Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls
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#SFF writer from Maine. VP21. He/Him. Cóyotl award nominated. Creator of Speculative Fiction Magazine Subscription web page. Co-editor of Trollbreath Magazine.
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Issue 5, Fall 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 5, Fall 2025 Fiction La Forêt de Fontainebleu, Les Chasseurs, Le Renard by Aimee Ogden The Water Dragons of Harney County by B. Morris Allen The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss Gracie ...
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Welcome to September!
Did I happen to mention there's a new issue of Trollbreath Magazine available? And did I happen to mention that Trollbreath Magazine is now open for submissions for our Spring/Summer 2026 issues?
No?
Well now I have!
Did I happen to mention there's a new issue of Trollbreath Magazine available? And did I happen to mention that Trollbreath Magazine is now open for submissions for our Spring/Summer 2026 issues?
No?
Well now I have!
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Thanks to all the crew @trollbreathmag.bsky.social for sharing my essay on the origins of the name Hornytown. I'm not sure I even realized as I was creating my DC suburb of Hell all the reasons I chose the name or that was in part a clapback against prejudice.
I'll post the link when it's available
I'll post the link when it's available
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thanks to all the crew @trollbreathmag.bsky.social for sharing my essay on the origins of the name Hornytown. I'm not sure I even realized as I was creating my DC suburb of Hell all the reasons I chose the name or that was in part a clapback against prejudice.
I'll post the link when it's available
I'll post the link when it's available
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Moose
Grizzly bear
Grey Wolf
Bobcat
Alligator
Moose
Grizzly bear
Grey Wolf
Bobcat
Alligator
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Black bears
Moose
Bobcat
Porcupine
Great Horned Owl
Black bears
Moose
Bobcat
Porcupine
Great Horned Owl
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Moose
Grizzly bear
Grey Wolf
Bobcat
Alligator
Moose
Grizzly bear
Grey Wolf
Bobcat
Alligator
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
REM & the Three O'Clock (1984)
Squeeze & the Smithereens (1988)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe (1989)
Belly (1995)
Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge (2025)
REM & the Three O'Clock (1984)
Squeeze & the Smithereens (1988)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe (1989)
Belly (1995)
Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge (2025)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Violent Femmes (1989)
Depeche Mode (1990)
Oingo Boingo (1994)
Meat Loaf (1996)
My Chemical Romance (2022)
Violent Femmes (1989)
Depeche Mode (1990)
Oingo Boingo (1994)
Meat Loaf (1996)
My Chemical Romance (2022)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Doc Watson (1966)
Harry Partch (1970 or 1971)
Television (1977)
Cafe Tacuba (2009)
Rhiannon Giddens (2025)
Doc Watson (1966)
Harry Partch (1970 or 1971)
Television (1977)
Cafe Tacuba (2009)
Rhiannon Giddens (2025)
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
REM & the Three O'Clock (1984)
Squeeze & the Smithereens (1988)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe (1989)
Belly (1995)
Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge (2025)
REM & the Three O'Clock (1984)
Squeeze & the Smithereens (1988)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe (1989)
Belly (1995)
Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge (2025)
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If you are looking for an escape this holiday, Memory and Magic, is my Bridgerton with blood magic fantasy novel, that debuted this year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If you are looking for an escape this holiday, Memory and Magic, is my Bridgerton with blood magic fantasy novel, that debuted this year.
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William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
YouTube video by williamburroughsVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Give thanks for what we have (left)... then keep doing the work you do that will bring us a better 2026, folks.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Give thanks for what we have (left)... then keep doing the work you do that will bring us a better 2026, folks.
In my rankings, "Rogue One" remains the near perfect Star Wars film. The rest:
1. Rogue One
2. A New Hope
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Return of the Jedi
5. Revenge of the Sith
6. Attack of the Clones
7. The Force Awakens
8. The Last Jedi
3-Way Tie for Last: Solo, Rise of Skywalker, Phantom Menace
1. Rogue One
2. A New Hope
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Return of the Jedi
5. Revenge of the Sith
6. Attack of the Clones
7. The Force Awakens
8. The Last Jedi
3-Way Tie for Last: Solo, Rise of Skywalker, Phantom Menace
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In my rankings, "Rogue One" remains the near perfect Star Wars film. The rest:
1. Rogue One
2. A New Hope
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Return of the Jedi
5. Revenge of the Sith
6. Attack of the Clones
7. The Force Awakens
8. The Last Jedi
3-Way Tie for Last: Solo, Rise of Skywalker, Phantom Menace
1. Rogue One
2. A New Hope
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Return of the Jedi
5. Revenge of the Sith
6. Attack of the Clones
7. The Force Awakens
8. The Last Jedi
3-Way Tie for Last: Solo, Rise of Skywalker, Phantom Menace
Jimmy Cliff You Can Get It If You Really Want
YouTube video by Rocksteady Freddie
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We've started attending a Universalist Unitarian church. I've been deeply anti-religious since my teens, but this is a group of leftists celebrity the diversity of human kind, not whatever God a religion has on tap.
