Skerry Lark
@skerrylark.bsky.social
Morning person. Curator of beauty, wonder, whimsy, stories, and songs.
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So many people I know are hurting right now. I wish I could hug everyone, make them a good meal, and chill out on the couch. (This soothes almost all aches.)
Do a little good today if you can. Offer honey to the universe. Find the starlight in the dark.
Do a little good today if you can. Offer honey to the universe. Find the starlight in the dark.
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So many people I know are hurting right now. I wish I could hug everyone, make them a good meal, and chill out on the couch. (This soothes almost all aches.)
Do a little good today if you can. Offer honey to the universe. Find the starlight in the dark.
Do a little good today if you can. Offer honey to the universe. Find the starlight in the dark.
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Darlings, a reminder, in case no one has told you lately: the world is better with you in it.
Stay.
Stay.
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Darlings, a reminder, in case no one has told you lately: the world is better with you in it.
Stay.
Stay.
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Darlings, a reminder: the people who always show up for you? They need you to return the favor sometimes. Not because of keeping score, but because we all need care.
Life is extra hard right now in general.
Feeling seen and appreciated is everything.
Life is extra hard right now in general.
Feeling seen and appreciated is everything.
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Darlings, a reminder: the people who always show up for you? They need you to return the favor sometimes. Not because of keeping score, but because we all need care.
Life is extra hard right now in general.
Feeling seen and appreciated is everything.
Life is extra hard right now in general.
Feeling seen and appreciated is everything.
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Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you decide to spend the entire day reading books and eating cinnamon rolls.
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you decide to spend the entire day reading books and eating cinnamon rolls.
Other than the wines, same...
What do I want for Christmas?
A mysterious manor in the Scottish countryside, a library of vintage novels, a collection of the world’s rarest wines, an owl to deliver and retrieve my post, a butler with a mysterious backstory, and my own personal pastry chef.
I'm really not that hard to shop for.
A mysterious manor in the Scottish countryside, a library of vintage novels, a collection of the world’s rarest wines, an owl to deliver and retrieve my post, a butler with a mysterious backstory, and my own personal pastry chef.
I'm really not that hard to shop for.
December 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Other than the wines, same...
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Your library card is the most priceless card you will ever own.
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Your library card is the most priceless card you will ever own.
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I like my Christmas films like I like my pizza:
Extra cheesy.
Extra cheesy.
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I like my Christmas films like I like my pizza:
Extra cheesy.
Extra cheesy.
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I personally think there should be an option when you roll up to urgent care where you can write what you suspect your diagnosis is on a little paper before the doctor sees you and if you’re right you get a sticker
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I personally think there should be an option when you roll up to urgent care where you can write what you suspect your diagnosis is on a little paper before the doctor sees you and if you’re right you get a sticker
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Good. I would fucking hate when I would inadvertently click on these fake trailers
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YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions
YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Good. I would fucking hate when I would inadvertently click on these fake trailers
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I wrote a piece about translation earlier in the year, talking about how a good translation isn't, and can't be, just matching words one-for-one:
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How Translation Works, Book Title Edition
As any translator will tell you, translating a piece of fiction isn’t about simply transcribing words one-to-one from one language to another. It’s about capturing a vibe — making…
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December 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I wrote a piece about translation earlier in the year, talking about how a good translation isn't, and can't be, just matching words one-for-one:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
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Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
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19 Dec: Legend tells that one #Christmas a fire swept through the forest. The Douglas fir took pity on the fleeing mice and sheltered them inside its cones. To this day the cones bear shapes said to resemble their tiny tails and hind feet, left there as a reminder of #kindness.
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
19 Dec: Legend tells that one #Christmas a fire swept through the forest. The Douglas fir took pity on the fleeing mice and sheltered them inside its cones. To this day the cones bear shapes said to resemble their tiny tails and hind feet, left there as a reminder of #kindness.
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How have I only just discovered google maps for space? If you, like me, did not know about this little piece of internet treasure, you must check it out! You can fly over moons and planets - and it's all real data 🤗 🔭🧪
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
How have I only just discovered google maps for space? If you, like me, did not know about this little piece of internet treasure, you must check it out! You can fly over moons and planets - and it's all real data 🤗 🔭🧪
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
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Look for the helpers.
And try to be one if presented with the challenge.
And try to be one if presented with the challenge.
One of the photos of the year.
Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard at Tamarama beach, Sydney, runs barefoot TOWARDS the gunfire at Bondi Beach, carrying medical equipment.
Just one of many extraordinary acts of heroism yesterday (Dec 14).
The photo was captured by local resident, Alexandra Ching.
Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard at Tamarama beach, Sydney, runs barefoot TOWARDS the gunfire at Bondi Beach, carrying medical equipment.
