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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Writing prompt: people, pets, anyone you loved that has passed start showing up in social media, start interacting with you. Literal ghosts in the machine #writingprompt

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Curious why there isn't as much click through after the first chapter, but it's also literally a novel and people need time. Still, feedback would be cool! #booksky #writer wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

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The Scrapper, Ch. 1

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

$50, preorders start now (not really)

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

One last old piece, based on a dream and some other wonkiness going on in my life at the time. wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2023/12/othe...

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Other'd

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another older piece, inspired by some Jack the Ripper meets Eldritch 'thing' vibes: wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2018/07/drip...

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Drips

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sharing some older pieces today, much faster reads! wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-...

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The Fall

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Broke one of my cardinal rules of Being On The Internet in 2026: interacting with a post too much. The dog piling and bots are still such an issue, ugh.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ayn Thor owners, I call upon you! How is it? Any production issues with these early batches? How about performance, I'm curious if there's any noticable difference from the lite to the pro especially if I'm just doing like, 3DS and old systems on it #AynThor #Handheld

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Vinyl-lovers of Bluesky, what's a solid option for a record player? I enjoy me some audio but I've never had a fully analog setup before.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A great bit from Grrcon this year was the idea that technical debt must be paid eventually, as it was on the Challenger shuttle, and later Columbia.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I figured out the issue... I needed more action. Action is fun to write lol

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fellow writers of Bluesky: is burnout towards the end of a piece a thing? I've got a decent idea of where I'm going with the rest of this story but it feels like every sentence is bland and the energy I started with just isn't there anymore. Feels like a slog to push through to the end.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dealing with the regular struggle of continuing deeper into a career that is actively making me money vs hard pivoting into something else entirely.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some rewrites to Ch1 now that I've had a moment. It's very annoying how every platform handles formatting slightly different, let alone printed/epub formatting. Check it out! wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

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The Scrapper, Ch. 1

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pretty portrait for the people versus mid yawn because the photographer is rude ☺️

A pretty black cat sits politely on the arm of a chair

A pretty black cat is caught mid-yawn and with a silly look on her face

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My buddy took it upon himself to print and bind my first 10 chapters! Surreal to see it physically, but also really gratifying ☺️

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sometimes you think you have a good through line for a chapter, then you start writing it and the scene, the characters, the things happening, start taking it all in a different direction. Then you realize the story is telling you how it wants to be told, not the other way around. Narrative puzzles

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

An alternative to reading everything online, I've compiled everything into an epub to put on your reader of choice: drive.google.com/file/d/1VJlD...

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Big one this weekend: wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... As always, if you're new to the series, start back on Ch 1!: wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

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The Scrapper, Ch. 1

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rainy morning of coffee and rewrites. Hoping to have 9/10 done and then release an epub with everything so far. Though maybe I should just wait and release the completed work instead? Idk, it doesn't feel like I have enough of an audience to consider looking for an agent 😅

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE.......

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mining trawler concept: imagine breaking apart an asteroid chunk by chunk, tossing the bits out into the center lane where this behemoth slowly scoops everything in its path up. A low drone on your radio, like a space whale, reminds you of the massive crushers inside.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I've reached an unfortunate age where I have money to play an MMO for a long while again, but I do not have the TIME to play an MMO for a long while again. I crave the nostalgia of being lost in WoW or 14. I do not have space in my schedule for them 😭

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just finished up Deltarune Ch5 last night and I can safely say... I'm still confused as shit about what's going on 😅 More to the point, I worry that we won't be able to have a happy ending for everyone like we could with Undertale, but I'll just have to trust @tobyfox.undertale.com to do what he do

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

63k words and 179 pages so far with ch10 drafted. Proud of myself for even getting this far, excited to finish this up and actually have written a thing entirely

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ch10 draft finished and 9 is into rewrites... Once I find the energy to actually get into them lol. It would be nice if this took off and I could write full time but that feels like a pipedream in this economy 😑

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Running full force into the wall of "why am I writing? For me? To sell a thing? To write and see if anyone even likes it?" But more like ADHD perfectionism trying to rob me of my last few chapters before actually accomplishing a thing.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There's a gratifying moment of cooking a bunch where you look at instructions for something and go "my oven always needs 5 more minutes, this is just a guideline" and it clicks: they were always just guidelines This is when your cooking journey begins 🤌

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm not saying that shampoo helped me with my reading skills as a kid, but I am saying I can pronounce methylchloroisothiazolinone like I'm a native speaker

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Migraine, but want to do writing things... Apparently proofreading and rewrites are still possible, but actually working out the next chapter is not. To bed I go 🫩

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... Kal arrives in-system but still isn't sure if he can trust his new travel companions. What will they find aboard the MCJ? New to the series? Start here!: wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

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The Scrapper, Ch. 8

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Insane series of dreams last night that concluded with Shia LaBeouf, the pastry salesman. He left me with wise words though, "When in doubt, go for blueberry. Always get the blueberry." Thanks, Shia.

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Remembering I made bread for the first time in years, accidentally making too much for single loaf so I ended up with 1.5 loaves. An old friend came over and started venting about life just as the bread came out. Handed them the half loaf and felt a weird medieval peasant connection to the past

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kal: Why did I think it was a good idea to build you a drone body? Din: I Think It Was A FANTASTIC Idea! wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@gamegrumps.bsky.social What happened to Vanessa? Just went her own way?

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Adam Ellis @adamtots.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reposting this because

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@stephenking.bsky.social so, the end of 11/22/63 got rewritten after some feedback from your son, right? What was the original like? More despair, more longing? It was honestly such a sweet ending compared to some of the other bittersweet endings you've made in the last, I really enjoyed it

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social Question! Do you have enough pull with the muppet folks to organize a Muppet Princess Bride?

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Why does it feel like I posted one thing political/commented on a politician's post and now I'm being followed by multiple seemingly brand new "leftist" accounts that seem more inflammatory than legitimate? Bots/monitor accounts, try harder

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some concept art and an attempt at a logo, go check out the story! wblueskylives.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Has anyone tried making a second internet? One that doesn't have bots and AI and fuckass social media? Can we do that? Better yet, can we do that, then lure all the shit parts over there?

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CivilusWrites @ulrichskylives.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Officially over the 50k word milestone after drafting the next chapter. Excited to keep working on it 🥳🎉

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