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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On a past signing tour (2018 Head On, maybe, in Ann Arbor), I recall you mentioning having a YA novel you were working on, and you commented on the different skill set and conventions that genre was at least loosely bound by. Given that said novel never materialized, can you share what killed it?
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So excited to be in on the ground floor with season tickets for PWHL Detroit! Looking forward to a great inaugural season for @pwhl--detroit.bsky.social! @thepwhl.com
Image showing our season ticket location for PWHL DetroitMy daughter and I at the PWHL Takeover game in Detroit this year.My daughter after getting her Victoire jersey signed at this year's PWHL Takeover.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You clearly have recipes, but if you’re interested in Sarah’s family’s tomato sauce or chili sauce recipes, just say the word. The chili sauce is our #1 go-to topping on brats, meatloaf, etc.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
So I'm given to understand that you'll be posting unsolicited deck pics.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Every successive overtime after the first, you remove one skater per side from the ice.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Now I want to know what the original post was.
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 05/04/2026
Scene from Good Omens, Crowley and Aziraphale looking at the crucifixion of Jesus.

Crowley: What was it he said that got everyone so upset?

Aziraphale: "Be kind to each other."

Crowley: Oh yeah. That will do it.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The LotR memes will continue until morale improves 🗡
Picture 1 features Frodo looking over Rivendell, with the quote from FotR, "Gloin was delighted to have found so polite a listener; for Frodo made no attempt to change the subject, though actually he soon got rather lost among the strange names of people and places that he had never heard of before."
Picture two is of a man with a disappointed look on his face and hands on hips, with the caption "Every Tolkien Reader Ever:"
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I'm so sorry. It's always hard, even when you know it's coming. Love to you guys.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The second one was pronounced like the Law and Order hit.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Fuzzed a few things that would hypothetically be identifiable but was gobsmacked by a client fouling up a REST webservice call so comprehensively that the server just literally went "?????"
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We were frustrated about not being able to settle on an obvious one to assign to the four large-cat teams.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
List posted as a quote-skeet for those curious: bsky.app/profile/bill...
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
NFC North Bears - Wolfgang Packers - Cheese Vikings - Lions - NFC South Panthers - Buccaneers - Chk Chk Boom Falcons - Spread My Wings Saints - Divine NFC West Seahawks - Spread My Wings Rams - Lalalala 49ers - 4419 Cardinals - Phoenix
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
AFC South Jaguars - Texans - Booster Colts - Titans - AFC West Broncos - Chargers - Thunderous Chiefs - Topline Raiders - Maniac NFC East Eagles - Spread My Wings Cowboys - S-Class Commanders - Battleground Giants - Giant
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Per request of @eosrose.bsky.social, our current (incomplete) draft of "Which Stray Kids songs match with which NFL teams for a K-Pop halftime show": AFC East Patriots - Creed Bills - Dolphins - Walking on Water Jets - Airplane AFC North Steelers - Ssick Ravens - Spread My Wings Bengals - Browns -
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
She's a 16YO Stay. "If she's willing to share it" is legit hilarious to me, T&P to anyone trying to STOP her from sharing it. 🤣
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
(Pretty sure she's now developing a whole team/song matchup list, TBH)
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
My Stay daughter's response: "🤣🤣🤣 If the Chargers go they could play Thunderous"
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Large men aggressively... hugging... each other scratches an itch somewhere they're not inclined to investigate too deeply.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Co-signed. My daughter would absolutely lose her shit if Stray Kids was announced.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
First thing that popped into my head was Magrathea, so I'll go with that.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
So... these mushrooms have antimemetic properties?
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
💯 same energy
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I'm not planning any international travel any time soon, but if I was, I'd 100% be ensuring that every piece of it was fully refundable, even if that meant that it cost more.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
"Indiana Football is bullying Alabama in the Rose Bowl" is a sentence I didn't think I'd ever say, but here we are.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
For whatever reason, each time you've done these sales, I've utterly failed to actually complete an order. No such failure this time! Can't wait to see these on Sarah and Aurora!
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I stare at the mass of creatures... and it seems to stare back. The silence is broken by a deep, watery voice, chilling me to my core... "MAHNA MAHNA"
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Is it weird that my main takeaway from this was, "wow, the author consistently and properly treated 'data' as a plural noun."
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Is it weird that my main takeaway from this was, "wow, the author consistently and properly treated 'data' as a plural noun."
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
(that was supposed to be a ! obviously)
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Congrats to you both?
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
For God's sake, @espn.com , call whoever you have directing this Yankees/Red Sox game and threaten to fire them if they don't turn the stadium mike level down by about half. I'm fine hearing crowd/stadium noise but it shouldn't drown out the broadcast team.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
See, but this is a good fun outrage. I feel like we still need a bit of that.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
It's perfect. The cheese protects the Fritos from the moisture of the meat mixture, and the meat mixture keeps the cheese where it's supposed to be when cut with a knife. It's just a happy pile of deliciousness. I expect outrage about any number of aspects of this, but I'm ready. 6/6
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
There's also the issue that the meat mixture tends to rob the Fritos of the crunch that they're supposed to add to the sandwich. So what to do? Last time out, I had an epiphany. Bun-Fritos-cheese-meat. 5/6
Sandwich bun with Fritos on it, on a plate.Previous picture with a slice of processed pepper jack cheese on it.Previous picture, adding sloppy joe meat on top.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
For team "knife and fork," however, this ordering is problematic, because the culinarily questionable American cheese slices have the tendency to stick to the knife and otherwise make a nuisance of themselves. 4/6
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Traditionally, the order has been bun-Fritos-meat-cheese because... that's just what I was used to? And the kids just went with it. Aurora still does it this way, because she also believes that cutting it up and eating it with a knife and fork renders it no longer "sloppy." 3/6
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
(For those who may sadly be unfamiliar, sloppy joe is browned ground beef, tomato sauce of some variety and (in our recipe) green peppers, onions, yellow mustard and Worcestershire sauce simmered down to loose consistency. It is, as the name implies, generally a mess to consume.) 2/6
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This... might be controversial? Let's talk about "sloppy joes." In our house, they're served open-faced, with cheese (generally American cheese slices) and Fritos as part of the "sandwich". It has long been the subject of dinner table conversation on the proper order of building. 1/6
Picture of an open-faced sloppy joe sandwich on a plate.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I mean, I have some quibbles, IYKWIM.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Hey @scalzi.com I did email you on Monday about this. I figure the LIKELIEST case is that you're ignoring email while on tour, but that there's also a non-zero chance that it got shunted to spam because I put a link to this thread in it. I appreciate your offer to fix this!
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
As screw ups go, this is minor - and, quite frankly, pretty darned amusing. You all do a great job of addressing things quickly and satisfactorily, I've experienced it before!
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
All good, John responded and I'll coordinate it with him. I appreciate the response though!
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I dunno, inscribed but not signed is a pretty niche rarity level. 😂 Will do though, thanks! Looking forward to digging into it tonight.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Apparently, one of the perks of living nearby @subpress.bsky.social is that my copy of @scalzi.com Shattering Peace arrived today, ahead of the street date. But, uh, is "inscribed but not actually signed" classified as a bug or a feature? 😂
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
If you pop up into Michigan, definitely check out the new Vernors Boston Cooler flavor. Tastes like what it says on the label, which counts as a win in my book.
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David Clark @clarkeocrinus.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
This is called the Find Out phase.
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bill-squared.bsky.social @bill-squared.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Oh so close to actually working as another example.
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