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laurenlavin.bsky.social
@laurenlavin.bsky.social
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We aren’t a nonprofit but we are unprofitable. We make books because we love books. If you’re able, and you love books, we would love for you, and some of your money, to join us. It all goes into the books: printing, covers, writer payouts. We have a t-shirt!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Project Malarkey
While the big publishers follow trends, we follow our interests and our hearts. We need your help to stay afloat.
www.kickstarter.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Sent the "completed" essay collection to publisher, feeling like George Babyface Nelson when he's all deflated and sad after robbing the bank in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
November 24, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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ONE BLOODY THING AFTER ANOTHER by joey comeau. an all time favorite novel for me. my buddy @laurenlavin.bsky.social introduced me to comeau’s work maybe six years back, and my creative work is way better for it. you can snag this used for like 5-10 bucks online and i highly recommend you do
November 18, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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Everyone saying “this is how the mafia works!!” is wrong. The mob actually takes care of problems for you as part of their protection rackets because they have a reputation to maintain.
Small business owners in Minneapolis say the city forced them to hire off-duty MPD officers for security gigs. Some were led to believe MPD wouldn't respond to their calls if they refused. The officers often insisted on cash payment.
Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Refor...
Small business owners — particularly immigrant owned — say they've been pressured by police to hire off-duty officers to provide security.
minnesotareformer.com
October 17, 2023 at 1:44 PM
one of my students wrote a rough draft of an essay that's better than any cnf being produced currently
October 15, 2023 at 2:31 AM
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oh look, a tech concept that was violently overhyped, not particularly well thought out, and doesn't scale

another casualty of replacing all the actual scientists, developers, and engineers with pasty pseudo-intellectual bullshit artists
So Far, AI Is a Money Pit That Isn't Paying Off
While the stock market may love the term "AI," companies haven't figured out how to optimally monetize the services that go along with it.
gizmodo.com
October 11, 2023 at 1:53 PM
when I sit down to write or grade papers, i pick one record and listen to it over and over and over until i'm done. this is the kind of thing you couldn't admit on twitter
October 7, 2023 at 4:01 AM
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I bet getting drawn and quartered feels amazing for the first second or two
October 7, 2023 at 1:40 AM
student said I'm giving Shrek vibes because I wore brown and green :[
October 6, 2023 at 2:27 AM
only using bluesky on my laptop so it feels like AIM when I was 14
October 5, 2023 at 5:17 AM
i love aging i wish all my friends could be in their 30s 🥰
October 5, 2023 at 3:02 AM
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hi everyone. please sign this petition encouraging songtradr to recognize bandcamp united: actionnetwork.org/petitions/so...
Demand a fair and timely union election for Bandcamp United
Workers at Bandcamp, an online record store and music community that prioritizes support to artists, are unionizing with OPEIU Local 1010. Workers filed for an election with the National Labor Relatio...
actionnetwork.org
October 4, 2023 at 9:50 PM
says a lot about society that all it takes for your college students to like you is telling them you have friends in the music video for Papa Roach's "Last Resort"
October 1, 2023 at 3:55 AM
is bluesky the kind of place where I can post my way into a free 2024 Ford Maverick?
September 30, 2023 at 2:37 AM
looking for my 90,000 friends
September 30, 2023 at 2:17 AM
stories should all be titled like “Story 1,” “Story 7,” and so on. Essays on the other hand should be “Essay 3,” “Essay 19” etc
September 29, 2023 at 3:36 AM
i don't actually know if i have another social media platform in me
September 29, 2023 at 3:34 AM