STEPHAN LOY
@stephanloy.bsky.social
Artist of paintings and photos, writer of novels and short stories, enjoyer of retirement, and eater of donuts. Visit my website: smloy.net
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STEPHAN LOY
@stephanloy.bsky.social
· May 6
GUARDIANS AT THE GATE, a dark satire on the plight of public education in America, is right there, ready for you to buy, read, and gawk at. ebook formats and print. If you're a teacher, know a teacher, or ever had a teacher, this novel will blow you away. books2read.com/u/4A09QJ
Huh. Astounding. Indiana finally did something right. (The state Senate declined to screw around with voting district lines to please the Giant Baby. They were considering erasing the voting power of its two biggest urban centers, Indianapolis and Gary.)
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Huh. Astounding. Indiana finally did something right. (The state Senate declined to screw around with voting district lines to please the Giant Baby. They were considering erasing the voting power of its two biggest urban centers, Indianapolis and Gary.)
And where were the cops? Why aren't the cops following these brownshirts around and arresting them when they break the law? Does Governor Walz and the mayor of Minneapolis have an answer to that? Walz said this stuff "will not be tolerated."
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
And where were the cops? Why aren't the cops following these brownshirts around and arresting them when they break the law? Does Governor Walz and the mayor of Minneapolis have an answer to that? Walz said this stuff "will not be tolerated."
My guess is that people who grab up free ebooks almost never actually read them.
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My guess is that people who grab up free ebooks almost never actually read them.
A quick mention: My three Christmas stories, but not the warm, pretty, predictable hash you're used to. It's Christmas for secret multi-national cloning corporations, cannibals, human traffickers, and space travelers. Go, take a look. You might like.
www.smloy.net/christmas-st...
www.smloy.net/christmas-st...
Christmas Stories — Stephan Michael Loy
www.smloy.net
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A quick mention: My three Christmas stories, but not the warm, pretty, predictable hash you're used to. It's Christmas for secret multi-national cloning corporations, cannibals, human traffickers, and space travelers. Go, take a look. You might like.
www.smloy.net/christmas-st...
www.smloy.net/christmas-st...
Ahh, first paragraphs. I don't hang with the idea that your first line, first paragraph, or first chapter has to hook the reader so that they can't escape. I've read too many respected, best-selling books that don't manage any of that. But it's fun when it organically happens.
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ahh, first paragraphs. I don't hang with the idea that your first line, first paragraph, or first chapter has to hook the reader so that they can't escape. I've read too many respected, best-selling books that don't manage any of that. But it's fun when it organically happens.
I've never been able to get excited by NPR's or PBS's lists of best books, movies, or music. I always get this vibe of 'these are intellectually good for you. Take your medicine' while all the really compelling and enjoyable stuff is left on the floor. Maybe I'm just a barbarian.
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I've never been able to get excited by NPR's or PBS's lists of best books, movies, or music. I always get this vibe of 'these are intellectually good for you. Take your medicine' while all the really compelling and enjoyable stuff is left on the floor. Maybe I'm just a barbarian.
Okay, beef stew's bubbling, table's set, oven's pre-heated. And it's STILL too early to start biscuits.
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Okay, beef stew's bubbling, table's set, oven's pre-heated. And it's STILL too early to start biscuits.
Yeah! I wanna see Dostoyevky's Notes From the Underground starring Kermit the Frog!
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yeah! I wanna see Dostoyevky's Notes From the Underground starring Kermit the Frog!
"Supreme Court Decision"
"Introducing, Kid Rock!"
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"Supreme Court Decision"
YouTube has me fairly well zeroed in when it comes to music.
They figure I'd maybe like to hear some Robert Palmer, some Huey Lewis, maybe the Clash.
Need to get on with my day? But what about The Bangles, maybe The Runaways?
No! Turn off televis--
How about...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw...
They figure I'd maybe like to hear some Robert Palmer, some Huey Lewis, maybe the Clash.
Need to get on with my day? But what about The Bangles, maybe The Runaways?
No! Turn off televis--
How about...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw...
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You (Official Video)
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December 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
YouTube has me fairly well zeroed in when it comes to music.
They figure I'd maybe like to hear some Robert Palmer, some Huey Lewis, maybe the Clash.
Need to get on with my day? But what about The Bangles, maybe The Runaways?
No! Turn off televis--
How about...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw...
They figure I'd maybe like to hear some Robert Palmer, some Huey Lewis, maybe the Clash.
Need to get on with my day? But what about The Bangles, maybe The Runaways?
No! Turn off televis--
How about...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw...
