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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Note to self: combine gravitational pull with luz de azul.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Strange Horizons Fiction Submissions open on the 1st of October, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC! The max word count per story will be 5,000 words. There will be a 1,000 story cap. Once we reach that number of submissions, the window will close. Link to more information ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just got an email from the Child's teacher. As always, she's a pleasure to have in class. But particularly, she's really incorporating all the things she's learning in her creative writing into her work. I'M SO PROUD

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NO NEW WORD ON THE STATUS ON MY SUBMISSION THIS HAS BEEN A RANDOM YELLING UPDATE

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I should focus on polishing up my Professional Writer's website. Instead, Imma work on a silly old project that is most likely to never be published because of IP issues.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

To the tune of Elinor Rigby: 🎶Agatha Christie,🎵 🎵 writes books about people🎶 🎶 who'll be put into a grave🎵 🎵 everyone's fave 🎶

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026

ebert on cage: still true

There are often lists of the great living male movie stars: De Niro, Nicholson and Pacino, usually. How often do you see the name of Nicolas Cage? He should always be up there. He's daring and fearless in his choice of roles, and unafraid to crawl out on a limb, saw it off and remain suspended in air. No one else can project inner trembling so effectively. Recall the opening scenes in "Leaving Las Vegas." See him in Scorsese's "Bringing Out the Dead." Think of the title character in "The Weather Man." Watch him melting down in "Adaptation." And then remember that he can also do a parachuting Elvis impersonator ("Honeymoon in Vegas"), a wild rock 'n' roller ("Wild at Heart"), a lovesick one-handed baker ("Moonstruck"), a straight-arrow Secret Service agent ("Guarding Tess") and on and on.
He always seems so earnest. However improbable his character, he never winks at the audience. He is committed to the character with every atom and plays him as if he were him. His success in making Charlie Kaufman a neurotic mess and Donald Kaufman a carefree success story, in the same movie, comes largely from this gift. There are slight cosmetic differences between the two: Charlie usually needs a shave, Donald has a little more hair. But the real reason we can tell the twins apart, even when they're in the same trick shot, comes from within: Cage can tell them apart. He is always Charlie when he plays Charlie, always Donald when he plays Donald. Look and see.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

RANDOM YELLING NOTIFICATION I made a second page to my website. PLEASE CLAP veronicathewriter.neocities.org/2ndpage

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

To the tune of Elinor Rigby: 🎶Agatha Christie,🎵 🎵 writes books about people🎶 🎶 who'll be put into a grave🎵 🎵 everyone's fave 🎶

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

IT'S GONE FROM NUMBER 36 TO 16 IN THE QUE THIS HAS BEEN A TIMELY YELLING UPDATE

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There's a chance this gets a title change yet again.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think I have finished my final edit on this story. Now to ignore it for a few days, and read it to myself again.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Don't another light round of editing on a story. Trying to figure out how to convey that an object can confirm the truth of a spoken word.

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Narnia books as Isekai Manga

1. My Sweet Tooth Made Me The Villainess’ Slave
2. In Another World, The Dwarves Picked Me To Lead The Revolution
3. All At Sea With My Level 0 Sailing Skills
4. On A Mission In Another World And I Can’t Remember The Cheat Codes
5. That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Horse
6. Help! My Uncle’s In Love With The Demon Queen!
7. Reincarnated In Another World Just As The Game’s Ending

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And now to drive myself insane by waiting for my rejection letter.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The community drabble for today is, "Imposter" by Veronica Stephens. The theme was "interloper." Find Veronica Stephens on Bluesky @veronicastephens.bsky.social Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

SPECIFIC TIME FOR A YELLING UPDATE I HAVE SUBMITTED A STORY

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Me: busy plotting Spouse: a story? Me:...sure.

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Jill Lightner @jilllightner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Street art in her honor from SE Seattle

A glittery tinsel-fringed illustrated portrait of Dolly Parton on a telephone pole. There's a cartoon voice bubble with a quote from her that says "find out who you are and do it on purpose."

