Mary Holstege
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Retired software engineer. Now I write programs to make art.
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Mary Holstege
@mathling.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Mary Holstege (@[email protected])
2.03K Posts, 640 Following, 461 Followers · Retired software engineer. Now I write programs to make art.
Will natter on about tech in general with forays into linguistics, football, cooking, politics...
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Chapter 27 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
Dinner and a show: In which Renny is amazed by Lila's cooking, appalled by what happens next, and in which Toussaint makes a dark suggesting
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
Dinner and a show: In which Renny is amazed by Lila's cooking, appalled by what happens next, and in which Toussaint makes a dark suggesting
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Atraxian Blue by Mary Holstege
books2read.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Chapter 27 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
Dinner and a show: In which Renny is amazed by Lila's cooking, appalled by what happens next, and in which Toussaint makes a dark suggesting
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
Dinner and a show: In which Renny is amazed by Lila's cooking, appalled by what happens next, and in which Toussaint makes a dark suggesting
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
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Shower fix day 1 million
The end is in sight!
It still needs a door, and there is a whole lot of drywall/siding work downstairs still, but! A shower! That works!
The end is in sight!
It still needs a door, and there is a whole lot of drywall/siding work downstairs still, but! A shower! That works!
December 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Shower fix day 1 million
The end is in sight!
It still needs a door, and there is a whole lot of drywall/siding work downstairs still, but! A shower! That works!
The end is in sight!
It still needs a door, and there is a whole lot of drywall/siding work downstairs still, but! A shower! That works!
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December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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It's done! I finally finished the first draft + first typo pass on the newest book. I wanted to do that before Xmas and I did, despite the on-going shower-repair saga.
Fantasy, answering the question "yeah, but what if the map *was* the territory?" Coming of age, magic, danger, a dash of […]
Fantasy, answering the question "yeah, but what if the map *was* the territory?" Coming of age, magic, danger, a dash of […]
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mastodon.social
December 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's done! I finally finished the first draft + first typo pass on the newest book. I wanted to do that before Xmas and I did, despite the on-going shower-repair saga.
Fantasy, answering the question "yeah, but what if the map *was* the territory?" Coming of age, magic, danger, a dash of […]
Fantasy, answering the question "yeah, but what if the map *was* the territory?" Coming of age, magic, danger, a dash of […]
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December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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#wordweavers Dec 23
What's the first and last line of dialogue for your MC?
Renny aka Tass aka Art Wanker:
"Good evening, officers."
"It will be glorious."
What's the first and last line of dialogue for your MC?
Renny aka Tass aka Art Wanker:
"Good evening, officers."
"It will be glorious."
December 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#wordweavers Dec 23
What's the first and last line of dialogue for your MC?
Renny aka Tass aka Art Wanker:
"Good evening, officers."
"It will be glorious."
What's the first and last line of dialogue for your MC?
Renny aka Tass aka Art Wanker:
"Good evening, officers."
"It will be glorious."
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#generativeart interlude
2025 Retrospective
https://www.mathling.com/art/2025retrospective.html
#xquery #svg
2025 Retrospective
https://www.mathling.com/art/2025retrospective.html
#xquery #svg
2025 Retrospective
www.mathling.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#generativeart interlude
2025 Retrospective
https://www.mathling.com/art/2025retrospective.html
#xquery #svg
2025 Retrospective
https://www.mathling.com/art/2025retrospective.html
#xquery #svg
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December 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Chapter 26 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
Belle Epoch: Dinner -- in which Tass learns that his father intends to experiment
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
Belle Epoch: Dinner -- in which Tass learns that his father intends to experiment
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Atraxian Blue by Mary Holstege
books2read.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Chapter 26 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
Belle Epoch: Dinner -- in which Tass learns that his father intends to experiment
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
Belle Epoch: Dinner -- in which Tass learns that his father intends to experiment
#scifi
#writing
#atraxianblue
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December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Tra-la-la
Fake music with medieval tabulature
Bonus fun fact: I accidentally learned all about archaic music notations by proof-reading the thesis of a music DFA
#xquery #svg
Tra-la-la
Fake music with medieval tabulature
Bonus fun fact: I accidentally learned all about archaic music notations by proof-reading the thesis of a music DFA
#xquery #svg
December 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Tra-la-la
Fake music with medieval tabulature
Bonus fun fact: I accidentally learned all about archaic music notations by proof-reading the thesis of a music DFA
#xquery #svg
Tra-la-la
Fake music with medieval tabulature
Bonus fun fact: I accidentally learned all about archaic music notations by proof-reading the thesis of a music DFA
#xquery #svg
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#caturday #photography
Nyx, demon
Did she wake me at 3, sprawling across my legs?
