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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 16h

Ugh. I'm on the very mild end of what you're describing but I know this feeling very well. Hope you weather this flare without further complications!

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 16h

I'm so sorry for you both. I hope he gets better soon and you're spared from this cycle!

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Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 17h

It wouldn’t do to tease him too much, as it was impossible to know how long they would be here, or even how it might all eventually turn out.

Cover for Sue London's "Love Me Not" with a dark haired white man in an open white shirt, tan pants, and high black boots reclining on dark grey settee with dark haired white woman in a purple dress reclining back against him and looking up at him.

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Randy Au @randyau.com · 13/10/2026

I'm dying laughing at how the cat has conformed to her flower shaped bed today

A white cat is sleeping curled up in a med that has five fluffy white lobes of a flower petal, the cat has half her face peeking upwards and otherwise has filled the pentagonal space in the center of the bed completely

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 20h

Every movie, song, and book that you love was made without the technology that people who don’t make art are now insisting is necessary for making art.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 21h

I'm afraid we'll lose all these amazing photos now. That's a wonderful pic.

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Steve Waycott Wildlife Photography 🍁 @stevewaycott.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

For this week's #TalonTuesday we have a Northern Harrier sticking the landing on a fence post. Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada September 2026 📸 #birds #raptor #NOHA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A dark brown bird of prey with a lighter brown breast and underside and with barred brown and white tail feathers spread wide has its yellow feet extended as it is just about to land on a weathered grey fence post in a green and grassy pasture.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine will continue targeting Putin’s Russian bot farm data centers. Good, take them all down.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

When a friend of your husband is a lit teacher and tells him that your latest release is the best book you've ever written, which is saying something because she's read over 80 books this year, and you smile-cry because maybe about 6 people have read it.

static.klipy.com

Woman's Emotional Cry with Teary Eyes

Alt: Woman's Emotional Cry with Teary Eyes

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This was unbelievably painful to watch. From her perky "Good morning" to the awkward reading of her notes where she paused in the wrong places and tossed in ill-timed smiles, I think once and for all, I am cured of imposter syndrome.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

So. You're either forced to use AI or Koch controlled images. Cool, cool, cool, cool..

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/10/2026

"A.i." as an industry is a fascist undertaking led by fascist billionaires. Do not get sucked in. Deprive it of your support and brain and money as much as possible. The billionaires who benefit from it want to destroy us and all of our freedom and independence, literally.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

So, if you're feeling tired, burnt out, or discouraged, do what you've gotta do. Tend your wounds. Hug your cat. Watch some bad TV. Don't argue in circles with strangers on social media. Don't tell everyone they're doomed. The world does not need your particular spin on giving up.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Your mom sounds wonderful and I hope she is much better soon!

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Me too! I'm still mentally preparing myself for the day now, but perhaps that's not such a bad thing anymore because it won't catch me off guard now.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Made me smile because my horse's butt would get this floofy in the winter too.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Our leaf color has been pretty weak for a while now, but this fall it's almost non-existent. We had a heat dome in place and very little rain for most of the summer. I am living vicariously through other people's photos!

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

They should try jumping out of a plane without a parachute. I’m sure AI will build them jet-boots on the way down. Trust in the process, guys! Have faith.

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Our featured author this week is Marc Jedel. Read our interview with him here: cozymystery.com/blog/marc-je...

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Matt Salomone @matthematics.com · 12/10/2026

Ford Focus

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) holds a precisely weighted sand bag in one hand and stares down the precious idol on the booby-trap pedestal in front of him that he needs to quickly swap out for it

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R. N. Popa (RuxTheAuthor) @callmerux.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ford Bronco

Harrison Ford riding a black horse while holding a pistol

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 12/10/2026

Me, repeatedly: but remember, if the bread is still warm, you must let it cool before cutting! It messes up the texture if you just hack into it like a starving wolf! My son:

A freshly baked steaming hot loaf of bread with about a quarter missing

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Some of the escalations we're seeing, including the attack on Ilhan Omar's home (I will not pretend this act was "investigatory"), are desperate acts. But we must remember that desperate people can be very dangerous. A domestic abuse victim, for example, is in the most danger when trying to leave.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Only 830 words, but this is the third day in a row of writing, which is rare for me. I also: Did laundry Walked the dogs Finished an important year-end project for work Caught up on emails Wrote a blog post Ate too much pumpkin pie Dealt with a bored puppy during 2.5 inches of rain #FirstDraftFall

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

During a 30 minute conversation, every other sentence was AI this and chatgpt that. I had to change the subject to the weather. THE WEATHER. Like I was some Regency woman making polite conversation at tea time. This is what addiction looks like. There's no fixing that.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Talking with a family member today. She led with an AI generated joke, shared that she loves watching AI cat videos, used chatgpt during our conversation to look up the answer to a question about woolly bear caterpillars while I was answering it, & then got defensive when I said AI wasn't accurate.

