Nick Badot

Yeah. Like...what an unpleasant and immediate way to be completely vindicated

Christ on a bike those comments. What is wrong with these people. Reported the outright racist/hateful ones though I doubt that does much

I still use it out of habit (compsci grad), but have to be ready to give a disclaimer. Vexing

Do I know any journalists or news outlets who might be willing to write an article about the months I’ve spent begging GoFundMe to release the funds I’ve raised? I wish this were more common knowledge so no one else finds themselves in this position. (Please boost!)

Was on SSRIs for 2-3 years and... yeah, it was pretty much the same thing for me. Hugs

Aye, fingers crossed! I'll keep an eye out for your stories :)

Adds up to about 5% acceptance rate, still very high! I avg about 20-30 submissions per month and will have something approaching that depending how shortlisted stuff pans out

Thanks! 8 is crazy good numbers. Fair play to you. (I have 3-4 on shortlists, but this inspires me to send some more subs this year)

Congratulations! I do the same - detailed spreadsheets of submissions + casting a wide net. 2 sales and counting for me this year (though technically filed in last year's sheet since I go by sub date not accept/reject date)

It feels weird to say "Buy my book" given everything, but I stand by the dedication on this collection's first page:

"To the women of Saint Paul, who deserve endless praise."

The resistance here is strong, and I'm so proud of my community working every hour of every day to protect our neighbors.

My dog Trunks in my lap

⚠️ NEED REMOTE WORK 💻
I am disabled and the in-person jobs I've taken and am applying for are unsustainable for me.

If anyone could direct me to any clerical/data remote jobs, I'd be grateful.
I have 20 years experience with Excel and AMS's.

(Dog pic for tax)

Cumulatively or "per capita"?

A View from the Slush

I wrote a thing about short stories, why they get rejected, and what you can apply to your own work.

clhellisen.beehiiv.com/p/a-view-fro...

100% agree with all of this as someone that also slush-reads (but is somehow still blind to it in their own work XD)

Question for folks who got diagnosed with autism later in life (30s+): what benefit did you feel you got from the diagnosis?

In this situation now, but the way I see it the damage is already done by this stage, just have a name for it now

Nice. I just read this one yesterday & absolutely loved it

Aye, my country is pretty good good for this stuff, but I feel like I've already "self-adjusted" if that makes sense? Reasonable accommodations for work are already there under the aegis of my being hearing-impaires

Question for folks who got diagnosed with autism later in life (30s+): what benefit did you feel you got from the diagnosis?

In this situation now, but the way I see it the damage is already done by this stage, just have a name for it now

Morning! I'm reading UNCERTAIN SONS by Thomas Ha & GOBLIN by Ever Dundas. Both very good

Money is about to become very bad, so I really appreciate any shares!

If you like:

* Found fiction
* Twisty horror
* Isolated settings
* Queerness
* Humour disguising a deep seriousness
* Voicey POVs

TETK might be for you!

books2read.com/u/boB9YL

steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...

For me it was Irvine Welsh

Your window of opportunity to be part of the new wave of Irish Sci-Fi closes next Saturday so make sure to submit before the buzzer!! 🚀🚀

Also don't forget this Thursday the @seamusheaneycentre is running it's SF/NI event and it's gonna be a blast!!!

#sciencefiction #ireland #writer

The first time I saw a wild pelican I'd just moved to the Balkans. I was on a bus passing Lake Skadar - I didn't know there were pelicans in Europe at all so my reaction was "wow wtf happened to that heron." Great birds

Yep! 10am til 1am with intermissions. We brought a lunchbox full of edibles and kind of melted into the seats

Went to a back to back screening of all three a few months ago for a friend's birthday in Dublin. Well worth it!

Nothing in Bray either :(

Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale

Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools

Pssst... Wildewood is only 99p for a limited time. If Irish gothic romance with ghosts and folklore is your thing, this is for you.

geni.us/B0FX4GQ59Bau...

Welcome to Wildewood. Don't stray from the path.

#booksky 💙📚 #speirgorm #romancelandia

@secondskybooks.bsky.social

Internet Lefties: "i uh, i non-specifically hope bad things generally happen to people who are not good! (this is not an actionable threat!!)"

Random Democrat in Minnesota: "I AM GOING TO COMMIT A FEDERAL CRIME, TODAY, HERE ARE MY GPS COORDINATES! TRY TO STOP ME YOU FASCIST PIGS!"

Ask me about the nature of Nature Magic, The Fight Scenes, and THE ULGATICE in my Untitled Druid Short Story~