Carolina
@carolinabeci.bsky.social
Teacher. Bylines @ Book Riot and Foreword Reviews. She/Her.
https://chihatempo.wordpress.com/
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I finished it. It's done.
I... I think I'm finishing my book today. All of it.
February 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I finished it. It's done.
Starbucks: let's fund genocide!
Starbucks: let's introduce something that nobody wants and wreck the planet while we're at it!
Starbucks: wait, why are we losing customers, we don't understand
Starbucks: let's introduce something that nobody wants and wreck the planet while we're at it!
Starbucks: wait, why are we losing customers, we don't understand
“The company is trialling an AI-powered chatbot, which can help match drinks with customer moods, and is introducing the ability to schedule orders in a bid to reduce customer waits.”
Starbucks bets on robots to brew a turnaround and win customers
Chief executive Brian Niccol explains why he thinks AI will help the coffee giant regain its buzz.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Starbucks: let's fund genocide!
Starbucks: let's introduce something that nobody wants and wreck the planet while we're at it!
Starbucks: wait, why are we losing customers, we don't understand
Starbucks: let's introduce something that nobody wants and wreck the planet while we're at it!
Starbucks: wait, why are we losing customers, we don't understand
I... I think I'm finishing my book today. All of it.
February 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I... I think I'm finishing my book today. All of it.
I don't have any published books (hopefully yet), but movie. TV shows are subject to actors wanting to leave, showrunners wanting to stretch out storylines, and overall too many possibilities for the story to go in a different direction than intended.
It's the age old question - film, show or game? We'd love to see a Spotlight Indie game, although we're not sure how that would work. Might require some thinking! #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #AuthorLife #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #BookSky
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I don't have any published books (hopefully yet), but movie. TV shows are subject to actors wanting to leave, showrunners wanting to stretch out storylines, and overall too many possibilities for the story to go in a different direction than intended.
Is it possible to drag a tattoo two centimeters up. Asking for a friend.
(I still love the tattoo, but I wish I'd gotten it done closer to the wrist.)
(I still love the tattoo, but I wish I'd gotten it done closer to the wrist.)
To the enormous shock of teenager me, I now have a tattoo.
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Is it possible to drag a tattoo two centimeters up. Asking for a friend.
(I still love the tattoo, but I wish I'd gotten it done closer to the wrist.)
(I still love the tattoo, but I wish I'd gotten it done closer to the wrist.)
To the enormous shock of teenager me, I now have a tattoo.
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
To the enormous shock of teenager me, I now have a tattoo.
I did it. I'm done with draft two.
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I did it. I'm done with draft two.
Edited two chapters today. Two more and the epilogue, and I'll be done with draft two. #AmWriting
January 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Edited two chapters today. Two more and the epilogue, and I'll be done with draft two. #AmWriting
I got the "this document looks long, do you want me to think for you" AI message about a text that's, no joke, three pages long.
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I got the "this document looks long, do you want me to think for you" AI message about a text that's, no joke, three pages long.
I'm sorry for harping on about this, but I'm still in disbelief. I'm halfway through draft two. One more draft and I think it'll be ready to query agents.
Will I get rejected a million times? Most likely. But I wrote a book. No one can take that away from me.
Will I get rejected a million times? Most likely. But I wrote a book. No one can take that away from me.
I let my mom (Literature teacher, very honest) read the first two chapters of draft two. She loved it, and went on a very detailed explanation of why.
I... might actually be a writer?
I... might actually be a writer?
January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I'm sorry for harping on about this, but I'm still in disbelief. I'm halfway through draft two. One more draft and I think it'll be ready to query agents.
Will I get rejected a million times? Most likely. But I wrote a book. No one can take that away from me.
Will I get rejected a million times? Most likely. But I wrote a book. No one can take that away from me.
Will I manage to finish and polish my ghost story in time to submit it here? Stay tuned.
(Probably not.)
(Probably not.)
Fiction submissions are open now!
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
January 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Will I manage to finish and polish my ghost story in time to submit it here? Stay tuned.
(Probably not.)
(Probably not.)
I let my mom (Literature teacher, very honest) read the first two chapters of draft two. She loved it, and went on a very detailed explanation of why.
I... might actually be a writer?
I... might actually be a writer?
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I let my mom (Literature teacher, very honest) read the first two chapters of draft two. She loved it, and went on a very detailed explanation of why.
I... might actually be a writer?
