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@stephendeas

Different platform, same shit. Sword-monks, unruly AI, angry dragons, cats.

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06.02.2026 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cat caught mid yawn, eyes closed, mouth wide open

Cat caught mid yawn, eyes closed, mouth wide open

04.02.2026 06:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
White kitten with a mouthful of shoelace attempting grievous bodily harm against a hapless innocent training shoe.

White kitten with a mouthful of shoelace attempting grievous bodily harm against a hapless innocent training shoe.

It doesnโ€™t feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until your laces are dead.

27.01.2026 22:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok, grammar police:

โ€œThey continued in rueful, wary silence.โ€

or

โ€œThey continued in wary, rueful silence.โ€

04.01.2026 07:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Folio Society?

03.01.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A perfectly reasonable functional fantasy world with no Evil One or Dark Menace is fucked sideways by two dragons fighting a custody battle? Yeah, Iโ€™m inโ€ฆ

17.11.2025 12:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi - will there be an audio version? @gollancz.bsky.social

22.10.2025 21:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just noting that if we absolutely *must* remake old films with AI actors, The Princess Bride is right thereโ€ฆ

โ€œIโ€™m looking for a six-fingered man.โ€

03.10.2025 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Erโ€ฆ might be fourโ€ฆ

12.09.2025 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok, but which one?

30.08.2025 12:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My go-to approach for an A-B chapter that chooses to be difficult is to simply start at B after a clearly *very* eventful journey, have a round of โ€œthank fuck thatโ€™s overโ€ and move on. Then backfill in the rewrites.

30.08.2025 11:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Vindication!
๐Ÿ˜‰

12.08.2025 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NONSENSE! SPECULATIVE FICTION PEAKED WITH THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH!

12.08.2025 08:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A very old lady cat sleeping her best sleep

A very old lady cat sleeping her best sleep

Have a not-AI catโ€ฆ

28.07.2025 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Venn diagram of kids and holidays/relaxation is just a pair of eyes, staring balefully at you from the abyss.

27.07.2025 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

General Dogsbody if you want shit actually done.

08.07.2025 08:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tower Hamlets to Kensington: the movie.

03.07.2025 06:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thunderbird 2?

18.06.2025 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Likewise ๐Ÿ‘

29.05.2025 09:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Eau de Toiletteโ€ฆ

10.05.2025 11:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How ridiculous is it allowed to beโ€ฆ?

05.05.2025 07:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They should so use that for Andor ๐Ÿ‘Œ

04.05.2025 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Fyre Festival 2 axed weeks before event after location 'directed fans to ocean' There were plenty of 'red flags'.

metro.co.uk/2025/04/17/f...

17.04.2025 10:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I like this argument. All your source code for all my books? Deal.

14.04.2025 11:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your ideal shape in free air is a teardrop. Not sure how ground effect changes that, but Iโ€™d guess itโ€™s not too bad actually. Curves would make it better.

20.03.2025 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why donโ€™t we self-repair like we did when we were in our twenties? WHY?
<files complaint>

13.03.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn straight ๐Ÿคฎ

02.03.2025 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Free-running over dinosaurs: JURASSIC PARKOUR!

02.03.2025 12:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a milkshake and some eggs that would be happy to meet him.

01.03.2025 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™ll like, I think ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

27.02.2025 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0