Z Brewer (aka Pibling Z)
@butucancallmez.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling Author/Game Dev/Penmonkey w/ epic hair. Vladimir Tod is all their fault. (they/them/Mx) Confirmed Cryptid. Repped by @michaelbourret.bksy.social. https://linktr.ee/zbrewer
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Do The Thing
*lounges on my throne*
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I have a Substack. All the Cool Kids are subscribing to it. You can come too. Obviously. open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
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The "No Generative AI" Pledge:
"I oppose the use of so-called generative AI. I will not willingly interact or transact business with individuals and organizations that promote its use. Where alternatives exist, I will use them. Where they do not, I will support their creation."
"I oppose the use of so-called generative AI. I will not willingly interact or transact business with individuals and organizations that promote its use. Where alternatives exist, I will use them. Where they do not, I will support their creation."
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The "No Generative AI" Pledge:
"I oppose the use of so-called generative AI. I will not willingly interact or transact business with individuals and organizations that promote its use. Where alternatives exist, I will use them. Where they do not, I will support their creation."
"I oppose the use of so-called generative AI. I will not willingly interact or transact business with individuals and organizations that promote its use. Where alternatives exist, I will use them. Where they do not, I will support their creation."
Real writers don’t use AI (and if you do, you should stop). open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
A Word on AI
*looks up from their laptop*
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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Real writers don’t use AI (and if you do, you should stop). open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
Real writers don't rely on AI.
Yeah, I said it.
If you've used AI in the past, you can change today and all is forgiven. Just...stop. Do the work. It's worth it in so many ways, I promise you.
Writing isn't just about the product - it's about the journey, babe.
Yeah, I said it.
If you've used AI in the past, you can change today and all is forgiven. Just...stop. Do the work. It's worth it in so many ways, I promise you.
Writing isn't just about the product - it's about the journey, babe.
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Real writers don't rely on AI.
Yeah, I said it.
If you've used AI in the past, you can change today and all is forgiven. Just...stop. Do the work. It's worth it in so many ways, I promise you.
Writing isn't just about the product - it's about the journey, babe.
Yeah, I said it.
If you've used AI in the past, you can change today and all is forgiven. Just...stop. Do the work. It's worth it in so many ways, I promise you.
Writing isn't just about the product - it's about the journey, babe.
Happy Monday! I hope your words are wording today, writerkind!
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy Monday! I hope your words are wording today, writerkind!
😁
My heart sings whenever my books reach a person.
My heart sings whenever my books reach a person.
My review of Viktor Valentine #2: WHAT LURKS IN THE SHADOWS!
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Review: The Chronicles of Viktor Valentine #2: What Lurks in the Shadows
The Chronicles of Viktor Valentine #2: What Lurks in the Shadows by Z Brewer My rating: 5 of 5 stars If ...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
😁
My heart sings whenever my books reach a person.
My heart sings whenever my books reach a person.
Come decorate the crypt with me! open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
Happy Holidays!
*stringing twinkling lights around the crypt*
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December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Come decorate the crypt with me! open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
Season’s greetings! Just putting this out there, in case you didn’t know, but if you’re shopping for a fan of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod this year, I have some pretty great merch to pick from. Plus, you save 30% off any purchase over $70. Happy shopping! minion-horde-marketplace.myspreadshop.com
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December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Season’s greetings! Just putting this out there, in case you didn’t know, but if you’re shopping for a fan of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod this year, I have some pretty great merch to pick from. Plus, you save 30% off any purchase over $70. Happy shopping! minion-horde-marketplace.myspreadshop.com
I miss the old days on Twitter, when every morning, all sorts of writers would check in and we’d go about our day like Twitter was the watercooler. Nowadays we’re all scattered to the winds. It’s tough to connect.
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I miss the old days on Twitter, when every morning, all sorts of writers would check in and we’d go about our day like Twitter was the watercooler. Nowadays we’re all scattered to the winds. It’s tough to connect.
Happy holidays, fam! This is your annual nudge from your friendly neighborhood weirdo to remind you that I’m also an author. So in case you’re looking for a gift for someone this holiday season, I’ve got you covered!
