R.A. Powell - Author
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Spinner of yarns here to talk about WIP, books I'm loving, and probably wrestling, Sabres hockey, and Purdue sports.
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My first published work releases next year (late spring/early summer). It's a collection of novelletes, short stories, essays, texts, and letterboxd reviews about death+grief. I cooked up a mood board for some of the stories. Can't wait (and anxious) to share it with you all!
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well credit where credit’s due: it’s 2035 and i’m driving to work in elon musk’s moon city—or rather my optimus robot chauffeur is, heh. i’m just kicking back and enjoying the view. what kind of a name for a moon bridge is owl creek
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
well credit where credit’s due: it’s 2035 and i’m driving to work in elon musk’s moon city—or rather my optimus robot chauffeur is, heh. i’m just kicking back and enjoying the view. what kind of a name for a moon bridge is owl creek
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When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37
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Hi #portfolioday! I'm Hanne, I'm a Mexican-Canadian background artist, and I've been unemployed since May! I'm available for both Freelance or Contract, Union or Non Union!
🖥️badnightstar.com
⭐[email protected]
(shares much appreciated!)
#Art #BGpaint #animation
🖥️badnightstar.com
⭐[email protected]
(shares much appreciated!)
#Art #BGpaint #animation
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Hi #portfolioday! I'm Hanne, I'm a Mexican-Canadian background artist, and I've been unemployed since May! I'm available for both Freelance or Contract, Union or Non Union!
🖥️badnightstar.com
⭐[email protected]
(shares much appreciated!)
#Art #BGpaint #animation
🖥️badnightstar.com
⭐[email protected]
(shares much appreciated!)
#Art #BGpaint #animation
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Can’t believe he said this, seems somewhat disrespectful
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Can’t believe he said this, seems somewhat disrespectful
Just perfect stuff. A career full of pinfall losses, then to go out on your back tapping, loved it.
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Just perfect stuff. A career full of pinfall losses, then to go out on your back tapping, loved it.
Legends always go out on their backs, it's how the business works. And John Cena did it tapping out, that's, dang. The weight of that in his career is something special.
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Legends always go out on their backs, it's how the business works. And John Cena did it tapping out, that's, dang. The weight of that in his career is something special.
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
I'm about to become so annoying y'all
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I'm about to become so annoying y'all
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AWS is down, post hog
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
AWS is down, post hog
Me crossing my fingers tight that my work uses AWS
A huge global outage is impacting popular websites and apps across the world including Amazon, Fortnite and Snapchat.
Follow live updates: cnn.it/4qh8frI
Follow live updates: cnn.it/4qh8frI
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Me crossing my fingers tight that my work uses AWS
And just a life update, some of my stories won contests this summer and are being published in a separate collection later this year. Huzzah! It's kinda neat chasing your passion at 38. Took me long enough. (Also years of overcoming negative self-talk).
September 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
And just a life update, some of my stories won contests this summer and are being published in a separate collection later this year. Huzzah! It's kinda neat chasing your passion at 38. Took me long enough. (Also years of overcoming negative self-talk).
My first published work releases next year (late spring/early summer). It's a collection of novelletes, short stories, essays, texts, and letterboxd reviews about death+grief. I cooked up a mood board for some of the stories. Can't wait (and anxious) to share it with you all!
September 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My first published work releases next year (late spring/early summer). It's a collection of novelletes, short stories, essays, texts, and letterboxd reviews about death+grief. I cooked up a mood board for some of the stories. Can't wait (and anxious) to share it with you all!
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Behold my latest keyboard, the JuggleKeyboard!
Just click the letters as they're juggled, it's an easy* way to type.
* it's not easy
Just click the letters as they're juggled, it's an easy* way to type.
* it's not easy
September 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Behold my latest keyboard, the JuggleKeyboard!
Just click the letters as they're juggled, it's an easy* way to type.
* it's not easy
Just click the letters as they're juggled, it's an easy* way to type.
* it's not easy
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The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
August 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
I think hearing "Welcome to Raw is Jericho" one more time would heal me.
There Is ‘A Lot Of Talk’ Within WWE About Chris Jericho Returning To The Company - Read more: wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/the...
August 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I think hearing "Welcome to Raw is Jericho" one more time would heal me.
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![david attenborough: [mumbling] skip. i dont like this animal. skip it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ciyivse6vsi273tcz6w2nvep/bafkreiecd7yhh3uj7oihhdzio5aieagmvl7ef3fdwpysgtkc2ssyiblhsa@jpeg)
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what do we want
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
when do we want it
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
when do we want it
As the cable news channel MSNBC splits up with NBC News, it is also dropping the "NBC" from its name: Later this year, it will become MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Here's my full story: www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/m...
August 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
what do we want
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
when do we want it
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
when do we want it
Fully support. Even though I use Tidal, artists still aren't paid enough. Use Bandcamp if you can whenever possible, but otherwise buy music direct.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor has pulled their catalog from most streaming services. I noticed over the weekend that they were not on Deezer anymore.
pitchfork.com/news/godspee...
pitchfork.com/news/godspee...
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Remove Music From Streaming Services
The Canadian post-rock band has pulled its discography from Spotify, Tidal, and Amazon Music, with Apple Music soon to follow
pitchfork.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fully support. Even though I use Tidal, artists still aren't paid enough. Use Bandcamp if you can whenever possible, but otherwise buy music direct.
Can confirm this was incredibly difficult to diagnose. Months and months and months of labs, consults, and allergy tests. And finally a doc said "I read about alpha gal a few weeks ago and that's all that is left." So, here we are 6 years later.
August 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Can confirm this was incredibly difficult to diagnose. Months and months and months of labs, consults, and allergy tests. And finally a doc said "I read about alpha gal a few weeks ago and that's all that is left." So, here we are 6 years later.
!!! I was bitten by one of these a few years ago. Haven't been able to eat red meat since without getting horribly sick.
August 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
!!! I was bitten by one of these a few years ago. Haven't been able to eat red meat since without getting horribly sick.
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This has become the most viral thing I’ve ever put on the internet and I think that rules
August 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This has become the most viral thing I’ve ever put on the internet and I think that rules
Just the best. This is your reminder to put down your phone, watch Stop Making Sense or American Utopia, and just have yourself 2 hours of pure bottled joy.
David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
August 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Just the best. This is your reminder to put down your phone, watch Stop Making Sense or American Utopia, and just have yourself 2 hours of pure bottled joy.
I work in ortho spine, we see these calls way too much now for pts that NEED care. Probably 4 or 5 P2Ps a day. And it didn't used to be like that. Even as recently as 2 years ago I think we fielded maybe 1 or 2 a day. The restrictions have gotten INSANE.
July 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I work in ortho spine, we see these calls way too much now for pts that NEED care. Probably 4 or 5 P2Ps a day. And it didn't used to be like that. Even as recently as 2 years ago I think we fielded maybe 1 or 2 a day. The restrictions have gotten INSANE.
Oh, OKAY. And here I was ready to wave the white flag after the Amazon sale. Go on...
NEW YORK (AP) — The next James Bond film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, who recently helmed the 'Dune' blockbusters.
June 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Oh, OKAY. And here I was ready to wave the white flag after the Amazon sale. Go on...