Craig Clevenger

Anyone with experience in completing a self-evaluation for work? Advice?

A worthwhile read... this article was the shot of hope I needed this morning.

Well, damn... this just made my evening. Thank you, so very much.

I haven't watched it in well over a decade... but this one measured up to everything I've heard.

I've seen the latest "South Park." The hype has never been more accurate.

*than

'Humpty Dumpty' sure hits a whole lot harder these days then when I was a kid...

Hazy still frame from the test filming of Will Christopher Baer's "Kiss Me Judas," of a man waking up in a bathtub with a missing kidney. Text overlay reads: Rule 35 - box the black box the gost - scene from a still film that doesn't exist - willchristopherbaer.substack.com Bonus alt text: Chris and I met years ago, when I discovered he'd been working in a coffee shop where I got my regular fix... we probably interacted a dozen times without knowing it while I was writing my first novel (and he had two already out in the world). His debut is one of my all-time favorites and a major influence; my debut started making waves upon its release, and neither one of us knew we lived a stone's throw from one another.

"... rule 34 boils down to no such thing as unthinkable... rule 35 says the writers spin reality... rule 35 says the machines have no idea who they're fucking with..."

Indeed. Machines don't have any ideas.

At all.

But writers do.

'Rule 35' is my new rallying cry.

@will7christopher.bsky.social

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl TOP Republicans PROTECT Pedophiles

Ask yourself why this would happen.
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Nice.

Still from the Coen brothers' movie, 'Barton Fink.' Barton peeks through his hotel room door (room 621) at his neighbor, Charlie Meadows.

Another still from 'Barton Fink,' with Charlie Meadows running down the hallway of the Hotel Earle, flames following in his wake. Every year on June 21st, I make a 'Barton Fink Day' post, referencing his room number, 621... maybe someday it will get some traction.

Happy 'Barton Fink' Day. How goes the life of the mind?

The workshop filled up in a matter of hours; we're filling seats for round two and will lock down a date this week.

"Burnt Tongue" graphic, with a fountain pen superimposed on a tongue with flames behind it. You know, for a writing workshop.

Gonna make some words, over here. Workshop beginning early July. www.burnt-tongue.net

Writer vs. Critic: Enter the Dragon I AM: Bruce Lee

craigclevenger.substack.com/p/writer-vs-...

@jordanharper.bsky.social

is one of the finest crime writers working today. I cannot tell you how stupefyingly excited I am for this movie. SHE RIDES SHOTGUN is the book that inspired me and challenged me to write BLACKTOP WASTELAND.
DONT MISS IT

"Writer vs. Critic: Enter the Dragon (I AM: Bruce Lee)" Post title superimposed over a photograph of Bruce Lee with his notebook. Bonus alt text: I've never seen 'Enter the Dragon.' That'll be our secret, K?

This was a fun collaboration with @deadendfollies.bsky.social, a follow-up to his review of #MotherHowl and my previous Substack entry. You can read it all here: craigclevenger.substack.com/p/writer-vs-...

She got involved when she learned conspiracy theorists and bigots in Iowa, including Helena Hayes, sponsored anti-library bills.

Read that last line.

This is what's happening. The information is not getting out there. News is dead. And yet, SHE found it and is responding.

(next to an image of President Obama) “It is up to all of us to fix this. It's not going to be because somebody comes and saves you. The most important office in this democracy is the citizen—the ordinary person who says, no, that's not right." PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

Lovely evening out with @curtisippolito.bsky.social and Sharon Ippolito, doing my best to regale them with Southern California lore and then hassling him for a signature on "Bury the Newspaper Man." As one does.

Portrait of yours truly walking through the desert just outside Joshua Tree, near Pioneertown. Mexican palm leaf straw cowboy hat, jeans, black t-shirt, striped pearl snap overshirt, if you must know the details. Bonus for alt text readers: Pioneertown was built as a location set for Hollywood westerns around the 40's or 50's (I think). Abandoned after the filming dried up, it's been since reoccupied by private residences and local shop owners, and it still remains its TV Western charm.

When I think about it, it's the dogs who are walking me...

In the desert/my future home for a few days. Packed my laptop, a bag of books, my manuscript and four extra black t-shirts. Gonna catch up on some reading, make with the words, and see if I can howl back at the coyotes.

"...[the author] deftly explores how these themes manifest in different characters, creating a sense of universality that readers can relate to."

ChatGPT was clearly trained using millions of middle school book reports written on the fly.

"... as the plot unfolds, we delve into the lives of those around her... family, friends, and foes, all connected by their shared history and the shadows of the past."

You know, like every novel is supposed to.

"... expertly crafts her (sic) character, blending strength and vulnerability in a way that resonates deeply..."

So, wait... I can't pick my pronouns but ChatGPT can pick mine for me?

"...takes readers on a haunting journey through the intertwined lives of its characters, each grappling with their own demons while navigating the complexities of a world steeped in both reality and folklore..."

Cool... you just described every book ever written.

YouTube video by WizzRev Mother Howl Review

This is what happens when you let AI write your book reviews.
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they are currently ignoring a supreme court decision and no one cares or is doing a single thing about it, its just so goddam infuriating

John Yoo once wrote at length in an OLC memo about what size box it was legal to lock a suspected terrorist in (spoiler alert: very small) and for how long, and whether it was okay to put an insect in there with him.

So probably it's bad that they've lost him.

Oh... snap.

The ONE TIME we really need DOGE to step in...

The contractors appreciate it, I can tell you for certain. 99% of the time, people are worried about being ripped off have no idea what those workers really do... and I know for certain that quick web searches have only made it worse.