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Paleontologist. Translator. Writer: SF/Fantasy/Horror. Game designer. Member: BSFA, BFS & SLF. Blogger/Podcaster. Bicycles repaired. He/Him. Blog: https://karavansara.live Patreon: patreon.com/davidemana

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It's pretty weird, yes.

25.01.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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22.01.2024 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Illustration of a calico cat climbing over a fence.  They are surrounded by 3 small glowing dragons.  Pink cherry blossoms are in the background.  Blue flowers are in the foreground.  A crescent moon glows in the background.

Illustration of a calico cat climbing over a fence. They are surrounded by 3 small glowing dragons. Pink cherry blossoms are in the background. Blue flowers are in the foreground. A crescent moon glows in the background.

Calico Cat and some Tiny Dragons

21.01.2024 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 949    πŸ” 279    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

the collapse of google search as a useful source of accurate information is a boon to screenwriters everywhere. "why didn't they just google the house to see if it was haunted" they did and the top ten entries were identical automatically generated real estate ads on different seo-scumming websites

21.01.2024 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2637    πŸ” 726    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 27
A monk wears hand-made wings of cloth and thin wood.  He perches on the edge of a high building.

A monk wears hand-made wings of cloth and thin wood. He perches on the edge of a high building.

The invention of the air friar (colorized).

21.01.2024 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1485    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 16
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Astronaut Guests xkcd.com/2883

21.01.2024 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1901    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8

Admittedly I would pick up a book with this cover and title if it were a real book, because I'd be like "The fuck is there a seagull on here," BUT,

21.01.2024 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apply - Alpha Young Writers Workshop - Pittsburgh USA Applications are OPEN for 2024 (as of 8th January 2024). Applications for Alpha 2024 will close on 10th March 2024. Workshop Dates – July 24 – Aug 4, 2024 If you’re unclear about whether you’r...

This is the place. Say you're between 14 and 19 years old and you wanna learn about writing skiffy: alphawritersworkshop.org/apply/

21.01.2024 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

unlike glaze, though, you should run EVERY image you post through nightshade: memes, screenshots, food photos, literally everything you can, because they WILL be scraped and every time they are, it fucks the dataset up a bit more

21.01.2024 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1410    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 7
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As it's Tom Baker's 90th birthday today here, again, is his quote when asked his one biggest Doctor Who memory.

20.01.2024 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Terminus Est!
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20.01.2024 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's talk about it...
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20.01.2024 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the Autarch's Commonwealth a shogunate?
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19.01.2024 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Severian is in trouble.
Or is he?
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19.01.2024 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thecla's hour has come.

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18.01.2024 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Severian becomes a journeyman.

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17.01.2024 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... and then we talk about Fair Rosamund...
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16.01.2024 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Things are about to heat up in Shadow of the Torturer...
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16.01.2024 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chapter 9 of Shadow of the Torturer.
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15.01.2024 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's an Echopraxia?
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14.01.2024 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Young Severian series could be a hit with fans of Harry Potter... young promising boy, boys' school environment, eccentric masters, wild shenanigans ... πŸ˜†

13.01.2024 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first appearance of Thecla. Shadow of the Torturer is about to get serious...
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13.01.2024 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And we've got chapter 6

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12.01.2024 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don't just do re-reads, and Alastair Humphreys new book just landed on my e-reader. Great read, lots of good ideas.
I am making plans for when the weather gets better.
#books

11.01.2024 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... and we got extras, too. Every day...
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11.01.2024 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On the way to the Library, we stop in the Pinakotheke...
#NewSun #Re-reading
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#fantasy

11.01.2024 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am reviewed, in German.
The gentleman is smiling, so I guess this is a positive review...
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10.01.2024 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The longest entry so far in the series dedicated to re-reding Shadow of the Torturer... Chapter Four.

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10.01.2024 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tor.com To Become Reactor, Debut New Site, On January 23rd We have some big news. Tor Publishing Group announced today that Tor.com will become Reactor (www.reactormag.com) on January 23, 2024, coinciding with the launch of a completely redesigned website.

Hello Bluesky!

You may know us as Tordotcom, but we are so excited to announce that we are reintroducing ourselves as Reactor, a new look and a new name, but with all the same short fiction, articles, and rereads that you know and love.

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