This! THIS!! Writing is the hard part but also the rewarding and fun part. It’s hard because you are doing the work of thinking and processing and integrating. It’s rewarding because doing those things teaches you stuff. You come out on the other side changed from the work you did.

It's a second noted law of novel-writing that the thing that's filling your head with a crackling energy of ideas and enthusiasm will NOT be the thing you're currently working on.

One thing about writing drafts longhand... I had to wrap them all in plastic and put them in a protected area of a crawlspace before I fled Tallahassee. While also taking photographs of the most important pages

Regarding moderation on social media: it is my sincere belief that blocking is morally neutral! It’s not mean or abusive. It’s not an attack. It can be, at worst, mildly rude, roughly on par with hanging up on a telemarketer.

I'm the strongest! :3

When you’re packing, interesting things appear.

random thought: heads of state should not be given giant mansions set on rolling estates with dedicated staff but be made to live for the duration of their tenure in low income housing that matches what citizens are living in, when everyone else upgrades their house only then they get to move

An autumn cartoon that feels appropriate in London today...

anybody can start a podcast. my goal *pulling out a sword* is to stop one

Good morning!

please take a look at this [shows unbelievably beautiful, detailed game footage]. as you can see, it looks like garbage,

RIP actress Olive Thomas who dotd in 1920. She was a huge star in the Silent Era and married actor Jack Pickford, Mary's brother. She died ingesting Jack's syphilis medication, ruled an accident, it was the subject of speculation and the 1st Hollywood scandal. She was 25. Here's my signed 📸 of her

Things you can buy with $700:
- One PlayStation 5 Pro
- Two LEGO Deku Trees
- 23.33~ copies of PLAY NICE: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
- 700 Arizona Ice Teas
- 43% of a GeForce RTX 4090

The worst thing about the phrase "what is this place?" is once you notice it, you'll see it being used ALL OVER in movies and tv and comics and prose, everywhere, over and over again.

The second-worst thing is realizing there's a place where it'd be really handy in your own story >:(

whats your uncool celeb story one time I was at an event got pretty drunk then met (I think it was the bassist) someone from Red Hot Chili Peppers & I remember telling him "you guys should name your tour plane Music so you can tell everyone Music is your aeroplane", look it had to be said

My latest New Scientist cartoon 🧪