Did she wake me at 4, batting at my cheek?
Did she wake me at 5, meowing piteously?
Yes, gentle reader. Yes, she did.
Am I a bit cranky about that? Yes indeedy.
Nyx, demon
Did she wake me at 3, sprawling across my legs?
Did she wake me at 4, batting at my cheek?
Did she wake me at 5, meowing piteously?
Yes, gentle reader. Yes, she did.
Am I a bit cranky about that? Yes indeedy.
December 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#caturday #photography
Nyx, demon
Did she wake me at 3, sprawling across my legs?
Did she wake me at 4, batting at my cheek?
Did she wake me at 5, meowing piteously?
Yes, gentle reader. Yes, she did.
Am I a bit cranky about that? Yes indeedy.
Nyx, demon
Did she wake me at 3, sprawling across my legs?
Did she wake me at 4, batting at my cheek?
Did she wake me at 5, meowing piteously?
Yes, gentle reader. Yes, she did.
Am I a bit cranky about that? Yes indeedy.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Even more inescabably spiralized
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Even more inescabably spiralized
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#ArtAdventCalendar
You thought the tiling pattern messed with your head? Try this one. Stare into the center of the abyss. No. There are no spirals.
You thought the tiling pattern messed with your head? Try this one. Stare into the center of the abyss. No. There are no spirals.
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar
You thought the tiling pattern messed with your head? Try this one. Stare into the center of the abyss. No. There are no spirals.
You thought the tiling pattern messed with your head? Try this one. Stare into the center of the abyss. No. There are no spirals.
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Chapter 25 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
Red Specter: In which Renny is dismayed to discover that he has gathered something of a cult following back on Tas'Noor
Now available as audiobook on Apple books, soon on Overdrive […]
Red Specter: In which Renny is dismayed to discover that he has gathered something of a cult following back on Tas'Noor
Now available as audiobook on Apple books, soon on Overdrive […]
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mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Chapter 25 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
Red Specter: In which Renny is dismayed to discover that he has gathered something of a cult following back on Tas'Noor
Now available as audiobook on Apple books, soon on Overdrive […]
Red Specter: In which Renny is dismayed to discover that he has gathered something of a cult following back on Tas'Noor
Now available as audiobook on Apple books, soon on Overdrive […]
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December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Chapter 24 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
My finger! -- In which Renny can't quite believe that has happened to him, and then has a difficult conversation with the ship
#scifi #writing #atraxianblue
My finger! -- In which Renny can't quite believe that has happened to him, and then has a difficult conversation with the ship
#scifi #writing #atraxianblue
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Atraxian Blue by Mary Holstege
books2read.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Chapter 24 of Atraxian Blue (https://books2read.com/u/b6ElAx) is up at http://mathling.com/books/index.html
My finger! -- In which Renny can't quite believe that has happened to him, and then has a difficult conversation with the ship
#scifi #writing #atraxianblue
My finger! -- In which Renny can't quite believe that has happened to him, and then has a difficult conversation with the ship
#scifi #writing #atraxianblue
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#ArtAdventCalendar
My take on 'bent' (@ippsketch). Based on tilings with non-straight edges and not just 4-sided tiles. This one is based on triangular tiling.
#xquery #svg
My take on 'bent' (@ippsketch). Based on tilings with non-straight edges and not just 4-sided tiles. This one is based on triangular tiling.
#xquery #svg
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar
My take on 'bent' (@ippsketch). Based on tilings with non-straight edges and not just 4-sided tiles. This one is based on triangular tiling.
#xquery #svg
My take on 'bent' (@ippsketch). Based on tilings with non-straight edges and not just 4-sided tiles. This one is based on triangular tiling.
#xquery #svg
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December 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM