Emily Horner
@emilyhorner.bsky.social
Health sciences librarian, Creative Writing/Environment MFA, Canadian in WI. More prairies, fewer police. Too hot for Granbury, TX. she/her 🌈
I love when I'm doing a cryptic crossword with a clue like "I expose the flesh of King Edward" and you're wracking your brain for history or wordplay and it turns out that King Edward is a potato
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I love when I'm doing a cryptic crossword with a clue like "I expose the flesh of King Edward" and you're wracking your brain for history or wordplay and it turns out that King Edward is a potato
Reposted by Emily Horner
When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
You know I'm not having the greatest 2:30 am when I put on one of those sleep podcasts but keep trying to argue with it / copy edit it
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
You know I'm not having the greatest 2:30 am when I put on one of those sleep podcasts but keep trying to argue with it / copy edit it
I am begging every terrible generic burgers-steaks-and-chicken-tenders restaurant near two malls and a business park to have, like, ONE decent vegetarian meal.
(And I have no moral compunctions about eating meat in this kind of situation, I'm just worried about how my stomach would react.)
(And I have no moral compunctions about eating meat in this kind of situation, I'm just worried about how my stomach would react.)
December 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am begging every terrible generic burgers-steaks-and-chicken-tenders restaurant near two malls and a business park to have, like, ONE decent vegetarian meal.
(And I have no moral compunctions about eating meat in this kind of situation, I'm just worried about how my stomach would react.)
(And I have no moral compunctions about eating meat in this kind of situation, I'm just worried about how my stomach would react.)
There is a small child here whose device keeps playing "AAAAAAAUGH," followed by a sort of squishy death sound, and I am currently praying that kid isn't getting on my flight.
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There is a small child here whose device keeps playing "AAAAAAAUGH," followed by a sort of squishy death sound, and I am currently praying that kid isn't getting on my flight.
Tried very hard to balance my 'get to the airport very early' impulse with my '2 hours is probably enough even on Christmas Eve' impulse but I got through security a full 2.75 hrs before my flight
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tried very hard to balance my 'get to the airport very early' impulse with my '2 hours is probably enough even on Christmas Eve' impulse but I got through security a full 2.75 hrs before my flight
Reposted by Emily Horner
If you really need to waste some water for your ideas, you can also do “staring at the wall” in the shower.
Instead of using GenAI to generate ideas, may I instead suggest "Staring at a Wall." Your mind will wander and probably have more relevant, fleshed out ideas than anything an LLM can generate. Join the "Staring at a Wall" movement today.
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If you really need to waste some water for your ideas, you can also do “staring at the wall” in the shower.
Last work day of the year and I don't have that much that I need to do, but it's going to take the very last shreds of my mental capacity to get it done.
December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Last work day of the year and I don't have that much that I need to do, but it's going to take the very last shreds of my mental capacity to get it done.
Reposted by Emily Horner
I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
Reposted by Emily Horner
The category was "CLASSIC NOVEL ADD A LETTER"
December 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The category was "CLASSIC NOVEL ADD A LETTER"
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"The whole Internet loves cancer-detection AI, the lovely AI that detects cancer! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the AI is racist."
“Just when you thought you heard it all, AI systems designed to spot cancer have startled researchers with a baked-in penchant for racism.”
Color me shocked.
December 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"The whole Internet loves cancer-detection AI, the lovely AI that detects cancer! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the AI is racist."
I literally have never been "savaged" for posting a bad photograph. Or a picture of my dinner.
I can't remember the last time I've seen someone "savaged" over bad art, except in the area of niche fandom disagreements
I can't remember the last time I've seen someone "savaged" over bad art, except in the area of niche fandom disagreements
I mean, things are tough all over. If rude criticism stops you from making art, you should probably not be making art.
December 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I literally have never been "savaged" for posting a bad photograph. Or a picture of my dinner.
I can't remember the last time I've seen someone "savaged" over bad art, except in the area of niche fandom disagreements
I can't remember the last time I've seen someone "savaged" over bad art, except in the area of niche fandom disagreements
Life gets more expensive when infrastructure gets worse.
It's harder than it used to be to find a gas station where you can inflate your tires. I'm sitting behind four other cars in line for the air pump at Kwik Trip, on my third try at finding a functional air pump.
