Samer Rabadi
@samerrabadi.bsky.social
Writer and geek, I believe in the potential of human beings to be awesome. Author of the Eight series. https://www.samerrabadi.com
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Samer Rabadi
@samerrabadi.bsky.social
· Aug 23
It's official—I'm working on a new serial!
Hong Fei is a broken soldier whose cultivation has been shattered, yet fate deals him (literal) cards that might change everything.
The first chapters are here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287....
#Xianxia #LitRPG #DeckBuilder #GiantBadgerForTheWin
Hong Fei is a broken soldier whose cultivation has been shattered, yet fate deals him (literal) cards that might change everything.
The first chapters are here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287....
#Xianxia #LitRPG #DeckBuilder #GiantBadgerForTheWin
We've had some beautiful days this past week.
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We've had some beautiful days this past week.
This delightful sculpture is "Luke & CP30" by Patrick Amiot. Spotted at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
Mary and I stopped by the gallery yesterday to check out the exhibition of artists participating in this year's ArtTrails. The work on display was absolutely fabulous. I was so impressed.
Mary and I stopped by the gallery yesterday to check out the exhibition of artists participating in this year's ArtTrails. The work on display was absolutely fabulous. I was so impressed.
October 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This delightful sculpture is "Luke & CP30" by Patrick Amiot. Spotted at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
Mary and I stopped by the gallery yesterday to check out the exhibition of artists participating in this year's ArtTrails. The work on display was absolutely fabulous. I was so impressed.
Mary and I stopped by the gallery yesterday to check out the exhibition of artists participating in this year's ArtTrails. The work on display was absolutely fabulous. I was so impressed.
I passed under these branches and their pine cones, lost in my thoughts while walking, then realized that I'd seen something beautiful and ran back to admire them.
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I passed under these branches and their pine cones, lost in my thoughts while walking, then realized that I'd seen something beautiful and ran back to admire them.
Love is buying two donuts, and the second one survives until your wife comes home. 🍩🤸♀️
September 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Love is buying two donuts, and the second one survives until your wife comes home. 🍩🤸♀️
Life at the scale of a mushroom... It's a jungle out there!
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Life at the scale of a mushroom... It's a jungle out there!
When you take long strides, remember to also watch for the small steps needed along the way.
This morning, I made good progress on Fate's Attendant, but then realized I'd made a mistake with power progression. It was an easy fix, but I had to go back to recheck all the other numbers.
This morning, I made good progress on Fate's Attendant, but then realized I'd made a mistake with power progression. It was an easy fix, but I had to go back to recheck all the other numbers.
August 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
When you take long strides, remember to also watch for the small steps needed along the way.
This morning, I made good progress on Fate's Attendant, but then realized I'd made a mistake with power progression. It was an easy fix, but I had to go back to recheck all the other numbers.
This morning, I made good progress on Fate's Attendant, but then realized I'd made a mistake with power progression. It was an easy fix, but I had to go back to recheck all the other numbers.
82 pages of Fate's Attendant are now available according to Royal Road's stats. 😊
As with everything else on that site, everything is free to read.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287...
As with everything else on that site, everything is free to read.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287...
August 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
82 pages of Fate's Attendant are now available according to Royal Road's stats. 😊
As with everything else on that site, everything is free to read.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287...
As with everything else on that site, everything is free to read.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287...
You find the most interesting things when driving the back roads of Sonoma County.
August 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You find the most interesting things when driving the back roads of Sonoma County.
It's official—I'm working on a new serial!
Hong Fei is a broken soldier whose cultivation has been shattered, yet fate deals him (literal) cards that might change everything.
The first chapters are here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287....
#Xianxia #LitRPG #DeckBuilder #GiantBadgerForTheWin
Hong Fei is a broken soldier whose cultivation has been shattered, yet fate deals him (literal) cards that might change everything.
The first chapters are here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287....
#Xianxia #LitRPG #DeckBuilder #GiantBadgerForTheWin
August 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's official—I'm working on a new serial!
