Rajiv Moté
rajivmote.bsky.social
Rajiv Moté
@rajivmote.bsky.social
Chicago. SFFH writer (Codex, ex-SFWA), software professional, Dragonmount contributor, shiftless dreamer. Views expressed are my own and do not reflect my employers or anybody else.
https://rajivmote.wordpress.com/published/
They're now gating entrance to the Christkindl Market in Daley Plaza for crowd control. The line just to get in goes around Daley Plaza. #Chicago

I'm here for my annual souvenir mug.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Happy Holidays
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
If those soldiers in Welcome To Derry brought Vasquez into the sewers, things would have gone differently.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Chicago fashion.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I knew "O Fortuna" but I never knew the rest of Carmina Burana was SO HORNY.
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
No Aurora for me. 😞
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Belly celebrated the 30th anniversary of their album King at Thalia Hall in Chicago. I loved going to a show where I could sing along with every song AND stand 10 feet away from the band. This is so much more fun than any arena show.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I did a knee-jerk outrage post about @wikipedia.org using LLMs even as they fundraise under a "Knowledge is human" slogan. (Screencap from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...)

As soon as I did, the post that alerted me to it was deleted, and I started to wonder if there was something more insidious...
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I tried to read near a cat, and the cat decided otherwise.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Saw this at the rally
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Took a stare-out-the-window break and watched a vertical seam in the sky pass rapidly by.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just waiting for something to happen...
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
At last! House of Illusionists, @vanessafogg.bsky.social's collection of short stories, is in my hands! I'm going to highlight every allusion to Chicago, explicit or veiled, that I find...
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
We told them the monsters weren't real. But they know better now. The monsters are very real.
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Is this enshittification?"
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We're doing a remodel in our house, and there's a port-o-potty out front, and it's... popular with the trick-or-treaters.
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is Loki
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I love it when a series reaches its conclusion (unlike the ones flanking it on my shelf).
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At last! Philip Pullman's conclusion to The Book of Dust, THE ROSE FIELD, is mine to devour! A moderately chonky fantasy novel, too. I can no longer sequester myself and binge read, but I have my late evenings sorted.
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Is this left-wing violence?"
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Never fear. Les Agents will watch for any suspicious characters.
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hey Chip...
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
At least our Smart Homes will be able to fix us bespoke meals.
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM