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Cab @cabfolio.com · 22/07/2026

The Canadian Government has a big AI boner right now, but you can still answer the survey with as much spite as you can muster.

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Traiken @traiken.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Why would you ever trust a computer enough to upload your consciousness to it? Just die in a Victorian manor and transfer your consciousness to its dilapidated walls in the traditional fashion

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Want to add that I try to include visual descriptions of most emotions rather than naming them outright: ex, gritted teeth, furrowed brow, wringing hands, biting lip, shining eyes, etc. while taking note of how that affects text pacing I've always liked these visual descriptions; they say so much!

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Characters: start w/ a basic template, w/ characters noticing details about each other gradually, mimicking reality Settings: layout & general look, w/ an emphasis on what's noteworthy to the character experiencing it Aim: prevent a scene from being a pair of floating talking heads #PretendPanel

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I prefer more over less. I can skim if it gets to be too much for me, but there is so much context & craft to be learned from a good description. Lately, I've found that sometimes there's so little description (esp setting) that I can't follow the story. I won't finish reading those. #PretendPanel

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Characters: we have vibes in mind and then seek out face claims to help solidify the look. Art commissions and having photoshoots with models also help us figure out which traits are right Setting: we either research online (Google Maps, Zillow, websites) or go see it ourselves #PretendPanel

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

...figuring out how a character moves or is sitting. It's not always for being emotionally or mentally close in a scene. That said, the info is still informing the reader about the character I suspect 2nd state partially comes from my theatre and dance background 🤔

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Sometimes in 1st person I realize belatedly that I'm in the 2nd state and then write down what I just did, but that's most common when writing collaboratively and I'm able to react to something Sometimes 2nd state is used for simple things, like (1/2)

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I don't have face blindness, but sometimes it feels like their faces can't sit still in my mind! Like that "Take On Me" music video where the sketch keeps moving in every frame

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It varies between 2 states: 1) the scene plays out in my head like a film or an animation, or 2) I step into the role and visualize my actions and setting as the story. 1 is more common, but sometimes 2 is necessary to figure out what actions feel true vs the expected/easy response #PretendPanel

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Reminder that there will be motion on KOSA and the KIDS ACT on monday Please contact your representatives literally right now of you can and demand censorship/surveillance legislation be opposed

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

No, "root" is not used in the NZ slang way in the US, nor in Canada 😂 and while I'm not in the UK nor British, it wasn't used in the UK when I lived there, either

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Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com · 28/06/2026

Hello #pretendpanel! I have a request this month to all writers in Aotearoa. Please turn your skills with words to the vital task of submitting against the stupid bill which is just about making life harder for trans people. Here's a really good guide about why and how: qtopia.org.nz/news/submiss...

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Submission Guide: Legislation (Definition of Woman & Man) Amendment Bill — Qtopia NZ

Submissions are open for the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. This is a guide produced by a collective of transgender people and their allies, to help others who are also opp...

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Moma & I are participating in a local Fringe Festival! Moma will run tech for 3 shows. This is my 1st time participating. I'm part of a series of free, 10-12 min shows. I wrote & will perform it. Moma is my stage manager, & I have guitarists accompanying me. The subject is, of course, death :p

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Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

American Gothic: Region Horror for Your TBR 🥀

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Sophie (she/her/ella) @gildedflowers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Individual Ko-Fi accounts are in the replies!!

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magpie TRICKS @magpie.tips · 27/06/2026

Babe wake up new Canadian anti AI data center petition just dropped

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We like putting characters into different Situations to see what they do; we did that at least 2x before putting them into the Book Situation. Research makes sure they fit into each world, which changes them accordingly. Tbh we still put them into AU Situations to learn more about them #PretendPanel

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada (1812) depicts a lady in funeral attire mourning for her dead lover. The inscription is apparently an obituary and poem by Yamato Kyosen. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe

A woman standing dressed in white with black.

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꒰ᐢ..ᐢ꒱颖琦Gwyn @gravenmyth.com · 16/06/2026

whenever anyone I know admits to using ChatGPT this appears above my head

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

😭 why is this so haaaaard (I know why and I hate it)

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I know I eventually need to move away from Windows 11 but I don't have long enough work breaks to be able to step away from actively using my laptop and figure out a new system But omfg why does it decide it hates my Bluetooth every flippin Monday when it worked fine for MONTHS

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Generally we follow the big ideas and see what happens, building as we go. We tend to stop and reverse-outline when we get stuck or there's too many options. The reverse outline helps us see what we have clearly so that our next steps are more purposeful. Then we go pansting again #PretendPanel

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

the story started with a noir detective sat at his desk in his London (UK) office one July afternoon, clad in a wool coat

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hi! I asked a question there and see that there are other questions there as well that don't have written answers to them yet. Where will answers be posted, and when? Thanks!

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UltraInfinite @ultrainfinite.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Angel doodles

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

another one of those days where we see a problem we've had for a long time and kill a darling in order to solve it 👀 #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

omg DIGIMON does your spouse also love the show???

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it black and white

Sophie smiles at the camera with her hand against the side of her face. She is wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt and a necklace with a round charm. Her eyes have eyeshadow on and her lips are similarly darkened with a lipstick. She has curtain bangs and long dark hair.

