Pixies a/k/a Map Nerd

We've got one of Those skies today. Autumn sky of perfect blue.

Probably. That bubble is going to pop whether I complain or not, since AI doesn't make money. But yeah when recklessly throwing money into what they knew was a black hole backfires, they'll want someone to blame who isn't them

Sam Altman too. Broken record

Congrats!!!

Open cover art for 'A Demon to Save Me' by H.S. Kallinger. On the right is the cover: Title letters are rendered in fire inside a blood circle, with a bloody pentagram drawn with a finger on a hardwood floor. Some blood is scattered around it. A pair of amber eyes with thick, black eyelashes are just visible on the floor above the circle. Rainbow circles fade in and out around the image. Author name is in pink, blue, and white in the lower right corner. In white lettering at the top is "Book One of the Found Humanity series." The wrap is a picture of space with a pink and purple nebula in the center, over the spine and spilling over to the back cover and to disappear under the front cover. The back contains an expanded view of the original back cover to make the blurb more readable for screens. Pink text declares: Gabriel Belmont's life is succumbing to a downward spiral when he accidentally summons a demon. After he refuses to make a contract, something ignites within him, inspiring him to strive for a real future—a real life. Two years later, he has everything he wanted, and his life is on track. But it's a fragile thing. A cascade of events threatens to destroy it all. He has to find it in him to not only save the people he loves, but also the demon who saved him in the first place.

This comes out TOMORROW!

You can pre-order the ebook pretty much anywhere you want: hskallinger.weebly.com/found-humani...

I'm so excited!!

That little lady is the size of a pineapple, I have no idea how she accomplished such stretch!

A little tortie stretched out on her back on a bed, taking up 3x more space than makes sense. Her tummy has been shaved, breaking up the pretty stripes on her sides and legs.

A ginger fellow with white socks scrunched into an awkward knot, fast asleep against a pillow. His tail is banded.

It has been a month, so you get extra kitties!

Get this bundle today and get A Demon to Save Me at 12am CST at a discount!! (Or pick it up any time until the 15th along with these 19 other ADHD works!)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

woohoo!!

Fiona is tiny, but not so small she can't completely hide a sock by lying on it, evidently.

9. Board games in your book's world?

#OctoberWorldbuilders 9
They play chess on Boscari, but you never get to see a board. You can intuit it's not quite the game we know since this world has neither knights nor bishops, but it has the same cultural significance. Mairid would rather play cards

#WIPSnips 'battery'

No batteries, but I do have strange lamps producing light without an obvious source of energy

That is a very tough question! I can say as a reader one thing that makes me lose my patience is when a character doesn't learn. Watching a person make the same mistake repeatedly? I'm not here for it
I'm not saying it's bad writing - it's how real ppl behave! - but I find it too frustrating

#PlotTober 9
Jen is friendly and outgoing, which is how he wound up with a bunch of new friends! He doesn't really do sad or introspective but does have a temper. It's not hot or violent, but since he sits on anger instead of just addressing it, when he does react, it's disproportionate

🎉🥳🍾

If you want a sample of what the Deadlands can bring YOU, please read my short story "doorbell dot mov" that they published just last year!

psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

that's the dream...

This closes TOMORROW MORNING!! Enter to get a free dark fantasy today!!!!

Does that mean it's done? Congrats!

I would finally take classes at the Italian longsword/ Medieval European Martial Arts dojo next door.
I would also pursue education as a sommelier entirely for fun's sake.

Gentlefolk, I give you -
the little guy of all time.

A cat's paw, probably. White with ginger marks. The usual 4-toed foot is visible but there is another, longer toe alongside it, a tiny pinky digit growing off of it.

A cat's paw that looks like partial images of 2 cat's paws photoshopped awkwardly on top of each other. The fur is short, ginger and gray.

It struck me this evening as I was hanging out with my dudes that AI is so unoriginal it can't even event its own weird shit. Nature already did the 'wait too many digits I don't get it how does that even work' thing, except nature's version is sweet and fuzzy.

My sapphic space fantasy is still on sale for ✨🌸$1 on my kofi🌸✨

Come get your cosmic lesbians holding hands while the horrors persist 🫶🏻

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A collage of book covers from the bundle. Text says: Itch.io Under-rated Bundle. Oct 9 thru 13th Bringing your attention to the best books you've never heard of

We all know there's so many amazing #indie #books out there waiting to be discovered, like gems in the rough 💎

Fortunately for you lot, we've compiled a list of some of them. Even better, they're on sale.

From rock stars to vengeful spirits, there's plenty of choice.

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*screeching in shared enthusiasm*

OK team we fought hard yesterday & helped Aimee get uh... 17 more followers. That was the plan, i think. To increase her lead. Yayy!

Ok now let's get serious i need you to plaster this across your city. Wallpaper your house w it. Tattoo it on your forehead. Whatever it takes to WIN!!

#bookbazaar25

Man did we pick a great time to adopt again. Reading the news is easier with one hand resting on the fuzz conked out beside me

Altho I personally love it,🤣

Graphic that reads "Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle, Oct 9th-13th, Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." Text is brown on an off-white background with five yellow stars bordering it above and below. Around the text box are the following book covers: Predators by H.S. Kallinger, Zinmages by M.C. Burnell, The Spider's Friend by M.C. Burnell, Disappearance and Other Short Stories by PD Loupee, Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska, Kranlian Rendezvous by Simon Wolfe, The Shadow of Arcadia by Alan K. Dell, Devil Deal by Janina Franck, The God Sun by Alan K. Dell, Water's Edge by Ellie Lieberman, The Third People by Lee Burton, The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce, The Lion by Lee Burton, Adventures In GameWorld : Game Start by Robert Rumery, All Through the House and Other Tales from a Random Place by Joachim Heijndermans, Soft Reboot by Joachim Heijndermans, Blue by Niranjan, Wizard's Debt by Niranjan, Ambushed by Natasha O'Connor, At First Belonging by Rob MacWolf, and Demon Hunters Inc : The Infestation by Robert Rumery.

Image of a redwood forest at night containing shadowy shapes with glowing eyes in the blue spaces between trees. H.S. Kallinger is written in green at the bottom. Title text, Predators, is a gradient of gray fading into blood red over the thin trees. The top reads 'Book Four of the Lost Humanity series' in white text.

We like to root for the underdogs, right? Well, here's a bundle of books that haven't received the attention they deserve.

It includes the 4th book in my Lost Humanity series, Predators! If you never got to continue past Bridges, this is your chance!

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