Crewman Six, Snack Viking
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Recovering academic, hot mess.
I write and I make things.
#SmallMagics #Poetry #KoFiShop
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I write poetry, I'm working on my next big writing project, I sell my craft goodies, and I do writing prompts over at my KoFi page.
Plus cat pics!
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Plus cat pics!
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Impartial Promises
When obligations
have been declared
without condition,
when pledges
have been sworn
without stipulation,
when commitments
have been given
without limitation,
they are promises
made with yourself
as heir of the debt.
#WritingCommunity #Poetry
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When obligations
have been declared
without condition,
when pledges
have been sworn
without stipulation,
when commitments
have been given
without limitation,
they are promises
made with yourself
as heir of the debt.
#WritingCommunity #Poetry
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Impartial Promises
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November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Impartial Promises
When obligations
have been declared
without condition,
when pledges
have been sworn
without stipulation,
when commitments
have been given
without limitation,
they are promises
made with yourself
as heir of the debt.
#WritingCommunity #Poetry
ko-fi.com/post/Imparti...
When obligations
have been declared
without condition,
when pledges
have been sworn
without stipulation,
when commitments
have been given
without limitation,
they are promises
made with yourself
as heir of the debt.
#WritingCommunity #Poetry
ko-fi.com/post/Imparti...
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This thread. I think it's incredibly important to remember that the TERF fragility/rabidity started to take off right around the height of me too, and the main message they had was "men are inherently violent."
They targeted trans WOMEN, while at the same time excusing actual violence from cis men.
They targeted trans WOMEN, while at the same time excusing actual violence from cis men.
MeToo was intentionally co-opted by the type of 'feminist' that berates and abuses people for not conforming to gender, while insisting that a uterus makes a woman...
1/2
1/2
This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This thread. I think it's incredibly important to remember that the TERF fragility/rabidity started to take off right around the height of me too, and the main message they had was "men are inherently violent."
They targeted trans WOMEN, while at the same time excusing actual violence from cis men.
They targeted trans WOMEN, while at the same time excusing actual violence from cis men.
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Don’t forget their cranberry juices, dried cranberry snacks, water enhancers, and FRESH CRANBERRIES
(Look I’m not just the cranberry maven in name only)
(Look I’m not just the cranberry maven in name only)
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Don’t forget their cranberry juices, dried cranberry snacks, water enhancers, and FRESH CRANBERRIES
(Look I’m not just the cranberry maven in name only)
(Look I’m not just the cranberry maven in name only)
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at last, my love of canned goo is vindicated
collectivized, unionized and delicious
collectivized, unionized and delicious
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
at last, my love of canned goo is vindicated
collectivized, unionized and delicious
collectivized, unionized and delicious
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given the way we talk about such things in Britain this isn’t that surprising
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
given the way we talk about such things in Britain this isn’t that surprising
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Yes, the world may feel like a dumpster fire some days, but you can keep this cute mini version close to hand and click it to relieve your stress. It will just sound like you're busily at work, typing away!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
thebrokencircle.etsy...
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yes, the world may feel like a dumpster fire some days, but you can keep this cute mini version close to hand and click it to relieve your stress. It will just sound like you're busily at work, typing away!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
thebrokencircle.etsy...
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Dear media provider:
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Dear media provider:
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
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I only stood by Courtney as support when she went public and even watching the level of stress & threat was harrowing. Donald Trump Jr was tweeting about it within 48 hours. She & the others who spoke up went through SO MUCH.
And that bastard is still trying to slink right on back.
And that bastard is still trying to slink right on back.
Also I just wanna say that the idea that me too was a walk in the park and it could happen to anyone at random...
Literally go fuck yourself.
Literally go fuck yourself.
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I only stood by Courtney as support when she went public and even watching the level of stress & threat was harrowing. Donald Trump Jr was tweeting about it within 48 hours. She & the others who spoke up went through SO MUCH.
And that bastard is still trying to slink right on back.
And that bastard is still trying to slink right on back.
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YOUR ENEMIES LAMENT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE. HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH WATER TODAY?
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
YOUR ENEMIES LAMENT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE. HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH WATER TODAY?
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This is your sign to back up your work and avoid tragedy and heartbreak
Hey! Hey you there! Have you backed up your files lately? Stop putting it off! Make a copy to keep safe somewhere!
I don't want you to lose your work, that would suck.
I don't want you to lose your work, that would suck.
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is your sign to back up your work and avoid tragedy and heartbreak
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Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.
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Last night, I had a conversation with my 16yo and her friend about setting boundaries, and what wasn't okay about a situation that the friend was going through (with another *male* friend).
A thread...
A thread...
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Last night, I had a conversation with my 16yo and her friend about setting boundaries, and what wasn't okay about a situation that the friend was going through (with another *male* friend).
A thread...
A thread...
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Yeah... Ferris Wheel Press joining Noodlers and Goulet on the Friends don't let friends... shelf.
