Why I'm not a doctor. If my thesis won't defend me, why the hell should I defend it?

I keep my extra stories in a rain barrel.

And I've now joined another sub. This is delightful.

It’s always a good day to hate gen AI.

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Dune (1965) Frank Herbert

Mr Gorbachev, tear up this dancefloor

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com. Many more here: www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-gauld

#Mememay 25 Oh... I don't know Pokemon really well, but Jevin does. That means I have to actually think. He doesn't want to be a copy of someone else, so not a Ditto. My Google-fu offers up Zorua. Jevin doesn't hide for protection, so it's still not perfect... but better.

Well that's exciting. A friend I've had no interaction with in about a decade just commented on one of my posts on another account! The post was an article about Trump's corruption. He posted, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever read." So... nice to hear from you after a decade. 😑

Good morning! Mondays are hard, but you know what makes them easier? Pet pictures! Share yours here so we can all bask in the glory of your furry, feathery, or scaly friends!

My feather pen won't write well. Quill issue.

14-year-old Madelyn protects refugees from an evil prince, hungry dragons, fae air pirates, and even scarier things. But her biggest challenge is her self-doubt.

“Girl, wipe the blood off your face. And come back when you’ve got a badass outfit. I refuse to be defeated by a hero that looks like she just wandered out of an 80’s high school prom.”

What's good for your kids isn't necessarily good for my kids, and vice versa. Know your kids well enough to know what they can handle.

the world needs more guinea pig adventurers in general.

Repost with the Russian agent that spies on your post

What's your favorite color in a GIF?

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It's not a national security issue if the person elected as President can't go more than 3 weeks without an assasination attempt. That's a personal issue.

BUT I'LL BE THE FIRST!

✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨ 🐉 a dragon (with a princess) 🗡️ a knight (with a plan) 👑 a palace (with a cruel king) 🏰 second pov 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ #booksky ]

#Mememay 24 Jevin never had top surgery. He's VERY ready for it by the end.

Jevin secures his dream job: Teaching flute. He just has to girlmode to do it. Also possibly kill the headmaster. That part will be easy, though.

I wrapped my fingers around the bars. They thought they could keep me here in this prison. They thought I was defeated. They didn’t know. I was just one of the clones. Fifteen more of me infiltrated the city. We would not be defeated.

What, you think Jack needs help with his pail of water? Jill issue.

Name a videogame you've played for 900 hours. SimCity 2000

What, you can't find enough food for your whale? Krill issue.

Cis people: why are trans people so insular Also cis people: how dare you inconvenience me by talking about your lived experience

#AwesomeCharacters Jevin would absolutely require having a branded flute. Early on, though, probably branded recorders that come with blowdarts.

All set up at the Toronto Dark Arts Market and ready to start selling books in an hour! We'll be here from 11AM - 5PM, so stop by Ground Control - 1279 Queen St West - to grab some books!

#Mememay 23 Jevin keeps most people at arms' length; he doesn't really know how to do healthy relationships. Part of that is his job as an assassin. At the same time, he loves teaching and has kept his deadname active to be able to teach, which tears him up, too.

Jevin protects the woman he was hired to kill from another assassin, though he knows she deserves to die. Instead, he might die for her! ...and five more adventures!

One panel. One panel at a time. That’s how time moves. Not in seconds. Not in ticks of the clock. In inkstrokes and boxes on a page. I really hate how jerky time is when you’re a comic character. Also, my artist really needs to learn how to draw a consistent nose.

It’s fucking bizarre how people are acting like something from 2022 is something they can’t live without. Like dudes, the emotional dependence on a sycophantic machine regurgitating nonsense to encourage you to stop engaging in critical thought and trust the slop is truly depressing to witness.

Name a film you own on DVD

I would watch the hell out of this episode.

Name a film that's hated for no good reason. It's goofy fun, and I stand by it.

Name a film you've seen 9 times or more. I introduce whoever I can to this movie. I think it's the funniest movie I've ever seen.

I'm studying Latin. Someone help me conjugate! Wait. That's not what that means.

Name your fav film quote.

Name a song you've heard 99 times or more. This song is incredibly gorgeous. I highly recommend it.

In this Peter David-written episode, Q decides to prove how savage humanity truly is by releasing all their inhibitions. Picard must defend his crew against puritanical aliens in a sex-charged trial as Riker experiments with Worf and Troi in a holodeck wild west recreation.

There are so many cool trans women making books and comics and music and movies about being trans women, and I wish more of us could get like a smidge of attention

Good morning, lovelies. Happy Friday. I never knew that a word like this existed. Did you? Now it's one of my favourites. I love the feeling when rastrophiliopustrocity happens, don't you? Have a good weekend. #friday #fridayvibe #weekend #weekendfeeling

#Mememay 22 One of the first flute solos Jevin learned on his own. He loves just about every genre of music, but he's partial to Jethro Tull.

Good morning! It's Friday! Whether you'll be spending the weekend writing or relaxing, we hope you have a good one

There are a lot of awesome trans writers you could support. I'm one of them!

“Don’t forget to feed the goblin!” “Mom, I’m busy!” “You know how Grenda gets when she’s hangry. We don’t want to lose another dog.” “Ugh! Why don’t you do it!” “I’m going put out the food for the centaurs. Would you rather do that?” “Fine!”

The Lake Hopper is the fourth story for my Raven & Bear collection. Youtube: www.youtube.com/@thebrambler... Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/user/TheBram... It comes out in June, so please go subscribe and catch up! #WeeknightWriters #Raven+Bear #WriteSky #shortstory