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Earl Grey Screams Club @earlgreymemes.club · 10/10/2026

feeling cute, might get hit by a small boulder later

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 12/10/2026

feels like these two things miiiight be connected

Screenshot of the top of a National Geographic piece. Reads: Listening to birds sing really does soothe your brain. Here's why.

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Different NatGeo piece, with a photograph of a man working with a wheelbarrow in an urban green space.

One unexpected way to reduce violent crime?
Create green spaces.
Cleaning up abandoned lots and creating community gardens doesn't just make a neighborhood feel safer
-a growing body of evidence shows they really become safer.
By Allison Torres Burtka
Published December 14, 2023 • 7 min read

Transforming neighborhood blight
A review of 45 papers found that the presence of green spaces, including parks and trees, reduces crime in urban areas. In Philadelphia, researchers found an association between planting grass and trees and gun assaults.
And in Flint, Zimmerman and his colleagues compared streets where community members maintained vacant lots through Clean & Green with streets where vacant lots were left alone, over five years. The maintained ones had almost 40 percent fewer assaults and violent crimes. Another study showed that segments of neighborhoods with maintained lawns had lower rates of child maltreatment.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Is this supposed to discourage me from seeing the movie?

Olivia Colman re-enacts the Kama Sutra with a sentient basket

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Robert Frost: Of course. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, & sorry I could not travel both & be one traveler, long I stood & looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth…

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Kate Halena @katehalena.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Keep writing. You didn’t create all these fictional people and ruin their lives just to abandon them halfway through.

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Sampire Vimes 🫜🎃 @reaper-man.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I fancy myself a chef, though I possess neither the skills to cook nor any desire to acquire them. Instead, I visit a restaurant, tell the chef how I'd like my food prepared, send it back until it's right, photograph the results, then inform everyone that 𝘐 cooked it. 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↔️ This post is about Gen AI.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 11/10/2026

I feel the same way about ghost stories: they’re social memes that keep characters and lessons in alive by existing simultaneously in both history and the present; they aren’t just fun tales for campfires - they’re immortal reminders/warnings of a community’s pride and/or shame.

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Nate Miller @atarifan2600.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The world’s in a state where Hallmark has a dumpster fire “everything’s fine” ornament, and this feels ominous.

Home/ornaments/hallmark ornaments

A green dumpster with flames shooting out and the words “everything’s fine” written on it.

Shoebox

Dumpster fire hallmarknirbament
$11.48

Five star.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There are many ways to destroy a university. Texas Tech, Texas A&M + the University of Texas have each taken a different approach…But the result will be the same: substandard education, substandard research + graduates who are less prepared for their future… + more prepared to obey without question.

theatlantic.com

All The Things You’re Not Allowed To Say In Texas

The state now controls what professors can teach.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/10/2026

I would be EXTREMELY annoyed to discover my PR is "AI"-generated, and as someone bombarded with dozens of "AI"-generated emails daily, I assure you the stink of "AI" is immediately noticable and immediately dismissible. Publishers are not doing their new books any favors in using it.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It never ceases to amaze me how many people are more offended by "bad" language than actual acts of violence. Perhaps we should instill getting your mouth washed out with soap for all acts of cruelty, racism, and misogyny.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yeah, that's certainly a factor in my writing right now. I just don't want to lose sight of the fact it's a mystery too! 😆

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

1135 words today. It feels like I'm not spending enough time on the mystery and too much time on the cozy but I'm setting up a series. I'm creating a world and set of characters people will want to spend time with. Maybe some of it will get cut. But for now, I'll keep writing. #FirstDraftFall

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Just a girl and her books @thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This part.

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Rachel Grant/R.S. Grant @rachelgrant.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And now that I've mentioned the vet bills (emergency care, insulin, ongoing tests) plus child support, it's time for a promo post for my new release so we can keep Malala in diabetic kitty food! FALSE FLAG - now available in digital, print, and audio buy now: geni.us/FalseFlag

False Flag
“Fiercely intelligent and deeply researched, False Flag is a righteous indictment of our disinformation landscape while also being a smoking hot romance. It gave me more catharsis than anything else I read all year.” - Emma Barry, author of You, Me, & the Conspiracy

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Cancer sucks. Cancer in cats is so aggressive. I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a very handsome boy.

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Janny Wurts @jannywurts.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The worst has gone unsaid: to 'use' LLMs to write flap copy, marketing copy, rejection notes (likely add proof reading/editing) and cover art: THEY HAVE TO FEED YOUR MANUSCRIPT INTO AI TO DO SO! ANY publisher of 'original novels' is GIVING OVER YOUR WORK! Egriegious. Copyright integrity is toast.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Well, I don't know, Susan. Maybe it's because I work ten hour shifts and the price of food and gasoline has skyrocketed since 2024 and on a good night I get about 5 hours of sleep due to existential dread and the LAST thing I want to do is pretend everything's ok when my social battery is dead.

theguardian.com

The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’

It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?

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