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The way he describes it is exactly how I feel about seeing anything that has any element of genai; I immediately lose interest. The presence of genai, even in part casts a tainted shadow on the entire project. What starts as awe, curiosity & excitement turns to disappointment & disinterest so fast

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Book 1, Draft 3, Chapter 1. Tylor muses while interviewing a university student who died. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Tylor didn’t think she had been too dumb. It was all too easy to think it would never happen to you. Most of the people he’d talked to in his 28 years did not see it coming. Between case files and old soldiers, medical issues and random accidents, that was something they had in common.

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I'll focus on Naveena, since she's the one I write as: - fav cosmetic scent is coconut - started learning Kathak when she was 3 - watches GBBO with Keita when depressed - hung both the Tiraṅgā 🇮🇳 & the Saltire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in her dorm - chips + curry sauce = 💜 - hates automatic toilets #PretendPanel #LWDB

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Absolutely amazing!! We cannot grow plants to save our lives so this is so, so impressive to me!! Happy strawberry season ~~

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Those memes irk me when they try to say it's universal. Look, some of us like reading through drafts to make sure the characters didn't forget a backpack existed 4 chapters ago, okay??

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Joy is ever-present, even when writing deeply negative emotions or editing text that's difficult to wrangle. I'm in my element when writing and revel in every aspect of it. Writing with Moma, my co-writer, brings even more joy, because I love connecting with them and creating together #PretendPanel

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

my edit letters:

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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In Chinese #folklore, Mi Loong (迷龍) is no noble dragon, but the gambling god of the underworld. He commands countless ghostly bettors and is said to mark certain people before birth, binding them to a life of compulsive gambling. Even death brings no escape. 1/3 #gamblingDeity

李某，官縉雲令，以賭博被參，然性好之，不能一日離。病危時，猶拍肘牀上作呼盧聲。其妻泣諫曰：「氣喘勞神，何苦如是？」李曰：「賭非一人所能，我有朋類數人，在牀前同擲骰盆，汝等特未之見耳。」已而氣絕。忽又蘇醒，伸手向家人雲：「速燒紙錁，替還賭錢。」妻問：「與何人決勝？」曰：「陰司賭神號稱迷龍，其門下有賭鬼數千，皆受驅使。探人將托生時，便請迷龍作一花押，納入天靈蓋中。此人一落母胎，性便好賭，雖嚴父賢妻，萬不能救。《漢書．公卿表》以博掩失侯者十余人。可見此神從古有之。或且一心貪賭，有美食而讓他人食，有美妻而讓他人眠，皆迷龍作祟也。但陰間賭法與世間不同，其法：聚十余鬼，同擲十三顆骰子；每子下盆，有五彩金色光者，便是全勝，群鬼以所蓄紙錁全行獻上。迷龍高坐抽頭，以致大富。群鬼賭敗窮極，便到陽間作瘟疫，詐人酒食。汝等此時燒紙錢一萬，可以放我生還。」家人信之，如其言，燒與之，而李竟瞑目長逝。或曰：「渠又哄得賭本，可以放心大擲，故不返也。」~《子不語》

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It looks like this is a screenshot from "To Live", directed by Zhang Yimou

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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

In Han dynasty mythology, the Zouyu, 騶虞, also called Zouwu, is the rare image of power without cruelty. It bears a tiger’s body, a lion-like head, white fur marked with black stripes, and a long sweeping tail, noble, swift, and serene. Unlike most mythical beasts,1/3 #mythology

「建章宮後閤重櫟中有物出焉，其狀似麋。以聞，武帝往臨視之。問左右羣臣習事通經術者，莫能知…於是朔（東方朔）乃肯言，曰：所謂騶牙者也。遠方當來歸義，而騶牙先見。其齒前後若一，齊等無牙，故謂之騶牙。」 ~司馬遷《史記·滑稽列傳》
「林氏國有珍獸，大若虎，五采畢具，尾長於身，名曰騶吾，乘之日行千里。」 ~《山海經·海內北經》

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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In Chinese #folklore, not every crow is merely a bad omen. Some are thunder wearing feathers. A Qing tale in Jianhu Ji (《坚瓠集》) tells of a rainy day when a crow fell into a courtyard. A curious boy trapped it beneath a chicken cage, and instantly the sky erupted, 1/3

袁小修隨筆。載崔封公本智。住牛頭裏。一日天雨。落一烏鴉於墀間。童子以雞籠罩之。俄而雷電繞室。吼怒不已。崔曰。此必雷烏也。急招道士跪雨中禱告。手捧其烏。已而大雷一聲。遂失所在。雷鳴亦息。　康熙乙卯閏五月二十日。雷震城隍廟樹。有一刷經老人在旁。見雷神形。與所塑像無異。驚死。逾時乃蘇。~《堅瓠集》

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Claire Hiria @clairehiria.com · 02/06/2026

Hey just a heads up a couple days ahead of time, from my theatre persona account over on instagram: a generous anonymous donor is going to match funds starting this Thursday NZT 🙌🎉 so if you were looking at helping out, that'll be the time 🙏💜 www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...

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Kia ora whānau,
E-I-E-I-O... and double the donation!
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That means your support goes twice as far to help us bring Old MacDonald Had a Farm to life this July School Holidays!
If you’ve been thinking about supporting us, now is the perfect time:
$10 becomes $20
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We’re really wanting to hit our goal, and with your help, we know we can smash it! Let’s make this the most spectacular show ever.
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Huge thanks for your support and we can’t wait to see you on the farm.

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Phi at the Long Way Down book series @longwaydownbook.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Going through all the threads, I'm also disappointed in Barrowman :(

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