Hong Fei is a broken soldier whose cultivation has been shattered, yet fate deals him (literal) cards that might change everything.
The first chapters are here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287....
#Xianxia #LitRPG #DeckBuilder #GiantBadgerForTheWin
Hong Fei is a broken soldier whose cultivation has been shattered, yet fate deals him (literal) cards that might change everything.
The first chapters are here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1287....
#Xianxia #LitRPG #DeckBuilder #GiantBadgerForTheWin
Reposted by Samer Rabadi
we have both computers and science fiction because Byron was so insufferable it inspired all the women around him to come up with elaborate reasons to get away
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
August 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
we have both computers and science fiction because Byron was so insufferable it inspired all the women around him to come up with elaborate reasons to get away
Reposted by Samer Rabadi
I give similar advice to writers. Get the story out, that first draft needs to be on paper before the magic of revisions and editing can even happen.
#WritingTips #FirstDraft #CreativeWriting #WritersLife #Storytelling #WriteYourStory #EditingProcess #WritersCommunity #Inspiration #WritingAdvice
#WritingTips #FirstDraft #CreativeWriting #WritersLife #Storytelling #WriteYourStory #EditingProcess #WritersCommunity #Inspiration #WritingAdvice
June 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I give similar advice to writers. Get the story out, that first draft needs to be on paper before the magic of revisions and editing can even happen.
#WritingTips #FirstDraft #CreativeWriting #WritersLife #Storytelling #WriteYourStory #EditingProcess #WritersCommunity #Inspiration #WritingAdvice
#WritingTips #FirstDraft #CreativeWriting #WritersLife #Storytelling #WriteYourStory #EditingProcess #WritersCommunity #Inspiration #WritingAdvice
I got strong Three Stooges vibes from this one. 😂
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
August 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I got strong Three Stooges vibes from this one. 😂
Two turkey buzzards in flight.
The rest of the wake was on the ground nearby feeding on dead skunk. (The smell was something else, let me tell you.)
The rest of the wake was on the ground nearby feeding on dead skunk. (The smell was something else, let me tell you.)
August 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Two turkey buzzards in flight.
The rest of the wake was on the ground nearby feeding on dead skunk. (The smell was something else, let me tell you.)
The rest of the wake was on the ground nearby feeding on dead skunk. (The smell was something else, let me tell you.)
I "read" the Lord of the Rings in high school. The quotes are there, because I enjoyed the parts with Legolas and Gimli and skipped everything focusing exclusively on the hobbits.
Surely, not what was intended.
Surely, not what was intended.
Yes I would but that's because I happen to think the Ring novels are a real slog. They bored me as a kid and are, charitably, not my cup of tea as an adult. I vastly prefer the movies, which I think work better as vehicles for the story. This is, I acknowledge, a controversial stance.
Genuinely curious and not trying to start an argument: Would you say the same thing if someone recommended Lord of the Rings to a young fantasy reader?
August 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I "read" the Lord of the Rings in high school. The quotes are there, because I enjoyed the parts with Legolas and Gimli and skipped everything focusing exclusively on the hobbits.
Surely, not what was intended.
Surely, not what was intended.
Some musicians are simply a joy to listen to, no matter what they produce. Postmodern Jukebox is one.
Here's an incredible rendition of House of the Rising Sun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYs...
Here's an incredible rendition of House of the Rising Sun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYs...
House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals ('60s / '70s Soul Version) ft. LaVance Colley
YouTube video by PostmodernJukebox
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August 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Some musicians are simply a joy to listen to, no matter what they produce. Postmodern Jukebox is one.
Here's an incredible rendition of House of the Rising Sun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYs...
Here's an incredible rendition of House of the Rising Sun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYs...
This beautiful lady is Ginger, the greeter at La Haye Art Center in Sonoma.
When Mary and I approached, she walked in ahead of us to let the artists in residence know a guest had arrived.
