Grace Pritchard Burson
@gaudynight78.bsky.social
Twitter's official Dorothy L. Sayers stan account, 2018-24, now on Bluesky. New Englander in Quebec. Eph '00/YDS '04. Mom, priest (the sweary kind), writer (ask me about my musical!), doula. Yes, my grandma shot a Nazi. She/her. INTJ/5w4.
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The shortest pangram in English is "Quick nymph bugs vex fjord waltz” at 27 letters.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The shortest pangram in English is "Quick nymph bugs vex fjord waltz” at 27 letters.
You probably know this already but the Appalachian Mountains are older than bones. And are the same mountain range as the ones in Scotland and Norway.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
You probably know this already but the Appalachian Mountains are older than bones. And are the same mountain range as the ones in Scotland and Norway.
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Tomorrow is November 21st, which is Ken Griffey Jr.'s birthday.
Despite his 2,781 career hits, he only ranks second all-time among players born on 11/21 in Donora, PA (Musial).
Despite his 2,781 career hits, he only ranks second all-time among players born on 11/21 in Donora, PA (Musial).
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Tomorrow is November 21st, which is Ken Griffey Jr.'s birthday.
Despite his 2,781 career hits, he only ranks second all-time among players born on 11/21 in Donora, PA (Musial).
Despite his 2,781 career hits, he only ranks second all-time among players born on 11/21 in Donora, PA (Musial).
I hate this hymn but this might actually improve the experience of singing it
I used to sing the hymn How Great Thou Art to Miko except I’d change it to How Round Thou Art
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I hate this hymn but this might actually improve the experience of singing it
God bless the elderly Presbyterians (and Episcopalians, and Lutherans, and Methodists, and American Baptists, and Disciples, and Congregationalists, and Brethren, and Quakers, and Mennonites, and Moravians, and Unitarians, and ...)
I'm officially organizing people from church into an anti-ICE rapid response group. The elderly Presbyterians are PISSED.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
God bless the elderly Presbyterians (and Episcopalians, and Lutherans, and Methodists, and American Baptists, and Disciples, and Congregationalists, and Brethren, and Quakers, and Mennonites, and Moravians, and Unitarians, and ...)
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I was complaining about trying to get through the crowd twice to find them and Becky was like "she died how she wanted to live, crushed by German men"
I mean
Not JUST German men
I mean
Not JUST German men
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I was complaining about trying to get through the crowd twice to find them and Becky was like "she died how she wanted to live, crushed by German men"
I mean
Not JUST German men
I mean
Not JUST German men
omg
*looks around at assorted trash fires*
HEY KIDS, WANNA COOK A STREET CORN SMASH BURGER TACO WITH UNCLE KEVIN? LET’S GO!
You don’t even have to do the burger part. Just the street corn will measurably improve your life. So let’s start there. Open a can of corn, dump in a skillet with oil, & char
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HEY KIDS, WANNA COOK A STREET CORN SMASH BURGER TACO WITH UNCLE KEVIN? LET’S GO!
You don’t even have to do the burger part. Just the street corn will measurably improve your life. So let’s start there. Open a can of corn, dump in a skillet with oil, & char
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November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
omg
The Bible has a few things to say along these lines
It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Bible has a few things to say along these lines
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an 8'2" yellow-feathered drag king who roller skates, ice skates, dances, swims, sings, writes poetry, draws, rides a unicycle, and uses analytic philosophy to advocate for peace and social reform called Big Birdtrand Russell
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
an 8'2" yellow-feathered drag king who roller skates, ice skates, dances, swims, sings, writes poetry, draws, rides a unicycle, and uses analytic philosophy to advocate for peace and social reform called Big Birdtrand Russell
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This solar project on an old gravel pit is notable for size but mostly for its community nature. Eleven municipalities have subscribed to it, getting the financial benefit of solar without having to build their own arrays.
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/19/p...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/19/p...
'Need to make a big step forward': Largest state solar array project underway in Warner - Concord Monitor
Discover the largest solar array project in New Hampshire, transforming a former gravel pit into a renewable energy source for more than 1,000 homes.
www.concordmonitor.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This solar project on an old gravel pit is notable for size but mostly for its community nature. Eleven municipalities have subscribed to it, getting the financial benefit of solar without having to build their own arrays.
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/19/p...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/19/p...
I had not heard that Parliament had finally acted on this, and this is indeed good news!
My almost-adult son is a Canadian citizen by descent (his father was born to American parents in Nova Scotia) but was born in the US,
My almost-adult son is a Canadian citizen by descent (his father was born to American parents in Nova Scotia) but was born in the US,
MORE good news: A Canadian bill is just about to receive Royal Assent (yes this is a thing) and soon, if your parent is a Canadian citizen who spent 1,095 days of physical presence in Canada before you were born, you will be a citizen regardless of where you were born and where you live.
