Tom Marcinko
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Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents)
Amazon.com: Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents) eBook : Marcinko, Tom : Books
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Re-posted to fix typo:
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
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Well! This is a nice thing.
BIG congrats to Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social for her recent review in the NYT and inclusion on the list of Great Cyberpunk Novels That Imagine New Futures ... #cyberpunk
Great Cyberpunk Novels That Imagine New Futures
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Well! This is a nice thing.
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When the lede appears unbidden, bubbling up from your subconscious triumphantly >>>>>
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
When the lede appears unbidden, bubbling up from your subconscious triumphantly >>>>>
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Colleagues, this is important! Not that I ever expect $$ from Anthropic, but it was the first stone to fall. This makes me certain there will be more.
(Context: Anthropic “scraped” all my Louisa Morgan novels without permission, acknowledgment, or compensation.)
(Context: Anthropic “scraped” all my Louisa Morgan novels without permission, acknowledgment, or compensation.)
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Colleagues, this is important! Not that I ever expect $$ from Anthropic, but it was the first stone to fall. This makes me certain there will be more.
(Context: Anthropic “scraped” all my Louisa Morgan novels without permission, acknowledgment, or compensation.)
(Context: Anthropic “scraped” all my Louisa Morgan novels without permission, acknowledgment, or compensation.)
Five stars.
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Five stars.
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“The courts emphasized that immigration laws already exist and there’s no need (or justification) to stretch a wartime statute to handle gang-related deportations.”
reason.com/2025/05/02/a...
reason.com/2025/05/02/a...
Alien enemies no more
Plus: Depriving the children of toys, a curbside rat feast, China wants to talk, and more...
reason.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“The courts emphasized that immigration laws already exist and there’s no need (or justification) to stretch a wartime statute to handle gang-related deportations.”
reason.com/2025/05/02/a...
reason.com/2025/05/02/a...
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SO HEY IT'S SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Could I perhaps take a moment of your time to tell you about a couple of great little bookstores? I got to visit all of theme recently while doing my up-and-down the coast signing tour and they're all pretty fantastic.
Could I perhaps take a moment of your time to tell you about a couple of great little bookstores? I got to visit all of theme recently while doing my up-and-down the coast signing tour and they're all pretty fantastic.
November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
SO HEY IT'S SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Could I perhaps take a moment of your time to tell you about a couple of great little bookstores? I got to visit all of theme recently while doing my up-and-down the coast signing tour and they're all pretty fantastic.
Could I perhaps take a moment of your time to tell you about a couple of great little bookstores? I got to visit all of theme recently while doing my up-and-down the coast signing tour and they're all pretty fantastic.
I love Rhea Seehorn unconditionally and to death.
She is an amazing actor and incidentally I could look at her all day.
But still.
She is an amazing actor and incidentally I could look at her all day.
But still.
In that case, I'm fucked.
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I love Rhea Seehorn unconditionally and to death.
She is an amazing actor and incidentally I could look at her all day.
But still.
She is an amazing actor and incidentally I could look at her all day.
But still.
It's OK to use Amazon to buy this, because it will help the publisher, @parseconfluenceink.bsky.social, far more than not doing so will hurt Bezos.
"PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
"gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!"
It's not exclusively mine, but my story "Neither Do They Spin" is IN this book.
"gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!"
It's not exclusively mine, but my story "Neither Do They Spin" is IN this book.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's OK to use Amazon to buy this, because it will help the publisher, @parseconfluenceink.bsky.social, far more than not doing so will hurt Bezos.
"PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
"gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!"
It's not exclusively mine, but my story "Neither Do They Spin" is IN this book.
"gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!"
It's not exclusively mine, but my story "Neither Do They Spin" is IN this book.
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
"gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!"
It's not exclusively mine, but my story "Neither Do They Spin" is IN this book.
"gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!"
It's not exclusively mine, but my story "Neither Do They Spin" is IN this book.
I'm also a fan of his Unplugged album, with such a mournful "Mr. Soul."
