Reading A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by @tkingfisher.com and just now realized that in my mind, Evangeline sounds like Kathleen Turner circa SERIAL MOM.
Metafictive anti-realist, apparently. 1/3 of LUDONARRATIVE DISSIDENTS. You can get a ton of free fiction I got paid to write from www.gregstolze.com — no tricks, no traps, some tropes. The hustle persists.
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Reading A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by @tkingfisher.com and just now realized that in my mind, Evangeline sounds like Kathleen Turner circa SERIAL MOM.
Hm, I DID date someone who was going to one of the Ivies & whose dad had a (small) private island, but you're right, it didn't last.
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
...as if you can't get Wonder Bread at almost every grocery store AND MANY GAS STATIONS...
More seriously--robots write like US. We are the competent writers from whom they steal. Bowie and Mercury didn't stop writing songs just because of Vanilla Ice.
Do it Rob! Fuck yeah!
I mean, writers PAD but -- crucially -- we do other things that aren't padding.
You tell 'em, Solis.
Dear Democratic Leaders, If you won’t stand up for trans people and their rights, you’re tellling me you won’t stand up for *anyone* or *any rights* the second they come under attack. You’re telling me you don’t stand for anything at all. Also, they’re *people*. Grow a spine or get out the way.
It's for subscribers on www.gregstolze.com so it doesn't really matter. Maybe I'll call it a novelettino.
Is a 10,000 word thing a "short story" still, or a novella or what?
Mm, can we try Kamala again?
He's like Pritzker, only worse in every non-cosmetic way. If he was only 5% shittier, he'd be Mike Pence.
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I read about an owl sanctuary that took in an young injured male owl and after it was released it would drop by semi-regularly with mice and shrews for the owls being cared for there
🥹
Get the hell off Substack before you literally can’t anymore without blowing up your business
rip to everyone whos become delusional after talking to chatgpt but im built different. like actually different. according to chatgpt im some kind of god. the one who decides
Now I'm going to think about thus every time macho bullshit Alpha Male carnivore lifestyles are endorsed by someone whose entire job and identity is "TikTok influencer."
Hey hey hey. (I also watched FAT ALBERT, for my sins.)
Caleb Stokes wrote a line like "He finds himself hated by both the boot and the face" and I keep finding relevance for it.
[first day as a therapist] “Damn, that sucks, bro.
a secret Taco Bell that performs euthanasias
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
An important post for Firefox users. Turn that LLM shit *off*.
The Right is fucking pathetic.
...and, duh, by "fulfill" I mean "wait for KS to release the cash," oh well.
The Sharp Tranket transistor radio (1960)
I thought she just said "the highest one."
It was fine... ISH.
I wish any of the children from the Secret Garden were my children, sneaking away at every opportunity to cultivate an immaculately landscaped oasis. My yard looks like shit and my kids are just sitting here.
I guess *some* of us can save the jokes...
Ah hah ha, time to stretch out & teach a martial arts class for the first time in 2-3 months, this is sure to be fine.
Take care of yourself. We can save all the "problem" jokes until we know you're 100%.
On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution. But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
Whew! OK! The KS succeeded and I can start fulfilling it Monday! Thanks to all backers & promoters!
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”
WRITER: So then this massive alien armada attacks... ILLUSTRATOR: So, like, 4-5 ships? WRITER: Their numbers blot out the sky! ILLUSTRATOR: I'm calling that 4 ships. WRITER: They bombard the city! ILLUSTRATOR: ...could it be a town? WRITER: Now, panel two... ILLUSTRATOR: THIS ISN'T A SPLASH??
...yeah, the volcanic glass thing looks more likely in the current climate.
(impatiently) I hardly think it's fair to expect the current congress to do their jobs, they were elected very specifically to NOT do that
Love the indignant scarecrow.
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.
Well, he said the one they REMEMBER. White guy shooters are background noise.
Ok, look, ketchup is good, vanilla ice cream is a delight, extremely popular things are often beloved for very good reasons -- ESPECIALLY flavors!
They have now been returned to CPSC HQ where they will remain on a desk and every now and then be glanced at to make sure they are not putting anyone in danger. Occasionally, someone will walk by and go, "Are those lawn darts?" and we will say, "Yes! Please keep a safe distance."
"No pen is more honest than a borrowed one."
