Marc Criley
@marcc.bsky.social
I write short stories & drabbles, am a member of Codex and SFWA, carry on about Alabama (especially Huntsville), Fossils, metal detecting, some ill-mannered feline co-residents, and genealogy from my perch on #CedarGapMtn.
https://kickin-the-darkness.com/
https://kickin-the-darkness.com/
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Hey y'all! I wrote a story with help from my late grandmother's diaries, "Entries From My Grandmother's Diary Pertaining To My Father's Early Inflammation," and you can read it (and several other excellent stories) in this issue of Small Wonders!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Issue 30 (ISSUE 30!!!), with cover art by Amanda Yskamp, comes out tomorrow! It's not too late to subscribe and get all of our stories and poems as an ebook and in your inbox as they show up on our website. smallwonders.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy...
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hey y'all! I wrote a story with help from my late grandmother's diaries, "Entries From My Grandmother's Diary Pertaining To My Father's Early Inflammation," and you can read it (and several other excellent stories) in this issue of Small Wonders!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Hey y'all! I wrote a story with help from my late grandmother's diaries, "Entries From My Grandmother's Diary Pertaining To My Father's Early Inflammation," and you can read it (and several other excellent stories) in this issue of Small Wonders!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Issue 30 (ISSUE 30!!!), with cover art by Amanda Yskamp, comes out tomorrow! It's not too late to subscribe and get all of our stories and poems as an ebook and in your inbox as they show up on our website. smallwonders.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy...
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hey y'all! I wrote a story with help from my late grandmother's diaries, "Entries From My Grandmother's Diary Pertaining To My Father's Early Inflammation," and you can read it (and several other excellent stories) in this issue of Small Wonders!
Go get yourself some good reading!
Go get yourself some good reading!
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I see people using AI and it makes me sad. I see people sending me AI and it makes me angry.
If you’re using AI to write your stories or create your art, you’re robbing yourself. I don’t have to let you rob me or Kaleidotrope’s readers.
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I see people using AI and it makes me sad. I see people sending me AI and it makes me angry.
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BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
www.patreon.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
I dunno, but it sure seems that AI could replace a whole lot of execs.
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
December 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I dunno, but it sure seems that AI could replace a whole lot of execs.
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I named my fists "Dunning" and "Kruger" because I haven't trained in any sort of martial art but am confident I would do pretty well.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I named my fists "Dunning" and "Kruger" because I haven't trained in any sort of martial art but am confident I would do pretty well.
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“where I’m from, we call those ‘potato Jeremies’”
“where the FUCK are you from”
“where the FUCK are you from”
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“where I’m from, we call those ‘potato Jeremies’”
“where the FUCK are you from”
“where the FUCK are you from”
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ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Doing something like this is just...sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Doing something like this is just...sad.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Burn down the data centers and salt the earth so no more may grow.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Burn down the data centers and salt the earth so no more may grow.
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The Iron Bowl isn't an exhibit of high caliber football, it's an exhibit of *hyperstressed-out* football.
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Iron Bowl isn't an exhibit of high caliber football, it's an exhibit of *hyperstressed-out* football.
The Iron Bowl isn't an exhibit of high caliber football, it's an exhibit of *hyperstressed-out* football.
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Iron Bowl isn't an exhibit of high caliber football, it's an exhibit of *hyperstressed-out* football.
Five games to get to know me
Sinbad
Super PacMan
Battlezone
Breakout
Empire
Sinbad
Super PacMan
Battlezone
Breakout
Empire
Five games to get to know me
Horizon Zero Dawn
Kingdom Hearts
Scrabble (no one said videogames 💅)
Mass Effect II
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Horizon Zero Dawn
Kingdom Hearts
Scrabble (no one said videogames 💅)
Mass Effect II
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Give games to get to know me?
1. Dragon Quest 3
2. Silent Hill 3
3. LIMBO
4. Saints Row The Third
5. Hollow Knight
1. Dragon Quest 3
2. Silent Hill 3
3. LIMBO
4. Saints Row The Third
5. Hollow Knight
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Five games to get to know me
Sinbad
Super PacMan
Battlezone
Breakout
Empire
Sinbad
Super PacMan
Battlezone
Breakout
Empire
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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Proud to say I’ve helped launch a #nonprofit to promote the study of #autonomic #neuroscience as it relates to medical conditions, including my own, #longcovid #mecfs.
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ansyme.org
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Please consider donating and/or subscribe to our free newsletter! Every bit helps 🙏
ansyme.org
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November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Proud to say I’ve helped launch a #nonprofit to promote the study of #autonomic #neuroscience as it relates to medical conditions, including my own, #longcovid #mecfs.
Please consider donating and/or subscribe to our free newsletter! Every bit helps 🙏
ansyme.org
ansyme.substack.com
Please consider donating and/or subscribe to our free newsletter! Every bit helps 🙏
ansyme.org
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Hey! Nobody said anything about SLEET tonight here in Alabama!
a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .
Alt: A blonde-haired Leslie Knope making a pissed off face.
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hey! Nobody said anything about SLEET tonight here in Alabama!
Let's count 'em up, @profanity.accountant
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Let's count 'em up, @profanity.accountant
"When the big one hits, it must be like tossing a fork in."
Read at your own peril.
Read at your own peril.
I think this is the best and only piece worth reading on this subject: www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"When the big one hits, it must be like tossing a fork in."
Read at your own peril.
Read at your own peril.
So @wxpnfm.bsky.social is an hour of all '80s right now, specifically 1983.
So basically I'm listening to my college play list...er...mix tape.
So basically I'm listening to my college play list...er...mix tape.
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So @wxpnfm.bsky.social is an hour of all '80s right now, specifically 1983.
So basically I'm listening to my college play list...er...mix tape.
So basically I'm listening to my college play list...er...mix tape.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
My skepticism about whatever they're pitching goes through the roof.
If AI is mentioned in a product pitch, the likelihood of me buying that product plunge to pretty much zero.
If AI is mentioned in a product pitch, the likelihood of me buying that product plunge to pretty much zero.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
My skepticism about whatever they're pitching goes through the roof.
If AI is mentioned in a product pitch, the likelihood of me buying that product plunge to pretty much zero.
If AI is mentioned in a product pitch, the likelihood of me buying that product plunge to pretty much zero.