Lili Saintcrow
@lilithsaintcrow.com
I write books. A crow for a fetch, I'm your huckleberry. She/her. (Hint: Like "synchro.")
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Lili Saintcrow
@lilithsaintcrow.com
· Nov 9
Hello, new followers! I'm Lili; I write books, sometimes other people even read them.
This feed holds squirrel stories, the life of a working writer, Morning Walk Reports, random ephemera, and links to articles I find interesting, thought-provoking, or cool.
Nice to have you along.
This feed holds squirrel stories, the life of a working writer, Morning Walk Reports, random ephemera, and links to articles I find interesting, thought-provoking, or cool.
Nice to have you along.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
"Masks have been discovered in previous seasons of excavations at the theater site. With this year’s five, the total has now risen to 36."
Philosopher mask found at ancient theater – The History Blog
Five theatrical mask reliefs, including a rare depiction of a philosopher, have been discovered in the Roman theater of Kastabala Ancient City, southern Turkey. Masks have been discovered in previous seasons of excavations at the theater site. With this year’s five, the total has now risen to 36.
www.thehistoryblog.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"Masks have been discovered in previous seasons of excavations at the theater site. With this year’s five, the total has now risen to 36."
Boxnoggin just came back to the office, looked at me, huffed mightily, turned around, and went to my bedroom. He is now on my bed, and when I peeked in the door he looked at me like, "...well?"
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Boxnoggin just came back to the office, looked at me, huffed mightily, turned around, and went to my bedroom. He is now on my bed, and when I peeked in the door he looked at me like, "...well?"
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
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feeling extremely something to see some peanut go "you haven't given people a reason to *not* pirate books" juxtaposed with said peanut talking about the kind of queer representation they want in media
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
feeling extremely something to see some peanut go "you haven't given people a reason to *not* pirate books" juxtaposed with said peanut talking about the kind of queer representation they want in media
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
I long for today to be over so I can go to bed and read fanfic with Boxnoggin snoring into my armpit.
My joys are small, but they are vivid and entirely mine.
My joys are small, but they are vivid and entirely mine.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I long for today to be over so I can go to bed and read fanfic with Boxnoggin snoring into my armpit.
My joys are small, but they are vivid and entirely mine.
My joys are small, but they are vivid and entirely mine.
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I can't wait for them to try to explain how they'll suddenly repurpose all these half-built conventional data centers to quantum computing, which is like trying to convert a teddy bear to diesel.
All I want for Christmas is the GenAI bubble to pop so we can move onto the next tech bro scam.
Maybe some socks too
Maybe some socks too
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I can't wait for them to try to explain how they'll suddenly repurpose all these half-built conventional data centers to quantum computing, which is like trying to convert a teddy bear to diesel.
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He lives in Montreal. Famous for not having access to literature.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
He lives in Montreal. Famous for not having access to literature.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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I invented this thing called The Utility Mat
It’s a silicone work mat that captures excess mixed resin and forms it into useful tools and items (Stir sticks, scrapers, spreaders etc) instead of amorphous trash. You work right on top of it
I make them myself and sell them at keithdecent.com
🧶
It’s a silicone work mat that captures excess mixed resin and forms it into useful tools and items (Stir sticks, scrapers, spreaders etc) instead of amorphous trash. You work right on top of it
I make them myself and sell them at keithdecent.com
🧶
November 3, 2024 at 8:51 AM
I invented this thing called The Utility Mat
It’s a silicone work mat that captures excess mixed resin and forms it into useful tools and items (Stir sticks, scrapers, spreaders etc) instead of amorphous trash. You work right on top of it
I make them myself and sell them at keithdecent.com
🧶
It’s a silicone work mat that captures excess mixed resin and forms it into useful tools and items (Stir sticks, scrapers, spreaders etc) instead of amorphous trash. You work right on top of it
I make them myself and sell them at keithdecent.com
🧶
Chicken roasting with wine, lemon, garlic, and thyme; gold potatoes with parmesan, parsley, and butter; now the onions begin to caramelise and it's starting to smell quite heavenly.
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Chicken roasting with wine, lemon, garlic, and thyme; gold potatoes with parmesan, parsley, and butter; now the onions begin to caramelise and it's starting to smell quite heavenly.
