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DeadpanWriter

@deadpanwriter.bsky.social
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Emelie, 30-something writer who likes fantasy, languages, tea, fancy journals, and fountain pens. Wants to do too many hobbies. Generally creative, enjoys video games and D&D. She/her.

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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Shame about recasting the lead for this one though, I thought Sean Bean really did a good job!
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You could block the pool with walls/fences or items in Sims 3.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Time to stop using google docs I guess. Not that I didn't want to do that already...
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You all have no idea how long this cat actually is.
Top down view of a fluffy tabby cat, she barely looks longer than a loaf of bread.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ooh! I've been doing journal setup in december for a while but I just don't keep up with it... I think Oct-Dec might be my ideal writing time though! I was going to write this summer but... 🫠
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I have this with books and video games. Like Skyrim is obviously fall, summer is WoT/Deverry/the Sims (because of summer break). But I never thought of cultivating a hobby for a specific period! I'm going to have to try to be intentional with it now.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
So how about we try gaslighting those AI bros that AI is secretly communist? Like "Oh you made that? No *we* made that."
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
*incomprehensible screaming*
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Completely random cat named Mimmi who apparently shows up at my grandma's old house. She's basking on a badminton racket.
A black cat in the sun, on a bed of grass and clover and, you guessed it, a badminton racket.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Oh yeah, don't forget to #BoycottEurovision!
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Don't forget to #BoycottEurovision tonight!
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New fantasy creature just dropped: The Wee Streetling - a fae similar to a pixie, they reside primarily in urban environments and are known for causing mischief and occasionally working with local street urchins, it is similar to a house gnome though less altruistic. (I misread something.)
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Remember to #BoycottEurovision tonight!
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
One of our cats steps around keyboards in the most delicate way possible, the other one just goes STOMP STOMP.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Uh yeah, I sure hope it does!
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I finally had the Iron Age in fantasy Scandinavia story idea I've wanted for years now, and my brain did not want to start typing it in English. Uh oh.
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Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
primary use cases for AI, an ongoing list: - pornslop - academic fraud - eroding our collective sense of truth - cyberpsychosis - dementia acceleration - fucking a jagged hole through the arts - search engine enshittification - fascist panopticon - anti-intellectualism - war crimes
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
everybody else* Had to turn off autocorrect cause it was trying to shove AI down my throat...
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
It's an expense! Only a few people at my work get to have it, everybosybhleose has the free version. You'd figurw the US government wouldn't need to be that stingy though...
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
One of our cats learned how to open fully closed doors. We moved her cat tree away so she wouldn't be able to stand on it to open the bedroom door. She learned how to jump from the floor.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
ICE coming to Italy? Excuse me? Could we just... Bar them from entering the EU?
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
(not even the story being good?). So I think that if it's engaging overall, the language might not be that big of a deal breaker. There might be some merit to sparingly use fantasy words, but if they are simple and not too similar it should be more digestible. 3/3
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The addition of "political" to me signifies a more adult approach. At my work today there was talk of specifically romantasy, by people who read but aren't necessarily fantasy fans, and their opinions were essentially "the names are weird but I'm reading for the drama", 2/
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Spicy political fantasy is definitely a good descriptor! 10/10 would steal. While niche it definitely has potential. The crowd who likely would enjoy it would probably also appreciate the honesty of remaining a worldbuilder rather than simplifying things to reach a wider audience. 1/?
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Tariffs on Sweden? Oh no, wherever will we sell our cheap furniture and very safe cars now?
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
You know what's a good book? A Canticle for Leibowitz. More people should read A Canticle for Leibowitz.
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Ari Marmell @mouseferatu.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord. You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too. discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
There's usually some sort of protest going on in Stockholm, here's one from today featuring a Venezuelan flag among the Palestinian flag, and a huge banner saying "USA MURDERERS" in Swedish.
A photo of a train of protesters marching down a Stockholm street carrying flags, primarily the Palestinian flag but including a large banner of the American flag with dollar signs replacing the stars.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I am not sure how to interpret this.
My word is "wolfish".
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet(s).
Plumeria, a Maine Coon/Ragdoll mix, looks out a window at the heavy snow.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Nothing says Christmas like watching cartoons about a tropical bird safari. #GodJul #MerryChristmas
A shot from the Clown of the Jungle, which is part of Disney's "Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas" which airs in Sweden at 3PM every Christmas Eve.
The shot is of a sign saying "Bird Lovers Photographic Expedition"
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Briar in Blue @auroraworeblue.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia
A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says:

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Because you enjoyed A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune:
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible...

View all books similar to A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Well my laptop's fan did not start until I restarted the whole thing and tapped it a little, so I guess it's time to start thinking about a new one 🫠
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Aj satan, påkommen! Tur att jag inte lade upp smörgåstårtan 🫣
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Is it rude to ask for a recipe? 😅
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
My SO is watching an anime about collecting minerals and getting so mad about basic facts that they are getting wrong. He's halfway through episode 1 and has ranted almost the entire time. It's cute.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
FB on literally any day: "Hey, check out this memory from a whole other date five years ago!" FB exactly 12 years after my then-long distance BF visited me for the first time: *crickets*
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Went looking for blueberries (*bilberries, but whatever), found chanterelles. #themushrooms #chanterelles
Two 1-litre ice cream tubs, one with bilberries and one (nearly full) with chanterelles.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Have you shared the #SaveWOT petition today? savewot.com
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
fuck Sony and fuck Amazon
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
KAJ did an amazing job! I think the jury and the public both partook in a little too much swiss LSD however... #eurovision2025
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
THANK FUCKING GOD #eurovision2025
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Good luck to Austria now! #eurovison2025
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Can Gjon's tears please come represent Switzerland again next year 😢 #eurovision2025
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
All of the Nordic and Baltic countries will be in the #Eurovision final this year. Surely this must be a first?
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Waygate spotted! #eurovision #wheeloftime
Photo of Norway's staging at Eurovision 2025, featuring a structure similar to a waygate from Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time TV series.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Ran my second ever D&D game today. My party now has a pet chicken named Eggatha.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I need someone to insert #BaraBadaBastu into the #WoT sweat tent scen, like yesterday, please.
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
WE FUCKING DIT IT SWEDEN IS SENDING FINNS TO EUROVISION
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DeadpanWriter @deadpanwriter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
We are so xlose to sending a trio of Finns to Eurovision this year and I couldn't be more excited
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