Happy Wookiee Life Day to all who celebrate.

A goof thing for writers to know is that their work is valuable, not just in a financial sense but in a storytelling sense. Imposter syndrome be damned. You are a unique collection of atoms with a brain all of your own.

Reminder you can read @thomasha.bsky.social 's novelette "Uncertain Sons" for free til the end of the month.

Donated. What a shitty development. Also shitty: People having to use GoFundMe for medical and funeral expenses.

My New Pet Project To Distract Me From The Really Stupid Timeline We Find Ourselves Living In: I'm reading the original novels that were the source material for a few of my favorite movies. And how are all of YOU coping these days....? 🤯

Not sure if I am appalled or amused. Was reading something on Bluesky about political whining and mumbled "Life's a bitch," under my breath. My Alexa unit reassured me and offered to tell me a joke to lighten things up a bit.

30 million undocumented immigrants”??? JD Vance is just pulling numbers out of thin air at this point. If banks aren’t giving mortgages to people making minimum wage with Social Security numbers, they’re definitely not handing out home loans to undocumented folks by the millions.👇

Hi!! I got TWO bookstore events this week: Monday at Parentheses Books in Harrisonburg, VA: www.parenthesesbooks.com/events Wednesday at Little District Books in Washington DC: littledistrictbooks.com/products/les... Please come hang out, and please tell your peeps! I don't wanna be lonely...

100% said this and feel free to quote me on it. Also @jackiekashian.bsky.social is a fantastic comedian and you should see her when she comes to your town.

One of the more esoteric opinion hills I will die on is that "neurotypicality" is often more about how well you've learned to cope and function with your own particular brain rather than your brain actually functioning in a way that is somehow scientifically "normal".

Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to hide on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down - Coming 03/03/2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Sometimes, I kind of feel like a Frankenstein myself. Just a handful of mismatched limbs held together by vibes and one questionable thunderstorm.

QRP your dark art 🖤 #digitalart #draw #drawing #illustration #украрт #ukrart #arttrain

I have the feeling that in the Nicer Timelines, folks just taught 47 to play Minecraft in 2011, solving a lot of problems.

welp have been reminded of nachos so that's most of my day gone, I'll see you after dinner

Quote with your art with horns!

As I was saying. These are the conversations the rich have when we’re not around.

This is me at 15. I’m a child. I’m a CHILD.

Using AI to write makes you a writer, the same way using DoorDash to get dinner makes you a chef.

COWORKER: do anything fun with the family this weekend? ME: yeah, went to an art museum. COWORKER: did you take any pictures? ME: no, we left them on the walls.

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🎱🎲 TOMORROW! 🎲🎱 Join us for a FREE virtual #ttrpg panel on MAKING YOUR FIRST GAME!! ft the incredible wisdom of 🎲 @goblinmixtape.bsky.social 🎲 @emilygreymoore.bsky.social 🎲 @moreblueberries.bsky.social produced by @samsighs.bsky.social twitch.tv/gnome_anne at 3pm PST/6pm EST/11pm GMT

I just released my "Brief Guide to Writing Short Fiction." It's a solid guide to writing short stories and more; and has a special focus on Sword and Sorcery stories. It costs $10, which, as a set of instructions to write stories you can sell, is rather inexpensive. Like and share. That helps!

ALT Text benefits everyone Alt text helps with accessibility, identifying/explaining elements you might not get to in your posts and makes your posts/work more discoverable - Make sure to toggle it on to “require alt text” in your settings

✨🌝 𝔗𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔨 𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔉𝔬𝔯 3000 𝔉𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔯𝔰 From 𝔘𝔭 𝔒𝔫 𝔊𝔬𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔫 ℌ𝔦𝔩𝔩

50) Robert E. Howard helped define what Sword & Sorcery is. You help define what Sword & Sorcery will be. S&S is not a dead, fossil genre. It continues to evolve & change, and the authors writing fantasy & the readers consuming it are a part of that ongoing process. It is a living literary form.

I think we need to throw "restoring the original filibuster" to the list of options. If someone wants to talk for 30 hours straight to convince others they're right, have at it. But this business of simply threatening to do so has made it far too cheap and easy.

Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99. A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?

This is a free Sword and Sorcery story by Michael A. Stackpole. And it's fucking brilliant! There are also nine other stories available for free through The Chain Story site. Please like and reshare Mike's original post, because it really does help.

Good morning BlueSky Snuggles

New story this morning! The Crow's Second Tale in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social ! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... This is one of my stories that is 100% not autobiographical except the part that is, which is that I tell stories to crows too, just in case.

Her: Good Morning, how much sleep did you get? Me: 8.5 hours Her:... Me:... Her:... Me:... Her: Sorry, I had to translate that into real time. Me: yeah, I gave it to you in metric, my bad

The latest in the Chain Story Project is a free short story by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social For information, go to: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi... (A reminder: I also have a free short story accessible through the Chain Story Project.)

My War on Christmas until December First has begun

An excellent article, featuring quotes from @benriggs.bsky.social @bdavewalters.bsky.social & @aabria.bsky.social.

The Chain Story Project just released its TENTH free fiction offering. Head over there now and, for FREE, you can get my brand new story Blood for the River. (Please like and share. Sharing is a HUGE help. Thank you.) chainstorycore.com

You’re at Watson. I need you at Holmes.

Of interest for fans of Saunders and his work: www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...

As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators. If you have the means, buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for someone's Patreon, go to a live theater performance, purchase someone's album from Bandcamp. You can also leave a nice comment or write a review.

Oh no! My printer is otter paper!

This Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. in Albany, we're holding a launch party and signing for Awakened Spirits, the ghostly comic I wrote for Albany Distiling Company's coffee vodka. The limited edition comic and vodka will be on sale.

Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.

There’s a new #StarWars novel out today. It whips and here’s why: www.bookfrenzi.com/science-fict...

It’s Saint Martin’s Day! In parts of the Netherlands, kids sing door to door for candy 🍬🎶 I made a short LEGO explainer video to share the tradition — check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycBl...

Good Morning Bluesky🌤️ These sleepy heads work so hard!😂 #Dogs 🦮

Seattle peeps! Public Service Announcement

"Hey, @swankmotron.com , hold my beer!"

I don’t think I would buy anything from this vending machine!!! #ChuckandJim