The stuff with Crazy Horse is always my favorite.
I'm not huge on live albums, but Weld is something I've been listening to for over 30 years with no sign of ever stopping.
I love that he just used to play out of an amp from Sears with the gain dimed out to get that really dreamy overdrive.
I'm not huge on live albums, but Weld is something I've been listening to for over 30 years with no sign of ever stopping.
I love that he just used to play out of an amp from Sears with the gain dimed out to get that really dreamy overdrive.
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm also a fan of his Unplugged album, with such a mournful "Mr. Soul."
In that case, I'm fucked.
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In that case, I'm fucked.
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Reading stories for print interviews in the Jan/Feb issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social...which kicks off my 9th (!!!) year as Uncanny Magazine's interviewer!
Grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with so many fabulous authors about ideas, influences, & writing process over the years! :)
Grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with so many fabulous authors about ideas, influences, & writing process over the years! :)
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reading stories for print interviews in the Jan/Feb issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social...which kicks off my 9th (!!!) year as Uncanny Magazine's interviewer!
Grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with so many fabulous authors about ideas, influences, & writing process over the years! :)
Grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with so many fabulous authors about ideas, influences, & writing process over the years! :)
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"While the Pope owns fifty-one-percent of General Motors
And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us"
--George Harrison
"Awaiting on You All"
On ALL THINGS MUST PASS
And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us"
--George Harrison
"Awaiting on You All"
On ALL THINGS MUST PASS
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"While the Pope owns fifty-one-percent of General Motors
And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us"
--George Harrison
"Awaiting on You All"
On ALL THINGS MUST PASS
And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us"
--George Harrison
"Awaiting on You All"
On ALL THINGS MUST PASS
Thanks--I hadn't heard it, but it really is.
Crazy Horse. Grunge, decades ahead of its time.
Crazy Horse. Grunge, decades ahead of its time.
If someone told me that one of the best Neil Young songs would be from 2012 and titled "Ramada Inn" there'd be a part of me that believed you.
Because that's how he is.
But damn is it great.
Because that's how he is.
But damn is it great.
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thanks--I hadn't heard it, but it really is.
Crazy Horse. Grunge, decades ahead of its time.
Crazy Horse. Grunge, decades ahead of its time.
I have read ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD more times than I've seen it, which is saying something.
'I write plays because dialogue is the most respectable way of contradicting myself...'
Damn.
RIP Tom Stoppard.
He had a good line in cheekbones and louchly-worn coats; wasn't bad with words either.
Damn.
RIP Tom Stoppard.
He had a good line in cheekbones and louchly-worn coats; wasn't bad with words either.
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I have read ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD more times than I've seen it, which is saying something.
I've used up all the stamps I had left over from the Kamala Harris postcard campaign.
Good medium to let your Congress people know how you feel, I'd say.
Good medium to let your Congress people know how you feel, I'd say.
I send them, but only to folks older than me, I realize.
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I've used up all the stamps I had left over from the Kamala Harris postcard campaign.
Good medium to let your Congress people know how you feel, I'd say.
Good medium to let your Congress people know how you feel, I'd say.
THE LION IN WINTER is a Christmas movie, in case you're looking for one.
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
THE LION IN WINTER is a Christmas movie, in case you're looking for one.
We need to touch not only grass but books and CDs and DVDs and ...
1 million per cent agree. Same with record stores. And thrifting.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We need to touch not only grass but books and CDs and DVDs and ...
"A news outlet would need a staff of at least, oh, 15 people to really keep assiduous track of all that lying. No one can do that these days."
He only looks smart because his lies have overwhelmed a political culture that didn’t know how to respond to them. If I were a Trump fan, I’d start worrying about what happens when that stops. trib.al/A5Fl9FU
America Is Finally Starting to
See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is
He came to power through a relentless assault of lies. But the debt owed to the truth is coming due.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"A news outlet would need a staff of at least, oh, 15 people to really keep assiduous track of all that lying. No one can do that these days."