Thanks to my son, who works at Roberts Camera, I now have two new Canon lenses for Christmas! My first actual pro lenses in all these years (red stripe!) Also, my first primes in 50 years. I'll be re-learning how to take pictures this winter!
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thanks to my son, who works at Roberts Camera, I now have two new Canon lenses for Christmas! My first actual pro lenses in all these years (red stripe!) Also, my first primes in 50 years. I'll be re-learning how to take pictures this winter!
Okay. I just finished the final draft of another book. It's saved to two different drives and Dropbox, so I don't have to fret about losing it unless the USA gets nuked.
And I doubt, in that case, that the loss of a manuscript will be at the top of my worries.
And I doubt, in that case, that the loss of a manuscript will be at the top of my worries.
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Okay. I just finished the final draft of another book. It's saved to two different drives and Dropbox, so I don't have to fret about losing it unless the USA gets nuked.
And I doubt, in that case, that the loss of a manuscript will be at the top of my worries.
And I doubt, in that case, that the loss of a manuscript will be at the top of my worries.
Trump has now crashed gas mileage requirements for car manufacturers' fleets. And Ford and Stellantis stood behind him as he did so, cheesin' like supervillains.
We're doomed. We're all doomed.
We're doomed. We're all doomed.
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trump has now crashed gas mileage requirements for car manufacturers' fleets. And Ford and Stellantis stood behind him as he did so, cheesin' like supervillains.
We're doomed. We're all doomed.
We're doomed. We're all doomed.
I'm editing. A line that just made me giggle, in my own book:
"Die, commie monster!"
"Die, commie monster!"
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm editing. A line that just made me giggle, in my own book:
"Die, commie monster!"
"Die, commie monster!"
Why in God's name would I take medical advice from this guy?
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why in God's name would I take medical advice from this guy?
I'm having pumpkin pie for lunch because I can and because I have a questionable moral compass. But all is not lost. I'm having it with tea and fat-free whipped topping.
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm having pumpkin pie for lunch because I can and because I have a questionable moral compass. But all is not lost. I'm having it with tea and fat-free whipped topping.
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I left X & joined Bluesky a year ago! Hoping to reconnect with my lovely reading/writing friends who left X, too, & hoping to make new connections with fellow readers & writers here. I appreciate all my lovely followers, new & old, I've connected with on #BookSky 📚🪐💙🦄 #writerscommunity #readersky
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November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I left X & joined Bluesky a year ago! Hoping to reconnect with my lovely reading/writing friends who left X, too, & hoping to make new connections with fellow readers & writers here. I appreciate all my lovely followers, new & old, I've connected with on #BookSky 📚🪐💙🦄 #writerscommunity #readersky
I think I'll be having my first hot chocolate of the season today. We're supposed to get between 2 and 7 inches of snow today, which is supposed to partially melt during the night and turn into ice.
It's a good day to do edits.
It's a good day to do edits.
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I think I'll be having my first hot chocolate of the season today. We're supposed to get between 2 and 7 inches of snow today, which is supposed to partially melt during the night and turn into ice.
It's a good day to do edits.
It's a good day to do edits.
Absolutely, right there with you!
Today, I'm #grateful for early #morning. I'm awake between 4 & 5 am, & sometimes grouse about it, blaming the dogs or getting older, but I love these quiet hours before the day officially starts and most of the world still slumbers—time to think, read, listen to music and just be. #Thanksgiving2025
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Absolutely, right there with you!
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! And remember, you don't have to do anything, be anywhere, or see anyone you don't have to. Just be happy and thankful!😀 Unless you have to work, then you have to do stuff, be places, and see folks you don't want to, which isn't fun, but I feel for you😒.
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! And remember, you don't have to do anything, be anywhere, or see anyone you don't have to. Just be happy and thankful!😀 Unless you have to work, then you have to do stuff, be places, and see folks you don't want to, which isn't fun, but I feel for you😒.
I've baked the pumpkin pie and cooked down the cranberry sauce. I still have a peach upsidedown cake to make, but it's getting to smell pretty good in these parts.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I've baked the pumpkin pie and cooked down the cranberry sauce. I still have a peach upsidedown cake to make, but it's getting to smell pretty good in these parts.
What a drab, gray, cold day.
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What a drab, gray, cold day.
Okay, we know that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
But...
Where did they get the funding and the right-of-ways?
But...
Where did they get the funding and the right-of-ways?
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Okay, we know that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
But...
Where did they get the funding and the right-of-ways?
But...
Where did they get the funding and the right-of-ways?
It's amazing how, when you pull something lifting a thing, you suddenly become very careful about lifting with your legs, not your back when it's way too late.
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's amazing how, when you pull something lifting a thing, you suddenly become very careful about lifting with your legs, not your back when it's way too late.
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