MStewart
@thinkingtooloud.org
Product of Southern Appalachia. (Meat Camp, NC)
writer, reader, a.k.a. ThinkingTooLoud
Too many projects not enough time.
#writer #author #WritingCommunity #querying #SFF #DVPit #neurodivergent #CPTSD #ComplexPTSD
I don't answer random DMs
writer, reader, a.k.a. ThinkingTooLoud
Too many projects not enough time.
#writer #author #WritingCommunity #querying #SFF #DVPit #neurodivergent #CPTSD #ComplexPTSD
I don't answer random DMs
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MStewart
@thinkingtooloud.org
· Dec 6
#poemsabout #selfportrait
Thanks to hosts karenpgonzalez.bsky.social brokenspinearts.bsky.social alanparry83.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
curled, twisted
broke and bent
pulled and pushed
torn and rent
pieces dropped
limbs lopped
all to shape
a perfect figment
of feminine
accomplishment
Thanks to hosts karenpgonzalez.bsky.social brokenspinearts.bsky.social alanparry83.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
curled, twisted
broke and bent
pulled and pushed
torn and rent
pieces dropped
limbs lopped
all to shape
a perfect figment
of feminine
accomplishment
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
~ Sylvia Plath
~ Sylvia Plath
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
~ Sylvia Plath
~ Sylvia Plath
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It’s really funny that Republicans are trying to make this argument.
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It’s really funny that Republicans are trying to make this argument.
First snow of the season.
And I'm dreaming of Virginia.
And I'm dreaming of Virginia.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
First snow of the season.
And I'm dreaming of Virginia.
And I'm dreaming of Virginia.
The rarest of #WritingCat incarnations is inviting you to join her for a story.
Monday... Time to hit the keys...
Monday... Time to hit the keys...
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The rarest of #WritingCat incarnations is inviting you to join her for a story.
Monday... Time to hit the keys...
Monday... Time to hit the keys...
Reposted by MStewart
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
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This is a fucking nightmare.
Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is a fucking nightmare.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Riiiiight. Like the Supreme Court is going to stop (something very vulgar in regard to Trump) now.
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Riiiiight. Like the Supreme Court is going to stop (something very vulgar in regard to Trump) now.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ok... I stumbled across something new - to me - last night.
Has anyone heard or worked with Writing Battles?
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
Has anyone heard or worked with Writing Battles?
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ok... I stumbled across something new - to me - last night.
Has anyone heard or worked with Writing Battles?
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
Has anyone heard or worked with Writing Battles?
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
The query letter is getting better.
Refined the synopsis this morning.
Hit the halfway point in final? editing pass.
Pool of agents to query chosen.
Checking their sales and such.
Ignoring the holiday. Priceless.
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
Refined the synopsis this morning.
Hit the halfway point in final? editing pass.
Pool of agents to query chosen.
Checking their sales and such.
Ignoring the holiday. Priceless.
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The query letter is getting better.
Refined the synopsis this morning.
Hit the halfway point in final? editing pass.
Pool of agents to query chosen.
Checking their sales and such.
Ignoring the holiday. Priceless.
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
Refined the synopsis this morning.
Hit the halfway point in final? editing pass.
Pool of agents to query chosen.
Checking their sales and such.
Ignoring the holiday. Priceless.
#WritingCommunity
Gratuitous cat:
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
~ Francis Bacon
I can't recall where I first ran across this quote. The part about exactitude being a product of writing I never quite understood, until my recent editing foray.
#WritingCommunity #amEditing
~ Francis Bacon
I can't recall where I first ran across this quote. The part about exactitude being a product of writing I never quite understood, until my recent editing foray.
#WritingCommunity #amEditing
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
~ Francis Bacon
I can't recall where I first ran across this quote. The part about exactitude being a product of writing I never quite understood, until my recent editing foray.
#WritingCommunity #amEditing
~ Francis Bacon
I can't recall where I first ran across this quote. The part about exactitude being a product of writing I never quite understood, until my recent editing foray.
#WritingCommunity #amEditing
#WritingCat is not interested in your excuses. Monday, time to hit the keys.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#WritingCat is not interested in your excuses. Monday, time to hit the keys.
Reposted by MStewart
REFORM #Reform
THIS WHO THEY ARE
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
THIS WHO THEY ARE
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
REFORM #Reform
THIS WHO THEY ARE
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
THIS WHO THEY ARE
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
All Generative AI is trained on the work of other who were/are never paid for their effort and never asked if their work could be used.
Generative AI is theft.
#WritingCommunity
Generative AI is theft.
#WritingCommunity
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
All Generative AI is trained on the work of other who were/are never paid for their effort and never asked if their work could be used.
Generative AI is theft.
#WritingCommunity
Generative AI is theft.
#WritingCommunity
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Our ever-expanding catalog of Trump's transgressions now stands at 529 since January 20, 2025. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/oct...
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: October 2025: Atrocities 467-529
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Our ever-expanding catalog of Trump's transgressions now stands at 529 since January 20, 2025. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/oct...
Reposted by MStewart
Ruination couldn’t happen to a more deserving industry.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ruination couldn’t happen to a more deserving industry.
#WritingCat is ready to go and wondering where you are.
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#WritingCat is ready to go and wondering where you are.
Reposted by MStewart
What mess did Trump inherit?
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
What mess did Trump inherit?
Reposted by MStewart
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
Slowly ploughing through the 'possibles' -- trying to find those best fits. Next will be reading Query Tracker Comments.
Publishers' Marketplace sales.
Any other suggestions for places to check?
#WritingCommunity #amQuerying
Obligatory Cat: Ms. Soot, keeping me company.
Publishers' Marketplace sales.
Any other suggestions for places to check?
#WritingCommunity #amQuerying
Obligatory Cat: Ms. Soot, keeping me company.
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Slowly ploughing through the 'possibles' -- trying to find those best fits. Next will be reading Query Tracker Comments.
Publishers' Marketplace sales.
Any other suggestions for places to check?
#WritingCommunity #amQuerying
Obligatory Cat: Ms. Soot, keeping me company.
Publishers' Marketplace sales.
Any other suggestions for places to check?
#WritingCommunity #amQuerying
Obligatory Cat: Ms. Soot, keeping me company.