Reposted by AJJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 20hIn light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing! 8917543
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Multiple authors, artists and representatives have told you your contracts are exploitative and are not in keeping with industry practices. You refuse to change them. Then OBVIOUSLY EXPLOITATION IS THE INTENTION AND THE POINT.static.klipy.comWoman's Dramatic Hola Hi EntranceAlt: Woman's Dramatic Hola Hi Entrance 051
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 09/10/2026How many times are we going to argue with this person who is clearly acting in bad faith and trying to rights grab and then pretending it's not so? As many times as it take to run him out of town I guess...static.klipy.comHiguruma JjkAlt: Higuruma Jjk - Face palming right before he goes on a rampage which honestly... imma abt to do 020
Reposted by AJMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 303169615034
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ooooh I might do a books I read this year list in December. As this is the first and (only?) time I'm keeping track. Oh.... maybe I should start keeping track of shorts too? I don't read a lot of them at the moment but I want to improve and its been working for books. Maybe next year for shorts. 010
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Curious as to whether anyone has figured out to only read the italicised sections... for the 'sekrit.' Is that why some reviewers hate it? But thats why I love it...its layers baby. Everything she writes is layered but this one is the first one thats just flat out a message hidden in the text. 033
Reposted by AJR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Exactly. THE NIGHTWARD was inspired by Caribbean MYTHOLOGY, yet reviews said they couldn't 'see' the 'Caribbean' in it. I told you it was a secondary world sci fantasy, so excuse me? What even were your expectations? Coconut trees? Beaches? I mean... I'm not a tour guide & this ain't Burger King. 319539
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Me to my cat: Is the violence strictly necessary? Freckles: Yes. 010
Reposted by AJR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Mighty Sparrow played in my house & my grandparents' house my entire life. Like him, my grandparents were immigrants from Grenada who helped build Trinidad & Tobago. He was one of my first storytellers. RIP Calypso King of the World, gone at 91. We'll never forget you youtu.be/K872vZRTT5M?...youtu.beMighty Sparrow - SlaveYouTube video by Remy Gumbs 0116
Reposted by AJGame Wolf Advance (2001) @ator.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I LOVE YOU SENSHI. YOU JUST GET IT 436191286
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Equivocation will be the death of us all - not just in words but in our actions. 000
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Dumber. Not crazier. Just shockingly dumber. Like why is it all so lazy and stupid?????? 021
Reposted by AJCL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 23/09/2026GUYS I HAVE CREATED THE WORLDS WORST UNBOXING VIDEO! There is nothing polished and filtered and uh...well-groomed about this one. It's the realio dealio 66018
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026May you pay $30 a gallon at the gas pump. May you receive no food imports, no steel, no nothing. May China call in your debts. May the entire world order leave you to suck salt. 056
Reposted by AJR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026@sillysyntax.bsky.social has an incredible story about finding oneself in a world trying to tear you down in Sunday Morning Transport this morning. Sharp short story with bite ;) Highly recommend. www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/red-riding...sundaymorningtransport.comRed Riding WolfAuthor Suzan Palumbo returns to The Sunday Morning Transport this week to invite you on an adventure with several unexpected twists. 1117
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Finally read @rsagarcia.bsky.social newest short story and I would like to give my apologies to a certain David cuz I insist that this become a novella immediately. One of her best fantasy worlds yet and I need to see it given more room to breathe. And these CHARACTERS!! Obsessed!! 031
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Yup. And with the neverending SOE, the new military police posts, the restrictions on protest locations and the continued harassment and detention of protestors and the Americans parked offshore to continue harasssing Venezuela and Cuba...it paints a grim picture. 000
Reposted by AJA.J. Wilden🏳️⚧️ @wcwit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message" 52145005761
Reposted by AJMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜 4074352352
Reposted by AJJason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We have made jobs, wage labor, the standard for everything in society. Areas of study that do not immediately lead to employment are cut in the name of job preparation, and billionaires are revered because they supposedly create jobs. This is an incredibly narrow and short sighted standard... 14210
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 07/09/2026What stage of AI psychosis is it when my coworker generates a report via Chatgpt then sends a chatgpt generated review document of the same report he generated? What fresh hell is this? How am I supposed to respond? I am honestly so flabbergasted I have taken to my bed in shock. 062
Reposted by AJEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/09/2026And as for fantasies of "AI civilizations" independently "hacking" into various companies' networks: it's worth asking -- who is describing it that way an why? In what other field would the companies perpetrating cybercrimes brag about it? >> 526660
