S.M. Carrière 🍁
@smcarriere.bsky.social
Writes fiction, teaches martial arts, spends too much time daydreaming. Sidhe/Her.
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The Tahorah stands out even amongst the Daemon - pale, pale skin where there's is dark. Violet eyes. But despite this, this alien-human offspring is beloved by the Daemon she leads. And by Commander Skye. The rest of humanity has some catching up to do. #Skylark www.smcarriere.com/books/skylark
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Tahorah stands out even amongst the Daemon - pale, pale skin where there's is dark. Violet eyes. But despite this, this alien-human offspring is beloved by the Daemon she leads. And by Commander Skye. The rest of humanity has some catching up to do. #Skylark www.smcarriere.com/books/skylark
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Happy Holidays!!
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December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Okay if I can be selfish for a moment:
I'm delisted from itch. In the UK you literally can not see my profile.
A big chunk of my income, my living money, comes from bundles like this. It would mean a lot if you could share it, send it to friends. 🧵
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I'm delisted from itch. In the UK you literally can not see my profile.
A big chunk of my income, my living money, comes from bundles like this. It would mean a lot if you could share it, send it to friends. 🧵
itch.io/s/175443/ver...
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Okay if I can be selfish for a moment:
I'm delisted from itch. In the UK you literally can not see my profile.
A big chunk of my income, my living money, comes from bundles like this. It would mean a lot if you could share it, send it to friends. 🧵
itch.io/s/175443/ver...
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
I'm delisted from itch. In the UK you literally can not see my profile.
A big chunk of my income, my living money, comes from bundles like this. It would mean a lot if you could share it, send it to friends. 🧵
itch.io/s/175443/ver...
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
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I agree with this entire thread. I am deeply disappointed by @sfwa.org 's decision, especially considering how many of its members (including me) had our work stolen for the creation of that generative AI. There is NO way anyone should be eligible for a Nebula without doing ALL the writing themself.
I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
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Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I agree with this entire thread. I am deeply disappointed by @sfwa.org 's decision, especially considering how many of its members (including me) had our work stolen for the creation of that generative AI. There is NO way anyone should be eligible for a Nebula without doing ALL the writing themself.
Alright Starlings, I need your help again. ko-fi.com/polls/Which-...
Which Do You Prefer, Part 2 - Click to view on Ko-fi
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December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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So Facebook’s algorithm has (rightly) decided that I ought to be watching a whole bunch of Tawanchai fights/highlight reels… That dude *thinks*. That makes him a very dangerous opponent (and super fun to watch).
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
So Facebook’s algorithm has (rightly) decided that I ought to be watching a whole bunch of Tawanchai fights/highlight reels… That dude *thinks*. That makes him a very dangerous opponent (and super fun to watch).
There are police outside trying my neighbour’s apartment on a wellness check. I hope everything is alright.
December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There are police outside trying my neighbour’s apartment on a wellness check. I hope everything is alright.
Skylark. Upright he is a strong, reliable, excellent (if somewhat maverick) commander of USC's most successful team.
Reversed he is incredibly violent, reckless, angry & struggles with PTSD.
But even a broken light can be a beacon, & an imperfect man a hero.
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Reversed he is incredibly violent, reckless, angry & struggles with PTSD.
But even a broken light can be a beacon, & an imperfect man a hero.
www.smcarriere.com/books/skylark
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Skylark. Upright he is a strong, reliable, excellent (if somewhat maverick) commander of USC's most successful team.
Reversed he is incredibly violent, reckless, angry & struggles with PTSD.
But even a broken light can be a beacon, & an imperfect man a hero.
www.smcarriere.com/books/skylark
Reversed he is incredibly violent, reckless, angry & struggles with PTSD.
But even a broken light can be a beacon, & an imperfect man a hero.
www.smcarriere.com/books/skylark
I ran an experiment by uploading #TheTimbercreekIncident as a serial on Wattpad. This is how it turned out (as of Monday morning): www.smcarriere.com/blog/2883461...
The Timbercreek Incident on Wattpad / Blog | SMCarriere
Good morning, Readers!
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December 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I ran an experiment by uploading #TheTimbercreekIncident as a serial on Wattpad. This is how it turned out (as of Monday morning): www.smcarriere.com/blog/2883461...
Good morning, Starlings! Your early access to this week's blog post is now up to read: ko-fi.com/post/The-Tim...
The Timbercreek Incident on Wattpad
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December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Good morning, Starlings! Your early access to this week's blog post is now up to read: ko-fi.com/post/The-Tim...
