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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 2h

She loves me

Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 12h

@iamchrisscott.bsky.social has a very fun and season appropriate spooky campfire story for you today.

Also, I just realized campfire rhymes with vampire.

MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 13h

"Everything is exactly how they remember it: Three 21-year-old shitheads, disheveled with bad haircuts, ratty clothes, ugly macho postures. Except there’s a fourth guy this time, in between them, his arms hung around their shoulders." @iamchrisscott.bsky.social mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...

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Lacey N. Dunham (she/her) @bookbent.bsky.social · 12h

Want to ask me your pressing questions about writing, finding the right agent, and how to survive the emotional ups and downs of being a first-time author? Join me next Tuesday for a free lunchtime chat! buymeacoffee.com/brownbaglit/... @brownbaglit.bsky.social

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 16h

Crimes being committed.

A photo of Gustave the tabby kitten climbing up a screen door designed to keep him out of a room. He is clinging onto the top with his claws.

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 12h

According to these "scientists" it is not Tylenol.

www.sciencealert.com/several-psyc...

Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Shows

Researchers recently discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis.

www.sciencealert.com

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

This is totally unfair

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Fine. I sent that weird story back out.

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

This is gonna mess up both book sales and libraries

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

One Battle After Another and The Big Chill are both about leftism, sex, those who stay true, and those who sell out. In this paper I will argue

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I wish I could take everyone's imposter syndrome and turn it into empasta thunderdome, where we're embedded in fights with macaroni and pappardelle and nobody wins bc when you're here, you're family

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Really good friends with really good benefits.

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure if the world is ready for that from me

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

The 80s were crazy

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

❤️

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 1d

Okay guys, let's do this. Let's have one of those blessed days everyone keeps talking about.

On three...

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 2d

I was watching One Battle and I was like, huh, this could be a Pynchon book, and then ending credits said it was.

Which means I definitely only half pay attention to the news.

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 2d

One rejection weeks after I withdrew and one acceptance.
🎶"Some journals don't like writers like me. Awwww, but some journals do."🎶

a man wearing a cowboy hat is sitting in a chair

ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat is sitting in a chair

media.tenor.com

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 3d

This is so disingenuous simply bc Noam and Otzma Yehudit, the people behind the Bibi coalition encourage violence against queer people.

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 3d

I know my writing is caustic, but remember, that it's not just my traumatic upbringing that inspires it, I work with one of the most traumatized communities in DC. What might be caustic to one person gives another person hope.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 3d

Old quote: "Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities"

Same person now: "The library community must shape AI toward ethical use and as a means of greater inclusion of authentic voice into the global conversation"

Reality of AI and community:

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 3d

Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.

Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence

Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...

arxiv.org

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Stephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 3d

I do not wish to learn about the "protocols" of the social media site I am on. I just want to make lil jokes with my friends and not see nazis. Why is this so hard for anyone who makes a social media site to understand

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Erika Swyler @erikaswyler.bsky.social · 3d

I needed to see this today. Perhaps you do as well. ❤️

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social · 3d

On substack:

"Here’s an argument against pre-rejecting the support you might be able to receive.”

“This post is for paid subscribers.”

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MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 3d

"Anyway, we’re doling out a hundred thousand skull-shattering kicks per second. We're running up walls & punching support beams in half & smashing office equipment to bits. A crowd gathers because of all the righteous moves. They’re pretty impressed." Nick Gregorio mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

Epic Workplace Judo/Karate Fight | MrBullBull

mrbullbull.com

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, UK! “The Librarians” will air on BBC Four on Oct. 7. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians

Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.

www.bbc.co.uk

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