Richard Pearce Moses
@pearcemoses.bsky.social
Retired archivist. Fellow, Society of American Archivists. Author.
The Order of Lazarus (https://hamlit.org/the-order-of-lazarus/).
Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (https://www2.archivists.org/glossary-old)
More: www.pearcemoses.info/
The Order of Lazarus (https://hamlit.org/the-order-of-lazarus/).
Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (https://www2.archivists.org/glossary-old)
More: www.pearcemoses.info/
I was recently criticized for my esoteric vocabulary. But I love the way SF creates uses words a reader has to figure out from context. The article convinced me of the value of less common words. Today I chose pedagogue instead of professor.
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February 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I was recently criticized for my esoteric vocabulary. But I love the way SF creates uses words a reader has to figure out from context. The article convinced me of the value of less common words. Today I chose pedagogue instead of professor.
#Writing
#SciFi
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I took this course last year, and I highly recommend it. Also, Mary Robinette is one of the best instructors I've ever had. Great ideas, well organized, energizing! (And good chance you'll get to see her talking cat, Elsie!)
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Donor bonus extension! The amazing and generous @maryrobinettekowal.com is offering access to her digital class Auditioning Your Characters on Feb 28 to people who donate $90 USD+ to the SiWC GoFundMe before then. Learn from one of the best and support an incredible community. gofund.me/bde2e8d72
Donate to Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!, organized by Jenn Striemer
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February 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I took this course last year, and I highly recommend it. Also, Mary Robinette is one of the best instructors I've ever had. Great ideas, well organized, energizing! (And good chance you'll get to see her talking cat, Elsie!)
#Writing
#Workshops
#Writing
#Workshops
Another example of Bsky driving an author's sales. Never heard of Tom Cox, but now have his books in my TBR pile.
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I often feel like there's a war going on over my books between the readers who connect with what they are and the people in the publishing industry who think I should make them more shit, dumb & unoriginal so they sell more. I know whose side I'm on, and I know I've never been on it more zealously.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Another example of Bsky driving an author's sales. Never heard of Tom Cox, but now have his books in my TBR pile.
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Never found the book coverage in the major dailies particularly interesting, rarely saw a title I wanted to buy.
Bsky, on the other hand, has become the major source for my TBR pile, and I'm preordering more than ever.
I promote those books here, and need to do that more!
Bsky, on the other hand, has become the major source for my TBR pile, and I'm preordering more than ever.
I promote those books here, and need to do that more!
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February 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Never found the book coverage in the major dailies particularly interesting, rarely saw a title I wanted to buy.
Bsky, on the other hand, has become the major source for my TBR pile, and I'm preordering more than ever.
I promote those books here, and need to do that more!
Bsky, on the other hand, has become the major source for my TBR pile, and I'm preordering more than ever.
I promote those books here, and need to do that more!
Thirty-five years ago yesterday, my husband and I had coffee at Denny's in Phoenix. Look at us now!
January 31, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Thirty-five years ago yesterday, my husband and I had coffee at Denny's in Phoenix. Look at us now!
Couldn't pre-order this quickly enough!
★ In this stellar second entry in the Captive’s War series, author duo writing as James S.A. Corey, ingeniously expand on the worldbuilding of 'The Mercy of Gods.' They balance character and plot development, setting the stage effectively for the series’ denouement. @orbitbooks buff.ly/cKaRNiU
January 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Couldn't pre-order this quickly enough!
Got over the hump to resume editing the novel by setting a short term goal (500+ words today), as opposed to 'finish the remaining 40K words.' Secondary goal: just start and see what happens, no guilt if it's not perfect.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Got over the hump to resume editing the novel by setting a short term goal (500+ words today), as opposed to 'finish the remaining 40K words.' Secondary goal: just start and see what happens, no guilt if it's not perfect.
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#RefuseToBeDone
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#RefuseToBeDone
... where Anna Esteman had presented her paper 250 years earlier. An appropriate locale for the bicenquinquagenary. Or bisesquicentennial, or sestercentennial, depending on who one asked. Personally, he preferred quarter-millennial, but the chair felt the celebration needed a bit of pomp.
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We love a messy Barb 💅🏾
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
... where Anna Esteman had presented her paper 250 years earlier. An appropriate locale for the bicenquinquagenary. Or bisesquicentennial, or sestercentennial, depending on who one asked. Personally, he preferred quarter-millennial, but the chair felt the celebration needed a bit of pomp.
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These look interesting! And I've always wished for a better understanding of Greek philosophers.
Princeton University Press’s Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series offers contemporary translations of classic philosophical works that weigh in on timeless topics from life, death, and politics to sports and travel.
Ancient Words for Wising Up Now
Princeton University Press’s Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series offers contemporary translations of classic philosophical works that weigh in on timeless topics from life, death, and politics…
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January 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
These look interesting! And I've always wished for a better understanding of Greek philosophers.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
This year on Bluesky I wrote 84 posts and 375 replies. I received 883 likes, whereas 75 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "read" and 😁!
(No surprise, most of my chats were with @jpspalding.com.)
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(No surprise, most of my chats were with @jpspalding.com.)
