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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's a blast from the past as we discuss Star Trek staple The Best of Both Worlds. Join Randy, guest host @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social, and special guest Doug Lief of @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social for this fully remastered S1 episode! #StarTrek #Picard 📺

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Assimilating with the Borg on Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

(revision) though i stand in the back with closed eyes ive become comfortable with loneliness #sanka

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

are agents really looking at my socials going “nope. doesn’t have a big enough following”? cause Threads has led me to believe i’ll never get even the attention of an agent without making social media an exhausting 2nd job and I kinda wanna cry. #writingcommunity #WriteSky #Amwriting #AmQuerying

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ah, here we are, the infernal echo chamber of code—fertile with hot takes and misinformation #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

As a freelancer, I can't always turn down work when it comes my way, even if the author is explicitly using AI. So I've read some real slop. But perhaps the thing that annoys me the most is the sheer narcissism that comes from the idea that it's easy to write. Bruh, I’m about to rip this shit apart.

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The fruit of my labor is threatened with a pointed finger at an em-dash and the paranoia of robots #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

got my first agent rejection today. And it was a personal rejection letter 🥹 feeling good. #amquerying

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

the yellow and blue red sox uniforms is giving vault-tech vibes. #redsox #fallout4

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K.G. Lewis @kglewis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

As I was about to #depart the museum, a guard stopped me and said, "Give me the idol." I looked down and was shocked to see a little satanic statue clutched in my hand. "Don't worry," the guard said, "It's not your fault. That little devil is constantly trying to hitch a ride out of here." #vss365

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

flight delay departing ahead of us the snowbirds #vss365 #senryu

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

departing ions, the sun sends her children out in blooming arcs #vss365 #departs

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

each query i send fills me with dread and nausea. all i can hear is “They’re all gonna laugh at you!” but in adam sandler’s voice not the mom from Carrie.

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

did one of ProWritingAid’s Virtual Beta Reader analysis and it said my main character in Breath of Shadows reminded them of Jorg Ancrath from The Broken Empire series and it not only surprised me but made me extremely giddy. Jorg is one of my favorite characters ever. Thanks, robots. 🥹🥹🥹🥹

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

i think i should be allowed to use Judas by Lady Gaga as a comp title cause I basically listened to it on repeat while for the last 1/4 of the book. #amwriting #amquerying

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My synopsis was too easy to write (i did four drafts still), and the ease with which it came together makes me suspicious. #amwriting

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In defiance against itself, my brain decides to ignore the happy chemicals #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

the unreliable narrator of memory maintains the illusion of tenderness, but in reality, that has long since vanished #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I’ve finished the most drastic revision of Breath of Shadows. What started as a fun project led to an MFA, and after 10 years and six revisions, I’ve achieved the story I wanted to tell. It likely still needs work and more beta reads, but I finally feel ready to query. #amwriting #writesky

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Nothing fills me with more nausea then when someone is like “so what kind of work do you do from home?” and I'm like “I'm a writer” and they go “oh what are working on right now and i go “ I'm currently on the last chapter of my novel.” #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

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Sweet D Gagging in IASIP

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Yeah, yeah, yeah, the couple that climbed to the top of the Empire State Building were reckless and whatever but honestly, I love everything about it. It’s undeniably romantic and the perfect way for a couple of daredevils to get engaged. It fills me with joy for them. Perfect love story 10/10

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

a story written: an accomplishment with a side of apprehension of rejection. #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

the raptors of the platforms, feeding on the carrion of the algorithm #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

what the fuck?!?!? I can’t believe they didn’t kick Cavalli out too. He’s the one who ran his mouth. these umps suck. #redsox

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

woke up being like “oh god Monday… it’s the end of the month. i have deadlines… I need to get Breath of Shadows done… I need to start my revision of Cosmic Tailor…. I need to find some freelance work…” but then I remembered the Red Sox swept the Yankees! Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

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Mo Hayes 📚📖👩🏼‍💻 @mohayeswriter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

‘What’s with the cape?’ ‘I’ve decided to become a math #villain.’ ‘What’s in your hands?’ ‘My torture tools. I have a protractor, ruler, calculator, & geometry compass.’ ‘Those are evil things for sure.’ ‘Totally devastating. They’re weapons of math instruction. #vss365

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

going against the grain — flossing quinoa from my teeth #vss365 #senryu

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

the red sox are so annoying. i’m still so mad about last night. has the bambino curse returned???