It's harder than it used to be to find a gas station where you can inflate your tires. I'm sitting behind four other cars in line for the air pump at Kwik Trip, on my third try at finding a functional air pump.
December 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Life gets more expensive when infrastructure gets worse.
It's harder than it used to be to find a gas station where you can inflate your tires. I'm sitting behind four other cars in line for the air pump at Kwik Trip, on my third try at finding a functional air pump.
It's harder than it used to be to find a gas station where you can inflate your tires. I'm sitting behind four other cars in line for the air pump at Kwik Trip, on my third try at finding a functional air pump.
One thing I really appreciated about Wake Up Dead Man is how it portrays being in a job where you got into it to help people, but you are actively prevented from doing anything helpful/useful, and your coworkers are actively at odds with your ideals. Relatable.
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
One thing I really appreciated about Wake Up Dead Man is how it portrays being in a job where you got into it to help people, but you are actively prevented from doing anything helpful/useful, and your coworkers are actively at odds with your ideals. Relatable.
On speedrunning Beowulf:
www.tumblr.com/astronicht/7...
www.tumblr.com/astronicht/7...
Tumblr
Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.
www.tumblr.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
On speedrunning Beowulf:
www.tumblr.com/astronicht/7...
www.tumblr.com/astronicht/7...
I guess it's because Christmas is quickly approaching, but I keep getting emails about things that other people with similar email addresses to mine have ordered.
- Guns
- Nail salon
- Cruise
- One of those hideous customizable children's picture books
- Guns
- Nail salon
- Cruise
- One of those hideous customizable children's picture books
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I guess it's because Christmas is quickly approaching, but I keep getting emails about things that other people with similar email addresses to mine have ordered.
- Guns
- Nail salon
- Cruise
- One of those hideous customizable children's picture books
- Guns
- Nail salon
- Cruise
- One of those hideous customizable children's picture books
Reposted by Emily Horner
There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
Unsettling The Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold A Story? | Human Restoration Project | Nick Covington
Literacy doesn’t come in a box, we’ll never find our kids at the bottom of a curriculum package, and there can be no broad support for systemic change that excludes input from and support for teachers...
www.humanrestorationproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
If I had world enough and time (and were better at vegan baking substitutions), I would be making something from Mooncakes and Milk Bread or Breaking Bao for book club Saturday (Last Night at the Telegraph Club). But I definitely won't, given the windchills they're predicting.
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If I had world enough and time (and were better at vegan baking substitutions), I would be making something from Mooncakes and Milk Bread or Breaking Bao for book club Saturday (Last Night at the Telegraph Club). But I definitely won't, given the windchills they're predicting.
In an effort to not be cold during the winter, I bought some aluminum weatherstripping! And here I came to my first hurdle: I discovered that you need a hacksaw to cut aluminum weatherstripping.
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
In an effort to not be cold during the winter, I bought some aluminum weatherstripping! And here I came to my first hurdle: I discovered that you need a hacksaw to cut aluminum weatherstripping.
It's wild how much better I feel both physically and mentally when it's normal amounts of cold (32 degrees) as opposed to abnormal amounts of cold.
Anyway, Nighthawk Solstice was yesterday! Sunsets start to get later, even though the actual solstice has not yet arrived!
Anyway, Nighthawk Solstice was yesterday! Sunsets start to get later, even though the actual solstice has not yet arrived!
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's wild how much better I feel both physically and mentally when it's normal amounts of cold (32 degrees) as opposed to abnormal amounts of cold.
Anyway, Nighthawk Solstice was yesterday! Sunsets start to get later, even though the actual solstice has not yet arrived!
Anyway, Nighthawk Solstice was yesterday! Sunsets start to get later, even though the actual solstice has not yet arrived!
If more people had ever made their own clothing, fewer people would get scammed thinking the web site charging $60 for a heavy coat with intricate embroidery is legitimate.
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If more people had ever made their own clothing, fewer people would get scammed thinking the web site charging $60 for a heavy coat with intricate embroidery is legitimate.
I used to be able to hate my landlord for cold air coming through the window frame. Now I can only blame myself.
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I used to be able to hate my landlord for cold air coming through the window frame. Now I can only blame myself.
Clearly the time to better insulate my doors and windows was before December.
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Clearly the time to better insulate my doors and windows was before December.