Scribbler Hackit
@scribblerhackit.bsky.social
Bookworming. Writing. Losing sleep over the state of the world.
Author of THE MYRIAD OF SIMON HANSEN, a meandering, egghead gay romance(?) set in a Dublin bookshop in the 90s.
https://myriadofsimonhansen.com/
Author of THE MYRIAD OF SIMON HANSEN, a meandering, egghead gay romance(?) set in a Dublin bookshop in the 90s.
https://myriadofsimonhansen.com/
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The Myriad of Simon Hansen
A diary
myriadofsimonhansen.com
Lest anyone doubt the roman a clef credentials of MYRIAD, I was definitely working in a bookstore c. 1990 because I vividly recall that Life in Hell comic strip dude getting a new show called The Simpsons, and being threatened with violence for carrying The Satanic Verses. myriadofsimonhansen.com
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The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
Explain your username:
Welp, as a writer in many forms, I just like to roll with irony slash a sense of humility.
Welp, as a writer in many forms, I just like to roll with irony slash a sense of humility.
Explain your username.
I promo/spotlight/review indie books (and art). Very straightforward. 🥰
I promo/spotlight/review indie books (and art). Very straightforward. 🥰
Explain your username.
I've done so a few times in the past but for anyone who's new here, it's basically just my last name paired with a random number. Technically, there IS a meaning behind the number, but it's a story that I'd rather just not mention because it involves embarrassing memories.
I've done so a few times in the past but for anyone who's new here, it's basically just my last name paired with a random number. Technically, there IS a meaning behind the number, but it's a story that I'd rather just not mention because it involves embarrassing memories.
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Explain your username:
Welp, as a writer in many forms, I just like to roll with irony slash a sense of humility.
Welp, as a writer in many forms, I just like to roll with irony slash a sense of humility.
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I'm a comics creator. Every time I lead a workshop with kids, I see their absolute joy in drawing with their OWN HANDS. If you deny kids that joy by forcing them to type prompts into a computer, you're failing as an educator.
Shame on you for this.
Shame on you for this.
December 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I'm a comics creator. Every time I lead a workshop with kids, I see their absolute joy in drawing with their OWN HANDS. If you deny kids that joy by forcing them to type prompts into a computer, you're failing as an educator.
Shame on you for this.
Shame on you for this.
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
My critique is the mostly bland, uninspired or even offensive casting, tbf. Pass.
Some Viewers Are Critiquing Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY for Historical Accuracy After the First Trailer's Release
Some Viewers Are Critiquing Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY for Historical Accuracy After the First Trailer's Release
Christopher Nolan is known for his larger than life films with massive stories and budgets to match, and he is taking his filmmaking to the next level with his adaptation of the epic 24-part poem by Homer,...
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My critique is the mostly bland, uninspired or even offensive casting, tbf. Pass.
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Some absolutely top notch orange cattery here
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Some absolutely top notch orange cattery here
Under his fucking eye, amirite, Sammy?
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Under his fucking eye, amirite, Sammy?
Will side-eye any queer person lipsyncing or burlesquing to "I will Survive" going forward, because hard not to know all this now. Gay anthem shot to hell.
Gloria Gaynor revealed as MAGA donor after being picked by Trump for Kennedy Center Honor
Gloria Gaynor revealed as MAGA donor after Trump picks her for Kennedy Center Honor
‘I Will Survive’ singer has reportedly donated nearly $22,000 to right-wing politicians and organizations since 2023
www.the-independent.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Will side-eye any queer person lipsyncing or burlesquing to "I will Survive" going forward, because hard not to know all this now. Gay anthem shot to hell.
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It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
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The remaining Victorian ghosts admitted defeat today. “The world in 2025 is so much spookier than anything we could come up with, so we’re taking retirement. Here, have our shoes as a parting gift.” Victorian ghosts—creepy to the last.
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The remaining Victorian ghosts admitted defeat today. “The world in 2025 is so much spookier than anything we could come up with, so we’re taking retirement. Here, have our shoes as a parting gift.” Victorian ghosts—creepy to the last.
