Of course I don't know what ship to swim to as an alternative, so anyone with opinions: Lemme have em.

Tom Shippey isn't on here, but is worth soliciting to get on here because he's so damn good.

Is the smell from the durian or from durian farts? Headed to a short meeting with someone I don't like next week, and I want to get the timing right.

What organizations do authors (indie or trad) have to advocate for them and push back against this? Because it's way past time to push back. ALLi or @ibpa.bsky.social bsky.social for indies? @sfwa.bsky.social?

Feel the same about starting Judo at 30 and HEMA at 45.

Just watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 last night. And yeah.

Sorry to see your question late! Things got busy at the festival.

Oran Mor Meadery (www.oranmormead.com) was there. They'll be back at Viking Beer Fest, too!

How can you write an article on the New Dark Ages without even quoting GWAR as subject matter experts?

Step one: Let poor people have easier access to stablecoins.
Step two:
Step three: Poor people profit.

Thanks, but I'll stick to stealing underpants.

Headley's translation is described as feminist, but I would call it modern and exciting. Heaney's translation gets all the attention. I do own it, and I like the pictures. But for pure translation and content helping to understand the poem, I prefer Shippey's.

@alreadyoverbook.bsky.social I know you'd be interested in this.