iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 30/09/2026

Had to buy a new robovac (after only 2.5 years 😡). Maks paid no attention to the old one. The new one is much quieter (I can have a phone conversation) but apparently needs a LOT more supervision!

A gray cat sitting in a dining chair staring out with rapt attention.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 22/09/2026

Popping in to wish everyone a happy Equinox!

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 20/09/2026

Thankfully, my phone is too old for this BS. But bookmarking because I know I’ll have to upgrade at some point & will want to know how to disable the crap.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 16/09/2026

Anyone else getting emails from “Maria Bartiromo?” I’ve received 5 so far-original plus 4 follow ups. I find it interesting that she went from a Faux News anchor to a “book marketing expert” in the span of a few hours. Girl’s gotta earn money somehow, I guess. 🙃 #indieauthor #writingcommunity

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 15/09/2026

I’m batting 1,000 on shoes. 2 weeks ago, the sole on one of my trainers fell off…at the airport. Today, I was wondering what the mess on my car’s floorboard was & why walking felt so weird. Found out when I got home!

The soles of a pair of Dr. Scholls sandals almost completely disintegrated.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/08/2026

HAPPY ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT EFFECTIVE DAY FOR ALL WHO CELEBRATE!!!!!

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 14/08/2026

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hi, I’m your stepfather’s sister who put a burr under your horse’s saddle blanket.

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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So say we all

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Bookwyrm @phuata.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you want to support your favourite author, but don't have the money to buy their books, most libraries have a Recommend a Purchase" link somewhere on their website. Or a "Notify me if the library purchases this title" option in their catalogue, which tells staff that there is interest.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 13/08/2026

Truth! The genii loci of the Appalachians do not mess around!

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 12/08/2026

If I’m ever able to look at a computer screen long enough to write, I’ll have to include this in some scene. Too weird!

That was odd! Heard a weird noise out on the deck. Not quite a kerfuffle between cats but almost as loud. Looked up to see 5 turkey vultures perched on the railing. One left as soon as I went to the door but the other 4 had to be convinced. 1st time since we moved in they’ve done that. Glad there were no cats out there. There truly would have been a kerfuffle then (and probably some hurt cats).

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 11/08/2026

W00T! Just got the quarterly statement from the distributor for Reinventing Herself’s audiobook. Last quarter’s sales put me over their minimum for payout. Thank you, you wonderful people! 😘

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 11/08/2026

I’ve been watching a lot of tennis since I can’t do much on the computer & am wondering what clothing manufacturers were thinking. In the height of summer, one player is wearing a black dress, & at the current tournament, the ball kids are in dark blue. No one told them dark colors *absorb* heat?

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 09/08/2026

Woke up to a burst pipe, a half-flooded basement (and stuff stacked up down there), and a wet-dry vac that died 5 minutes into sucking up water. Happy Sunday?

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

SAMMY DAVIS JR. tearing it up on the Drums and Vibraphone in 1963. He was quite simply, a phenomenon.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 04/08/2026

This downpour isn’t doing our washed-out driveway any good!

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 03/08/2026

And this makes today different than other days because…?

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 02/08/2026

@jennyschwartz.bsky.social what is the fascination with pickled vegetables? Is this an Aussie thing? Inquiring minds want to know. 🙃

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 01/08/2026

Rabbit, Rabbit! (Cat, Cat!?) Happy 1st August/Lunasadh/Lammas/Imbolc/Candlemas! Happy Caturday!

A gray cat with a rear paw draped over a black cat.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 01/08/2026

Rabbit, Rabbit! (Cat, Cat!?) Happy 1st August/Lunasadh/Lammas/Imbolc/Candlemas! Happy Caturday!

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MeowHub @dianna1993.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Cat is small but has courage like king

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 25/07/2026

Nothing like finding out the painful way that a wasp nest is the reason your rain gauge is giving wonky readings. Ow.

