Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness)
@zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social
He/him. Did some stuff once.
Writingdarkness.ca for twisted fiction, poetry and artwork. Lost in a liminal nightmare.
thechildisscreaming.bandcamp.com for dark aleatoric music
Writingdarkness.ca for twisted fiction, poetry and artwork. Lost in a liminal nightmare.
thechildisscreaming.bandcamp.com for dark aleatoric music
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For the Entertainment of Strangers - Writing Darkness
For Haleigh Masterton, the moment her stomach lining tore registered only as a dull ache. Nor did it slow her down any. It was simply another one of the many aches that came with the job and so it did...
writingdarkness.ca
Some words for October. I'd include a line from the story to try to generate interest but it'd just be the first sentence and you can read that in the blurb.
writingdarkness.ca/for-the-ente...
writingdarkness.ca/for-the-ente...
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Last new shirt design of 2025, with an important message that i think could bring about a lasting world peace if everyone buys one that is my hope
roryblank.bigcartel.com
roryblank.bigcartel.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Last new shirt design of 2025, with an important message that i think could bring about a lasting world peace if everyone buys one that is my hope
roryblank.bigcartel.com
roryblank.bigcartel.com
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When he asks for a charcuterie board for breakfast
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
When he asks for a charcuterie board for breakfast
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I hate human-type Pokemon. I don't want to put a professional boxer with a skin condition into a ball.
December 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I hate human-type Pokemon. I don't want to put a professional boxer with a skin condition into a ball.
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could journalism actually be advertising?
Could AI relationships actually be good for us?
Could AI relationships actually be good for us?
From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs – but it needs to be handled responsibly
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
could journalism actually be advertising?
Not saying a 12 hour twilight imperium game could fix me but it couldnt hurt
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Not saying a 12 hour twilight imperium game could fix me but it couldnt hurt
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Always happy whenever James Duval pops up
December 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Always happy whenever James Duval pops up
Christmas was nice but I'm ready to get back to creating now.
December 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Christmas was nice but I'm ready to get back to creating now.
New fits
December 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New fits
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2026's History of Horror film challenge is up. Week 1 starts on the 8th.
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
History of Horror 2026: A Lesson in Terror
It’s another year and that means it’s time for another History of Horror. Rather than focusing on any kind of overarching theme, this year I decided to treat each month as its own theme. The challenge...
letterboxd.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
2026's History of Horror film challenge is up. Week 1 starts on the 8th.
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
2026's History of Horror film challenge is up. Week 1 starts on the 8th.
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
History of Horror 2026: A Lesson in Terror
It’s another year and that means it’s time for another History of Horror. Rather than focusing on any kind of overarching theme, this year I decided to treat each month as its own theme. The challenge...
letterboxd.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
2026's History of Horror film challenge is up. Week 1 starts on the 8th.
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
letterboxd.com/horrordaily/...
Picked the categories for 2026's History of Horror challenge. Now just got to put it together and get it up on Letterboxd.
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Picked the categories for 2026's History of Horror challenge. Now just got to put it together and get it up on Letterboxd.
Plus Red Dead Redemption 2, Lords of the Fallen, Silent Hill F, and Skald. Gonna be a struggle for free time.
Got Elden Ring, Armored Core VI, Baldur's Gate 3, and Assassin's Creed Shadows
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Plus Red Dead Redemption 2, Lords of the Fallen, Silent Hill F, and Skald. Gonna be a struggle for free time.
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
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Warmest holiday wishes to you and yours.
December 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Warmest holiday wishes to you and yours.
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It wasn't a Merry Christmas for Bill the year he got screwed over by a low rent lawyer. #puppetswhokill
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It wasn't a Merry Christmas for Bill the year he got screwed over by a low rent lawyer. #puppetswhokill
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It wasn't a Merry Xmas for Rocko the year he encountered a haunted TV set in our Twilight Place episode
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It wasn't a Merry Xmas for Rocko the year he encountered a haunted TV set in our Twilight Place episode
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Christmas hasn't been the same since i noticed Santa has the same handwriting as my wife
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Christmas hasn't been the same since i noticed Santa has the same handwriting as my wife
Got this year's gift package from the barn and it included this bad boy
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Got this year's gift package from the barn and it included this bad boy
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one of my most popular designs
September 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
one of my most popular designs
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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.
Few things feel better than mowing down traitor astartes
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Few things feel better than mowing down traitor astartes
I keep getting ads for chewing tobacco. What fucking loser is chewing tobacco in 2025?
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I keep getting ads for chewing tobacco. What fucking loser is chewing tobacco in 2025?
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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When they ask me what radicalized me
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
When they ask me what radicalized me