None. I keep MYRIAD in a separate world because it's quasi-autobiographical and I'm private that way.
(Obligatory PSA so as not to mislead smut-buyers: The series isn't really smut, but 🔥🔥🔥 exists here and there, esp in book 2)
(Obligatory PSA so as not to mislead smut-buyers: The series isn't really smut, but 🔥🔥🔥 exists here and there, esp in book 2)
Considering that many of you may be spending time with loved ones this month, #Smutcember:
Who among your friends and family has read your smut? Has it been a positive experience sharing it with them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Who among your friends and family has read your smut? Has it been a positive experience sharing it with them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
None. I keep MYRIAD in a separate world because it's quasi-autobiographical and I'm private that way.
(Obligatory PSA so as not to mislead smut-buyers: The series isn't really smut, but 🔥🔥🔥 exists here and there, esp in book 2)
(Obligatory PSA so as not to mislead smut-buyers: The series isn't really smut, but 🔥🔥🔥 exists here and there, esp in book 2)
I've said it before, but those "naked xrays" installed in airports in the west was a test-run of citizens' complacency and toletance for invasive authoritarian surveillance. Our lack of pushback revealed everything they needed to know.
Human beings are adaptable. Too adaptable. We put up with too much shit.
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I've said it before, but those "naked xrays" installed in airports in the west was a test-run of citizens' complacency and toletance for invasive authoritarian surveillance. Our lack of pushback revealed everything they needed to know.
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So many of these fools saying AI art is the future and AI will soon be indistinguishable from humans in every way, their arguments boil down to “the human experience means nothing” and honestly i don’t think people who believe that are capable of understanding art in the first place
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
So many of these fools saying AI art is the future and AI will soon be indistinguishable from humans in every way, their arguments boil down to “the human experience means nothing” and honestly i don’t think people who believe that are capable of understanding art in the first place
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I'm not in marketing but an angry guy shrieking "Guess what asshole...AI isn't going away so you might as well accept it!" doesn't strike me as the way you'd pitch an ostensibly useful product
December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I'm not in marketing but an angry guy shrieking "Guess what asshole...AI isn't going away so you might as well accept it!" doesn't strike me as the way you'd pitch an ostensibly useful product
Whenever I see a post by an author deriding lush, inventive prose, I immediately know I will bounce off their bland-ass work.
MYRIAD isn't densely written or flowery (that flair is under another pen-name), but Simon has a vocab and gets aroused by words like I do.
MYRIAD isn't densely written or flowery (that flair is under another pen-name), but Simon has a vocab and gets aroused by words like I do.
I was thinking earlier about how vocabulary affects reader experience and preferences.
I like big words and I cannot lie. When an author challenges my vocabulary, it’s often a sign I’m going to enjoy a book.
Some folks gravitate toward a more accessible reading experience, which tbc is 100% okay!
I like big words and I cannot lie. When an author challenges my vocabulary, it’s often a sign I’m going to enjoy a book.
Some folks gravitate toward a more accessible reading experience, which tbc is 100% okay!
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Whenever I see a post by an author deriding lush, inventive prose, I immediately know I will bounce off their bland-ass work.
MYRIAD isn't densely written or flowery (that flair is under another pen-name), but Simon has a vocab and gets aroused by words like I do.
MYRIAD isn't densely written or flowery (that flair is under another pen-name), but Simon has a vocab and gets aroused by words like I do.
As a perennial “Read Caleb Williams and Political Justice!” broken record, this trending—regardless of target—pleases me.
(I love Godwin’s work so much that he figures in MYRIAD. Of course.)
(I love Godwin’s work so much that he figures in MYRIAD. Of course.)
Caleb Williams (1794), William Godwin's timely exposé of fake news, dirty tricks, and all the truth-twisting deceptions by which authoritarian governments maintain power, is now trending on Bluesky. (Image from 19c. reprint)
December 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
As a perennial “Read Caleb Williams and Political Justice!” broken record, this trending—regardless of target—pleases me.
(I love Godwin’s work so much that he figures in MYRIAD. Of course.)