There are few ways to build community in rural Maine. This was our best compromise.
There are few ways to build community in rural Maine. This was our best compromise.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We've started attending a Universalist Unitarian church. I've been deeply anti-religious since my teens, but this is a group of leftists celebrity the diversity of human kind, not whatever God a religion has on tap.
There are few ways to build community in rural Maine. This was our best compromise.
There are few ways to build community in rural Maine. This was our best compromise.
MTG is resigning her office? Trump is now Mamdani's new best friend and fawns over him? The pope held a rave for a cardinal's 75th birthday?
Has someone been playing with the Large Hadron Collider again? Well keep doing it...
Has someone been playing with the Large Hadron Collider again? Well keep doing it...
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
MTG is resigning her office? Trump is now Mamdani's new best friend and fawns over him? The pope held a rave for a cardinal's 75th birthday?
Has someone been playing with the Large Hadron Collider again? Well keep doing it...
Has someone been playing with the Large Hadron Collider again? Well keep doing it...
We're closing out our Free Fiction Fridays for issue 5.
Next up: Issue 6 is on deck for its December 1st release!
Look for Free Fiction Fridays to return on December 5th with a brilliant fairy-tale retelling from @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social, "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?"
Next up: Issue 6 is on deck for its December 1st release!
Look for Free Fiction Fridays to return on December 5th with a brilliant fairy-tale retelling from @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social, "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?"
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We're closing out our Free Fiction Fridays for issue 5.
Next up: Issue 6 is on deck for its December 1st release!
Look for Free Fiction Fridays to return on December 5th with a brilliant fairy-tale retelling from @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social, "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?"
Next up: Issue 6 is on deck for its December 1st release!
Look for Free Fiction Fridays to return on December 5th with a brilliant fairy-tale retelling from @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social, "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?"
Finally feeling much better, aided by a two-hour afternoon nap. I'll take a brief night of feeling bad over any of the diseases those vaccines protect me from, though.
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Finally feeling much better, aided by a two-hour afternoon nap. I'll take a brief night of feeling bad over any of the diseases those vaccines protect me from, though.
Oh and the WORST part of this experience was what little sleep I DID get had me dreaming that he who should not be seen or heard from ever again had fucking DIED of a sudden stroke during a press conference.
He even shit himself on camera as he collapsed!
Why can't we have nice things?
He even shit himself on camera as he collapsed!
Why can't we have nice things?
On second thought, perhaps I should NOT have gotten triple vaccinated (COVID, pneumonia, shingles) on Wednesday. But hey, you know what they say...
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Oh and the WORST part of this experience was what little sleep I DID get had me dreaming that he who should not be seen or heard from ever again had fucking DIED of a sudden stroke during a press conference.
He even shit himself on camera as he collapsed!
Why can't we have nice things?
He even shit himself on camera as he collapsed!
Why can't we have nice things?
On second thought, perhaps I should NOT have gotten triple vaccinated (COVID, pneumonia, shingles) on Wednesday. But hey, you know what they say...
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
On second thought, perhaps I should NOT have gotten triple vaccinated (COVID, pneumonia, shingles) on Wednesday. But hey, you know what they say...
Oh, hey, if you're a Stargate fan, it's returning with new seasons on Amazon. I don't spend money at Amazon any more, but you might, and this might appeal to you, so here you go.
youtu.be/OhYOOmkehIo
youtu.be/OhYOOmkehIo
Amazon's Stargate Announcement | Coming to Prime Video
YouTube video by GateWorld
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Oh, hey, if you're a Stargate fan, it's returning with new seasons on Amazon. I don't spend money at Amazon any more, but you might, and this might appeal to you, so here you go.
youtu.be/OhYOOmkehIo
youtu.be/OhYOOmkehIo
Rebecca at her best. Come for the reveal, stay for the powerful conclusion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNLd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNLd...
So I'm in the Epstein Files
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Rebecca at her best. Come for the reveal, stay for the powerful conclusion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNLd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNLd...
If you're going to use a predicative LLM ad-lib generator that's wrong at LEAST 5% of the time to get tax advice, you might as well prep for your upcoming audit while you're at it.
