Ha! If I'd known you needed one, I would have invited you.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #165,809! (Am I supposed to make skeet joke now?)

A single 100-word email generated by an AI chatbot using GPT-4 requires 519 milliliters of water, a little more than 1 bottle. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots

AI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs.

FACTS

Actually did the thing last night where I was trying to fall asleep and couldn't get this story idea out of my head, so I just sat up and wrote notes in my phone. I have other contracted books to write, but OMG I can't wait to write this one. Tl;dr Shiny new ideas are shiny.

A player on this season of The Circle is catfishing as a person I used for visual character inspiration. So, same, catfish Heather. 😆 I totally did a double take—and clearly no one on the show so far is a metalcore fan b/c I immediately went “wait, she’s pretending to be Andy Glass?!” #romancelandia

In case you missed it! Our second issue is LIVE! Check it out for cool swamps, magical forests, Philippine mythology, firefly logograms, and much more. ✨

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Hello wonderful readers, Tales & Feathers Issue 2 is RELEASED!! ✨ This collects ALL the cozy & quiet fiction we published in 2023, including: 💖 13 slice-of-life fantasy stories! 😍 2 translations! 💫 3 illustrations! Read on our site for free or purchase the issue now! augursociety.org/subscribe/

We're thrilled to help announce The Villa, Once Beloved by @victormanibo.bsky.socialreactormag.com/book-announc...

Filipinx Gothic: Announcing The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo - Reactor

A dark history is unearthed amid crumbling façades in a new gothic tale of family, homecoming, and postcolonial vengeance...

LeGuin always counts.