Annalee
@flowerhorne.com
Writer, Quaker, candlestick maker. Open source technologist and occasional tailor.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
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In particular he should be asked about this by the men at his press conferences.
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
In particular he should be asked about this by the men at his press conferences.
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When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
nah dawg this is petty as shit
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
This.
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
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"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free," goes harder than any Civil War song has any right to go.
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free," goes harder than any Civil War song has any right to go.
Just because someone's coughing doesn't mean they're sick but if you're on an airplane coughing away and you don't COVER YOUR MOUTH you might be a monster
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Just because someone's coughing doesn't mean they're sick but if you're on an airplane coughing away and you don't COVER YOUR MOUTH you might be a monster
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I like how our society pretends that there is a storied and proud intellectual tradition behind conservatism. Like some guys got together and thought real hard and invented bigotry.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I like how our society pretends that there is a storied and proud intellectual tradition behind conservatism. Like some guys got together and thought real hard and invented bigotry.
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Sculptor stamped my cold command on it,
now I'm the lifeless king in your sonnet.
See my works, ye mighty, and despair!
There's a pedestal opposite me
covered in epigraphy
that celebrates my grandeur, lacking all humility.
now I'm the lifeless king in your sonnet.
See my works, ye mighty, and despair!
There's a pedestal opposite me
covered in epigraphy
that celebrates my grandeur, lacking all humility.
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sculptor stamped my cold command on it,
now I'm the lifeless king in your sonnet.
See my works, ye mighty, and despair!
There's a pedestal opposite me
covered in epigraphy
that celebrates my grandeur, lacking all humility.
now I'm the lifeless king in your sonnet.
See my works, ye mighty, and despair!
There's a pedestal opposite me
covered in epigraphy
that celebrates my grandeur, lacking all humility.
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Make yourself a handy wee file called "buy links" for each book and copy into it all the links to your book on assorted platforms
This way you have all your buy links to conveniently copy/paste when you need them
and you don't have to go look them up EVERY DAMN TIME
Make yourself a handy wee file called "buy links" for each book and copy into it all the links to your book on assorted platforms
This way you have all your buy links to conveniently copy/paste when you need them
and you don't have to go look them up EVERY DAMN TIME
WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR BOOK ALWAYS INCLUDE AN ORDER LINK
Can I pre-order this somewhere?
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Make yourself a handy wee file called "buy links" for each book and copy into it all the links to your book on assorted platforms
This way you have all your buy links to conveniently copy/paste when you need them
and you don't have to go look them up EVERY DAMN TIME
Make yourself a handy wee file called "buy links" for each book and copy into it all the links to your book on assorted platforms
This way you have all your buy links to conveniently copy/paste when you need them
and you don't have to go look them up EVERY DAMN TIME
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Omg Peacock asked me if I wanted to watch SeaQuest and my inner 13 year old screamed YES I FUCKING DO
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Omg Peacock asked me if I wanted to watch SeaQuest and my inner 13 year old screamed YES I FUCKING DO
I'm not pro-Netflix in particular but I'm definitely pro streamer: I want there to be a diverse ecosystem of streaming platforms, because that increases access to a wider variety of art and entertainment
Yeah, there was a brief period during covid where I got to participate in the excitement of new releases and it was nice not to be completely spoiled for new movies & to be a part of the discussion when they dropped.
Which doesn't mean I'm pro-streamer. Just, you know. Nuance exists.
Which doesn't mean I'm pro-streamer. Just, you know. Nuance exists.
I mean, screw monopolies. But as someone who avoids movie theaters for disability reasons I actually agree that exclusivity periods for films are bad for consumer choice
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm not pro-Netflix in particular but I'm definitely pro streamer: I want there to be a diverse ecosystem of streaming platforms, because that increases access to a wider variety of art and entertainment
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Yeah, there was a brief period during covid where I got to participate in the excitement of new releases and it was nice not to be completely spoiled for new movies & to be a part of the discussion when they dropped.
Which doesn't mean I'm pro-streamer. Just, you know. Nuance exists.
Which doesn't mean I'm pro-streamer. Just, you know. Nuance exists.
I mean, screw monopolies. But as someone who avoids movie theaters for disability reasons I actually agree that exclusivity periods for films are bad for consumer choice
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yeah, there was a brief period during covid where I got to participate in the excitement of new releases and it was nice not to be completely spoiled for new movies & to be a part of the discussion when they dropped.
Which doesn't mean I'm pro-streamer. Just, you know. Nuance exists.
Which doesn't mean I'm pro-streamer. Just, you know. Nuance exists.
Indeed. A single point of failure, and a single target.
It's harder for both governments and private groups of horrid bigots to suppress speech in a competitive marketplace.
It's harder for both governments and private groups of horrid bigots to suppress speech in a competitive marketplace.
Even a (mostly) benign monopoly is still a single point of failure.
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Indeed. A single point of failure, and a single target.
It's harder for both governments and private groups of horrid bigots to suppress speech in a competitive marketplace.
