P J Harvey
@tigerears.bsky.social
I'm not Polly Jean
But I am an author of SFF novels, even if I happen to be unpublished so far. I'm also autistic, so any help on the ol' networking front for someone who can't do anything else but write is appreciated.
But I am an author of SFF novels, even if I happen to be unpublished so far. I'm also autistic, so any help on the ol' networking front for someone who can't do anything else but write is appreciated.
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P J Harvey
@tigerears.bsky.social
· Mar 27
“Always a bold and innovative voice in social media, PJ brings all his characteristic understated wit to this latest 179 character offering.”
My agent has really earned his fish-flavoured fee this week. Good boy, Kedi!
get some short stories published, i guess
that would be a good thing to do, right?
#pretendpanel #writers
that would be a good thing to do, right?
#pretendpanel #writers
#pretendpanel, I can't believe it's only been a week, it feels like longer! Tell me...
December 19th: Is there a tangible achievement you want to reach in 2026?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 19th: Is there a tangible achievement you want to reach in 2026?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
get some short stories published, i guess
that would be a good thing to do, right?
#pretendpanel #writers
that would be a good thing to do, right?
#pretendpanel #writers
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AUTISM SIMULATOR FEATURES
1) People tell you you’re wrong about your basic internal experience for a couple hours
“No, it isn’t itchy. The lights aren’t too bright. It’s not loud. You’re being too sensitive. It’s not that crowded. It’s not that big of a deal. It wouldn’t hurt you to look at me.”
1) People tell you you’re wrong about your basic internal experience for a couple hours
“No, it isn’t itchy. The lights aren’t too bright. It’s not loud. You’re being too sensitive. It’s not that crowded. It’s not that big of a deal. It wouldn’t hurt you to look at me.”
March 9, 2024 at 9:50 AM
AUTISM SIMULATOR FEATURES
1) People tell you you’re wrong about your basic internal experience for a couple hours
“No, it isn’t itchy. The lights aren’t too bright. It’s not loud. You’re being too sensitive. It’s not that crowded. It’s not that big of a deal. It wouldn’t hurt you to look at me.”
1) People tell you you’re wrong about your basic internal experience for a couple hours
“No, it isn’t itchy. The lights aren’t too bright. It’s not loud. You’re being too sensitive. It’s not that crowded. It’s not that big of a deal. It wouldn’t hurt you to look at me.”
nearly finished 'adrian tchaikovsky' by allen clay. not sure i get the connection between title and plot, but you know what literary types are like
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
nearly finished 'adrian tchaikovsky' by allen clay. not sure i get the connection between title and plot, but you know what literary types are like
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Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
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Moses implicitly classifies bats as birds and that’s not stupid, it made sense at the time to go “birds is when wings,” and just like now we don’t go “birds is when wings” even if we read the Bible, I think we can move past “woman is when Eve”
December 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Moses implicitly classifies bats as birds and that’s not stupid, it made sense at the time to go “birds is when wings,” and just like now we don’t go “birds is when wings” even if we read the Bible, I think we can move past “woman is when Eve”
Was that a clunk? Of the building entrance closing? A second later, a body opened the waist-high gate to the street, passed through, ensured it closed behind them, and an umbrella bloomed and bobbed away.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
🎵 She's so hiiiiiiii--eee---yiii---yiiiiigh... high above me... she's so lovely.... 🎵
The #WIPSnips word for December 19th is "high"
Please share my earworm with me.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
The #WIPSnips word for December 19th is "high"
Please share my earworm with me.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Was that a clunk? Of the building entrance closing? A second later, a body opened the waist-high gate to the street, passed through, ensured it closed behind them, and an umbrella bloomed and bobbed away.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
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Is the MTA making merch with the F M Swap icon cause they should be
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Is the MTA making merch with the F M Swap icon cause they should be
a person who doesn't want to get in to hypotheticals is a person who doesn't want to think about their moral or ethical position
KIM: Have you had a convo w/POTUS about using the FCC to go after critics?
CARR: Heheh. I don't get into the specifics of conversations
K: Would it be appropriate for him to give you direction to pressure media companies?
C: I'm not gonna get into hypotheticals
K: The easy answer is 'no'
CARR: Heheh. I don't get into the specifics of conversations
K: Would it be appropriate for him to give you direction to pressure media companies?
