Randy Smith
@curiouserrandy.bsky.social
Geek, Intellectual, Dancer, but generally pretty quiet.
Primarily on here to follow some authors/creators.
Primarily on here to follow some authors/creators.
Well, a) I was incredibly good at math&science, but struggled a lot with writing, so I had context to learn discipline there, and b) it didn't really help and I'm disappointed with my life anyway. Fine jobs, but I didn't change the world. Unrealistic standards?
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Well, a) I was incredibly good at math&science, but struggled a lot with writing, so I had context to learn discipline there, and b) it didn't really help and I'm disappointed with my life anyway. Fine jobs, but I didn't change the world. Unrealistic standards?
I gotta pray they're joking.
Though .... if they don't follow you folks closely, and just have somewhat overstrong opinions about the roles of "writer" and "illustrator", that might do it too.
(I still remember the cruise ship (?) mini-comic one of you did about the creation of Side Quested :-))
Though .... if they don't follow you folks closely, and just have somewhat overstrong opinions about the roles of "writer" and "illustrator", that might do it too.
(I still remember the cruise ship (?) mini-comic one of you did about the creation of Side Quested :-))
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I gotta pray they're joking.
Though .... if they don't follow you folks closely, and just have somewhat overstrong opinions about the roles of "writer" and "illustrator", that might do it too.
(I still remember the cruise ship (?) mini-comic one of you did about the creation of Side Quested :-))
Though .... if they don't follow you folks closely, and just have somewhat overstrong opinions about the roles of "writer" and "illustrator", that might do it too.
(I still remember the cruise ship (?) mini-comic one of you did about the creation of Side Quested :-))
Dude, I know you've got this whole "I write because I want to eat and buy churches, you got a problem with that??" schtick going, but I actually suspect you'd bounce off of writing for GrokAI even if they paid you a lot *more* money :-)
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Dude, I know you've got this whole "I write because I want to eat and buy churches, you got a problem with that??" schtick going, but I actually suspect you'd bounce off of writing for GrokAI even if they paid you a lot *more* money :-)
LOL. Sorry, let me rephrase: "There's a lot of room between KB and normal." :-)
January 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
LOL. Sorry, let me rephrase: "There's a lot of room between KB and normal." :-)
There there, there's a lot of room on the normal side of KB.
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
There there, there's a lot of room on the normal side of KB.
Well, that was a reason to buy the one I hadn't gotten yet :-).
I presume this won't yank already purchased Kindle titles?
I presume this won't yank already purchased Kindle titles?
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Well, that was a reason to buy the one I hadn't gotten yet :-).
I presume this won't yank already purchased Kindle titles?
I presume this won't yank already purchased Kindle titles?
A) Story checks out, and B) Speaking as someone who's repeated been in therapy, it sometimes doesn't *work* :-).
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A) Story checks out, and B) Speaking as someone who's repeated been in therapy, it sometimes doesn't *work* :-).
But ... they're sexy the way they are ....
January 17, 2026 at 10:21 PM
But ... they're sexy the way they are ....
Just show you know, drivecomic.com is not yet showing me the above comic, even on a Shift-reload.
DRIVE™
The SciFi Comic, by Dave Kellett
drivecomic.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Just show you know, drivecomic.com is not yet showing me the above comic, even on a Shift-reload.
I have swum in the Hudson. Against my parents expressed orders--you gotta do teenage rebellion *somehow*.
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I have swum in the Hudson. Against my parents expressed orders--you gotta do teenage rebellion *somehow*.
You're not as horny as you think you are? :-)
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
You're not as horny as you think you are? :-)
a) Agreed, that's pretty funny, and I can imagine Rachel laughing about it.
b) Lucky me, I get the book three days early! Sorry you didn't get the pre-order benies, though.
Off to buy!
b) Lucky me, I get the book three days early! Sorry you didn't get the pre-order benies, though.
Off to buy!
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
a) Agreed, that's pretty funny, and I can imagine Rachel laughing about it.
b) Lucky me, I get the book three days early! Sorry you didn't get the pre-order benies, though.
Off to buy!
b) Lucky me, I get the book three days early! Sorry you didn't get the pre-order benies, though.
Off to buy!
I've been having the same thought, but I think the reality is that we're moving more into a "Might makes Right" pattern for international relations, so Libya couldn't get away with it. *China* on the other hand .....
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I've been having the same thought, but I think the reality is that we're moving more into a "Might makes Right" pattern for international relations, so Libya couldn't get away with it. *China* on the other hand .....
I'm not sure if the fic I'm imagining absolutely trashes love or rehabilitates and makes comfortable the all-consuming void .....
January 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I'm not sure if the fic I'm imagining absolutely trashes love or rehabilitates and makes comfortable the all-consuming void .....
Apologies for the spam, but is it going to go back up on Amazon at some point? I'd like to re-instantiate my preorder :-)
December 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Apologies for the spam, but is it going to go back up on Amazon at some point? I'd like to re-instantiate my preorder :-)
I wonder what the overlap is between people who don't know money is fake and people who believe we're living in a simulated universe? :-)
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wonder what the overlap is between people who don't know money is fake and people who believe we're living in a simulated universe? :-)
Reminded of your comment elsewhere that you enjoy writing, but it's still work, and 95% of the time you'd rather be on a beach with a birder guide.
Also amused/saddened by the fact that you're clearly up for writing on inspiration. Do what you love for money and ... it'll become work.
Also amused/saddened by the fact that you're clearly up for writing on inspiration. Do what you love for money and ... it'll become work.
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Reminded of your comment elsewhere that you enjoy writing, but it's still work, and 95% of the time you'd rather be on a beach with a birder guide.
Also amused/saddened by the fact that you're clearly up for writing on inspiration. Do what you love for money and ... it'll become work.
Also amused/saddened by the fact that you're clearly up for writing on inspiration. Do what you love for money and ... it'll become work.
Well, it's a deli chain rather than a supermarket, and I've neither frequented it nor heard any active circulating rumors about it. So maybe it's just a name collision? Or it may have a different niche.
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Well, it's a deli chain rather than a supermarket, and I've neither frequented it nor heard any active circulating rumors about it. So maybe it's just a name collision? Or it may have a different niche.
I think D'Agostinos exists up here, which may mean that you wouldn't win as much as you think if he left NYC .....
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I think D'Agostinos exists up here, which may mean that you wouldn't win as much as you think if he left NYC .....
For what it's worth, me too. Maybe they wanted to give people who had pre-ordered a chance to change their minds because it's going to be delayed?
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
For what it's worth, me too. Maybe they wanted to give people who had pre-ordered a chance to change their minds because it's going to be delayed?
And how many times has that expression been resignified before this? :-)
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
And how many times has that expression been resignified before this? :-)
If you just accepted that "consciousness" was an illusion, you wouldn't have those unsettled feelings.
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you just accepted that "consciousness" was an illusion, you wouldn't have those unsettled feelings.
It's a good book. Ends with enough of a hook that I'm sad about how long I'm likely to have to wait for the fifth one :-).
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's a good book. Ends with enough of a hook that I'm sad about how long I'm likely to have to wait for the fifth one :-).
Burrito criminals can't win. It's the law.
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Burrito criminals can't win. It's the law.
Is this a standalone? I'm not mapping "Guy with several children in an apartment" to any of your current serieses (sp?)...
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Is this a standalone? I'm not mapping "Guy with several children in an apartment" to any of your current serieses (sp?)...