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This image is a reminder that the world is a continual series of births and deaths. Stay calm and carry on.
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I am so very excited to announce that I have signed a book contract with SFWP! My debut novel, GRIEF CAMP, will be published in fall 2027!

Thank you, @sfwp.bsky.social, Andrew Gifford, Deesha Philyaw, and @adamalsirgany.bsky.social.

#writingcontest #writingcommunity #writing #writinglife
December 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Christopher Hitchens on JFK
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December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Late night walks in the neighborhood can still have some good views. The original Christmas lights adorn the skyline along with the Big Dipper.

#aurora #northernlights #iceland
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Ahead of my 10 AM conversation with @ORIGIN, I had Grok 4.1 provide a summary of fairaieconomy.com - it’s a new platform for creating on the Web. Tune in at 10 for more!
Hal Gill (@halgill)
Ahead of my 10 AM conversation with @ORIGIN, I had Grok 4.1 provide a summary of fairaieconomy.com - it’s a new platform for creating on the Web. Tune in at 10 for more!
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December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I haven't written in a while. I know it's because it was a busy semester, but I fear it's really because I can't write, or that I'm no longer creative. Last night, I dreamt I was a visiting writer at some Nordic school and everything I wrote was crap.

Soon as I'm done grading, I'm a writing mf.
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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My confidence - and optimism - for writing is probably at an all-time low... But I finally managed to do some writing on a project yesterday for the first time in too long.
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Ordinary Americans today enjoy a living standard that would have awed kings for most of human history. But we don’t seem that jazzed about it.
Can money buy Americans happiness?
The real cause of America’s “vibecession.”
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Old Skool #Audio Stack. #Audiophile
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Grammy nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes' was fatally stabbed. His son was arrested & is being held without bail in Southern California
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
www.usatoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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It's a new day, and that means a new batch of Verge articles are completely free to read (until tomorow).

First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Several levees have failed, more than a dozen highways are shuttered and one person is dead in Washington state as atmospheric river storms continue to pound the region and test its infrastructure.
Washington infrastructure begins to fail as atmospheric rivers continue pummeling the state
A 33-year-old man died in Snohomish County on Tuesday. Gov. Bob Ferguson said it was a minor miracle there haven’t been more deaths.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Gil Gerard, an actor best known for his role as Buck Rogers in the science-fiction TV show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died on Tuesday. He was 82.
Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82
He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The Arctic last season was the hottest it has been in the past 125 years, according to NOAA.
Arctic is again the hottest it's been in 125 years, with record-low sea ice, NOAA report says
Although the Trump administration has taken steps to scuttle or downplay other reports about climate change, this one struck a similar tone to those from past years.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM