I was in a used bookstore the other day and was surprised to see they had only trade pbs and hard covers--no mass market on their shelves at all. A big change from what I remember when I was young.
05.08.2025 18:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@staciegrey.bsky.social
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I was in a used bookstore the other day and was surprised to see they had only trade pbs and hard covers--no mass market on their shelves at all. A big change from what I remember when I was young.
05.08.2025 18:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Doing a final read through on this draft and I think I've discovered a problem with the process, which is that I don't wanna.
04.08.2025 22:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This sounds very similar to the way several women in New Mexico ended up with HIV.
www.cbsnews.com/news/vampire...
Thanks for explaining. I only saw the print ad with the tagline, and I didn't quite get what the fuss was about.
31.07.2025 01:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0She Left is a Kindle weekly deal! Summertime thrills for less than $2:
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Also related: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fso...
(my husband showed me this video, and there's a point that was so true, he just reached over and patted me on the shoulder)
I'm starting to suspect that some of my husband's dishwasher loading choices are deliberate trolling.
22.07.2025 00:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Going to Bouchercon in New Orleans? Iβve got your Thursday night plans right hereβ¦
17.07.2025 20:35 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I want to be Miss Lemon, but let's face it, we all know I'm Hastings.
17.07.2025 22:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0when me and my crew roll up on you
17.07.2025 22:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Prince Andrew to the rescue!
15.07.2025 00:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0TFW you drop a bowl of corn chips on the floor and find yourself in a race with a labradoodle to see who can get the most pieces. (I lost.)
09.07.2025 00:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The first couple of weeks of college, when everyone was trying to work theirs into conversations, should have cured you.
08.07.2025 01:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Or even by remembering that at the end of the play, Macbeth is dead.
07.07.2025 00:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As soon as you hear the sea lion on the Moog, start running.
05.07.2025 20:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Oddly, all the cover feedback I've given so far has been architecture-related: The first to change the house to wood, because stone construction isn't big in the Sierras, and the second to add another level to the one-story building because the first death involves someone falling down stairs.
04.07.2025 20:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I mean, I wouldn't recognize any of the members without their makeup on. Can't be too careful.
04.07.2025 20:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So how are people who eat approx. three hot dogs per baseball season?
03.07.2025 04:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My husband showed me this one last night, and when we got to the part about men being set up on friend dates by their partners, he just quietly patted me on the shoulder.
26.06.2025 22:11 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Have we considered the possibility that there are two Altoonas (Altoonae?) existing in parallel universes, with this as their only difference?
22.06.2025 23:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm calling it the "drunk octopus wants to fight" effect. (Because my brain is broken.) Basically, humans are so wired to anthropomorphize things, even a coat hook, so of course if you give us something that convincingly imitates speech, we'll react like it's a person.
20.06.2025 20:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At first I thought this was hilarious satire. Then I realized he wasn't asking it how to melt a turkey in a toaster oven.
17.06.2025 18:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs bleak out there, but itβs heartening to know millions of people from all walks of life took the time to ruin one specific persons birthday, Americaβs hater spirit remains strong
14.06.2025 21:00 β π 11841 π 2095 π¬ 64 π 60A list of the last six famous people I googled: Mike Judge, Ron Livingston, Gary Cole, Nicholas Christopher, Mira Nair, and Diane Kruger
It's not so bad right now, but I can only imagine the horrors this new google feature might reveal in the future.
13.06.2025 23:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I assume thereβs a protest in Santa Barbara tomorrow and I just think it would be really funny if prince Harry showed up.
13.06.2025 20:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Me: I wonder why people say cottage cheese is terrible and flavorless. I like it!
Me, after the store is out of Clover and I have to settle for Knudsen: Okay, never mind; I get it.
How do we even know Frey isn't lying about the AI thing? It would take a lot of effort to make a custom bot, and it probably wouldn't work very well. Much easier to hire a ghostwriter, lie about it, and reap the publicity.
03.06.2025 18:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you are a SFFH writer affected by the Unbound/Boundless royalty theft, please be aware that even if you are not a SFWA member but qualify, Griefcom help is still available!
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