I kinda love that the local repair shop has this display of shit they've pulled out of tires.
...she must have realized she was going to die...
Oh yoikes.
The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
Share this tweet if you are down for a national walkout.
Oooh, coming in for a landing! Are we gonna hit $1500? What do you think? kck.st/3Jhbmz2
I wrote this story the first time around, it's called EGREGORE.
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Attention artists! I need some original illustrations for some upcoming games (please see my thread). If you want to throw your hat in the ring, please reply in the thread with a link to your portfolio. And if you see this, please repost or tag in someone you think might be a good fit!
Do you think there are headlines back on the Predator planet that are like “Dentist Speared By Earthling He Paid to Hunt” and there’s a bunch of Predators in ties around a watercooler going “Lol RIP.”
OH YEAAAAAH!!!
MEXICAN GOTHIC HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL PRETTY MONSTERS THE DREAM OF SCIPIO THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES and of course, anything by yours truly.
"Yep, apolitical medicine is going to be JUST FINE. I'm the smartest guy in the room! Now to take a big drink of water and hear what RFK Jr. has on his mind..." 2/2
"When they came for the protesters, I said nothing -- not my fight. And when they went after the humanities I really didn't care. But I'm sure the protesters will protest if they come for me. It's right in the name! As for Poli Sci and History, it's a matter of principle... 1/2
In order to stop it, several unlikely things would have to happen. 1) The GOP would have to admit it was wrong. 2) A red congress would have to do their jobs. 3) Gun lovers would have to accept that their fun devices, which make them feel safe & powerful, matter less than kid lives.
Ah hah ha, I wish I could hit "like" multiple times.
I drew a dragon! whenever I see it, it reminds me to relax my shoulders and unclench my jaw.
ME: I don't think it's possible for me to hate LLMs more. CHATGPT: ...🎵I'm also a naughty little snitch!🎵 😘👮♂️ #NotAllCops ME: ...I stand corrected.
You'll do great.
As soon as your project has bespoke components, the financial & logistical challenges multiply, so it's even harder to be a radically innovative outlier.
"Perfect"? Like a Janelle Monae song??? ☺️
Was just hearing an old musician describe getting a gun shoved in his stomach in the 40s because a Black performer used a public restroom in the south, and it's always the damn toilets somehow...
...there is a reason nationwide celebrations of freedom from Great Britain happen more often than full moons.
"Only worse fate would be havin' it saved by some NERD EPIDEMIOLOGIST. I just hate them SO MUCH!"
Tom Clancy's Vagina Monologue
Imagine being a very anxious wizard and you can't explain HOW you know, but you're certain that if you create these little poppets and homunculi to endure horrible, HORRIBLE misfortunes, you can ensure they do not befall you.
...that will be 'ere set of sun...
"I think any REAL 'murican would prefer a hot, stuffy death to the humiliation of having their life saved by an immigrant!"
...four %@#!% takes...
TOM CLANCY'S GOODNIGHT MOON
*toe-beans
Seventy hours left on this and don’t TELL me we can’t get one more backer for a cool #fantasy story. Just one more for a lovely round 100. It might fix me! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
I love RAVENOUS and like to pretend that John Spencer’s characters in RAVENOUS and THE WEST WING are the same guy, and also that Jeb Bartlett is the guy from THE DEAD ZONE.
Add your faves in the quadrants!
My son proposed this horror movie Venn taxonomy. What would you put in each section? (He did the first four, I added THE FLY, THE HUNGER and LET THE RIGHT ONE IN).
Aw yeah, crossed the $1400 threshold, but can we get THREE MORE backers before this shuts down in mere days??? www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
Grazie.
Rather the opposite, I fear.
ROBO RALLY was all about making ALL those decisions beforehand. But picking how to be stuck could be fun!
The thought that gives me is... One person piloting a complex mecha NEEDS to automate some function. Tasks are... -Where do I move? -Whom do I target? -When do I defend? You have to make decisions about ONE of these before anything else happens. 1/
The phrase "revenue stream."
...like ROBO RALLY?
IYKYK
Do you mean "It's not a love story at the core but it's OK if minor characters do mild romance shenanigans" or full-on "I want a text where the love-seeking aspects of life aren't involved"?
As someone who lived through Reagan, those kids are either ignorant or colossal assholes.
Why not? It don't care.