Monica Valentinelli is buried in snow ❄️🏔️⛄
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Award-winning narrative designer, author, artist, and teacher writing about magic, mystery, mayhem. CV on https://BooksOfM.com. Support: https://ko-fi.com/A527F5H All links! https://linktr.ee/booksofm
Opinions are my own. She/her.
Opinions are my own. She/her.
Heya, I know I don't get to chat with y'all as often as I'd like, but wanted to wish you all the merriest of holly-days. I appreciate you! 🙂 Thank you for being in my life!
in my holly jolly era is written in red and green letters on a black background
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December 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Heya, I know I don't get to chat with y'all as often as I'd like, but wanted to wish you all the merriest of holly-days. I appreciate you! 🙂 Thank you for being in my life!
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…I'm so goddam tired. Ppl are increasingly in their city halls about "AI" data centers making their water & power bills & air quality worse, & literally all Dems would have to do sew up up that bloc is *Vibe With That Energy.*
It's affordability & billionaire overreach all in one package you dorks!
It's affordability & billionaire overreach all in one package you dorks!
Hakeem Jeffries' AI Commission is littered with corporate and tech-friendly Dems. AI is wildly unpopular, yet too many national Democratic leaders are rejecting that reality in favor of wooing back Silicon Valley. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
prospect.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
…I'm so goddam tired. Ppl are increasingly in their city halls about "AI" data centers making their water & power bills & air quality worse, & literally all Dems would have to do sew up up that bloc is *Vibe With That Energy.*
It's affordability & billionaire overreach all in one package you dorks!
It's affordability & billionaire overreach all in one package you dorks!
Heya, artist types! Found an illustration contest from Clip Studio Paint with a cash prize. Deadline to enter is 1/5/2026. NO AI ALLOWED. Details in the link: www.clipstudio.net/en/cspcontes...
46th International Illustration Contest
We're holding a competition with a theme of Cats! US$2,000 Grand Prize! Deadline: January 5, 2026, 23:59 UTC
www.clipstudio.net
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Heya, artist types! Found an illustration contest from Clip Studio Paint with a cash prize. Deadline to enter is 1/5/2026. NO AI ALLOWED. Details in the link: www.clipstudio.net/en/cspcontes...
Summarizing 2025... Yeah.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Summarizing 2025... Yeah.
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Recommend me an awesome short story you read recently! Would love to read it, too.
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Recommend me an awesome short story you read recently! Would love to read it, too.
Extremely frustrated that genAI has taken over content creation all over the web in multiple verticals. Like, I don't give a flying fig about what Hal 2000 has to say on top of not being able to trust or verify. ARGH!
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Extremely frustrated that genAI has taken over content creation all over the web in multiple verticals. Like, I don't give a flying fig about what Hal 2000 has to say on top of not being able to trust or verify. ARGH!
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This is not a drill. @yaffasutopia.bsky.social is fascinating a workshop series about organizing toward freedom. fnd.us/d2dO71?ref=s...
Organizing to a Living Utopia
Please support us by making a contribution!
fnd.us
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is not a drill. @yaffasutopia.bsky.social is fascinating a workshop series about organizing toward freedom. fnd.us/d2dO71?ref=s...
Strongly recommend doing this. This is an actual artist that has illustrations for use in your commercial games.
Need TTRPG fantasy stock art illustrations with a commercial publishing license? I've got that here. Characters, scenes, items- drawn by me on a Wacom touch screen, print resolution PNG-files.
DriveThru RPG link: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
License info: johnlattaart.com/stock-art-co...
DriveThru RPG link: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
License info: johnlattaart.com/stock-art-co...
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Strongly recommend doing this. This is an actual artist that has illustrations for use in your commercial games.
Okay, I would kindly like to know which chefs and bakers DO NOT use genAI for their recipes and photos. Because this is getting redonkulous. Sheesh!
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Okay, I would kindly like to know which chefs and bakers DO NOT use genAI for their recipes and photos. Because this is getting redonkulous. Sheesh!
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ICYMI: Check your inbox! Read the latest chapter of my bi-monthly diverse Dracula whychoose retelling A Vicious Thirst. Want to read this next episode? Subscribe to my newsletter and read the next episode for FREE! bit.ly/aviciousthir... #BlackRomance #PNR #Romance #BookSky
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
ICYMI: Check your inbox! Read the latest chapter of my bi-monthly diverse Dracula whychoose retelling A Vicious Thirst. Want to read this next episode? Subscribe to my newsletter and read the next episode for FREE! bit.ly/aviciousthir... #BlackRomance #PNR #Romance #BookSky
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Every story needs a beginning, and the hero of every story needs their origin story.
#comics #comicbooks
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Every story needs a beginning, and the hero of every story needs their origin story.
#comics #comicbooks
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Save 70% with the Amazing Universe Present—Year One Collection bundle deal.
