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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 31

I thought my kids were punking me but no, there is indeed a D&D TV channel with D&D cooking shows.

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 25

#poem #poetry #lovepoem #lovepoetry #amadeus1984 #romance

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jun 18

This IS healthcare being ripped away from Americans—our children’s lives are not a diversion you pathetic fuck.

Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Feb 27

Overheard in my backyard—

F: Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.

M: This is a SWORD.

#quotesfromferalchildren

Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Feb 22

Two minutes after waking up—

F: “Hey Papa, did you tell Mama about the snake cult?”

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY HOUSE?!

Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Feb 8

Dog-Man was fine—I enjoyed seeing it because M is a huge Dog-Man fan and it was fun to watch her watch it. It’s not something I would watch on my own.

I loved Phantom Thread. It’s probably my favorite of the PT Anderson films I’ve seen so far.

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Feb 5

I don’t! I actually don’t even know what that is, but I’ll check it out. I keep lists of all the movies I’ve watched categorized by year.

Since this I’ve rewatched all the LOTR movies and seen Dog-Man, We Live in Time, Kinds of Kindness, and Phantom Thread.

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jon rosenburger @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · Jan 26

It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests

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Rose @galaxyrabbit.bsky.social · Jan 19

Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

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MrsEmilyFinch @mrsemilyfinch.bsky.social · Jan 19

Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 17

Why is Mark Cuban constantly on my bsky homepage and how do I make it stop.

#helpinternet #nottechsavvy #atall

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 17

If your book cover is AI, why the fuck should anyone support your creative work?

Artists know that you’re not making 6 figures & are generally willing to work with you—payment plans, simplifying your ideas, etc.

Kneecapping another creative professional to sell your own creative work is vile.

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 16

I swore I wouldn’t do this until I was totally finished with all writing and initial proofreading/edits for our book buuuuuut I’m out of ADHD meds and it was almost half price and I got very ‘fuck it I’ve waited a decade’ and HERE WE ARE.

#dragonageveilguard

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 16

I try to see 52 new-to-me movies every year. I don’t think I’ve EVER made it—I like to rewatch things too much—but #1 this year is The Secret of Roan Inish & HOW DID I MISS THIS AS A CHILD? I was 7 when this came out & I would have worn out the VHS.

#thesecretofroaninish #90sromanticism #movies

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 15

#fuckneilgaiman

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 13

Thank you! Buying it now.

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 13

Thirteen years ago, my partner published this poem about going down on me, which still feels like more my achievement than his. #poem #poetry #eroticpoetry #sexypoetry #lovepoetry #romanticpoetry #marriage #settingthestandard #cunnilingus #oral

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 13

Gods, yes.

Ryan B @a-long-december.bsky.social · Nov 19

Literally my life philosophy. This and the Desiderata.

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

You absolutely should be proud of yourself, awesome work! <3

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

If anyone knows who wrote this poem please tell me because I need more immediately. #mysterypoet #poem #internethelpme

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

Right? This is such a weird question and kind of implies that every artist is just self-inserting into their work.

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

And then remember when both industries basically collapsed within a year of each other? And suddenly clients who were paying me more than 10 cents a word wanted me to clean up ChatGPT slop for one-cent a word or less?

Yeah, that was fun.

So anyway why do you hate generative AI?

Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

Mood:

Remember how in 2021 my partner was teaching ESL online and I was a full time freelance writer, and we were both making decent-for-us incomes? And we were in our late 30’s and sort-of close to financially stable for the first time in our lives?

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Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

Yes, gods, please. Pre-AI I was making a decent-ish living freelance writing, now everyone wants you to fix up their ChatGPT garbage for one-cent a word. Spoiler: it’s not fixable, just set it on fire.

Ariel Galloway @arielgalloway.bsky.social · Jan 12

Yes, italics!