Jade Wildy Wordsmith
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Writer of speculative fiction, sci fi, fantasy and horror. www.jadewildywordsmith.com 📚💙
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Go read The Gulp and The Fall. Now you're ready for February.
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
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#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Go read The Gulp and The Fall. Now you're ready for February.
Convincing you to read my novel by sharing the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(From Missing Blood)
(From Missing Blood)
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Convincing you to read my novel by sharing the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(From Missing Blood)
(From Missing Blood)
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Queen.
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Queen.
I dunno who Dorothy is but I like the spurrs on her boots!
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I dunno who Dorothy is but I like the spurrs on her boots!
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
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If you're in this business long enough you'll see:
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you're in this business long enough you'll see:
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
I said what I said.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I said what I said.
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While at FAN EXPO recently, horror legend, John Carpenter, confirmed that he is currently working on a sequel to his classic 1982 movie, The Thing.
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
While at FAN EXPO recently, horror legend, John Carpenter, confirmed that he is currently working on a sequel to his classic 1982 movie, The Thing.
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
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your moment of calm, if you deserve it
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
your moment of calm, if you deserve it
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Ursula K Le Guin's schedule - an inspiration to us all.
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ursula K Le Guin's schedule - an inspiration to us all.
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Misty Halloween moon...
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Misty Halloween moon...
So much this.
Reminder that not answering the phone is not rude, it's an entirely normal and healthy personal boundary. Just because someone can reach you 24/7 does not mean you're obligated to respond. Leave a message.
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
So much this.
So far I have made my family watch Mars Attacks, Annihilation, and Plan 9 From Out of Space for movie night.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
So far I have made my family watch Mars Attacks, Annihilation, and Plan 9 From Out of Space for movie night.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The AI-response "Everything can be faked" discourse interests me partly by how much it leaves out of "everything."
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The AI-response "Everything can be faked" discourse interests me partly by how much it leaves out of "everything."
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
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Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...
The Next 'Murderbot' Novel Finally Has a Release Date
Alexander Skarsgård's Apple TV series based on Martha Wells' hit 'Murderbot Diaries' books also has a second season on the way.
gizmodo.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...
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Hmm. Glad it's the last season; it's been getting boring. But hopefully they were saving it all up for now!
At long last… we can begin.
The trailer for the epic final season of STRANGER THINGS is HERE.
The trailer for the epic final season of STRANGER THINGS is HERE.
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hmm. Glad it's the last season; it's been getting boring. But hopefully they were saving it all up for now!
All food should be made with love. These weren't. These were pure rage. Bliss balls that taste like vaguely sweet, cocoa, compressed gritty dirt. Sensory hell to make. Stupid attempt at increasing energy. Mana from hell.
(I forgot to soak the dates... 🤦🏻♀️)
(I forgot to soak the dates... 🤦🏻♀️)
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
All food should be made with love. These weren't. These were pure rage. Bliss balls that taste like vaguely sweet, cocoa, compressed gritty dirt. Sensory hell to make. Stupid attempt at increasing energy. Mana from hell.
(I forgot to soak the dates... 🤦🏻♀️)
(I forgot to soak the dates... 🤦🏻♀️)
Take a moment to stop and smell the roses (and the rain).
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Take a moment to stop and smell the roses (and the rain).
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This timeline manages to be both gravely horrific and deeply unserious at the same time.
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This timeline manages to be both gravely horrific and deeply unserious at the same time.
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Absolution featured on KUOW's recs for the "spooky season." But Absolution is also fine for bar mitzvahs, weddings, monster truck rallies, gallery receptions, etc.
www.kuow.org/stories/horr...
www.kuow.org/stories/horr...
Horror is bigger than Stephen King. These spooky Seattleites help find the right scare for you
Since it's spooky season, and readers of all sorts may be looking for scares, KUOW's Katie Campbell called up a couple of local literary horror experts to talk about how the genre has evolved and who ...
www.kuow.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Absolution featured on KUOW's recs for the "spooky season." But Absolution is also fine for bar mitzvahs, weddings, monster truck rallies, gallery receptions, etc.
www.kuow.org/stories/horr...
www.kuow.org/stories/horr...
Life is too short to read everything.
This is a fact that genuinely stresses me out.
This is a fact that genuinely stresses me out.
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Life is too short to read everything.
This is a fact that genuinely stresses me out.
This is a fact that genuinely stresses me out.
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My speaker's bureau would like me to apologize for implying that I eat pets at literary events to help preserve the planet's resources. In fact, I do it because I can. I mean, I don't do that. Ever. At all.
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My speaker's bureau would like me to apologize for implying that I eat pets at literary events to help preserve the planet's resources. In fact, I do it because I can. I mean, I don't do that. Ever. At all.
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Natural Flavor was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a master Flavor, to control all others.
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Natural Flavor was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a master Flavor, to control all others.