Opaque Punk
@saddlesore.bsky.social
Peacepunk sucked back into the dayglo shit abyss. Please don’t ask me for the monies; I haven’t got any. He/him
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"You don't have to be a good person today, just a writer" is fantastic advice to get past writers block. I'm gonna get it in tacky woodblock letters on my way wall like it's my "eat pray love"
Need motivation?
Your goal is to write 500 words today. Every time you complete a sentence, a guy you hate gets kicked in the balls. Your goal is for him to end up on his knees, holding blood where his dignity used to be.
You don’t have to be a good person today, just a writer.
Your goal is to write 500 words today. Every time you complete a sentence, a guy you hate gets kicked in the balls. Your goal is for him to end up on his knees, holding blood where his dignity used to be.
You don’t have to be a good person today, just a writer.
September 30, 2024 at 4:35 PM
"You don't have to be a good person today, just a writer" is fantastic advice to get past writers block. I'm gonna get it in tacky woodblock letters on my way wall like it's my "eat pray love"
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Israel drops two hundred US made bombs the US paid for and rushed to Israel.
WH press release: we have successfully stopped Israel from dropping 400 bombs.
Press corps: the US is a force for moderation in the ME
WH press release: we have successfully stopped Israel from dropping 400 bombs.
Press corps: the US is a force for moderation in the ME
September 30, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Israel drops two hundred US made bombs the US paid for and rushed to Israel.
WH press release: we have successfully stopped Israel from dropping 400 bombs.
Press corps: the US is a force for moderation in the ME
WH press release: we have successfully stopped Israel from dropping 400 bombs.
Press corps: the US is a force for moderation in the ME
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Hey, I reviewed ten stories from recent issues of Asimov’s and Lightspeed. Let’s do a thread of favorites!
I’m trying to be a bit more organized with my short fiction reading, so I’m also trying to be more organized with my posting.
So have a couple mini-reviews of a couple magazines I read in solid chunks but not in full: Asimov’s and Lightspeed www.tarvolon.com/2024/09/30/t...
So have a couple mini-reviews of a couple magazines I read in solid chunks but not in full: Asimov’s and Lightspeed www.tarvolon.com/2024/09/30/t...
Tar Vol's Magazine Minis: Asimov's (September/October 2024) and Lightspeed (August and September 2024) - Tar Vol on
My short fiction reviews over the last couple years have been almost entirely limited to two monthly posts: a review of the magazines I read cover-to-cover
www.tarvolon.com
September 30, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Hey, I reviewed ten stories from recent issues of Asimov’s and Lightspeed. Let’s do a thread of favorites!
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your reminder that The Two Doctors Górski -- my nasty little novella about how grad school with magic would be exactly as toxic as it is irl -- has its own coffee-based mocktail
THE TWO DOCTORS GÓRSKI by @isaac-fellman.bsky.social is a searing critique of graduate mentorship with magic both tantalizingly familiar & wholly otherworldly. Our drink, the Brandford Tonic, is a dark dreamy mocktail for a walk to the university on a misty morning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpU...
October 26, 2023 at 1:56 AM
your reminder that The Two Doctors Górski -- my nasty little novella about how grad school with magic would be exactly as toxic as it is irl -- has its own coffee-based mocktail
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I was just told that my horror writing class's enrollment is low enough that it might get canceled 💀
If you or anyone you know is interested in getting to know the genre in a fun and accessible way, please check it out! www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...
If you or anyone you know is interested in getting to know the genre in a fun and accessible way, please check it out! www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...
Thrills & Chills: Horror Story Writing With Nino Cipri
In this four-part seminar, trace the roots of the horror genre and begin crafting a story of your own.
Course Description
The horror genre is a funhouse mirror, offeri...
www.atlasobscura.com
September 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I was just told that my horror writing class's enrollment is low enough that it might get canceled 💀
If you or anyone you know is interested in getting to know the genre in a fun and accessible way, please check it out! www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...
If you or anyone you know is interested in getting to know the genre in a fun and accessible way, please check it out! www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...
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My story How the Trick is Done, which originally appeared in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social has been translated into Farsi over at Metaphor Space. How freaking cool is that?
metaphorspace.com/how-the-tric...
metaphorspace.com/how-the-tric...
