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J.R. Andrews

@jrobertandrews.bsky.social

Wordsmith whose final boss is social media. Find me in @shortwavebooks.bsky.social | @ergot.bsky.social | @bruisermag.com Wherever good times are had :3

162 Followers  |  217 Following  |  61 Posts  |  Joined: 03.10.2023  |  1.7894

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ergot. innovative + experimental horror

There is no new work up on ergot. today.

Instead, take a peek at our archive: www.ergot.press/authors

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Really liked this one!

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Prayer v. Productivity uselessness, art, spirit

Benign writing reflections o' mine:

ivygrimes.substack.com/p/prayer-v-p...

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New Writer's Trophy Unlocked!:
A venue has been considering one of my submissions for over 1 year now.

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My partner to me (a serious political discussion):

If you like Sailor Moon, you vote Democrat.

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kirby is laying on a bed with the words " i 'm home " on the bottom ALT: kirby is laying on a bed with the words " i 'm home " on the bottom
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I’m! Home!

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The Veldt Institute | Asterism Books ### *At the Veldt Institute everyone is sick, so no one is sick.* Endless fields of grass. A sky so bright there are barely shadows. At the center of this expanse is the Veldt Institute, an austere s...

Today is the release of my first book 'The Veldt Institute'!

Check out one of these bookstores: double--negative.com/stockists.html

Or buy direct from Asterism: asterismbooks.com/product/the-...

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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

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Indeed! Huge news! Congrats to @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

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Short Fiction | Escape Pod Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

Attention, sophonts! We've finished changing the locks and Escape Pod is now OPEN to all your amazing, amazing submissions!

Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!

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Me (a writer): Why not me??? Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!

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I cried laughing at my work desk. Everyone's looking at me now.

Absolute GOLD @supernaturalfeat.com !

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The Black Death I’m talking about vaccines. We can kill the killer.

My poem "The Black Death" is live on @strangehorizons.bsky.social! If you want to read about disease and death and vaccines, then I have the poem for you!

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Not to go all Thanos on you all, but this was VERY close to being "well-balanced"

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Bates Burgers are best!

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Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid

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Why not?

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There's an elementary school near my house which I drive past AT LEAST twice per day. Years I've lived here.

And I realized today: I've never seen any children on that playground.

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If your industry can't build a product without stealing from artists and writers, then you should be financially ruined.

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Nightshade, the free tool that β€˜poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.

1. Please be real
2. Please, please (PLEASE!) develop a similar tool for writers!!!

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In which @patrickbarb.bsky.social and I talk X-Men, shooting your shot, and the work of Chris Golden.

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They Want You To Forget What A Film Looks Like - Aftermath The 4K transfer of True Lies is what happens when a company uses proprietary tech to overwrite and denoise history.

Absolutely worth the read!

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Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)

Did NOT realize they recently made a music video for this!

Fun Fact - More than one folks has told me I look like the 1980's ver. of David Byrne IRL.

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That sort of day, I guess

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Be bold in your writing!

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A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al

A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al

You sure about this, Google?

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