Julius Olofsson

Levitating Granddad is in the casket before me, closed lid, and I thumb the sheet with hymns. It’s a schedule—an itinerary—so we know when to sing, when to rise and when we can enjoy the sandwich cake I he...

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Levitating
by Julius Olofsson
@juliusolofsson.bsky.social

Julius’ debut chapbook, Moebler, is now available! Read more here - juliusolofsson.com

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Thanks so much!

Posting my vibe today, as grammatically accurately as I can.

this made me laugh way more than it should!

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I was hoping it would peter out by age!

Hope is the worst, tbh. But you are right.

How does one get over it then?

That song gets stuck in your head!

You pay for pro?

Done the same, agreed!

I plan my retirement at 41.

Hey #authors, how big, exactly, is your fear of beta readers?

1: none
2: scary
3: Lovecraftian
4: beyond the abyss
5: they have become death, destroyer of worlds
6: I rather get human centipeded

Thanks! Would've love to get them published, too!

How does one promote your book, without it coming off as nagging and beging?

Tricky...I've written four. And I still don't know sh*t. But, do it!

Agreed! I, too, am new. But it feels fresh!

Nothing lasts, I assume.

Haha, love it!

I've enjoyed it too, but it's detoriating quickly!

Yeah, I hear you, the migration isn't easy.

Writing short/flash stuff is like a drug, dammit! Trying to make progress on my book, but that takes...longer, and the allure of the brevity of shorter is hard to thwart!

Happiness is worth a lot!

It's like allowance to an insane kid with already too much money!

That's Elon for you!

I felt I stopped getting any type of response on tweets, but maybe I've grown boring?

I'm NOT super hyped about AI and ChatGPT. Will I be shunned from society now? Or are there still people out there believing that stories and art stem from experiencing things and not a bot reading about others' experiences and then copying them?

It's gonna be re-named, MuskWorld soon and if you don't praise Elon enough each day, CIA will show up.

Seems like Bluesky has a long way to go...

Strong enough to carry the yoke?