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Dog person, spec fic reader & writer (DEATH VALLEY BLOOMS 2025), Clarion 2012, Stonecoast 2019. She/her, opinions my own. https://linktr.ee/whatsmacksaid and πŸ“· @what_smacksaid

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God I wish I'd been more self aware in my 20s

13.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think we should take Miette's approach to sentencing here

12.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Table with stickers, pins, etc with lots of people around it

Table with stickers, pins, etc with lots of people around it

Tons of happy people around the trinket trade table

Tons of happy people around the trinket trade table

Another table with a picnic blanket and even more stuff and people

Another table with a picnic blanket and even more stuff and people

Trinket Trade @ GDC, right now at the Yerba Burna picnic tables!

12.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If you want the youth to pick up the fight you have to let them.

12.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

you don’t hate rich people enough

09.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 2261 πŸ” 610 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 0

My blood pressure's too high to give blood. UGH. Definitely won't spend the rest of the day stressing over that.

09.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hasbro’s CEO on J.K. Rowling. We just published our new Decoder interview with Chris Cocks, the head of Hasbro. I asked him directly about how he thinks about author J.K. Rowling’s politics and what it’s done to the Harry Potter f...

cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch

www.theverge.com/podcast/8914...

09.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 9057 πŸ” 2514 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 179

β€’ Veterans who were discharged from the uniformed services due to sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
- They do not need to live in Washington.
- They do not need to enter school within a certain amount of time after separating from the military.
- They maintain resident student status as long as they stay continuously enrolled.
- Does not apply to veterans who have a dishonorable discharge from the uniformed services.

β€’ Veterans who were discharged from the uniformed services due to sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. - They do not need to live in Washington. - They do not need to enter school within a certain amount of time after separating from the military. - They maintain resident student status as long as they stay continuously enrolled. - Does not apply to veterans who have a dishonorable discharge from the uniformed services.

TIL that military service members who were discharged for their sexual orientation or gender identity qualify for in-state tuition rates in Washington regardless of their residency!

wsac.wa.gov/student-resi...

08.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Why War Is One Of The World’s Biggest Climate Threats The humanitarian impact of war cannot be overstated. Yet every stage of conflict also leaves a carbon footprint on the planet.

Thinking about this today.

www.forbes.com/sites/nilsro...

08.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Informal poll--for audiobook listeners, do you hold it against narrators who don't do voices for each character?

07.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Minnesotans still need your help, folks. (I figure anyone following me knows this, but . . . I remind anyway. Spread the links around.)

07.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lolsobβ€”imagine a world where Diane Wynne Jones and Diana Duane were THE Famous Wizard Writers and JKR is crowdfunding for heating oil. Probably that timeline has different presidents and less warcrimes too

07.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Hawaii SB2761 | 2026 | Regular Session Summary (2026-03-06) Relating To Social Media. [48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.]

Hawaii: you're up. Call your House representatives and tell them to oppose SB 2761, which is heading to the House from the Senate: it's a total ban on social media for under-16s, not made any better by the obvious typo in the effective date of 2077. legiscan.com/HI/bill/SB27...

07.03.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Disney’s β€˜Robin Hood’ Live-Action Remake Not Moving Forward, Says Director "It's dead, sadly," Carlos LΓ³pez Estrada revealed about the project that was first announced in 2020.

I don't want to hear "Robin Hood live-action remake" unless I see Alan Tudyk in a fursuit.

07.03.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 300 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

And if you happen to like family curses, wildflowers in Death Valley, and stories that make you cry (I have the last on good authority) then you too may enjoy my weird little novella!

07.03.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wildflowers, a couple of springs ago, in the churchyard in Buckfastleigh, Devon. This is actually a very spooky spot in winter as it's the resting place of the allegedly Satanic Squire Richard Cabell - inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's Baskerville legend - whose corpse is boxed in by a somewhat incongruous structure, a little pagoda-ish, but also not unlike the kind of public toilet you might find in a small British town, which sits on the south side of the church. Do NOT walk around it backwards as the Devil will bite your fingers and Cabell will release his hell hounds. Also, the church has been burned down by Satanists not once but TWICE in the last couple of centuries. (I wrote about all this in more detail in my book 21st-Century Yokel, and a couple of the scarier gravestones inspired bits in my novel Villager.

Wildflowers, a couple of springs ago, in the churchyard in Buckfastleigh, Devon. This is actually a very spooky spot in winter as it's the resting place of the allegedly Satanic Squire Richard Cabell - inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's Baskerville legend - whose corpse is boxed in by a somewhat incongruous structure, a little pagoda-ish, but also not unlike the kind of public toilet you might find in a small British town, which sits on the south side of the church. Do NOT walk around it backwards as the Devil will bite your fingers and Cabell will release his hell hounds. Also, the church has been burned down by Satanists not once but TWICE in the last couple of centuries. (I wrote about all this in more detail in my book 21st-Century Yokel, and a couple of the scarier gravestones inspired bits in my novel Villager.

Wildflowers love dead people.

07.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 643 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6
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"SHIT"
"FUCK"
"NO"
"FUCK"
"SHIT"
"FUCK"

06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 5887 πŸ” 2036 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 100

I keep trying to pull a quote out of this, but I want to quote the entire thing. Read up and get wiser.

The publishing industry needs to get better. We've got to make it so.

07.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨🚨🚨URGENTE🚨🚨🚨

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 3387 πŸ” 809 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 235

Chlorine dioxide is an industrial bleach for lumber and freaks like RFK give autistic kids enemas with it. Kids die from the practice. These people just want autistic kids dead.

07.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 2887 πŸ” 1233 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 32

I have not checked goodreads. That one, I think I can keep from peeking at. Too scary.

07.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Death Valley Blooms by S.M. Mack Every decade or so, vast quantities and varieties of wildflowers bloom all at once in Death Valle...

Writers should never read reviews of their books but YOU GUYS, EIGHTEEN WHOLE PEOPLE LIKED MY BOOK!!!! app.thestorygraph.com/books/dd5470...

07.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(Not sure how I forgot this?? But again, previously concussed)

07.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jeeeezus, it's not wonder I couldn't write while concussed, this shit is hard even under normal circumstances

07.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is 2026 and we are not fucking doing this anymore. EIGHT WOMEN came forward and told stories of Franken GROPING AND FORCIBLY KISSING THEM. The man was a sexual abuser. He did not and does not belong in congress. Fucking period. End of conversation.

06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 2379 πŸ” 456 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 18

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 30376 πŸ” 7531 πŸ’¬ 223 πŸ“Œ 238

Motherforking CONSEQUENCES, please!

06.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Few english speaking writers other than Ursula K Le Guin could even come close to her complete understanding of the human condition, and she wrote exclusively sci-fi and fantasy for 60 fucking years.

06.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re stroking your chin and telling people to calm down because this will hurt Trump in the midterms, you need to log off and check into hospice with your terminal case of pundit brain

28.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0