see it on video or at the White House. Please don't let anyone convince you otherwise.

imho people who don't understand the concepts of mutual respect, enjoyment, and communication *should* be afraid to date.

A little friend was confused by my floral purse 😃🐝

The alt-text for this is *gold*

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ~14th Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness

Today is Bandcamp Friday, when Bandcamp waives its revenue share and musicians keep more of what you pay. We’ve posted a directory of #steampunk artists on the platform. #bandcampfriday steampunk-explorer.com/resources/st...

Just a quick heads up that the first in my Sunbolt Chronicles is on sale for just 99c (or equiv, worldwide). Fast-paced fantasy adventure set in gorgeously diverse world with a disaster-child of a heroine (with a fab sense of humor). What are you waiting for? 😂 books2read.com/sunbolt

Major surgery for comic book artist Afua Richardson

2 of my kids are looking in the cabinet, trying to figure out how they could alphabetize the dishes

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