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@midian42.bsky.social

Editor, writing coach, hoya collector, AAPI, potty mouth, and purveyor of snark.

424 Followers  |  218 Following  |  114 Posts  |  Joined: 26.08.2023  |  1.8296

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Great day #loscon! Had some fantastic discussions with attendees and fellow panelists about building character empathy and realism vs. literary license! Looking forward to tomorrow! #booksky #authorsky #editorsky #editorlife

29.11.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw #RunningMan and it was fun. Until the end when they went full-on lazy and hid 20 minutes of the movie as if it would increase tension. Newsflash: it doesn't. #storytelling #editorlife

28.11.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to seeing people at #LosCon tomorrow! #editorlife #booksky #editorsky

28.11.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage performing Grateful Dead music in drag.

Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage performing Grateful Dead music in drag.

Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage performing Grateful Dead music in drag.

Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage performing Grateful Dead music in drag.

Acacia Forgot, former contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race, introduces Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage to  perform Grateful Dead music in drag.

Acacia Forgot, former contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race, introduces Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage to perform Grateful Dead music in drag.

Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage performing Grateful Dead music in drag.

Bertha: Grateful Drag band on stage performing Grateful Dead music in drag.

Took the hubs to see Bertha: Grateful Drag last night!

20.11.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: A federal judge ordered public schools in Texas to remove displays of the Ten Commandments in their classrooms.

18.11.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9520    πŸ” 2144    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 259

If you believe those Eppstein files haven't suddenly been scrubbed clean, I might have some real estate for you.

19.11.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know, I feel like politics was shit before, but I think it REALLY nosedived when Russia assassinated Litvininko and no one batted an eye. It's like that was permission to just let the whole curtain behind them hiding the real assholery fall down around their feet.

18.11.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TFW you have to quit working in draft view because the file has gotten too laggy. *sniff sniff* #editorlife #amediting

18.11.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kicking Eppstein out of Mar A Lago for being a pedo is NOT a flex! He did NOTHING to stop it. Didn't call the cops. Didn't report it. WTF is wrong with you, Leavitt?! I thought y'all were supposed to be all STOP ALL PEDOS?! WTF happened to that Pizzagate zealousness? Suddenly pedos aren't so bad?

13.11.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Way to try to give me a heart attack, #dodgers!

02.11.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DOOOOOOOODGERRRRRRS!!!!! ⚾🧒 ❀️❀️❀️

02.11.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's be real, you know you lost your shit when the organist started playing Neverending Story 🀣 #Dodgers

28.10.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, that game was too stressful. Let's not do that again, #Dodgers.

28.10.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to seeing everyone at LosCon this year! Can't wait to find out what panels I've been assigned to! πŸ˜€ #editorlife

22.10.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who's really surprised that Christopher Moynihan was arrested again?

21.10.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a happy mid autumn festival greeting card with a rabbit and lanterns Alt: a happy mid autumn festival greeting card with a rabbit and lanterns

Happy chuseok!

07.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I mean, I can't *not* watch the Cyndi Lauper tribute show, now can I? β€πŸ’œπŸ’™πŸ’šπŸ’›πŸ§‘πŸ©·

06.10.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely will check it out!

04.10.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did not! I didn't know there was one!

03.10.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give her some birthday love today too!

03.10.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flight of the Scarlets Amazon.com: Flight of the Scarlets eBook : Bigelow, Susan Jane: Kindle Store

Today is a great day to lift the voices of #trans characters in #books I've worked on. Check out the amazing FLIGHT OF THE SCARLETS by @whateversusan.bsky.social ! www.amazon.com/Flight-Scarl...

03.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I found them either in Germany or Texas. I can't remember if it was toward the end of high school or the start of college. But it was in the early 90s!

27.09.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love them so much! When Gord died I saw a piece of my youth die with him. :(

23.09.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My dogs bark at me for veggies. VEGGIES. I give an actual dog treat. They eat it. Sure. Why not. But I don't get a moment of peace until they get some crunchy veggies. #tinydogs #malshi

20.09.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All this faux pearl clutching...SMH.

15.09.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just go to Email Accounts on your cpanel. From there it's easy to figure out how to do it. Good luck!

05.08.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most hosts allow you to have cpanel access. You should be able to do that yourself.

05.08.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just because we don't say we know your MS is an AI book, that doesn't mean we don't know. We know. #editorlife

05.08.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Writers, if you're gonna use a ton of adverbs in dialogue tags, at least make them Tom Swifties!

28.07.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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