It's harder for both governments and private groups of horrid bigots to suppress speech in a competitive marketplace.
I mean, screw monopolies. But as someone who avoids movie theaters for disability reasons I actually agree that exclusivity periods for films are bad for consumer choice
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I mean, screw monopolies. But as someone who avoids movie theaters for disability reasons I actually agree that exclusivity periods for films are bad for consumer choice
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
Watching in theaters being a different experience is not an argument for exclusivity. It's the opposite.
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Having an ebook app on my phone has helped me a ton. I put the app icon front and center, and moved social media icons to a folder. Now I'm much more likely to pop open the book I'm reading and get through a few more pages, before opening social media.
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Having an ebook app on my phone has helped me a ton. I put the app icon front and center, and moved social media icons to a folder. Now I'm much more likely to pop open the book I'm reading and get through a few more pages, before opening social media.
I'm not a Bluebot but even as a normal person, I've found that having a hobby that gives me something else to do with my phone has helped me keep my social media use more reasonable. For me it's been ebooks and looking up info about game design and development
Read up and down the rant, but this is glorious and I want to send rahaeli a fruit basket now.
😭It was so beautiful 😭
Just get a hobby, folks. Just one. you just need one.
😭It was so beautiful 😭
Just get a hobby, folks. Just one. you just need one.
I would have blocked you for that comment, too. I have only not blocked you now because I am serving as Krista's anger translator. Please develop at least one (1) other social media interest or hobby other than posting about US politics and at least one (1) additional frame of reference.
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm not a Bluebot but even as a normal person, I've found that having a hobby that gives me something else to do with my phone has helped me keep my social media use more reasonable. For me it's been ebooks and looking up info about game design and development
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Read up and down the rant, but this is glorious and I want to send rahaeli a fruit basket now.
😭It was so beautiful 😭
Just get a hobby, folks. Just one. you just need one.
😭It was so beautiful 😭
Just get a hobby, folks. Just one. you just need one.
I would have blocked you for that comment, too. I have only not blocked you now because I am serving as Krista's anger translator. Please develop at least one (1) other social media interest or hobby other than posting about US politics and at least one (1) additional frame of reference.
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Read up and down the rant, but this is glorious and I want to send rahaeli a fruit basket now.
😭It was so beautiful 😭
Just get a hobby, folks. Just one. you just need one.
😭It was so beautiful 😭
Just get a hobby, folks. Just one. you just need one.
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I’ve read almost $400 worth of library books this year. The library system is one of most transformative public resources we have.
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I’ve read almost $400 worth of library books this year. The library system is one of most transformative public resources we have.
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ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
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Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
share.inquirer.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
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On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Me every time discord tries to get me to go on quests or whatever
I'm on there to talk to my gaming group; we're good on quests
Also to other game developers but unless your quests will help me build a quest system I don't need it thanks
I'm on there to talk to my gaming group; we're good on quests
Also to other game developers but unless your quests will help me build a quest system I don't need it thanks
Discord: So listen. You’re in a video game.
Me: I’m…what?? No.
Discord: You’re in a video game. This is a video game.
Me: It’s NOT.
Discord: IS SO.
Me: I’m just here to chat with friends about writers we secretly hate—
Discord: YOU’RE IN A FUCKING VIDEO GAME WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT ASSHOLE
Me: I’m…what?? No.
Discord: You’re in a video game. This is a video game.
Me: It’s NOT.
Discord: IS SO.
Me: I’m just here to chat with friends about writers we secretly hate—
Discord: YOU’RE IN A FUCKING VIDEO GAME WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT ASSHOLE
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Me every time discord tries to get me to go on quests or whatever
I'm on there to talk to my gaming group; we're good on quests
Also to other game developers but unless your quests will help me build a quest system I don't need it thanks
I'm on there to talk to my gaming group; we're good on quests
Also to other game developers but unless your quests will help me build a quest system I don't need it thanks
This is insightful
Doubly so because it gives us all permission not to debate someone who is loudly and proudly wrong about stories in games.
We can just keep telling stories and if some dude wants to bray about how that's not the point of games then that's just like, his opinion, man.
Doubly so because it gives us all permission not to debate someone who is loudly and proudly wrong about stories in games.
We can just keep telling stories and if some dude wants to bray about how that's not the point of games then that's just like, his opinion, man.
I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Stories in Games Aren't Problems, They're Solutions
Lots of video games have terrible stories, but that's no reason to give up telling them.
www.vice.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is insightful
Doubly so because it gives us all permission not to debate someone who is loudly and proudly wrong about stories in games.
We can just keep telling stories and if some dude wants to bray about how that's not the point of games then that's just like, his opinion, man.
Doubly so because it gives us all permission not to debate someone who is loudly and proudly wrong about stories in games.
We can just keep telling stories and if some dude wants to bray about how that's not the point of games then that's just like, his opinion, man.
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the person who named the Woolly Mammoth should’ve been able to name more things
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
the person who named the Woolly Mammoth should’ve been able to name more things
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Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
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