The more reading I've done on attention economy and neuroscience, warmer I've become to idea of 100% curating your experience of the world so you can focus on doing the work that matters most to you. We challenge each other to "engage" and "be engaged" but with... EVERYTHING. And that doesn't work
all printed and ready to go to my sensitivity reader 👀 glad she's thicc after all the years of toil and tears I poured into this brick, but I really should have had it printed double sided 😂
I love this world and this story so much, and I can't wait to read more 👀🩷
A poor man's attempt at photographing last night's partial lunar eclipse. Doesn't do the sharpness and detail justice. Gotta get one of those cellphone rigs for my telescope 🔭 Considering I got the telescope used for $50, the rig will probably cost more 😉
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ICYMI -- still so moved by @cypayseur.bsky.social's lovely review of my story "Heat Devils," "a thrilling heist with plenty of spills and chills, and still an emotional and character-driven core that pays off well" 🥹🩷🩷 stoked to see it in Locus alongside other wonderful stories!
“Wonders of a Plastic Ocean” by James Cato from Hexagon, “Entrevista” by Lore Lopez from Fusion Fragment, and more short fic recs from @ClowderofTwo here - locusmag.com/2024/09...
Hexagon 6/24 Fusion Fragment 6/24 Diabolical Plots 6/24 GigaNotoSaurus 6/24 The latest issue of Hexagon is devoted to stories focused on climate change and climate resilience – people coming toget…
This is tonight, starting in a couple of hours!
Incidentally during the full Moon there's a teeny lunar eclipse, too. Just a sliver of the Moon will be in the dark part of Earth's shadow but it'll still be cool. I have details in my article above or you can get some here: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...
Partial lunar eclipse on September 17–18, 2024: Where and when is the Moon eclipse visible and what will it look like? Visibility map, animation, and local times.
three years ago I bought myself a gift certificate as a reward for finishing the rewrite of my novel, and I completely forgot I'd included a note 🥹 thank you, past me