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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 1d

It was so good wasn't it? I'm still thinking about it weeks later.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 1d

There aren't enough swear words for how I feel about this

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 2d

Up for a short writing challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word Microfiction Challenge on December 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/250

The 250-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight

The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.

nycmidnight.com

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 2d

We have a "Village Inn" pizzeria here in my Chicago suburb but I'm not sure if that is what you meant

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 2d

OMG I read this as Jimmy Carter and I was like what 😂

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky Seasons Greetings

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 3d

If I had to guess, it's because it tells them what they want to hear.

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for teaching me a new phrase in German today! Was kann schon schief gehen, indeed

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 3d

On the contrary, ChatGPT is known for reinforcing opinions put into it by its prompters, regardless of consequences or objective reality. Case in point: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame

The parents of Adam Raine, who died by suicide in April, claim in a new lawsuit against OpenAI that the teenager used ChatGPT as his “suicide coach.”

www.nbcnews.com

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 3d

New anthology out now 👀

Lydia Prime @lydiaprime.bsky.social · 4d

PRETEND YOU DON’T SEE HER: The Invisible Woman (2025 Kandisha Press Women of Horror Anthology (Available NOW on Amazon!)

TODAY’S FEATURED AUTHOR:
JEN MIERISCH
@jenmierisch.bsky.social

“The Painted Man”

ORDER HERE: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/
#darkfiction #spooky #availablenow #readers

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 3d

This is a heartbreaking read. Please, y'all, don't do this. ChatGPT is not a therapist. futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...

ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners

Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.

futurism.com

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 6d

RIP Jane

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 6d

Likewise Eva! 🥰

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 6d

I wish there were more "regular people" on all sides, but quite a few people voted for this and are cheering it on.

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 7d

Ohhhh dang, you had me going there. I was about to flip a table. Love you M-W!

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 7d

New anthology out now, just in time for spooky season!
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER from Kandisha Press features my story "The Painted Man."
A painting-in-progress changes when the artist isn't looking... and it seems to be trying to tell a secret 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 8d

This is the home page of HUD.gov right now. Used it as a teachable moment for my kids about government propaganda.
I remember when .gov sites were considered reliable sources. Yet another thing this administration has taken from us.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 8d

Adriano Kalin is doing incredible work documenting what's been going on here in Chicago.

Adriano Kalin @adriano-kalin.bsky.social · 10d

Want to know what happened in Broadview, IL (a Chicago suburb), when ICE attacked protestors outside their facility?
Here is my firsthand account of what happened during the 48 hours of hell.

#immigrants #ice #press #photojournalism #chicago #photogrphy #independentjournalist

Documenting U.S. State Violence on Citizens Exercising Constitutional Rights.

Broadview, IL September 26 - 27, 2025.

adrianokalin.substack.com

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 9d

Happy 50th Anniversary to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the movie that helped make me a creature of the night.
"Strange Journey," a documentary about this cult film legend, is in theaters now. If you're in the Chicago area, you can see it at the Music Box Theatre:
rockyhorrordoc.com/buy-tickets

Buy Tickets | Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is a joyful and wild ride through the tale of the cultural juggernaut that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. From its humble origins as a London fringe theat...

rockyhorrordoc.com

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 10d

Writers: If anyone is looking for a word count tracker for your WIPs now that NaNoWriMo is gone. I have been using TrackBear for a week and I love it. Its interface is intuitive, you can save multiple projects, and it provides the pretty graph that was so motivating to me during NaNo challenges.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 12d

Yep

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

Looks delightful 😍

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

😂😭

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

Pitfalls of being a writer with a day job working for a PBM: the frequency with which I want to steal drug names for character names. Like "Ocrevus" should be an old Southern man with three teeth, not a multiple sclerosis medication 🤷

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 15d

You tell em, Burlington Wesleyan! Silk and cotton only!!

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