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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Do you know about The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest? It's an annual comp now, open to fiction, CNF, prose poetry, previously published and unpublished, and also translations. We want it all. Deadline Nov 15. 250 words or fewer. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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Tasavvur Magazine @tasavvurnama.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Reminder: Submissions are open for Issue 17. Submission link in bio. P.s. there is no specific theme. [🔮: #tasavvur #speculativefiction #submissionopen #fyp #southasian]

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 12/08/2026

Remember when they were pinkie promising that they wouldn't train it on what was in docs? 🙄 (Re-sharing image with ALT text)

I cannot fathom how this happened.

I am a solo game dev. Yesterday, a player on my Discord was asking the Google Search Al silly questions about my game, to laugh at some of the answers. But the answers sometimes contained surprisingly obscure info that should not be available for a small indie game like mine.

Out of curiosity, I chimed in and asked the player to ask the Al about future contents in my game. Somehow, the Al spitted out the exact & highly specific character name "Vantage Tripod", which I had never mentioned to anyone. As far as I know, the only place where the info exists in a digital form is inside one of my own Google Docs, and this was NOT me speaking to the All (The player even asked the questions in incognito).

My game is not big enough for there to be much noise out there to confuse Google's Al, so I guess that's why it managed to give actual, scarily real leaks on my game (without being confused by online speculations), and I have no idea how it knew all this.

The screenshots only included snippets of the conversation. This is the full conversation on Discord, in case you want to get your own opinion on what happened (The entire conversation with the player lasted for an hour, where the Al gave other upcoming content info such as things I'd only ever mentioned on Discord).

Edit: kallico from Discord has been sharing comparisons between her private GDD (never made into anything) and Google's responses when she asked for ideas based on her game title. Hers is a much more reproducible case where the responses matched her GDD to a concerning degree across multiple clean contexts, and did not feel like reasonable things an Al could have inferred from her prompt. When she tried the same questions with Claude (which shouldn't have access to Google Docs), the responses were far more reasonable and significantly less similar to the contents of her doc.

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

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End the sewage pollution scandal

Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Creativity inspired by a catio. Latest Substack on being a writer when life, and Rodney, have other ideas. ow.ly/WL7v50YnCCC

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A Catio fit for a Rodney

And the resurgence of my creative mojo

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

PSA! Today (Feb 15) is the last day to submit through our general submissions queue. Then, we'll be reading ONLY for The Smokey ($4700 prize pot) until May 10. Free general submissions reopen May 15! Exceptions: paid multiple submissions and senior editor feedback (reading for September issue).

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Alanwino @alanwino.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The promise of longer evenings…

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Heated blanket on, snow being appreciated from a warm distance. Rodney’s still not brave enough to go outside since we moved (aka I’m not ready to let him out into the scary world - there’s a Norwegian Forest Cat called Mahler who OWNS this patch) but he’s started to gaze through the window...

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Change can be a different way of looking at the same thing or it can be throwing everything up in the air and noticing where it lands... My latest Substack is a simple observation on the joy of looking the other way. ow.ly/Wlvn50XRuSv #joy #nature #change #writing #noticing #wellbeing

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Change. Fast, furious, and fantastic. Welcome to my new life. Latest Substack on how I made it out of the darkness and into the light… or the woods. ow.ly/Je2450XMVMW #change #WritingLife #Wellness #Wellbeing #MomentsOfJoy #EmbraceTheChaos #OffGrid #Friendship #RodneyTheWritersCat

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I love it when a plan comes together

Almost…

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Change is a good thing - unless it isn’t. Latest Substack about the impact of an exploding appendix and the relentless nature of change. ow.ly/bqzi50XEwRs

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In the darkness of winter, take time to commit some random acts of kindness and bring a moment of joy into someone’s life 📚💜 #MomentsOfJoy #StockingFiller #GiftIdea #Kindness #Journalling #Joy

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Titles by Irish authors nominated for the 2026 Award are: Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey Camarade by Theo Dorgan The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...

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2026 Nominations Revealed - Dublin Literary Award

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

When this world is challenging, how about discovering a new one. Latest Substack on the joy of being a writer and how this can take you to other worlds. ow.ly/C4HL50Xi2vI #imagination #inspiration #discovery #curiosity #writing #dystopia

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How to discover a planet

The headline I didn’t know I needed.

