Dr. Mary C. Crowell

Left to right: C. S. E. Cooney, holding an iPad with a sticker that reads "No More Tyrants" and wearing a pair of devil ears. Dr. Mary C. Crowell, wearing an apron and a pair of cat ears, playing a keyboard. Tina Connolly, playing a green ukulele on a rainbow strap. The picture was taken after a concert they did at Convergence 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota: the first time they played music from "The Devil and Lady Midnight" for the public.

Here's a pic of @tinaconnolly.bsky.social and @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social at @convergencecon.bsky.social last July, after performing a review of songs from not-yet-complete "Devil and Lady Midnight" musical theatre podcast.

repeat after me, by leslie hudson ft. mary crowell 1 track album

for those of us who wrestle our autonomous creativity from the iron fist of perfectionism, especially when perfectionism is so damn hot #MusicSky #Swanky #BossaNova

"repeat after me" new single with @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/repeat...

repeat after me, by leslie hudson ft. mary crowell 1 track album

@lesliehudson.bsky.social dropped an amazing tune this morning, a torchy number about perfectionism. With the inimitable @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social on clarinet. Soooo good.

These folks are gonna need more help real soon <3

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Crystal Frasier is one of the most creative writers I've ever read! Check out her work!

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Description: "11 and 8-year-old prodigy sisters played Vivaldi Winter with me"

This is serious musical talent 🎻🎻🎹🎶🎵

#VivaldiWinter #Song #music #Piano #Violin #Instruments #Instrumental

Our September Patreon story is live, and brings us back to Alice Healy and Thomas Price in the shadow of the Galway Wood, as wedding bells are ringing!

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Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

The poster for a virtual reading event. There are author and editor profession bio pics for Jaymee Goh, Auston Habershaw, Josh Rountree, Kimberly Unger, Naseem Jamnia, Mary G. Thompson, Mia Tsai, Pat Murphy, Sam J. Miller, and Samantha Mills. There is the Tachyon 30th anniversary icon, and the following information: What? ACCLAIMED GENRE PRESS TACHYON PUBLICATIONS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS IN 2025 Join us for a night of virtual readings and Q&A on Twitch TV with some of Tachyon Publications' team of authors and editors. When? October 2nd, 2025, at 5 PM (Pacific), 6 PM (Mountain), 7 PM (Central), 8 PM (Eastern) (etc) Where? Live on Twitch TV! Hop onto https://www.twitch.tv/csecooney and stream us live!

Friends! In collaboration with @tachyonpub.bsky.social, Carlos & I are hosting one of their glorious 30th Anniversary Events on our Twitch TV channel! SAVE THE DATE: Oct 2, 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific, 6 Mountain, 7 Central). 9 writers & editor @jhameia.bsky.social!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tachyon-30...

All the Cedar Point regulars have been complaining online about a lot of the food places being closed a majority of the season.. babe, half the employees were always international every season.. did you think they were going to decide working in America would be a good choice this year..?

This week on FilkCast
Nathaniel Johnstone, Daniel Kelly, Naomi Hinchen, Heather Alexander, David Kushner, Catherine Mac Donald, Steve Macdonald, Karen Jolley, Beth Kinderman, Yang The Nauseating, Lambda Miners, Meri Amber, Hello, The Future!, Gary "MoFilker" Hanak

I have very nearly made this mistake.

Yall tired of platforms removing and delisting NSFW or lgbtq content? Making it harder for you to get the stuff you want?

Support a furry publisher like FurPlanet! Either at the con or online. So much great work represented here and it’s as simple as picking up what you want. It’s yours forever!

Happy birthday weekend to my dear darling brilliant irreplaceable @popelizbet.bsky.social who has looked out for me since the night I brought them haaaammm- give a follow & look up their work!

A few logistical notes to consider for future Hugo ceremonies:

It wouldn't be a bad idea for future Hugos to invest in a trained transcriptionist at $60/hr or whatever rather than relying on risible autocapture.

Some of these folks type 120 wpm with exceptional accuracy.

I’m packing up 25+ orders this afternoon. 🥹🥰 Sale continues through tonight! #BestFansOnThePlanet #MusicSky

Look at my GORGEOUS BESTIE @seananmcguire.bsky.social as a presenter at this year's Hugo Awards.
My friends are the actual best and Seanan looks like actual gold up on this stage. 🧡
I am so honored to be in this room.

Photo of Revy Photoshopped onto a transgender flag She's pointing back and looking shocked

Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato

During a Brindlewood Bay game, I told one of the players that her character could go through with an action but would take the condition "target for murder" and she was like "Oooh, I want that! Yay!" and that's my favorite kind of player to have at the table.

Well, we miss you. ❤️

I need you to understand that if you heard a song you liked in the 80s, you couldn’t Shazam it. You couldn’t Google the lyrics. You had to sing it to the guy at Tower Records.

There are so many many things to do at this convention. It is ok. ❤️

How Do You Find Redemption? If you've paid even vague attention to the news recently - or even just social media -  you may have been struck by the seemingly unending tidal wave of men being called out for assault, harassment and generally awful behavior. This is inherently a good thing; people who've been coasting along while having gotten away with heinous acts are increasingly being held accountable for what they've done. We, as a society, are finally waking up to the fact that so much of what we thought of as just 'business as usual' is, in fact, fucking horrible. And there are more

How Do You Find Redemption?

Same!

can i explain the gap on my resume? uh okay…thought this was obvious but that was when i didn’t have a job. you okay man

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Good luck! ❤️

An Umbellifera flowerhead not yet opened and still somewhat resembling a basket...

Nature may abhor a vacuum, but it loves to casually get fractal.