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I had not heard that Parliament had finally acted on this, and this is indeed good news!
My almost-adult son is a Canadian citizen by descent (his father was born to American parents in Nova Scotia) but was born in the US,
My almost-adult son is a Canadian citizen by descent (his father was born to American parents in Nova Scotia) but was born in the US,
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
As soon as this person pressed "post" their feet turned into roots, their face melted and their ears became owls and flew away
You do not accuse the Fae of having been made up by Sarah J. Freaking Maas
You do not accuse the Fae of having been made up by Sarah J. Freaking Maas
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
As soon as this person pressed "post" their feet turned into roots, their face melted and their ears became owls and flew away
You do not accuse the Fae of having been made up by Sarah J. Freaking Maas
You do not accuse the Fae of having been made up by Sarah J. Freaking Maas
OK people, hit me with your recommendations for 2026 PAGE-A-DAY calendars. (The kind with 365 small sheets that you tear off one by one.)
It's become a tradition to get my kid one each Christmas, but I don't have an obvious candidate to buy from this year.
It's become a tradition to get my kid one each Christmas, but I don't have an obvious candidate to buy from this year.
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
OK people, hit me with your recommendations for 2026 PAGE-A-DAY calendars. (The kind with 365 small sheets that you tear off one by one.)
It's become a tradition to get my kid one each Christmas, but I don't have an obvious candidate to buy from this year.
It's become a tradition to get my kid one each Christmas, but I don't have an obvious candidate to buy from this year.
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ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
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If you would like to have a lovely roast dinner at The Chase in Islington on 1st December, and also support the soup kitchen at my church, that would be wonderful. Mabruk is generously donating 100% of the costs for this dinner. £65 each, sign up at www.justgiving.com/page/mabruk-...
Mabruk's fundraiser for St John’s Soup Kitchen and Food Bank
Help Mabruk Khan raise money to support St John’s Soup Kitchen and Food Bank
www.justgiving.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If you would like to have a lovely roast dinner at The Chase in Islington on 1st December, and also support the soup kitchen at my church, that would be wonderful. Mabruk is generously donating 100% of the costs for this dinner. £65 each, sign up at www.justgiving.com/page/mabruk-...
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Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
With the passing of the budget, the Government of Canada will fast-track the Alto high-speed rail project to connect Quebec City and Toronto.
cultmtl.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Canada to accelerate high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto
The freakout level on Facebook about a 9-hour planned power outage scheduled to start at 9 PM on Friday night is really something to behold.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The freakout level on Facebook about a 9-hour planned power outage scheduled to start at 9 PM on Friday night is really something to behold.
Lauren Ambrose. We co-edited the yearbook.
Who was in your high school graduating class, +/- two years, that would be of interest?
For example, I took a basketball class and graduated w/all-time 8th man Jud Buechler (look it up), and may have followed Stephanie Seymour (not sure if she still WENT to school after I moved there).
For example, I took a basketball class and graduated w/all-time 8th man Jud Buechler (look it up), and may have followed Stephanie Seymour (not sure if she still WENT to school after I moved there).
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Lauren Ambrose. We co-edited the yearbook.
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I LIKE getting copies of Analog (and Asimov's! and F&SF!) in the mail with my stuff in them. I LIKE having them on the brag shelf.
I don't like it enough to throw the people coming up behind me under the bus. I don't like it enough to give the message that rights grabs are okay.
I don't like it enough to throw the people coming up behind me under the bus. I don't like it enough to give the message that rights grabs are okay.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I LIKE getting copies of Analog (and Asimov's! and F&SF!) in the mail with my stuff in them. I LIKE having them on the brag shelf.
I don't like it enough to throw the people coming up behind me under the bus. I don't like it enough to give the message that rights grabs are okay.
I don't like it enough to throw the people coming up behind me under the bus. I don't like it enough to give the message that rights grabs are okay.
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Freelancers who write about the law, please take Jay's money!
🚨🚨🚨 Hello, I am going to take some time off over the holidays AND have a decent amount of freelance budget remaining. So if you have something you'd like to write for @ballsandstrikes.org, now is the time to pitch. Guidelines below, email me at pitches@ballsandstrikes dot org. Talk to you soon.
Submissions
Do you want to write for Balls and Strikes? Here's how to get in touch, what we pay, and what we look for in a successful story pitch.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Freelancers who write about the law, please take Jay's money!
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1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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This was the worst way to find out Keith Olbermann is on bluesky.
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This was the worst way to find out Keith Olbermann is on bluesky.
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You could do a whole documentary on the Revolution’s impact on slavery, because the effects could play out in strikingly different ways around the country. (4/fin)
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
You could do a whole documentary on the Revolution’s impact on slavery, because the effects could play out in strikingly different ways around the country. (4/fin)