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grumpymartian.bsky.social

Pretend human and own worst enemy. What am I doing here? Where is this? Do I really need to share my opinion on anything? Why should anyone care? Ignore the creature behind the curtain!!! Do not perceive!

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hey this is a cool idea, might be worth a few practice rounds before you go near bodies of water this summer spotthedrowningchild.com

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Today's Love Letter is to the act of changing a tire -- or, more accurately, changing a tire together.

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The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--

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Did you accidentally (or on purpose) write a novelette? Strange Horizons's novelette submissions window is open!

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HEY also this is your occasional reminder that I got a story in the new issue of COSMIC HORROR MONTHLY! :D It's about... you know how sometimes you get hired to replace someone at an organization and they look all shady when you say "Oh, why is the position open at this time"? That. :)

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ONE WEEK!! THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES (Mossa & Pleiti #3) comes out in ONE WEEK! Pre-order now from your favorite bookstore for more 🫆 mystery 💕 romance 🪐 on Jupiter 🚄 with trains 🫖 and tea 🎓 petty academia 🥟 and lots of snacks

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I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost

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Tick, tick, tick... Lying in bed on a quiet night or keeping silent vigil at a loved one’s side, you might begin to hear a light ticking sound from the walls of your home.

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If you need cheering up today, have a dog SO Happy to be going on an Adventure.

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please enjoy new tingler POUNDED IN THE NOSE BY MY SEASONAL ALLERGIES out now. get it here www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBS9NDGS/ or on all patreon tiers www.patreon.com/posts/pounde...

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And in that moment—a card image triggered multiple generations.

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Dice made from antlers, ancient combs and an intact Roman-era pot were among the discoveries during a recent excavation in north Dublin, Ireland.

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Just took 100 photos of this rabbit in the back garden to try and get some decent shots. Pardon the quality, I was at maximum zoom so as not to frighten it 😅 And yes, while taking #4 I did say "oooh, big stretch" out loud 🐰

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Worth reading. And, spoiler warning:

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Important news for fans of Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social. In short, Apex was screwed by the bankruptcy of the parent of Diamond Book Distributors, who placed their books in retail stores. This hits my fiction hard. Please read and share this thread. 1/ www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

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This is Henry. He brings his emotional support duck to his hydrotherapy sessions. They get along swimmingly. 13/10

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A female Western Gull was recorded riding 150km in a garbage truck from San Francisco to a compost facility in Central CA, probably to forage. TWICE. An innovator, an icon, a genius. This is one of my favorite @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social papers I've ever handled as managing editor #ornithology

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This is why you should support public transit in your town and demand it expand and improve.

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I saw this guy the other day and thought he needed a cigarette since he's obviously a private detective who lives in a marina because he's ALREADY A BOAT. His name is Kristopher Clues and he can help you figure out the mystery.

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"I just feel like the gays need a zombie film. It's time that we get to have a big gay zombie movie." -Tina Romero 🧟😍

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(overheard at bookstore) Teen: “Taylor Swift got her masters!” Mom: “Oh wow. In what?”

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This documentary gets into the strange reality of internet virality and being totally removed from your work by people who create new narratives around the work you've lost control of while also wanting credit for that original work

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You should preorder my book, and here are all the links www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604737...

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Knowing this was coming was still not preparation for it coming. Call. Write. Advocate. There is a tiny window of opportunity to stop this closure. #libraries #museums #IMLS

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If you can’t spare a room, fill a pillar. #booksky #books #design #writingcommunity

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