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When Trump insists prices are down, but everyday Americans feel their wallets getting lighter, the disconnect is hard to ignore.
MAGA supporters aren’t waking up because they see through his lies; they’re waking up because we are all feeling the consequences of them.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
MAGA supporters aren’t waking up because they see through his lies; they’re waking up because we are all feeling the consequences of them.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
He only looks smart because his lies have overwhelmed a political culture that didn’t know how to respond to them. If I were a Trump fan, I’d start worrying about what happens when that stops. trib.al/A5Fl9FU
America Is Finally Starting to
See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is
He came to power through a relentless assault of lies. But the debt owed to the truth is coming due.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
When Trump insists prices are down, but everyday Americans feel their wallets getting lighter, the disconnect is hard to ignore.
MAGA supporters aren’t waking up because they see through his lies; they’re waking up because we are all feeling the consequences of them.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
MAGA supporters aren’t waking up because they see through his lies; they’re waking up because we are all feeling the consequences of them.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Why, yes, I *am* virtue-signalling here.
Firstborns get taught to set an example.
Firstborns get taught to set an example.
I spent all my money yesterday, but in my defense it was at indie places within walking distance of our house in St. Paul.
Cool Japanese Midori notebooks at Wet Paint art supplies, Xmas gift book orders at Next Chapter, and Anthology 4 and misc. used DVDs at Cheapo Records.
I'm just about set.
Cool Japanese Midori notebooks at Wet Paint art supplies, Xmas gift book orders at Next Chapter, and Anthology 4 and misc. used DVDs at Cheapo Records.
I'm just about set.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Why, yes, I *am* virtue-signalling here.
Firstborns get taught to set an example.
Firstborns get taught to set an example.
I watched BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN last night for the first time in years.
Bowled over by just how visually beautiful it is.
The rapid-fire editing during the bride creation sequence was breathtaking.
Also, Dr. Pretorious looked a bit like E.T.A. Hoffman. So appropriate.
Bowled over by just how visually beautiful it is.
The rapid-fire editing during the bride creation sequence was breathtaking.
Also, Dr. Pretorious looked a bit like E.T.A. Hoffman. So appropriate.
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I watched BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN last night for the first time in years.
Bowled over by just how visually beautiful it is.
The rapid-fire editing during the bride creation sequence was breathtaking.
Also, Dr. Pretorious looked a bit like E.T.A. Hoffman. So appropriate.
Bowled over by just how visually beautiful it is.
The rapid-fire editing during the bride creation sequence was breathtaking.
Also, Dr. Pretorious looked a bit like E.T.A. Hoffman. So appropriate.
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Lead by David Stevens: “Trump is using his office in many ways to serve himself. These include using the power to pardon to get allies out of jail and to pardon those who will or have benefited him financially.”
#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
Opinion | One of the Founders’ Worst Fears Has Been Realized
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Lead by David Stevens: “Trump is using his office in many ways to serve himself. These include using the power to pardon to get allies out of jail and to pardon those who will or have benefited him financially.”
#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
I spent all my money yesterday, but in my defense it was at indie places within walking distance of our house in St. Paul.
Cool Japanese Midori notebooks at Wet Paint art supplies, Xmas gift book orders at Next Chapter, and Anthology 4 and misc. used DVDs at Cheapo Records.
I'm just about set.
Cool Japanese Midori notebooks at Wet Paint art supplies, Xmas gift book orders at Next Chapter, and Anthology 4 and misc. used DVDs at Cheapo Records.
I'm just about set.
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I spent all my money yesterday, but in my defense it was at indie places within walking distance of our house in St. Paul.
Cool Japanese Midori notebooks at Wet Paint art supplies, Xmas gift book orders at Next Chapter, and Anthology 4 and misc. used DVDs at Cheapo Records.
I'm just about set.
Cool Japanese Midori notebooks at Wet Paint art supplies, Xmas gift book orders at Next Chapter, and Anthology 4 and misc. used DVDs at Cheapo Records.
I'm just about set.