iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I’ve started to do what I call the crochet test when I get sick. If I can’t crochet then I definitely shouldn’t be doing anything else so that’s my cue to just lay down and rest.

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Game Changer @gamechanger.dropout.tv · 15/07/2025

No kings in this country! ...except a few of the nice people we found walking along the Venice Beach Boardwalk 👑

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

And still does!!! I am both happy to have gotten a copy and shocked they were still available!

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

About five minutes after we finished putting the tree up this happened. Which did effectively end the discussion about whether or not we should put presents under the tree…

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Writing Excuses @writingexcuses.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Has anyone been following the meat cube saga from our last few episodes? We've now escalated to created fantasy microwaves for them (or @nirele.bsky.social has). How well do you think that will work? youtube.com/shorts/HNeQa...

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A Fantasy Microwave for all your meat cube needs

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Jes (they/she) @jeshonard.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

One of the greatest gifts of being a writer is the chance to know other writers. From beta reading stories to chaotic craft conversations... don't ever let anyone tell you that writing is a solitary act.

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Erin Roberts @nirele.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

One of my favorite things about being one of the @writingexcuses.bsky.social podcast hosts is that my co-hosts are willing to go along with so many of my shenanigans, like the time I somehow invented a completely new POV. (If you can figure out how it works, let me know!)

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What is fifth person perspective?

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

💕💕💕 Mary Robinette is a delight to work for and I’m so excited to have a small role in making this project happen! You should all go check it out as there is some amazing rewards you don’t want to miss!!

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Hannah Yang @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

Publication day!! Thrilled that my short story “Everything in the Garden Is Lovely,” about a woman sentenced to transform into a garden, is out today in Apex 😊 You can read it for free here: apex-magazine.com/short-fictio...

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Everything in the Garden is Lovely - Apex Magazine

Now that I’ve failed as a woman, my punishment is to become a garden.

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 25/12/2023

I will admit that the fact I’ve just read “A Memory Called Empire” by Arkady Martine might have colored my watching of Rebel Moon. After seeing a space empire done SO well my brain kept making comparisons and Rebel Moon came up woefully short.

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 22/12/2023

Another drink recipe up on the blog! Need a Perfect Margarita for your celebrations for the holidays? I have the math for a single one, a small pitcher and a large pitcher! www.sarahsward.com/drink-blog/p...

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

He has made it! Best kitty delivery service.

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Kate M (they/she) @katemontgomery.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

Attending this class is what made me subscribe to Mary Robinette’s Patreon several years ago, and I have never regretted it. Are you uncertain whether her teaching approach is going to work for you? This is a phenomenal way to find out — and at an absolute bargain price!!

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Hannah Yang @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

It was such an honor to spend this weekend at the Space Economy Camp for Writers! I loved learning about how to use radical economic theories for sci-fi worldbuilding. Huge shoutout in particular to @maryrobinette.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social 🙏🎉

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Nicola Griffith SHE IS HERE out now! @nicolaz.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

You will be shocked, shocked to hear that "The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong"! 🙄 Duh! OF COURSE IT'S WRONG. But now there's a cool article listing the biological and evidentiary reasons, along with nifty diagrams. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Beginning of article from Scientific American sowing a lovely orange-toned painting of a naked woman running with a spear

Beginning of an article reading "Even if you're not an anthropologist, you've probably encountered one of this
field's most influential notions, known as Man the Hunter. The theory
proposes that hunting was a major driver of human evolution and that men
carried this activity out to the exclusion of women. It holds that human ancestors had a
division of labor, rooted in biological differences between males and females, in which
males evolved to hunt and provide, and females tended to children and domestic
duties. It assumes that males are physically superior to females and that pregnancy
and child-rearing reduce or eliminate a female's ability to hunt.
Man the Hunter has dominated the study of human evolution for nearly half a century
and pervaded popular culture. It is represented in museum dioramas and textbook
figures, Saturday morning cartoons and feature films. The thing is, it's wrong."

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

This is absolutely true but also probably why they also want to control the internet

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Vulture Young @coyoteastronaut.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Incredibly grateful for @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @yrfatfriend.bsky.social's discussion of Ozempic on Maintenance Phase. It's incredibly clarifying and thoughtful and I recommend it wholeheartedly. maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/1374...

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Ozempic - Maintenance Phase

Ozempic is being hailed as “the end of the Obesity Epidemic.” This week, Mike and Aubrey dig through the sensational claims. But will they make it past the caveats?Links: How a Canadian scientist...

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Sandra Tayler @sandratayler.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Last time we ran crowdfunding, we had 1772 total backers. Our current project has 1656 backers. Just 116 backers shy. I'd love to beat our old record by the end of the day on Friday and set us up for a glorious final week (next week). Help us spread the word?

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Mandatory Failure: Schlock Mercenary Book 18

A Comic Space Opera Adventure

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

I've started a drink blog! First up, "Weekend At Heather's: a pineapple whiskey cocktail pulled together by a hint of chocolate." www.sarahsward.com/drink-blog/w...

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

Presenting my new zero-proof drink! Tastes amazing! Basically a non alcoholic painkiller.

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

I think they might have missed me (been gone a week and as soon as I sit down I have all three cats on me)

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

Found at a very out of the way used bookstore! (It’s one of those that’s only open when the owner feels like being there or with an appointment so we were lucky to drive by and see the sign out!)

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

New drink I’m calling Passion Pain Relief (aka a painkiller when you don’t have orange juice so you use passion fruit juice instead). It was very good.

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

Listened the episode on The Ancients podcast on Lilith and had to run and buy this book. Love me some ancient myths.

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

Is it two cats or a reflection?

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Sarah Sward @sarahsward.bsky.social · 22/07/2023

What do you do when you’re trapped in a Joanne Fabrics while it torrential downpours? Explore! And wonder what yellow tastes like

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