Lynn Rushlau
@lrushlau.bsky.social
Fantasy writer, voracious reader. Cats, books, and tea. Possible beer & incidents of witchcraft. she/her
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As @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social points out, medicine is no fun anymore
'Tis the season!
“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed.
#skystorians #medhist #science 🧪
“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed.
#skystorians #medhist #science 🧪
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social points out, medicine is no fun anymore
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Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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Speaking of sensible: I was only just introduced to this kanji today, and while it initially comes off as positively satanic-tier due to the number of strokes required to write it involved? It is equally sensible!
I give you: iwakura.
I give you: iwakura.
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Speaking of sensible: I was only just introduced to this kanji today, and while it initially comes off as positively satanic-tier due to the number of strokes required to write it involved? It is equally sensible!
I give you: iwakura.
I give you: iwakura.
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The best part of the tree was the light show from inside the tree
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The best part of the tree was the light show from inside the tree
Also went to a Christmas market with this fantastic tree
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Also went to a Christmas market with this fantastic tree
So this was my view over Thanksgiving & I kind of want to move in with my sister now.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
So this was my view over Thanksgiving & I kind of want to move in with my sister now.
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Frustrated about being beset by AI slop in the reading queue and other places over the past few days. I know it's been said a million times before, but I feel like it's always worth saying again: Stories written by you will always be better than stories written by the robot.
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Frustrated about being beset by AI slop in the reading queue and other places over the past few days. I know it's been said a million times before, but I feel like it's always worth saying again: Stories written by you will always be better than stories written by the robot.
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these comemierdas
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
Native American actress gave ICE agents her tribal ID. They called it 'fake,' she says
www.seattletimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
these comemierdas
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Bid now to get a signed ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen sent to you (with international shipping included) AND raise money for a really important cause! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#creatives4sudan
#creatives4sudan
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Bid now to get a signed ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen sent to you (with international shipping included) AND raise money for a really important cause! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#creatives4sudan
#creatives4sudan
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
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Gen X grew up with horrifying, dead-eyed talking toys that wanted to be your friend.
They just never tried to get you to kill yourself.
They just never tried to get you to kill yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Gen X grew up with horrifying, dead-eyed talking toys that wanted to be your friend.
They just never tried to get you to kill yourself.
They just never tried to get you to kill yourself.
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Selkies definitely
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Selkies definitely
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Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
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This endless pre-apocalyptic dystopia is geetting tiresome. Has the world considered switching genres?
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This endless pre-apocalyptic dystopia is geetting tiresome. Has the world considered switching genres?
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PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
Whoa, it just got so dark over here. Guess the next round of storms is about to hit.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Whoa, it just got so dark over here. Guess the next round of storms is about to hit.
Dammit, got up to brush my teeth & now am wide awake.
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Dammit, got up to brush my teeth & now am wide awake.
I am so sleepy but had such bad insomnia last night I'm afraid to try to go to sleep. So I'm going to read...
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I am so sleepy but had such bad insomnia last night I'm afraid to try to go to sleep. So I'm going to read...
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I don’t know man, if everyone else has to be dumb in order for you to be the smartest dude in the room, you’re doing it wrong
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I don’t know man, if everyone else has to be dumb in order for you to be the smartest dude in the room, you’re doing it wrong