Natalia Hawthorne Rey

a drag queen is smiling and wearing a black jacket and earrings Alt: Bianca DelRio stands wearing a black jacket over a white red and black blouse, with large hoop earrings. She grins a broad, toothy grin, and gives a cute little ‘whelp’ shrug

No offense if I skip past the multiple, consensual mystical nether region bumping scenes in your romantasy novel - in the current world climate, I just need to get to the ‘evil ruler and their evil court are defeated’ part of the story.

An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

a cartoon of a dog with the words i 'm sure everything is gonna be fine Alt: Jake the dog stands in front of a river of fire, with the words I’m sure everything is gonna be fine

No offense if I skip past the multiple, very detailed consensual happy-fun-times scenes in your romance novel - in the current world climate, I just need to get to the ‘love conquers all’ part of the story.

In a time of destruction, create something. Says Skeletor thankful he can create memes for you these trying times.

If you're a Woman in Horror, be it artist, illustrator, author, writer, reviewer, director, WHATEVER-

Say hi and link to your work here!

Let's make a thread of Horror from Women that people can peruse & discover some cool, new stuff

I'll start, in the comments/replies :)
♀️🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚🎨 ✍️ 📽️🩸 #wihm

my view is if you're posting anything other than The Horrors, it doesn't make you a bad person. You're just trying to find joy in the small things to keep sane. It's not apathy, it's a part of being human.

Coffee Shop Lo-Fi Mix ☕️ Jazzy Hip-Hop Beats [No AI] YouTube video by Fantastic Music

Also, today requires some chill lofi created by humans.

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Fuck it.

I’m leaning into romance, and whimsy.

If you were thinking about listening to the audiobook of Tricia O’Malley’s ‘Love’s a Witch’, you need to be prepared for John Hartley’s reading of Knox’s portions. Maybe don’t let the first part sneak up on you in traffic, where you’ll yell, “Holy 💩! That man’s voice has no right being that sexy!”

Prime Minister Carney is presented a jersey by the national women’s hockey team.

Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.

Prime Minister Carney poses for a photo, wearing a hockey jersey.

Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.

Could not be more proud of you, Team Canada.
 
You’re coming home with 21 hard-fought Olympic medals. Though what Canadians will remember most is how you wore the Maple Leaf: with pride, with grit, and with determination.

"AC/DC for Ukulele"

"Still punk as fuck" he whispered, reaching for his four string

And if Insta goes that same way, then I’ll be off Insta.

A sort of blurry screen shot of a Threads page asking to upload a verification selfie.

So I joined Threads a little while ago off my Insta, mostly because I’ve been told a presence on Threads is a strong ‘Should’ for writers, but it just promptly kicked me out, demanded a captcha, a cell phone confirmation. And then a photo.

In Canada.

No. Definitely not.

So I won’t be on Threads.

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

I just realized I somehow deleted my stream of consciousness thread about the Canadian women’s game on Monday, bcs we were out at the mall and I was going back and forth between Bluesky and CBC Gem, and I swear I pushed post, but apparently not, and I swear I’m a good Canadian fan. 🇨🇦🏒🥺

Lovely.

This is such a great thread! 😃⛸️

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Look, it was a bloody good game. Holy 💩, was it a good, fierce game.

I just need a cup of tea, and some quiet time for a little bit.

They are going to be INSUFFERABLE…I mean, they have a right be, but just, uuuuuugggggggggggggggggh.

A drawing of three speed skaters (by me!) One is wearing red and white with black accents and the caption "Guy who is either Canadian or Swiss or Austrian or Japanese or Polish or Danish" One is wearing red white and blue and is labeled "Guy who is either American or Norwegian or French or Czech or Slovakian or Slovenian or British" One is wearing neon orange and labeled Guy who is UNDENIABLY DUTCH

God bless the Dutch for this

a woman is standing in front of a house with the words do what you must written above her Alt: The mum from Schitt’s Creek stands in a black fringed fashion poncho in front of the motel, looking distressed, with the words do what you must written below her

Look, Sweden…you can’t let them win without a single goal scored against them. The lack of psychic damage will make them INSUFFERABLE in the gold game. You HAVE to score at least once. I’m sure the US team is full of lovely people, who are obviously excellent players. But you MUST score on them.

This is BEAUTIFUL! I love your use of color, and how soft everything feels. Thanks so much for sharing!

I’m going to need to know what type we’re talking about - thin and crispy? Pillowy soft with a light brushing of garlic butter? Whole-wheat, sourdough, or other? Is Parmesan involved?

I’m down for all of the above, it’s just good to know. 😋

Such beautiful presentation! And it sounds delicious! 😋

a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a fire and the words do it Alt: a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a blast of fire and the words do it!!

SWEDEN! SOCKS! UP!!!

(It’s why I won’t judge others for bandwagon jumping (as long as they don’t become mean assholes during said jumping period). Go out there and find your little blips of communal joy! You never know what long term interests it may spark in you!)

a man in a purple suit stands in front of a sign that says all aboard everybody Alt: a man in a purple suit and a brown top hat - Mr Wiley Wonka from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - stands in front of a sign and says all aboard everybody

I should clarify that first skeet that I, and every other Canadian who gives a world weary 💩, would strongly prefer the women’s hockey team got into the GOLD final match.

(Also, I will be significantly less hockey rambly when the Olympics are over. I’m very firmly a lover of bandwagon jumping.😉)

I say locally because, fun fact, there are four different public holidays celebrated across Canada today, depending on the province you’re in. 😁🇨🇦

a man in a white tank top says " there 's always room for family " while talking to another man Alt: Vin Diesel in a white tank top smiles and says " there’s always room for family " while talking to another man. This is clearly taken from one of the Fast and Furious movies.

Locally we celebrate Family Day, so love from me and my family, to you and everyone you consider family (given, chosen, or other).

Good morning all, and welcome to ‘Canada better make it into the women’s finals, and while we’re at it, I’m going to need Sweden to pull up their socks RIGHT NOW yes I know it’s only the 1st period DO NOT GIVE AN INCH, SWEDEN’ holiday Monday.