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I dared to look at the Reddit sub for the theft place, and 1) those people don't understand that when they say "down with corporations" that creators are not part of corps 2) they refuse to acknowledge libraries + free library apps exist
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I dared to look at the Reddit sub for the theft place, and 1) those people don't understand that when they say "down with corporations" that creators are not part of corps 2) they refuse to acknowledge libraries + free library apps exist
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This is, and always has been, my biggest issue. Even when people bring up this communist utopia of UBI and all needs met--like sorry no, you still do not get to dictate what people do with their work. Consent matters. Full stop.
All right. Let's try this.
Piracy is also a consent issue.
There are books on that archive that have been rewritten since. There's juvenilia that people don't want out in the world.
But it's there, and they can't stop it. It's like if people kept sharing your most embarrassing picture.
Piracy is also a consent issue.
There are books on that archive that have been rewritten since. There's juvenilia that people don't want out in the world.
But it's there, and they can't stop it. It's like if people kept sharing your most embarrassing picture.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is, and always has been, my biggest issue. Even when people bring up this communist utopia of UBI and all needs met--like sorry no, you still do not get to dictate what people do with their work. Consent matters. Full stop.
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Leverage crew strikes again
Unless the thieves are a rival ballet company, I desperately want to see the facial expressions when they open that truck and discover they've stolen the set for the Nutcracker.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Who stole the Nutcracker set? Travelling ballet says moving truck with backdrop inside was swiped | CBC News
A ballet company on an Ontario-wide tour of The Nutcracker says someone stole the moving truck storing its “irreplaceable” sets and backdrops.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Leverage crew strikes again
"...all of the poetry prompts submitted during the experiment were "single-turn attacks": they were submitted once, with no follow-up messages, and with no prior conversational scaffolding."
Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it worked 62% of the time
Hacking the planet with florid verse.
www.pcgamer.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"...all of the poetry prompts submitted during the experiment were "single-turn attacks": they were submitted once, with no follow-up messages, and with no prior conversational scaffolding."
...today has been A Lot but things are scheduled, major questions answered, toads swallowed, the delivery we were waiting for arrived, and I've cleared a bit of work-ahead so I can take Thursday (mostly) off.
I might go for a vodka and limeade because it's cocktail hour SOMEWHERE, dammit.
I might go for a vodka and limeade because it's cocktail hour SOMEWHERE, dammit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
...today has been A Lot but things are scheduled, major questions answered, toads swallowed, the delivery we were waiting for arrived, and I've cleared a bit of work-ahead so I can take Thursday (mostly) off.
I might go for a vodka and limeade because it's cocktail hour SOMEWHERE, dammit.
I might go for a vodka and limeade because it's cocktail hour SOMEWHERE, dammit.
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We have such sights to show you, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We have such sights to show you, Charlie Brown
For the afternoon crowd: Plans To Grow Snappish
Lili Saintcrow | Plans To Grow Snappish
Busy weekend, what with dealing with all sorts of publishing nonsense and with funeral home(s), not to mention chores and planning for further re-releases. I wanted to be spending time with the por…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For the afternoon crowd: Plans To Grow Snappish
Well, that's one Giant Task completed for the day.
I'm gonna need another cuppa.
I'm gonna need another cuppa.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Well, that's one Giant Task completed for the day.
I'm gonna need another cuppa.
I'm gonna need another cuppa.
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Sharing this again since it’s pertinent:
This fight over “should authors get paid for their work” debate boils down to this: many, MANY people do not see art as labor.
If art isn’t labor, then you don’t have to change your political views to justify piracy. Easy peasy!
If art isn’t labor, then you don’t have to change your political views to justify piracy. Easy peasy!
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Sharing this again since it’s pertinent:
"So I built my own. And they're bright. And good enough to stand up against the endless rains of a Portland winter."
DIY 3D Printed Rechargeable Bike Wheel Lights
DIY 3D Printed Rechargeable Bike Wheel Lights: I started commuting to work by e-bike in the spring of 2024. As fall approached and the days grew shorter, I started to worry about visibility - car drivers are notoriously oblivious to cyclists and I didn't want to be a statistic. I wanted more lig…
www.instructables.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"So I built my own. And they're bright. And good enough to stand up against the endless rains of a Portland winter."
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I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions
Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
I am an absolute fool for a Hans Zimmer score. Film, game, whatever. I swear the man could make kazoos poignant.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am an absolute fool for a Hans Zimmer score. Film, game, whatever. I swear the man could make kazoos poignant.
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I’m at my fave coffee shop, which is bike-friendly (people come here to tinker on their bikes as well as drink coffee).
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m at my fave coffee shop, which is bike-friendly (people come here to tinker on their bikes as well as drink coffee).