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jjpaddock.bsky.social
I'm a library worker, fish catcher, musician, aspiring writer, goofball, horror loving (I get to review books for Library Journal!), dog dad with an amazing wife.
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Here is a nice flower from my yard. Sometimes, I remind myself how lucky I am to have something so beautiful so close.

Look what my library is getting!

Yooooooo! This super awesome book is one i absolutely can't wait for, AND I got to do some music for the book trailer! I did a thing!

Order this book! It is going to be amazing!

Phalangela (the star of my erotic feet-ography) is enjoying Eurovision.

One of my favorite local bands, which is actually stacked with my best friends, played a killer show last night. This is the worst picture I took, so of course, I had to edit it to make it a little more awful.

Shouting into the void forever.

One of my friends is going to be super pumped to see what I snagged her from the library book sale today. @chuckpalahniuk.bsky.social is her absolute favorite!

Little kalimba jam on the water by the library in Bradenton.

It was a sleepy squirrel kind of day.

The Night Birds is now available as an audiobook! Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your audiobooks. I've got six free codes to give away! Share this post for a chance to win a free audiobook of THE NIGHT BIRDS!

I've been really into things with toilet heads letely.

I left a Facebook Squier guitars fan group this morning bc it added an AI "feature." Why does a fan group need AI? The addition of AI is so completely unnecessary in arts or fandom. I dont get the fascination. Captain Planet would be so pissed.

In case you need to send this to some dingus the next time they bring up how using AI is fine + good, actually.

Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching. Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.

When your friends get you. @vantine.bsky.social

If a stranger posts about how happy a silly little pleasure made them and your response is to be an asshole and make fun of them it’s time to re-examine your whole life. It’s 2025. We no longer shit on other people’s joy if it’s not hurting anyone else. This is loser behavior.

Yo! I just turned in my Library Journal review this novel. Spoiler alert for the review...I liked it! Plus, I learned some new words! Sfumato! Fun to say. Definitely put this on your list.

Insert giggling. My band is on the radio! radiostpete.com

RELEASE DAY! 🧵 Vulpine Curse is now available wherever books are sold. Journey into the darkness and the desert in this prequel to Undead Folk. Shop Purchase: www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/vulpine... External Purchase: books2read.com/u/bWag5x

If you love brutal violence and the crushing grief of loss, this book is for you! I loved it. @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social weaves a beautifully tormented tale that is an absolutely wild ride.

Give a little tiny slice of your day to this story. It is so worth it.

yeah I enjoy hard sci-fi