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Always excited waking up to a day I'm running Blood on the Clocktower games

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Finally, a day where my only task is to write

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After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

submitted 3 days ago • 818 comments

If you're looking for an escape from gesticulates broadly, might I entice you in a book series called The Stormlight Archive?

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Here we go ...

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Honestly more annoyed at cheating students because of the paperwork than the cheating itself. Like, you felt you couldn't do 10 minutes of homework and therefore now I have a much longer homework assignment.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Woohoo, managed a 7:28 mile!

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Reached Day 9 of Wind and Truth ... and there's still 300 pages to go. RIP my ability to focus on anything else.

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There's been an uptick of "Who is John Scalzi and why is he in my discover feed," so for the next hour I am running an Ask Me Anything here, drop questions you might have for me in the comments here and I will answer them, usually by quote posting. Go! (If you don't want this, mute me for an hour)

submitted 6 days ago • 188 comments

Finally worked up the courage to play another game, and won with a nice early checkmate. One of the reasons I've been enjoying learning the Scotch. www.chess.com/game/live/12...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

T - 319 Days Saturday Songtime with @willbeason.bsky.social. Will and Jay's Gay Dance Party playlist some songs that just make you smile. Spice Up Your Life is fun and dancey in spite of the Blade Runner/5th Element feel of the video. Grab your cha cha heels and dance on. youtu.be/9wfpXI5PKlw?...

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As much as I like Old Man's War, I think its sequel, The Ghost Brigades, is even better. There's a reference to Frankenstein (the original) which becomes a multi-layered allusion that pervades the entire story and is just well done.

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Planning some Blood on the Clocktower with friends for Valentine's day. Obviously the script of the night is Sects and Violets.

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T-325 Days During the pandemic Will (@willbeason.bsky.social) and I binged a lot of Dropout TV (@dropouttv.bsky.social), and it continues to be one of those forums where we continue to build a common language and appreciation. I follow a lot of Dropout peeps on here (1/2)

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Back running after a recovery week

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Adventures in low-ELO chess: sometimes instead of easily checkmating your opponent, you give up your queen instead ... and proceed to win anyway.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

The folks at Tor Books have made this collateral for The Shattering Peace and BY LAW I am required to show it to you. please note I am proclaimed at all as an "acclaimed science fiction master," which is wording I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT bribe them to put in

submitted 17 days ago • 59 comments

One of my hobbies is adding "+dontspamme" to emails I submit when required to do so for basic interactions, and then ruthlessly marking all messages sent to that address as spam.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

There's no such thing as coming to an author late! The books are on your schedule and they're always happy to see you. (and thank you!)

submitted 20 days ago • 44 comments

Wind and Truth is so long I'm taking a brief break to read an entire other book halfway through.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.

submitted 22 days ago • 304 comments

@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point

submitted 23 days ago • 1960 comments

The former of these was the recipient of a charity drive in 2007, when I was dared to visit the then-newly-opened Creation Museum and I said I would do it only if enough money was raised. I raised over $5k; I duly went and wrote my report. whatever.scalzi.com/2007/11/12/y...

submitted 22 days ago • 15 comments

Well, it's certainly been one of the most active months of my life. Probably the fourth-most, behind two months of Army basic training and doing Philmont as a Boy Scout.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Woohoo! The first time in my life that I've run 50 miles in a month.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Just very happy with how this second batch has turned out. Still need to improve cutting shortbread evenly, but I've got the layers much more uniform.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I intended to do a 4-mile run today, but ended up getting 4 miles' worth of steps in while baking shortbread for my students in class tomorrow

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This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025

submitted 28 days ago • 1098 comments

Mood. youtu.be/d_o-UMcFCqU?...

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Silly achievement of the day: my resting heart rate is under 50bpm!

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From @hcrichardson.bsky.social

submitted 29 days ago • 13 comments

Well that's certainly not a way to spell my name!

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Always excited waking up to a day I'm running Blood on the Clocktower games

Finally, a day where my only task is to write

After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

If you're looking for an escape from gesticulates broadly, might I entice you in a book series called The Stormlight Archive?

Here we go ...

Honestly more annoyed at cheating students because of the paperwork than the cheating itself. Like, you felt you couldn't do 10 minutes of homework and therefore now I have a much longer homework assignment.

Woohoo, managed a 7:28 mile!

Reached Day 9 of Wind and Truth ... and there's still 300 pages to go. RIP my ability to focus on anything else.

There's been an uptick of "Who is John Scalzi and why is he in my discover feed," so for the next hour I am running an Ask Me Anything here, drop questions you might have for me in the comments here and I will answer them, usually by quote posting. Go! (If you don't want this, mute me for an hour)

Finally worked up the courage to play another game, and won with a nice early checkmate. One of the reasons I've been enjoying learning the Scotch. www.chess.com/game/live/12...

T - 319 Days Saturday Songtime with @willbeason.bsky.social. Will and Jay's Gay Dance Party playlist some songs that just make you smile. Spice Up Your Life is fun and dancey in spite of the Blade Runner/5th Element feel of the video. Grab your cha cha heels and dance on. youtu.be/9wfpXI5PKlw?...

As much as I like Old Man's War, I think its sequel, The Ghost Brigades, is even better. There's a reference to Frankenstein (the original) which becomes a multi-layered allusion that pervades the entire story and is just well done.

Planning some Blood on the Clocktower with friends for Valentine's day. Obviously the script of the night is Sects and Violets.

T-325 Days During the pandemic Will (@willbeason.bsky.social) and I binged a lot of Dropout TV (@dropouttv.bsky.social), and it continues to be one of those forums where we continue to build a common language and appreciation. I follow a lot of Dropout peeps on here (1/2)

Back running after a recovery week

Adventures in low-ELO chess: sometimes instead of easily checkmating your opponent, you give up your queen instead ... and proceed to win anyway.

The folks at Tor Books have made this collateral for The Shattering Peace and BY LAW I am required to show it to you. please note I am proclaimed at all as an "acclaimed science fiction master," which is wording I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT bribe them to put in

One of my hobbies is adding "+dontspamme" to emails I submit when required to do so for basic interactions, and then ruthlessly marking all messages sent to that address as spam.

There's no such thing as coming to an author late! The books are on your schedule and they're always happy to see you. (and thank you!)

Wind and Truth is so long I'm taking a brief break to read an entire other book halfway through.

Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.

@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point

The former of these was the recipient of a charity drive in 2007, when I was dared to visit the then-newly-opened Creation Museum and I said I would do it only if enough money was raised. I raised over $5k; I duly went and wrote my report. whatever.scalzi.com/2007/11/12/y...

Well, it's certainly been one of the most active months of my life. Probably the fourth-most, behind two months of Army basic training and doing Philmont as a Boy Scout.

Woohoo! The first time in my life that I've run 50 miles in a month.

Just very happy with how this second batch has turned out. Still need to improve cutting shortbread evenly, but I've got the layers much more uniform.

I intended to do a 4-mile run today, but ended up getting 4 miles' worth of steps in while baking shortbread for my students in class tomorrow

This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025

Mood. youtu.be/d_o-UMcFCqU?...

Silly achievement of the day: my resting heart rate is under 50bpm!

From @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Well that's certainly not a way to spell my name!

My Garmin watch today: "You've had a stressful day. A good run might make you feel better." The watch was, in fact, correct.

Gentlebeings all, I present Gritty, from my home city of Philadelphia.

Tonight's cooking: Millionaire's shortbread