Miri Baker, approximately normal spooky
@miribaker.bsky.social
Bi-ace writer of aggro-ace fantasy, seamstress, cosplayer, bard, quality assurer, reflexive gamer. Terminally baguette-pilled. Revising, con recovery, Hades 2, floor time. icon carriecmoney.bsky.social
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It’s never occurred to me to wonder what Edward Gorey animating the Ministry of Silly Walks would look like & now I don’t have to
@jemsmith.bsky.social and I made a 2D physics-based game in 4 days with sounds and music by Jaybooty Sutherland!
This is Fallbearers.
Here's a little clip of the other jammers playtesting it:
#gamedev #gamejam #indiegames
This is Fallbearers.
Here's a little clip of the other jammers playtesting it:
#gamedev #gamejam #indiegames
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
It’s never occurred to me to wonder what Edward Gorey animating the Ministry of Silly Walks would look like & now I don’t have to
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i'm not convinced by your lived experience actually. i just don't think it would have went down like that
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
i'm not convinced by your lived experience actually. i just don't think it would have went down like that
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[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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The Silt Verses
I typed "holy crab" instead of "holy crap" just now. An ominous sign. The crabs approach.
August 18, 2023 at 1:55 PM
The Silt Verses
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I'm literally on my knees begging you to read or watch anything made by queer people for queer people rather than scraping the bottom of the barrel for scraps in things that are overwhelmingly heterosexual. IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I'm literally on my knees begging you to read or watch anything made by queer people for queer people rather than scraping the bottom of the barrel for scraps in things that are overwhelmingly heterosexual. IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
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I feel like it is very hard to function on a daily basis if you think too hard about how many things in the US are completely falling apart and/or actively being destroyed right now, which is one upside to being recently laid off
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I feel like it is very hard to function on a daily basis if you think too hard about how many things in the US are completely falling apart and/or actively being destroyed right now, which is one upside to being recently laid off
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Before I head to work, a quick reminder that tomorrow is Shop Small/Small Business Saturday! Your local bookstore, record shop, art supplier, and toy shop would deeply love to see you. Plus “gotta go support my local small businesses” is a great excuse to take a break from your family.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Before I head to work, a quick reminder that tomorrow is Shop Small/Small Business Saturday! Your local bookstore, record shop, art supplier, and toy shop would deeply love to see you. Plus “gotta go support my local small businesses” is a great excuse to take a break from your family.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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ps I made a new crown necklace with pearls, tanzanite crystal, and glass 😘
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
ps I made a new crown necklace with pearls, tanzanite crystal, and glass 😘
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
wonder what happened to that guy
Nicolae Ceaușescu started building Casa Poporului (as it was then called) as a testament to what he believed to be his magnificence. It turned out to be an expensive folly, but was eventually turned into Palatul Parlamentului, today housing a democratic government and several public use spaces.
Trump fighting with his architect about wanting to build a ballroom bigger than the actual White House feels very on brand
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wapo.st/4rqrqA2
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
wonder what happened to that guy
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
lgbtqreads.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
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Beautiful winter sunrise #DailySunrise
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Beautiful winter sunrise #DailySunrise
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And whether your books earn out consistently or not can make a huge difference in whether you can sell future books, and the size of your future advance. Buying a book when it's first released helps an author a lot, not only for "bestseller" status (which can take very few copies!), but also--
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
And whether your books earn out consistently or not can make a huge difference in whether you can sell future books, and the size of your future advance. Buying a book when it's first released helps an author a lot, not only for "bestseller" status (which can take very few copies!), but also--
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IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
I did not stay below 121 (whoops if you want that new moment you have to go back and answer a question), but ultimately: this pleases me
okay it's DONE I'm putting it DOWN I'm waiting for BETAS and WALKING AWAY
okay it's DONE I'm putting it DOWN I'm waiting for BETAS and WALKING AWAY
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I did not stay below 121 (whoops if you want that new moment you have to go back and answer a question), but ultimately: this pleases me
okay it's DONE I'm putting it DOWN I'm waiting for BETAS and WALKING AWAY
okay it's DONE I'm putting it DOWN I'm waiting for BETAS and WALKING AWAY
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As CEO of Mott’s Applesauce I really have to question your mental state if Applesauce isn’t on your plate, in your toilet, in the bedroom, really everywhere that Applesauce could help
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As CEO of Mott’s Applesauce I really have to question your mental state if Applesauce isn’t on your plate, in your toilet, in the bedroom, really everywhere that Applesauce could help
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Publishers and corporations can be exploitative, absolutely; IP law is objectionable on several fundamental grounds, fully agree; a system of universal basic income would be better for artists, I'm on board - but until those changes are in place we're talking about stealing
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Publishers and corporations can be exploitative, absolutely; IP law is objectionable on several fundamental grounds, fully agree; a system of universal basic income would be better for artists, I'm on board - but until those changes are in place we're talking about stealing
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Math rocks!! Dropping this Friday!!
✨DICE DICE DICE DICE DICE ✨
Nibs has sent MAGIC that maybe you need for your table? These dice are one of a kind so add them to your wishlist STAT!
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
Nibs has sent MAGIC that maybe you need for your table? These dice are one of a kind so add them to your wishlist STAT!
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Math rocks!! Dropping this Friday!!
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it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
kadoore.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
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This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
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This is what they've done.
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is what they've done.
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I know we know this, but pirates need to get better at talking about why they actually pirate books. Stop pretending it's about authors.
i mean it's odd to say "tell us how you make your money" and then not actually let us respond, but
Hello, I make my money from writing books and through the kindness of people who bail me out of emergencies on ko-fi and kick in a few bucks a month on patreon
my biggest advance was $15k per book
Hello, I make my money from writing books and through the kindness of people who bail me out of emergencies on ko-fi and kick in a few bucks a month on patreon
my biggest advance was $15k per book
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I know we know this, but pirates need to get better at talking about why they actually pirate books. Stop pretending it's about authors.