by Chris Harding

I'm an old man yelling at apps.

smiley emoticon using colon and right parenthesis. :)

Maybe I'll start using TextEdit instead of docs or word. Why are these things programmed to interfere so much in the writing process?
All we need is a thing that saves the words we type in the order we've typed them. Gimme copy/paste buttons and I'm all set. This was solved technology 45 years ago.

Illegible close-up photo of handwritten notes.

Sometimes writing a book is like making stew. There are periods where you need to just let things simmer so flavors can mix. You can't do much besides stir the pot on occasion.
While ideas are simmering in your brain, you look like an idiot. Just sitting there. But hopefully someday...flavors!

Congratulations, Adam! Well deserved!

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Guys! My friend Scott Emmons has a new podcast called Epic Greek History
www.epicgreekhistory.com

You'll find yourself accidentally learning a lot, even though you're enjoying yourself. What?!? How can this be?! That is the magic of Scott Emmons.

The first 2 episodes are out now, so go subscribe!

Childhood Fears #1
I grew up in Tucson, AZ. One of my earliest memories was that the Santa Catalina Mountains, north of the city, looked like the profile of a sleeping giant. I was afraid one day the giant would wake up. I always kept an eye on it as we drove around town, just in case.

circus banner depicting an illustration of a mermaid. Lettering reads, "The Mermaid of Slappingshire."

My daughters and I were thinkin' about gettin' into the sideshow bidness. One of 'em made us a banner!
weedleart.bsky.social

No, Hank!

Four joke kids' book covers: "Everyone Pees in Their Pants" "Everyone Pukes on Car Rides" "Everyone Is Scared of Dolls" "Everyone Drops the Baseball"

Still working on books that I can't talk about yet!
Meanwhile, here are more books I am NOT working on.
Gosh, it would have been nice to have these growing up. No particular reason, heh.

macOS Sequoia introduces new features to help you be more productive and creative on Mac. Every peripheral device you own and rely on will instantly become obsolete. Get ready to go shopping! Plus! Did you hate the Microsoft Paper Clip? Thanks to an antihuman race to cram A.I. into every product, now it’s built right into the OS! Unremovable! Undeletable! Unavoidable! The new update will pester you for eternity with laughably useless A.I. slop until you’re ready to chuck your MacBook out the window. But you won’t, because you paid so, SO much for it! There is no alternative! In summary, you can already do everything you need with your existing operating system. But what about our needs? We recommend you throw away a perfectly good scanner which is no longer supported so we can interrupt your workflow 275 times a day with a torrent of A.I.-generated baboon puke. xoxo, Apple

Guys, I just don't know about these OS updates anymore

A scientist of professor sitting in a conference room

Maybe I'll share some assorted bits and pieces I find buried in the ol' hard drive. I don't remember what this odd little sketch (labeled "Dr. Hughes") was for. Your guess is as good as mine...

Hand covered in ink, holding a fountain pen

Work Tip: put the ink INSIDE the pen.

Woohoo! Congratulations!
Watch party!!!

Book: "Sleep Groove" by Olivia Walch

Another book recommendation:
I just picked up Sleep Groove by @oliviawalch.bsky.social.
Aside from being a delightful read, I think it's gonna help me turn things around, finally.
(I could be a lost cause, but I can hope) ⏰

One summer, we took the kids to see the moon.

She's also a much better cartoonist than a research scientist has any right to be. Which isn't fair, but it really livens up the material. Anyway, read the book.

Book cover for "You Look Like a Thing and I Love You" by Janelle Shane

Working on the books for the young people, I'll do a little research here and there.
"You Look Like a Thing and I Love You" by Janelle Shane is terrific. Very funny and great at explaining the basics.
Her website aiweirdness.com is great too, if you're interested in the AI mayhem.
@janelleshane.com

Hey, Adam! You too! I've been loving your work so much!

You got this!! I look forward to seeing what you're working on someday!

Maddie Tacobus - The Out Side (contributor)
Julia Kaye - Super Late Bloomer

It's a good day when you receive the latest dispatch from Global Tetrahedron. #theonion #globaltetrahedron

stick figure crossbones

Like y'all, I'm aware of the mess around us. It's hard to concentrate. But I'd still like to see work that's not drowning in every immediate outrage continue to exist. I work for the kids who will inherit this mess. In this feed, I'll try to keep that in mind. We'll see how it goes...

pages of hand written text

Guys, I'm working on a graphic novel.
It's the writing phase! It's always the writing phase.
But what a joy to get to make something new.

RAISED BY BEASTS — CHRIS HARDING

Guys, I'm changing this feed to a more general collection of work and goofing around. Raised By Beasts is archived at raisedbybeasts.com. Cheers!

Dedicated to all the great moms out there!