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Writer (mostly SFFH) navigating Life, Interrupted. Avatar by Ethan Kocak. My sunset photo. Lead with kindness. 😷 https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33 Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/

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"who IS not"

Can you tell I was angry and did this in a hurry because WORK, it's Wednesday etc.?

Also blocking anything with "Superhuman" in it.

11.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An excellent idea. I've written to them too.

11.03.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"People used to be excited about tech, now they dread what data you're going to steal next, they dread what violation of privacy or the environment will turn up next."

---Mo Ryan, who not some pile of chips scraping the world's knowledge.

I'm blocking Grammarly on social media.

11.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of the Chicago skyline at night with a tangle of bright lighting lignite gap the night sky during a thunderstorm

A photo of the Chicago skyline at night with a tangle of bright lighting lignite gap the night sky during a thunderstorm

Boom! Had a great ight show over the skyline tonight. Here’s my first big lightning shot of the season.

This is a 2-frame composite. Best as I can tell, two large, branching bolts struck the eastern antenna mast of the Hancock. #wxsky #ilwx

11.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 808 πŸ” 230 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 23

Ooh:

11.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It looks photoshopped, doesn't it? Now we'd say AI. Like he's floating on the photo.

11.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Before There Were Lights | Thaddeus Howze Get more from Thaddeus Howze on Patreon

BEFORE THERE WERE LIGHTS

When I was a kid, my favorite nights in New York were when the summer was hot and the mystery of black outs and brown outs happened. The city looked different when the lights went out. Mysterious.

www.patreon.com/posts/before...

5/15/2023 β€” #fantasy #horror #NYC #Patreon

11.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ί

Hope the weather moves past and you can get some rest.

11.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't quote it, but life offers a lot of examples of trying to get objects in and out of places. And getting them halfway there, and suddenly there's no way to get them in or out.

Which has to be impossible, and yet here we are. :)

11.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's the "watching thirty cars at once" part that is truly terrifying. . . .

11.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope the scary stuff has broken up into gentle rain. Stay safe out there!

11.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well damn. 🀞

11.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Burrowing owl peeking out from behind a mound of dirt.

Burrowing owl peeking out from behind a mound of dirt.

Good morning! πŸͺΆ

11.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

😳

11.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing a lot of my favorite authors/books/series here. So I'll just leave you with mine. The other world SF and alt early 19th century pioneer American books have strong world building & characters in common.

The NIGHT CALLS books, and the Chronicles of Nuala.

11.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Take a look at the wide variety of powerful women in my books! Ruby Barkley. Linda Coates. Justine Martiniere. Yesenia Cruz. Melanie Landreth-Fielding. Bess Fielding. Alicira. Inharise. Katerin. Rekare. Betsona. Just a few of the women in my work.
itch.io/s/181380/joy...

11.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa.

I was just going to keep wearing respirators.

10.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am glad you are having so much fun with the fruit course! Wish you could do this for me.

10.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can say from living in rural America for a few years that a ton of his voters are also mail-in voters. He doesn't seem to understand that at all?

It's like wanting to stiff CA on FEMA help, and then finding out Orange County had more GOP than several states. Took his staff a while to get through.

10.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, I didn't realize that they had a liquor license.

I thought they were the premier grab-N-go wings stop, full stop.

10.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

. . . o-kay. . . .

Not sure I'm a savory cocktail person, although I applaud getting enough protein. . . .

10.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ί 🌸

That is such a sadness.

Lee was a force of nature, and I'm very sad to hear she has Gone Ahead. Safe journey to her. I have no doubt she will find the next bonfire and share many stories and songs with all the creatives who are already there.

10.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh poor baby. I hope they can treat this easily, which will be much gentler on both of you.

Because Mom is the cat mom?!

You have shared her purr before, I think? And she is a champion little motor. :)

10.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing, Mari. That was very thoughtful and informative.

10.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are still 4 copies of @mbaileywriter.bsky.social's Action Figures - Issue One: Secret Origins FREE FOR THE TAKING via US #KindleBookGiveaway!

If you have it but know someone who likes superhero stories, get them to claim one please.

10.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

You will get great cat pics without having a cat. :)

10.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What is the legal on "We are scraping your teaching site and intend to quote you on a site we're probably charging for, and you have to know about it and opt out," I wonder?

10.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's awesome that they decided to do that. I hope it's not inconvenient, and gives you a different perspective of the back yard! Plus, drainage, he wants that seat to last.

10.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's cherry. You will make friends!

10.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I talked with an editor who thought the viciousness of the Goodkind books was realistic for mercenaries. What I thought was, if we can't make better fantasy worlds, is that where we are failing?

Why is torture interesting? What about those of us who don't want torture--who stop reading there?

10.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0