Derek Drake
@derekdrake.bsky.social
Aspiring Fantasy Writer. DB2 DBA. Avid roleplayer. He/him
I’m excited to share the front cover of Together We Rise, a new fantasy novella by Richie Billing about a people’s revolution against a corrupt government. - storyoriginapp.com/universalboo...
#fantasybooks #urbanfantasybooks #fantasyfictionbooks #politicalthrillerbooks #politicalfictionbooks
#fantasybooks #urbanfantasybooks #fantasyfictionbooks #politicalthrillerbooks #politicalfictionbooks
Together We Rise
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February 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I’m excited to share the front cover of Together We Rise, a new fantasy novella by Richie Billing about a people’s revolution against a corrupt government. - storyoriginapp.com/universalboo...
#fantasybooks #urbanfantasybooks #fantasyfictionbooks #politicalthrillerbooks #politicalfictionbooks
#fantasybooks #urbanfantasybooks #fantasyfictionbooks #politicalthrillerbooks #politicalfictionbooks
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She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
Despite a stellar reference from a landlord of 17 years, Mary Louis was rejected after being screened by firm SafeRent
Three hundred twenty-four. That was the score Mary Louis was given by an AI-powered tenant screening tool. The software, SafeRent,…
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:03 PM
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
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recensione nell'ombra
Nosferatu
Nosferatu - Un film di Robert Eggers. Fantasy, USA, 2024. Eggers torna alla variante più animalesca del vampiro, rileggendone il mito in una chiave sottilmente femminista.
www.mymovies.it
December 8, 2024 at 12:44 PM
recensione nell'ombra
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Finally!
Severance — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Finally!
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What in the actual fuck?!
I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
December 9, 2024 at 10:10 AM
What in the actual fuck?!
I visited the Tove Jansson exhibition at www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/
I found it very engaging and beautiful. Her use of colors is sublime and I learned a great deal about her that I did not know before! Highly recommended.
I found it very engaging and beautiful. Her use of colors is sublime and I learned a great deal about her that I did not know before! Highly recommended.
Front page - HAM
Tove Jansson – Paradise 25.10.2024–6.4.2025 The monumental exhibition takes an in-depth look at Tove Jansson’s public paintings, through which she shared joy, beauty and windows into magical worlds of...
www.hamhelsinki.fi
November 30, 2024 at 7:58 AM
I visited the Tove Jansson exhibition at www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/
I found it very engaging and beautiful. Her use of colors is sublime and I learned a great deal about her that I did not know before! Highly recommended.
I found it very engaging and beautiful. Her use of colors is sublime and I learned a great deal about her that I did not know before! Highly recommended.
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This.
The auction is world-wide, to be clear. You can bid from anywhere, and the authors have incredibly generously agreed to cover world-wide postage costs
app.galabid.com/bfs/items/ee...
The auction is world-wide, to be clear. You can bid from anywhere, and the authors have incredibly generously agreed to cover world-wide postage costs
app.galabid.com/bfs/items/ee...
app.galabid.com
October 17, 2023 at 9:59 AM
This.
The auction is world-wide, to be clear. You can bid from anywhere, and the authors have incredibly generously agreed to cover world-wide postage costs
app.galabid.com/bfs/items/ee...
The auction is world-wide, to be clear. You can bid from anywhere, and the authors have incredibly generously agreed to cover world-wide postage costs
app.galabid.com/bfs/items/ee...
My current dog. A scottish terrier named Slicky.
4 years old, here after trimming.
4 years old, here after trimming.
October 7, 2023 at 3:59 PM
My current dog. A scottish terrier named Slicky.
4 years old, here after trimming.
4 years old, here after trimming.
10 things I’m into:
- Videogames 🎮
- all sorts of food. Trying to be as vegetarian as I can 🥦
- Roleplaying games 🎲
- Dogs 🐶
- SFF books 📖 (And others too)
- Anime 🇯🇵
- SFF movies/Tv shows 📺(and others too)
- Writing 📝
- Coffee ☕
- CAKE 🍰
- Videogames 🎮
- all sorts of food. Trying to be as vegetarian as I can 🥦
- Roleplaying games 🎲
- Dogs 🐶
- SFF books 📖 (And others too)
- Anime 🇯🇵
- SFF movies/Tv shows 📺(and others too)
- Writing 📝
- Coffee ☕
- CAKE 🍰
October 7, 2023 at 3:55 PM
10 things I’m into:
- Videogames 🎮
- all sorts of food. Trying to be as vegetarian as I can 🥦
- Roleplaying games 🎲
- Dogs 🐶
- SFF books 📖 (And others too)
- Anime 🇯🇵
- SFF movies/Tv shows 📺(and others too)
- Writing 📝
- Coffee ☕
- CAKE 🍰
- Videogames 🎮
- all sorts of food. Trying to be as vegetarian as I can 🥦
- Roleplaying games 🎲
- Dogs 🐶
- SFF books 📖 (And others too)
- Anime 🇯🇵
- SFF movies/Tv shows 📺(and others too)
- Writing 📝
- Coffee ☕
- CAKE 🍰
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so I was provoked into writing a response to the ridiculous "What Is a Woman?" question. it's a 5 min read, no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other folks on Medium see it! juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-wo...
What Is a Woman? (a response)
Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.”…
juliaserano.medium.com
September 27, 2023 at 7:02 PM
so I was provoked into writing a response to the ridiculous "What Is a Woman?" question. it's a 5 min read, no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other folks on Medium see it! juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-wo...
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September 22, 2023 at 4:12 PM
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Fantasycon 2023 was last Sunday and I already miss it!
What a great experience!
It was my first writing con :D
What a great experience!
It was my first writing con :D
September 20, 2023 at 10:48 AM
Fantasycon 2023 was last Sunday and I already miss it!
What a great experience!
It was my first writing con :D
What a great experience!
It was my first writing con :D