Ergative Absolutive
@ergative-abs.bsky.social
SFF booknerd; calligrapher; Islamic geometric art doer; figure skating appreciater; coffee-drinking, granola-baking, tofu-eating wokeratum; psycholinguist by vocation, fretful porpentine by aspiration.
Contributer at Nerds of A Feather
Contributer at Nerds of A Feather
I'm staring at the cover image, trying to make sense of the anatomy, and coming up blank. What is that bulging piece of flesh? Is it a shoulder? A buttock? a bicep?
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm staring at the cover image, trying to make sense of the anatomy, and coming up blank. What is that bulging piece of flesh? Is it a shoulder? A buttock? a bicep?
Small, and ironically positive (i.e., 'I know this is marketed to make it sound good, but we all know that's bullshit, right?')
'Behold! My fun-size tax return this year will buy me THREE (3) coffees!'
'Behold! My fun-size tax return this year will buy me THREE (3) coffees!'
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Small, and ironically positive (i.e., 'I know this is marketed to make it sound good, but we all know that's bullshit, right?')
'Behold! My fun-size tax return this year will buy me THREE (3) coffees!'
'Behold! My fun-size tax return this year will buy me THREE (3) coffees!'
I've heard it described as the 'exhonerative voice'.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I've heard it described as the 'exhonerative voice'.
Yes, Okular works for windows, and it's fine.
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Yes, Okular works for windows, and it's fine.
Richies can't have it both ways. Either their presence is a good thing that we should want to keep around, in which case the way they make it good is by paying their taxes; or else, if they aren't taxed, then their presence is worthless, so by all means, leave!
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Richies can't have it both ways. Either their presence is a good thing that we should want to keep around, in which case the way they make it good is by paying their taxes; or else, if they aren't taxed, then their presence is worthless, so by all means, leave!
wait, for real?
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
wait, for real?
@wiswell.bsky.social 's got a haunted house with opinions about heating bills. Possibly your ghost's dad?
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-6...
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-6...
DP FICTION #64A: “Open House on Haunted Hill” by John Wiswell – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
@wiswell.bsky.social 's got a haunted house with opinions about heating bills. Possibly your ghost's dad?
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-6...
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-6...
This moment was when I learned it had come out! I remember having a fantastic time with the first one, but it hasn't stuck with me enough to make me want to read the second.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This moment was when I learned it had come out! I remember having a fantastic time with the first one, but it hasn't stuck with me enough to make me want to read the second.
In Fantasy
- Heard of 14*ish/20
- Read 5/20
- DNF 1/20
In SF
-Heard of 4/20
- Read 1/20
In Romantasy
- Heard of 7/20
- Read 1/20
*I knew the series of 2ish, didn't realize book 2 was out yet
- Heard of 14*ish/20
- Read 5/20
- DNF 1/20
In SF
-Heard of 4/20
- Read 1/20
In Romantasy
- Heard of 7/20
- Read 1/20
*I knew the series of 2ish, didn't realize book 2 was out yet
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In Fantasy
- Heard of 14*ish/20
- Read 5/20
- DNF 1/20
In SF
-Heard of 4/20
- Read 1/20
In Romantasy
- Heard of 7/20
- Read 1/20
*I knew the series of 2ish, didn't realize book 2 was out yet
- Heard of 14*ish/20
- Read 5/20
- DNF 1/20
In SF
-Heard of 4/20
- Read 1/20
In Romantasy
- Heard of 7/20
- Read 1/20
*I knew the series of 2ish, didn't realize book 2 was out yet