Stanley
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I write SFF and enjoy (sob) ALLLLL the rejection letters. I still write SFF though. My students think I am a gigantic dork. They are correct.
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Finally some fun, vintage-style riffing. aftermath.site/the-new-baby-y...
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Finally some fun, vintage-style riffing. aftermath.site/the-new-baby-y...
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How do YOU discover books to read? Pls take a few minutes to answer this anon, multiple-choice informal survey: reading-2026.paperform.co
I'll post results on my blog in Feb. 🩷📚 (173 have responded so far! Pls help spread the word? Thanks!)
#BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
I'll post results on my blog in Feb. 🩷📚 (173 have responded so far! Pls help spread the word? Thanks!)
#BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
A (Very) Informal Reading Poll (Jan/2026)
Do you read more or less books than you did five years ago? How did you discover these books?
reading-2026.paperform.co
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
How do YOU discover books to read? Pls take a few minutes to answer this anon, multiple-choice informal survey: reading-2026.paperform.co
I'll post results on my blog in Feb. 🩷📚 (173 have responded so far! Pls help spread the word? Thanks!)
#BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
I'll post results on my blog in Feb. 🩷📚 (173 have responded so far! Pls help spread the word? Thanks!)
#BookSky #EduSky #KidLit
I live in a place that doesn't currently have snow... but how about sand? Either substance blows my dog's entire mind when it gets between her toes.
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I live in a place that doesn't currently have snow... but how about sand? Either substance blows my dog's entire mind when it gets between her toes.
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You’re Great.
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
You’re Great.
Good Morning! Currently reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, for some ridiculously creative, space opera goodness.
Good morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading Small Gods by Claire North for some great science fiction. What are you reading at the moment?
January 25, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Good Morning! Currently reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, for some ridiculously creative, space opera goodness.
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It has just been brought to my attention that the greatest ever video in this genre is, in fact, cat jump fail vs Sail by AWOLNATION...
October 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM
It has just been brought to my attention that the greatest ever video in this genre is, in fact, cat jump fail vs Sail by AWOLNATION...
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
The internet
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The internet
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I uh, un-recommend Best Bus
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I uh, un-recommend Best Bus
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Me finishing a novel: Hah aha! I am a GOD! FEEL MY POWER!
Me starting a novel: Fuck this fucking sucks why did I forget how to do this send help
Me starting a novel: Fuck this fucking sucks why did I forget how to do this send help
January 17, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Me finishing a novel: Hah aha! I am a GOD! FEEL MY POWER!
Me starting a novel: Fuck this fucking sucks why did I forget how to do this send help
Me starting a novel: Fuck this fucking sucks why did I forget how to do this send help
SONS OF ROHAN! TO THE KING!
STOCK FOOTAGE THEATRE:
Caption this gif!
Caption this gif!
a herd of cows are walking across a grassy field .
ALT: a herd of cows are walking across a grassy field .
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January 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
SONS OF ROHAN! TO THE KING!
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I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
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My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
That’s how you know you’re in a book club! Fully half the books I’ve inflicted on my friends have been awful. Fun to talk about though!
My friends and I have started a book club and our first book was my choice so I picked something that sounded fun....
The book was awful I FEEL BAD FOR MAKING THEM READ IT LOL
The book was awful I FEEL BAD FOR MAKING THEM READ IT LOL
January 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM
That’s how you know you’re in a book club! Fully half the books I’ve inflicted on my friends have been awful. Fun to talk about though!
Aside from almost never getting yelled at, and adding lunatic restaurant delivery scooters to the "especially" part of number 1, this sounds a LOT like driving in Korea.
Driving in NYC is actually easy you just have to expect:
1. People (especially cabbies) will cut you off
2. People will drive way too fast or way too slow and lanes will be blocked so lanes are only a suggestion
4. Pedestrians will come out of nowhere
5. You WILL get honked at and yelled at
1. People (especially cabbies) will cut you off
2. People will drive way too fast or way too slow and lanes will be blocked so lanes are only a suggestion
4. Pedestrians will come out of nowhere
5. You WILL get honked at and yelled at
January 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Aside from almost never getting yelled at, and adding lunatic restaurant delivery scooters to the "especially" part of number 1, this sounds a LOT like driving in Korea.
This thread. THIS THREAD!
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
January 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This thread. THIS THREAD!
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This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A burrito place called The Torpedo Room. Regular no frills, Photon. Large and fully loaded, Quantum. Extra Large and Extra Spicy, Transphasic.
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.
What are you calling it?
What are you calling it?
ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
ALT: ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
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December 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A burrito place called The Torpedo Room. Regular no frills, Photon. Large and fully loaded, Quantum. Extra Large and Extra Spicy, Transphasic.
“New Rumor Claims the Third AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Teaser Trailer Will Focus on a Very Surprising Character”
And suddenly genuinely excited for a marvel movie.
And suddenly genuinely excited for a marvel movie.
December 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
“New Rumor Claims the Third AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Teaser Trailer Will Focus on a Very Surprising Character”
And suddenly genuinely excited for a marvel movie.
And suddenly genuinely excited for a marvel movie.
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Butt and back scratches courtesy of tree 😄
December 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Butt and back scratches courtesy of tree 😄
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And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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