Pragmatic Optimism
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“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
– Aristotle
– Aristotle
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I want this triptych for my home so badly. Also ‘Boy With Apple’ from The Grand Budapest Hotel. What’s your favorite art *from* your favorite art?
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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“It’s normal to feel conflict. You were part of something for a long time. You hate it, and it was a terrible thing. But it created you, and you were part of it.”
November 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“It’s normal to feel conflict. You were part of something for a long time. You hate it, and it was a terrible thing. But it created you, and you were part of it.”
Currently reading Leviathan Wakes.
October 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Currently reading Leviathan Wakes.
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I fucking knew it.
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I fucking knew it.
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An attempt to put my finger on how SFF stories like #Piranesi and #Silo create a rare but tantalising feeling I love – a sense of intense wrongness and mystery that often precedes a giant, reality-altering twist.
Anyone else got any favourites that do this?
#WritingCraft #PlotTwists #SFF #SpecFic
Anyone else got any favourites that do this?
#WritingCraft #PlotTwists #SFF #SpecFic
When all is not as it seems: the tantalising wrongness that precedes epic twists
There’s a rare quality some sci-fi, dystopian and speculative stories have that I love – a sense of wrongness intertwined with mystery that often precedes a giant, reality-altering twist. But what …
thoughtsonfantasy.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
An attempt to put my finger on how SFF stories like #Piranesi and #Silo create a rare but tantalising feeling I love – a sense of intense wrongness and mystery that often precedes a giant, reality-altering twist.
Anyone else got any favourites that do this?
#WritingCraft #PlotTwists #SFF #SpecFic
Anyone else got any favourites that do this?
#WritingCraft #PlotTwists #SFF #SpecFic
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Just had to write myself a Severance style “your outie is kind, your outie has brightened people’s days” type list cos ive been feeling terrible this week and ffs it actually worked
September 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just had to write myself a Severance style “your outie is kind, your outie has brightened people’s days” type list cos ive been feeling terrible this week and ffs it actually worked
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LA friends! Go to your local Erewhon today. Let them know that the work is mysterious and important… and you’ll get this drink for free! #severance
August 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
LA friends! Go to your local Erewhon today. Let them know that the work is mysterious and important… and you’ll get this drink for free! #severance
No one is until they have to be.
August 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
No one is until they have to be.
August 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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#Severance sweep #Emmys2025 let's go
"Severance" tops the Emmy nominations with 27, while "The Studio" leads the comedy nominees in a dominant year for Apple TV+.
'Severance' leads Emmy nominees with 27 and 'The Studio' tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates
The Emmy nominations are being announced. The nominees for outstanding limited series are: “Adolescence”; “Black Mirror”; “Dying For Sex”; “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story”; “The Penguin.”
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July 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#Severance sweep #Emmys2025 let's go
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The evil that men do lives after them
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
I was leaving a bookstore yesterday, disappointed that 90% of the stock was fiction (or toys), when three older teens passed me on their way in. I overheard one say to his friends, “Man, I really love the way bookstores smell.”
Maybe we will be okay again someday.
Maybe we will be okay again someday.
June 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I was leaving a bookstore yesterday, disappointed that 90% of the stock was fiction (or toys), when three older teens passed me on their way in. I overheard one say to his friends, “Man, I really love the way bookstores smell.”
Maybe we will be okay again someday.
Maybe we will be okay again someday.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Loving #Murderbot even though the episodes are too short. Those of you that have read the books *and* appreciate the show- should I read them now or wait?
June 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Loving #Murderbot even though the episodes are too short. Those of you that have read the books *and* appreciate the show- should I read them now or wait?
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To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on the rise
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.
www.statnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
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"It's sad"
"Yes"
"and somewhat implausible."
Quickly replying:
"It's cannon"
If you're not watching @marthawells.com's #Murderbot, what are you even doing with your Fridays?
"Yes"
"and somewhat implausible."
Quickly replying:
"It's cannon"
If you're not watching @marthawells.com's #Murderbot, what are you even doing with your Fridays?
June 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"It's sad"
"Yes"
"and somewhat implausible."
Quickly replying:
"It's cannon"
If you're not watching @marthawells.com's #Murderbot, what are you even doing with your Fridays?
"Yes"
"and somewhat implausible."
Quickly replying:
"It's cannon"
If you're not watching @marthawells.com's #Murderbot, what are you even doing with your Fridays?
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Mid-Rim Network reporting: Los Angeles looking a little bit too much like Ghorman today.
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Mid-Rim Network reporting: Los Angeles looking a little bit too much like Ghorman today.
We spoke. In person.
What are some of the Arrested Development quotes that run through your mind daily?
June 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We spoke. In person.