C: I'm not gonna get into hypotheticals
K: The easy answer is 'no'
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
a person who doesn't want to get in to hypotheticals is a person who doesn't want to think about their moral or ethical position
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It is pretty interesting how both elected officials and the media generally refuse to act like reality is reality, mostly because the people whose opinions they value are in the 17%
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It is pretty interesting how both elected officials and the media generally refuse to act like reality is reality, mostly because the people whose opinions they value are in the 17%
Dirty rain escaping the blocked gutters above splattered a trickle of blood from the body, building not abating, a muddy-red stream flowing in to the sewer. Ludo wanted to prod the body with a foot, like he'd seen people do in the pictures.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(mud for clay)
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(mud for clay)
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Dirty rain escaping the blocked gutters above splattered a trickle of blood from the body, building not abating, a muddy-red stream flowing in to the sewer. Ludo wanted to prod the body with a foot, like he'd seen people do in the pictures.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(mud for clay)
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(mud for clay)
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Despite hundreds of destinations this year, I didn’t make it to #Cambridge - so making up for that next month - tickets here
www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse | Cambridge Junction
Book tickets for Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse at J2 at Cambridge Junction. The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a journey from the outermost planets to our innermost thoughts. Robin...
www.junction.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Despite hundreds of destinations this year, I didn’t make it to #Cambridge - so making up for that next month - tickets here
www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
www.junction.co.uk/events/robin...
anyone got a flowchart or similar hand-holding process for how to find an agent for a newbie sci-fi autistic idiot who needs to be told how to do this kind of thing the first time around?
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
anyone got a flowchart or similar hand-holding process for how to find an agent for a newbie sci-fi autistic idiot who needs to be told how to do this kind of thing the first time around?
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hello! i'm pj, am bad at introducing myself, and like to write sci-fi that's probably more character based with sci-fi as a setting than anything space opera-ish
this could probably be better! my books are better, i know that much
this could probably be better! my books are better, i know that much
Welcome to a new week! Before we get our 12-week challenge underway in January, we want to hear from you: introduce yourself and what you like to write/create!
#SparksAndScribbles #WriteSky #BookSky #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WrittingCommunity #Writing
#SparksAndScribbles #WriteSky #BookSky #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmEditing #WrittingCommunity #Writing
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
hello! i'm pj, am bad at introducing myself, and like to write sci-fi that's probably more character based with sci-fi as a setting than anything space opera-ish
this could probably be better! my books are better, i know that much
this could probably be better! my books are better, i know that much
...looked to the heavens, still producing a mist heavy enough for gravity to be actively pulling it over him like a wet blanket.
He didn't really want to be part of the prank, ...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(i really like this pun, hopefully readers will spot it)
He didn't really want to be part of the prank, ...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(i really like this pun, hopefully readers will spot it)
Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips!
The word for December 15th is “blanket”
Which is an appropriate word for today for where I live given the extreme cold we’ve got moving through. Brrrr.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
The word for December 15th is “blanket”
Which is an appropriate word for today for where I live given the extreme cold we’ve got moving through. Brrrr.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
...looked to the heavens, still producing a mist heavy enough for gravity to be actively pulling it over him like a wet blanket.
He didn't really want to be part of the prank, ...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(i really like this pun, hopefully readers will spot it)
He didn't really want to be part of the prank, ...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
(i really like this pun, hopefully readers will spot it)
'You would never have let that go without a correction. A correction that tap-danced the line of stern and light-hearted, somehow making sure that person wouldn't dare call you by that name again whilst making them feel like it wasn't a big deal.'
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
December 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
'You would never have let that go without a correction. A correction that tap-danced the line of stern and light-hearted, somehow making sure that person wouldn't dare call you by that name again whilst making them feel like it wasn't a big deal.'
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
is 'getting an agent and closer to getting published' an acceptable answer to this???? no idea how to do that tho tbh
#pretendpanel, I have a whole lot to catch up on still from yesterday, but while I do that, let me know...
December 13th: How would you most like to improve as a writer in 2026?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 13th: How would you most like to improve as a writer in 2026?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
is 'getting an agent and closer to getting published' an acceptable answer to this???? no idea how to do that tho tbh
'...I thoroughly believe that I am, indeed, one of the few examples that absolutely has not just the capacity but the desire—the *resolve*—to do just that, to take control of one's own fate and—'
'Gosh, he's off *again*'...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
'Gosh, he's off *again*'...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
The #WIPSnips word for December 13th is "control"
Also HAPPY CATURDAY. We haven't done one of these in a while, so feel free to add a picture of your furry or winged or scaled, etc., pets with your post!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Also HAPPY CATURDAY. We haven't done one of these in a while, so feel free to add a picture of your furry or winged or scaled, etc., pets with your post!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
'...I thoroughly believe that I am, indeed, one of the few examples that absolutely has not just the capacity but the desire—the *resolve*—to do just that, to take control of one's own fate and—'
'Gosh, he's off *again*'...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
'Gosh, he's off *again*'...
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
the complaints of one hate-motivated person continue to outweigh the joy of thousands, and institutions continue to kowtow to the hate, whether from fear or agreement it doesn't matter, they misrepresent and weaken society as a whole by doing so
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
the complaints of one hate-motivated person continue to outweigh the joy of thousands, and institutions continue to kowtow to the hate, whether from fear or agreement it doesn't matter, they misrepresent and weaken society as a whole by doing so
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
fucking vinyl
release on cd, cowards!
release on cd, cowards!
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
fucking vinyl
release on cd, cowards!
release on cd, cowards!