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

IT'S MY 22 YEAR MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY i finally remembered(with the aide of only 3 reminders)

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

When I feel like music, but don't know what kind, I put the portal soundtrack on shuffle and it leads me to a genre.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The Child has started writing her own fantasy story.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I haven't had the time to write in days. Usually I lose focus when that happens. But since I heard about Ellipsus, I'm excited and I think about my story, and world building, and notes. I keep circling back to thoughts that I can't put in a document. Which is good for me, because it's rooted now.

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Ale @alepresser.com · 22/07/2026

𝗛𝗲𝘆! Side Quested is up and the lore drop has started! 🔗 tapas.io/episode/3914... 🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿? 🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested 🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/ 🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser 🔹 #webcomics

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Read Side Quested :: Chapter 4: 154 | Tapas Community

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

People act like it’s impossible to do the right thing and succeed but its actually pretty easy to do it and have everyone love you and you can even be a goofy silly guy and do it

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Currently taking myself into getting a lap desk so that I can easily write with my tablet.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Free idea for anyone who wants it: crime/noir setting; Jac le Squawk. A petty thief who has ratted out tons of partners in crime when he inevitably gets caught. He always plea bargains his way out of harm. The one man he'll never speak of-his oldest friend and the suspect in a high stakes murder.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? WIP1: A cold wind blew around the cabin. WIP2: They pull you in with the alluring promise of safety. WIP3: I first got the idea after the battle with the Necromancer. WIP4: Marisol needed the money from the gig.

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Dr. Twink, Microplastic Surgeon @subtlebeast.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I hope Mexico beats England today as revenge for Mexico week on the Great British Bake-off

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/07/2026

You gotta write, and you gotta write your own stuff, and you have to write stuff you'd want to read. Enjoy writing for its own sake and enjoy what you write, because if you don't, no one else will either.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A few years ago I got into bujo. One of the notebooks I've purchased(haven't used yet, but it's approaching rotation) was from Scribbles That Matter. So I get emails from them. Not in the sales pitch variety, but meaningful advice. The most recent email was about changing your perspective.

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Submissions are opening today! We are seeking speculative fiction by immigrant/diaspora writers for upcoming issues. Open to short stories under 5,000 words; translations under 3,500 words from any language into English; and flash fiction under 1,500 words. Accepted stories are paid USD$0.10/word.

A typewriter in greyscale, with text “Submissions open, July 1-31” at the bottom of the image.

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This completely flew under my radar because this past week was rough! Please enjoy!

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The community drabble for today is, "Pacing" by Veronica Stephens. The theme was "anticipation." Find Veronica Stephens at bsky.app/profile/veronicastephens.bsky.social Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

When your short story, poem, nonfiction sells first rights, take the money and immediately file for copyright registration from the LoC or copyright.gov and when the certificate comes, file it in your physical file along with your new contract. #writingcommunity #booksky #copyright #paperwork

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 27/04/2026

I wrote Roomba over a year ago and y'all loved it. It's still free on itch AND it even has a free audiobook version. I hope you continue to love my plucky optimistic little robot vacuum 🤖

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The community drabble for today is, "Processing" by Veronica Stephens. The theme was "emigre." Find Veronica Stephens at bsky.app/profile/veronicastephens.bsky.social Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Listened to the audio version of the short story Roomba accidentally Saw Outside by Aimee Cozza then immediately chased it with Doll Skin by the Toadies.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

New: Researchers have quantified how easy AI search is to manipulate. Just 13 words buried in a random Reddit comment can poison AI search results. They suggest this is not easy to stop: "The way you can attack these systems is so much dumber than you think it is" www.404media.co/it-is-trivia...

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It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests

"We show that a tiny snippet—just 13 words—of retrieved text on a UGC website like Reddit, Wikipedia, Quora, or Facebook can change AI agents to output spam / scam content pretty consistently."

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Long before I'd ever heard King, I day dreamt of the Rider in black, on a midnight stallion, galloping across the Texas grassland.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 15/06/2026

Now let’s do it everywhere else.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The community drabble for today is, "Emigremigremigre" by T. J. Perkins. The theme was "emigre." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble

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Veronica the Writer @veronicastephens.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Note to self: go to half-price and buy an old html/css book for dummies.

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Biiiiiigggg yawn

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