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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 2h

What benefits? Selling back intellect as a utility to people rather than allowing them to develop it on their own seems beneficial to only the utility owner.

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Crystal P @snwlssknttr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You know you’ve got some weird stuff going on in that brain of yours when Senator Foghorn Leghorn (nickname coined by the wonderful @iansmc.bsky.social) is the *voice of reason* in this situation! Dude is a broken clock, but he said what we all were thinking!

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And now I get to say that Muñeca won the Octavia E. Butler award! And I got to be there in person:) This is the first time I've won anything for my writing, and I'm so happy.

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I used to never see these guys around. Whenever I did, it was a rare, one-off annual sighting. Now, I'm glad to see them more often. #naturephotos #prayingmantis

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm not the biggest zombie fan in the world, but I started watching The Walking Dead: Dead City on Netflix. Can we pause to appreciate the brilliance of Željko Ivanek? I've been a fan since I saw him in the John Adams HBO series. Great character actor who can play a terrifying villain.

Željko Ivanek as The Croat in Walking Dead: Dead City

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In case you missed it, I had the honor of narrating what I think is one of the most important 19th C. short stories in terms of mental health, perception & belief. Dr. Day did a magnificent introduction to "The Yellow Wall Paper". Happy 20 years, @pseudopod.org, it's always a joy to work with you. 💛

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME: TALES OF LATINE HORROR 🖤 Why these authors? Why right now? Available September 29th. Preorder link in bio.

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Yard Gone Wild @yardgonewild.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎉My favorite neighbor is back🎉 I was so worried he didn’t make it through the winter- but here he is giving me a “don’t be ridiculous” look before tromping over to inspect my boots😄

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

When making coffee in a standard pot, I find it best to follow a rule I heard a tea drinker once invoked: One per person and one for the pot. The results? Heavenly. (And yes, I use milk. Your boos mean nothing. I've seen what makes you cheer.)

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 Here's a few thoughts on dialogue.

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

How are we doing today, Funny People? Hanging in there?

*David Attenborough VO* And here we see a prime specimen of that rare subspecies of human, Homo scriptor, otherwise known as the human writer. This particular specimen is also, at time, referred to as the Hairy Human Potato, though why, no one knows.

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Reed Hinckley-Barnes @reedhb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Have a had a busy couple of days, which means I've forgotten to remind folks that Hero of Legend continues to be on Kickstarter! We're fully funded, in the 2nd week of our campaign, and there has never been a better time to check out our book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...

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Hero of Legend #1-6 | The Final Chapter!

The stunning finale to an epic fantasy adventure! Can Lyrick redeem himself, defeat The Adversary, and banish magic once and for all?

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 Here's a few thoughts on description in writing.

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Rule Has Been Invoked...

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DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Translation: OpenAI broke the law.

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I think I'm getting pretty good at this video editing stuff... Granted, editing is easy. Getting the footage is the hard part.

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John in the Mountains of Madden @mathletesfoot.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

ive watched this part like a dozen times now

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Another poetry read for those who enjoy my dulcet tones Here's "The Trees" by Philip Larkin (easily one of his less somber, cynical poems)

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

How's your day going, Funny People?

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Afternoon Funny People ☕🙃 Happy Easter 🐰🐣🍫 🥚 to all who celebrate Day 5 of National Poetry Month falls on its first #ShakespeareSunday Here's the famous soliloquy from The Tragedy of Macbeth

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Happy Birthday to Dr Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928)

A black & white photo of maya angelou she’s wearing a head scarf & holding a copy of her book I know why the caged bird sings

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 Here's just a few reflections I had recently about my own writing journey...

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Evening Funny People 🥃🙃 Day 3 of National Poetry Month Here's "A Cold Front" by William Carlos Williams

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 This week on Author Fridays: William Carlos Williams Williams' poems, like "The Red Wheelbarrow," and "This is Just to Say," epitomized the Imagist Movement. He believed how a poem appeared was just as important as what it said or how it sounded.

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Afternoon Funny People ☕🙃 Day 2 of #NationalPoetryMonth. Here's 632 by Emily Dickinson

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Evening Funny People 🥃🙃 April is #NationalPoetryMonth, so to celebrate its start, here's a reading of one of my favorites: "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 It's Wednesday. Here's Christopher. Source 📺: Christopher Titus: Carrying Monsters

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This is 33. I'm lucky to share a birthday with much more interesting people. That's it. That's the post.

Four people with whom I share my birthday:

1. Robert Frost (Four-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet)
2. Leonard Nimoy (actor, the original Mr. Spock 🖖 from Star Trek TOS)
3. Martin Short (Comic Actor, Only Murders in the Building)
4. Tennessee Williams (Two-time Pulitzer Prize in Drama Winning Playwright)

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 Trying out more of this on-camera stuff. You know, AI-simps love to say that being anti-AI slop is "ablest." Bullshit. Nothing can stop a human being from creating, not even severe physical disabilities, as you can see in this reel.

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

"When a journalist confronts the powerful, it is easier and safer to write it in a balanced way, but that's a coward's way out. [...] Good journalists lean on the side of evidence, on incontrovertible facts." — Maria Ressa, How To Stand Up To A Dictator

Maria Ressa, Journalist, Co-founder of Rappler, and Co-recipient of the 2021 Novel Peace Proze

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 This Week's Tuesday Title: When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning This WWII History explores the story we know through the ASE, or Armed Services Editions, specially designed books so popular among servicemen, anyone caught without one was considered out of uniform

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Afternoon Funny People 🥤🙃 Just gonna leave this here...

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Learning to type has been a Godsend to me. I can type just about as fast as I think (granted I still make mistakes). I like handwriting in cursive, but my right-hand has never been able to keep up with my thoughts. So, when I start writing something, the writing is clear, but it always degrades.

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Alt: a person is typing on a keyboard in front of a computer screen

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 20/02/2026

Fuck this writing books bullshit. I am never writing again. *writes 15,000 words in two days* GODDAMMIT

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 Just in case you need a bit of a giggle...

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 This Week's Tuesday Title: Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neal Hurston In her autobiography, Hurston recounts her life through a prose as rich with lyricism, dialect, tall tale, and metaphor as any of her impressive novels.

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Annual Reminder of Your Perpetual Singleness Day to all who celebrate 🥂

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

As far as I'm aware, tropes serve two purposes. 1) Codified patterns in storytelling, proven to engage readers with a satisfying narrative 2) Marketing shorthand to allow potential readers to know what flavor of story they should expect

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Today is the shared birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, so it seems like the perfect time to repost this 👇

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Morning Funny People ☕🙃 It's Wednesday. Here's Paul. Source 🎥🎬: Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind (2014)

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Ian Martínez Cassmeyer @iansmc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Evening Funny People ☕🙃 This Week's Tuesday Title: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark When the Brotherhood of Al-Jahiz end up massacred, Cairo's Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities dispatches Agent Fatma el-Sha'arawi to investigate and uncover the truth of what happened.

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