My swollen index finger with an obvious hole from a wasp sting.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 23/07/2026

They said we were going to get some downpours & they were right! That read .06 just 1 hr 20 mins ago!

A digital rain gauge showing 2.05 inches today.

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Raven Oak @ravenoak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Head's up Authors! Ingram is apparently trying to sell our shit to AI. Kid you not. Go opt out and then complain. LOUDLY. #WriterSky #AuthorSky

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 21/07/2026

So glad everything in my kitchen is old & shouldn’t need replacing anytime soon. (Actually, some of it is older than I am!)

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 19/07/2026

TFW you walk through a single strand of spider webbing then try to a) find it on your arm, and b) try to pull it all off. No better example of how many nerve endings are in your skin!

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 18/07/2026

I do have room for a unicorn. Just sayin’. 😉

Why authors want Amazon reviews

If a book gets 10 reviews the author receives a cryptic fragment of a treasure map.

If a book gets 30 reviews the Bank of England will then accept copies of the book as legal tender.

If a book gets 50 reviews Amazon sends the author a free unicorn.

Why not help an author you love get a free unicorn by reviewing their book today?

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 18/07/2026

I do have room for a unicorn. Just sayin’. 😉

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 17/07/2026

Listening to a book whose plot centers around the magic of Tarot. MC does a reading. H-how does the King of Swords come up twice? (Single shuffle & layout.) Usually good author but…

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You might be wondering how you can support an author when you're short of time, money, energy, etc. But honestly, making your own post about a book helps us! The more people who are talking about a book? Well, that's how buzz begins. You can do that on whatever sites you use.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 15/07/2026

I know this is a long-standing rivalry but damn! Tone it down, boys. #EngArg

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Steven E Schend @seschend.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’m with Naomi Klein here.

From SipsTea community on Reddit

Sam Altman: "We are deploying responsibly
developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."

Naomi Klein response: " You ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work you consumed.
You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft training data."

@think_and_exist

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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

💖 love is the answer 🔆🎈🌼 🎥 fetcherdog 💛💜💚🩷🧡💙

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 14/07/2026

It’s where I look for new reads! It ensures I’m getting a book written by a real person.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 11/07/2026

Welp. More laser surgery to “hopefully” solve my vision problems. Sadly, the next available appointment for the surgeon isn’t for another 2.5 months. Am wondering if I’ll ever be able to see clearly again.

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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yes, Langston, oh yes. ❤️

Black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, beneath a quote by Langston Hughes about waiting for a kinder, better world.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 10/07/2026

PSA: if you, like I, use a lot of stamps, hie thee to a post office. The USPS is raising the price of a forever stamp from 78¢ to 82¢ on Sunday.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Can you believe it's just oil paint on flat panels? Almost miraculous. Annunciation as trompe l'oeil sculpture by Jan van Eyck, d. OTD 1441.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 08/07/2026

This is a new one! An email saying my DHL package is at their delivery hub & will be delivered today. (Gigglesnort. The closest is 2+hours away.) “Open the attachment to see the manifest.” As if. BUT it wasn’t from gmail! Legit website address but the site’s not active, just recently registered.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 07/07/2026

🥱 Woodpecker started breakfast (on the side of the house) at almost first light. ☕️☕️☕️

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Steve McHugh @stevemchugh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I don’t care if someone is traditionally published or indie published, as to whether I’ll try a book. I care that it sounds interesting to me, and that no AI was used in its creation.

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 29/05/2026

Need something to read this weekend after you've exhausted yourself working outside? (Or stuck inside due to weather, even!) I may have something to interest you: Urban Fantasy: www.authordjmartin.com/fiction-book... PWF: www.authordjmartin.com/fiction-book... Herbs: www.authordjmartin.com/books/

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DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com · 03/07/2026

Sigh. All the good rain went around us. Again. Lots of thunder, a little lightning and a whopping 1/100” of sky water.

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