Just one of many extraordinary acts of heroism yesterday (Dec 14).
The photo was captured by local resident, Alexandra Ching.
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Look for the helpers.
And try to be one if presented with the challenge.
And try to be one if presented with the challenge.
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Watching Muppets Christmas Carol
Having Gonzo and Rizzo, the *narrators*, ABANDON the audience when things get too scary is such an incredible bit.
Having Gonzo and Rizzo, the *narrators*, ABANDON the audience when things get too scary is such an incredible bit.
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Watching Muppets Christmas Carol
Having Gonzo and Rizzo, the *narrators*, ABANDON the audience when things get too scary is such an incredible bit.
Having Gonzo and Rizzo, the *narrators*, ABANDON the audience when things get too scary is such an incredible bit.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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It wasn't just monks who liked their eels...nuns did, too!
In the 1280s the nuns of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire rented lands in the village of Welles to Nicholas de Barbeflete for some customary labor, 57s., 200 herrings, & 300 eels per year.
Can't let the monks have all the fun!
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In the 1280s the nuns of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire rented lands in the village of Welles to Nicholas de Barbeflete for some customary labor, 57s., 200 herrings, & 300 eels per year.
Can't let the monks have all the fun!
🗃️🧪
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It wasn't just monks who liked their eels...nuns did, too!
In the 1280s the nuns of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire rented lands in the village of Welles to Nicholas de Barbeflete for some customary labor, 57s., 200 herrings, & 300 eels per year.
Can't let the monks have all the fun!
🗃️🧪
In the 1280s the nuns of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire rented lands in the village of Welles to Nicholas de Barbeflete for some customary labor, 57s., 200 herrings, & 300 eels per year.
Can't let the monks have all the fun!
🗃️🧪
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Morning Prayer: Loving God, Winter seems to have it all...cold, warm, sun, cloudy, rain, and sometimes snow. The seasons of our life, also, are unpredictable. May we trust in Your constant Presence that remains with us through each season and every storm that comes our way. Amen.
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Morning Prayer: Loving God, Winter seems to have it all...cold, warm, sun, cloudy, rain, and sometimes snow. The seasons of our life, also, are unpredictable. May we trust in Your constant Presence that remains with us through each season and every storm that comes our way. Amen.
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#MorningPrayer
#ORadixJesse
Come, Root of Jesse;
revive your church,
drawing us together
from all corners of the earth,
all cultures and communities,
to witness to your grace and glory.
May all who lead and rule,
all who make choices,
do so in your way
of love, justice and peace.
#ORadixJesse
Come, Root of Jesse;
revive your church,
drawing us together
from all corners of the earth,
all cultures and communities,
to witness to your grace and glory.
May all who lead and rule,
all who make choices,
do so in your way
of love, justice and peace.
December 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
#MorningPrayer
#ORadixJesse
Come, Root of Jesse;
revive your church,
drawing us together
from all corners of the earth,
all cultures and communities,
to witness to your grace and glory.
May all who lead and rule,
all who make choices,
do so in your way
of love, justice and peace.
#ORadixJesse
Come, Root of Jesse;
revive your church,
drawing us together
from all corners of the earth,
all cultures and communities,
to witness to your grace and glory.
May all who lead and rule,
all who make choices,
do so in your way
of love, justice and peace.
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People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
Tonight the December Comfort Watches gets nostalgic with Pleasantville, a movie which ironically shows how nostalgia isn't all it's cracked up to be:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Seventeen: Pleasantville
Nostalgia is a trap. The people who indulge in it do so with selective memory, either their own or someone else’s. When I was a kid in the 80s, people looked back yearningly at the 50s as a s…
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December 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Daily bunny no.3172 is directionally challenged
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Daily bunny no.3172 is directionally challenged
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The Dutch sold live eels from ships on the London Thames for 600 years, only leaving in 1938.
But by the 1930s they weren't transporting eels in these ships anymore. The ships stayed parked on the Thames as an antiquarian storefront & the Dutch refilled them from modern tankers.
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But by the 1930s they weren't transporting eels in these ships anymore. The ships stayed parked on the Thames as an antiquarian storefront & the Dutch refilled them from modern tankers.
🗃️🧪
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Dutch sold live eels from ships on the London Thames for 600 years, only leaving in 1938.
But by the 1930s they weren't transporting eels in these ships anymore. The ships stayed parked on the Thames as an antiquarian storefront & the Dutch refilled them from modern tankers.
🗃️🧪
But by the 1930s they weren't transporting eels in these ships anymore. The ships stayed parked on the Thames as an antiquarian storefront & the Dutch refilled them from modern tankers.
🗃️🧪