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pearcemoses.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out pearcemoses.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This year on Bluesky I wrote 84 posts and 375 replies. I received 883 likes, whereas 75 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "read" and 😁!
(No surprise, most of my chats were with @jpspalding.com.)
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
(No surprise, most of my chats were with @jpspalding.com.)
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
Read 78 books this year (not counting several DNFs). A few I really liked:
❧ Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
❧ @maryrobinettekowal.com, The Martian Contingency
❧ Cherie Dimaline, VenCo
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❧ Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
❧ @maryrobinettekowal.com, The Martian Contingency
❧ Cherie Dimaline, VenCo
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RPM Book Report: Author Summary
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January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Read 78 books this year (not counting several DNFs). A few I really liked:
❧ Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
❧ @maryrobinettekowal.com, The Martian Contingency
❧ Cherie Dimaline, VenCo
www.pearcemoses.info/books/annual...
❧ Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
❧ @maryrobinettekowal.com, The Martian Contingency
❧ Cherie Dimaline, VenCo
www.pearcemoses.info/books/annual...
I have written a dozen endings for my short story. The most recent is about a hundred words. As opposed to the others, which kept turning into a novel.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I have written a dozen endings for my short story. The most recent is about a hundred words. As opposed to the others, which kept turning into a novel.
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#ShortStories
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#ShortStories
@sachacoward.bsky.social's Queer as Folklore was the perfect Christmas gift for my husband! We both look forward to diving in.
(Now need to figure a way to get Sacha to the Pacific Northwest so he can sign the book!)
(Now need to figure a way to get Sacha to the Pacific Northwest so he can sign the book!)
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
@sachacoward.bsky.social's Queer as Folklore was the perfect Christmas gift for my husband! We both look forward to diving in.
(Now need to figure a way to get Sacha to the Pacific Northwest so he can sign the book!)
(Now need to figure a way to get Sacha to the Pacific Northwest so he can sign the book!)
A beautiful day, and thanks to the elf who snuck in and got my computer unstuck this morning. Mountains just north of the Canadian border, east of Vancouver BC.
Happy holidays to all the nice people here on Bsky.
Happy holidays to all the nice people here on Bsky.
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A beautiful day, and thanks to the elf who snuck in and got my computer unstuck this morning. Mountains just north of the Canadian border, east of Vancouver BC.
Happy holidays to all the nice people here on Bsky.
Happy holidays to all the nice people here on Bsky.
It's a fun book! Recommended!
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a fun book! Recommended!
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it’s the latest point in the year you can still order a Christmas gift. Know someone who loves birds? 🪶 Loves books? 📚 Loves SHORT books?
Check out Black Throated Blue Warbler, a #cozy #nature #fiction
I recommend the audiobook, narrated by @jessmorannarration.bsky.social
#booktok #BookSky 💙📚
Check out Black Throated Blue Warbler, a #cozy #nature #fiction
I recommend the audiobook, narrated by @jessmorannarration.bsky.social
#booktok #BookSky 💙📚
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
For anyone curious why the Pacific Northwest is getting so much rain, a graphic of the "Pineapple Express" blowing from Hawai'i towards Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
For anyone curious why the Pacific Northwest is getting so much rain, a graphic of the "Pineapple Express" blowing from Hawai'i towards Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
#Weather
#Rain
#AtmosphericRiver
#PacificNorthwest
#Weather
#Rain
#AtmosphericRiver
#PacificNorthwest
All hands on deck!
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House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health
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December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
All hands on deck!
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Cherie Dimaline's VenCo is one of the best books I've read in recent memory (and not what I normally read). A filled with great characters and wonderful descriptions. Brilliantly crafted. Highly recommended.
#Reading #Novels
#Fantasy #Magic #Witches
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#Reading #Novels
#Fantasy #Magic #Witches
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VenCo by Cherie Dimaline | Penguin Random House Canada
From the bestselling author of Empire of Wild, a wickedly subversive, deliciously imaginative, deeply feminist novel of contemporary witches on the rise—a book that only the supremely gifted storytell...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I just wrote the year 2026 for the first time, and not quite sure what that portends.
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I just wrote the year 2026 for the first time, and not quite sure what that portends.
Anxiety makes everything feel very big or very small, depending on which is more hurtful in the moment. Being suddenly relieved of anxiety in this moment gave her a clear understanding that this was the life she had been running towards. — Cherie Dimaline, VenCo.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Anxiety makes everything feel very big or very small, depending on which is more hurtful in the moment. Being suddenly relieved of anxiety in this moment gave her a clear understanding that this was the life she had been running towards. — Cherie Dimaline, VenCo.
#Writing #Sentences
#Writing #Sentences
It's Superman! by Tom De Haven is a brilliant book, a great backstory of Superman's early life. As much as anything, the writing—so clear and crisp—make the book a delight. Love how De Haven incorporates real world people from the time period into the novel.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
One editing trick I learned was to search for 'that' in my draft: it can often be deleted, and rewriting the other places makes my sentences stronger. (Amazing how many times the word shows up.) Today, I learned 'look' is another of my weasel words that I over use.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM