K8 Léchler
@katelechler.bsky.social
SFF writer, editor, lecturer living in Chicago. PhD in Brit lit, words in Podcastle, Shimmer, Fireside. 🌈💀 "Just like entropy tends towards chaos, I tend towards silly-little-guy."
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K8 Léchler
@katelechler.bsky.social
· Feb 26
FF#24 has arrived! Stories by J.R. Dewitt, @avramargariti.bsky.social, @ryanelz.bsky.social, @eschwitz.bsky.social, @mruthrobinson.bsky.social, @chubertwrites.bsky.social, @katelechler.bsky.social, and Yasmeen Amro!
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I have a new story out! "This Great Rumble" is about a friend breakup and a messianic cat colony. Muad'Dib? More like Meow'Dib!
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Bluesky needs an account claiming to be a sapient tree, exclusively quote-posting people's photos.
If a photo contained trees, it would say, "Wood."
Otherwise, it would say, "Woodn't."
If a photo contained trees, it would say, "Wood."
Otherwise, it would say, "Woodn't."
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Bluesky needs an account claiming to be a sapient tree, exclusively quote-posting people's photos.
If a photo contained trees, it would say, "Wood."
Otherwise, it would say, "Woodn't."
If a photo contained trees, it would say, "Wood."
Otherwise, it would say, "Woodn't."
I guess i just really did not know how much a trillion was
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I guess i just really did not know how much a trillion was
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Alternatively, how long would it take them to notice if i installed a bunch of mirrored tiles on the wall outside my bedroom?
I can’t see the sky from my bedroom window no matter what angle i look out from, so what do you think the chances are of me convincing my neighbors to paint their charcoal grey house bright colors instead????
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Alternatively, how long would it take them to notice if i installed a bunch of mirrored tiles on the wall outside my bedroom?
I can’t see the sky from my bedroom window no matter what angle i look out from, so what do you think the chances are of me convincing my neighbors to paint their charcoal grey house bright colors instead????
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I can’t see the sky from my bedroom window no matter what angle i look out from, so what do you think the chances are of me convincing my neighbors to paint their charcoal grey house bright colors instead????
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Explaining to my Canadian wife that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursdays because Thanksgiving is the Thursday of holidays
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Explaining to my Canadian wife that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursdays because Thanksgiving is the Thursday of holidays
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
Same. Rahr.
once the holidays are over i'm entering my dinosaur menopause era.
Omg before i really read your post or registered what this was, i thought it might say dinosaur menopause and i was like “hell yeah”
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Same. Rahr.
No one leaves a star. That’s what makes one a star, Charlie Brown.
Oh, no tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering, Charlie Brown.
We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
No one leaves a star. That’s what makes one a star, Charlie Brown.
I did it. I moved. And i built a bed frame. The bed frame took as long as the move and two screws won’t tighten but I’m in bed anyways.
You never have enough plants until it’s time to move and then wtf who put all these plants in here
Moving today. Just started my period and i have 15 papers to grade. 🙃🙃🙃
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I did it. I moved. And i built a bed frame. The bed frame took as long as the move and two screws won’t tighten but I’m in bed anyways.
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"Many of the new panel members share a connection to a little-known think tank making its mark in President Donald Trump’s Washington: the Brownstone Institute...
The..think tank has received millions from donors whose identities are shielded in tax filings."
The..think tank has received millions from donors whose identities are shielded in tax filings."
A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy. - KFF Health News
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exerc...
kffhealthnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Many of the new panel members share a connection to a little-known think tank making its mark in President Donald Trump’s Washington: the Brownstone Institute...
The..think tank has received millions from donors whose identities are shielded in tax filings."
The..think tank has received millions from donors whose identities are shielded in tax filings."
You never have enough plants until it’s time to move and then wtf who put all these plants in here
Moving today. Just started my period and i have 15 papers to grade. 🙃🙃🙃
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You never have enough plants until it’s time to move and then wtf who put all these plants in here
Moving today. Just started my period and i have 15 papers to grade. 🙃🙃🙃
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Moving today. Just started my period and i have 15 papers to grade. 🙃🙃🙃
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"The reason that I say [Big Car is] an existential threat, and it still is, is that cars kill an exorbitant number of people. There's no other industry in the world that kills the number of people that cars do that are allowed to call it an 'accident.'" —David Obst
Since the invention of the car, somewhere between 54 and 69 million people have died in traffic crashes. And that's not even considering the effects of air pollution and car-related lead exposure.
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
How 'Big Car' poses an existential threat to humanity
While Big Car kills many of us quickly, it is killing more of us slowly, by polluting the environment, warming the Earth, sowing misinformation and doubt about climate…
thebulletin.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"The reason that I say [Big Car is] an existential threat, and it still is, is that cars kill an exorbitant number of people. There's no other industry in the world that kills the number of people that cars do that are allowed to call it an 'accident.'" —David Obst
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
The squirrels are so fat right now! I love them!
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The squirrels are so fat right now! I love them!
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You're never going to be younger than you are now.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You're never going to be younger than you are now.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
I would be so nervous to meet Tim Robinson bc even if he was being super normal I would feel very anxious waiting for him to lose it
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I would be so nervous to meet Tim Robinson bc even if he was being super normal I would feel very anxious waiting for him to lose it
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whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
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currently in a zoom meeting with a student and i have hiccups that just will not stop.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
currently in a zoom meeting with a student and i have hiccups that just will not stop.
i have never had better customer service phone interactions than with Corebridge Financial. somehow i've also never had worse actual service--in terms of things *getting done*--than at Corebridge Financial.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
i have never had better customer service phone interactions than with Corebridge Financial. somehow i've also never had worse actual service--in terms of things *getting done*--than at Corebridge Financial.
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I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I get why it happens but goddamn do I wish anything could hit as hard on the timeline as something that sucks that everyone hates written by or about the worst person you know. I wish something good or interesting was able to get anywhere near the traction some shit that sucks does.