Jacob O'Brien
@jacobobrien.bsky.social
Just a chill guy using stories to lighten up this dismal hell-hole we all have to live in.
www.jacobobrien.ca
www.jacobobrien.ca
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Checkmate: The Dating App for Royalty
What if kings had to deal with the awkwardness of online dating?
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Quincy thinks he's on easy street with the ladies when he takes his kingdom's throne, but is he willing to sacrifice his authenticity to find a queen?
#writing #writingcommunity
www.jacobobrien.ca/post/checkmate
#writing #writingcommunity
www.jacobobrien.ca/post/checkmate
Ok, so this is gonna be the most fucked-up shit you've ever heard in your life, but... some songs actually sound better on those shitty ancient corded iPod headphones.
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ok, so this is gonna be the most fucked-up shit you've ever heard in your life, but... some songs actually sound better on those shitty ancient corded iPod headphones.
Anyone who says nobody's perfect clearly hasn't meet me.
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Anyone who says nobody's perfect clearly hasn't meet me.
Have any writers on here worked with sensitivity readers? I'm looking for readers who can tell me if I'm my treatment of the topic of domestic abuse in a short story is ok. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Have any writers on here worked with sensitivity readers? I'm looking for readers who can tell me if I'm my treatment of the topic of domestic abuse in a short story is ok. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity
#writing #writesky #writingcommunity
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the duality of man
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
the duality of man
I wish wearing WWE-style championship belts would become a fashion trend. That would be so cool.
October 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I wish wearing WWE-style championship belts would become a fashion trend. That would be so cool.
If you feel like the world has nothing to offer you, it may be that YOU have something to offer the world. 🤔
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you feel like the world has nothing to offer you, it may be that YOU have something to offer the world. 🤔
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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"What's your book about?"
Okay, hold on. Give me a second. I know this. I wrote it. It has a plot and things to say. I just need to think about how to explain it in under four hours of rambling tangents so I don't scare you away
Okay, hold on. Give me a second. I know this. I wrote it. It has a plot and things to say. I just need to think about how to explain it in under four hours of rambling tangents so I don't scare you away
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"What's your book about?"
Okay, hold on. Give me a second. I know this. I wrote it. It has a plot and things to say. I just need to think about how to explain it in under four hours of rambling tangents so I don't scare you away
Okay, hold on. Give me a second. I know this. I wrote it. It has a plot and things to say. I just need to think about how to explain it in under four hours of rambling tangents so I don't scare you away
Reposted by Jacob O'Brien
Quincy thinks he's on easy street with the ladies when he takes his kingdom's throne, but is he willing to sacrifice his authenticity to find a queen?
#writing #writingcommunity
www.jacobobrien.ca/post/checkmate
#writing #writingcommunity
www.jacobobrien.ca/post/checkmate
Checkmate: The Dating App for Royalty
What if kings had to deal with the awkwardness of online dating?
www.jacobobrien.ca
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Quincy thinks he's on easy street with the ladies when he takes his kingdom's throne, but is he willing to sacrifice his authenticity to find a queen?
#writing #writingcommunity
www.jacobobrien.ca/post/checkmate
#writing #writingcommunity
www.jacobobrien.ca/post/checkmate
Does anyone know how many times you need to click on "Show less like this" for posts about politics before Bluesky actually starts showing you less posts on the topic? Or is all of social media just politics now, and so there literally is nothing else to show me?
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Does anyone know how many times you need to click on "Show less like this" for posts about politics before Bluesky actually starts showing you less posts on the topic? Or is all of social media just politics now, and so there literally is nothing else to show me?
"Fail to understand others, and you'll forever stand under them."
I don't know what that means, but it sounds like something someone should have said by now, so I went ahead and said it.
I don't know what that means, but it sounds like something someone should have said by now, so I went ahead and said it.
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Fail to understand others, and you'll forever stand under them."
I don't know what that means, but it sounds like something someone should have said by now, so I went ahead and said it.
I don't know what that means, but it sounds like something someone should have said by now, so I went ahead and said it.
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for years i was told, you can google that. You should probably google that. Instead of answering your question i will link you to "let me google that for you dot com" but look at us now. Google's shit and only I, the lazy oaf, am prepared for this awful new world where only people can be trusted
October 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
for years i was told, you can google that. You should probably google that. Instead of answering your question i will link you to "let me google that for you dot com" but look at us now. Google's shit and only I, the lazy oaf, am prepared for this awful new world where only people can be trusted
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It's weird how making one little mistake like forgetting to put pants on can throw your whole day off.
October 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It's weird how making one little mistake like forgetting to put pants on can throw your whole day off.
YouTube comments that made me feel seen.
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
YouTube comments that made me feel seen.
That's it. I'm not buying anything ever again.
youtu.be/hulbs0gwfSY?...
youtu.be/hulbs0gwfSY?...
Why EVERYTHING Feels Like A Scam Now
YouTube video by According to Nicole
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
That's it. I'm not buying anything ever again.
youtu.be/hulbs0gwfSY?...
youtu.be/hulbs0gwfSY?...
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
This quote never made sense to me.
If someone asked me what I had for breakfast five days ago, to tell the truth, I'd have to think back and REMEMBER what I ate. To lie, I don't have to remember anything; I can just make something up.
This quote never made sense to me.
If someone asked me what I had for breakfast five days ago, to tell the truth, I'd have to think back and REMEMBER what I ate. To lie, I don't have to remember anything; I can just make something up.
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
This quote never made sense to me.
If someone asked me what I had for breakfast five days ago, to tell the truth, I'd have to think back and REMEMBER what I ate. To lie, I don't have to remember anything; I can just make something up.
This quote never made sense to me.
If someone asked me what I had for breakfast five days ago, to tell the truth, I'd have to think back and REMEMBER what I ate. To lie, I don't have to remember anything; I can just make something up.
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"Here's the paradox I've learned from years developing my own AI platform: when everything is perfect, trust diminishes."
www.techradar.com/pro/i-helped...
www.techradar.com/pro/i-helped...
I helped create Amazon's Alexa – here's why I think businesses should embrace humanity's analogous imperfection to succeed
Why embracing human imperfection may be the key to thriving with AI
www.techradar.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Here's the paradox I've learned from years developing my own AI platform: when everything is perfect, trust diminishes."
www.techradar.com/pro/i-helped...
www.techradar.com/pro/i-helped...
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“What has changed over the years is CEOs’ use of their power to set their own pay. In economic terms, this means that CEO compensation reflects substantial “rents” (income in excess of actual productivity).”
www.epi.org/blog/ceo-pay...
www.epi.org/blog/ceo-pay...
CEO pay increased in 2024 and is now 281 times that of the typical worker: New EPI landing page has all the details
After two uncharacteristic years of decline in 2022 and 2023, the pay for chief executive officers (CEOs) of the 350 largest firms in the U.S. increased in 2024. As of the latest data available, reali...
www.epi.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“What has changed over the years is CEOs’ use of their power to set their own pay. In economic terms, this means that CEO compensation reflects substantial “rents” (income in excess of actual productivity).”
www.epi.org/blog/ceo-pay...
www.epi.org/blog/ceo-pay...
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listen, I hate AI for lots of reasons but I need my fellow writers to shut up about em-dashes. no one has taken them away from you! if you worry their inclusion tips your writing into plausibly AI-generated territory then you have other problems, honey
September 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
listen, I hate AI for lots of reasons but I need my fellow writers to shut up about em-dashes. no one has taken them away from you! if you worry their inclusion tips your writing into plausibly AI-generated territory then you have other problems, honey