Uneasy Writer

This sounds like someone thought “Stryker” meant they were some kind of war parts manufacturer.

I mean, this is a gorgeous painting and the dude sounds amazing.

The ignorant responses to this are sending me. Can we finally retire the stupid “clowns are evil/ventriloquist dummies are scary/ew mimes!” baby bullshit.

Are you children.

I mean a lot of mass-market books are printed in China due to lower costs, but that’s not illegal, China is one of the US’s biggest trade partners, how is anyone still convinced by this ignorant bullshit?

“There all made in China?” “I hope…they’re not written in Chinese also”? What is this ignoramus talking about?

A gigantic lobster attacks a diving bell.

Some seafood decide to have a go at humans-in-a-can for a change in the Strand 1927 serialization of Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea' yarn 'The Maracot Deep'. Illustration by Tom Peddie.
#WyrdWednesday #ConanDoyle #ArthurConanDoyle #fantasyfiction #BookChatWeekly

many other supposedly sincere, convincing gestures.
Anyway please remember people like Tate or Epstein are only ever one among many. There's always more where that came from.

was just a lucky a friend did some internet sleuthing and found out the guy was wanted in connection with trafficking in one country, and was associated with an 'escort service' in another. He did the classic love bombing stuff, and it nearly worked. He even got on a video call with her parents and

I've come to understand many things about how human nature enables self-sabotage. I'd still find it incomprehensible that anyone could get conned into being sex trafficked by Andrew Tate if I didn't personally know of a young woman who was nearly taken in by a Tate-wannabe on a trip to Europe. She

Painting of a ship in the darkness. Full moon, cloudy. More ships in the far distance.

'Build then the ship of death, for you must take
the longest journey, to oblivion.'
-D. H. Lawrence

🎨Carl Bille
#WyrdWednesday

Two cats lying on the floor in the sun. In the forefront is tabby cat Joe. Behind him is Frankie, white in front with tabby stripes on his back and forehead. They’re relaxed and comfortable. #CatsOfBlueSky

Sharing the sun puddles

“literary canon is used as a means to establish ideological hegemony and the education system treats students as passive vessels!”
thats true, you may be interested in what brazilian marxists had to say about-
“therefore suggesting I read anything but mass corporate slop is bad!”
what? no

“dont gatekeep writing by saying people should read” this, “our new ai helps make hard books easy!” that. theres a reason the most successful literacy programs were all socialist.

Oh my god you are so dense. A person who doesn’t read anything longer than a caption on tiktok will not be able to write anything that anyone ELSE will want to read. That is REALITY, THAT is the gate that is locked, I will not unlock it, no one will, you can cry and scream all you like.

Quite a few good companies providing useful services shot themselves in the dick by shoving AI into them.

"People used to be excited about tech, now they dread what data you're going to steal next, they dread what violation of privacy or the environment will turn up next."

this whole missive will make you want to stand on your desk and yell "O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN!," but that bit really got me good

"M'lady" tips fedora
"M'anus" tips bum

The publishing industry's lack of confidence in authors and its own ability to create careers for them is pathetic and, in the end, self-defeating.

I just like to see where I’m going, the lack of headaches and anxiety resulting in me being pleasant to get along with is just a bonus.

Are you talking about typing as an exercise. Everyone else here is talking about writing as a process of coming up with a story, book, or essay that they presumably want other people to read.

I'm sure someone has already pointed it out, but if you're a writer, why would you want people to read even less? So they can go watch TV instead of read your books?

In theory, I think the democratisation of criticism is a good thing. In principle it’s tainted by people who don’t bother to learn anything about what they’re reviewing, and are mostly looking for freebies

Photo of wren. Description from ebird: ‘A medium-sized, uniformly-colored wren found in the subtropical zone of the Andes from Colombia to northern Peru. Plain brown overall with dark barring on wings and tail. Similar to Rufous Wren, but duller brown and typically found at lower elevations. Occurs from around 1,500-2,500m. Small parties forage in the understory of cloud forest, often around bamboo thickets. Can be skulky and difficult to see well. Sometimes follows mixed-species flocks. Listen for the harsh chattering calls.’

Wren of the Day:
Sharpe’s Wren
📷 Iván Lau

Painting of cherry tree in blossom.

Cherries in Bloom, Hasegawa Kyuzo.

The picture shows a piece of limestone with a drawing of a mouse sitting in front of a table of offerings, smelling the fragrance of a lotus flower which she holds in her hand. Opposite of the table is a cat, holding a fan.

A charming #Egyptian drawing of a #cat acting as a servant to a #mouse. Drawings of animals acting as people were meant as satire of the society and politics.
Dating 13th/12th century BC, probably from Deir el-Medina, #Egypt.

📷 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
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I hope so, but whingeing finds a way…

the guardians of our balcony are on patrol.... 🐈‍⬛🐈💕🐕‍🦺🐕
#CatsOfBluesky
#DogsOfBluesky

Work smarter, not harder.

“Everyone’s afraid not to wear them.” Turning this sentence over and over in my mind. Amazing.