Effie Seiberg
@effies.bsky.social
SFF/middle-grade fiction/satire writer. Strategy/marketing consultant. Bagel the Dog's emotional support human. Dadjoke teller. Sentence-fragment lover. Disabled with #MECFS She/her effieseiberg.com/stories (or @[email protected] on Mastodon)
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Effie Seiberg
@effies.bsky.social
· May 16
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
New story day! "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" is free to read on @diabolicalplots.com !
My wheelchair-using superhero does battle with the non-ADA-compliant superhero union.
Come for the punny superhero names, stay for the disability access rage & catharsis!
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
My wheelchair-using superhero does battle with the non-ADA-compliant superhero union.
Come for the punny superhero names, stay for the disability access rage & catharsis!
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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Just read Wooing the Witch Queen by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social and LOVED IT. We need more dominant alpha heroines who fiercely defend sweet bookish heroes just discovering their strength. I never, ever say this but I could have gone for a higher heat level.
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Just read Wooing the Witch Queen by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social and LOVED IT. We need more dominant alpha heroines who fiercely defend sweet bookish heroes just discovering their strength. I never, ever say this but I could have gone for a higher heat level.
Also a ton of people have Long Covid which comes with brain fog...
"Memory Lapses in Your 30s? The Brain Fog Epidemic Linked To Overstimulation"
Dr Kumar concluded, "Memory lapses in your 30s aren't a personal failing; they're a modern epidemic. When your brain is constantly 'on,' it forgets how to slow down and store information."
Source: archive.md/WuKux
Dr Kumar concluded, "Memory lapses in your 30s aren't a personal failing; they're a modern epidemic. When your brain is constantly 'on,' it forgets how to slow down and store information."
Source: archive.md/WuKux
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Also a ton of people have Long Covid which comes with brain fog...
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The CEOs of health insurance company’s don’t worry about medical care.
They make billions of dollars while Americans receive letters informing them their premiums are tripling
They don’t care if people die.
UnitedHealth is dropping millions of seniors in an effort to restore “swagger”.
They make billions of dollars while Americans receive letters informing them their premiums are tripling
They don’t care if people die.
UnitedHealth is dropping millions of seniors in an effort to restore “swagger”.
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The CEOs of health insurance company’s don’t worry about medical care.
They make billions of dollars while Americans receive letters informing them their premiums are tripling
They don’t care if people die.
UnitedHealth is dropping millions of seniors in an effort to restore “swagger”.
They make billions of dollars while Americans receive letters informing them their premiums are tripling
They don’t care if people die.
UnitedHealth is dropping millions of seniors in an effort to restore “swagger”.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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Saw a Tree Puppy this morning on the way back from breakfast
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Saw a Tree Puppy this morning on the way back from breakfast
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i guess we are all going to have to be more discerning about images we see online and where they come from.
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
i guess we are all going to have to be more discerning about images we see online and where they come from.
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This could give Trump his opening to go for the Insurrection Act and Martial Law.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This could give Trump his opening to go for the Insurrection Act and Martial Law.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
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Well, crap.
CBS is reporting the suspect ID-ed as 29 year old Afghan national who entered US in 2021.
The path of likely demagoguery seems obvious from here.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
The path of likely demagoguery seems obvious from here.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
2 National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., suspect in custody, officials say
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot a few blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C., and a suspect is in custody, officials say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Well, crap.
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FFer Read of the Day: "Things Elan Reacquainted Himself with After Being Broken Out of His Single-Day Time Loop" by @straith.ca in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/thin...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/thin...
Things Elan Reacquainted Himself with After Being Broken Out of His Single-Day Time Loop
1. The colour ochre, painted by the city mageguard around his front door as a warning: do not enter, premises unsafe.2. His parents’ address, which is where he tells the mageguard captain to find h…
www.flashfictiononline.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "Things Elan Reacquainted Himself with After Being Broken Out of His Single-Day Time Loop" by @straith.ca in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/thin...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/thin...
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A burst of color for your feed, mid-thread, because cut oranges are pretty...
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A burst of color for your feed, mid-thread, because cut oranges are pretty...
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Looking for your next Black Friday preorder? 👀‼️
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Looking for your next Black Friday preorder? 👀‼️
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as Kelly says: make the weird art
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
as Kelly says: make the weird art
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I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
Where To Get Vaccinated | Vaccine Information
Our curated list of links to help you locate vaccine centers by state, plus other tools to help you locate a vaccine resource near you.
www.vaccineinformation.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
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i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
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The best compliment I ever received was not even shared directly, but when a friend asked her intern about future plans, she said she wanted to be like the social worker who took down UofT with 1 essay! Lmfao! UofT remains intact, but she meant this! 👀 communitycentricfundraising.org/2021/04/21/t...
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The best compliment I ever received was not even shared directly, but when a friend asked her intern about future plans, she said she wanted to be like the social worker who took down UofT with 1 essay! Lmfao! UofT remains intact, but she meant this! 👀 communitycentricfundraising.org/2021/04/21/t...
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America's Test Kitchen has been my go-to for years now! The recipe developers do lots of science (which you can read if you like or skip right to the recipe) and they include photos and illustrations which are really helpful. They help me understand not just what to do but why to do it.
I have developed zero recipes for NYTimes Cooking, and more than 100 for ATK, this is correct
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
America's Test Kitchen has been my go-to for years now! The recipe developers do lots of science (which you can read if you like or skip right to the recipe) and they include photos and illustrations which are really helpful. They help me understand not just what to do but why to do it.
We get the print Onion and honestly the "ads" alone are enough reason to buy a subscription. It's hilarious and very sharp satire all the way through.
Extremely good news: A print subscription for The Onion is very on sale today. You'll get your first copy by Christmas.
It's $75 for a year's worth of newspapers shipped to your real-life mailbox each month.
Get one for yourself, your friends, your family, or your enemies.
membership.theonion.com
It's $75 for a year's worth of newspapers shipped to your real-life mailbox each month.
Get one for yourself, your friends, your family, or your enemies.
membership.theonion.com
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We get the print Onion and honestly the "ads" alone are enough reason to buy a subscription. It's hilarious and very sharp satire all the way through.
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There’s a reason when I talk and write about writing screenplays, I talk about the *craft* and not the industry. I can write a very compelling screenplay and coach others to do so. But you learn very quickly succeeding the industry has almost nothing to do with how good your script is.
Said with love but there is a tone deafness in the "just write your spec!" advice that seems to be totally ignored in the current climate.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
There’s a reason when I talk and write about writing screenplays, I talk about the *craft* and not the industry. I can write a very compelling screenplay and coach others to do so. But you learn very quickly succeeding the industry has almost nothing to do with how good your script is.
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Trump's denigration of women is part of the authoritarian playbook.
Andrea Pitzer looks at why it has worked and how to stop it.
Andrea Pitzer looks at why it has worked and how to stop it.
Quiet, Piggy
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trump's denigration of women is part of the authoritarian playbook.
Andrea Pitzer looks at why it has worked and how to stop it.
Andrea Pitzer looks at why it has worked and how to stop it.
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Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...