Me about to scroll past yet another TCG, notice it’s BDM. Okay, I’m in.

It is with a heavy heart I report that after many years of service my LAC Mug (from @maryrobinettekowal.com ‘s Patreon) was lost today while in active duty. A fine holder of liquids, both hot and cold - You will be remembered fondly.

Dragons we are.

Chronicles of Riddick slaps.

Sad science fiction with an ambiguous ending The ending recontextualizes the whole thing The protagonist did this to themselves The premise makes no sense so just shut up and enjoy the ride Tom Cruise is running for some inexplicable reason

Knocked over my pour over set up this morning and sprayed grounds over the counter, the sink, the floor, and myself. Choosing to see this is a great thing because I did it before I added the hot water, because that would’ve suuuuucked.

The new mountain goats album is worth getting out the good headphones

Father What-a-waste back at it

A friend of mine referred to a funeral as “catholic linked-in” and it wrecked me

Apropos of nothing: It is vitally important to always have a person in your life that will not hesitate to, honestly and kindly, tell you when you are completely full of shit.

Wrote a nice little tea party scene with a zombie, a muppet, and a vampire. This book is fun.

I wanna be Fizzgig when I grow up

-Annihilation -Alien -The Thing -Return to Oz

Noticed the settings were off so decided to disassemble, clean, and calibrate my coffee grinder *before I’d had coffee* which was a mistake but it is done and the coffee has been coffee’d and all is good

Skipped writing tonight to “finish” Hades 2 No regrets

Scott Hanson, I’m sorry buddy, but that is a hexabox

The feeling of holding a physical copy of your book for the first time never gets old. ARCs are here, and I'm filled with joy! Thank you for this stunning cover art @laurenrayesnow.bsky.social, for believing in our story @notapipe.bsky.social, and for being the best coauthor @jeshonard.bsky.social.

#LGBTQWriteAThon I don’t have anything to promote, so I’ll boost my friends’ book. Check out Unrelenting for an urban fantasy with Ace rep. Bridget’s sister disappears. When Bridget fights to find her, she uncovers a conspiracy of magic. The sequel, Undeniable, is up for preorder, too!

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The librarian who taught 14 year old me about inter library loans changed my life.

A martini is made dirty by adding olive brine. I’ve decided m, and I do not wish to be corrected, that the same thing applies to dirty chai lattes.

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Important content.

Nothing in the tank today. First day of the project I’ll miss goals. Fell asleep at my keyboard. Calling it

Are the Chicago Bears actually mid this year? (Complimentary)

Some time ago I purchased a dozen or so Platinum Preppy pens on the advice of @jasonlowrey.bsky.social, I left them in various pen cups around the house. Since then they’ve become the kids’ stock pen of choice, which makes me smile.

To all those that celebrate: so mote it be

I thought the bengals white on white uniforms were the worst variant in the nfl. I was wrong.

I mix and match metric and imperial units with no reason or consistency. That said I think we can all agree fluid ounces are the worst.

No onion soup to make sour cream and onion dip. In related news sour cream and miso dip is pretty good.

GI Joe told us knowing was half the battle. Turns out the other half is showing up.

Super villain origin story

My last book was third person. The one before was first. The current one is first. I am being reminded how much easier it is to hand wave logistics away when you have a larger cast with less immediate POVS. It's a lot harder to hide the setup in single POV 1st person.

The words are not flowing this week. I am writing them anyway.

Working with some large 3D model files this morning and it’s like checking my email in the 90s. Ask the computer to do a task: go for a little walk while it works. Ask the computer to do another task: go get a coffee. Ask the computer to do something else: get a snack.

Time flies like a Clock Fruit flies like a Banana

“How’s the draft going?” Put a stage business beat here. “Fine.” Some internal thought here. “Some more dialogue. Make it funny if possible.”

Anthony Bourdain

Word’s spell grammar check doesn’t even know when to use there/their/they’re. It’s objectively bad.

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

The glitter coat on the WVU helmets makes it look like the players are sweating through their helmets.

After a heavy meal at a bistro, something like foie gras and french fries, a chilled half lobster is the perfect dessert.

John Wiswell’s Wearing the Lion is incredible and insidious in the best way. It’s in my head and influencing my writing.

Remember how scary it was for the 36 hours where it felt like the Right could explode into violence as a repercussion of an assassination? That's what our trans brothers & sisters feel like every fucking day We have to protect them at all costs. They are our line in the sand; not a bargaining chip.

I try to set as many expectations in the opening pages of my writing as possible. A warning like the bright coloring of a frog: This cook contains the following nonsense, if that is not your jam please put it down and find a book that suits you. DNF is life

Me: thinking I’m immune to the Sirens’ song. The Sirens: singing about some cool rocks they found and how I should come look at them. Me: changing course so I can go see the cool rocks.

I’d love to see Sourdough by Robin Sloan as a root 🙂

Every novel could be improved by the inclusion of a Scooby-Doo chase

It IS funny watching the bears blow this