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Mark Paleologopoulos

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Nearly-retired IT Professional and Curmudgeon Registered Independent Political Consultant Wokester Fashionista Author of Riverwalking - a Young Adult Fantasy Adventure Buddy Comedy that would be perfect for a major motion picture https://www.markpaleo.com/

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · Jan 20

And so it begins. January 20th MLK Day 2025. Trump will be replaced by Vance due to advanced dementia via 25th Amendment by June 2026. #Resistance

Trump is a cancer. Resist. Resist. Resist.

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 9h

His hair is the color of smoke now

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 9h

Why is his hair gray?

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 9h

Something, something, false idol

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 9h

Charlie who?

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 10h

He's a grouper

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 10h

2022
Judge (to Alex Jones): You must pay.
AJ: Do I have to pay?
Judge: Yes.
2023
AJ: Do I have to pay?
Judge: Yes.
2024
AJ: Do I have to pay?
Judge: Yes.
2025
AJ: Do I have to pay?
Judge: Yes.
.....
2057
Alex Jones' Estate: Do I have to pay?
Judge: Yes.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 10h

What are Republican programs?

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 14h

To be fair, there are no flattering pictures of Donald Trump

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 14h

Wtf? They're actually including the inclusion of a made-up fantasy in their political calculations?

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MechaniChris @chrisakins.bsky.social · 1d

Goblins and ghouls? I told you this was a Halloween book.

Still time to read your copy before the holiday! www.christianakins.com/grimportents

#Writingcommunity #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #halloween #spooky #indiebooks

"Hello." It slowly turned its head to face me.
"Who have we here?"
"What? You don't recognize me? I'm the guy
who loaned you the tux."
Its smile stretched even longer. "Well, well.
Bill Baker, I presume. That's a fine new meat suit. It does you justice. Pudgy and worn down-perfect for a man as insignificant as you. My thanks for your spare. I've poked around your memories and I think I've made a greater impact with your body in one day than you have in your entire life."
My ears flushed and I tightened my fists. It knew exactly how to push my buttons, but I needed to maintain my cool for a minute longer. Behind the demon, I watched Grace carefully usher her mother, on hands and knees, out the open door. I let out a fake laugh. "You think so? Because from what I've heard, you spent most of your time in a jail cell. Big bad demon subdued by a bunch of human cops.
What'll all the other goblins and ghouls say?"
It dropped its smile, taking a step towards me
as Grace and her mother finally crawled out of sight.

Grim Portents banner featuring a skeleton hand holding a feather and emerging from an open book. The title is on a burning banner that envelops the feather and a large beast looms over it all. At the top, the tagline reads: Welcome to the first day of the end of your life…

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PJC Cahill @pjccahill.bsky.social · 2d

I generally just go with a pacing method rather than core structure. Set-up > spike > repeat with the set-up also having downtime/breathing room and character interactions to develop b-plots. Most of it is building slowly toward a bigger stakes final climax. I'm also a big fan of denouement.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?

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Jared, goring (people with my horns) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jaredgoring.com · 1d

#WIPSnips "Push" from Fight or Flight

Previously unseen scene! AL goes in to help Sam, who has gotten caught while clearing out a clog in the large pipe that feeds air, coal, and glittercoal to the ship's alchemical engine.

AL doesn't know how alchemy works, but knows heat and its dangers…

Ebook screenshot from Fight or Flight:
"The pipe swelled there, getting rounder - it belled out almost like a boiler itself. Mixing chamber, they said, something like that; it was supposed to let the glittercoal and coal mix with the hot air before it went into the engine. I didn’t know how it all worked, but that’s where I found Sam.

He was faced toward me, struggling with something at his back - he reached out to push off of the wall but his hand recoiled from the hot metal, the air that swept past us shimmering with heat. Spots of the walls here - and the pipes further ahead after the junction, especially - glowed faintly with intense heat, not fully red but just a faintly orange glow from within.

We had to get out.

“Sam!” I shouted as loud as I could, but even the distance from my mouth to my own ears was too great - I could feel my shout in my throat, but couldn’t hear it. The roar of the air and engine was too loud."

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 1d

A car swings slowly onto the road to my right, headlights shining impotently. The engine sounds sick, like it’s having a hard time propelling the frame through the moist air. The good news is it might be her. The bad news is I may be pushing this car before the night’s over. #WIPSnips

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 1d

Ok. Let him die now.

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 1d

Every raid, every body slammed to the pavement, is a public ritual meant to teach us obedience. The goal isn’t enforcement — it’s submission...

hartmannreport.com/p/the-brutal...

The Brutality Is the Message: Why America’s Violence Against Immigrants Isn’t About Immigration

Every raid, every body slammed to the pavement, is a public ritual meant to teach us obedience. The goal isn’t enforcement — it’s submission...

hartmannreport.com

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is a criminal.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 3d

The most insane words ever spoken by an adult human being

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 3d

Stop taking your stress out on your partner

This has been my TED talk.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

It's impossible to believe that China thinks Trump has dementia and none of his stooges will do a damn thing about so they're going to take advantage of America's weakness. Who could believe such a thing? It's almost like Trump is turning the US into a third world shithole.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

Jim Watson of Getty captures the true essence of Trump. #TrumpHasDementia #MAGAIsaCult

Picture from Jim Watson of Getty showing Trump with horns

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

Global condemnation of fascism is now TDS.

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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

The whole administration is a sick joke.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

Have a seat, Greg.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

The Democrats just have to label all Republicans led by a fascist tyrant as terrorists seeking the end to America as we have known it. Every day provides them more proof.

Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social · 4d

1) My post on Facebook saying the world was better off without Charlie Kirk
2) My post on Bluesky saying 'Who gives a shit about the fashion choices of celebrities'

Same amount and tenor of blowback from offended people.

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