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy holidays, fam! This is your annual nudge from your friendly neighborhood weirdo to remind you that I’m also an author. So in case you’re looking for a gift for someone this holiday season, I’ve got you covered!
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🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Proof of Life. butucancallmez.substack.com/p/sanity-is-...
Sanity is Overrated
*bedazzling a human femur*
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November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Proof of Life. butucancallmez.substack.com/p/sanity-is-...
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
Or maybe I’m just in my head a lot because the end of the year is fast approaching. butucancallmez.substack.com/p/certain-di...
Certain Distractions
*organizing skulls according to size on a casket*
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November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Or maybe I’m just in my head a lot because the end of the year is fast approaching. butucancallmez.substack.com/p/certain-di...
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Register for the Winter 2026 IRC Book Club! Beginning January 18, 2026, educators will participate in online discussions for seven weeks. Participants who complete all assignments will receive 15 PD hours for each book club. Find out more at www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/book-clubs
#IRCreads
#IRCreads
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Register for the Winter 2026 IRC Book Club! Beginning January 18, 2026, educators will participate in online discussions for seven weeks. Participants who complete all assignments will receive 15 PD hours for each book club. Find out more at www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/book-clubs
#IRCreads
#IRCreads
Monday thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
Let's Go A Lil Deeper
*jazz hands*
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Monday thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
@chuckwendig.bsky.social I just heard of an apple I’m not sure you’ve reviewed yet. A Lucy Glow? #AppleSnackGang
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@chuckwendig.bsky.social I just heard of an apple I’m not sure you’ve reviewed yet. A Lucy Glow? #AppleSnackGang
The lessons we learn and the gross eyeballs we eyeball. open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
The Shifting Reality of Writing
*sitting on the throne, crocheting an anatomically correct human heart*
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November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The lessons we learn and the gross eyeballs we eyeball. open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
YOOOOO!!! I am freaking out! This is so cool! (Also, Lost Souls is CHEF'S KISS) What an honor!
Finally got my little homage to @butucancallmez.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
YOOOOO!!! I am freaking out! This is so cool! (Also, Lost Souls is CHEF'S KISS) What an honor!
So far, so good! open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
Self-Reclamation: The Sequel
*meets your eyes as you enter the crypt*
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
So far, so good! open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
I actually love this part... open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
It's Time for Change
*props a shovel up against the throne*
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November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I actually love this part... open.substack.com/pub/butucanc...
Good morning, world. Today I start to change things.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Good morning, world. Today I start to change things.
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Today, I'm kicking off the Emergency Trans Meal Fund (in beta).
In short, if you're a trans hungry person in dire straits, I want to order your dinner. (Limit: 2 per week).
Blog with more info: www.patreon.com/posts/announ...
Form to request a meal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In short, if you're a trans hungry person in dire straits, I want to order your dinner. (Limit: 2 per week).
Blog with more info: www.patreon.com/posts/announ...
Form to request a meal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today, I'm kicking off the Emergency Trans Meal Fund (in beta).
In short, if you're a trans hungry person in dire straits, I want to order your dinner. (Limit: 2 per week).
Blog with more info: www.patreon.com/posts/announ...
Form to request a meal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In short, if you're a trans hungry person in dire straits, I want to order your dinner. (Limit: 2 per week).
Blog with more info: www.patreon.com/posts/announ...
Form to request a meal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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To the phones!
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
To the phones!
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One million seconds is 11 days.
One billion seconds is 31 years.
One trillion seconds is 31,688 years.
To be a trillionaire, an 80 year old would earn over 1.4m dollars every single hour from birth to death.
One billion seconds is 31 years.
One trillion seconds is 31,688 years.
To be a trillionaire, an 80 year old would earn over 1.4m dollars every single hour from birth to death.
The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.
Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package
The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
One million seconds is 11 days.
One billion seconds is 31 years.
One trillion seconds is 31,688 years.
To be a trillionaire, an 80 year old would earn over 1.4m dollars every single hour from birth to death.
One billion seconds is 31 years.
One trillion seconds is 31,688 years.
To be a trillionaire, an 80 year old would earn over 1.4m dollars every single hour from birth to death.