Everyone needs a friend like Oliver Mendez.
Good morning! The final chapter of #TheTimbercreekIncident by @smcarriere.bsky.social is now up on Wattpad for you to read. Mendez gets a new job (I would too), and Sebastian gets some closure: www.wattpad.com/story/391955...
The Timbercreek Incident - S.M. Carrière - Wattpad
11 years following the devastating bio-hazard containment breach that resulted in the complete destruction of Cedarwood City, deeply troubled Agent Sebastian C...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Everyone needs a friend like Oliver Mendez.
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The "basic" in universal basic income does not mean low. It means basic as in base. Foundational. Primary. First. Basic income is an income floor. All other income adds to it. It's basic income because it's everyone starting income.
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The "basic" in universal basic income does not mean low. It means basic as in base. Foundational. Primary. First. Basic income is an income floor. All other income adds to it. It's basic income because it's everyone starting income.
OMG. YouTube is doing an automatic dubbing of channels. I had no choice in the matter. It just did it. I HATE this with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.
Make it a feature if you want, YouTube, but make it so people can opt IN if they want it.
For the love of all things user experience, stop.
Make it a feature if you want, YouTube, but make it so people can opt IN if they want it.
For the love of all things user experience, stop.
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
OMG. YouTube is doing an automatic dubbing of channels. I had no choice in the matter. It just did it. I HATE this with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.
Make it a feature if you want, YouTube, but make it so people can opt IN if they want it.
For the love of all things user experience, stop.
Make it a feature if you want, YouTube, but make it so people can opt IN if they want it.
For the love of all things user experience, stop.
I am officially old. Got home from work, settled into my lazy-boy and... fell asleep. Stayed that way until the wee hours of the morning when I dragged myself to my actual bed.
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I am officially old. Got home from work, settled into my lazy-boy and... fell asleep. Stayed that way until the wee hours of the morning when I dragged myself to my actual bed.
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Oh God. Another Idea.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Ugh. What a frustrating scam. Got a free webinar for something (creating a business) only for it to be an hour and a half of regurgitated nonsense of stuff you read online everywhere and then a half hour pitch for some stupid expensive programme the speaker runs.
What a waste of time.
What a waste of time.
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ugh. What a frustrating scam. Got a free webinar for something (creating a business) only for it to be an hour and a half of regurgitated nonsense of stuff you read online everywhere and then a half hour pitch for some stupid expensive programme the speaker runs.
What a waste of time.
What a waste of time.
Good morning. Here is this week's blog post. I am sad: www.smcarriere.com/blog/2872804...
Sad News; A Delay / Blog | SMCarriere
Good morning, Readers!
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December 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Good morning. Here is this week's blog post. I am sad: www.smcarriere.com/blog/2872804...
Good morning Starlings. A day late, but here is your early access to this week's blog post: ko-fi.com/post/Sad-New...
Sad News; a Delay
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December 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
I wrote a thing for Black Gate Magazine: www.blackgate.com/2025/12/09/i...
In Defence of the “Romantasy Girlies” – Black Gate
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I wrote a thing for Black Gate Magazine: www.blackgate.com/2025/12/09/i...
Went to pick up a book I’d ordered only to find that the shop was closed. And will be closed every night at 5pm. Not expecting anyone to do any after-work Xmas shopping, I see.
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Went to pick up a book I’d ordered only to find that the shop was closed. And will be closed every night at 5pm. Not expecting anyone to do any after-work Xmas shopping, I see.
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"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
And! Your public library most likely offers access to the major newspapers. You can just login & check out the day's stories (or past ones) for free.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
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Today I'm identifying with independent journalists whose work is quoted by bigger pubs w/out attribution. I'm not a journalist, obviously, but w/in my niche I'm often first to report, and it's maddening to see articles that use my research but don't or barely cite me or attribute it to others
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today I'm identifying with independent journalists whose work is quoted by bigger pubs w/out attribution. I'm not a journalist, obviously, but w/in my niche I'm often first to report, and it's maddening to see articles that use my research but don't or barely cite me or attribute it to others
He's good people.
Good morning! Chapter 27 of #TheTimbercreekIncident by @smcarriere.bsky.social went up yesterday morning. The danger is over, and Oliver Mendez proves to be a great friend: www.wattpad.com/1536164474-t...
The Timbercreek Incident - Chapter Twenty-Seven - Wattpad
Read Chapter Twenty-Seven from the story The Timbercreek Incident by OverdueBooksOfficial (S.M. Carrière) with 0 reads. epidemic, survival, bio-hazard. Sebasti...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
He's good people.