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Consumer PSA: A lot of stores will advertise an Xmas tree, but the package actually *contains* a Ymas tree. DON'T BE FOOLED.

Happy Winter Solstice ❄️ #wintersolstice❄️ #winter #winterwonderland #snow

Toad found a lantern in the attic. “Frog will see this light. I will show him the way out of the woods,” said Toad.

You know what day it is! Time to start the annual THE DARK IS RISING read!

With the caveat that I am completely fine: When the pharmacist mentioned a new combination of drugs might amplify side effects of my existing meds, I was like pfft no big, been at this a long time I was not prepared for “get real loopy and think deeply about Hamlet but everyone is drunk crabs”.

In agreement with Pratchett, if you come in through the door marked wossnames, you get treated as a wossname.

“We must stop eating!” cried Toad as he ate another.

I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/

This. I was on the Norton ballot for Greenglass House. I was confident I would not be the winner, but it meant everything to me that I was a nominee.

All I want for Christmas is…a painting of a mouse riding a lobster. Christmas cards during the Victorian Era tended to be rather unusual, reflecting an offbeat sense of humor before Christmas iconography had solidified into what it is today. Let’s shake this tree down. 🧵⬇️

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

A very good and necessary thread. I am making notes.

Publishers Weekly getting in on the plagiarism machine

So you'll cover how to turn it off in every app we use? Now that would be useful!

Alice has now seen “Wake Up Dead Man” which means now I can talk about “Wake Up Dead Man” as approximately one million of you have asked me to do. intermittent live-blog in the quoted thread. gay Catholic musings below:

the way to restart the worlds idea machine is to invest the ai money into creative arts programs in middle and high schools

“Hello, Crow,” shouted Toad. “Look at Frog and me. We can ride a sled better than anybody in the world!”

Inside you are two wolves: One wants to give sibling a good gift The other wants to prank them

Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."

Toad was sitting on his front porch. Frog came along and said, “What is the matter Toad? You are looking sad.”

Hi friends! I’m going in to sign books @highfivebooks.bsky.social tomorrow! If you want a book personally autographed for a holiday gift, order from them before noon tomorrow (12/11) and don’t forget about the deluxe gift box! highfivebooks.org/search?q=gra...

Orioles Magic, feel it happen

This thread is like one of those sci-fi movies where they stumble upon a destroyed spaceship and find the log reports of the captain slowly going insane.

Today's Christmas Book: Greenglass House by @katemilford.bsky.social A snowstorm. An unexpected houseful of guests at a remote inn. Intrigue. Ghosts. Christmas. Perfect as a read aloud for Grades 3-5. Independent read for grade 4-8. Apologies, but you'll probably get hooked on the series.

I have one piece of advice for American men: be the guy at the party who makes everyone a perfect grilled cheese at 3 in the morning and you’ll never sleep alone. Also what is going on with this embassy thirst trap

"And here's something I know you'll enjoy hearing," he assured the Humbug. The bug listened with rapt attention to something he alone could hear—the shouts and applause of an enormous crowd, all cheering for him. -- Norton Juster, "The Phantom Tollbooth"

tis the season ❄️🎄

Toad ran back across the meadow. He waved the kite over his head. The kite went up in the air and then fell down with a thud.

Magic was my mom working her ass off

🎄 Este primer #Tolkiencico de Adela «Morwen» parte de un villancico popular aunque cambiando a los protagonistas por un par de Hobbits que tenían una misión. Un gran acierto que puedes disfrutar en este mini hilo. #Tolkiencicos #Villancicos #Navidad #FelicesFiestas #Tolkien

I also am a bit of a sucker for the general philosophy of the Muppets, who just want you to love each other and nature and have a laugh and not take yourself too seriously but be ready with a sense of awe when it’s appropriate. Earnest core for the win. Okay, moving on, I promise.

Yes, this.

Happy Small Business Saturday! I'll be over at the Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, from 1130-2 today! Stop by and say hi if you're nearby!

In the evenings we will sit right here on this front porch and count the stars.

This is Link. His ball suddenly went missing and then reappeared trapped under his bed. He called his brother Otto in for backup, knowing they'd need all three of their collective brain cells to get it back. 12/10 for both (IG: thegoldenbruvs)

I get this question on every school visit, and my response tends to be some version of: It's like deciding I want to do a jigsaw puzzle, but first I have to find the pieces. There's no box full of all the correct pieces and a picture of the finished work you can just go get, then assemble.

I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.

“All right,” said Toad. “Let me think of a story to tell you.” Toad thought and thought. But he could not think of a story to tell Frog.

I'm mad I didn't come up with the phrase 'sex crime against metaphors' myself, but maybe I'd have had to read the piece first and I'm happy in my ignorance so I guess it's a wash

Frog put the cookies in a box. “There,” he said. “Now we will not eat any more cookies.” “But we can open the box,” said Toad. “That is true,” said Frog.

"Can I help you find something?" a series of booksellers ask with increasing desperation until you realize that not only are you in a labyrinth but you are, in fact, the minotaur

I love playing "Malice or Cowardice?" every day. it's my favorite game

If you're in the northeast, sorry about your reps. Anyway can you call and yell at them please?

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.