Reposted by AJKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 05/09/2026I'm asking this agency why they think they get 25% on the full sum owed to the author for a rights infringement. Anyone else want to know their reasoning? 212817
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The LLM is a product being sold to people but it has been created and offered through significant malfeasance. It is not economically or ecologically viable. It is showing signs of having serious deleterious societal effects. You don't just allow it and clean up after it. It is NOT a child. 0173
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 05/09/2026First of all there are ADULT HUMANS responsible who are refusing to be held accountable for THEIR ACTIONS. AI is not a person. Its not responsible for itself. The people developing it are the ones committing crimes. And yes Copyright violations are crimes. Pollution is a crime. Water misuse!! 1217
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Ok hear me out: Your kid tries to get a drink, breaks a glass and makes a mess. When your kid does this you just clean up after them. Its a mistake, an accident as they learn and grow. No consequences and no punishment. That's fine. But IT guys expect us to treat AI Dev the same when its NOT 1133
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 05/09/2026For clarity: This approach was intended to be used for rapid software development and iterative rollouts. If the software was imperfect you could quickly issue a patch or roll it back. It was never intended for real world applications like construction or healthcare or our entire legal framework! 083
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Ahhh yesss. "Move fast and break things." I think anyone who works in ICT and is familiar with AGILE project management just collapsed / melted into the eternal scream. 161
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We seem to be stuck in some kind of messed up ouroboros where the LLMs just chat to each other but each time, meaning and intention and quality are devoured and reduced. Each iteration is lesser and its just exhausting trying to parse meaning from the slop and remain productive. 010
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 02/09/2026One of the most difficult things about an AI ensnared workplace is how everyone seems to be offloading all their mental capacity. They don't want to read emails. They don't want to keep track of deadlines. They don't want to write their own documents. Everyone's producing slop in response to slop 110
Reposted by AJCaitlin Rozakis @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Asking the most important questions of today's authors at Worldcon. (Part I.) 36720
Reposted by AJR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Happy Independence Day to my beloved nation! May we never forget that here, every creed and race finds an equal place, so says our national anthem, and so say we all!static.klipy.comHappy Independence Day T&T! CourtneyALT: Happy Independence Day T&T! Courtney 0182
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 30/08/2026My favourite reality show is @rsagarcia.bsky.social and our Chrissie quarrelling about CPL. TKR wouldn't like to hear this performance review. 🤣🤣🤣 110
Reposted by AJM H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I’m a Nommo Awards finalist! 🎉🥹 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST has been shortlisted in the category of Best Novel. Thank you so much to everyone who voted and to the @africansfs.bsky.social - this means so much to me! Swipe for a list of all the finalists in every category, and congrats to us all! 74511
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I actually do not want Trump to die. Because if the madness quietly ends/ rolls back with Americans not having to do anything to fight for themselves & their country then its only a matter of time before it happens again. Inaction breeds complacency. They have to decide who they are and fight for it 010
Reposted by AJR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026My warmest congratulations to all the winners! It was an honor & a wonderful experience working with @cornellwriter.bsky.social to judge these impressive stories. Thank you to Dream Foundry for giving me the opportunity. I think these writers will go on to do great things & I look forward to them! 093
Reposted by AJP.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Congratulations to all the winners! It was an honour working with @rsagarcia.bsky.social to pick our top 3, but it was certainly not easy. We had the privilege of getting to read lots of great stories. I look forward to seeing more from these authors in the coming years. 1122
Reposted by AJDream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🥁DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!! We are ✨THRILLED✨ to announce this year's contest winners for emerging artists and writers. 21810
Reposted by AJRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Yep, leave me behind….. #BookSky 583152323458
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yayoi Kusama and Optimus Prime??!!!!! And they still wouldn't at least cop to Mitch? How long does it take to thaw him out? 021
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I mean it's clearly state sanctioned kidnapping and murder but ok... 023
AJ @ajknights.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The world is a little less today. We lost a little kindness and a whole lot of sparkle. Rest in peace to Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. 031
Reposted by AJKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...nytimes.comWashington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen AttiahAn arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing. 1193326706244