I... might actually be a writer?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. If I ever have to live in a haunted house again, I request one with ghostly DJs and housekeeping and piano players.
(Skeet brought to you by me reading the last book of the Lost Bride trilogy.)
(Skeet brought to you by me reading the last book of the Lost Bride trilogy.)
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I've said it before and I'll say it again. If I ever have to live in a haunted house again, I request one with ghostly DJs and housekeeping and piano players.
(Skeet brought to you by me reading the last book of the Lost Bride trilogy.)
(Skeet brought to you by me reading the last book of the Lost Bride trilogy.)
I reread the first three chapters of draft two, and I don't want to jinx it, but... I actually really like them?
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I reread the first three chapters of draft two, and I don't want to jinx it, but... I actually really like them?
SO pumped for this!
January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
SO pumped for this!
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My book HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD looks to be on sale for $3 on Kindle.
Grab the book that book banners call pornographic. Of course, it's much more than that. It's a powerful collection of voices talking about what feminism is–and is not.
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
Grab the book that book banners call pornographic. Of course, it's much more than that. It's a powerful collection of voices talking about what feminism is–and is not.
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
Amazon.com: Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World eBook : Jensen, Kelly: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
My book HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD looks to be on sale for $3 on Kindle.
Grab the book that book banners call pornographic. Of course, it's much more than that. It's a powerful collection of voices talking about what feminism is–and is not.
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
Grab the book that book banners call pornographic. Of course, it's much more than that. It's a powerful collection of voices talking about what feminism is–and is not.
www.amazon.com/Here-We-Are-...
The thing about second drafts, I'm finding, is that all the crap I said "oh, I'll make it better later" is something that I do, in fact, have to make better. #AmWriting
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The thing about second drafts, I'm finding, is that all the crap I said "oh, I'll make it better later" is something that I do, in fact, have to make better. #AmWriting
Five days ago, I wracked my brain trying to come up with 25 things that made me happy in 2025. What has been making YOU happy? Whether last year or so far in 26?
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Five days ago, I wracked my brain trying to come up with 25 things that made me happy in 2025. What has been making YOU happy? Whether last year or so far in 26?
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Gah! A link would be useful so YOU TOO can read the blurb. LOL. bookshop.org/a/4013/97805...
Stay for a Spell
Check out Stay for a Spell - <b>A cursed princess must discover what her heart truly longs for in this charmingly cozy romantic fantasy for everyone who’s ever lost – or found – them...
bookshop.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Gah! A link would be useful so YOU TOO can read the blurb. LOL. bookshop.org/a/4013/97805...
This is GORGEOUS 🥰
Today I get to unveil the UK cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
The art is by the legendary Stephen Player, who has done art for Barker and Pratchett. I adore how he shows off the different personalities of Garrodigh's heads!
It comes out in the UK from @arcadiabooks.bsky.social this July!
The art is by the legendary Stephen Player, who has done art for Barker and Pratchett. I adore how he shows off the different personalities of Garrodigh's heads!
It comes out in the UK from @arcadiabooks.bsky.social this July!
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This is GORGEOUS 🥰
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I haven't got a fucking clue where to find it and I'm not going to bother looking
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I haven't got a fucking clue where to find it and I'm not going to bother looking
I'm on vacation in a city that's currently suffering from horrific forest fires. The roads are now closed and I have no idea when I can go back home.
Even if I wanted to be stuck here, I don't have the money for an indefinite hostel stay.
Even if I wanted to be stuck here, I don't have the money for an indefinite hostel stay.
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I'm on vacation in a city that's currently suffering from horrific forest fires. The roads are now closed and I have no idea when I can go back home.
Even if I wanted to be stuck here, I don't have the money for an indefinite hostel stay.
Even if I wanted to be stuck here, I don't have the money for an indefinite hostel stay.
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Of course, it's only after posting that I start thinking this looks like AI
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Of course, it's only after posting that I start thinking this looks like AI
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I have -34$ and still need about 1200 to clear my back rent. Any help and shares are SO appreciated!
I wish I didn’t have to do this, but I have no choice. I need some financial help to pay my rent and bills ASAP. You can also support me by buying books directly from my ebook shop as well: ko-fi.com/A356F63/goal...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I have -34$ and still need about 1200 to clear my back rent. Any help and shares are SO appreciated!
Of course, it's only after posting that I start thinking this looks like AI
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Of course, it's only after posting that I start thinking this looks like AI