Mara Lynn Johnstone

Imagine the art that would be made if we weren’t all scrabbling to survive

It really won't!

I'm reading something with the word "ascent" used in place of "assent," which is an easy mistake to make, but also vaguely funny to imagine. The author meant to say someone was nodding in agreement, but instead they managed to say that the character's nodding caused them to lift off the ground. 🫠

Mine was trotting around proudly with a nerf dart earlier. She's been doing that a lot lately, probably because we've been having a lot of nerf battles and they're all over the house. Multi-species enrichment tools!

SUCH a headache. I should have known better.

Typo of the day: "content creature" instead of "content creator." Sounds like something from an urban fantasy. Maybe a witch's familiar giving other cats tips on how to be a proper household menace (not that they need it).

Me: "I can write something in present tense, sure! It's not THAT hard to keep track of."

Also Me: *makes it a paragraph and a half before forgetting*

Me: "Never mind; past tense it is."

(jazz hands) self promotion

Like, what is the thought process?
"We need to scam a group of stupid people with bad reading comprehension who have a lot of money and are not trained to spot typos and logical inconsistencies. Gullible people, you know? YES. THAT'S IT. Pro novelists."

Cat: "Want to bite ankles."

Me: "No. Bite your toys instead."

Cat: "FINE." *tackles a nerf dart*

Cat: "...Want to sit on arms now."

Me: "You just want to be as much in the way as possible, don't you?"

Cat: *already on my arms* "Want."

Me: "Sigh." *types with difficulty*

Ah, time for Punk Legolas vibes, then!

I'm a fan of the Legolas-style half ponytail, which keeps my hair off my ear/cheek area while still being long and down. It's a pretty good compromise if you can tie it off right.

So many eeeeeee's

Like the sound someone makes when chased by beeeeeeeees

I forget that English can have five E's in the same word, then I go to write "beekeeper," and I remember.

That's a weird one to write.

LOL, I left the tab open and came back the next day -- is the list empty because I've already blocked them individually, or did they all get taken down already?

(Could be a glitch, of course, but the idea of all the bots getting obliterated that fast is pretty funny.)

I thought so too, but apparently not!

These flowers smell like flour. That shouldn't be allowed. It's like reality made a typo.

Apricot blossom should smell fruity, not like dusty tortillas.

Hobbs wants to be a lap cat but can’t quite figure it out, so he has settled for being a torso cat when I’m trying to write on a lap desk in the recliner. Hobbs is very large, so my touch typing skills are getting a workout and at least two characters are now named yjr frbodj///

Nothing like clinging to an idea while half-asleep, trying not to forget it with everything you have, only to wake up eventually and realize it wasn't worth writing a story about after all.

That's adorable. 😁

Thanks, though I got lucky on that one and found a stock photo that did most of the work for me. There are probably artists more practiced at the vintage vibe than I am. I appreciate the idea, though!

I originally thought "Elon Musk" was the name of a deodorant, not a person, so I'd go with some kind of deodorant/cologne name. There are a lot of similarly weird options out there.

Woo! Time to set all my open tabs to "Entire Work" instead of "Chapter by Chapter."

Herding cats, you say? How fitting! 😆

Their is all ways thyme!

I changed the one I was reading to "entire work" instead of chapter by chapter, and I think that was just in time.

It's back! I think! The next chapter loaded, anyway, though the other tab is still cycling. Fingers crossed.

Yeah, it's still down.

SFF, you say?

bsky.app/profile/marl...

I've gotten more good book recs online lately than in person. Maybe that's just because I'm spending more time among other writers, but it definitely seems easier to find the kind of thing I like online.

(Also, I write sci-fi, so I hear you there.)