Katie Story
@katiestory.bsky.social
SFF writer, fosterer of cats, graphic designer, migraineur, Brooklyn NY.
https://www.kaleidocast.nyc/home-1/episode/91f33143/s4-ep3-treatment-and-cure-and-clearly-lettered-in-a-mostly-steady-hand
https://www.kaleidocast.nyc/home-1/episode/91f33143/s4-ep3-treatment-and-cure-and-clearly-lettered-in-a-mostly-steady-hand
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Katie Story
@katiestory.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hello followers! I write SFF, and am currently working on revising two novels at the moment, a Blade Runner meets Princess Mononoke SF, and post-apocalyptic gaslamp fantasy with romance. @bsfwriters.bsky.social has taught me almost everything I know and has great free resources for writers.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Cyrano-soundtracked fueled writing sess
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Cyrano-soundtracked fueled writing sess
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"Before I left the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board back in 2022, I created (along with Dan Iwrey and Rob Casimir) what might be the greatest municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived… or at the very least the ONLY municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived."
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November 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Before I left the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board back in 2022, I created (along with Dan Iwrey and Rob Casimir) what might be the greatest municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived… or at the very least the ONLY municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived."
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This is a banger of a story. If you enjoy Carmen Maria Machado and/or Pemi Aguda's work, you'll probably dig this.
New story day! My twisted fairy tale, “Head of the Household,” is in the winter issue of F(r)iction.
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Head of the Household - F(r)iction
Kristina Ten presents the story of a woman preparing for her high-stakes marriage to an evil immortal lord.
frictionlit.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is a banger of a story. If you enjoy Carmen Maria Machado and/or Pemi Aguda's work, you'll probably dig this.
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
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I love this a billion.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I love this a billion.
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New #podcast alert. Check out animal activist @flatbushcats podcast Underfoot, about the systemic issues affecting strays #cats #pets podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Underfoot
Education Podcast · Updated Weekly · Underfoot is a new podcast about the hidden cat crisis in NYC and what we can do to solve it. In this podcast, we go beyond rescue stories to reveal the systems th...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
New #podcast alert. Check out animal activist @flatbushcats podcast Underfoot, about the systemic issues affecting strays #cats #pets podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Listened to Wherever I Fall from Cyrano to look at why it's so sad and now I need to spend an hour recovering.
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Listened to Wherever I Fall from Cyrano to look at why it's so sad and now I need to spend an hour recovering.
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Stop referring to our representatives and senators in congress as "leaders". We are not following them. They are asking us to allow them to represent our community's needs. They are there to speak for our causes. If they can't do that job effectively we need to fire them.
The People Lead.
The People Lead.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Stop referring to our representatives and senators in congress as "leaders". We are not following them. They are asking us to allow them to represent our community's needs. They are there to speak for our causes. If they can't do that job effectively we need to fire them.
The People Lead.
The People Lead.
Finally finished editing the one scene I've been stuck on all week! (I think.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Finally finished editing the one scene I've been stuck on all week! (I think.)
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WRYTE
WEIRDE
BOOKES
WEIRDE
BOOKES
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
WRYTE
WEIRDE
BOOKES
WEIRDE
BOOKES
I reverted to Pandora because Spotify is running AI generated ads that sting my brain and ICE ads, and I've rediscovered the Jazz Doom channel I created ten years ago. Great stuff. pandora.app.link/fS8wXV6v8Xb
pandora.app.link
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I reverted to Pandora because Spotify is running AI generated ads that sting my brain and ICE ads, and I've rediscovered the Jazz Doom channel I created ten years ago. Great stuff. pandora.app.link/fS8wXV6v8Xb
Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby and A Prayer for Owen Meany are all books about a season spent with an ill-fated "monomaniac". Trying to think if there are others like this, where the protagonist is really not the narrating character.
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby and A Prayer for Owen Meany are all books about a season spent with an ill-fated "monomaniac". Trying to think if there are others like this, where the protagonist is really not the narrating character.
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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Tonight, 7:30 PM Central Time
We are going to Get Into It
Lock in and join us
The legs feed the wolf
We are going to Get Into It
Lock in and join us
The legs feed the wolf
Print Run NaNo Chat #1
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
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This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
PrintRuNoWriMo/Novembo Chat #1 | Laura Zats and Erik Hane
Get more from Laura Zats and Erik Hane on Patreon
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November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Tonight, 7:30 PM Central Time
We are going to Get Into It
Lock in and join us
The legs feed the wolf
We are going to Get Into It
Lock in and join us
The legs feed the wolf
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Election day reminder that oftentimes the elections with the most influence on your day to day life are the local ones. Even if it's not big ticket, I hope everyone who can gets out and votes.
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Election day reminder that oftentimes the elections with the most influence on your day to day life are the local ones. Even if it's not big ticket, I hope everyone who can gets out and votes.
Wow didn't realize Frankenstein was written in part due to a volcanic winter.
November 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wow didn't realize Frankenstein was written in part due to a volcanic winter.
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We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Writing supervisor
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Writing supervisor
Revising chapters "oh shit!" thru "run away!"
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Revising chapters "oh shit!" thru "run away!"
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"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
Nothing quite so good as when your feet are chilly and the cat comes over and sits right on 'em.
October 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Nothing quite so good as when your feet are chilly and the cat comes over and sits right on 'em.
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I desperately need at least $300 by the 1st.
My husband has sort of shut down so I've just gone through and applied for every welding job in like a 45 mile radius. We needed help before, now we're desperate as he was laid-off 3 weeks ago. Updated gofundme.
gofund.me/05f38426b
gofund.me/05f38426b
Donate to Desperate! Help a Family Overcome Financial Hardship, organized by Jen Zink
UPDATE: My husband was essentially laid-off 3 weeks ago but his former b… Jen Zink needs your support for Desperate! Help a Family Overcome Financial Hardship
gofund.me
October 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I desperately need at least $300 by the 1st.
Added another train to my life list, Vaktrack. Track Geometry Train remains my favorite though.
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Added another train to my life list, Vaktrack. Track Geometry Train remains my favorite though.