I know we say "main character syndrome"a lot but watching people who genuinely cannot conceive of other people in other countries existing as anything but vectors for American vibes is surreal af to actually watch in practice

She’s wearing her mistakes like a fiery shroud A flame that flickers never bowed But her heart still glows bright true Mistakes couldn't dim the light she drew In a teary river she didn’t drown Rising high in her jewellery crowded crown #vss365 #jewelry 📸 Miss Cosmo #poetry

We dig Down into the dirt Seeking gleaming metal Sparkling gems Treasures we insist are ours Deeper, further. We forget to look up At stars wheeling across the sky Glittering on the ocean Reflected in each other More exquisite and precious Than all the #jewelry Our fumbling hands can make #vss365

"Your Highness, I beg for your mercy!" "Stop grovelling." "I will be forever grateful for your benevolence-" "What? No, you were making my floor tiles filthy. As for mercy, well, you're fortunate that I'm feeling #magnanimous today. I'll let you go with most of your extremities intact." #vss365

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

#vss365 The afternoon feels lightly carbonated, fizzing at the edges, and its #bountiful bubbles are tiny invitations to misbehave. And I believe I shall!

Lethargy was no problem for the gifted writers of #vss365. The range of responses you give is most impressive. Therefore, I expect nothing but your usual brilliance with the March 5 #prompt #bountiful.

The play was boring. #Lethargy slid over him, wrapping his mind in a warm, smothering blanket. Almost without interest, he noted a sorcerer casting spells over the theatre. Just before he slipped under, robed figures with long swords filed into the audience and began stabbing and slashing. #vss365

Please take a moment to sign this petition. Trans rights are being shredded, but we can show trans youth that we care and support them. #transrightsarehumanrights #MomSky action.aclu.org/petition/tra...

A new petition to make it easier for bookstores in the UK to order self-published books! c.org/w94nRgNtgM

My husband has been dreaming up this absolutely wild, queer, post-apocalyptic, camp fantasy world for years, and now the first full novel in the series is finally coming! Check out his Kickstarter. :D

#vss365 #poetry Burdened with #cataract skies Shoulders heavy knees caving Faraway horizons can’t see Can’t dream You the only medicine only cure Making clouds disappear dissipate If you grab my hand I can become a trapeze artist Dancing in the air Calmly through skies cloudless

#vss365 She dreamed of a #cataract pouring straight through the sky, electric blue. She woke sensing a tightness, a tension. All day she listened for the rip.

Starmer in the pay of US techbros once again

The #cataract operation changed my life. I can see clearly for the first time in years. It's given me a new appreciation of the beauty inherent in all living things. And the best part? For a little extra cost, I can shoot lasers from my eyes up to twenty feet. Everyone is so nice to me now. #vss365

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

UK chums, this is a full five-alarm fire. Write your MP, call them, whatever. The government’s own survey showed 97% of us wanted copyright strengthened, and those abject fucks are weakening it anyway to appease snake-oil grifters and thieves

The vote was unanimous: the first human-crewed mission to the outer planets would get extremely close to the #splendor of Saturn's rings and unlock their secrets. That's when we discovered they were made up of trillions of nanobots, on the verge of launching a conquest of the solar system. #vss365

This is just a #timid poem, hiding in the margins. It doesn't like to shout or brag. Please be gentle with it & only read it by candlelight. #whistpr

Jane was too #timid to speak up when her boss was rude. The words always got stuck in her throat. But written words? Those she could turn into weapons. One morning, the boss was found dead, slumped at his desk. Jane smiled. He got her email then. #vss365

If they really wanted to clean up the 'unfair political system', they'd not accept donations from foreign powers and businnesses. #Reforms politics is dirty and corrupt. The pot calling the kettle black! Non-British nationals live here, pay taxes. They should have a say. Britain is their home too

I rarely speak, keep my gaze down, stay in the background. They call me #timid. I smile. They're unaware I'm examining their defences for weaknesses, assessing where and what angle my blade will slide deepest. Planning their demise. The most effective assassins are those you least suspect. #vss365

"Our #quest to regain the Amulet will be long and perilous, but we do not fear death!" "Well, I wouldn't put it quite like that." "My allergies are playing up." "What's the accommodation like?" "How long will it be? I have holidays booked in May." "Is there an option to work from home?" #vss365

#vss365 #prompt Feb 28 His #quest was one of solitude unbroken. Effort unseen. Hunting dragons in the north country, among the bogs, the icy winters, and blood-sucking bugs of summer. Sweat-stiffened leather jerkin molded to his body. It was his purpose.