Popping in to Bluesky on this fine morning to say that "fountain pen drama" that so many people are referencing relates to Ferris Wheel Press (FWP). Countless people asked for comments on their JKR collab, founder ignored all questions wrt the LGBTQIA+ community.
(mini-thread)
(mini-thread)
November 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yeah... Ferris Wheel Press joining Noodlers and Goulet on the Friends don't let friends... shelf.
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So I have my low-spoons, low-budget meal planned for Thanksgiving, and since I like sharing my cheap-food ways, sit back and enjoy my Thanksgiving meal plans.
Note, I'll be feeding three adults and two of those are picky eaters. YMMV
Note, I'll be feeding three adults and two of those are picky eaters. YMMV
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So I have my low-spoons, low-budget meal planned for Thanksgiving, and since I like sharing my cheap-food ways, sit back and enjoy my Thanksgiving meal plans.
Note, I'll be feeding three adults and two of those are picky eaters. YMMV
Note, I'll be feeding three adults and two of those are picky eaters. YMMV
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A botulism outbreak in US infants exposed to a particular brand of formula is highlighting the importance of food safety surveillance—and actions by the government that experts say are eroding the nation’s readiness to handle foodborne illness outbreaks. cen.acs.org/food/infant-... #chemsky 🧪
Formula-linked infant botulism outbreak prompts food safety questions
While no deaths have been reported, experts say federal policies are hindering the nation’s ability to respond to food-related illnesses
cen.acs.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A botulism outbreak in US infants exposed to a particular brand of formula is highlighting the importance of food safety surveillance—and actions by the government that experts say are eroding the nation’s readiness to handle foodborne illness outbreaks. cen.acs.org/food/infant-... #chemsky 🧪
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anyway. bringing back kari's post for the fountain pen newbies:
bsky.app/profile/kari...
bsky.app/profile/kari...
I feel like I need to do a concise fountain pen sins post, for when people can't remember who did what.
-Muji: coerced Uyghur labor
-Noodler's: racism (egregious), ink damages pens, covid conspiracist.
-Goulet: anti-queer, on staff for a southern Baptist Convention church.
...
-Muji: coerced Uyghur labor
-Noodler's: racism (egregious), ink damages pens, covid conspiracist.
-Goulet: anti-queer, on staff for a southern Baptist Convention church.
...
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
anyway. bringing back kari's post for the fountain pen newbies:
bsky.app/profile/kari...
bsky.app/profile/kari...
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Hey, who wants to help me test the #Ebooks Direct store's new anti-fraud workflows, cheap? I've just dropped (as a standalone volume) a 14K-word novelette you may never have seen before. Want some hot Roman-gladiator action with a touch of magic? Try this: ebooks.direct/products/the...
The Fix
"This is Rome. Everybody bets."
In the home city of the world's first entertainment industry, the life-or-death games that are hundreds of thousands' citizens greatest passion are beginning one more d...
ebooks.direct
November 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Hey, who wants to help me test the #Ebooks Direct store's new anti-fraud workflows, cheap? I've just dropped (as a standalone volume) a 14K-word novelette you may never have seen before. Want some hot Roman-gladiator action with a touch of magic? Try this: ebooks.direct/products/the...
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The good: I start my new W4 tomorrow.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
Oh Hai 👋🏿
If I can keep these gig contracts steady, the last 15% of this campaign (that I started in October 2022) will go to the bigger ticket items that I still need like neonate appropriate pulse oximeters, for ex., and my licensure exam fees.
This is what I came for.
If I can keep these gig contracts steady, the last 15% of this campaign (that I started in October 2022) will go to the bigger ticket items that I still need like neonate appropriate pulse oximeters, for ex., and my licensure exam fees.
This is what I came for.
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The good: I start my new W4 tomorrow.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
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The annoying thing about Larry Summers is that he will not get anywhere near the heat and scrutiny for this as anyone else would for something like listing their pronouns in a syllabus.
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The annoying thing about Larry Summers is that he will not get anywhere near the heat and scrutiny for this as anyone else would for something like listing their pronouns in a syllabus.
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
Honestly, this tracks.
Honestly, this tracks.
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
Honestly, this tracks.
Honestly, this tracks.
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This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
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"How come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up! It'll be anarchy!"
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"How come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up! It'll be anarchy!"
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it’s SO HARD to get good pics of fog, but let’s just say there’s a mountain behind those pylons
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
it’s SO HARD to get good pics of fog, but let’s just say there’s a mountain behind those pylons
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Picard aesthetics tip: Reading on a screen is fine, but there's nothing like an old bound volume of literature.
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Picard aesthetics tip: Reading on a screen is fine, but there's nothing like an old bound volume of literature.
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good thread, esp for my fountain pen using friends
Popping in to Bluesky on this fine morning to say that "fountain pen drama" that so many people are referencing relates to Ferris Wheel Press (FWP). Countless people asked for comments on their JKR collab, founder ignored all questions wrt the LGBTQIA+ community.
(mini-thread)
(mini-thread)
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
good thread, esp for my fountain pen using friends