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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 3h

Feeling confident enough to share first lines. Always a unreliable feeling, I know, when actively working on a draft!😂

Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 3h

I'm beginning to wonder if I just got overwhelmed by life (which was tricky the last time I worked on this story) and therefore saw bumps as mountains. (Fingers crossed that's true.)

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 3h

I'm on page 99 of my redraft of my Meissen Eyes novella (79%), and it still feels really strong. All I can think is that I didn't stick the ending or it's missing some key setup I haven't hit yet. Not sure why else I'd think it wasn't close to ready. It's now at 32k.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Jul 25

Consumer-facing "A.i." makes up lies, reproduces the bigotry of its inputs, degrades the cognitive abilities of its users, and can be manipulated by its billionaire owners to reflect their biases. It's also based on theft and destroys the environment. It should have NO role in the classroom.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 2d

Here is a nice mushroom

A tiny brownish mushroom of incredible delicateness grows tall from between hairy moss fronds. Teeny hair covers its stem in fuzz, and dew glistens on its cap. All photos by me

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 2d

Just over 70% through the rewrite of my Meissen Eyes novella! I'm trying not to get all up in my own head. I still haven't hit any insurmountable problems. It's science fiction horror (or something along those lines). Here's The Sleepwalker by Maxmilián Pirner which was the initial inspiration.

A woman in a long white nightgown, standing on a narrow ledge with her eyes closed.

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Juan Martinez @fulmerford.com · 2d

Hi, everyone! I‘ll be teaching Novel-in-a-Year with @storystudiochicago.bsky.social in 2026. This will be my third iteration of the class, with first drafts as the focus this time around. Registration is now open and will close November 7:

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Novel in a Year: First Draft with Juan Martinez - StoryStudio Chicago

This is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: First Draft is a unique opportunity to join a writing cohort, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, measure your progress, meet deadlines, and g...

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 4d

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 4d

I hope ya’ll enjoyed reading it as much as I loved working on it and reading the amazing stories that showed up!

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 4d

Just over 3 months ago Storyteller was published and interest is still going strong.
It’s has been featured on a curated list of indie publishers on Bookshop dot org!
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 4d

the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a little over 60% through this redraft of my Meissen Eyes novella. The edit has slowed down, but the story is still moving forward in a comfortable arc. However, the length may get tricky. I'm close to 31k and I don't know how much more I'll need to add to tighten the story. Not worrying though!

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 6d

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 7d

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AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t wanna piggyback someone’s perfectly good post with book promo, but lrp:

Might I suggest The Woods All Black, an historical Appalachian gothic set in the late ‘20s that explores gender, sexuality, and trans/queer bodily autonomy? It’s also (1) horny (2) spooky and (3) a bash-back revenge story

A photo of me holding a copy of The Woods All Black, partly obscuring my face, in front of a brick wall and window

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 9d

this is basically portland's version of a haka

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 9d

Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.

Emergency World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland, with blurred photi of naked bicyclists.

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pumpkin spice Toddé @toddedillard.bsky.social · 9d

I heard "there's artificial intelligence, and there's actual intelligence" and almost choked to death on this cough drop

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 11d

This. Entirely this.

Thaddeus Howze @ebonstorm.bsky.social · 11d

Why do people think creativity is like turning on a light and BANG, you have something new, interesting and able to be sold? I try to explain this to my beloved wife:

“Every meaningful act of creativity is the sum of thousands of quiet decisions, risks, revisions, and mostly failures.”

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 11d

Re-upping this one more time: this is the audio version of one of my new stories for the year, "Data Ghost" originally published in the Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Storyteller.

Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 12d

Aaaaaaaa!!!! @pseudopod.org has finallydropped the audio version of @marthawells.com's original story "Data Ghost," one of the many amazing original stories you'll find in our recently released Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology!
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PseudoPod 995: Data Ghost

When the station stats popped up on the screen, the Interface said, Anomalous. Deni batted at their ear and muttered, “No, no, quit it.” In the second cockpit seat, Winnie threw them a look. “What?”…

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 11d

It's also a relief to work with something that already has the worldbuilding sorted. The reason I took a break from the Pied Piper (short novella) was the dread I was beginning to feel at the number of research holes I needed to interrogate!

Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 11d

But the science is all sorted and the worldbuilding is strong: the two most technically difficult tasks. Please remind me that this story has at least 60 pages of solid if I or it start to stumble!

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 11d

I'm half way through the novella edit of Meissen Eyes and I still haven't hit anything bigger than a minor speed bump. I wish I'd left myself a note relating the reason I set this aside. It's definitely dark science fiction or perhaps horror science fiction. We'll have to see how the ending lands.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 12d

At 43% in this novella revision. I’m a bit nervous. It’s been awhile since I last read it, but I believe a time jump is coming up soon. My brain has suggested I structurally divide it (part 1 & part 2, or something equivalent). Perhaps that’s all it needs to make it flow. #writingadventures

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 12d

your moment of calm: a mossy waterfall deep in the heart of a Mount Hood trail.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 12d

More info and other order info here: essentialdreams.press/books/storyt...

Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology - Essential Dreams Press

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 12d

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Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology

Sixteen new stories from some of today's most renowned authors. All inspired by the master storyteller Tanith Lee.

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