They say I'm #obsessed with other people's plastic surgery, beauty enhancements, tattoos. I'm constantly asking what they've had done, and where. They say I should mind my own business. But I have to be very careful about food traceability - I didn't get to be over 800 years old by chance. #vss365

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I've signed this. If you're a resident of the UK and are concerned about the influence of rich donors on all political parties, please do as well.

Our ship had almost attained escape #velocity. We were on our way home at last. "What's that?" Yan asked, pointing to the monitors. A gargantuan sphere shimmered and solidified around the world we were leaving; another planet was beaming in to swallow it whole. The ship was dragged back. #vss365

#vss365 #prompt Feb 26 Once orbital #velocity is reached, you travel so fast that you're always in free fall but never get closer to Earth. Each moment a balance of speed and vulnerability. Our love is the same, each outrunning our fears, constant motion, eternal commitment.

We inch forward, then stop again. It's been hours and I've hardly moved. Someone in a long, hooded cloak taps on my window. "Hey," I say. "Are you a traffic cop?" "No, I'm the Reaper. This is as far as I can take you." That's when I learn that hell is a traffic jam on the #orbital bypass. #vss365

LeAnn Rimes skids across the rooftop. Clutches her bleeding arm. The pale crescent flinches, a gash visible across its lowest sea. After parroting the party line all these years, her suspicions are finally confirmed. She can, in fact, fight the moonlight. And she's winning.

keep seeing people talking about Hugo and Nebula nominations which means it is my professional duty to remind you that nominations for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize open on SUNDAY

Just a reminder that this book is excellent value for money. (Caffeine not included.)

This series is great! I'm looking forward to reading this. (Though also a bit sad because I think this will be the last one.)

"In tonight's episode of 'Gagging for Attention' we've lined up a truly #stellar cast. That's right, we carefully selected a group of talentless whiny wannabes and annoying influencers, and fired them all into outer space. Watch live as they find out what it's like to be actual stars." #vss365

Most drag queens didn't say they were women because most drag queens weren't women. If she can't understand that doing drag and being trans are two separate things - or that there have always been trans people - then I don't know where she got the idea that she's a historian.

As I stared at the #crazed pavement, I felt I was looking from on high at some medieval town, each crack a street that zig-zagged its way between closely crowded buildings. The summer sun beat upon my brow. Then vertigo washed over me and I fell, plummeting down into this tiny alien world. #vss365

Good Morning Blue sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the final chapters of the excellent Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward. What are you reading at the moment?

In a #blatant breach of magic laws, I flung a bolt of raw power straight at the professor. He crashed to the floor. Chaos erupted as students and staff scrambled aside, while a guard grabbed and restrained me. I just hoped I hadn't imagined the demon grinning behind the professor's eyes. #vss365

#vss365 #prompt Feb 21 -Mr. Jangles, your owner says it's a #blatant case of assault. -My holographic recording— -Mr. Jangles, robots have no right to present evidence. Mr. Jangles freezes. -You will be decommissioned, Mr. Jangles. -I should have tried harder, Mr. Jangles says.

Same!

"Mr Darcy, I'm surprised to see you at such a #beastly ball!" "Yes, Miss Bennett, the people are ever so dull, are they not?" "No, I mean all these shapeshifters. That man there just turned into a wolf without asking for permission! Where are his manners? As for that bear in the corner..." #vss365

#vss365 #prompt Feb 20 As a thin paring of sun sat on the horizon, she peeked out her window. He prowled her garden already, this nighttime monster. She pulled the curtain on his #beastly presence. Rosemary and frankincense, woven into a protection ward, seemed too fragile to protect her tonight.

Good! Do it! And we can then rebuild it with integrity, ethics, compassion, and following the law and the Constitution.

He only had seconds. The guard would take him for interrogation by the brutal Commander. The fledgling resistance would be annihilated. His laser was already set to memory-wipe, so he fired. The bolt missed and bounced off the wall. Then he- He blinked, #mystified. What was he doing here? #vss365

Dear Mr Garnier I'm really enjoying your new shampoo. My hair has never been so shiny and #bouncy. The only drawback is the snakes. They're a bit frightening, and make going on dates somewhat awkward. Best wishes Medusa PS: will you be releasing a matching conditioner? #vss365

Labour is part of the problem. Its "tactic to stop Reform" is to adopt Reform policies (on immigrants, cutting tax for wealthy...) in order to get Reform supporters to vote Labour... and it's not working. If you want to stop Reform [policies], vote Green! (Not to mention Labour supports genocide!)