Scene from the musical “Damn Yankees” where the main character, Joe Boyd, is watching his favorite baseball team lose. They are the worst team in baseball. Here he is saying, “I’d sell my soul for one long-ball hitter!” and it is a pivotal moment at the beginning of the plot.

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I thought about this for Mikhail Kahedin— Horatio Hornblower meets dark academia into a coming-of-age naval adventure about friendship, music, addiction & power's corruption. Forced into the Naval Academy, meets his BF/enemy, discovers poppy, becoming the tragic man we meet in Breath of Shadows

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In the war against the lantern flies, who devour all our trees, there is no natural predator, just a campaign to stomp and squish every single fiend #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

going to a red sox game at fenway… should i wear my vault tech hat?

screenshot from the game Fallout 4 with female character wearing a distressed red sox uniform, military helmet with a brick wall from Diamond City (formally Fenway Park) that says Boston and sign that says Nuka Cola

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My story has romance, but it’s not focused around “romantic love.” It’s about obsession, trauma, addiction and the messiness and complexities of different kinds of romance from manipulation to unrequited and that love can be the most dangerous thing there is especially when it entangles with revenge

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Mollie Grace @msfulofgrace.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#7syllablesentence #insane when people ask how I am I just respond I’m insane but that’s an every day thing

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

accused of crimes, against my eroticism those forbidden fictions and fantasies, now starve for sunlight, imprisoned, stripped of names. all that remains is self-loathing, boredom and my visceral illness that comes from any thought or variation related to a 3-2-1 snap #vss365 #forbidden

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Do not fear the night. Face it boldly. You and your comfortable oversized pants and general sense of cosmic dread belong to the darkness.

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Submitted my first pitch for my long-form essay on the cultural changes in attitudes towards the space program and the myth of the American hero. Let the rejections begin. #Writesky #authorslife #writingcommunity #space #nasa

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

At dawn, the kitten prowls, up over comforters and pillows all, until her claws can ever so gently swat my jaw, wanting some breakfast tuna to feed her and her brother’s maws. #vss365 #dawn

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Brooksie C. Fontaine @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It wasn't easy to tell his dad he'd decided to major in cartoon physics. Bugs Bunny had given a demonstration of an anvil #deadfall, and it had really resonated. His dad's protests about the economy were cut off by a giant hammer, & the sound of comically chirping birds. #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Is a 13k essay too long? I feel like I've trimmed and tightened it a lot. Probably additional cuts I could do, but i like it. Not sure if any publications are even taking things this long anymore. Do people still read essays? 😅 #authorslife #WriteSky #writingcommunity

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Morgan @larubia22.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. Both are back because of this science denying administration.

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Loren Grush @lorengrush.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

SpaceX's Jessica Jensen just confirmed our scoop from earlier this year: SpaceX's Starship will be doing the translunar injection burn with Orion attached www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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SpaceX Knocks Boeing From Dominant Role in NASA Moon Mission

NASA is revising its moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing Co.’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, people familiar with the matter said...

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

clear-cutting the deadfall of a nation #vss365

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

wayside inn— rainwater drying on the luggage rack #haiku #poetry

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Somewhere in the deadfall, my lost singular air bud plays music for the ants and fungal raves #deadfall #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

In my morning coffee, I stir in my midnight regrets #vss365

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

NASA didn’t wake up one day and decide billionaires should run spaceflight. I have a few thoughts on the trends I’ve been seeing and the misunderstanding of why Bezos and Friends are involved at all. This is a monster of our own design. open.substack.com/pub/mpgiddin...

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A Future We Accidentally Build

What commercial spaceflight reveals about America's changing relationship with exploration, risk, and public investment.

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Night Hunter by Vitali Skvorkin

Artwork depicting a black cat holding a demon by its tail in its mouth as if it were a mouse.

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

explaining CDs and Walkmans and a time without cellphones my nephews think me primitive #vss365 #primitive

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

by calculating the stars, i can track the hours of my insomnia—a measurement by the billions #emoetry

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

going away for a few days and first time leaving the kittens (they are 1) on their own. i both miss them and concerned about what chaos they will get into while unsupervised.

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maria would prefer not to @dreadanddonuts.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

wondrous New England summer 80 one day then snowy the next Seriously, what the heck? #vss365 #wondrous

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