Meanwhile, the GOP takes away free tax filing... and Intuit sees a windfall coming to pay for this nonsense.
Meanwhile, the GOP takes away free tax filing... and Intuit sees a windfall coming to pay for this nonsense.
"As part of the partnership, users will be able to authorize Intuit to pull the right data and return tailored results, like estimating a tax refund, finding the right credit card, or generating QuickBooks insights off real-time business activity."
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...
Intuit to pay OpenAI over $100 million a year for model access, ChatGPT integrates with TurboTax
Intuit has struck a $100 million-plus annual deal with OpenAI to bring AI into its financial products like TurboTax and QuickBooks.
www.cnbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you're going to use a predicative LLM ad-lib generator that's wrong at LEAST 5% of the time to get tax advice, you might as well prep for your upcoming audit while you're at it.
Meanwhile, the GOP takes away free tax filing... and Intuit sees a windfall coming to pay for this nonsense.
Meanwhile, the GOP takes away free tax filing... and Intuit sees a windfall coming to pay for this nonsense.
Best part of this news is getting the notice at work: "Enterprise ChatGPT is out due to the cloudflare outage."
Good. You didn't need it. I only wish it would stay out forever.
Good. You didn't need it. I only wish it would stay out forever.
Another day, another issue with Cloudfare which is affecting multiple websites.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Best part of this news is getting the notice at work: "Enterprise ChatGPT is out due to the cloudflare outage."
Good. You didn't need it. I only wish it would stay out forever.
Good. You didn't need it. I only wish it would stay out forever.
Another day, another issue with Cloudfare which is affecting multiple websites.
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Another day, another issue with Cloudfare which is affecting multiple websites.
A worthy movement.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A worthy movement.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
That... kind of tracks actually...
That... kind of tracks actually...
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
That... kind of tracks actually...
That... kind of tracks actually...
Just enough snow to barely cover the grass on this, our first snowy day. It'll be gone in an hour or two, leaving us with our usual bitter winter winds, which will howl for a few days before settling down to small craft advisory levels until the next storm.
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Just enough snow to barely cover the grass on this, our first snowy day. It'll be gone in an hour or two, leaving us with our usual bitter winter winds, which will howl for a few days before settling down to small craft advisory levels until the next storm.
Hearing about the UK's shortage of turkeys (bird flu) reminds me we have to play chicken with the herds of wild turkeys gaggling across the roads every time we go for a drive.
When I was a kid, there was zero wild turkeys in Maine. Now, they are legion.
But still not as mean as Canadian geese.
When I was a kid, there was zero wild turkeys in Maine. Now, they are legion.
But still not as mean as Canadian geese.
a goose with its wings outstretched stands in front of a pool
ALT: a goose with its wings outstretched stands in front of a pool
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hearing about the UK's shortage of turkeys (bird flu) reminds me we have to play chicken with the herds of wild turkeys gaggling across the roads every time we go for a drive.
When I was a kid, there was zero wild turkeys in Maine. Now, they are legion.
But still not as mean as Canadian geese.
When I was a kid, there was zero wild turkeys in Maine. Now, they are legion.
But still not as mean as Canadian geese.
Wife and I are editing issue 6 today.
Wife's office: 2nd floor; big south-facing sliding door to balcony; shades wide open, sun streaming in.
My office: 1st floor; light blocking shades all pulled tight; office lights dim; computer apps in dark mode.
She is the light... I am the dark...
Wife's office: 2nd floor; big south-facing sliding door to balcony; shades wide open, sun streaming in.
My office: 1st floor; light blocking shades all pulled tight; office lights dim; computer apps in dark mode.
She is the light... I am the dark...
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wife and I are editing issue 6 today.
Wife's office: 2nd floor; big south-facing sliding door to balcony; shades wide open, sun streaming in.
My office: 1st floor; light blocking shades all pulled tight; office lights dim; computer apps in dark mode.
She is the light... I am the dark...
Wife's office: 2nd floor; big south-facing sliding door to balcony; shades wide open, sun streaming in.
My office: 1st floor; light blocking shades all pulled tight; office lights dim; computer apps in dark mode.
She is the light... I am the dark...
These people watched Black Mirror and literally ignored the point of every single story presented. "Hey, what if we COULD bring dead people back to life virtually??? How cool!!!"
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
Disney Channel Star’s AI App That Creates Avatars Of Dead Relatives Sparks Backlash
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
These people watched Black Mirror and literally ignored the point of every single story presented. "Hey, what if we COULD bring dead people back to life virtually??? How cool!!!"
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.