(I love Godwin’s work so much that he figures in MYRIAD. Of course.)
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I see a lot of "please be respectful of other people's decisions" around AI in indie author spaces and I don't understand it. If you plagiarise that makes you a plagiarist. If you steal someone else's work and lie that it's your own, that makes you a liar and thief. I'm supposed to respect that?
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I see a lot of "please be respectful of other people's decisions" around AI in indie author spaces and I don't understand it. If you plagiarise that makes you a plagiarist. If you steal someone else's work and lie that it's your own, that makes you a liar and thief. I'm supposed to respect that?
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Having a cat is so cool. There is a little creature in my bed who loves me and vibrates like a tiny motorcycle and is so fuzzy and wants to snuggle. How could I want anything else
December 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Having a cat is so cool. There is a little creature in my bed who loves me and vibrates like a tiny motorcycle and is so fuzzy and wants to snuggle. How could I want anything else
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Aaaaand they changed it. Good work team!
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Aaaaand they changed it. Good work team!
I feel sick, @sfwa.org. What are we even doing?
That's BS! Allowing partial LLM-created works on Neb final ballot means stories created exclusively by humans will not be honored by one of our genre's most important awards.
That's how it works. If one story partially created by LLM is on the final ballot, a human-created story was kept off it. 2/
That's how it works. If one story partially created by LLM is on the final ballot, a human-created story was kept off it. 2/
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I feel sick, @sfwa.org. What are we even doing?
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I'm tired of queer blockbusters. I'm happy for those authors, but we don't need more bank-breaking releases. We need all kinds of little stories, books that challenge the meaning of "book," short fiction that ensnares us, poetry that makes our heads float away--stories that are allowed to grow.
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm tired of queer blockbusters. I'm happy for those authors, but we don't need more bank-breaking releases. We need all kinds of little stories, books that challenge the meaning of "book," short fiction that ensnares us, poetry that makes our heads float away--stories that are allowed to grow.
Like a lot of fields (e.g. academia), it’s not just about talent and hard work. Lord fkn knows! If you aren’t On Trend or Playing the Right Politics, there’s little chance.
Again: MERITOCRACY DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS EXISTED. And yeah, it seems even worse nowadays, in late-stage capitalism, innit?
Again: MERITOCRACY DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS EXISTED. And yeah, it seems even worse nowadays, in late-stage capitalism, innit?
and I KNOW all authors love their own books. So even while knowing my bias, I am sure I have something special. I also know that it could be written better than any other book ever written, but because it doesn't contain The Tropes now, it can never be tradpubbed.
December 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Like a lot of fields (e.g. academia), it’s not just about talent and hard work. Lord fkn knows! If you aren’t On Trend or Playing the Right Politics, there’s little chance.
Again: MERITOCRACY DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS EXISTED. And yeah, it seems even worse nowadays, in late-stage capitalism, innit?
Again: MERITOCRACY DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS EXISTED. And yeah, it seems even worse nowadays, in late-stage capitalism, innit?
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If I broke into a bakery, kicked out the owner, fired the staff, and started using their recipes and equipment to sell bread, would that be ethical?
If I bought my own ingredients after theirs ran out, would that be ethical?
Because that's what all the 'ethical GenAI' people sound like.
If I bought my own ingredients after theirs ran out, would that be ethical?
Because that's what all the 'ethical GenAI' people sound like.
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If I broke into a bakery, kicked out the owner, fired the staff, and started using their recipes and equipment to sell bread, would that be ethical?
If I bought my own ingredients after theirs ran out, would that be ethical?
Because that's what all the 'ethical GenAI' people sound like.
If I bought my own ingredients after theirs ran out, would that be ethical?
Because that's what all the 'ethical GenAI' people sound like.
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People should talk more about shit they love, it's a great way to make friends
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
People should talk more about shit they love, it's a great way to make friends
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Escapism reading is nice, don’t get me wrong…but I prefer reading stories where the bad shit still exists, but the characters get to do something about it.
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Escapism reading is nice, don’t get me wrong…but I prefer reading stories where the bad shit still exists, but the characters get to do something about it.