#workingdogs
When Mary and I approached, she walked in ahead of us to let the artists in residence know a guest had arrived.
#workingdogs
August 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This beautiful lady is Ginger, the greeter at La Haye Art Center in Sonoma.
When Mary and I approached, she walked in ahead of us to let the artists in residence know a guest had arrived.
#workingdogs
When Mary and I approached, she walked in ahead of us to let the artists in residence know a guest had arrived.
#workingdogs
"My middle name is Fun. I'd said it so often that I finally changed it legally. It's on my driver's license and everything."
At Tiddle E. Winks just off of Plaza Park in Sonoma.
At Tiddle E. Winks just off of Plaza Park in Sonoma.
August 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"My middle name is Fun. I'd said it so often that I finally changed it legally. It's on my driver's license and everything."
At Tiddle E. Winks just off of Plaza Park in Sonoma.
At Tiddle E. Winks just off of Plaza Park in Sonoma.
Brain at 5 am: Wake up, there are typos to fix.
Me: I'm sleepy. I'll do it when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: There's the chapter structure, too. It needs more clarity.
Me: I said, when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: How about I just repeat myself endlessly...
Me: ...
Me: It's not too early. I'll do it now.
Me: I'm sleepy. I'll do it when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: There's the chapter structure, too. It needs more clarity.
Me: I said, when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: How about I just repeat myself endlessly...
Me: ...
Me: It's not too early. I'll do it now.
August 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Brain at 5 am: Wake up, there are typos to fix.
Me: I'm sleepy. I'll do it when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: There's the chapter structure, too. It needs more clarity.
Me: I said, when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: How about I just repeat myself endlessly...
Me: ...
Me: It's not too early. I'll do it now.
Me: I'm sleepy. I'll do it when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: There's the chapter structure, too. It needs more clarity.
Me: I said, when I get up.
Brain at 5 am: How about I just repeat myself endlessly...
Me: ...
Me: It's not too early. I'll do it now.
Reposted by Samer Rabadi
🤔 ""Can teachers really spot AI writing?""
Here's how I answered that question for my 9th graders—with a twist they never saw coming.
www.litandtech.com/2023/06/how-...
#Teaching #EduSkyAI #EduSky
Here's how I answered that question for my 9th graders—with a twist they never saw coming.
www.litandtech.com/2023/06/how-...
#Teaching #EduSkyAI #EduSky
How I convinced my students that I could tell if they used AI
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
www.litandtech.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🤔 ""Can teachers really spot AI writing?""
Here's how I answered that question for my 9th graders—with a twist they never saw coming.
www.litandtech.com/2023/06/how-...
#Teaching #EduSkyAI #EduSky
Here's how I answered that question for my 9th graders—with a twist they never saw coming.
www.litandtech.com/2023/06/how-...
#Teaching #EduSkyAI #EduSky
Reposted by Samer Rabadi
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
Happy birthday! It's a pleasure to share this lovely artwork.
Today is my birthday (turning 29), which is the only time all year that I ask for a repost 🌿
I hope you get lost in fantasy worlds as much as I do 🔮
I hope you get lost in fantasy worlds as much as I do 🔮
July 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happy birthday! It's a pleasure to share this lovely artwork.
More evidence that I've married a teacher. There's a big jug of the stuff to the left, just out of view. 😂
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
More evidence that I've married a teacher. There's a big jug of the stuff to the left, just out of view. 😂
Look at that fried chicken.
From the folks at Belfare. I don't know if they're always at the Tuesday farmer's market in Petaluma, but it was worth stopping for.
From the folks at Belfare. I don't know if they're always at the Tuesday farmer's market in Petaluma, but it was worth stopping for.
July 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Look at that fried chicken.
From the folks at Belfare. I don't know if they're always at the Tuesday farmer's market in Petaluma, but it was worth stopping for.
From the folks at Belfare. I don't know if they're always at the Tuesday farmer's market in Petaluma, but it was worth stopping for.