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Remembrance Day 2025. A reworking of my piece written for VE Day. A sadness that I will probably be reworking this for many years. ow.ly/TvQG50Xi2B8 #ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #WWII #WWI #MilitaryHistory #pacifism

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

‘on loving a soldier’ is dangerously close to being ready to release so AI offered to help. It’s now wishing it hadn’t. Latest Substack on writing, dystopias, and what it means to be human. ow.ly/Q5c550XeuSE #dystopia #poetry #AIFail #writing

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Creativity is human. Gen AI can't enjoy creating or consuming the arts. It has no place stealing from those of us who need to create for an income, for our passion, for our sanity. Latest Substack - Human-made: Part 2 #GenAI #creativity #humanity #books #poetry ow.ly/kCZv50XetAs

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

AI isn’t the only future. Without humans, AI has no purpose. Latest Substack on the importance of being human in the creative process. ow.ly/F2I950XesTE #dystopian #GenAI #creativity #books CreativeConsent

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Change is in the air. The chilly air. The clocks fell back, the month marches on. Packing boxes fill every room, half full of memories. Poems are tumbling leaves that defy my numb fingertips. #change #poetry #wintering #MovingOn #WritersWalk #Writing

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Apparently, I will not be moving today. I’m allowed to have my laptop on my lap only if my feet are positioned appropriately for hugging duties. #caturday #WritersCat #Rodney #Writing

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type. By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

A dystopian life is closer than you think. My latest Substack about how I fell into a dystopia of my own making. #dystopia #WritingLife #change ow.ly/RZWC50X8GaB

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Moments of joy on a dull day courtesy of a neighbour, a generous allotment, and a change of plans (darn that facet joint). #VillageLife #Community #autumn #ouch #MomentsOfJoy #Joy #kindness

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Moments of joy are absolutely scattered through this exquisite album. Take your time, take a breath, close your eyes - enjoy. ow.ly/gm7850Xeswx #NewMusic #MomentsOfJoy #CreativesSupportingCreatives #AlbumReview

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Rodney supervised my packing with an iron paw because he objects to all trips. I’m not saying he’s smug but.. my plans changed abruptly. I stretched a mm too far and my inflamed facet joint flared (yes, I swore, loudly). Is it possible for a cat to smirk? #caturday

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Thank you to the wonderful team at ELATT for inviting me to speak at the IWM Duxford. The students were a delight and it lifts my heart to know that young people are keeping alive the interest in WW2 and the people who sacrificed so much for us. #WW2 #AviationHistory #MilitaryHistory #Remembrance

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A feather-proud turmeric latte at the community-conscious Mudlarks in Hertford. What’s not to love? #community #friends #autumn #MomentsOfJoy #wellbeing

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Life on the left isn’t safe. Life on the right isn’t safe. Join me in the middle where all the best ideas live. Latest Substack about how the politics of today influences my writing - and my life. ow.ly/8ljH50X8px8 #dystopia #writing #books

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

On a day when the sky forgot to turn up for duty, the squirrel has a mission. She’s transporting walnuts & hazelnuts from one end of the paddock to her territory - a 6 acre round trip for one nut. Time to pull out my cosy socks #change #autumn

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

New ezine over on Substack. For poets and poetry lovers, this is an eclectic inaugural edition (and I’ve got two poems in it!) so head on over for a slice of free creativity! Poetry & Purpose Literary Magazine open.substack.com/pub/kellylou... #poetry

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Poetry & Purpose Literary Magazine

Issue 1 - October 2025

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

There is a spider of such epic proportions hanging out in the hallway that I’ve requested it is assigned its own postcode. Until I am able to muster the courage to leap over the top of it, I will be drinking the dregs of my cold tea and quizzing Rodney on his failure to protect me from arachnids.

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Bexhill Museum @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

"Rough Sea, Bexhill-On-Sea. Vieler, Photo, Bexhill." #Bexhill #Sussex #Postcard c.1913. #Seaside #Weather #Wave #Storm #History #1910s

Black and white photograph as postcard. Wave breaking over a damaged sea wall, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex c.1913.

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

If you want your favourite independent creatives to make more stuff then you need to give them money, it's really that simple.

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

#WorldAnimalDay can only mean one thing - bonus Rodney content. #WritersCat #Caturday

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The surfeit of figs this year meant a liberal distribution of fruit to friends. Thank you, Dani! You transformed a bumper harvest into a treat for lunch today.

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Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

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OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Lib Dems: We have 12x Reform's MPs, can we have the same coverage? BBC: But Reform has 2x your poll rating. If there were an election tomorrow, they'd be running the country. Lib Dems: So you're putting their people and policies under scrutiny, right? BBC: Lib Dems: Right?

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

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Bleu @bleuowl.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#haikuchallenge Hello, good day to everyone.💙🦉 Here are the (optional) #prompt words for- 9/17-9/19 2025 9/17-Unfeigned 9/18-Unfold 9/19-Unison Definitions and notes are attached, just expand the thread to view them. #haikuchallenge

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Hillsborough Law Now campaign @hillsboroughlawnow.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Statement from the Hillsborough Law Now campaugn regarding the news that the Hillsborough Law will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday 16 September.

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Bev @bevmorris.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Any campanologists out there who can name the peal? It sounded joyous even in a rainy Woodstock.

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

DEADLINE JULY 15TH: Winner of our Poetry Chapbook Contest gets $750 and 20 copies of their chapbook. Use the link in our bio to submit! #poetrycontestcontest

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