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Bald, funny, pretty nice. Principal Writer & Editor at inkdrift.substack.com. Cozy fiction & functional writing is what I'm about. (they/them)

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I just loved the idea of someone building a community on a space station! Who doesn’t love space?

07.03.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dinosaurs and Hermit Crabs A new visitor to the system invites some tension between Leah and V

New post in my serialized story Rainbow Station now available for free on my Substack. Check it out if you like science fiction, space stations, sassy AI, or just incredible, original art produced by @sabinalewis.bsky.social.

inkdrift.substack.com/p/dinosaurs-...

#scifiart

07.03.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

My gender is female software running on male hardware. #enbythoughts

03.03.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Honesty: Nothing More, Nothing Less Leah chats with V about everything it has missed over the last couple centuries.

New chapter on Rainbow Station for paying subscribers (with fantastic original art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social). Check it out here: inkdrift.substack.com/p/honesty-no...

#fiction

17.02.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d like to get some writing done today but unfortunately I’m stuck under a cat

17.02.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Be the AI you want to see in the world Humans are the original large language model

Best writing advice I can give: Think about every story you've ever read. What would happen next?

New Story Syntax now live on my Substack.

31.01.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow, I talk about how we're all AI if you look at things the right way, on Story Syntax. #programming

30.01.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only poor choice here was that it was not Emperor Zoboomafoo

30.01.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out the Case Study on ABCD story structure, character want vs need, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game", arguably one of the most famous short stories ever, now live on my Substack for paying subscribers!

https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/case-study-the-most-dangerous-game

29.01.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Decoding the Art of Short Fiction: The ABCDs of Short Stories A perfectly easy formula for writing short stories quickly

Tomorrow, I talk about Want vs Need, ABCD Story Structure, and Callbacks in the short story "the Most Dangerous Game". I first talked about Want vs Need and ABCD story structure in Maryann Pelland's Pen2Profit Substack here:

#writingtips

29.01.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow, I launch my first Case Study on Want vs Need, ABCD story structure, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game" on my paid Substack. Come check it out!

28.01.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I also talk about the Dispossessed, linguistic drift, and hysterical laughter as a form of catharsis. #writingcommunity

27.01.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the grid I used for figuring out V's dialogue in the chapter Unexpected Guests that came out last week. I go through the full process on my Writer's Diary (which is now live!)

https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-diary-unexpected-guests

27.01.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025 YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, β€œI just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS

PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.

youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

26.01.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 43430 πŸ” 5619 πŸ’¬ 2149 πŸ“Œ 396

Yo. I straight up did NOT know this. I would have been subscribed and watching this for YEARS.

26.01.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out the Writer's Diary for Unexpected Guests out tomorrow. I go through the process of writing dialogue for an AI who is 200 years old!

26.01.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can somebody PLEASE write a post-apocalyptic mystery that takes place in a snowy bayou?

26.01.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Be gay, do empathy.

25.01.2025 03:28 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This episode is now for free for anyone!

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

(1/3)

22.01.2025 02:19 πŸ‘ 51982 πŸ” 28683 πŸ’¬ 937 πŸ“Œ 941

This just seems like handy information for everyone to have! πŸ‘€

22.01.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, my favorite is β€œChaotic lawful”: I have a strict moral code, but nobody can figure out what it is.

22.01.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can get chaotic good at home!

Chaotic good at home:

22.01.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I keep switching between different social media sites as if something is going to make me feel better today.

20.01.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social would say, "We're here because we're here."

20.01.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is my first inauguration since coming out as non-binary and I gotta say...this is not my favorite thing in the world.

20.01.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New episode of Rainbow Station for paying subscribers up at inkdrift.substack.com/s/rainbow-st...

I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....

Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social

20.01.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today sucks.

20.01.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Truly one of the most amazing shrugs in literary history

#tolkien

17.01.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 1452 πŸ” 478 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 43

Oh shit, really? I should definitely get on that… this show is so good!

19.01.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0