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A.L. Goldfuss

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · Jul 31

I don’t have books to sell (because magazines pay me upfront) but I do love being *read*

So, here’s a thread of my short fiction, available in text/audio for free:

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 18m

chai in my future

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 24m

5 boxes for $22 yessss

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 6h

OH ho ho it's time for the annual 50% off tea sale at the grocery store

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June Martin @theworldsgreatestwriter.com · 11d

sorry you do have to write to be a writer. if the noun is mostly a verb, you have to do the verb to be the noun

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3h

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 3h

I hear You Weren't Meant to Be Human rocks, have fun

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 5h

it's a love story

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 5h

Me, suggesting it for a date: “I hear it’s really good!”

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 6h

OH ho ho it's time for the annual 50% off tea sale at the grocery store

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6h

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 11h

just watched a dozen people ask microsoft copilot experts their most pressing questions and those questions were 90% “how do i turn it off?” and “when i turn it off, is it really off or is it spying on me?”

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 8h

From the research I've seen, despite advances, pollution from helicopters, especially of the type buzzing Portland day and night (at an unnecessary expense of millions)... is pretty bad. It's also important to understand the very real physiological effects of noise pollution. Protect yourselves.

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 22h

genuinely squealed like I saw a celebrity

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 23h

Constantly reminding myself that thinking is work, and I still require food and rest

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 23h

oh 6pm time to feed the helicopters

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 1d

Couch St

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 1d

Just last night I was thinking about how online I am compared to my high school cohort and maybe there's something wrong with me, but also my life is richer for it.

Maybe that's sad but it's true.

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 1d

Met friends, raised money for charity, got job opportunities, got publishing opportunities, learned about so much cool art, sometimes got tea in the mail

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 1d

I called the past and young me says Marble Hornets

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 1d

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 1d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 1d

something about the sound of military choppers overhead makes me feel like I should be chain-smoking in a tank top while paging through microfiche

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A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · 1d

idk let’s ask a historian