Flight of the Chonkries [sound on!] #dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour#humor#dogsofmastodon#dogstodon#dogs#dogscription: a chonky puppy riding on top of a robot vacuum, on it's belly, as Flight of the Valkyries plays in the background.]

I'm not gonna hate on yalls movie. If you like it, I love it. But you will never convince me that Leo DiCaprio shouting while wearing a tatty bathrobe is the best movie of the year when Ryan Coogler was literally summoning the ancestors a few months ago.

In memoriam...

Just a reminder I also write books, not just shit posts.

(chortle) Heaven forbid I should argue with you on that point. 😏 …For those interested, the post discussing the outlining technique is over here: https://www.dianeduane.com/outofambit/2020/07/25/outlining-one-writers-approach/

chatting with mah fren @alixinmv.bsky.social & remembered @diane.dianeduane.com's Ten Things outlining structure & tomorrow will use it for my upcoming book. Basically it's: Write down 10 things you KNOW have to happen. Then write down 10 things for each of those points that will help them happen.

I've been waiting all year to repost this 🎃

It's October, so I am legally required to repost my favorite tweet ever.

Still time to join the conversation!

It's very frustrating that this is in any way relevant. Whether they're registered with the US Copyright Office or not, the copyright in these works is clearly assigned to their authors.

I'm doing an AMA on r/Fantasy today. Please drop by and ask questions! I'll be answering throughout the day. www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results

unfortunately the no.1 rule of Book is that no-one read the book, even people who read the book have not read the book, it may not actually even be possible to read the book

The Jane Goodall Institute has announced that Goodall has died. www.facebook.com/janegoodalli...

People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers. Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.

(solemnly) You've had mail.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

woah

i’m not on threads but i did come across these posts about the Canada Post strike from someone on there that i felt worth sharing… mostly because i wanted to make a similar thread on this but haven’t had a chance to do the price comparisons. 1/

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

In La Repubblica, really extraordinary text (look at alt text), essentially saying calling this fascism is too subtle, that it’s worse and Hegseth is a lunatic. Who am I to argue? www.repubblica.it/rubriche/l-a...

The book club scams I recently reported on keep evolving. I received a scam email this morning from someone praising one of my stories. The email was totally written with AI, with genAI also summarizing my story and career. Ironically, the name the scammer used is Cashin. 1/

Since we’re sharing "takedown-in-retail" stories, I have one from the bookstore days circa Father’s Day whatever-the-hell-year-it-was. A kid wants to buy a book for her father, and it’s a kind of a crafting kit/book thing. It’s not complicated. Idea here, kid says, is "We could do it together."

The very last day to get some mysteries & thrillers on sale on Kobo! We have cozy, paranormal, hard-boiled, & dark fantasy -- check the thread.

Also less than two days left to get Solomon's Seal on sale!

And one of the best things I ever learned was to discern between "I want to help and CAN help this person" vs "the help this person needs is outside my skillset to provide." Often, the help people need is the professional kind you're not equipped to give. It's okay to step back from that.

Mental health breakdowns are not logical but if they're frequent, there's a point as an adult where you have to start taking steps to both protect yourself and protect others, including having a plan you implement when it gets bad. Posting through it on main can cause a lot of collateral damage.

This is Gus. His brother Walter is trying to teach him how to catch a treat. Sadly it may be a lost cause. Still 13/10 for both (IG: waltandgusthebernese)

Last call for the very first Tale of the Underdark! MOON'S KNIGHT is on sale for $1.99USD (and CAD) in ebook, until 9/29. books2read.com/moonsknight

The Kobo preorder link is live; I know because I just hit that button www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... (I read the first one and LOVED IT)

Hate to do this but I only had two orders this month and I'm overdrawn so if you could boost or check out my shop that'd be a great help! thanks anaisfae.art/shop/

Wifey took our dog to the vet for a routine check-up… …she came back a unicorn. I’m fine with this.

Picked the perfect pumpkin Happy International Rabbit Day

40 years ago today THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN was released in theaters. The depression-era adventure introduced the world to Meredith Salenger and stands as an underrated gem buried in the dark age of Disney.

Mayor Jyoti Gondek posted an "AmA" (Ask Me Anything) in r/Calgary on reddit. There are 1000+ comments. www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/co... A link to her reddit account where you can see all of the responses in one place: www.reddit.com/user/jyoti4m... #Calgary #yyccc

Ladybird has been in shelter at Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center for FIVE YEARS. She only weighs 48 lbs and is a very good girl . Please, please share. Someone out there can give her the home she deserves. More info about her here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fug...

Everyone share your "too much profanity!" reviews. Here's a recent one from Dweller. This is a screenshot and no I have not doctored it in any way. BUY MY BOOK THAT SHOULD WIN AN AWARD FOR F-WORDS: books2read.com/dwelleronthe...

I will continue pushing everyone to read this series until MY morale improves. I have sticky notes in abundance, folks, and I need books to put them in.

Cuomo could never.

The unprofitable mystery series will continue until my morale improves.

Copies of "Mmeory" have arrived from the printer. I'll begin packing them tonight and shipping to KS backers and pre-orderers this week and next. (If you'd like to pre-order - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...) Thanks all for the support this year. We'll go out of 2025 with a 'mmeorable' bang.

"the menswear guy isn't fair and balanced." do you even hear yourself? "fork lady is eroding public confidence." "ladder baby is undermining the credibility of the field." "lemon raccoon is acting without transparency or accountability." that's what you sound like.

If you’re like most Canadians, you don’t know that all of your parcels get delivered by Canada Post if you live in rural Canada. The big couriers don’t go there. They drop them off at the post office and letter carriers take them the rest of the way. Ending home delivery cuts them off.

Every Letter carrier in the Maritimes walked off the job as soon as they heard the news. News travelled gradually west until the order came. Canadians voted for the guy who said he was going to protect jobs. I’m not sure destroying a service that was on the ground before confederation is the way.

People in or near New Jersey: look at this amazing opportunity!

hear me out, government of canada, you could just FUND THE FUCKING POST OFFICE YOU ABSOLUTE GHOULS www.thestar.com/business/pos...

if you can help me (oh my god please help me) i have a glorified tip jar patreon (ive been doing co working two hour sessions and a monthly session for questions. this month i was going to play with the story engine so people could meet it) please don’t use the app they will take 30%

In the midst of this very serious thread, I have been reminded there is only 7 days left on the Jane Austen boardgame 😅

Folks, we're two backers away from blowing this man's mind, so we should probably do that 😅 He did this KS for his kids, and maybe buy a nice supper for them. He had two small KS fail in the past, put the goal on this super low, and ... well. Bluesky did its thing :D TWO BACKERS.