پشت پردهٔ تردستی - فضای استعاره
داستان کوتاه - فانتزی - ای.سی. وایز - امیر سپهرام - رمز کار، خیلی ساده، این است: مردن آسان است. کافی است شعبدهباز با دندانهای به هم فشرده و عضلات منقبض و تنفس آهسته بایستد و منتظر بماند. کار واقعی ب...
metaphorspace.com
September 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM
My story How the Trick is Done, which originally appeared in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social has been translated into Farsi over at Metaphor Space. How freaking cool is that?
metaphorspace.com/how-the-tric...
metaphorspace.com/how-the-tric...
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A 🧵on how I make sense of the Israeli campaign in Leabnon.
A couple of premliminenary notes: I don't know for certain that this is the case since if I did I probably couldn't talk about it. Also, understanding something is not morally conclusive. This is an explanation. Not Justification. 1/
A couple of premliminenary notes: I don't know for certain that this is the case since if I did I probably couldn't talk about it. Also, understanding something is not morally conclusive. This is an explanation. Not Justification. 1/
Avishay, is he just trying to start a big of a war as possible at this point? I struggle to find a justification for all this that isn't simply "war means i stay in power for the duration".
This hurts my heart.
This hurts my heart.
September 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
A 🧵on how I make sense of the Israeli campaign in Leabnon.
A couple of premliminenary notes: I don't know for certain that this is the case since if I did I probably couldn't talk about it. Also, understanding something is not morally conclusive. This is an explanation. Not Justification. 1/
A couple of premliminenary notes: I don't know for certain that this is the case since if I did I probably couldn't talk about it. Also, understanding something is not morally conclusive. This is an explanation. Not Justification. 1/
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The mighty Suzanne Palmer, Hugo-winner and mensch, could use some help.
www.gofundme.com/f/changing-s...
www.gofundme.com/f/changing-s...
Changing Suzanne's Story: Emergency Funds for a Writer, organized by Meguey Baker
Let me tell you about Suzanne. She's a writer, a world-builder, an… Meguey Baker needs your support for Changing Suzanne's Story: Emergency Funds for a Writer
www.gofundme.com
September 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
The mighty Suzanne Palmer, Hugo-winner and mensch, could use some help.
www.gofundme.com/f/changing-s...
www.gofundme.com/f/changing-s...
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People seem to like starter packs, so here is one that consists of a bunch of authors who have published short stories in Clarkesworld. I'm sure there are more on here that I missed, so I'll add to this and create another as needed.
go.bsky.app/CAm1qMt
go.bsky.app/CAm1qMt
September 12, 2024 at 6:59 PM
People seem to like starter packs, so here is one that consists of a bunch of authors who have published short stories in Clarkesworld. I'm sure there are more on here that I missed, so I'll add to this and create another as needed.
go.bsky.app/CAm1qMt
go.bsky.app/CAm1qMt
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Getting a bunch of questions about the recent New York Magazine article that includes some of what happened to us in 2023 and how we're coping in the time since.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Drowning in Slop
A thriving underground economy is clogging the internet with AI garbage — and it’s only going to get worse.
nymag.com
September 30, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Getting a bunch of questions about the recent New York Magazine article that includes some of what happened to us in 2023 and how we're coping in the time since.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Israel tells Washington it plans imminent ground operation in Lebanon, U.S. official says
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...
Live updates: Israel tells Washington it plans imminent ground operation in Lebanon, U.S. official says
On Monday, Israeli forces carried out limited raids in Lebanon, according to an Israeli familiar with the operation.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Israel tells Washington it plans imminent ground operation in Lebanon, U.S. official says
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...
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The news should have protections in place that allow it to speak truth to power, not become the mouthpiece of fascism.
CBS’s decision to let JD Vance lie with abandon is a small headache for Tim Walz, but a big, troubling instance of pre-emptive submission to Trump.
How The Media Incentivizes Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Capitulation is complicity.
www.offmessage.net
September 30, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The news should have protections in place that allow it to speak truth to power, not become the mouthpiece of fascism.
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Art Shay, Chicago,1950
September 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Art Shay, Chicago,1950
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Your essential takedown reading of evangelicalism.
OK, I should be writing a talk but fuck it, I'm tired, let's do this instead.
I am profoundly sorry to people who feel blindsided by the substack post that I have not and will not read, but the interview dropped back in June and it is not in any way subtle.
I am profoundly sorry to people who feel blindsided by the substack post that I have not and will not read, but the interview dropped back in June and it is not in any way subtle.
So I guess people are surprised by Yu’s substack post because they (quite sensibly) never read her Christianity Today interview?
September 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Your essential takedown reading of evangelicalism.