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I've refused to use the word content in reference to art for years now. Greasy, techbro slop word designed to devalue the labor and human value of genuine creative expression. Don't do this to other artists, or to yourself. You make art. Not "content" to be "consumed".

At least 100 trumpeter swans could be seen from the north shore of Minneapolis' Lake Harriet while making a migratory stop to feed, preen and rest Wednesday afternoon. 📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station

Happy Thanksgiving

New flash piece out in manywor(l)ds today about the severe and lasting trauma healthcare workers experience on a daily basis. What if there was a way to compartmentalize those experiences digitally? Nothing bad could come of that, right?

has a bad writing day: my creativity has deserted me forever. I will never create again. has a good writing day: this is amazing, I am a literary giant and I will never die. has a bad writing day: my creativity has deserted me forever. I will never create again. has a good writin

Rargh

If I didn't love writing, I wouldn't do it.

every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours

I wasn't originally going to post about GDT's Frankenstein, but the more I think about it, the more I hate it. I generally like him and have enjoyed a lot of his work, but this one was so egregiously bad that I feel like I'm losing my mind at the positive reviews.

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

Finally read @scumbelievable.bsky.social 's BLACK FLAME, by which I mean I tore through it in one sitting and had to stare at a wall for ten minutes afterwards. This one's something special. Long live transgressive art. May we carry on for those of us who didn't make it.

looking back on the cartoons and children’s media that mattered to me when I was young, I say this with absolutely zero irony: I think we need to start scaring the shit out of kids again

Having just watched Cure for the first time last night - yeah.

Maybe this is the scientist in me speaking, but your creative and personal writing will always be better when you actively engage with surrounding literature in your work.

Not seeing much on Bluesky vs Twitter but St. Elizabeth parish in Jamaica is devastated after Hurricane Melissa made landfall there yesterday. This is the government’s official support site, which is quite well organized.

Not long to wait now 🎃💀🎶

Just backed this, and I encourage you to do so if you love short fiction + dark speculative - Apex is full of people who love what they do and put out great work, and they deserve to keep thriving and giving authors a platform.

Only 8 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter and we're $6,304 away from our initial funding goal. If you love and appreciate Apex. If you want more dark, weird stories. If you want a market to submit to. Then please consider helping us hit our goal. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

shouldn't post him, but

Let's try something new. If you donate to a food bank and tell me how much and which one, I'll match your donation. If it's less than $50, I'll round up. Tag me, reply here, or DM if you prefer. Why food banks? Because if we want to survive a general strike, we need to keep people fed.

Finally watched The Devils (1971) to distract from my agonies and it fundamentally altered something in my brain. I haven't stopped thinking about it for the last four days.

Current WIP takes inspiration from Goethe's "Erlkönig", Gretchen Felker-Martin's books Manhunt and Cuckoo, the body horror that found in various werewolf and cannibalism tales (it isn't about werewolves though), and the violent, toxic desire of movies like FEMME and STRANGER BY THE LAKE.

About to say something that will likely get me in trouble, but I don't think you can chalk this up entirely (or even mostly) to editors being underpaid and overworked (though that is a component, agreed).

We're 8 DAYS AWAY from the end of our Kickstarter! ⏰❗❗ These final days will decide whether we can publish in 2026. YOUR support is what keeps us going, AND what keeps the great stories coming to your inbox! Help Apex thrive and join our Kickstarter TODAY! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

here is my favorite sign from today

Define your music taste in eight artists Lord Huron Gaelynn Lea London Grammar Anderson .Paak The Dead South San Fermin Rhiannon Giddens I, Monster

We've received SO MANY new donations from friends of Apex, and we're thrilled to share them with you! 📚👽 We've got new titles, full ebook catalogues, a chance to star in a short story, and more! Check out our full catalogue and help us fund another year of Apex ➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head. The Thing It Follows Under the Skin Saint Maud

New story day! My retelling of Atalanta and the Calydonian Boar Hunt <3

The Criminal

Pre-ordering this immediately.

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

We Have Always Lived in The Castle And That’s Why I Am Writing to Oppose to Proposed Housing Development That Will Fundamentally Change the Character of Our Picturesque, Gothic Community

Commission for @kcohed.bsky.social

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be. Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights. https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

We're not at war with Venezuela, these boats are many hundreds of lines from our waters, much less our shores, there is no threat, this is just murder. I really do think everyone from the SecDef to the guy who pushed the button should be tried for murder on this.

State cops literally assisted ICE in assaulting and arresting people who had been actively complying with the demands of state police. Folks were on the sidewalk, and ICE marched up and attacked the crowd for a photo op. IL state cops helped. @govpritzker.illinois.gov must be held accountable.

I live on the west side and I am very shook up right now. There's been a helicopter hovering all day. ICE throwing tear gas at a busy intersection with a grocery store! and a SCHOOL!!! People kidnapped from the Home Depot. It's like the stuff you read in history books, right there on your block.