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Matthew Claxton @matthewclaxton.bsky.social · 1h

Going to have a house that is 90% fossil displays, but the Stegosaurs and Allosaurs are going to be posed having a tea party, with delicate china and little finger sandwiches.

(Yes, all the dinosaurs will be matched appropriately, no Cretaceous and Jurassic mingling, I'm not weird or anything.)

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 22h

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 17h

A few people have asked if there will be a second #ChoicesAnthology

I'd LOVE to do one. There's MUCH more to explore

But it only happensif this one sells like hotcakes

So buy it, tell your friends about it, request it at your libraries & indie bookstores

Let's make a second one happen together

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 7d

#ChoicesAnthology is the collective scream of people of marginalized genders facing the control and theft of our reproductive rights, filled with stories of terror, tragedy, resistance, and revenge

Grab your copy today books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q

Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa.

The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them.
These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 1h

Cool Ranch is reserved for mid spinoffs.

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 1h

This is silly. If you’re like me, a book’s going to smell like mayonnaise eventually. There’s no need to sell it like that.

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 4h

I am so sorry to be the one to expose you to this
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A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me? | David Barnett

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 1h

Doritos. Not because they’re mentioned in the story or anything, I just like Doritos.

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 4h

What would *your* book smell like if you engaged in a mega weirdo scented pages promotional campaign?

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 3d

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Dragon Cobolt @dragoncobolt.bsky.social · 2h

gonna be honest, I don't actually think people want AI in TV any more than they want it elsewhere, it's just the biggest bubble since the subprime housing crisis and everyone can feel the bubble straining

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 14h

So I asked myself, "Why on earth would this be a thing I would want?"

I love storytelling, as an art form. I love games, TV, movies, books, plays. But I think something just clicked for me -

For some people, TV is just lights and sounds.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 2h

“Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary.”

LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 3h

Someone who reads way too much 50 Shades of Gray 😬

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Justin Trudeau ‘just too vanilla’ for Katy Perry, says Canadian ‘super fan’ who voted Conservative

"To be honest with you, I think he kind of stole my thunder," Braiden Palumbo said of the former prime minister

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 2h

Mystery Flesh Pit National Park

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 22h

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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correcting typo and derailing riff @stefanheck.bsky.social · 3h

I would honestly rather read a handwritten note from my parents in which they say they regret ever adopting me

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 5h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 4h

I mean, yes, only it’ll suck to watch while high.

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 4h

NASCAR, only with loops and jumps and the Sonic 2 music is playing nonstop.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 22h

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 4h

If I ever hear myself saying “I ___ my whole life and I’m fine”, that will be my sign that it’s time to go offline and move to the woods as my contribution to popular discourse.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5h

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 5h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 5h

I have gotten especially bad about promo. Anyway hi I write books and I'm especially proud of this one! It's got disaster gays and a hilarious baby dragon 👀 🌈📚

Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · Jun 19

everything's a lot, but i think this silly little book centring queer joy and fighting for what (and who) you love is a light in the dark we're all going to need. available now!
#PrideBookFair #QueerWriters #QueerAdultSFF #romancelandia #booksky #readersofbluesky 🌈 📚 💙 📚
books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6

A trope card with cover art featuring two women and a dragon in the centre surrounded by white text on a blue night sky background that reads: friends to lovers*, *they’re ace, found family, loveable rogue, big magic, secret baby**, **she’s a dragon, sword lesbian (she’s bi), queernormative. Art by @leeshahannigan

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 5h

They actually condemned the gun range at my high school and just locked the doors rather than any kind of remediation or sealing it up with concrete.

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 13h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 13h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 15h

I'm back and the highschool kids were fabulous. They brainstormed ideas with pencil and paper and talked abt story ideas, had insightful questions, asked me abt writers block, asked me how to write the middle of books asked what exactly do publishers do? Lol 💀
Girl writing/reading is not dead yet.

Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 20h

Every day I see articles here about gen Z and Alpha using chatgpt to write and now today I'm off to talk to a grade 12 creative writing class. I think they might let some younger grades watch.
This will probably be my most discerning audience and one of my most important.
Never write off the kids🖤

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 13h

This is the kind of article I wish more game dev students read.

Knowing game history is so important, and doc referencing so many games is what is required for this much info to easily make sense.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 2d

GUESS WHO'S BACK

BACK AGAIN

DOC'S BACK

TELL A FRIEND

That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.

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building a better first person shooter part 3: enemy mine

So! First, we talked about a specific subgenre of first person shooter, loosely starting with Unreal and Half-Life and dying off around…

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 14h

“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes.

“Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!”

RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25

Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror

“Adam in the garden…”