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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness)

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He/him. Did some stuff once. Writingdarkness.ca for twisted fiction, poetry and artwork. Lost in a liminal nightmare. thechildisscreaming.bandcamp.com for experimental noise

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 22h

Some words for October. I'd include a line from the story to try to generate interest but it'd just be the first sentence and you can read that in the blurb.
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For the Entertainment of Strangers - Writing Darkness

For Haleigh Masterton, the moment her stomach lining tore registered only as a dull ache. Nor did it slow her down any. It was simply another one of the many aches that came with the job and so it did...

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 22h

Some words for October. I'd include a line from the story to try to generate interest but it'd just be the first sentence and you can read that in the blurb.
writingdarkness.ca/for-the-ente...

For the Entertainment of Strangers - Writing Darkness

writingdarkness.ca

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 20h

This could explain the entire manosphere

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 23h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 22h

Need an Edelweiss Pirates.

Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 22h

Some words for October. I'd include a line from the story to try to generate interest but it'd just be the first sentence and you can read that in the blurb.
writingdarkness.ca/for-the-ente...

For the Entertainment of Strangers - Writing Darkness

writingdarkness.ca

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 23h

Sometimes I don't know how to begin a new chapter or section so I open up a random Malazan chapter and steal that. So if it opens with an image of the setting, a line of dialogue, an object, or a character, that's what I do. This is as close as I get to using AI in my work.

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weinberg @weinberg.social · 23h

Rest in peace, Drew Struzan. His movie posters are much more than marketing. They're some of the finest pop art you'll ever see. Look at this masterpiece:

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 23h

Also a bunch of stuff about what it means to struggle with mental health and keep going, creating your own meaning in life, embracing who you are, and other loser shit like that but really the win's the cociane.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 23h

Hal Ashby looked like no other director, just incredible.

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 23h

I might not be the best parent but I have managed to teach the kiddo:
1. Don't fuck fascists.
2. Cocaine is a waste of money
3. No war but class war

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 23h

"We're all in it together" is a nice sentiment in a time when class doesn't divide every single category of people.

Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 23h

Time to cram a week's worth of work into three hours so I don't feel like an utter failure

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Kellraiser 8: Kellworld 🎃 @ohhellkell.bsky.social · 1d

I think Kiss of the Dragon would be a beautiful name for a girl.

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Batallon Bakunin @batallonbakunin.bsky.social · 2d

Antifascism is so often exactly this. Attacking the explicit fascists, while fighting off the repressive arm of the state at our rearguard— as the Basque comrades so effectively did today in Vitoria against Spanish falangist fascists.

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Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 1d

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 1d

More nonsense

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Jonestown Memories, by The Child is Screaming But Nobody's Home

6 track album

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 1d

Shit you're tall

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Jason R. Wells, Esq. @jrwells82.bsky.social · 1d

New Jason lore dropping 😂

Jotted down some thoughts while working the desk tonight

Ramblings…

It’s funny that after all these years of my various blogs, I still am unsure of how I want to use it. If anything, it’s always just been an outlet for me – sometimes I have reviewed movies (before …

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 1d

I'm reading Space Wolf by William King. As a kid I had a copy and can remember reading the first fifty pages or so like ten times but never finished it. It's a blast so far.

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We're just normal men @wejustinnocentmen.bsky.social · 1d

We’re just normal men

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 1d

For a creative writing class in University we made up grant requests for our projects to learn how the system works. Mine was for Jonestown: The Musical.