Get it here: tinyurl.com/yyrfywm5
Every story needs a beginning, and the hero of every story needs their origin story.
#comics #comicbooks
Get it here: tinyurl.com/yyrfywm5
Every story needs a beginning, and the hero of every story needs their origin story.
#comics #comicbooks
Sadly, I have been forced to imbibe a strange concoction known as "mushroom coffee."
It has cordyceps in it.
I...
It has cordyceps in it.
I...
a man in a dark room with the words " everything is great " below him
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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sadly, I have been forced to imbibe a strange concoction known as "mushroom coffee."
It has cordyceps in it.
I...
It has cordyceps in it.
I...
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Here's my December sale, with discounts on classes, edits, and coaching. Please check it out!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's my December sale, with discounts on classes, edits, and coaching. Please check it out!
www.patreon.com/posts/144914...
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KRAMPUS!
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
KRAMPUS!
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This was a really good episode! I never knew the Voynich manuscript was so old and interesting, and that there’s stuff linguists HAVE figured out about it
People are being significantly more excited about this Voynich manuscript episode than a typical bonus episode and it's just really fun to see!
If you've been on the fence about subscribing to the Lingthusiasm Patreon maybe this is your sign to go for it 👀
If you've been on the fence about subscribing to the Lingthusiasm Patreon maybe this is your sign to go for it 👀
A book containing puzzling drawings and a strange writing system has intrigued cryptographers, historians, linguists, and more for centuries...
In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with @chirila.bsky.social!
In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with @chirila.bsky.social!
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This was a really good episode! I never knew the Voynich manuscript was so old and interesting, and that there’s stuff linguists HAVE figured out about it
All right, people. Load me up with sugar. What's your favorite holiday baked treat?
cookie monster eating a cookie with the words " me want cookies " on the bottom
ALT: cookie monster eating a cookie with the words " me want cookies " on the bottom
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December 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
All right, people. Load me up with sugar. What's your favorite holiday baked treat?
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Roughs for the Holly King and the Oak King (the Holly King is currently gaining in his strength to its peak on the 21st, when he'll kill the Oak King, starting the seasonal cycle anew).
The direct mirroring is just to reckon on the design, they'll have slightly different looks, but still close.
The direct mirroring is just to reckon on the design, they'll have slightly different looks, but still close.
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Roughs for the Holly King and the Oak King (the Holly King is currently gaining in his strength to its peak on the 21st, when he'll kill the Oak King, starting the seasonal cycle anew).
The direct mirroring is just to reckon on the design, they'll have slightly different looks, but still close.
The direct mirroring is just to reckon on the design, they'll have slightly different looks, but still close.
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the holidays are upon us - if you're looking for Hanukkah gifts, please get those orders in to us by Friday of this week!
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December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
the holidays are upon us - if you're looking for Hanukkah gifts, please get those orders in to us by Friday of this week!
www.peculiarityshop.com
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I would like to know where this year went, because last I checked it was January on Sunday and then September yesterday...
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I would like to know where this year went, because last I checked it was January on Sunday and then September yesterday...
The "foreign-born" numbers that are making the rounds ><. People are literally freaking out about fourteen percent (that's one in seven, Karen, if you would just Google that) as opposed to eighty-six percent. American culture is not going anywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The "foreign-born" numbers that are making the rounds ><. People are literally freaking out about fourteen percent (that's one in seven, Karen, if you would just Google that) as opposed to eighty-six percent. American culture is not going anywhere.
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Worlds that have common magic in them, but the world is somehow not at all impacted by that magic. The classic example is the continual light spell... But then the cities don't have public lighting at night. The problem is thinking of magic as just a tool for adventurers alone.
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Worlds that have common magic in them, but the world is somehow not at all impacted by that magic. The classic example is the continual light spell... But then the cities don't have public lighting at night. The problem is thinking of magic as just a tool for adventurers alone.
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Zines in SF/F that are nonprofits AFAIK and thus worthy of your support on this Giving Tuesday. (Pls add others you know of!)
BCS
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@reckoningmag.bsky.social
@escapepod.org @podcastle.org @pseudopod.org
BCS
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@reckoningmag.bsky.social
@escapepod.org @podcastle.org @pseudopod.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Zines in SF/F that are nonprofits AFAIK and thus worthy of your support on this Giving Tuesday. (Pls add others you know of!)
BCS
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@reckoningmag.bsky.social
@escapepod.org @podcastle.org @pseudopod.org
BCS
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@reckoningmag.bsky.social
@escapepod.org @podcastle.org @pseudopod.org
Joining the Q&A fun with a world building question for you//. What’s something that happens in fictional worlds that drives you bananapants? Why?
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Joining the Q&A fun with a world building question for you//. What’s something that happens in fictional worlds that drives you bananapants? Why?