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@lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social
Author, horror nerd, queer mom. She/her. ASK A QUEER CHICK (Plume, 2016), THE Z WORD (Quirk, 2024), THIS IS MY BODY (Quirk, 2025). https://www.lindsaykingmiller.com/
Mom can you come pick me up? It's the weapons formed against me, yeah, they're prospering again. No, yeah, I remember saying that. Because I didn't think they were going to, obviously!
December 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Mom can you come pick me up? It's the weapons formed against me, yeah, they're prospering again. No, yeah, I remember saying that. Because I didn't think they were going to, obviously!
After weeks of feeling slightly under the weather, as though I were constantly on the verge of getting sick, I'm excited to share that I am finally sick.
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
After weeks of feeling slightly under the weather, as though I were constantly on the verge of getting sick, I'm excited to share that I am finally sick.
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Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
nobody understands me like the "bed is too far away" notification in Minecraft understands me
December 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
nobody understands me like the "bed is too far away" notification in Minecraft understands me
[to the tune of "everybody wants to be a cat"] everybody wants to rule the world
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
[to the tune of "everybody wants to be a cat"] everybody wants to rule the world
Sometimes I wish I liked drugs more. I feel like it would be nice to do drugs right now. as a little treat
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Sometimes I wish I liked drugs more. I feel like it would be nice to do drugs right now. as a little treat
My book is out on submission, please keep me in your blood sacrifices
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
My book is out on submission, please keep me in your blood sacrifices
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I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
Please give Nancy Wheeler a cookie dough speech, this is so tedious
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Please give Nancy Wheeler a cookie dough speech, this is so tedious
I named my fists Ashman and Menken cause they'll send you to a whole new world
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I named my fists Ashman and Menken cause they'll send you to a whole new world
Nice argument, unfortunately I've already identified several inconsistencies in your characterization and dismissed this entire encounter as falling outside of canon
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Nice argument, unfortunately I've already identified several inconsistencies in your characterization and dismissed this entire encounter as falling outside of canon
there's been some Stuff going on with me lately that I fear may indicate the onset of perimenopause. either that or I am a bitch
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
there's been some Stuff going on with me lately that I fear may indicate the onset of perimenopause. either that or I am a bitch
I went out with some friends tonight and the server kept making Chuck Norris jokes and after the third one we stopped pretending to laugh and then he stopped refilling our water
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I went out with some friends tonight and the server kept making Chuck Norris jokes and after the third one we stopped pretending to laugh and then he stopped refilling our water
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In 25 years of teaching creative writing, by far and away the two most common traits I've seen among successful writers are that they read avidly and that they support other writers enthusiastically.
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In 25 years of teaching creative writing, by far and away the two most common traits I've seen among successful writers are that they read avidly and that they support other writers enthusiastically.
noah schnapp truly putting his whole schnussy into conveying the emotion "my neck itches"
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
noah schnapp truly putting his whole schnussy into conveying the emotion "my neck itches"
If you die in Whamageddon you die in real life
Last Christmas, I cut out your heart, but the very next day you crawled from your grave
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you die in Whamageddon you die in real life
Last Christmas, I cut out your heart, but the very next day you crawled from your grave
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Last Christmas, I cut out your heart, but the very next day you crawled from your grave
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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.
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"Pardoning" a turkey is a very weird custom, as it suggests that we eat turkeys because they have committed a grievous wrong and this is the only fitting punishment.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Pardoning" a turkey is a very weird custom, as it suggests that we eat turkeys because they have committed a grievous wrong and this is the only fitting punishment.
Has anyone ever written a horror story in the form of comments on a recipe blog, because I feel like that could actually slap
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Has anyone ever written a horror story in the form of comments on a recipe blog, because I feel like that could actually slap
being visited by three spirits to learn the true meaning of Thanksgiving but they're the spirits of Wampanoag people who died of smallpox and it's a straight up horror story
I keep starting and deleting grinchy Thanksgiving posts, because I'm not really trying to kill anyone's vibe, but if you also find this holiday just entirely uninteresting, come sit here by me.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
being visited by three spirits to learn the true meaning of Thanksgiving but they're the spirits of Wampanoag people who died of smallpox and it's a straight up horror story
I keep starting and deleting grinchy Thanksgiving posts, because I'm not really trying to kill anyone's vibe, but if you also find this holiday just entirely uninteresting, come sit here by me.
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I keep starting and deleting grinchy Thanksgiving posts, because I'm not really trying to kill anyone's vibe, but if you also find this holiday just entirely uninteresting, come sit here by me.
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They say nothing good comes from hate, but when I see artists hating on AI, it makes me immediately like them and want to check out their work.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
They say nothing good comes from hate, but when I see artists hating on AI, it makes me immediately like them and want to check out their work.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
My spouse makes money. I stay home with the kids and write books. My number 1 tip for aspiring writers is marry someone with health insurance.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My spouse makes money. I stay home with the kids and write books. My number 1 tip for aspiring writers is marry someone with health insurance.